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August 15 2020

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X-Men #4
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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X-Men #4
 
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1st full appearance of Omega Red, a Russian serial killer, captured and experimented on by the government

📈 +129% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Savage She-Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Savage She-Hulk #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of She-Hulk, the cousin of Bruce Banner

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #64
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #64
 
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1st appearance and origin of Cloak and Dagger

Captain Marvel #1
Non-Key
1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Captain Marvel #1
 
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Variant cover art by Adam Hughes

Uncanny X-Men #191
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Uncanny X-Men #191
 
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1st appearance of Nimrod, an advanced sentinel from an alternate timeline

✅ Nick's Picks: Jonathan Hickman breathed new life into Nimrod during the House/Powers of X series and if the MCU wants to update the Sentinels, this would be a solid concept

📈 +180% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Once And Future #1
Variant ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019
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Once And Future #1
 
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Variant cover art by Dan Mora limited to one per store

'Thank You' cover

Powers of X #1
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Powers of X #1
 
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Variant cover art by Gerald Parel featuring Rasputin IV, limited to 500 copies

Venom #9
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Venom #9
 
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1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock

Superman #14
Error ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019
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Superman #14
 
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One of four covers that Diamond Distributors ordered to be destroyed due to the Year of the Villain banner shown on the cover which did not apply to these issues

Supergirl #33
Recalled ⋅ DC ⋅ 2019
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Supergirl #33
 
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1st cameo appearance of Dr. Fate, identity unknown

1st cameo appearance of X-Ray Girl

One of four covers that Diamond Distributors ordered to be destroyed due to the Year of the Villain banner shown on the cover which did not apply to these issues

Immortal Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Immortal Hulk #1
 
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Critically-acclaimed horror series that explores the Hulk's immortality

1st appearance of Jackie McGee, inspired by Jack McGee from The Hulk TV series

Circulation: 84,153

X-Factor #6
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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X-Factor #6
 
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1st full appearance and cover of Apocalypse

📈 +200% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Venom: Lethal Protector #4
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Venom: Lethal Protector #4
 
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1st appearance of Scream

1st cameo appearance of Agony

1st cameo appearance of Lasher

1st cameo appearance of Phage

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1st cameo appearance Riot

[April 2023 - Juno Temple’s casting in Venom 3 will likely cause speculation that she will portray Scream but with Shriek already having appeared in Venom 2, Sony might not use a character with too similar a name]

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1
Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Beyonder as a white light and a voice

First line-wide crossover event series

Batman #655
DC ⋅ 2006
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Batman #655
 
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1st cameo appearance of Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, in shadows

⚠ Misconception: cited by many resources as Damian's first full appearance but aside from one panel that shows his eyes only, he is otherwise fully obscured by shadows. It should also be noted that the 1987 graphic novel 'Batman: Son of the Demon' introduced a child of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul but the story did not take place in the main DC story universe until Grant Morrison integrated portions of the graphic novel into the origin of Damian

Sub-Mariner #1
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Sub-Mariner #1
 
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First Namor solo series in the Silver Age

Origin of Namor

Uncanny X-Men #305
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Uncanny X-Men #305
 
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1st cameo team appearance of The Phalanx, an alien race that infect organic lifeforms with the techno-organic virus

The Phalanx are not seen in this issue but hinted at

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