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Variant cover art by Philip Tan
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Second printing (1:20)
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1st appearance of Razor-Fist, a villain whose forearms are swords
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1st appearance of Razor-Fist, a villain whose forearms are swords
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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo
Cover art inspired by the NES Castlevania game packaging (1986)
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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo
Cover art inspired by the NES Castlevania game packaging (1986)
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Variant cover art by Puppeteer Lee
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1st appearance of the Dead Boy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries
An adaptation of this property premiered on Netflix in 2024
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1st appearance of the Dead Boy Detectives, the ghosts of two murdered boys who investigate mysteries
An adaptation of this property premiered on Netflix in 2024
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1st appearance of Moon Girl, Lunella Lafayette
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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1st appearance of White Tiger in a standard comic, previously appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu magazine #19
White Tiger is Marvel's first character of Hispanic descent
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1st appearance of White Tiger in a standard comic, previously appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu magazine #19
White Tiger is Marvel's first character of Hispanic descent
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Second ongoing Spider-Man headlining series
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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484
[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]
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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484
[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]
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1st appearance of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu
1st appearance of Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith
1st appearance of Fu Manchu, father of Shang-Chi, later renamed Han, then Zheng Zu
1st team appearance of Si-Fan, a secret society with allegiances to Fu Manchu
1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)
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1st appearance of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu
1st appearance of Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith
1st appearance of Fu Manchu, father of Shang-Chi, later renamed Han, then Zheng Zu
1st team appearance of Si-Fan, a secret society with allegiances to Fu Manchu
1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)
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1st cameo appearance of the Marvel Zombies, specifically the Fantastic Four on the final page
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1st cameo appearance of the Marvel Zombies, specifically the Fantastic Four on the final page
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1st full appearance of Mr. Negative
1st appearance of the second Jackpot
1st cameo appearance of Freak, prior to receiving powers
[November 2024 - the rumored and unofficial title of the fourth Spider-Man movie 'Brand New Day' shares its name with this story arc but may not have any other relation to it / March 2025 - confirmed / August 2025 - a set photo from the Spider-Man movie shows a vehicle with a symbol that appears to be Mr. Negative’s gang, the Inner Demons]
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1st full appearance of Mr. Negative
1st appearance of the second Jackpot
1st cameo appearance of Freak, prior to receiving powers
[November 2024 - the rumored and unofficial title of the fourth Spider-Man movie 'Brand New Day' shares its name with this story arc but may not have any other relation to it / March 2025 - confirmed / August 2025 - a set photo from the Spider-Man movie shows a vehicle with a symbol that appears to be Mr. Negative’s gang, the Inner Demons]
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1st appearance of Gabriel and Sarah Stacy, the twin children of Gwen Stacy and Norman Osborn
Gabe and Sarah appear as unknown assassins but their identities are revealed in the next issue
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1st appearance of Gabriel and Sarah Stacy, the twin children of Gwen Stacy and Norman Osborn
Gabe and Sarah appear as unknown assassins but their identities are revealed in the next issue
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1st team appearance of the Builders, an ancient alien race
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1st team appearance of the Builders, an ancient alien race
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Amadeus Cho choses the codename, Brawn
Debut of new Ironheart armor
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Amadeus Cho choses the codename, Brawn
Debut of new Ironheart armor
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Introduction of Ta-Lo, the Great Canopy Heaven, a God Realm
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Introduction of Ta-Lo, the Great Canopy Heaven, a God Realm
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1st appearance of the Aleph
1st appearance of Abyss and her brother Ex Nihilo who are of a species created by the Builders to travel to other worlds and initiate life
1st cameo appearance of the fourth Captain Universe, Tamara Devoux
1st cameo appearance of Smasher, the first human to serve as Imperial Guard to the Shi'ar
Eden Fesi becomes Manifold
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1st appearance of the Aleph
1st appearance of Abyss and her brother Ex Nihilo who are of a species created by the Builders to travel to other worlds and initiate life
1st cameo appearance of the fourth Captain Universe, Tamara Devoux
1st cameo appearance of Smasher, the first human to serve as Imperial Guard to the Shi'ar
Eden Fesi becomes Manifold
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Story titled 'What If...? Spider-Man Had Never Become a Crimefighter' where Peter Parker chooses the path of an entertainer
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Story titled 'What If...? Spider-Man Had Never Become a Crimefighter' where Peter Parker chooses the path of an entertainer
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First The Thing solo headlining series
Origin of Ben Grimm, The Thing in his younger years on Yancy Street
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First The Thing solo headlining series
Origin of Ben Grimm, The Thing in his younger years on Yancy Street
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