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Marvel ⋅ 2016
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1st appearance of Rebecca St. Jude as Lockdown

Origin of Ms. Marvel's bangles, story begins in issue #8 and ends in #11

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Debut of new Captain Marvel suit, classic red and blue with unnamed Nega-Bands

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1st appearance of Amulet, a magical Arab-American superhero

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1st full appearance of Vernestra Rwoh

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is labeled Vernestrah Rwoh’s first full appearance because the story breaks away from the action to focus primarily on her and provide insight into her character which is noticeably different than previous issues. If interested in determining the first full of Rwoh by the parameters of your choosing, use character search to view her earlier appearances. Tap the cover image of each issue and swipe to view the panels in which she appears

[April 2023 - Rwoh will appear in The Acolyte on Disney+ portrayed by Rebecca Henderson]

Marvel ⋅ 1996
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1st full appearance of Goblin 2099

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First published cover art for DC by George Perez

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1st cover appearance of Rintrah

Origin of zombies in the Marvel mainstream universe, created in part by Chthon

DC ⋅ 2013
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1st appearance of Tiffany Fox as the youngest Fox sister

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First Star Wars comic book published by Dark Horse

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Debut of new Silk costume, her classic black, white and red body suit - previously wore a makeshift costume of webbing

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #8 (2014 series), then Edge of Spider-Verse #1

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1st full appearance of Mr. Negative

1st appearance of the second Jackpot

1st cameo appearance of Freak, prior to receiving powers

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Variant cover art by W. Scott Forbes

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