1st Seen Onscreen VII

Part VII Featuring characters or titles that debuted in movies or on television before making it into the pages of comic books Thank you for supporting the continued development of Key Collector Comics by utilizing the eBay links when making ANY purchase

DC Feb 1985

V #1

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12-issue comic book series based on the 1984 TV series about a human resistance faction, battling alien occupiers of Earth
Western Sep 1962

Bonanza #1

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Comic book adaptation of the Bonanza television series (1959-1973), the second longest-running Western behind Gunsmoke with 440 episodes
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Six-issue limited series ending with Marvel taking over the license of the property
1st full appearance of the Power Rangers in a traditional comic book
1st appearance of Lord Zedd
1st appearance of Goldar
Complete copies of this issue will have the White Ranger card intact
DC Oct 1977

Super Friends #7

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1st appearance of the Wonder Twins: Jan and Jayna
1st appearance of Gleek, an alien that resembles a blue monkey
1st appearance of Seraph, a Global Guardian from Israel
1st appearance of Godiva, a Global Guardian from the U.K.
1st appearance of Impala, a Global Guardian from South Africa
1st appearance of Owlwoman, an Indigenous Global Guardian
Characters introduced in this issue are from the alternate reality where the Super Friends exist and not in the mainstream DC Universe
Though the Super Friends series is widely considered non-continuity, there are events that occur in the series that are referenced in the main DC Universe
[November 2025 - James Gunn recently posted a picture of the Wonder Twins to his Instagram story with no context]
Marvel Jul 1977

Star Wars #1

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Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
1st appearance of Darth Vader
1st appearance of Luke Skywalker
1st appearance of Princess Leia
1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2
1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin
1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars
1st appearance of General Tagge
Introduction of Stormtroopers
1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)
📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1
Cinema Shares Int'l Jan 1976

Godzilla vs Megalon

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First Godzilla comic distributed in the U.S., officially
4-page promotional comic given away at theaters
1973 version may exist
Warner Brothers Mar 1999

Matrix: Comic Book Preview

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16-page promotional comic intended to be a giveaway at The Matrix movie premiere but recalled for excessive violence and supposedly destroyed
[April 2024 - a new Matrix movie is in the works with Drew Goddard writing and directing]
Dell Jun 1942

Our Gang Comics #1

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1st appearance of Tom & Jerry - Tom is depicted as a brown-colored cat in this comic instead of the more traditional gray
1st appearance of Barney Bear
1st team appearance of Our Gang
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One-shot with word bubble that reads "I'm a Comic Book'"
5 variants exist for this one-shot issue
Bongo announced a contest in 2012 rewarding the first person to submit a picture holding all five would be "Simpsonized" in a future issue

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