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

[March 2020 - Clea rumored to be in Doctor Strange 2 / January 2022 - rumor Charlize Theron cast as Clea unconfirmed]

1st team appearance of the Goddesses of Thunder, Thor's future granddaughters: Atli, Ellisiv and Frigg

[May 2020 - Taikia Waititi confirmed Space Sharks in Thor 4 and in the God of Thunder series, the Goddesses use them for transportation]

1st full appearance of Riri Williams, suits up in prototype armor

[December 2020 - an Ironheart series is confirmed for Disney+ with Dominique Thorne cast as Riri Williams]

1st team appearance of the Inhumans, a race created by the Kree: Triton, Karnak, Lockjaw, Gorgon, Medusa, Crystal and Black Bolt

1st cameo appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Crystal, ability to manipulate the elements

1st appearance of Karnak, a skilled fighter and advisor to Black Bolt

1st appearance of Triton

1st appearance of Moon Girl, Lunella Lafayette

[September 2019 - animated series in the works for Disney+]

1st appearance of Quake, Daisy Johnson

[August 2020/February 2021 - Quake expected to appear in Secret Invasion]

1st appearance of Tigra, formerly Cat

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 FUQU

[December 2021 - speculation that Hawkeye's wife in the Disney+ show will be revealed to be Mockingbird]

1st appearance and origin of the Wasp

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $5,000 [$3,750 in Nov] +33%

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

[December 2020 - Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige confirms the Fantastic Four film is in the works with Jon Watts (Cop Car, Spider-Man Homecoming) directing]

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $78,000 [$36,000 in Jan 2021] +117%

1st team appearance of the Frightful Four: Madame Medusa, Paste-Pot Pete, Sandman, Wizard

1st appearance of Medusa

1st appearance of Jubilee, a Chinese-American teenager with the ability to emit fireworks from her fingers

1st appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova

It is disputed whether this is a full or cameo appearance

CGC labels this issue "1st appearance of the new Black Widow (Yelena Belova, face not shown)"

View additional images by tapping on cover and swiping

1st appearance and origin of the real Monet St. Croix

Origin of Claudette and Nicole St. Croix

Origin of Emplate

Patsy Walker, formerly Miss America, becomes Hellcat

Patsy Walker discovers the first Cat's superhero suit and takes the moniker Hellcat

1st full appearance of Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel (interior story)

1st appearance of Bruno Carrelli

1st appearance of Tanalth the Pursuer

1st appearance of Dawn Greenwood, an ally of the Silver Surfer

Copies ordered by retailers: 32,929

[December 2020 - Feige confirms Kamala will appear in Captain Marvel 2]

1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor

Variant cover art by Chris Bachalo

1st cover appearance of Gwenpool, although she does not appear in story

1st team appearance of the Young Avengers: Kate Bishop, Patriot, Iron Lad, Asgardian, Hulkling

Iron Lad revealed to be a variant of Kang

1st appearance of Barbara Norris as Valkyrie

Valkyrie joins the Defenders

1st full appearance of Angela in the Marvel Universe, later revealed to be Thor's sister

Marvel acquired the rights to Angela after nearly a decade of litigation between Todd McFarlane and Neil Gaiman in which Gaiman was victorious

Angela makes her first cameo in the Marvel Universe in Age of Ultron #10

1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

[April 2021 - filming for the Amazon TV series begins August 2021]

1st appearance and origin of Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

1st appearance and death of Otto Vermis

[June 2021 - Issa Rae will voice Spider-Woman in Into The Spider-Verse 2]

1st appearance of Squirrel Girl

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 Shuri, T'Challa's sister and future Black Panther

 Shuri makes her first in-story appearance as the Black Panther in Black Panther #5 (2009)

[August 2021 - an inside source reveals to Key Collector Comics that Shuri will be the Black Panther in the MCU]

1st appearance of Sif in ongoing form, visually different than Sif from Journey Into Mystery #102 (1964)

1st appearance of the Lurking Unknown, a Fear Lord

[December 2020 - Sif confirmed to reprise her role in Thor 4: Love & Thunder]

1st appearance of Rogue

1st appearance of Madelyne Pryor as a child, later becomes the Goblin Queen

1st appearance of Silver Sable

[ For the past few years Sony has expressed interest in a Silver Sable movie but where she currently stands is unknown with a major focus on the Spider-verse ]

1st mention of S.W.O.R.D., Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st full appearance of Abigail Brand

[April 2021 - speculation that Amelia Clarke will portray Abigail Brand in Secret Invasion]

1st cameo appearance of the White Tiger, Ava Ayala

1st appearance of Domino, previously seen in New Mutants #98 impersonated by Copycat

Origin of Cable

1st appearance and origin of Betsy Braddock in U.S. comics, renamed Psylocke by Mojo

1st appearance of Meggan in U.S. comics

🏅#2 on the Hot 10

1st appearance and origin of Elektra

First solo written work on Daredevil by Frank Miller - previous co-writer credit first occurred in issue #165

Elektra misspelled 'Elecktra' on the cover

THIS WEEK’S RECORD-BREAKING SALES

[Previous High In Brackets]

9.6 sold for $1,500 [$1,150 in May] +30%

9.2 sold for $575 [$550 in May] +5%

7.0 sold for $355 [$325 in May] +9%

6.5 sold for $289 [$224 in Aug] +29%

NEWSSTAND

This week a 9.8 sold on Heritage for $13,200, a massive sale that eclipses the previous $5,250 high from July

The previous high in 9.8 from July was a Direct Edition sale which is the second issue this week that posted a considerably higher Newsstand over Direct sale yet is not differentiated in census reports or price aggregate resources foreshadowing a critically important problem with historical comic sales data

1st team appearance of New Mutants: Cannonball (1st), Psyche (1st), Wolfsbane (1st), Sunspot (1st), Karma

Psyche aka Dani Moonstar later becomes Mirage

1st appearance of the White Rook, a member of the Hellfire Club

1st appearance and origin of She-Hulk, the cousin of Bruce Banner

1st appearance of the new X-Men: Storm (1st), Nightcrawler (1st), Colossus (1st), Thunderbird (1st), Wolverine (3rd)

Many resources label this the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk #182 a second cameo

1st appearance of Illyana Rasputin as a child, later becomes Magik

Introduction of Krakoa, the Living Island

First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone, daughter and successor of the famous monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone

[March 2021 - a character named Ruby is reportedly being cast for Blade. Elsa Bloodstone would make a lot of sense to add a strong female character to the upcoming lineup of Moon Knight, Blade and other Marvel male-dominated monster characters]

1st appearance of Nosferatu in the Marvel Universe

Debut of new powers, Jean Grey is reborn as the Phoenix

Ten years later this moment would be further developed where the Phoenix is an actual cosmic entity of vast power that copied Grey’s physical form while placing her body in a cocoon to heal from her injuries

1st full appearance of Black Tom Cassidy

The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st appearance of Emma Frost, the White Queen

1st cameo team appearance of The Hellfire Club, in shadows

1st appearance of Nebula

[September 2021 - Gunn claims the roles of Nebula and Mantis are considerable in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

1st appearance of Echo, a highly-skilled martial artist who is also deaf

1st appearance of Gamora

2nd appearance of Pip the Troll

3rd appearance of Magus

Debut of new Adam Warlock costume

1st appearance of Jessica Jones

[December 2020 - new rumors that Marvel is interested in using Jessica Jones in an upcoming series and even having Kyrsten Ritter reprise the role]

1st appearance of Misty Knight, the first black female Marvel hero without superpowers

🏅#3 on the Hot 10

1st appearance of the Black Cat

[January 2021 - a team movie is rumored to be in the works at Sony with Black Cat, Silver Sable, Silk, Jackpot and Spider-Woman / November 2021 - a Black Cat Easter Egg in the Morbius trailer glimpsed on a newspaper that reads 'Black Cat: Friend or Foe?']

THIS WEEK’S RECORD-BREAKING SALES

[Previous High In Brackets]

9.2 sold for $1,100 [$1,044 in July] +5%

8.5 sold for $735 [$650 last week] +13%

8.0 sold for $600 [$480 last week] +25%

In NEWSSTAND, a 7.0 sold for $960 and a 6.0 sold for $750 which may be the first Newsstands in this grade that sold for higher than the Direct Edition although there is no differentiation between Direct and Newsstand in previous sales history on GPA

Both Newsstand sales are twice as much as the highest Direct Edition sales

It is important to determine whether or not a Newsstand in mid-to-lower grades should justifiably sell for higher than the Direct Edition on a issue by issue basis. Unfortunately, grading company population reports do not separate the Direct vs Newsstands for this issue]

🏅#1 on last week’s Hot 10

1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

Laura Kinney debuted in the animated series X-Men: Evolution (2003)

1st appearance of Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel

Carol first appears without powers in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 and gains powers in Captain Marvel #18

1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau later becomes Photon, then Spectrum

1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova

Death of the first Crimson Dynamo

1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov