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Marvel Age #71
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Marvel Age #71
 
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Cover art by Moebius

Nightwing #1
DC ⋅ 1995
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Nightwing #1
 
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First solo Nightwing series

Punisher Armory, The #1
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Punisher Armory, The #1
 
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32-page inventory of the Punisher's weapons of vigilante warfare

Each entry is accompanied with the Punisher's reasoning for utilizing different types of weapons, explosives and defensive gear

The popularity of this concept resulted in 10 issues in this series from 1990 - 1994

Conan the Barbarian Annual #2
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Conan the Barbarian Annual #2
 
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1st full appearance of Thoth-Amon, a powerful sorcerer and the main antagonist of Conan

Vault of Spiders #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Vault of Spiders #1
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Byte, a vigilante who operates in cyberspace

1st full appearance of Web-Slinger, a cowboy Western version of Spider-Man who made cameo appearances in multiple issues of The Amazing Spider-Man 2014 series

1st appearance of Savage Spider-Man, an alternate reality Peter Parker who was raised by spiders in the Savage Land

Amazing Spider-Man #37
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Amazing Spider-Man #37
 
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1st full appearance of Norman Osborn, not in Green Goblin costume, identified by name

1st appearance of Mendel Stromm, later becomes Gaunt and then Robot Master

Wytches #1
Image ⋅ 2014
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Wytches #1
 
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Horror series that reinvents the witch genre

[February 2023 - Amazon ordered an animated adaptation for a full season / April 2023 - the first season of Wytches will be 8 episodes and a second season has been green lit]

Ghost Rider #1
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Ghost Rider #1
 
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Variant second printing cover art by Aaron Kuder

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,637

Maxx, The #1
Newsstand ⋅ Image ⋅ 1993
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Maxx, The #1
 
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Newsstand edition, indicated by the barcode

3 Newsstand copies graded 9.8 versus 554 Direct editions graded 9.8

Secret War #1
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Secret War #1
 
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1st appearance of Lucia Von Bardas, the Latverian successor of Doctor Doom

[June 2020 - rumored to appear in the MCU introducing Latveria and eventually Doom]

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