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Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Kingpin discovers Daredevil's identity

Born Again part one, runs through Daredevil #233

[SDCC 2022 - Daredevil and Kingpin will face one another again in the 18 episode Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again]

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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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

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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 and origin of Spider-Man 2099

5-page preview in Amazing Spider-Man #365 and an advertisement in Web of Spider-Man #90

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: many sources cite Amazing Spider-Man #365 as the first appearance of Spider-Man 2099 despite text on the cover of the issue that refers to it as a five-page preview promoting Spider-Man 2099 #1

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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]

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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

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1st appearance of Speedball

First artwork on Spider-Man by Mark Bagley

Origin of Chthon in a back-up story, how his essence was locked away in Wundagore Mountain - story continues in X-Men Annual #12 (1988)

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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First solo series featuring Ironheart, Riri Williams

First mention of the Ten Rings terrorist organization in mainstream Marvel Universe

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

Icon ⋅ 2008

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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

DC ⋅ 1992

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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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Cover appearance of Spider-Punk

1st appearance of Kang the Conglomerator

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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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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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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

Top Cow ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Jackie Estacado, later becomes the Darkness

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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)

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1st full appearance of Phage

1st full appearance of Agony

1st full appearance of Riot

1st full appearance of Lasher

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Brother Voodoo becomes Sorcerer Supreme in the mainstream Marvel universe

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Reintroduction and new origin of Jason Todd after Crisis on Infinite Earths reset the DC mainstream universe

1st appearance of Ma Gunn, the headmistress of a school that trains young boys to be criminals

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"Crisis on Infinite Earths" part 8

Death of Flash, Barry Allen

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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1st team appearance of the Dora Milaje, Wakanda's special forces: Okoye and Nakia

Nakia later becomes Malice

1st appearance of Zuri, an elder of Wakanda

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First battle of Punisher vs Wolverine

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1st appearance of Bucky Barnes as Captain America

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Cletus Kasady becomes infected by the Venom symbiote, later becomes Carnage

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1st cameo appearance of Eddie Brock, hands only, pushing Peter Parker into the path of an oncoming train

The hands that push Peter Parker in this panel were intended to be those of a woman who lost her family in an accident, indirectly caused by Spider-Man but eventually Eddie became the main antagonist in the symbiote suit

This scene is retold from Brock's perspective in The Amazing Spider-Man #388

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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1st appearance of Yuriko Oyama as Lady Deathstrike, in costume - previously introduced in Daredevil #197

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of the third Ghost Rider, a Mexican-American woman named Alejandra Jones

Preview of Jones in Ghost Rider #0.1

Copies ordered by retailers: 41,308

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