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Variant cover art by Kael Ngu
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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko
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Variant cover art by Rod Reis
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Premiere issue of a three-issue limited series
Copies ordered by retailers: 14,154
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Premiere issue of a three-issue limited series
Copies ordered by retailers: 14,154
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1st appearance of Sam Wilson as Captain America
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2021
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Variant cover art by Dave Wachter
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First solo series featuring Nebula
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1st appearance and origin of Hit Monkey
The Hit Monkey one-shot went on sale one week before Deadpool #19 which is often confused as his first appearance
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1st appearance and origin of Hit Monkey
The Hit Monkey one-shot went on sale one week before Deadpool #19 which is often confused as his first appearance
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Sequel to the 1987 vampire film
1st team appearance of the Blood Belles, a gang of female vampires
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Sequel to the 1987 vampire film
1st team appearance of the Blood Belles, a gang of female vampires
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1st team appearance of the Immortal Weapons
1st appearance of Fat Cobra
1st appearance of The Bride of Nine Spiders
1st appearance of Dog Brother #1
1st appearance of Prince of Orphans
1st appearance of Tiger's Beautiful Daughter
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1st team appearance of the Immortal Weapons
1st appearance of Fat Cobra
1st appearance of The Bride of Nine Spiders
1st appearance of Dog Brother #1
1st appearance of Prince of Orphans
1st appearance of Tiger's Beautiful Daughter
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2nd appearance of Hit Monkey
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Thor is transformed into a frog in the previous issue and spends this entire issue as an amphibian
In Thor #365, he lifts Mjolnir and becomes a frog version of Thor
1st appearance of Puddlegulp, Simon Walterson, a frog who later wields a hammer named Frogjolnir as Throg
⚠ Misconception: sources cite this as the first appearance of Throg. Thor is transformed into a frog in #363 and wields a sliver of Mjolnir as a frog version of Thor in #365. Simon Walterson does not appear as 'Throg' until Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (2009)
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Thor is transformed into a frog in the previous issue and spends this entire issue as an amphibian
In Thor #365, he lifts Mjolnir and becomes a frog version of Thor
1st appearance of Puddlegulp, Simon Walterson, a frog who later wields a hammer named Frogjolnir as Throg
⚠ Misconception: sources cite this as the first appearance of Throg. Thor is transformed into a frog in #363 and wields a sliver of Mjolnir as a frog version of Thor in #365. Simon Walterson does not appear as 'Throg' until Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (2009)
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1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos
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1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos
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3rd appearance of Venom
1st full cover appearance of Venom - head appears in and inset of issue #315
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3rd appearance of Venom
1st full cover appearance of Venom - head appears in and inset of issue #315
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1st appearance of Gambit
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is often cited as a cameo of Gambit which would imply that the appearance is brief although he appears in 15 panels throughout the book with at least 10 instances of dialogue
This includes a full page-and-a-half interaction with Storm where she addresses him by name and refers to him as a thief (see images by tapping cover and swiping left)
Later Gambit appears in his classic suit and then again in an X-Men uniform
This issue went on sale June 19th whereas X-Men #266 went on sale July 10th
Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual
CGC recognizes this issue as a cameo appearance of Gambit and Uncanny X-Men #266 as his first full appearance
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1st appearance of Gambit
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is often cited as a cameo of Gambit which would imply that the appearance is brief although he appears in 15 panels throughout the book with at least 10 instances of dialogue
This includes a full page-and-a-half interaction with Storm where she addresses him by name and refers to him as a thief (see images by tapping cover and swiping left)
Later Gambit appears in his classic suit and then again in an X-Men uniform
This issue went on sale June 19th whereas X-Men #266 went on sale July 10th
Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual
CGC recognizes this issue as a cameo appearance of Gambit and Uncanny X-Men #266 as his first full appearance
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1st appearance of Scream
1st cameo appearance of Agony
1st cameo appearance of Lasher
1st cameo appearance of Phage
1st cameo appearance Riot
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1st appearance of Scream
1st cameo appearance of Agony
1st cameo appearance of Lasher
1st cameo appearance of Phage
1st cameo appearance Riot
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1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote
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1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane
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1st appearance and origin of Lady Bullseye
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