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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]

Image ⋅ 2021

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1st appearance of Geiger, a man changed by a nuclear explosion

Introduction of Junkyard Joe, depicted as a fictional newspaper strip character similar to Beetle Bailey - later introduced as an actual in-story character in Geiger #5

1st appearance of Barney a two-headed dog and companion to Geiger

[October 2022 - TV adaptation in the works by Justin Simien and Geoff Johns for Paramount Studios]

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1st appearance of Kang, the original version

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First mention of S.W.O.R.D., Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st full appearance of Abigail Brand

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance of Cassie Lang as Stature

Debut of Kate Bishop's Hawkeye costume

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1st cameo appearance of Abigail Brand, one panel

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1st cameo appearance of Punchline

1st cameo appearance of the Designer

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Beginning of the twelve-part 'Hush' story arc by Jim Lee and Jeff Loeb

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st full appearance of Codex, Dylan Brock in an alternate reality

1st appearance of an alternate reality Agent Venom

DC ⋅ 1973

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Reprint of The Marvel Family #1 (1945), the first appearance of Black Adam

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1st appearance and cover of Cassandra Cain, later becomes Batgirl, Orphan II and the Black Bat

1st appearance of David Cain, Orphan not in costume

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1st appearance of Cyclone, Maxine Hunkel, previously Red Tornado

1st appearance of Jesse Chambers as Liberty Belle

1st cameo appearance of Tomcat the son of Wildcat, Ted Grant

1st cover appearance of Citizen Steel, Nathan Heywood, on the cover only

Top Cow ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Jackie Estacado, later becomes the Darkness

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1st appearance of Cassian Andor

1st appearance of K-2SO, an Imperial security droid reprogrammed by the Rebel Alliance

1st appearance of Jyn Erso, a soldier for the Alliance to Restore the Republic

1st appearance of Saw Gerrera

1st appearance of Director Orson Krennic

📖 Reading Order: read Rogue One #1 - #6, then Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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1st team appearance of Micronauts: Arcturus Rann, Bug, Acroyear, Marionette, Biotron, Microton

1st appearance of Baron Karza

1st appearance of a Time-Traveler, Emissary of the Enigma Force - the Enigma Force appears in ethereal form through the series until #11 when it materializes

[August 2023 - Chris Pratt rumored to lead a Micronauts movie]

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DC begins publishing Shazam after licensing the Captain Marvel character from Fawcett who they had successfully sued 20 years earlier for copyright infringement due to the character's similarities to Superman

1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Mary Marvel since the Golden Age

1st appearance of Doctor Sivana and family since the Golden Age

Origin of Captain Marvel retold

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1st appearance of Booster Gold

1st appearance of Skeets, the robot sidekick of Booster Gold

1st appearance of Blackguard

1st appearance of Trixie Collins, later becomes Goldstar

1st cameo appearance of Mindancer

[January 2023 - a Booster Gold TV series about a "loser from the future" who returns to the past to pretend to be a superhero is planned for HBO Max - SYNOPSIS: Michael Jon “Booster” Carter, is a member of the Justice League born in Gotham City who attends university on a football scholarship. He is expelled for gambling and becomes a superhero, although continues to irritate others with his obsession for fame and wealth. His nickname came via Ronald Reagan after he saved the former POTUS.]

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1st appearance of Tosin Oduye a young man powered by Vibranium tattoos

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1st appearance and cover of Scott Lang as Ant-Man, in costume

1st appearance of Cassie Lang, daughter of Scott Lang, later becomes Stature and then Stinger

[January 2023 - Cassie Lang expected to appear in a Young Avengers project]

1st appearance of Darren Cross, later becomes Yellowjacket

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

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