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1st appearance of Duke
1st appearance of Roadblock
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Moon Knight becomes the Fist of the Phoenix
Cover art featuring the Black Panther with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played the Black Panther
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Moon Knight becomes the Fist of the Phoenix
Cover art featuring the Black Panther with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played the Black Panther
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Story arc in which the shape-shifting race of aliens, The Skrulls, have invaded Earth and are impersonating key figures in the Marvel Universe
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Story arc in which the shape-shifting race of aliens, The Skrulls, have invaded Earth and are impersonating key figures in the Marvel Universe
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Canto's people have had their hearts replaced by clocks and now he must go on a journey to retrieve the heart of the girl he loves
Copies ordered by retailers: 6,318, many of which were damaged
[Deadline reports Jada and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios have optioned the rights to Canto for an animated feature]
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Canto's people have had their hearts replaced by clocks and now he must go on a journey to retrieve the heart of the girl he loves
Copies ordered by retailers: 6,318, many of which were damaged
[Deadline reports Jada and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios have optioned the rights to Canto for an animated feature]
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1st full appearance of Bishop, a time-traveling mutant who can absorb and redistribute energy
1st appearance of the Gamemaster, a powerful mutant telepath
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1st full appearance of Bishop, a time-traveling mutant who can absorb and redistribute energy
1st appearance of the Gamemaster, a powerful mutant telepath
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1st appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird
Hidden Message: interior panel of a vehicle in an airport parking lot with a vanity plate that reads FUQ
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1st appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird
Hidden Message: interior panel of a vehicle in an airport parking lot with a vanity plate that reads FUQ
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1st appearance of Victor Zsasz, a serial killer who carves a tally mark in his skin for every victim he claims
1st appearance of Jeremiah Arkham, later becomes the second Black Mask
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1st appearance of Victor Zsasz, a serial killer who carves a tally mark in his skin for every victim he claims
1st appearance of Jeremiah Arkham, later becomes the second Black Mask
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1st appearance of Wolfgang Schmidt, the Peacemaker's father
1st team appearance of Project Peacemaker, a task force assembled to monitor Peacemaker
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1st appearance of Wolfgang Schmidt, the Peacemaker's father
1st team appearance of Project Peacemaker, a task force assembled to monitor Peacemaker
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1st cameo appearance of La Dama, Amparo Cardenas
Reintroduction of Peacemaker, new character design with t-shirt and baseball bat
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1st cameo appearance of La Dama, Amparo Cardenas
Reintroduction of Peacemaker, new character design with t-shirt and baseball bat
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1st appearance of Red Dagger, a Pakistani vigilante
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1st appearance of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Skeets, the robot sidekick of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Blackguard
1st appearance of Trixie Collins, later becomes Goldstar
1st cameo appearance of Mindancer
[January 2023 - a Booster Gold TV series about a "loser from the future" who returns to the past to pretend to be a superhero is planned for HBO Max - SYNOPSIS: Michael Jon “Booster” Carter, is a member of the Justice League born in Gotham City who attends university on a football scholarship. He is expelled for gambling and becomes a superhero, although continues to irritate others with his obsession for fame and wealth. His nickname came via Ronald Reagan after he saved the former POTUS.]
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1st appearance of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Skeets, the robot sidekick of Booster Gold
1st appearance of Blackguard
1st appearance of Trixie Collins, later becomes Goldstar
1st cameo appearance of Mindancer
[January 2023 - a Booster Gold TV series about a "loser from the future" who returns to the past to pretend to be a superhero is planned for HBO Max - SYNOPSIS: Michael Jon “Booster” Carter, is a member of the Justice League born in Gotham City who attends university on a football scholarship. He is expelled for gambling and becomes a superhero, although continues to irritate others with his obsession for fame and wealth. His nickname came via Ronald Reagan after he saved the former POTUS.]
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1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen
[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]
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1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen
[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]
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Against the haunting backdrop of autumn, a woman and her daughter flee a difficult life in Chicago for the quaint and possibly pernicious town of Comfort Notch, New Hampshire
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Against the haunting backdrop of autumn, a woman and her daughter flee a difficult life in Chicago for the quaint and possibly pernicious town of Comfort Notch, New Hampshire
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1st appearance of Conan the Barbarian
1st cameo appearance of King Kull
[March 2026 - A King Conan movie is moving forward at 20th Century Studios, with Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible) writing and directing, and Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to portray the aging barbarian]
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1st appearance of Conan the Barbarian
1st cameo appearance of King Kull
[March 2026 - A King Conan movie is moving forward at 20th Century Studios, with Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible) writing and directing, and Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to portray the aging barbarian]
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Secret variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu
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1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury
Any difference in Nick Fury's appearance or demeanor are not apparent in this issue similar to the Ultimate Fantastic Four's appearance in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #9
Marvel seems to have committed to the depiction of Nick Fury as a younger, black, James Bond type operative in Ultimate X-Men #9
It wasn't until Ultimates #2 when Fury was unmistakably imagined as Samuel L. Jackson, published 6 years prior to Jackson's MCU debut in Iron Man (2008)
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1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury
Any difference in Nick Fury's appearance or demeanor are not apparent in this issue similar to the Ultimate Fantastic Four's appearance in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #9
Marvel seems to have committed to the depiction of Nick Fury as a younger, black, James Bond type operative in Ultimate X-Men #9
It wasn't until Ultimates #2 when Fury was unmistakably imagined as Samuel L. Jackson, published 6 years prior to Jackson's MCU debut in Iron Man (2008)
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1st team appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D
1st team appearance of Hydra
Nick Fury becomes an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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1st team appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D
1st team appearance of Hydra
Nick Fury becomes an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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First solo titled series featuring Hawkman
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1st appearance of Madame Masque, previously introduced as Whitney Frost
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1st appearance of Madame Masque, previously introduced as Whitney Frost
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1st team appearance of G-Wiz: Airburst, Buzz Cut, Dime-Bag, Discharge, Dude with No Name, Jetlag, Pinwheel
1st cameo team appearance of G-Men: Five-Oh, Groundhawk, Critter, The Devine
1st cameo team appearance of G-Force: Cold Snap, Europo, Luckless, Flamer, Stacker, Puss-Puss
G-Men and G-Force previously seen in photographs in The Boys #23
Cover art inspired by the film 'Animal House'
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1st team appearance of G-Wiz: Airburst, Buzz Cut, Dime-Bag, Discharge, Dude with No Name, Jetlag, Pinwheel
1st cameo team appearance of G-Men: Five-Oh, Groundhawk, Critter, The Devine
1st cameo team appearance of G-Force: Cold Snap, Europo, Luckless, Flamer, Stacker, Puss-Puss
G-Men and G-Force previously seen in photographs in The Boys #23
Cover art inspired by the film 'Animal House'
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