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1st appearance of Redcoat, an immortal

1st appearance of Nate the Nuclear Knight

Origin of Barney the two-headed dog

[November 2025 - Redcoat will be adapted for a feature film by Atlas entertainment with producers attached]

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1st appearance of Weapon H, a Hulk and Wolverine hybrid created by the Weapon X Program

"Weapons of Mutant Destruction" part 6

Copies ordered by retailers: 24,995

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First solo series featuring Venom

1st cameo appearance of General Orwell Taylor

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Longshot

1st appearance of Spiral

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1st appearance of Forge, Daniel Lone Eagle, a mutant with the ability to comprehend and build nearly anything technological

1st appearance of Naze, a Cheyenne mystic and mentor to Forge, later revealed to be the Adversary

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1st appearance of Blackheart, son of Mephisto

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Debut of X-23 as Wolverine in classic costume

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Ongoing Weapon X stories begin

Origin of Wolverine and Weapon X begins and continues thru issue #84

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1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin, Colossus's sister as an adolescent

1st appearance of S'ym, a demon from the Limbo realm

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1st appearance of Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers as Binary

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Introduction of Lex Luthor's Warsuit

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Debut of the Iron Spider Suit, engineered by Stark Industries

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Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane

Final artwork on the Amazing Spider-Man title by Todd McFarlane

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1st team appearance of the new Agents of Atlas, a superhero team of Asian descent: Shang Chi, Jimmy Woo, Amadeus Cho, Crescent, Io, Luna Snow, Aero, Silk, Sword Master and Wave

1st appearance of Luna Snow

1st appearance of Crescent & Io

1st appearance of Aero

1st appearance of Wave, a female Filipino superhero

1st cover appearance of Sword Master, not in the story

Polybagged ⋅ DC ⋅ 1993

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Death of Superman

Death of Doomsday

Distributed in a black polybag emblazoned with a bloody Superman logo - inside of the bag was a black armband and an obituary

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1st full appearance of Mr. Negative

1st appearance of the second Jackpot

1st cameo appearance of Freak, prior to receiving powers

[November 2024 - the rumored and unofficial title of the fourth Spider-Man movie 'Brand New Day' shares its name with this story arc but may not have any other relation to it / March 2025 - confirmed / August 2025 - a set photo from the Spider-Man movie shows a vehicle with a symbol that appears to be Mr. Negative’s gang, the Inner Demons]

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1st appearance of Cletus Kasady, later becomes Carnage

1st full appearance of Cardiac, a doctor who vowed to find a cure for the ailment that caused the death of his brother

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Iconic cover art by Erik Larsen

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Kingpin discovers Daredevil's identity

Born Again part one begins in #227 and concludes in Daredevil #233

Won the Kirby Award in 1986 for Best Single Issue

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1st team appearance of the Silverhawks in comic books

[July 2021 - the company behind the show The Toys That Made Us has plans to “revive” the Silverhawks animated series]

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1st appearance of Amadeus Cho as the Hulk

1st appearance of Lady Hellbender

1st appearance of Maddie Cho, the sister of Amadeus

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Origin of Power Girl

First solo Power Girl issue

1st appearance and death of Zor-L, Allura and In-Z

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1st team appearance of the Omega Men: Primus, Kalista, Harpis, Demonia, Broot, Nimbus

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1st appearance of Tombstone, a crime boss

[May 2024 - a good spec pick for Spider-Man Noir TV series especially if the show goes with a muted, moody color tone/ May 2025 - rumored villain for Spider-Man: Brand New Day / September 2025 - Marvin Jones III will portray Tombstone in Brand New Day]

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1st full appearance of Jessica Cruz

Jessica Cruz chosen by Volthoom to become Power Ring

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Critically-acclaimed horror series that explores the Hulk's immortality

1st appearance of Jackie McGee, inspired by Jack McGee from The Hulk TV series

Circulation: 84,153

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1st appearance of the symbiote that later bonds with Gwen to become Gwenom

1st appearance of Dr. Elsa Brock, the Eddie Brock of Gwen Stacy's reality

Image ⋅ 1993

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1st appearance of Angela

later acquired by Marvel as Thor's half sister

1st appearance of Medieval Spawn

1st appearance of Cogliostro

Cover inspired by Wonder Woman #72

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1st appearance of Kick-Ass

Copies ordered by retailers: 47,811

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1st appearance of Quantum, the assistant of the Assessor

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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2nd appearance of America Chavez

Cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto featuring Bullseye

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Thor is revealed to be Jane Foster and that she is fighting late stage cancer

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2nd cameo appearance of the Dark Multiverse Batmen: The Drowned, The Dawnbreaker, The Red Death, The Batman Who Laughs, The Merciless, The Devastator, The Murder Machine

1st appearance of Baby Darkseid

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First one-on-one battle of the Hulk vs She-Hulk

Earlier issues, The Incredible Hulk #321 and #322 depicted a fight but Bruce Banner was separated from the body of the Hulk and other characters were engaged in the battle

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Debut of Wolverine's Weapon X design in full, with helmet

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1st appearance of Miles Morales from Earth-616 as Ultimatum

Reintroduction of the Ultimate Green Goblin

Origin of Starling

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1st full appearance of Gaslamp

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1st appearance of Brother Blood

1st appearance of Mother Mayhem

1st appearance of Baron Winters

1st cameo appearance of The Monitor, voice only

Preview of Night Force

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1st appearance of White Dragon, Daniel Ducannon

Young Animal ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Green Lantern, Sojourner Mullein

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Premiere issue of the third She-Hulk series

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1st appearance of Miles Morales from Earth-616, an evil version of the character who later becomes Ultimatum

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1st appearance of Zodiac, an anarchist in possession of the Zodiac Key

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1st cameo appearance of Kyle Rayner, final page, later becomes the third Green Lantern

1st cameo appearance of Alexandra DeWitt, Rayner's girlfriend who is brutally murdered in the controversial issue Green Lantern #54

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1st appearance of Leopardon in a comic book, a giant robot operated by Spider-Man (Supaidaman), originating from a live-action 1970s Japanese television show

2nd cameo appearance of Web-Slinger

Partial cover appearance of Spider-Punk, in upper right corner

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (2014 series), then Spider-Man 2099 #7

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Iconic cover art by Erik Larsen

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What if..."Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet"

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Cover art by Sara Pichelli

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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]

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1st team appearance of the Outsiders: Batman, Black Lightning, Halo, Geoforce, Katana and Metamorpho

1st appearance of Katana, a Japanese martial artist

1st appearance of Geoforce, has the ability to manipulate Earth's gravity

1st appearance of Halo, has the ability to create auras of light with different effects

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