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Pines ⋅ 1939

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1st appearance of the Red Mask, the first non-white superhero in comics

The character's ethnicity is not clear but may be Polynesian

Reprinted newspaper strips

Inconsistency of the character's skin tone can be seen on the cover of issue #2 and interior art

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1st appearance of Grace Alondra, the first hard of hearing Archie character, introduced in collaboration with the Children's Tumor Foundation (CFT) to create awareness for the genetic disorder NF2 which affects 1 in 25,000 births

Mark 1 Comics ⋅ 1988

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1st appearance of Shaloman, an independently-published Jewish superhero

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1st appearance of Multo (Ghost) aka Nestor Abuba, an ex-Philippine Special Forces turned G.I. Joe

1st appearance of Black Hat aka Olivia Baipaj, a computer hacking specialist

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st appearance of Raz Malhotra, later becomes Giant-Man

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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

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1st appearance of Jose Delgado as Gangbuster

Gangbuster seen in the last panel of Adventures of Superman #433 in the teaser for this issue

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Variant cover art by Elizabeth Torque

Cover features Riri Williams (Ironheart) with a depiction of Ariell Johnson, founder of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia and the first black woman to own a comic book shop on the East Coast

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1st appearance of Oya, Idie Okonkwo, a Nigerian mutant and one of the Five Lights

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance of Timeslip, an Indian mutant who can transfer her consciousness to the past or future

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1st appearance and origin of Red Wolf, William Talltrees, a Native-American who bears the mantle of the Red Wolf from the Cheyenne god Owayodatta

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of the third Thunderbird, Neal Shaara, the first Indian (India) member of the X-Men

Dell ⋅ 1949

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1st appearance of Zorro in comic books, officially

Unlicensed appearance in Hit Comics #55 (1948) without attribution to the creator, Johnston McCulley

Titled 'The Mark of Zorro,’ the same as the 1920s silent film

Both movie and comic were adaptations of the first Zorro novella, 'The Curse of Capistrano'

DC ⋅ 1988

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1st appearance of Gregorio de la Vega, later becomes Extrano - DC's first openly gay character

1st appearance of Celia Windward, later becomes Jet

1st appearance of Takeo Yakata, later becomes RAM

1st appearance of Xiang Po, later becomes Gloss

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Shade, a mutant who can slip in and out of shadows

[August 2022 - the visual design of Shade is said to be based on Shea Coulee who was recently cast in Ironheart]

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st appearance and origin of the Red Locust, a young Mexican-American girl who is a descendant of the Brotherhood of the Locusts

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1st appearance of Dawnstar, a winged hero from the planet Starhaven which was colonized by abducted Native Americans

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st appearance of Red Dagger, a Pakistani vigilante

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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1st appearance of Rictor, a Mexican mutant with the ability to generate seismic energy

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1st appearance of Armor, a Japanese mutant with the ability to protect herself with a psionic exoskeleton

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance of Angela Del Toro, the fourth White Tiger, not in costume

1st appearance of the Night Nurse, Linda Carter in the Modern Age

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of the third Ghost Rider, a Mexican-American woman named Alejandra Jones

Preview of Jones in Ghost Rider #0.1

Copies ordered by retailers: 41,308

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1st team appearance of the Secret Warriors: Nick Fury, Phobos, Slingshot, Quake, Stonewall, Hellfire and Druid

1st appearance of Stonewall, son of the Absorbing Man

1st appearance of Druid, son of Doctor Druid

1st appearance of Hellfire, descendant of the Phantom Rider

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1st appearance of Yo-Yo Rodriguez aka Slingshot

Cover art inspired by Avengers #16

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1st appearance of Poison, a Cuban woman given powers on her deathbed by an entity called Ylandris

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1st team appearance of The Rangers: Firebird (1st), Shooting Star (1st), Phantom Rider, Red Wolf and Texas Twister, a group of superheroes based in the American Southwest

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1st appearance of Aracely as Hummingbird, a Mexican mutant who detects feelings and produces Divine Fire

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st full appearance and origin of Trinary, a mutant from India who has the ability to communicate with machinery

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1st full appearance of Jessica Cruz

Jessica Cruz chosen by Volthoom to become Power Ring

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st full appearance of Cressida, referred to as Avenger X in Avengers #3.1, a mutant from Thailand with the power to possess other lifeforms

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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1st appearance of Radiance, a Japanese woman who can manipulate light with varying effects

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Omega Sentinel, a human transformed by the Operation Zero Tolerance program into a sentinel

The reactivated Omega Sentinel is the machine liaison to Orchis and could be a major threat to the Omega Level mutants

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1st appearance of Enigma, a mysterious woman from Bangladesh with a connection to the Buddhist Goddess Tara

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1st appearance and cover of White Fox, a shapeshifter from Korea

1st appearance of Guillotine, a French woman who wields a magical sword

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1st cameo appearance of the White Tiger, Ava Ayala

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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1st appearance of Dr. Toni Ho, a Chinese-American woman who later becomes the second Rescue and the third Iron Patriot

1st appearance of Neohedron, the mind of Evald Skorpion trapped in a crystal by The Maker, floating above the torso of a gorilla with the lower-half of a scorpion

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1st appearance of Pavitr Prabhakar, the Spider-Man of India in a U.S. comic

Solographics ⋅ 1994

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1st appearance of Pineapple Man, the first superhero rooted in Hawaiian folklore and operating exclusively on the island

32 page, black and white Ashcan (small-print run to establish copyright ownership)

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1st full appearance of Joaquin Torres, in costume as the Falcon

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st team appearance of the Champions: Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man (Morales), Brawn, Viv Vision, Nova (Alexander), Snowguard, Ironheart, Locust, Falcon (Torres), Bombshell, Patriot, Wasp (Nadia), Power Man (Alvarez) and Pinpoint

1st appearance of Pinpoint, an East Indian boy with teleportation powers

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Amka Aliyak, an Inuit girl who later becomes Snowguard

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1st team appearance of the Triumph Division, a Filipino superhero team: St. George, Fighter One, Anitun, Mighty Mother, The Wishing Man, Great Mongoose and Red Feather

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1st appearance of Lady Shiva, mother of Cassandra Cain and mentor of Tim Drake

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1st appearance of Amadeus Cho aka Mastermind Excello, a Korean American who becomes the Hulk in Totally Awesome Hulk #1

1st appearances: Heartbreak Kid, Positron Monstro, One-Eyed Jacquie and the Great Video

Cho is a member of The Champions, a team that also includes Miles Morales Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan, Nova, Cyclops, and Spider-Gwen

There are many places for Cho to fit into the MCU like Shang Chi or Agents of Atlas

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[October 2024 - it is rumored that Logan Kim (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) has been cast as Amadeus Cho in the MCU]

DC ⋅ 2003

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1st appearance of Thunder, Black Lightning's daughter

1st appearance of Shift, a fragment of Metamorpho that became sentient

1st appearance of Grace Choi, a Korean-American powerhouse

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1st appearance of Sunfire, a Japanese mutant who has the power to generate fire and fly

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

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1st appearance of Monica Chang, as the Black Widow, first appeared in the mainstream Marvel Universe in Avengers A.I. #1 (2013)

1st appearance of Swarm as Red Wasp

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1st appearance of Dr Faiza Hussain, later becomes Excalibur

Captain Britain joins MI:13

Spitfire joins MI:13

[January 2022 - Faiza rumored for Blade / September 2022 - an inside source strongly believes this character has already been cast]

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of Dust, the first X-Men character who wears an abaya and niqab

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of Arana, the Spanish word for Spider and codename of Anya Corazon

1st team appearance of the Sisterhood of the Wasp

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