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October 14 2021

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We Live #1
Aftershock ⋅ 2020
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We Live #1
 
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In the future, a message from deep space counts down the extinction of humanity except for 5,000 children who will be rescued by the messengers but only if they can reach the rendezvous beacon in time

Youngblood #2
Image ⋅ 1992
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Youngblood #2
 
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1st appearance of Prophet

1st appearance of Shadowhawk

[May 2020 - the writer of Arrow has been hired to develop Prophet into a TV series]

[October 2021 - Jake Gyllenhaal to star as John Prophet and Sam Hargrave to direct the feature film / October 2022 - Kurt Johnstad (Frank Miller’s 300) to write screenplay]

Prophet #1
Image ⋅ 1993
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Prophet #1
 
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First solo series featuring Prophet

Includes a bound-in coupon, redeemable by mail for Prophet #0

Fantastic Four #185
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Fantastic Four #185
 
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1st appearance of Nicholas Scratch, a warlock and the son of Agatha Harkness

1st full team appearance of the Witches of New Salem

[November 2021 - speculation that the pet rabbit from WandaVision named 'Scratch' will turn out to be more than it seems in House of Harkness, Agatha's solo Disney+ series]

Misfit City #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2017
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Misfit City #1
 
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A group of teens who live in a town that only saw excitement once, back when the popular 80s movie 'Gloomies' filmed on location there, discover a centuries old pirate map and hope it leads to adventure

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,973

[October 2021 - in development for an HBO Max series]

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1
 
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Premiere issue of the Infinity Watch

Adam Warlock is tasked by the Living Tribunal to distribute the Infinity Gems to a team of protectors

Strange Tales #178
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Strange Tales #178
 
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Ongoing stories featuring Adam Warlock begin

1st appearance of Magus, an evil version of Adam Warlock from the future

1st team appearance of The Universal Church of Truth

1st appearance of The Matriarch, a leader of The Universal Church of Truth

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16
 
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1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau later becomes Photon, then Spectrum

Convergence: Superman #2
DC ⋅ 2015
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Convergence: Superman #2
 
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1st appearance of Jonathan Kent, the infant son of Superman and Lois Lane, later becomes Superboy

Preview appearance of Doomed

Avengers Arena #1
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Avengers Arena #1
 
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1st appearance of Death Locket aka Rebecca Ryker, a teenage version of Deathlok

1st appearance of Kid Briton, an alternate reality version of Captain Briton

1st appearance of Cullen Bloodstone, brother of Elsa

1st appearance of Anachronism, a boy whose soul had been merged with the spirit of a Celtic warlord

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1st appearance of Nara, an Atlantean

1st appearance of Apex, a bio-engineered superhuman

Death of Mettle

Superman: Son of Kal-El #1
DC ⋅ 2021
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Superman: Son of Kal-El #1
 
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Premiere issue of a series featuring Jon Kent as Superman

Cover art inspired by Superman #1 (1939)

Superman: Son of Kal-El #2
DC ⋅ 2021
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Superman: Son of Kal-El #2
 
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1st appearance of Jay Nakamura aka The Truth, a journalist

Brightest Day #4
DC ⋅ 2010
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Brightest Day #4
 
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1st appearance of Jackson Hyde, the second Aqualad

[April 2022 - Charlize Theron to adapt ‘You Brought Me The Ocean’ graphic novel featuring Jackson Hyde for a TV series]

1st cover appearance of Deathstorm, not in story

New Teen Titans Annual #2
DC ⋅ 1983
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New Teen Titans Annual #2
 
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1st appearance of Vigilante in costume

1st appearance of Lyla Michaels, later becomes Harbinger

1st appearance of Cheshire, Jade Nguyen, a deadly assassin

Incredible Hulk #234
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Incredible Hulk #234
 
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1st appearance of Quasar, formerly Marvel Man

Bloodstone #1
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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Bloodstone #1
 
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1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone, daughter and successor of the famous monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone

1st appearance of Nosferatu in the Marvel Universe

[November 2023 - a Bloodstone project is rumored to be in development]

Marvel Premiere #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Marvel Premiere #1
 
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Rebirth of HIM, renamed Warlock by the High Evolutionary

Debut of Warlock's costume including an unnamed emerald, later revealed to be the Soul Infinity Stone

Fantastic Four #66
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Fantastic Four #66
 
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Origin of HIM, later known as Adam Warlock

1st appearance of Carlo Zota, a member of the Enclave whose story is retconned to Marvel Comics #1 (1939)

Thor #165
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Thor #165
 
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1st full appearance of HIM, later named Adam Warlock

Fantastic Four #94
Marvel ⋅ 1970
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Fantastic Four #94
 
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1st appearance of Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards’ nanny and a mentor to Scarlet Witch

1st appearance of Ebony, Agatha's cat who turns into a demon-like creature

First mention of the name Franklin Richards

[October 2021 - Agatha will be featured in her own Disney+ series]

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