First appearances of comic book characters that debuted in 2025

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Storm #8

Marvel 2025 Vol. 5
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1st team appearance of Agent Fabiyi and the three agents

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1st cameo appearance of Snow Samurai

Weapon X-Men #3

Marvel 2025 Vol. 2
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1st appearance of Weapon Exile

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1st team appearance of the Gunbuddies

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1st full team appearance of 3K, briefly, preceded by multiple cameos

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1st appearance of Skinner, a Predator that wears the skin of its victims

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1st team appearance of the Hell Knights

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1st appearance of White Martian

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1st full appearance of the Adamantine

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1st appearance of Venomouse

1st appearance of Katie Power bonded with a symbiote

1st appearance of a new version of Eddie Brock

1st appearance of Phlegm

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1st appearance of Lady Henrietta

Storm #7

Marvel 2025 Vol. 5
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1st appearance of Shango and Mamaragan in-story, Thunder Gods who previously appeared in the Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica

Reintroduction and redesign of Thunder Gods: Mamaragan, Shango, Susanoo, Chaac

Introduction of Silver Surfer Soot, a powerful version of Silver Surfer

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1st full appearance of Atha Prime, a ruler of the dark worlds

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1st appearance of God-Venom

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1st cameo appearance of Kemur

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1st full appearance of Hell Hulk

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1st appearance of the Vig, an unstoppable force pursuing Gambit to collect a debt

Pooluminati #1

Marvel 2025 Vol. 1
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1st team appearance of multiversal Deadpool characters: Brainpool, Mousepool, Vaudepoole, Loopool, Swimmingpool, Valleypool and others

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1st appearance of Silence, an ally of Hush

Sequel to Batman: Hush (2002)

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1st full appearance of Magnetrix

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1st appearance of Weapon Ex, Gwen Stacy with Weapon-X abilities

1st cameo appearance of the Architect, voice only

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1st appearance of Philomelus, demigod of earth

1st appearance of Pyrrah, demigoddess of water

1st cameo appearance of Powerlift

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1st appearance of Captain Nemo

1st appearance of Titanus

1st appearance of Imani Edge, head of Galaxy Communications and ex-wife of Morgan

Introduction of Mirror Master, the Earth 0 version

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1st team appearance of Deep Void, a sinister metal band

1st cameo appearance of Deadverine and Wolverpool, a married couple that will appear in full in Free Comic Book Day: Giant-Size Fantastic Four/X-Men

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1st full appearance of Bullet-Proof, one page cameo in Spawn #361

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1st cameo appearance of Hell Hulk

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Introduction of Jimmy Olsen, Omega Alpha of the Omega Men

Introduction of General Lane

1st appearance of Omega Prime aka Primus, later revealed to be Talia al Ghul

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1st appearance of Agent Gao as War-Cry, a herald of Ares

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1st appearance of Josiah X as Shadow Soldier

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1st appearance of Dagon

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1st appearance of Churro the Hutt

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1st appearance of Chodak the Unbode

1st appearance of Nergui the Unknown

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1st cameo appearance of Adamantine

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1st appearance of Aeon the Knife

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1st appearance of Vexar'u, a Green Lantern

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1st appearance of Shredhead, an Autobot

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1st appearance of Sonic Demon

1st cameo appearance of Liminal

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2nd cameo appearance of Magnetrix, final panel - previously appeared on a variant cover of Magneto #3

1st full appearance of Monte - previously appeared on a variant cover of Doctor Strange #8

1st full appearance of Gold Tiger - previously appeared on a variant cover of Black Panther #5

1st full appearance of Kid Juggernaut

1st appearance of Deadpool Boy - previously appeared on the variant cover of Deadpool: Badder Blood #5

1st appearance of Veleda, the aunt of Hellrune

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1st appearance of the Progenitor

1st appearance of Rhil Dairo, a reporter

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1st appearance of Arbor Struta, Parzurem and Nyctar, a trio of sibling gods

Origin of Akala

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1st appearance of the Lady White, a ghostly adversary

Doom Academy #1

Marvel 2025 Vol. 1
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1st team appearance of Doom Academy: Zoe Laveau, Doyle Dormammu, Shaylee Moonpeddle, Drulinda (1st), Marta (1st), Scoop (1st)

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1st appearance of Corlis Rath

1st appearance of Vetna Mooncrest

1st appearance of Seera Longa

1st cameo appearance of Atha Prime

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1st appearance of Antra, an ant-like Kaiju

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1st full appearance and origin of Zerta Trion

Origin of the Sacred Ring

Origin of the Void Rivals

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1st full appearance of Dragonfire

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1st appearance of Spider-Prowler

1st appearance of Count Spider

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1st appearance of the Crocodilian

1st cameo appearance of Dragonfire

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