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September 30 2021

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The Boys #24
Dynamite ⋅ 2008
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The Boys #24
 
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1st team appearance of G-Wiz: Airburst, Buzz Cut, Dime-Bag, Discharge, Dude with No Name, Jetlag, Pinwheel

1st cameo team appearance of G-Men: Five-Oh, Groundhawk, Critter, The Devine

1st cameo team appearance of G-Force: Cold Snap, Europo, Luckless, Flamer, Stacker, Puss-Puss

G-Men and G-Force previously seen in photographs in The Boys #23

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Cover art inspired by the film 'Animal House'

Something Is Killing the Children #20
1:25 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Something Is Killing the Children #20
 
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Variant cover art by Valerio Schiti

Gamora #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Gamora #1
 
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First solo series featuring Gamora

Reptil #1
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Reptil #1
 
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First solo title series featuring Reptil

1st appearance of Eva Quintero, a cousin of Reptil who later joins the Strange Academy in Marvel Voices Community #1 then makes a brief appearance in Strange Academy #15

1st appearance of Julian Quintero, a cousin of Reptil

Dept. H #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2016
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Dept. H #1
 
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A woman investigates the murder of her father at the bottom of the ocean floor

[September 2021 - Director Alice Waddington signed on to direct Dept. H for Netflix]

Escape From New York #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2014
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Escape From New York #1
 
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Adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name

[September 2021- Studiocanal production company and Fox Searchlight are developing an Escape From New York remake / November 2022 - directing team Radio Silence to direct reboot for 20th Century Studios]

TekWorld #1
Epic ⋅ 1992
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TekWorld #1
 
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Adaptation of the TekWar novels created by William Shatner that later spawned a TV series

[September 2021 - a reboot of the TV series is in development by William Shatner and Pure Imagination Studios]

Fantastic Four #358
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Fantastic Four #358
 
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1st appearance of Paibok the Power Skrull, a bionically enhanced captain in the Skrull Empire

Babylon 5 #1
DC ⋅ 1995
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Babylon 5 #1
 
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Comic book adaptation of the WB TV series

[September 2021 - Warner Bros. is rebooting Babylon 5 on the CW with original creator J. Michael Straczynski]

Super Mario Bros. #1
Valiant ⋅ 1990
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Super Mario Bros. #1
 
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First limited series featuring stories inspired by the Nintendo video game franchise

Cover reprinted for the Adventures of the Super Mario Brothers #1 (1991)

Blip #1
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Blip #1
 
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1st appearance of Super Mario in a comic book story

1st appearance of Donkey Kong in a comic book story

Avengers #257
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Avengers #257
 
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1st appearance of Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos

Avengers #55
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers #55
 
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1st full appearance of Ultron

3rd appearance of Dane Whitman as the Black Knight

[March 2023 - James Spader rumored to reprise the role of Ultron in Armor Wars]

The Sandman #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 1989
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The Sandman #1
 
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1st appearance of Dream aka Morpheus

1st appearance of Unity Kincaid

1st appearance of Roderick Burgess

1st appearance of Ethel Cripps

Heathcliff #1
Star Comics ⋅ 1985
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Heathcliff #1
 
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Premiere issue of Heathcliff published by Marvel under the Star Comics imprint

[September 2021 - Legendary acquired the film and TV rights to Heathcliff]

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #4
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2021
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Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #4
 
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Variant cover art by Matias Bergara

Green Lantern #24
DC ⋅ 1963
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Green Lantern #24
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Shark aka Karshon

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1
 
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1st appearance of Moon Girl, Lunella Lafayette

Venom: First Host #3
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Venom: First Host #3
 
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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote

Gun Honey #1
Non-Key
1:25 ⋅ Titan ⋅ 2021
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Gun Honey #1
 
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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Pink Color Wash edition

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