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December 3 2020

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Inhumans #5
Marvel ⋅ 1999
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Inhumans #5
 
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1st appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova

[September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

⚠️ 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)"

King In Black #1
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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King In Black #1
 
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Battle of Knull, god of the symbiotes versus the Marvel Universe

Cameo appearance of Elektra as Daredevil

Hawkeye #1
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Hawkeye #1
 
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Premiere issue of an ongoing series that teamed-up Clint Barton with Kate Bishop

1st team appearance of Tracksuit Mafia

1st appearance of Lucky the Pizza Dog

Young Avengers #1
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Young Avengers #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Young Avengers: Kate Bishop, Patriot, Asgardian aka Wiccan, Hulkling, and Iron Lad, who is later revealed to be a young variant of Kang

[October 2022 - Wiccan aka Billy Kaplan, son of Scarlet Witch are rumored to appear in the Agatha TV series]

Daredevil #168
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Daredevil #168
 
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1st appearance and origin of Elektra

1st cameo appearance of Robert 'Goldy' Goldman, dialogue only

First solo written work on Daredevil by Frank Miller - previous co-writer credit first occurred in issue #165

Elektra misspelled 'Elecktra' on the cover

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #6
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #6
 
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1st full appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian

1st full appearance of Ezra Bridger

1st full appearance of Hera Syndulla

📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #12

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace #3
Dark Horse ⋅ 1999
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace #3
 
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1st cover appearance of Darth Maul on a standard comic book

1st appearance of Mace Windu in a standard comic book

All characters first appeared in The Phantom Menace movie adaptation trade paperback published prior to the individual issues

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 1995
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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire #1
 
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1st appearance of Admiral Thrawn

1st appearance of Mara Jade, the wife of Luke Skywalker

1st appearance of Joruus C'baoth, a clone of Palpatine

1st appearance of Gilad Pallaeon, a commander under Thrawn

Invaders #20
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Invaders #20
 
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1st full appearance of second Union Jack, Brian Falsworth

Backup story reprinting Namor's first appearance from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939)

[October 2021 - Rumor that Union Jack will appear in the MCU]

Hawkeye #11
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Hawkeye #11
 
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Solo story from the point-of-view of Lucky the Pizza Dog

2014 Eisner Award Winner for Best Single Issue

Atomahawk #0
Image ⋅ 2017
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Atomahawk #0
 
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One-shot collection of serialized stories chronicling the adventures of Cyberzerker and his Atomahawk, originally published in Heavy Metal Magazine #282, 284, 286

[May 2021 - we've sounded the alarm on Atomahawk once before based on a vague tweet from writer Donny Cates that turned out to be a Kickstarter campaign for a toy that included an origin story written by legendary comic scribe, Grant Morrison. Again Cates reports "Atomahawk news coming soon" which could be an update on the campaign. It should be noted in April 2021, Heavy Metal announced plans to expand into film and TV with Range Media Partners and hired a production studio president. All of this being said without knowing who holds the rights to Atomahawk but assuming it’s creator-owned considering the KS campaign]

Green Arrow #24
DC ⋅ 2013
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Green Arrow #24
 
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1st appearance of John Diggle, vigilante and ally of Green Arrow

Copies ordered by retailers: 24,620

[December 2020 - Ramsey is to appear as Diggle in 5 episodes across the DC Universe slate of shows]

Afterlife with Archie #1
Archie ⋅ 2013
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Afterlife with Archie #1
 
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Introduction of ongoing Archie horror stories with Sabrina resurrecting Jughead's dog as the catalyst of a zombie apocalypse

[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the showrunner on Riverdale and writer of this comic book series shared an image on social media of the upcoming Riverdale season with a hand emerging from a grave hinting as a possible adaptation of this series]

Star Wars: Thrawn #6
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Thrawn #6
 
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Origin of Thrawn in flashback, specifically when he was promoted to Grand Admiral by Palpatine

First meeting of Darth Vader and Thrawn in-story, flashback

1st cameo appearance of Admiral Ar'alani

Copies ordered by retailers: 30,990

Doctor Strange #384
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Doctor Strange #384
 
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Doctor Strange is possessed by the Void

Copies ordered by retailers: 25,652

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21
1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21
 
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Variant cover art by Nick Schumacher

Star Wars: Thrawn #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Thrawn #1
 
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Origin of Thrawn

1st appearance of Eli Vanto

📖 Reading Order: read Thrawn #1 - #6, then Star Wars #7 (2015 series)

Daredevil #25
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Daredevil #25
 
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Debut of new Elektra costume and Daredevil moniker - also cameo in King In Black #1 released on the same day

Toxic Avenger #1
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Toxic Avenger #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Toxic Avenger - preview appearance in Marvel Age #98

[June 2021 - Elijah Wood, Peter Dinklage, Julia Davis and Kevin Bacon have been cast in roles in the movie directed by Macon Blair]

Thor #5
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Thor #5
 
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1st full appearance of The Black Winter, a cosmic entity that devours universes including the previous iteration of the Marvel Universe that led to the creation of Galactus

The Black Winter relates to a developing plot that was introduced by Jack Kirby in Thor #169

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