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Comic book adaptation of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers film (1995)

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The Red (Steve Cardenas) and Yellow Ranger (Karan Ashley) will be in attendance for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th anniversary reunion

Photo Cover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Adaptation of the movie with photos instead of art

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1st cameo appearance of Drizzt Do'Urden

Distributed at an E3 convention and in a gaming magazine

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Baldur's Gate 3 voice talent Tracy Wiles (Jaheira) and Amelia Tyler (narrator) will be in attendance

Preview ⋅ DC ⋅ 1996

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Preview of the 1996 Superman Adventures comic book series

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Tim Daly's voice is easily recognized as that of Superman in the 1996 cartoon series but fans of the TV series 'Wings' will know his face as one of the show's leads

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1st appearance of Mercy Graves in a comic book

Mercy Graves debuted on the TV series 'Superman: The Animated Adventures'

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First credited inks in the comic book industry by Brett Breeding

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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First professionally published inks in the comic book industry by Brett Breeding (uncredited)

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Brett Breeding, Al Milgrom and Vince Colletta all provided inks but were only credited as 'Jack's Little Helpers' according to The Official Marvel Index to the Avengers #4

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Death of Superman

Death of Doomsday

Every page of this issue is a full or double-splash page

Six-million issues sold

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Breeding's best-selling work is Superman #75, the second highest-selling single-issue comic in history, behind X-Men #1 (1991), which sold 8.1 million copies

DC ⋅ 1980

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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Greg LaRocque - provided the illustration on the introduction page

Though Mystery in Space #115 is often cited as LaRocque's first published work in comics, it went on sale October 23, 1980 which was a month later than this issue

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LaRocque may have completed artwork on Mystery In Space prior to Weird War Tales but Weird War Tales went on sale first

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Third ongoing Spider-Man series

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Greg LaRocque provided interior artwork for this major Spider-Man mileston

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Debut of new Flash suit

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One of Greg LaRocque's enduring contributions to comics is the redesign of Wally West's Flash suit

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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Bart Sears

Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1986

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First cover art in the comic book industry by Bart Sears

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First professionally published inks in the comic book industry by Joe Rubinstein, uncredited - Rubinstein provided inks on page 13 according to a description of the original art

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Rubinstein uncredited artwork revealed by Neal Adams in Comics Journal #45

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First issue in the long-running companion to Marvel stories including characters, events and other lore

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Joe Rubinstein handled inks on the first 15 issues of this series

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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First solo Wolverine title

1st cameo appearance of Yukio

First use of the phrase, 'I'm the best there is at what I do'

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Joe Rubinstein also provided inks on this major Key Issue and the Infinity Gauntlet series

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Rick Leonardi, cover and interior

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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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Spider-Man 2099 #1 might be Rick Leonardi's most recognizable artwork especially after the rise in popularity of Miguel O'Hara after Across the Spider-Verse

Dark Horse ⋅ 1999

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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Carlo Barberi in the story titled 'Saint Slayer'

Spawn #311

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Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Carlo Barberi has been a consistent artist on Spawn since first he began working on the title with issue #311

DC ⋅ 1980

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First professionally published artwork in the comic book industry by Bo Hampton on a story titled 'The Three Witches'

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