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Avengers #32
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Avengers #32
 
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1st appearance of Bill Foster, later becomes Black Goliath

1st team appearance of Sons of the Serpent

Spectre, The #54
DC ⋅ 1997
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Spectre, The #54
 
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1st appearance of the second Mr. Terrific, Michael Holt

🔮 DC Possibilities: James Gunn tweeted an image of Mr. Terrific and on another occasion, an image of The Terrifics leading to speculation the character or possibly the team will play a role in the live-action DCU

[July 2023 - Edi Gathegi will portray Mister Terrific]

Runaways #1
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Runaways #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Runaways: Alex Wilder, Karolina Dean aka Lucy in the Sky, Molly Hayes aka Bruiser, Nico Minoru aka Sister Grimm, Chase Stein aka Talkback, Gertrude Yorkes aka Arsenic

1st team appearance of the Pride

[July 2022 - Marvel trademarked the title Runaways: New Era]

Adventures of Superman #500
DC ⋅ 1993
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Adventures of Superman #500
 
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1st appearance of John Henry, later becomes Steel

1st appearance of Superboy, Conner Kent

1st appearance of Cyborg Superman, formerly Hank Henshaw

1st appearance of the Eradicator

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Each character was introduced briefly in this issue, then featured in their own individual issues thereafter

1st appearance of Angora Lapin, later becomes White Rabbit

Richard Dragon's Kung-Fu Fighter #18
DC ⋅ 1977
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Richard Dragon's Kung-Fu Fighter #18
 
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1st appearance of Benjamin Turner as the Bronze Tiger in costume

Tangent Comics: The Superman #1
DC ⋅ 1998
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Tangent Comics: The Superman #1
 
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1st appearance of Superman, a black police officer named Harvey Dent who is as strong as Superman with his psionic ability

Avengers #3
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Avengers #3
 
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1st full appearance of the fourth Captain Universe, Tamara Devoux

1st full appearance of Smasher

1st appearance of Nightmask, the first humanoid created by Ex Nihilo, a character adapted from Marvel's New Universe imprint (1986)

Icon #1
Milestone ⋅ 1993
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Icon #1
 
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1st appearance of Icon, an alien who crash-landed on earth and took the form of a black child

1st appearance of Rocket, the first teen mother depicted in DC Comics

First preview of Static, a 3-page sneak peek

DC Comics Presents #26
DC ⋅ 1980
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DC Comics Presents #26
 
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1st team appearance of the new Teen Titans: Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, Starfire

1st appearance of Raven

1st appearance of Cyborg

1st appearance of Starfire

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Beast Boy becomes Changeling

New X-Men: Academy X #23
Marvel ⋅ 2006
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New X-Men: Academy X #23
 
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1st appearance of Gentle, a mutant from Wakanda

1st team appearance of a new, New X-Men roster: X-23, Dust, Mercury, Rockslide, Surge, Hellion, Elixir

Cover art inspired by Uncanny X-Men #171 (1983)

Static #1
Milestone ⋅ 1993
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Static #1
 
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1st appearance of Static Shock, the first black superhero to star in his own cartoon series

1st appearance of Hotstreak, a villain with the power to control fire

[October 2020 - Warner Brothers and Michael B. Jordan to produce a Static Shock movie - status currently unknown / April 2023 - James Gunn replied to a tweet that DC has plans to incorporate Milestone characters in upcoming projects]

Blood Syndicate #1
Milestone ⋅ 1993
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Blood Syndicate #1
 
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1st team appearance of The Blood Syndicate: Brickhouse, Fade, Wise Son, Tech-9, Flashback, Holocaust, DMZ

Secret Warriors #4
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Secret Warriors #4
 
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1st appearance of Manifold, has the ability to create teleportation portals

Black Panther #6
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Black Panther #6
 
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1st team appearance of The Crew, led by Misty Knight: Storm, Luke Cage, Manifold

Harbinger #3
Valiant ⋅ 2012
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Harbinger #3
 
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1st appearance of Livewire, a super-powered Psiot trained by Toyo Harada

1st appearance of Ion, an instructor at the Harbinger Foundation

Reintroduction of Faith Herbert

New Mutants #4
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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New Mutants #4
 
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1st appearance of Prodigy, able to mimic the mental skills and acumen of others around him

Cover art featuring Karma

X-Men #36
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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X-Men #36
 
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1st appearance of Synch, a mutant who can assimilate another mutant's powers and wield them as if they were his own

Avengers #326
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Avengers #326
 
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1st appearance of Rage, a hero with super-strength that intensifies with increased anger

Truth: Red, White & Black #1
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Truth: Red, White & Black #1
 
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1st appearance of Isaiah Bradley, becomes Captain America after receiving an injection of the Super Soldier serum developed by Project Rebirth

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Captain America: Red, White & Black / September 2022 - Carl Lumbly will reprise the role of Isaiah in Captain America 4]

Invincible Iron Man #9
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Invincible Iron Man #9
 
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1st full appearance of Riri Williams, suits up in prototype armor

Ebon #1
SF Comic Book Co. ⋅ 1970
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Ebon #1
 
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First independent title with a black superhero headlining the series

Pre-dated Marvel's Luke Cage, Hero For Hire (1972)

Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Luke Cage, the first black superhero to headline a title in mainstream comics

Luke Cage became invincible to harm through a Super Soldier program called Project Power aka Weapon VI

1st appearance of Diamondback, Comanche and Shades

Black Lightning #1
DC ⋅ 1977
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Black Lightning #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Black Lightning

1st appearance of Tobias Whale

First solo title featuring a black hero at DC

Outsiders #1
DC ⋅ 2003
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Outsiders #1
 
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1st appearance of Thunder, Black Lightning's daughter

1st appearance of Shift, a fragment of Metamorpho that became sentient

1st appearance of Grace Choi, a Korean-American powerhouse

Generation X #40
Marvel ⋅ 1998
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Generation X #40
 
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1st appearance and origin of the real Monet St. Croix

Origin of Claudette and Nicole St. Croix

Origin of Emplate

Uncanny X-Men #282
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Uncanny X-Men #282
 
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1st cover and cameo appearance of Bishop, in final panel

1st cameo team appearance of the X.S.E., the Xavier Security Enforcers: Bishop, Malcolm, Randall

[October 2022 - Bishop to appear in the X-Men '97 animated series]

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

Giant-Size X-Men #1
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size X-Men #1
 
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1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

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First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

[April 2023 - Stefan Kapicic to reprise the role of Colossus in Deadpool]

X-Men #171
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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X-Men #171
 
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1st appearance of Bling!

1st appearance of Flubber

1st appearance of Onyxx

1st appearance of Rain Boy

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1st appearance of Foxx, revealed to be Mystique

Strange Tales #169
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Strange Tales #169
 
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1st appearance of Brother Voodoo, Jericho Drumm, later renamed Doctor Voodoo

Fantastic Four #52
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #52
 
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1st appearance of the Black Panther, T'Challa, king of Wakanda

West Coast Avengers #9
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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West Coast Avengers #9
 
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Origin of Ramone Watts

Debut of Ramone's new powers

After bonding with a Vibranium family heirloom, she inherits a symbiote-like exo-suit

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Justice Society of America #12
DC ⋅ 2008
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Justice Society of America #12
 
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1st appearance of Amazing Man, Markus Clay, grandson of Amazing Man, Will Everett

1st appearance of Lightning, daughter of Black Lightning, in regular DC continuity

1st appearance of Magog in the mainstream DC Universe, Corporal David Reid

X-Men #65
Marvel ⋅ 1997
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X-Men #65
 
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1st appearance of Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a trauma surgeon and mutant with the ability to manifest defensive shields

Amazing Spider-Man #209
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Amazing Spider-Man #209
 
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1st appearance and origin of Calypso, a Haitian woman and practitioner of Voodoo

[March 2022 - Ariana DeBose confirmed to play Calypso in the Kraven movie]

Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1
DC ⋅ 1999
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Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1
 
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1st appearance of the Justice Alliance, an alternate reality version of the Justice League from an Earth where most of the super-heroes are black

1st appearance of a black Superman, Supergirl and Wonder Woman

Thor #411
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Thor #411
 
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1st cameo team appearance of The New Warriors: Nova, Night Thrasher, Namorita, Speedball, Firestar and Marvel Boy, later becomes Justice

1st cameo appearance of Night Thrasher

The character Marvel Boy shares no relation to other characters who also used the name Marvel Boy but he does share his real name, Vance Astrovik with the character known as Major Victory from Guardians of the Galaxy

Major Victory and Marvel Boy are the same person from two separate dimensions and exist in stories as mostly unrelated individuals

Secret Empire: Brave New World #2
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Secret Empire: Brave New World #2
 
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1st appearance of Shaun Lucas as the fourth Patriot

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1
 
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1st appearance of Moon Girl, Lunella Lafayette

Shadowland: Power Man #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Shadowland: Power Man #1
 
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1st appearance of the second Power Man, Victor Alvarez, a Dominican teenager with the ability to wield Ch'i energy like Iron fist

Ultimate Fallout #4
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Ultimate Fallout #4
 
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1st appearance of Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternate reality

Distributed in a polybag

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

New Warriors #2
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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New Warriors #2
 
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1st appearance of Silhouette, has the ability to travel through shadows via the Darkforce Dimension

1st appearance of Midnight's Fire, brother of Silhouette, later introduced as a member of the Ten Rings

Batman #21
DC ⋅ 2013
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Batman #21
 
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1st appearance of Duke Thomas, later becomes a protégé of Batman named The Signal who patrols Gotham by day - Duke is introduced by name in Batman #30 (2014)

Brightest Day #4
DC ⋅ 2010
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Brightest Day #4
 
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1st appearance of Jackson Hyde, the second Aqualad

[April 2022 - Charlize Theron to adapt ‘You Brought Me The Ocean’ graphic novel featuring Jackson Hyde for a TV series]

1st cover appearance of Deathstorm, not in story

Detective Comics #546
DC ⋅ 1985
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Detective Comics #546
 
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1st appearance of Onyx Adams, a member of the League of Assassins

Ultimates #2
Marvel ⋅ 2002
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Ultimates #2
 
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1st appearance of Nick Fury bearing a likeness to Samuel L. Jackson

1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury is in Ultimate Team-Up #5

Uncanny X-Men #316
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Uncanny X-Men #316
 
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1st appearance of Monet St. Croix, later revealed to be Claudette and Nicole St. Croix, merged together to replicate and impersonate their sister Monet who actually first appears as Penance in Generation X #1 and the real Monet in Generation X #40

Free Comic Book Day 2012: The New 52 #1
DC ⋅ 2012
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Free Comic Book Day 2012: The New 52 #1
 
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1st appearance of Green Lantern, Simon Baz

Marvel Premiere #21
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Marvel Premiere #21
 
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1st appearance of Misty Knight, the first black female Marvel hero without superpowers

Spidey Super Stories #11
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Spidey Super Stories #11
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Woman, Valerie the Librarian from The Electric Company TV show

The first black woman to identify as Spider-Woman, outside of continuity

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