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January 13 2022

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Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1
 
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1st appearance of Lyra Bloodstone, sister of Elsa

Spawn: Scorched #1
1:250 ⋅ Image ⋅ 2022
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Spawn: Scorched #1
 
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Limited to 838 copies, numbered and signed by Todd McFarlane with Certificate of Authenticity

Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1
 
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Variant cover art by Jen Bartel

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1
Non-Key
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1
 
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First solo series featuring Doctor Aphra

1st cameo appearance of Korin Aphra, the father of Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra

📖 Reading Order: read Doctor Aphra #1 - #6, then The Screaming Citadel #1

Family Tree #1
Image ⋅ 2019
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Family Tree #1
 
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The family of a young girl who is transforming into a tree embark on a journey across the back roads of America to find a cure before its too late

[January 2022 - in development with Orion]

Thor #378
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Thor #378
 
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Debut of Thor armor that served to protect his body after a curse from Hela made him extremely fragile

Sword Master #2
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Sword Master #2
 
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Origin of Sword Master

1st appearance of Ji Shuangshuang

Punisher #218
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Punisher #218
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Punisher War Machine armor

Legacy numbering based on #1 of the 1987 series continues with #218 thru #228

[Aug 2019 - Overheard at Boston Comic Con: Jon Bernthal's Punisher could return to the MCU in the Punisher War Machine armor]

Amazing Fantasy #10
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Amazing Fantasy #10
 
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1st appearance and origin of Nina Price, Vampire by Night, niece of Jack Russell, Werewolf by Night

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,731

Star Wars #20
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Star Wars #20
 
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Origin of Black Krrsantan, specifically the scar he received from Obi-Wan and overview of early life

(tap cover and swipe to view)

📖 Reading Order: next, read Kanan: The Last Padawan #6

Naomi #1
DC ⋅ 2019
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Naomi #1
 
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1st appearance of Naomi, a teenage girl with extraordinary powers

1st appearance of Dee, a mentor to Naomi

Adapted for a CW TV series that aired for one season

Copies ordered by retailers: 25,252

World War Hulk #5
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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World War Hulk #5
 
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1st cameo appearance of Skaar in the mainstream Marvel Universe, previously appeared in What If? Featuring Planet Hulk

Outsiders #8
DC ⋅ 2004
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Outsiders #8
 
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Death of the first Sabbac

1st appearance of the second Sabbac, Ishmael Gregor, a demonic adversary

Doctor Aphra Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Doctor Aphra Annual #1
 
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First solo story and origin of Black Krrsantan

📖 Reading Order: next read Doctor Aphra #9 (2017 series)

Spider-Verse #6
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Spider-Verse #6
 
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1st appearance of Sea-Spider

1st appearance of Sun-Spider

1st appearance of Spidair

1st appearance of Spider-Requiem

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1st appearance of Spider-Sting

1st appearance of Garden-Spider

1st appearance of White Widow

1st appearance of V

Characters introduced in this issue were previewed in bios created by Spider-Man fans

Copies ordered by retailers: 19,178

Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
 
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1st appearance of Black Krrsantan, a Wookiee bounty hunter

1st cameo appearance of Doctor Cylo

First ongoing Darth Vader solo-titled series

📖 Reading Order: next read Star Wars #4 (2015)

Uncanny X-Men #184
Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Uncanny X-Men #184
 
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1st appearance of Forge, Daniel Lone Eagle, a mutant with the ability to comprehend and build nearly anything technological

1st appearance of Naze, a Cheyenne mystic and mentor to Forge, later revealed to be the Adversary

Captain Britain and MI 13 #1
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Captain Britain and MI 13 #1
 
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1st appearance of Dr Faiza Hussain, later becomes Excalibur

Captain Britain joins MI:13

Spitfire joins MI:13

[January 2022 - Faiza rumored for Blade / September 2022 - an inside source strongly believes this character has already been cast]

Iron Man #225
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Iron Man #225
 
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Part one of the Armor Wars story arc that runs through #231

Tony Stark examines the battlesuit technology of a criminal named The Force to discover that it is top secret, Stark circuitry that powers the armor

Rhodes and Stark investigate who stole the tech and discover a villain named Spymaster was the culprit who sold it to Justin Hammer

Stark wears the Silver Centurion armor while battling Stilt Man and the Controller

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[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will return as War Machine for an Armor Wars series coming to Disney+]

Tomb of Dracula #3
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Tomb of Dracula #3
 
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1st appearance of Rachel Van Helsing

1st appearance of Taj Nital

[January 2022 - unconfirmed rumor Taj to appear in the Blade film]

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