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1st appearance of Madame Xanadu, a mystic

Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Ultimate Reed Richards' face is disfigured by Johnny Storm which becomes a physical differentiation of the Maker separating him from the mainstream Marvel Universe version of Mr. Fantastic

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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote

Marvel ⋅ 2017
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1st appearance and origin of Lee Price, bonds with the Venom symbiote

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1st appearance of Bren Waters, the teenage host of Toxin

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1st full appearance of Poor Fellow, an assassin for the Knights of Templar - she appears in the final page of #9

DC ⋅ 1990
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1st appearance of Yuga Khan, father of Darkseid

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1st full appearance of the Teen Titans Academy

1st full appearance of Stitch

1st full appearance of Brick Pettirosso

1st full appearance of Matt Price, possibly related to Darkseid

Marvel ⋅ 2010
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1st full appearance of Loa, Alani Ryan

Loa is a background character in approximately 30 issues after making her first cameo appearance in New Mutants #11 (2004)

DC ⋅ 1966
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1st appearance of Ocean Master, Orm Marius, half brother of Aquaman

Flash #22

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DC ⋅ 1989
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Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #308 by Todd McFarlane

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