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August 22 2020

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Uncanny X-Men #312
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Uncanny X-Men #312
 
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1st full team appearance of The Phalanx in their true form

Cameo in #305, hinted at when Rogue touches what seems to be a normal human and #311 briefly in their true form

Powers of X #2
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Powers of X #2
 
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Part four of a twelve-part story

DC Comics Presents #47
DC ⋅ 1982
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DC Comics Presents #47
 
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1st appearance of He-Man in standard comic book format

1st appearance of Skeletor in standard comic book format

Psycho List #1
Non-Key
Blackbox Comics ⋅ 2019
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Psycho List #1
 
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A former FBI Agent becomes a therapist but has difficulty staying out of his patient's lives and trying to solve their problems until encountering one that threatens his own life

Ghost-Spider #1
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Ghost-Spider #1
 
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Variant cover art by Joe Quesada

Spider-Man 2099 #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Spider-Man 2099 #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Spider-Man 2099

5-page preview in Amazing Spider-Man #365 and an advertisement in Web of Spider-Man #90

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: many sources cite Amazing Spider-Man #365 as the first appearance of Spider-Man 2099 despite text on the cover of the issue that refers to it as a five-page preview promoting Spider-Man 2099 #1

Spawn #299
Fan Expo ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019
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Spawn #299
 
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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina, limited to 500 copies

Boston Fan Expo 2019 exclusive

Amazing Spider-Man #344
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Amazing Spider-Man #344
 
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1st appearance of Cletus Kasady, later becomes Carnage

1st full appearance of Cardiac, a doctor who vowed to find a cure for the ailment that caused the death of his brother

Web of Spider-Man #118
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Web of Spider-Man #118
 
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1st appearance of Ben Reilly as Scarlet Spider, introduced as a clone in The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975)

There is a notation on some CGC graded slabs that notate a 'Marvel Direct Marketing' that does not appear to have an affect on value

Spider-Men II #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Spider-Men II #1
 
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1st appearance of Miles Morales from Earth-616, an evil version of the character who later becomes Ultimatum

Nova #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Nova #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Nova, Richard Rider

1st appearance of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps

1st appearance of Robbie Rider, brother of Nova

[January 2021 - the MCU maintains their intention to use Nova (Alexander & Rider) in a film / March 2022 - Deadline reports a source confirms a Nova project is in development]

Batman #77
DC ⋅ 2019
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Batman #77
 
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Death of Alfred Pennyworth, neck snapped by Bane

Absolute Carnage #1
1:200 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Absolute Carnage #1
 
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Blank sketch variant

The Empty Man #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2014
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The Empty Man #1
 
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Six-part miniseries about a terrifying sickness called the Empty Man disease and the hysteria that follows

Adapted into a film

Amazing Spider-Man #149
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Amazing Spider-Man #149
 
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1st appearance of Peter Parker's clone, Ben Reilly who later becomes the Scarlet Spider

Origin and death of Jackal

House of X #2
1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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House of X #2
 
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Virgin variant cover art by Pepe Larraz

Dead End Kids #2
Source Point Press ⋅ 2019
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Dead End Kids #2
 
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Issue two in a three-part miniseries

Venom: First Host #3
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Venom: First Host #3
 
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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote

Powers of X #3
1:5 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Powers of X #3
 
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Secret variant of the standard cover with Illyana Rasputin, Magik in place of Rasputin IV

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