Top 20 Keys October 25 Thru October 31
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1st appearance of Barbara Ann Minerva, becomes Cheetah in issue #9
1st appearance of Epione, an Amazon
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1st appearance of Barbara Ann Minerva, becomes Cheetah in issue #9
1st appearance of Epione, an Amazon
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1st cameo appearance of Kyle Rayner, final page, later becomes the third Green Lantern
1st cameo appearance of Alexandra DeWitt, Rayner's girlfriend who is brutally murdered in the controversial issue Green Lantern #54
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1st cameo appearance of Kyle Rayner, final page, later becomes the third Green Lantern
1st cameo appearance of Alexandra DeWitt, Rayner's girlfriend who is brutally murdered in the controversial issue Green Lantern #54
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A young woman wields a bewitched Viking axe against four criminals whose decapitated heads speak to her and continue to endanger the life of the one she loves
[February 2025 - as predicted back in October 2022 in the DC Possibilities category, an adaptation is in the works with Natasha Lyonne to star and produce]
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A young woman wields a bewitched Viking axe against four criminals whose decapitated heads speak to her and continue to endanger the life of the one she loves
[February 2025 - as predicted back in October 2022 in the DC Possibilities category, an adaptation is in the works with Natasha Lyonne to star and produce]
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1st appearance of Elainna Grayson, future daughter of Dick Grayson, later becomes Batwoman
Copies ordered by retailers: 24,219
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1st appearance of Elainna Grayson, future daughter of Dick Grayson, later becomes Batwoman
Copies ordered by retailers: 24,219
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Reintroduction of Marvelman, a 1950s British superhero renamed Miracleman for legal purposes
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Reintroduction of Marvelman, a 1950s British superhero renamed Miracleman for legal purposes
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Jennika transforms into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Copies ordered by retailers: 15,381
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Jennika transforms into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Copies ordered by retailers: 15,381
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1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living
1st cameo appearance of Rama Kushna, voice only
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1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living
1st cameo appearance of Rama Kushna, voice only
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1st full team appearance of the Horsemen of Apocalypse: Death, Famine, War, Pestilence
1st full appearance of Angel as the Horseman Death, later named Archangel in X-Factor #38
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Angel's first appearance as Archangel is often cited as X-Factor #24. The Horseman Death, formerly known as Angel, becomes Archangel in X-Factor #38
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1st full team appearance of the Horsemen of Apocalypse: Death, Famine, War, Pestilence
1st full appearance of Angel as the Horseman Death, later named Archangel in X-Factor #38
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Angel's first appearance as Archangel is often cited as X-Factor #24. The Horseman Death, formerly known as Angel, becomes Archangel in X-Factor #38
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1st cameo appearance of Danielle Cage as Thor, in an alternate reality
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1st cameo appearance of Danielle Cage as Thor, in an alternate reality
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1st appearance of a Vox, a Super-Inhuman, later becomes Vox Supreme
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1st appearance of a Vox, a Super-Inhuman, later becomes Vox Supreme
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Variant cover art by Ariel Olivetti
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Origin and death of the Goblin Queen aka Madelyne Pryor
Warren Worthington, formerly Angel, then the Horseman Death, becomes Archangel, named by Beast
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Origin and death of the Goblin Queen aka Madelyne Pryor
Warren Worthington, formerly Angel, then the Horseman Death, becomes Archangel, named by Beast
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1st appearance of Tiger Claw, an assassin
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Three high school jocks in the 1980s are frozen by an experimental cryogenics device and revived 40 years later in a computer-driven world ruled by nerds
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Three high school jocks in the 1980s are frozen by an experimental cryogenics device and revived 40 years later in a computer-driven world ruled by nerds
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1st appearance of Ghost Maker, a KGB agent
Master of Kung-Fu #110 was used as a prop in the film, Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)
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1st appearance of Ghost Maker, a KGB agent
Master of Kung-Fu #110 was used as a prop in the film, Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)
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First team-up of Shang-Chi and Iron Fist
1st appearance of Quan-St'ar, the first to slay Shou-Lao the dragon of K'un-Lun
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First team-up of Shang-Chi and Iron Fist
1st appearance of Quan-St'ar, the first to slay Shou-Lao the dragon of K'un-Lun
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1st appearance of Black Hand, utilizes technology to drain and repurpose the power of a Lantern Ring
[September 2025 - Garret Dillahunt is speculated to play Black Hand in HBO’s Lanterns series after reposting a fan theory linking him to the role, which also suggests Paul Ben-Victor could portray Atrocitus]
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1st appearance of Black Hand, utilizes technology to drain and repurpose the power of a Lantern Ring
[September 2025 - Garret Dillahunt is speculated to play Black Hand in HBO’s Lanterns series after reposting a fan theory linking him to the role, which also suggests Paul Ben-Victor could portray Atrocitus]
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane
‘Inaugural Signing Day’ exclusive available at a 2019 Alamo event at the Alamo Drafthouse in Phoenix, AZ
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane
‘Inaugural Signing Day’ exclusive available at a 2019 Alamo event at the Alamo Drafthouse in Phoenix, AZ
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1st appearance and origin of Stained Glass Scarlet, a former nun who became a vigilante
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1st appearance and origin of Stained Glass Scarlet, a former nun who became a vigilante
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