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1st appearance of Kkallakku, a Fear Lord

1st appearance of Sapphire Styx, a psychic vampire

Introduction of the Princess Bar, a pub in Madripoor that was brought to life in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney+ series

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1st appearance of Contessa Valentina Allegro De Fontaine, the romantic interest of Nick Fury and a high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

[September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

1st appearance of Gaffer, a fighter pilot

1st cameo appearance of Jacob Fury, the younger brother of Nick Fury who later becomes Scorpio then Kraken

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Introduction of Madripoor, a fictional island in Southeast Asia that Cypher refers to as the Mos Eisley of Earth

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st team appearance of the Ultimates: Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ms America Chavez, Spectrum, Blue Marvel

1st appearance of Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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1st appearance of Power Broker, Curtiss Jackson, a distributor of the Super Soldier serum

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Captain America retitled Captain America and The Falcon

1st appearance of Stone-Face, a crime lord based in Harlem

1st appearance of Sarah Wilson, Sam Wilson's sister

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1st appearance of Agent 13, Sharon Carter

1st cameo appearance of Peggy Carter, one panel, obscured in the distance

1st appearance of Batroc the Leaper

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Death of Captain America

First team-up of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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First meeting of the Winter Soldier and Falcon

Captain America versus the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes

Origin of the Winter Soldier

Background art reprinted from Captain America #27 (1943)

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1st appearance of The Natural, a gifted killer

1st appearance of Veronica Eden, a woman vying to become Supreme Leader of Hydra

First team-up title of Falcon and Winter Soldier

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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1st cover appearance of Sam Wilson in Captain America costume, does not appear in story

2nd cameo appearance and first cover of Superior Iron Man

Time Runs Out story arc officially begins as collected by Marvel in trade paperback editions

[August 2023 - rumor circulating that Marvel will address the multiverse saga in Doctor Strange 3 by adapting elements of this story arc which includes various subplots that have yet to be introduced to the MCU like the existence of Molecule Man as a focal point of multiverse incursions which are contradictions in a timeline that cause two realities to collide, effectively destroying one or both]

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1st appearance of Joaquin Torres, later becomes the new Falcon

[April 2021 - speculation that Torres will become the new Falcon in the MCU / September 2022 - confirmed at D23]

1st cameo team appearance of Serpent Solutions, formerly the Serpent Society: King Cobra, Puff Adder and Viper

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1st appearance and origin of Captain America

1st appearance of James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky, later becomes the Winter Soldier

1st appearance of the Red Skull, George Maxon, an agent of the true Red Skull

1st appearance of Doctor Reinstein aka Doctor Erskine, the inventor of the Super Soldier serum

1st appearance of Hurricane, later becomes Makkari

1st appearance of Tuk the Cave Boy, first offspring of the Inhumans

Introduction of Project Rebirth, the Super Soldier Program that eventually expanded into Weapon Plus

💰 In April 2022, a 9.4 sold for $3,120,000 (San Francisco Pedigree)

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1st appearance and origin of the Falcon, Sam Wilson, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics

1st appearance of Redwing, a falcon and Sam Wilson's sidekick

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1st team appearance of U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. aka Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind, a team led by Flag Smasher

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1st appearance of John Walker as Super-Patriot, later becomes U.S. Agent

1st team appearance of The Buckies: Lemar Hoskins, later becomes Battlestar, Hector Lenox and Jerome Johnson, later become Left-Winger and Right-Winger

Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

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1st appearance of Flag Smasher, Karl Morgenthau

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1st appearance of Sam Wilson as Captain America

[June 2023 - Captain America 4 officially titled Captain America: Brave New World]

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1st appearance of the second Baron Zemo in classic costume, previously appeared in Captain America #168 as The Phoenix

[September 2022 - rumored for Thunderbolts]

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1st full appearance and cover of John Walker as U.S. Agent, appeared briefly in West Coast Avengers #44

[September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

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1st appearance of John Walker as the fourth Captain America, formerly Super-Patriot

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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1st cover appearance of Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier

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1st full appearance of Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier

[September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

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1st appearance of Lemar Hoskins as Battlestar

1st appearance of Rock Python

1st cameo appearance of Coachwhip

1st cameo appearance of Boomslang

1st appearance of Left-Winger and Right-Winger

Cover art inspired by Daredevil #43 (1968)

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1st appearance of Isaiah Bradley, becomes Captain America after receiving an injection of the Super Soldier serum developed by Project Rebirth

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Captain America: Red, White & Black / September 2022 - Carl Lumbly will reprise the role of Isaiah in Captain America 4]

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