The first incursion occurs, the collision of alternate Universes with Earth being the point of impact

Crossover of Marvel Zombies, final page teaser lead-in to the Army of Darkness vs Marvel Zombies limited series

[May 2022 - cameo of Bruce Campbell in Doctor Strange II - NOT as Ash]

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

1st appearance of the High Evolutionary, a geneticist obsessed with evolutionary experimentation

1st appearance of Man-Beast, a wolf modified by the High Evolutionary

1st appearance of Fafnir, a dragon from the realm of Nastrond

Introduction of Wundagore Mountain

🚨 Key Issue Alert: [September 2021 - an inside source confirms High Evolutionary will play a major role in GotG Vol. 3 but will NOT be the primary antagonist. High Evolutionary will have ties to Rocket Raccoon and will plant the seeds for the intro of Galactus/ Sources confirmed actor Chukwudi Iwuji for the role of High Evolutionary]

THIS WEEK’S RECORD-BREAKING SALES

[Previous High In Brackets]

9.0 turned in its second highest sale at $1,950, just below January’s $2,220 high

8.0 sold at its highest this year at $1,100 but still just below $1,199 from September 2021

Sales this week occurred in grades 7.5 through 5.5 selling for 2x-3x higher than 2020 and $150-$200 higher than 2021 in most mid-range grades

Interest is increasing in this book based on new image leaks from Guardians of the Galaxy that seem to confirm information Key Collector received back in September 2021

1st appearance of Captain Carter in comic books

[May 2022 - rumored live-action project in development]

1st appearance of Nova, Sam Alexander

1st appearance of Kaine as the Scarlet Spider

Death of Terrax the Tamer

1st team appearance of X-Terminated: Horror Show, Fiend, Deadeye, Prophet, Goodnight

Debut of Doctor Strange from an alternate Earth with new costume design

[March 2022 - Deadline reports a Nova project is in development]

1st appearance of Maria Rambeau, mother of Monica Rambeau

[February 2022 - the fiery character is a variant of Maria as Captain Marvel]

1st team appearance and origin of the Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing

1st appearance of Mole Man

1st appearance of Tricephalous

Landmark issue that launched the Marvel Age of comics

💰 In April 2022, a 9.2 sold for $1.5 million

[December 2020 - Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige confirms the Fantastic Four film is in the works]

🏅#3 on the Hot 10

2nd team appearance of the Inhumans

1st full appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Seeker, an Inhuman

THIS WEEK’S RECORD-BREAKING SALES

[Previous High In Brackets]

7.5 sold for $899 [$770 in Feb] +17%

5.5 sold for $480 [$445 in Mar] +8%

4.0 sold for $322 [$283 in Apr] +14%

1st appearance of Linda Carter as the Night Nurse

A previous version of Linda Carter appeared in the 1961 'Student Nurse' series

1st appearance of Night Nurse, Georgia Jenkins

1st appearance of Night Nurse, Christine Palmer

1st team appearance of the X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Professor X

1st appearance of Magneto

Homo Superior concept, coined by Magneto to describe humans born with special abilities introduced in this issue

1st team appearance of the Illuminati: Professor X, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Namor

1st appearance Gargantos

52-page adaptation of the 2000 Fox X-Men film

1st appearance of Peggy Carter

1st full and cover appearance of Ultimo, a robot weapon created to destroy anything it encounters

1st full appearance of Rintrah, an alien apprentice to Dr. Strange

Final issue of the 1974 series

3rd appearance of Werewolf by Night

Introduction of the Darkhold

2nd appearance of Doctor Strange

1st appearance of Baron Mordo, an evil apprentice of the Ancient One

1st appearance of Asbestos Man

1st team appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Magneto

1st appearance of Scarlet Witch

1st appearance of Quicksilver

1st appearance Mastermind, later becomes Jason Wyngarde

1st appearance of Toad

2nd appearance of Magneto

Although the Scarlet Witch's costume is colored green on the cover, it is red in the story

1st appearance of Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension

1st appearance of Clea, future wife of Doctor Strange, unnamed

Doctor Strange first uses the phrase 'By The Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth

1st appearance of Doctor Strange

1st appearance of the Ancient One, former Sorcerer Supreme

1st appearance of Wong, Doctor Strange's assistant

[May 2022 - Wong to appear in She-Hulk Disney+ series]

1st cameo appearance of Nightmare, multiple panels, named but obscured by shadows

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.5 sold for $7,200 [$5,760 in last week] +25%

1st appearance of Miss America aka America Chavez

Copies ordered by retailers: 25,873

📈 +308% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Scarlet Witch gives birth to her and the Vision's twin sons

1st appearance of Thomas Shepherd as a baby, later becomes Speed

1st appearance of Billy Kaplan as a baby, later becomes Wiccan

1st appearance of The Other, a manifestation of Chthon, an Elder God and writer of the Darkhold

1st appearance of Modred the Mystic