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July 8 2021

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Stray Dogs #2
Non-Key

3rd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021

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Third printing cover art by Trish Forstner

Cover art inspired by the film 'Evil Dead'

X-Men #1

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021

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X-Men #1
 
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Variant cover art by J. Scott Campbell, limited to 2,500 copies

ReedPop Metaverse exclusive

Thor #148

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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1st appearance of the Wrecker

Origin of Black Bolt, specifically his birth

[July 2021 - the Wrecking Crew rumored to appear in the She-Hulk Disney+ series]

Defenders #18

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Defenders #18
 
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1st full team appearance of the Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker

All characters appear in full for the first time with the exception of the Wrecker who first appeared in Thor #148

Inhumans #5

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Inhumans #5
 
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1st appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: it is disputed whether this is a full or cameo appearance. CGC labels this issue "1st appearance of the new Black Widow (Yelena Belova, face not shown)"

Batman #475

DC ⋅ 1992

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Batman #475
 
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1st appearance of Renee Montoya, later becomes the second Question

[ 2021 - Montoya is a character in Batwoman Season 3]

Avengers, The #196

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Avengers, The #196
 
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1st full appearance of the Taskmaster

Defenders #17

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st cameo team appearance of the Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker

First meeting of Luke Cage and the Defenders

All characters appear in a final page cameo for the first time with the exception of the Wrecker who first appeared in Thor #148

Spidey Super Stories #39

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Spidey Super Stories #39
 
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Classic story that introduces the 'Thanos-Copter', a helicopter piloted by Thanos with his name decaled on the tail

Cover appearance of Thanos with the Cosmic Cube

Published for younger readers outside of Marvel continuity

Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1
 
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1st appearance of Alioth, the supreme being of the Timespan

1st appearance of Kang Swaach, Kang Raulex and Kang Kaseo, members of the Council of Cross-Time Kangs

Amazing Spider-Man #656

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Amazing Spider-Man #656
 
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Debut of Spider-Man Armor MK II, an upgrade to his previous bulletproof armor that allows for better mobility

Origin of Massacre

Infamous Iron Man #1

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Infamous Iron Man #1
 
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Doctor Doom becomes Iron Man

Debut of Tony Stark as an artificial intelligence digital projection

Thor #365

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Thor #365
 
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1st full appearance of Thor, Frog of Thunder, after being turned into a frog and picking up a shard of Mjolnir

A scene in the Loki Disney+ series teases a frog version of Thor trapped in a jar, labeled T365

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)

Faust #1

Northstar ⋅ 1989

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Faust #1
 
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Premiere issue of the independent series written by David Quinn and illustrated by Tim Vigil

Preview of Fritz Whistle, a series of illustrations

[July 2021 - Deadline announced an animated series based on Faust is in the works]

Strange Tales #158

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st full appearance of The Living Tribunal

Avengers #2

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Avengers #2
 
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Cover art by Alex Ross featuring multiple versions of Kang including Rama-Tut, Immortus, Iron Lad and Scarlet Centurion

Slay Bells #1
Non-Key

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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Slay Bells #1
 
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48-page one-shot

While hunting on Christmas Day, a father and son provoke the wrath of Santa after mistaking a reindeer for common game

Thor #282

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Thor #282
 
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1st cameo team appearance of the Time-Keepers, beings with the ability to manipulate time

Introduction of Castle Limbo, the home of Immortus

Unbelievable Gwenpool #1

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Unbelievable Gwenpool #1
 
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First solo titled series featuring Gwenpool

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