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Heroes in comics of Asian American & Pacific Islander heritage

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Super Friends #8
DC ⋅ 1977
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Super Friends #8
 
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1st appearance of Rising Sun, a Global Guardian from Japan

1st appearance of Tuatara, a Global Guardian from New Zealand

1st appearance of Jack O'Lantern, a Global Guardian from Ireland

1st appearance of Bushmaster, a Global Guardian from Venezuela

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1st appearance of Thunderlord, a Global Guardian from Taiwan

Brave and the Bold, The #200
DC ⋅ 1983
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Brave and the Bold, The #200
 
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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

New Teen Titans Annual #2
DC ⋅ 1983
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New Teen Titans Annual #2
 
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1st appearance of Vigilante in costume

1st appearance of Lyla Michaels, later becomes Harbinger

1st appearance of Cheshire, Jade Nguyen, a deadly assassin

X-Terminators #1
Marvel ⋅ 1988
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X-Terminators #1
 
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1st team appearance of The X-Terminators: Boom Boom, Rictor, Rusty Collins, Skids, Leech, Artie Maddicks, Wiz Kid (1st)

Batman #567
DC ⋅ 1999
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Batman #567
 
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1st appearance and cover of Cassandra Cain, later becomes Batgirl, Orphan II and the Black Bat

1st appearance of David Cain, Orphan not in costume

Exiles #2
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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Exiles #2
 
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1st appearance of Sunfire, Mariko Yashida, from an alternate reality

Amazing Fantasy #15
Marvel ⋅ 2006
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Amazing Fantasy #15
 
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1st appearance of Amadeus Cho aka Mastermind Excello, a Korean American who becomes the Hulk and later Brawn

1st appearances: Heartbreak Kid, Positron Monstro, One-Eyed Jacquie and the Great Video

Cho is a member of The Champions, a team that also includes Miles Morales Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan, Nova, Cyclops, and Spider-Gwen

There are many places for Cho to fit into the MCU like Shang Chi or Agents of Atlas

DCU Brave New World #1
DC ⋅ 2006
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DCU Brave New World #1
 
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One-shot preview of upcoming titles and characters

1st appearance of Ryan Choi, the fourth Atom, a Chinese/Korean scientist

Invincible Iron Man #2
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Invincible Iron Man #2
 
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1st team appearance of the Triumph Division, a Filipino superhero team: St. George, Fighter One, Anitun, Mighty Mother, The Wishing Man, Great Mongoose and Red Feather

Guarding The Globe #1
Image ⋅ 2011
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Guarding The Globe #1
 
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1st appearance of Yeti, a young boy from Nepal

First mention of The Order

1st appearance of Set, a member of The Order

1st appearance of Embrace, a member of The Order

OMAC #1
DC ⋅ 2011
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OMAC #1
 
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1st appearance of Kevin Kho, the new O.M.A.C - One Machine Army Corp

Green Arrow #18
DC ⋅ 2013
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Green Arrow #18
 
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1st appearance of Red Arrow, half sister of Green Arrow

Amazing Spider-Man #4
Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Amazing Spider-Man #4
 
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1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

[April 2021 - live-action Amazon TV series in the works / November 2022 - Lord & Miller (Into The Spider-Verse) will executive produce and Amy Kang (The Walking Dead) is the showrunner. Series titled Silk: Spider Society will be based on characters created by Dan Slott and be the first of more series based on characters in the Spider-Man universe]

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

Contest of Champions #1
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Contest of Champions #1
 
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1st appearance and cover of White Fox, a shapeshifter from Korea

1st appearance of Guillotine, a French woman who wields a magical sword

New Super-Man #1
DC ⋅ 2016
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New Super-Man #1
 
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1st appearance of Kong Kenan, the New Super-Man

1st appearance of Wang Baixi, the Batman of China

Totally Awesome Hulk #15
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Totally Awesome Hulk #15
 
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1st unofficial team appearance of The Protectors: Silk, Kamala Khan, Shang-Chi, Agent Jake Oh, Jimmy Woo and Amadeus Cho

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
 
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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

[June 2023 - Jennie, a member of the Korean K-pop group Blackpink is rumored to be cast in the role of Luna Snow in an upcoming MCU project according to allkpop.com]

1st appearance of Crescent & Io

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1st appearance of Aero

1st appearance of Wave, a female Filipino superhero

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

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #2
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #2
 
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1st appearance of Sword Master, later becomes Iron Fist

Sword Master previously appeared on the cover of War of the Realms: Agents of Atlas #1 but not in-story

Green Lantern Legacy #1
DC ⋅ 2020
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Green Lantern Legacy #1
 
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1st appearance of Tai Pham, a Green Lantern who inherited his ring from his grandmother

Taskmaster #3
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Taskmaster #3
 
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1st appearance of Taegukgi, a Korean superhero

1st partial team appearance of Tiger Division

DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1
DC ⋅ 2021
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DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1
 
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1st appearance of the Monkey Prince

1st appearance of Pigsy, Zhu Bajie

Shoes aka Cheshire Cat revealed to be Lian Harper

Dana Tan appears as Batman Beyond

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #283
IDW ⋅ 2021
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #283
 
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1st appearance of Multo (Ghost) aka Nestor Abuba, an ex-Philippine Special Forces turned G.I. Joe

1st appearance of Black Hat aka Olivia Baipaj, a computer hacking specialist

Captain Marvel #31
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Captain Marvel #31
 
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Variant cover art by InHyuk Lee featuring Ms. Marvel

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month edition

Amazing Spider-Man #72
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Amazing Spider-Man #72
 
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Variant virgin cover art by InHyuk Lee featuring Silk

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month edition

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