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1st appearance of Thordis, an alternate reality version of Jane Foster who found Mjolnir

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First ongoing series featuring the Dead Boy Detectives

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989

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1st cameo appearance of Merv Pumpkinhead

DC Vertigo ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of the Dead Boy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries

An adaptation of this property premiered on Netflix in 2024

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Thor is revealed to be Jane Foster and that she is fighting late stage cancer

Image ⋅ 1993

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1st appearance of Angela

later acquired by Marvel as Thor's half sister

1st appearance of Medieval Spawn

1st appearance of Cogliostro

Cover inspired by Wonder Woman #72

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2nd cameo appearance of Jane Foster as Thor

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First solo titled Wonder Twins series

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1st team appearance of the Brood, an alien race

1st appearance of the Brood Queen

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st full appearance of Knull,the creator of the Symbiote alien race

Knull's first cameo appearance is in Thor: God of Thunder #6

The spiral emblem associated with Knull is a reference to Chthulhu mythology

Knull was the first being that existed in nothingness that preceded the creation of the current Marvel Universe

[September 2024 - the latest Venom trailer revealed Knull to be a villain in the film]

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1st cameo appearance of Spider-Gwen

1st cameo appearance of Thor, Jane Foster

Both characters were introduced within two weeks after this issue was released

This is the first visual indication that these characters exist although there are some who disagree assuming they're costumed Trick or Treaters

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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3rd cameo appearance (final page) and first cover appearance of Jane Foster as Thor

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos

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1st appearance of Hercules

1st appearance of Zeus

Versions of the Olympians have appeared previously in different Timely and Marvel comics but the versions of the characters introduced here consistently maintain an ongoing continuity

First battle of Thor vs Hercules

[August 2022 - rumored solo project in the works titled Hercules: Rise of the Gods]

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1st appearance of Old King Thor, the Thunder God's future, elderly-self

1st appearance of Jarnbjorn, a Dwarven axe

1st team appearance of Gorr's Black Berzerkers, creatures created from the All-Black

First mention of Gorr

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1st appearance of Madame Web

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1st appearance of Gorr, the God Butcher

1st appearance of the Necrosword, the first symbiote created by Knull

ComicsPro ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Taurin Clarke

2022 ComicsPro exclusive

ComicsPro ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

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1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Sozomaika

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