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Reprint of The Incredible Hulk #1

Reprint of Savage She-Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 1982
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1st appearance of Brunnhilde in her own body after centuries under the control of Enchantress

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1st appearance of America Chavez as Captain America, a possible outcome set 30 years into the future

Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Premiere issue of the first ongoing series

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1st appearance of Porcupine, a villain in a battlesuit inspired by a Porcupine

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1st team appearance of a new Young Avengers roster, unofficial: Kate Bishop, Noh-Varr, Wiccan, Hulkling, Kid Loki, Miss America

The team becomes official in Young Avengers Vol. 2 #5

Marvel ⋅ 1996
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First reprint of New Mutants #98, the first appearance of Deadpool

Reprint of New Mutants #99 and #100

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,764

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1st team appearance of the Sparrow Academy

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Variant cover art by Casey Coller

Cover art inspired by The Beatles album 'Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band'

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1st appearance of Titania, Davida DeVito, later becomes Lascivious

1st appearance of Screaming Mimi

1st appearance of Poundcakes

1st appearance of Letha

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1st team appearance of The Grapplers, a female wrestling team

Death of Deathlok

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1st appearance of John Walker as Super-Patriot, later becomes U.S. Agent

1st team appearance of The Buckies: Lemar Hoskins, later becomes Battlestar, Hector Lenox and Jerome Johnson, later become Left-Winger and Right-Winger

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

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