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Silver Surfer #5
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Silver Surfer #5
 
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1st appearance of Al Harper, who later becomes Ghost Light was the first human Silver Surfer allowed onto his surfboard

Won an Alley Award in 1969 for Best Full-Length Story

Zap Comix #0
Print Mint ⋅ 1968
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Zap Comix #0
 
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Written and illustrated by Robert Crumb

Created prior to Zap Comix #1, published between #2 and #3

Secret War #2
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Secret War #2
 
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1st appearance of Quake, Daisy Johnson

Avengers #181
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Avengers #181
 
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1st appearance of Scott Lang, later becomes the second Ant-Man

New Avengers roster: Captain America, Iron Man, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Falcon and Wasp

God of War #1
WildStorm ⋅ 2010
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God of War #1
 
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1st appearance of Kratos from the God of War video game franchise

First interior art by Andrea Sorrentino

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,840

[May 2022 - Sony officially announced a God of War TV series for Amazon as reported in March 2022]

Spectre, The #54
DC ⋅ 1997
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Spectre, The #54
 
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1st appearance of the second Mr. Terrific, Michael Holt

🔮 DC Possibilities: James Gunn tweeted an image of Mr. Terrific and on another occasion, an image of The Terrifics leading to speculation the character or possibly the team will play a role in the live-action DCU

[July 2023 - Edi Gathegi will portray Mister Terrific]

Heavy Metal #26
Heavy Metal ⋅ 1979
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Heavy Metal #26
 
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Eight-page teaser of the Heavy Metal graphic novel 'Alien: The Illustrated Story' adaptation of the 1979 film

Iron Man #284
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Iron Man #284
 
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1st appearance of Rhodey Rhodes in the War Machine armor but he still refers to himself as Iron Man

It isn't until West Coast Avengers #94 until the codename ‘War Machine’ is used

[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will reprise his role as War Machine in an Armor Wars series on Disney+ / November 2022 - an inside source passed along an unconfirmed rumor that Armor Wars has been removed from Disney's production slate]

Strange Adventures #1
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DC ⋅ 2020
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Strange Adventures #1
 
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Twelve-issue series featuring Adam Strange that reunites the creative team of Tom King and Mitch Gerards, previously wrote Mister Miracle (2018)

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