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February 25 2021

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Nocterra #1
Secret Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2021
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Nocterra #1
 
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Secret variant

Captain America #373
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Captain America #373
 
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1st cameo appearance of Leon Hoskins, brother of Battlestar, later becomes U.S.Agent

1st team appearance of the Power Tools: Buzzsaw, Drill, Jackhammer

Spawn #119
Image ⋅ 2002
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Spawn #119
 
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1st team appearance of a Hellspawn Army

1st cameo appearance of Gunslinger Spawn, first full appearance occurred 6 years later

Cameo appearance of an unknown She-Spawn and a few other distinctly different characters that could be developed at some point in the future

Copies ordered by retailers: 45,953

Fear (Adventure Into) #11
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Fear (Adventure Into) #11
 
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1st appearance of Jennifer Kale, a sorceress well-versed in the magical arts

1st appearance of Thog, a powerful Hell Lord

First mention of the Nexus of All Realities, an inter-dimensional gateway

[April 2023 - Kale portrayed by actress Sasheer Zamata for the Agatha series]

Infinite Crisis #5
DC ⋅ 2006
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Infinite Crisis #5
 
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1st full appearance of the third Blue Beetle, in costume

Infinite Crisis #3
DC ⋅ 2006
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Infinite Crisis #3
 
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1st appearance of Jamie Reyes, a Mexican-American teenager and the third Blue Beetle, not in costume

Ultimate Fantastic Four #54
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Ultimate Fantastic Four #54
 
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1st appearance of Agatha Harkness in the Ultimate Universe, a younger version than the 616 character

Marvel Super-Heroes #12
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Marvel Super-Heroes #12
 
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1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel

1st appearance of Yon-Rogg, a Kree Warlord

Marvel Spotlight #4
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Marvel Spotlight #4
 
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3rd appearance of Werewolf by Night

Introduction of the Darkhold

Fantastic Four #185
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Fantastic Four #185
 
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1st appearance of Nicholas Scratch, a warlock and the son of Agatha Harkness

1st full team appearance of the Witches of New Salem

[November 2021 - speculation that the pet rabbit from WandaVision named 'Scratch' will turn out to be more than it seems in House of Harkness, Agatha's solo Disney+ series]

Captain Marvel #1
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Captain Marvel #1
 
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First solo titled issue

Origin of Captain Marvel's powers

1st appearance of Powderkeg, a mercenary

West Coast Avengers #61
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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West Coast Avengers #61
 
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Scarlet Witch is revealed to be a Nexus Being, one who belongs equally to all possible timelines and divergent realties

Origin of Immortus

Cameo appearance of the Time-Keepers

Spawn #174
Image ⋅ 2008
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Spawn #174
 
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1st appearance of 'Gunslinger' Spawn, a friend of Al Simmons' great-grandfather in the 19th century

Inspired by 'The Man in Black' from the Stephen King 'Dark Tower' series

Spawn is misspelled along the spine on all copies

Copies ordered by retailers: 22,649

Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition #1
Midway ⋅ 1992
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Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition #1
 
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Comic book inspired by the 1992 Midway arcade game

1st appearance of Kung Lao, Shang Tsung and Goro

1st appearance of Sonya

1st appearance of Kano

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1st appearance of Liu Kang

1st appearance of Johnny Cage

1st appearance of Raiden

1st appearance of Sub-Zero and Scorpion

Prequel story related to the first game, written and illustrated by Mortal Kombat co-creator, John Tobias

“Collector's Edition" with $3.00 printed on the cover, distributed by mail

Thumbs #1
Image ⋅ 2019
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Thumbs #1
 
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An army of tech-obsessed teens try to overthrow the government due to the influence of the social media MOM app

[November 2021 - optioned by McFarlane Films]

Jupiter's Legacy #1
Image ⋅ 2013
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Jupiter's Legacy #1
 
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Created by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely about the offspring of superheroes living in the shadow of their parents

Adapted for Netflix, premiered May 7, 2021

Department of Truth #1
Image ⋅ 2020
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Department of Truth #1
 
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After a man discovers that every conspiracy theory that he'd ever studied was true, he sets out to infiltrate the organization that has been been keeping them covered up - the Department of Truth

🚨 November 2020 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: a high-dollar bidding war has ended for the ultra-relevant conspiracy theory series that is attracting A-Level talent for a movie

[February 19, 2021 - The Hollywood Reporter confirms our report from November that Department of Truth has been optioned, secured by Elisabeth Murdoch in a competitive bidding war]

Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1
Marvel ⋅ 1998
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Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1
 
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1st team appearance of Big Hero 6: Baymax, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Manbot, Silver Samurai, Sunfire and Hiro Takachicho

Batman: Black & White #3
DC ⋅ 2021
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Batman: Black & White #3
 
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Tiffany Fox appearance as Jace Fox' s sidekick

1st appearance of additional Batman spin-off characters including a version of Batman's daughter

Stories in this series were solicited as alternate reality or possible futures therefore it is unclear if these are in the mainstream continuity

Spider-Man: India #1
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Spider-Man: India #1
 
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1st appearance of Pavitr Prabhakar, the Spider-Man of India in a U.S. comic

Marvel Voices: Legacy #1
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Marvel Voices: Legacy #1
 
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Variant cover art by Olivier Coipel

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