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June 10 2021

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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)

God Country #1
Image ⋅ 2017
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God Country #1
 
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Premiere issue of a sci-fi/fantasy series about a man who travels across the country to care for his ailing father and the storm that changes everything

🚨 August 2018 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: optioned by Legendary

[December 2021 - Legendary will produce for Netflix with Sweet Tooth showrunner]

W.E.B. of Spider-Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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W.E.B. of Spider-Man #1
 
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1st appearance of Harley Keener, a boy who first appeared in the movie, Iron Man 3

Reintroduction of Onome

1st team appearance of the Worldwide Engineering Brigade

Thor Annual #18
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Thor Annual #18
 
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1st cameo appearance of Loki as a female

Loki shapeshifts into Thor, a dragon and a monster

1st appearance of Hrinmeer the Flame, half elf and half fire demon

Polybagged with a trading card featuring The Flame

Red Thorn #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2016
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Red Thorn #1
 
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A girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love and elsewhere an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he's been held for nearly two thousand years

[June 2021 - Bleeding Cool reports Red Thorn is optioned for six-episode hour-long series from production company Wall To Wall for BBC Scotland]

Sweet Tooth #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2009
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Sweet Tooth #1
 
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A young man with deer-like features journeys to a sanctuary, hunted by those who believe the half-human-animal hybrids are somehow responsible for the plague that has been erasing humanity

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,551

Adapted for a Netflix television series

Hawkeye #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Hawkeye #1
 
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First solo series featuring Kate Bishop

1st appearance of Ramone Watts aka Alloy, later gains powers in West Coast Avengers #9

Fantastic Four #33
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Fantastic Four #33
 
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1st appearance of Attuma, an Atlantean barbarian

Fantastic Four #352
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Fantastic Four #352
 
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2nd cameo appearance of Time Variance Authority management

1st team appearance of the Minutemen, the TVA police force

Alpha Flight #1
Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Alpha Flight #1
 
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1st appearance of Puck, a superb fighter with no mutant powers

1st appearance of Marrina, wife of Namor

1st appearance of Tundra, a member of the Great Beasts

1st appearance of Madison Jeffries

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1st cameo appearance of Wild Child

1st cameo team appearance of Gamma Flight, a team training to rise the ranks through Beta Flight to Alpha Flight

Werewolf By Night #33
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Werewolf By Night #33
 
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2nd appearance of Moon Knight

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

Spider-Woman #1
Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Spider-Woman #1
 
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Debut of new costume and origin of Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

Batman #442
DC ⋅ 1989
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Batman #442
 
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1st appearance of Tim Drake in the classic Robin costume

Batman #436 also hot after confirmation Tim will appear in Titans TV series

Eve #2
1:10 ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2021
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Eve #2
 
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Variant cover art by Dan Mora

Defenders #84
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Defenders #84
 
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First battle of Namor and Black Panther, Atlantis and Wakanda are brought to the brink of war but it is averted

Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
DC ⋅ 2011
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
 
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1st team appearance of The Outlaws: Red Hood, Arsenal and Starfire

1st appearance of Essence, a mysterious woman who has a past with Jason Todd

1st cameo appearance of Ducra, mentor to Jason Todd

1st appearance of Crux (human form), a man who can turn into a monster as a result of genetic engineering

Marvel Spotlight #32
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Marvel Spotlight #32
 
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1st appearance and origin of Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

1st appearance and death of Otto Vermis

[June 2021 - Issa Rae will voice Spider-Woman in Into The Spider-Verse 2 / May 2023 - an animated Spider-Woman movie is in development]

Thor #617
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Thor #617
 
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1st appearance of Kid Loki

Uncanny X-Men #256
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Uncanny X-Men #256
 
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Debut of classic Psylocke costume

1st appearance of Kwannon, later becomes Revanche

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