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Detective Comics #525
DC ⋅ 1983
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Detective Comics #525
 
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3rd full appearance of Killer Croc

1st full appearance of Jason Todd

Many sources cite Batman #357 as Jason Todd's first full appearance even though his appearance is brief and he is not introduced by name

Avengers #16
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Avengers #16
 
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Hawkeye joins The Avengers

Scarlet Witch joins The Avengers

Quicksilver joins The Avengers

3rd appearance of Kang

Avengers #228
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Avengers #228
 
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3rd appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau

New Mutants #1
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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New Mutants #1
 
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3rd team appearance of the New Mutants

Origin of Karma

Uncanny X-Men #32
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Uncanny X-Men #32
 
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3rd appearance of Juggernaut

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2
 
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3rd appearance of Miles Morales

1st appearance of Ganke Lee, best friend of Miles Morales

As of November 1 2023 GPA has only noted two Newsstand sales of this issue

Albedo #4
Thoughts & Images ⋅ 1985
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Albedo #4
 
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3rd appearance and second cover appearance of Usagi Yojimbo

Journey Into Mystery #125
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Journey Into Mystery #125
 
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Journey Into Mystery retitled "The Mighty Thor" continuing with #126

3rd appearance of Hercules

Amazing Spider-Man #204
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Amazing Spider-Man #204
 
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3rd appearance of Black Cat

Uncanny X-Men #267
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Uncanny X-Men #267
 
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3rd appearance of Gambit

Captain Marvel #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Captain Marvel #1
 
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2nd appearance of Carol Danvers

3rd appearance of Captain Marvel

2nd appearance of Ronan the Accuser

Fantastic Four #54
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #54
 
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3rd appearance of the Black Panther

1st appearance of John Prester, the Wanderer

Journey Into Mystery #91
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Journey Into Mystery #91
 
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3rd appearance of Loki

1st appearance of Valtrauta, a Valkyrie

1st appearance of Hildegarde, a Valkyrie

First mention of Odin's Valkyries

Marvel Mystery Comics #3
Timely ⋅ 1940
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Marvel Mystery Comics #3
 
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4th appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner

3rd appearance of the Human Torch

1st appearance of Betty Dean, an ally of Namor during World War II

Marvel Mystery Comics #2
Timely ⋅ 1939
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Marvel Mystery Comics #2
 
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3rd appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner

2nd appearance and origin of the Human Torch

2nd appearance of American Ace

Marvel Mystery Comics previously titled Marvel Comics

Giant-Size X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size X-Men #1
 
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1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

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First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

[April 2023 - Stefan Kapicic to reprise the role of Colossus in Deadpool]

🏅#2 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.2 sold for $6,200 vs the average $5,476 (+13%)

9.0 sold for $5,028 vs the average $4,763 (+6%)

8.5 sold for $3,800 vs the average $3,714 (+2%)

8.0 sold for $3,600 vs the average $3,509 (+3%)

7.5 sold for $2,999 vs the average $2,986 (+0%)

6.5 sold for $2,499 vs the average $2,390 (+5%)

This is the third time in 2024 that Giant-Size X-Men #1 qualified for the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

The most recent amount paid for a 9.8 was $24,000 in April 2024 which maintains a value of double the amount versus 2019 showing strong growth on this Blue Chip Key Issue

Uncanny X-Men #95
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Uncanny X-Men #95
 
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Death of Thunderbird, John Proudstar, killed in a plane crash

3rd appearance of Nightcrawler

Earliest use of the word 'Bamf' to describe the sound of Nightcrawler teleporting via an alternate dimension

Incredible Hulk #272
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Incredible Hulk #272
 
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Bruce Banner intentionally transforms into The Hulk - Marvel refers to this personality as the Intelligent Hulk

3rd appearance of Rocket Raccoon

Silver Surfer #8
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Silver Surfer #8
 
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3rd appearance of Mephisto

1st appearance of the Ghost, the spirit of a dead ship captain

Strange Tales #130
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Strange Tales #130
 
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1st appearance of Kaecilius

3rd appearance of Dormammu

Parody of the Beatles by the Human Torch and The Thing

Avengers #59
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers #59
 
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Hank Pym becomes Yellowjacket, formerly Goliath

3rd appearance of Vision

Tales of Suspense #57
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales of Suspense #57
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye

3rd appearance of Black Widow

Tales of Suspense #64
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Tales of Suspense #64
 
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3rd appearance of Hawkeye

Tales of Suspense #41
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales of Suspense #41
 
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3rd appearance of Iron Man

Captain Marvel #28
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Captain Marvel #28
 
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3rd appearance of Drax

4th appearance of Thanos

1st appearance of Eon, the cosmic entity that created the Quantum Bands

Marvel Two-In-One #30
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Marvel Two-In-One #30
 
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3rd appearance of Spider-Woman

Marvel Spotlight #7
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Marvel Spotlight #7
 
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3rd appearance of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze

Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #3
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #3
 
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1st appearance of Gideon Mace

3rd appearance of Luke Cage

Marvel Premiere #17
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Premiere #17
 
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3rd appearance and origin of Iron Fist

1st appearance of Triple-Iron

Tomb of Dracula #13
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Tomb of Dracula #13
 
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3rd appearance and origin of Blade

1st cameo appearance of Deacon Frost, the vampire who bit Blade's mother as she gave birth

Werewolf By Night #37
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Werewolf By Night #37
 
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3rd appearance of Moon Knight

Fantastic Four #16
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Fantastic Four #16
 
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4th appearance of Doctor Doom

3rd appearance of the Wasp

First appearance of Ant-Man outside of the Tales to Astonish title

Fantastic Four #10
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Fantastic Four #10
 
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3rd appearance of Dr. Doom

Jack Kirby is confronted by Dr. Doom who demands he lure Reed Richards into a trap

Strange Tales #171
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Strange Tales #171
 
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1st appearance of Baron Samedi, a Haitian sorcerer

3rd appearance of Brother Voodoo

Strange Tales #114
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Strange Tales #114
 
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3rd appearance of Doctor Strange

2nd appearance of Baron Mordo

1st appearance of Victoria Bentley, a gifted Mystic

1st unofficial appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age, the villain Acrobat disguised as Captain America

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #70
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #70
 
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3rd appearance of Cloak & Dagger

Amazing Spider-Man #363
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Amazing Spider-Man #363
 
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3rd appearance of Carnage

Amazing Spider-Man #316
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Amazing Spider-Man #316
 
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3rd appearance of Venom

1st full cover appearance of Venom, head appears on issue #315

Amazing Spider-Man #244
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Amazing Spider-Man #244
 
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3rd appearance of the Hobgoblin

1st cameo appearance of Lefty Donovan, becomes the second Hobgoblin in the next issue

Amazing Spider-Man #135
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Amazing Spider-Man #135
 
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3rd appearance of the Punisher

Sources often refer to this issue as the second full appearance of the Punisher despite the character fully appearing in The Amazing Spider-Man #134

Amazing Spider-Man #52
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Amazing Spider-Man #52
 
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3rd appearance of Kingpin

Amazing Spider-Man #45
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Amazing Spider-Man #45
 
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3rd appearance of the Lizard

Amazing Spider-Man #18
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Amazing Spider-Man #18
 
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1st appearance of Ned Leeds, later becomes the third Hobgoblin

3rd appearance of Sandman

4th appearance of Kraven the Hunter

Amazing Spider-Man #12
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Amazing Spider-Man #12
 
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3rd appearance of Dr. Octopus

Reference to the creators of Spider-Man, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko are depicted on a sign advertising a fictional company called Leedit Inc. aka Lee Dit(Co.)

Amazing Spider-Man #2
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Amazing Spider-Man #2
 
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3rd appearance of Spider-Man

1st appearance of Vulture

1st appearance of the Terrible Tinkerer

1st cameo appearance of Mysterio, disguised as the assistant of the Terrible Tinkerer

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Spider-Man first references his ability to sense danger as his Spider-Sense tingling

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Sinister Six: Doctor Octopus, Kraven, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman

3rd appearance of Kraven, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio and Sandman

Reprinted in Marvel Tales #150

Character profiles of Dr. Doom, the Lizard and others

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Additional pages explain how Spider-Man's powers and gadgetry work

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