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2nd appearance of Black Adam in an original story
There was a fanzine published prior to this issue called Alter Ego where Black Adam appears on the cover but the interior is a text article recapping the Marvel Family and Black Adam written by prominent Marvel architect Roy Thomas before his tenure at Marvel began
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2nd appearance of Black Adam in an original story
There was a fanzine published prior to this issue called Alter Ego where Black Adam appears on the cover but the interior is a text article recapping the Marvel Family and Black Adam written by prominent Marvel architect Roy Thomas before his tenure at Marvel began
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Team-up of Superman and Shazam vs Black Adam
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1st appearance of Weasel
[April 2023 - Sean Gunn to voice Weasel in Creature Commandos]
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1st appearance of Weasel
[April 2023 - Sean Gunn to voice Weasel in Creature Commandos]
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1st appearance of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Skeets, the robot sidekick of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Blackguard
1st appearance of Trixie Collins, later becomes Goldstar
1st cameo appearance of Mindancer
[January 2023 - a Booster Gold TV series about a "loser from the future" who returns to the past to pretend to be a superhero is planned for HBO Max - SYNOPSIS: Michael Jon “Booster” Carter, is a member of the Justice League born in Gotham City who attends university on a football scholarship. He is expelled for gambling and becomes a superhero, although continues to irritate others with his obsession for fame and wealth. His nickname came via Ronald Reagan after he saved the former POTUS.]
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1st appearance of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Skeets, the robot sidekick of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Blackguard
1st appearance of Trixie Collins, later becomes Goldstar
1st cameo appearance of Mindancer
[January 2023 - a Booster Gold TV series about a "loser from the future" who returns to the past to pretend to be a superhero is planned for HBO Max - SYNOPSIS: Michael Jon “Booster” Carter, is a member of the Justice League born in Gotham City who attends university on a football scholarship. He is expelled for gambling and becomes a superhero, although continues to irritate others with his obsession for fame and wealth. His nickname came via Ronald Reagan after he saved the former POTUS.]
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1st appearance of Bloodsport
1st appearance of Maggie Sawyer, DC's first openly gay female character
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1st appearance of Bloodsport
1st appearance of Maggie Sawyer, DC's first openly gay female character
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1st appearance of Warden John Economos
1st team appearance of Onslaught aka Jihad: Chimera aka Nightshade, Djinn, Jaculi, Manticore, Ravan and Rustam
1st appearance of Simon LaGrieve
Introduction of Belle Reve
[April 2023 - Steve Agee to voice John Economos in Creature Commandos]
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1st appearance of Warden John Economos
1st team appearance of Onslaught aka Jihad: Chimera aka Nightshade, Djinn, Jaculi, Manticore, Ravan and Rustam
1st appearance of Simon LaGrieve
Introduction of Belle Reve
[April 2023 - Steve Agee to voice John Economos in Creature Commandos]
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"Year Two" part 1
1st appearance of the second Reaper, Judson Caspian
1st appearance Rachel Caspian
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"Year Two" part 1
1st appearance of the second Reaper, Judson Caspian
1st appearance Rachel Caspian
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1st appearance and origin of Barbara Minerva as the third Cheetah
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1st appearance and origin of Barbara Minerva as the third Cheetah
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1st appearance of Tim Drake, later becomes Robin
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1st appearance of Icon, an alien who crash-landed on earth and took the form of a black child
1st appearance of Rocket, the first teen mother depicted in DC Comics
First preview of Static, a 3-page sneak peek
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1st appearance of Icon, an alien who crash-landed on earth and took the form of a black child
1st appearance of Rocket, the first teen mother depicted in DC Comics
First preview of Static, a 3-page sneak peek
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1st appearance of Static Shock, the first black superhero to star in his own cartoon series
1st appearance of Hotstreak, a villain with the power to control fire
[March 2026 - the recent release of the New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident is driving interest in Static's first appearance]
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1st appearance of Static Shock, the first black superhero to star in his own cartoon series
1st appearance of Hotstreak, a villain with the power to control fire
[March 2026 - the recent release of the New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident is driving interest in Static's first appearance]
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1st full appearance of King Shark
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1st team appearance of the Powerpuff Girls in a standard comic book
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1st team appearance of the Powerpuff Girls in a standard comic book
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Darwyn Cooke's Batman: Ego was an inspiration for the 2022 Batman film
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Darwyn Cooke's Batman: Ego was an inspiration for the 2022 Batman film
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1st appearance of Thomas Elliot, later revealed to be Hush
[March 2022 - the Batman movie tie-in website rataalada.com posted an image of a riddle that rewards puzzle-solvers with a video of Thomas Wayne's mayoral campaign ad which briefly splashes the word HUSH! across the screen]
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1st appearance of Thomas Elliot, later revealed to be Hush
[March 2022 - the Batman movie tie-in website rataalada.com posted an image of a riddle that rewards puzzle-solvers with a video of Thomas Wayne's mayoral campaign ad which briefly splashes the word HUSH! across the screen]
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1st appearance of Cyclone, Maxine Hunkel, previously Red Tornado
1st appearance of Jesse Chambers as Liberty Belle
1st cameo appearance of Tomcat the son of Wildcat, Ted Grant
1st cover appearance of Citizen Steel, Nathan Heywood, on the cover only
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1st appearance of Cyclone, Maxine Hunkel, previously Red Tornado
1st appearance of Jesse Chambers as Liberty Belle
1st cameo appearance of Tomcat the son of Wildcat, Ted Grant
1st cover appearance of Citizen Steel, Nathan Heywood, on the cover only
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1st appearance of The Talon, William Cobb, an assassin for the Court of Owls and the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson
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1st appearance of The Talon, William Cobb, an assassin for the Court of Owls and the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson
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1st full team appearance of The Court of Owls
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1st appearance Luke Fox, becomes the second Batwing in issue #20
Retirement of first Batwing, David Zavimbe
Copies ordered by retailers: 13,570
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1st appearance Luke Fox, becomes the second Batwing in issue #20
Retirement of first Batwing, David Zavimbe
Copies ordered by retailers: 13,570
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane
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