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1st full appearance of Batwoman Beyond

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,647

Valiant ⋅ 1992

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1st full appearance and origin of Bloodshot

1st appearance and origin of the second Rai

Critical issue that connected stories within the Valiant Universe

Dark Horse ⋅ 1993

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Preview appearance of Hellboy, published before Dime Press #4

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1st appearance of Spider-Hulk

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1st appearance of Maxwell Lord

🔮 DC Possibilities: Gunn is a fan of this Justice League run

[December 2023 - Sean Gunn cast as Maxwell Lord in DCU]

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Jonboy Meyers

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance and origin of Darkhawk

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1st cameo appearance of the Leader, hooded

1st cameo appearance of Humanoid

1st cover appearance of the Chameleon

Valiant ⋅ 1993

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First solo series featuring Bloodshot

First chrome-enhanced comic book cover

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by InHyuk Lee

Secret Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Artgerm

Secret, unannounced variant, title hand-written in chalk on the clapperboard

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 4

1st full team appearance of the Hellfire Club

1st full appearance of the Black Bishop, Harry Leland

1st full appearance of the White Bishop, Donald Pierce

1st appearance of Tessa, later becomes Sage

Preview ⋅ Top Cow / Image ⋅ 1998

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1st appearance and cover of Aspen Matthews aka Fathom

Preview ⋅ Aspen ⋅ 2003

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Originally published in Wizard Magazine (March 2003)

1st preview appearance of Malikai and Grace

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Origin of Mr. Freeze

1st full appearance of Nora Fries in a comic book

Nora Fries debuted in 'Batman: The Animated Series'

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1st appearance of Hector Bautista, a death row inmate chosen to possess the Time Stone

[March 2021 - will play a role in the Infinite Destinies event beginning in June. Overtime will appear in Captain America Annual #1]

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First written work in the comic book industry by Joseph Hillstrom King aka Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King

Source Point Press ⋅ 2019

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One-shot issue with art inspired by nautical-themed tattoos

A tragic love story unfolds as a man journeys across the sea

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1st full team appearance of The Marauders: Arclight, Riptide, Vertigo, Harpoon, Scalphunter aka John Greycrow, Scrambler

Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

Valiant ⋅ 1992

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1st cameo appearance of Bloodshot

1st appearance of the Immortal Enemy, the monstrous nemesis of the Eternal Warrior and the Geomancers

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Premiere issue of a twelve-issue series that explores the dark side of superheroes from a realistic, flawed perspective

1st appearance of Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre, The Comedian and Night Owl

Alan Moore based his characters off of DC's newly acquired Charlton heroes: the Question, Captain Atom, Thunderbolt, Nightshade, the Peacemaker and Blue Beetle

[July 2023 - Warner Bros. announced an animated Watchmen feature is in development]

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