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Featuring first cover appearances of character's who were introduced in earlier issues

Marvel Nov 1976

Warlock #15

Warlock #15
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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
Marvel Apr 1968

Amazing Spider-Man #59

Amazing Spider-Man #59
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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
DC May 1994 Vol 3

Green Lantern #51

Green Lantern #51
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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
DC Nov 1961 Vol 2

Green Lantern #9

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
Marvel Oct 2014 Vol 3

Amazing Spider-Man #5

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
Marvel Mar 2008 Vol 2

Hulk #1

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
Marvel May 1982

Incredible Hulk #271

Incredible Hulk #271
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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
Marvel Apr 2009 Vol 5

Black Panther #1

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)
Marvel Aug 1990

Uncanny X-Men #266

Uncanny X-Men #266
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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]
Marvel Sep 2014 Vol 5

Avengers #35

Avengers #35
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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
Marvel Jan 1988

X-Factor #24

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
Marvel Sep 2002

New X-Men #129

New X-Men #129
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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]
Marvel Jan 2019 Vol 4

Venom #10

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Venom #10
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Variant cover art by Philip Tan
1st cover appearance of Dylan Brock
Store exclusive
DC Jun 2020 Vol 3

Batman #92

Batman #92
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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
DC Apr 1971

New Gods #2

New Gods #2
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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
Timely Feb 1940

Marvel Mystery Comics #4

Marvel Mystery Comics #4
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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
Marvel Mar 2000 Vol 2

Daredevil #10

Daredevil #10
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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

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