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September 23 2021

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Catwoman #35
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021
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Catwoman #35
 
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Variant cover art by Kael Ngu

United States of Captain America, The #4
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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United States of Captain America, The #4
 
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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

Moon Knight #3
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Moon Knight #3
 
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Variant cover art by Rod Reis

Hit-Monkey #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Hit-Monkey #1
 
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Premiere issue of a three-issue limited series

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,154

Captain America #25
Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Captain America #25
 
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1st appearance of Sam Wilson as Captain America

[SDCC 2022 - Captain America 4 officially titled Captain America: New World Order]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #4
Non-Key
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2021
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #4
 
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Variant cover art by Dave Wachter

Batman: Secret Files - Miracle Molly #1
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021
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Batman: Secret Files - Miracle Molly #1
 
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Variant cover art by Little Thunder

Nebula #1
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Nebula #1
 
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First solo series featuring Nebula

Hit Monkey #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Hit Monkey #1
 
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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

Lost Boys #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2016
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Lost Boys #1
 
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Sequel to the 1987 vampire film

1st team appearance of the Blood Belles, a gang of female vampires

Immortal Iron Fist #8
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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Immortal Iron Fist #8
 
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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

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1st appearance of Prince of Orphans

1st appearance of Tiger's Beautiful Daughter

Deadpool #19
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Deadpool #19
 
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2nd appearance of Hit Monkey

Thor #364
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Thor #364
 
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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)

Thor #2
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Thor #2
 
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1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos

Amazing Spider-Man #316
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Amazing Spider-Man #316
 
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3rd appearance of Venom

1st full cover appearance of Venom, head appears on issue #315

X-Men Annual #14
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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X-Men Annual #14
 
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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

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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

[July 2023 - unconfirmed rumor Channing Tatum will appear in Deadpool 3 as Gambit]

📈 +300% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Venom: Lethal Protector #4
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Venom: Lethal Protector #4
 
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1st appearance of Scream

1st cameo appearance of Agony

1st cameo appearance of Lasher

1st cameo appearance of Phage

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1st cameo appearance Riot

[April 2023 - Juno Temple’s casting in Venom 3 will likely cause speculation that she will portray Scream but with Shriek already having appeared in Venom 2, Sony might not use a character with too similar a name]

Amazing Spider-Man #361
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Amazing Spider-Man #361
 
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1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote

Spawn #309
Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020
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Spawn #309
 
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane

Daredevil #111
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Daredevil #111
 
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1st appearance and origin of Lady Bullseye

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