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Eternals #4

Marvel • 1976 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Gammenon the Gatherer, a celestial

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Sersi

Star Wars: Darth Maul #3

Marvel • 2017 • Vol. 1
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Star Wars: Darth Maul #3
 
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Cad Bane

Tales of Suspense #76

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #76
 
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1st cameo appearance of Ultimo, an alien robot programmed to destroy

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Sharon Carter

2nd appearance of Batroc the Leaper

Warlock #15

Marvel • 1976 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Gamora

Partial origin of Thanos

1st appearance of Marr Garr, Lamilm Gor, Constable Trueheart and the Ancient Traveler

1st team appearance of the R'Malk'i, an alien race

Captain America #232

Marvel • 1979 • Vol. 1
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Captain America #232
 
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1st full cover appearance of Peggy Carter, partially seen on the cover of Captain America #161

Flash #127

DC • 1962 • Vol. 1
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Flash #127
 
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1st cover appearance of Gorilla Grodd

X-Men Annual #13

Marvel • 1989 • Vol. 1
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X-Men Annual #13
 
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Jubilee

Debut of Jubilee's classic ruby red sunglasses

Daredevil #310

Marvel • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Daredevil #310
 
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1st cover appearance of Calypso

Journey Into Mystery #111

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Journey Into Mystery #111
 
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1st cover appearance of Balder

Thor #139

Marvel • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Thor #139
 
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1st cover appearance of Sif

Doctor Strange #170

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Doctor Strange #170
 
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1st cover appearance of Nightmare

All-New Wolverine #6

Marvel • 2016 • Vol. 1
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All-New Wolverine #6
 
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1st cover appearance of Gabby

Astonishing Tales #13

Marvel • 1972 • Vol. 1
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1st cover and third appearance of Man-Thing

Amazing Spider-Man #59

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Mary Jane Watson

1st appearance of Brainwasher, alter ego of Kingpin

First kiss between Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker

Strange Tales #167

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine

Iconic cover art by Jim Steranko

Fantastic Four #110

Marvel • 1971 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Agatha Harkness

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9

Mirage • 1986 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Splinter

2000 AD #5

Rebellion • 1977 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Judge Dredd, not the primary figure

Amazing Spider-Man #279

Marvel • 1986 • Vol. 1
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1st cover and 3rd appearance of Silver Sable

Green Lantern #51

DC • 1994 • Vol. 3
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1st cover appearance of Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner

Rayner appeared as the Green Lantern on the final page of issue #50 and as Green Lantern throughout this issue

Kick-Ass #3

Icon • 2008 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Hit-Girl

Green Lantern #9

DC • 1961 • Vol. 2
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Green Lantern #9
 
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Sinestro

1st appearance of Rori Stroh, Larvox, NautKeLoi, Chaselon, Xax - members of the Green Lantern Corps

1st appearance of Jim Jordan, the younger brother of Hal Jordan

Amazing Spider-Man #5

Marvel • 2014 • Vol. 3
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Amazing Spider-Man #5
 
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2nd appearance of Silk and full cover appearance

1st appearance of Goblin King, Phil Urich, formerly Goblin Knight

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #5, then Free Comic Book Day 2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy

Hulk #1

Marvel • 2008 • Vol. 2
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Hulk #1
 
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1st cover appearance of the Red Hulk, General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Death of Abomination, initially suspected to have been shot to death by the Hulk but later revealed to be murdered by the Red Hulk

1st team appearance of a new Winter Guard roster: Red Guardian, Ursa Major, Crimson Dynamo, Darkstar

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: the interior story is about a murder perpetrated by, who is believed to be the Hulk, Bruce Banner. Doc Samson as an investigator is piecing together what occurred and the panels depict a recreation of events from his point-of-view with the belief that it is Bruce Banner, the green Hulk who is the killer

Incredible Hulk #271

Marvel • 1982 • Vol. 1
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2nd appearance and first cover of Rocket Raccoon, formerly Rocky Raccoon in Marvel Preview #7

1st appearance of Judson Jakes

1st appearance of Lylla, an otter and the love interest of Rocket

1st appearance of Wal Rus

1st appearance of Blackjack O'Hare

Black Panther #1

Marvel • 2009 • Vol. 5
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Black Panther #1
 
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1st cover appearance of Shuri as the Black Panther

Shuri does not fully appear in the interior pages until Black Panther #5 (2009) but she does appear as Black Panther in cameo in an alternate reality in Black Panther Annual #1 (2008)

Conan the Barbarian #24

Marvel • 1973 • Vol. 1
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Red Sonja

Uncanny X-Men #266

Marvel • 1990 • Vol. 1
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2nd appearance and first cover of Gambit

1st chronological appearance of Gambit in-story / in-continuity

X-Men Annual #14 went on sale three weeks before this issue and is often considered the first cameo appearance of Gambit

This would imply that his appearance is brief though he appears in 15 panels throughout X-Men Annual #14 with at least 10 instances of dialogue

Tap cover and swipe left to view images where Gambit is the main or partial focus of the sequence in X-Men Annual #14

Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual, therefore #266 would be the first chronological appearance of Gambit in-story (or in-continuity)

CGC, the grading certification company for comic books, recognizes Uncanny X-Men #266 as the first full appearance of Gambit

[April 2026 - Lee Sung Jin (Beef) is writing the X-Men reboot script and has specifically expressed his affection for Gambit]

Avengers #35

Marvel • 2014 • Vol. 5
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1st cover appearance of Sam Wilson in Captain America costume, does not appear in story

2nd cameo appearance and first cover of Superior Iron Man

Time Runs Out story arc officially begins as collected by Marvel in trade paperback editions

X-Factor #24

Marvel • 1988 • Vol. 1
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X-Factor #24
 
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1st cover and second appearance of Angel as the Horseman, Death

In X-Factor #38, Beast gives Warren Worthington III the new codename Archangel

Worthington appears in full as the Horseman, Death in X-Factor #23 and in multiple cameos leading up to the issue

Tales to Astonish #91

Marvel • 1967 • Vol. 1
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Abomination

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #59

IDW • 2016 • Vol. 5
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Death of Splinter

1st cover appearance of Jennika

New X-Men #129

Marvel • 2002 • Vol. 1
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2nd appearance and 1st cover appearance of Fantomex

1st cameo appearance of Huntsman, Weapon XII

Origin of the Weapon Plus program

1st appearance of E.V.A.

[August 2023 - Weapon Plus rumored to be introduced in Captain America: Brave New World]

Earth 2 #25

DC • 2014 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Val-Zod

Venom #10

Marvel • 2019 • Vol. 4
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Variant cover art by Philip Tan

1st cover appearance of Dylan Brock

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Batman #92

DC • 2020 • Vol. 3
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2nd full appearance of Punchline

1st cover appearance of Punchline - Joker 80th Anniversary Special #1 InHyuk Lee store exclusive also featured Punchline on the cover and went on sale the same day as this issue

1st appearance of the Underbroker, the finance manager in the Designer's inner circle

First meeting of Punchline and Harley Quinn

New Gods #2

DC • 1971 • Vol. 1
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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of Darkseid

1st cameo team appearance of the Deep Six, Darkseid's mercenary force that respawn when killed

1st cameo appearance of Slig

Marvel Mystery Comics #4

Timely • 1940 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner

1st appearance of Electro, a robot

First depiction of a Nazi flag on a Timely (Marvel) cover

See Top Notch Comics #2 for first Nazi symbol on a comic cover

Comic Talk #1

Buffalo Books • 1993 • Vol. 1
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First consumer-facing cover of the Maxx

Interior Sam Kieth interview

Batman #657

DC • 2006 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Damian Wayne

1st unofficial appearance of Damian Wayne as Robin after defeating Tim Drake and claiming the mantle

Star Wars: Republic #52

Dark Horse • 2003 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Asajj Ventress

1st cover appearance of Durge

Amazing Spider-Man #316

Marvel • 1989 • Vol. 1
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3rd appearance of Venom

1st full cover appearance of Venom - head appears in and inset of issue #315

Spawn #141

Image • 2004 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of She-Spawn in the U.S.

X-Men #5

Marvel • 1992 • Vol. 2
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1st appearance of Maverick, later becomes Agent Zero

2nd appearance and 1st full cover appearance of Omega Red

Atom #19

DC • 1965 • Vol. 1
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2nd appearance and first cover appearance of Zatanna

Marvel Now Point One #1

Marvel • 2012 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of America Chavez, seen on the cover of a comic book being tossed by Nick Fury Jr.

Preview of Young Avengers #1 (2013)

Daredevil #10

Marvel • 2000 • Vol. 2
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2nd appearance, origin and first cover appearance of Echo, Maya Lopez

1st appearance of Crazy Horse, Echo's father, seen briefly in a flashback

Invincible #115

Image • 2014 • Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of Battle Beast

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Uncanny X-Men #239

Marvel • 1988 • Vol. 1
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Mr. Sinister

1st cover appearance and mention of Madelyne Pryor as the Goblin Queen

Wolverine: Origins #13

Marvel • 2007 • Vol. 1
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1st full cover appearance of Daken

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