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1st appearance of Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternate reality

Distributed in a polybag

Diamond Comics Distributors estimates 65,000 copies of the first printing were shipped

[May 2023 - Sony Spider-Verse producer Amy Pascal tells Variety a live-action Miles Morales movie is in the works]

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher, limited to 3,000 copies

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

Fluorescent Negative Space cover

Variant ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Peach Momoko

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2008

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Variant sketch cover art by Whilce Portacio

In 2013 CGC had graded a total of 15 copies of this variant, growing to 23 copies in 2018 and 33 copies in 2023. There are 8 copies in 9.8 and 6 copies in 9.6. These totals lead us to believe the genuine scarcity of this issue to be real.

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Second printing

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Funko exclusive distributed with the upcoming Spider-Man vs Venom Funko Pop diorama

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #316

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1st appearance of Dorothy Spinner, a girl with simian-like features

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1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter

2nd appearance of the Chameleon

First mention of Mary Jane Watson

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First time the word ‘Uncanny’ appears above ‘X-Men’ but the title didn't officially become ‘Uncanny X-Men’ until #142

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1st cameo appearance of Darkseid, the ruler of Apokolips

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Variant virgin cover art by Peach Momoko, Store exclusive

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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1st appearance of Powerhouse

1st appearance of Condor

2nd appearance of Nova

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Iconic cover art by Bob Layton

"Demon in a Bottle" part 9

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1st full appearance of Yellow Hulk, an agent of A.I.M.

1st appearance of Captain A.I.M.erica

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Third printing, purple title text

1st partial cover appearance of Riri Williams not in armor

There are four later-printed covers, all released on the same day (August 10, 2016) that featured the same inset image of Riri

Reprint Key ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2004

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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #129, the first appearance of The Punisher

Lions Gate special edition giveaway celebrating the premiere of The Punisher film

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance of Disney's Gargoyles in comic books

1st appearance of Demona, enemy of the Gargoyles

[October 2023 - James Wan to create a live-action series of Gargoyles for Disney+]

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1st appearance of Miles Morales from Earth-616, an evil version of the character who later becomes Ultimatum

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One-shot preview of upcoming titles and characters

1st appearance of Ryan Choi, the fourth Atom, a Chinese/Korean scientist

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1st full appearance of the second Star Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore

1st appearance of Pat Dugan, formerly Stripesy, piloting the robot known as S.T.R.I.P.E.

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