Scooby-Doo #1

March 1970

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1st appearance of Scooby-Doo in comics

There is some debate that Scooby-Doo appeared 6 months earlier in Golden Comics Digest #7 but it is a one-page puzzle activity game, not a story

Green Lantern #76

April 1970

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1st appearance of Appa Ali Apsa, a Guardian of the Universe

Retitled Green Arrow/Green Lantern

Issue considered by many to mark the end of the comic book Silver Age

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Introduction of controversial social themes in comics - Green Lantern is reprimanded by a black man which was an expression of frustration by the creators for the lack of accurately presented black people in comics

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Detective Comics #400

June 1970

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1st appearance and origin of Man-Bat, a scientist whose experiment went awry after combining human and bat DNA to cure his own deafness

First team-up of Batgirl and Robin in a backup story

Conan the Barbarian #1

October 1970

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1st appearance of Conan the Barbarian

1st cameo appearance of King Kull

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134

December 1970

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1st cameo appearance of Darkseid, the ruler of Apokolips

Batman #227

December 1970

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Iconic cover art by Neal Adams inspired by Detective Comics #31 (1939)

New Gods #1

February 1971

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1st appearance of Orion, son of Darkseid

1st appearance of Highfather, Leader of New Genesis

1st appearance of Metron, Boom Tube inventor

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1st appearance of Orion's half-brother, Kalibak

1st appearance of Lightray

1st team appearance of the Parademons

Introduction of New Genesis and Apokolips

Debut of the Mobius Chair

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Forever People, The #1

February 1971

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1st full appearance of Darkseid

1st team appearance of The Forever People: Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Big Bear, Vykin the Black

First mention of Mother Boxes, sentient supercomputers of vast power and the Anti-Life Equation

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1st appearance of Infinity-Man, a protector of The Forever People

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Mister Miracle #1

March 1971

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1st appearance of Mister Miracle, Scott Free, the son of Highfather

1st appearance of Oberon, Mister Miracle's stage manager

1st appearance and death of Thaddeus Brown, the Miracle Man who preceded Scott Free

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🔮 DC Possibilities: Mister Miracle is a second chance for DC to develop the New Gods which was supposed to happen in 2018 but stalled like many of their other projects

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Detective Comics #411

May 1971

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1st appearance and cover of Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul

Savage Tales Magazine #1

May 1971

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1st appearance of Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, a scientist who developed a serum to protect soldiers from chemical warfare

The Super Soldier program known as Project Sulphur aka Weapon IV, had the unintended effect of transforming Ted Sallis into Man-Thing

1st appearance of Ellen Brandt

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1st team appearance of the Femizons

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Batman #232

June 1971

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1st appearance of Ra's al Ghul

2nd appearance of Talia al Ghul

Fantastic Four #112

July 1971

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Classic battle of the Hulk vs the Thing

Iconic cover art by John Buscema

House of Secrets #92

July 1971

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1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen

[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]

Green Lantern #85

September 1971

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Pioneering story arc that confronted the topic of drug addiction which led to more realistic and relatable stories in comics

Adams and Mr. O'Neil won a Shazam Award in 1971 for 'Best Individual Story' and recognized by NYC mayor, John Lindsay in a letter which was printed in issue #86

Weird War Tales #1

September 1971

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Premiere issue of DC's war-horror series

Mister Miracle #4

September 1971

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1st appearance of Big Barda, highly skilled warrior and love interest of Mister Miracle

Amazing Spider-Man #100

September 1971

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Milestone issue #100

Iconic cover art by John Romita Sr.

Amazing Spider-Man #101

October 1971

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1st appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire

Marvel Spotlight #2

February 1972

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1st appearance and origin of Werewolf by Night

Amazing Adventures #11

March 1972

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Beast undergoes a mutation which grows gray hair all over his body

All-Star Western #10

March 1972

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1st appearance of Jonah Hex

Tomb of Dracula #1

April 1972

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1st appearance of Dracula, created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan, inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic character

1st appearance of Van Helsing

1st appearance of Frank Drake, a descendant of Dracula

Marvel Premiere #1

April 1972

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Rebirth of HIM, renamed Warlock by the High Evolutionary

Debut of Warlock's costume including an unnamed emerald, later revealed to be the Soul Infinity Stone

Hero for Hire #1

June 1972

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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

Demon, The #1

August 1972

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1st appearance and origin of Etrigan the Demon

1st appearance of Morgaine Le Fay, the sister of Madame Xanadu

1st appearance of Randu Singh

Marvel Spotlight #5

August 1972

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1st appearance and origin of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze

[January 2023 - rumor that a Ghost Rider project is slated for 2023, possibly a Halloween special. No info on which version of Ghost Rider will be used in the event that this is true]

Swamp Thing #1

October 1972

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1st appearance and origin of the second Swamp Thing, Alec Holland

1st cameo appearance of Anton Arcane

1st appearance of Matt Cable, later becomes the Sandman's raven

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1st cameo appearance of the Un-Men

1st appearance of Nathan Ellery, the man who caused the explosion that created Swamp Thing

First ongoing Swamp Thing solo title

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Cat, The #1

November 1972

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1st appearance and origin of The Cat, Greer Grant

Iron Man #54

January 1973

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1st appearance of Madame MacEvil, daughter of Drax, later referred to by the name Moondragon

Madame MacEvil becomes Moondragon in Daredevil #105

[June 2021 - rumored to appear in GotG Vol. 3]

Conan the Barbarian #23

February 1973

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1st appearance of Red Sonja

⚠ Misconception: cited by many resources as a cameo appearance of Red Sonja but she appears in over 20 panels, fights and is introduced by name

[August 2022 - filming is scheduled to begin with Matilda Lutz cast in the main role]

Iron Man #55

February 1973

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1st appearance of Thanos, an Eternal from Titan born with the Deviants gene

1st cameo appearance of Eros aka Starfox, brother of Thanos

1st appearance of Kronos, Grandfather of Thanos

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1st appearance of Mentor, father of Thanos

1st appearance of Drax the Destroyer, created by Kronus to kill Thanos

1st appearance of the Blood Brothers

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Shazam #1

February 1973

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DC begins publishing Shazam after licensing the Captain Marvel character from Fawcett who they had successfully sued 20 years earlier for copyright infringement due to the character's similarities to Superman

1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Mary Marvel since the Golden Age

1st appearance of Doctor Sivana and family since the Golden Age

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Origin of Captain Marvel retold

🏅#3 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.6 sold for $240 vs the average $232 (+3%)

9.2 sold for $125 vs the average $121 (+3%)

9.0 sold for $117 vs the average $105 (+11%)

8.5 sold for $100 vs the average $93 (+8%)

6.5 sold for $71 vs the average $57 (+25%)

Shazam stays rooted in the #3 spot for the second consecutive week

The Shazam sequel illustrates how polarized fandom is in 2023 with critical reviews weighing in at 53% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, a significant difference than the 87% fan score which is even higher than the original film

News headlines seem to gleefully report Shazam as a failure at the box office but it is ranked #6 in worldwide sales for 2023

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Amazing Spider-Man #121

June 1973

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Death of Gwen Stacy, neck unintentionally snapped as Spider-Man attempted to rescue her

Tomb of Dracula #10

July 1973

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1st appearance of Blade

[November 2021 - the director of The Eternals reveals that the voice speaking to Dane Whitman is Blade who has previously been confirmed for a MCU film]

Amazing Spider-Man #122

July 1973

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Death of Green Goblin

Ghost Rider #1

August 1973

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First solo titled series featuring Ghost Rider

1st cameo appearance of Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan, multiple panels in shadows

Batman #251

September 1973

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Iconic cover art by Neal Adams

Issue credited for revitalizing the Joker as a homicidal villain instead of a comical villain

Strange Tales #169

September 1973

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1st appearance of Brother Voodoo, Jericho Drumm, later renamed Doctor Voodoo

Marvel Spotlight #12

October 1973

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1st full appearance and origin of Son of Satan

Thought many sources cite Ghost Rider#2 as the first full appearance of Damion Hellstrom he is obscured by shadows throughout the issue

Special Marvel Edition #15

December 1973

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1st appearance of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu

1st appearance of Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith

1st appearance of Fu Manchu, father of Shang-Chi, later renamed Han, then Zheng Zu

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1st team appearance of Si-Fan, a secret society with allegiances to Fu Manchu

1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)

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Fear (Adventure Into) #19

December 1973

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1st appearance of Howard the Duck

Amazing Spider-Man #129

February 1974

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1st appearance of the Punisher

1st appearance of the Jackal

[March 2023 - Jon Bernthal confirmed to reprise the role of Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again]

Marvel Premiere #15

May 1974

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1st appearance and origin of Iron Fist, Daniel Rand

1st appearance of Yu-Ti, a Dragon Lord

1st team appearance of the Dragon Kings

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Introduction of K'un-Lun, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven

1st appearance of Wendell Rand, father of Daniel Rand

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Astonishing Tales #25

August 1974

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1st appearance of Deathlok, Luther Manning

1st appearance of Major Ryker

First published artwork for Marvel by George Perez, interior two-page backup story

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Prior to the publication of this issue, George Perez was published in the science-fiction magazine Hot Stuf'

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Incredible Hulk #180

October 1974

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1st cameo appearance of Wolverine

2nd appearance of Wendigo

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #67 - Cyclops

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⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue, by far, is the most debated "cameo versus full" book and likely the main reason "cameo" became such a significant yet loosely defined term in comic book collecting

Theoretically, The Incredible Hulk #180 being labeled "cameo" of Wolverine was due to an oversight by Overstreet (see additional images)

In the 1980/1981 edition of Overstreet, Hulk#181 is labeled - 1st app of Wolverine and Hulk#180 is without a descriptor, commanding the same value as issues #151 - #176

In the 1981/1982 Overstreet, the description had been amended to read #180 - 1st app. Wolverine but mislabeled #181 and #182 - Wolverine cameo

Finally, in 1982/1983, Overstreet labeled Hulk #180 - 1st app. Wolverine (cameo) and #181 - Wolverine app. #182 - Wolverine cameo

In recent years, Marvel has taken a stance on Hulk #180 as the first appearance of Wolverine, wanting to eliminate the term "cameo" altogether, presumably to avoid this exact debate

But in years past, official Marvel guidebooks and trading cards would often trade-off which issue was given the coveted 1st (full) appearance designation (see additional images)

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Incredible Hulk #181

November 1974

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1st full appearance of Wolverine, final page cameo in issue #180

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #54 - Shanna the She-Devil

[September 2022 - Hugh Jackman will reprise the role of Wolverine in Deadpool 3]

Giant-Size Defenders #3

January 1975

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1st appearance of Korvac

Marvel Value Stamp

[April 2020 - two inside sources have confirmed that Korvac will be in multiple upcoming Marvel projects. Although the sources are independent from one another and close to Marvel Studios this is still unconfirmed until official word is released]

Strange Tales #178

February 1975

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Ongoing stories featuring Adam Warlock begin

1st appearance of Magus, an evil version of Adam Warlock from the future

1st team appearance of The Universal Church of Truth

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1st appearance of The Matriarch, a leader of The Universal Church of Truth

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Joker, The #1

May 1975

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First solo titled Joker series

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Scooby-Doo #1	Western	$200	$800	$2.2k
Green Lantern #76	DC	$150	$500	$1.5k
Detective Comics #400	DC	$60	$180	$600
Conan the Barbarian #1	Marvel	$100	$300	$1k
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134	DC	$45	$180	$550
Batman #227	DC	$160	$525	$1.6k
New Gods #1	DC	$18	$65	$180
Forever People, The #1	DC	$18	$60	$180
Mister Miracle #1	DC	$30	$90	$310
Detective Comics #411	DC	$70	$270	$780
Savage Tales Magazine #1	Marvel	$80	$260	$850
Batman #232	DC	$80	$250	$800
Fantastic Four #112	Marvel	$65	$285	$725
House of Secrets #92	DC	$425	$1.2k	$4.8k
Green Lantern #85	DC	$30	$120	$300
Weird War Tales #1	DC	$18	$55	$290
Mister Miracle #4	DC	$20	$75	$235
Amazing Spider-Man #100	Marvel	$10	$35	$180
Amazing Spider-Man #101	Marvel	$130	$460	$1.3k
Marvel Spotlight #2	Marvel	$110	$300	$1.2k
Amazing Adventures #11	Marvel	$20	$85	$275
All-Star Western #10	DC	$80	$200	$800
Tomb of Dracula #1	Marvel	$80	$450	$1.2k
Marvel Premiere #1	Marvel	$60	$175	$615
Hero for Hire #1	Marvel	$100	$300	$1k
Demon, The #1	DC	$15	$60	$175
Marvel Spotlight #5	Marvel	$580	$1.9k	$6.8k
Swamp Thing #1	DC	$40	$120	$400
Cat, The #1	Marvel	$18	$75	$245
Iron Man #54	Marvel	$45	$135	$480
Conan the Barbarian #23	Marvel	$30	$90	$345
Iron Man #55	Marvel	$135	$480	$1.4k
Shazam #1	DC	$6	$20	$75
Amazing Spider-Man #121	Marvel	$90	$285	$900
Tomb of Dracula #10	Marvel	$420	$1.2k	$3.6k
Amazing Spider-Man #122	Marvel	$45	$120	$450
Ghost Rider #1	Marvel	$120	$415	$1.2k
Batman #251	DC	$200	$800	$2k
Strange Tales #169	Marvel	$85	$300	$950
Marvel Spotlight #12	Marvel	$20	$80	$200
Special Marvel Edition #15	Marvel	$120	$400	$1.2k
Fear (Adventure Into) #19	Marvel	$30	$90	$300
Amazing Spider-Man #129	Marvel	$300	$900	$2.7k
Marvel Premiere #15	Marvel	$60	$240	$700
Astonishing Tales #25	Marvel	$20	$65	$185
Incredible Hulk #180	Marvel	$275	$1.2k	$4.4k
Incredible Hulk #181	Marvel	$1k	$4.5k	$11k
Giant-Size Defenders #3	Marvel	$30	$90	$300
Strange Tales #178	Marvel	$30	$95	$315
Joker, The #1	DC	$18	$55	$160

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