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Uncanny X-Men #3

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #3
 
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1st appearance of the Blob, an invulnerable mutant

Fantastic Four #273

Marvel • 1984 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #273
 
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1st full appearance of Nathaniel Richards

Origin of Kang Prime, specifically how he discovered the time travel research of his ancestor to travel to ancient Egypt and become Rama-Tut

This version of Kang was born in the 30th century and is a descendant of Nathaniel Richards

Nathaniel Richards, the father of Reed Richards, inadvertently traveled into a parallel timestream while attempting to travel to the future

Centuries after this event occurred, his descendant who would become Kang was born and utilized the research of his ancestor to travel back to ancient Egypt and become Rama-Tut

Journey Into Mystery #88

Marvel • 1963 • Vol. 1
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Journey Into Mystery #88
 
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1st full appearance of Odin

2nd appearance of Loki

2nd appearance of Balder

Flash #141

DC • 1998 • Vol. 2
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Flash #141
 
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1st full appearance of the Black Flash

Superboy #98

DC • 1962 • Vol. 1
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Superboy #98
 
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1st appearance and origin of Ultra Boy

Superboy #76

DC • 1959 • Vol. 1
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Superboy #76
 
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1st appearance of Beppo the Super-Monkey

Superboy #67

DC • 1958 • Vol. 1
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Superboy #67
 
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1st appearance of Klax-Ar, a Kryptonian refugee

Star-Spangled War Stories #151

DC • 1970 • Vol. 1
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Star-Spangled War Stories #151
 
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1st appearance of the Unknown Soldier

Avengers, The #62

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #62
 
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1st appearance of M'Baku, aka Man-Ape, the leader of the White Gorilla Cult

1st appearance of W'Kabi, the second-in-command to T'Challa

NYX #3

Marvel • 2004 • Vol. 1
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NYX #3
 
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1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

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

Young Avengers #1

Marvel • 2005 • Vol. 1
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Young Avengers #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Young Avengers: Kate Bishop, Patriot, Asgardian aka Wiccan, Hulkling, and Iron Lad, who is later revealed to be a young variant of Kang

Batman Adventures #12

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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Batman Adventures #12
 
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1st appearance of Harley Quinn in a standard comic

Captain America #117

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Captain America #117
 
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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

Marvel Super-Heroes #18

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Super-Heroes #18
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy

1st appearance of Major Vance Astro

1st appearance of Charlie-27

1st appearance of Martinex

1st appearance of Yondu

Detective Comics #359

DC • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #359
 
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1st appearance and origin of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

1st appearance of Killer Moth in the Silver Age

Uncanny X-Men #4

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #4
 
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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

First interaction between Charles Xavier and Magneto, though their origins have since been retconned to have them meet earlier in their lives

Aquaman #11

DC • 1963 • Vol. 1
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Aquaman #11
 
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1st appearance of Mera, Queen of Atlantis and future wife of Aquaman

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1

Marvel • 1963 • Vol. 1
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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1
 
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1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury

1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)

In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color

Batman #139

DC • 1961 • Vol. 1
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Batman #139
 
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1st appearance of Bat-Girl, Betty Kane

Power Pack #1

Marvel • 1984 • Vol. 1
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Power Pack #1
 
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1st team appearance of Power Pack: Gee (Alex Power), Lightspeed (Julie Power), Mass Master (Jack Power), Energizer (Katie Power)

First written work in the comic book industry by Louise Simonson

Thor #337

Marvel • 1983 • Vol. 1
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Thor #337
 
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1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite alien worthy of picking up Mjolnir

1st appearance of Lorelai, the sister of Enchantress

Omega Men #3

DC • 1983 • Vol. 1
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Omega Men #3
 
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1st appearance of Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter

[January 2023 - Jason Momoa speculated to play Lobo in James Gunn's DC films / December 2024 - confirmed]

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #64

Marvel • 1982 • Vol. 1
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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #64
 
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1st appearance and origin of Cloak and Dagger

Daredevil #168

Marvel • 1981 • Vol. 1
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Daredevil #168
 
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1st appearance and origin of Elektra

1st cameo appearance of Robert 'Goldy' Goldman, dialogue only

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

Elektra misspelled 'Elecktra' on the cover

Savage She-Hulk, The #1

Marvel • 1980 • Vol. 1
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Savage She-Hulk, The #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of She-Hulk, the cousin of Bruce Banner

Captain Britain #1

Marvel • 1976 • Vol. 1
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Captain Britain #1
 
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1st appearance of Captain Britain

1st cameo appearance of Roma

Debut of the Sword of Might

Captain Britain mask included inside of this issue as a bonus item

All-Star Comics #58

DC • 1976 • Vol. 1
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All-Star Comics #58
 
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1st appearance of Power Girl, a Kryptonian cousin of Earth-2 Superman

Astonishing Tales #25

Marvel • 1974 • Vol. 1
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Astonishing Tales #25
 
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1st appearance of Deathlok, Luther Manning

1st appearance of Major Ryker

First published artwork for Marvel by George Perez, interior two-page backup story

Prior to the publication of this issue, George Perez was published in the science-fiction magazine Hot Stuf'

Special Marvel Edition #15

Marvel • 1973 • Vol. 1
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Special Marvel Edition #15
 
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1st appearance of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu

1st appearance of Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith

1st appearance of Fu Manchu, father of Shang-Chi, later renamed Han, then Zheng Zu

1st team appearance of Si-Fan, a secret society with allegiances to Fu Manchu

1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)

Cat, The #1

Marvel • 1972 • Vol. 1
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Cat, The #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of The Cat, Greer Grant

Demon, The #1

DC • 1972 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Etrigan the Demon

1st appearance of Morgaine Le Fay, the sister of Madame Xanadu

1st appearance of Randu Singh

Mister Miracle #1

DC • 1971 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Mister Miracle, Scott Free, the son of Highfather

1st appearance of Oberon, Mister Miracle's stage manager

1st appearance and death of Thaddeus Brown, the Miracle Man who preceded Scott Free

Conan the Barbarian #1

Marvel • 1970 • Vol. 1
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Conan the Barbarian #1
 
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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]

House of Secrets #92

DC • 1971 • Vol. 1
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House of Secrets #92
 
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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]

New Mutants #98

Marvel • 1991 • Vol. 1
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New Mutants #98
 
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1st appearance of Deadpool, a subject of the Weapon X program

1st appearance of Copycat, impersonating Domino

1st appearance of Gideon, a member of The Externals

New Mutants #87

Marvel • 1990 • Vol. 1
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New Mutants #87
 
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1st full appearance of Cable

1st full team appearance of the Mutant Liberation Front: Stryfe, Wildside, Reaper, Fourarm, Thumbelina, Strobe, Tempo, Zero

Tomb of Dracula #10

Marvel • 1973 • Vol. 1
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Tomb of Dracula #10
 
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1st appearance of Blade

Marvel Spotlight #2

Marvel • 1972 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Spotlight #2
 
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1st appearance and origin of Werewolf by Night

Marvel Spotlight #32

Marvel • 1977 • Vol. 1
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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 / May 2023 - an animated Spider-Woman movie is in development]

Detective Comics #38

DC • 1940 • Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #38
 
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1st appearance and origin of Robin

Fantastic Four #36

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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1st team appearance of the Frightful Four: Madame Medusa, Paste-Pot Pete, Sandman, Wizard

1st appearance of Medusa

Avengers, The #57

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #57
 
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1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

Avengers, The #9

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #9
 
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1st appearance and death of Wonder Man, later resurrected

[June 2022 - official series announced featuring Wonder Man for Disney+ with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II cast as Simon Williams]

Giant-Size X-Men #1

Marvel • 1975 • Vol. 1
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Giant-Size X-Men #1
 
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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

Tales to Astonish #13

Marvel • 1960 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Groot, an alien resembling a tree

Marvel Preview #4

Curtis • 1976 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Star-Lord in a magazine - see Marvel Spotlight Vol. 2 #6 for Star-Lord's first appearance in a standard comic book

1st appearance of Ragnar, Master of the Sun

1st appearance of Prince Wayfinder, later created the Microverse

1st appearance of Meredith Quill, the mother of Star-Lord

Iron Man #55

Marvel • 1973 • Vol. 1
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Iron Man #55
 
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1st appearance of Thanos, an Eternal from Titan born with the Deviants gene

1st cameo appearance of Eros aka Starfox, brother of Thanos

1st appearance of Kronos, Grandfather of Thanos

1st appearance of Mentor, father of Thanos

1st appearance of Drax the Destroyer, created by Kronus to kill Thanos

1st appearance of the Blood Brothers

Journey Into Mystery #85

Marvel • 1962 • Vol. 1
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Journey Into Mystery #85
 
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1st appearance of Loki, the Norse god of mischief

1st appearance of Balder, half-brother of Thor

1st appearance of Heimdall, guardian of Bifrost

1st appearance of Tyr, the Norse god of war

1st cameo appearance of Odin, the All-Father, seen from behind

3rd appearance of Thor

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of Hercules

1st appearance of Zeus

Versions of the Olympians have appeared previously in different Timely and Marvel comics but the versions of the characters introduced here consistently maintain an ongoing continuity

First battle of Thor vs Hercules

[August 2022 - rumored solo project in the works titled Hercules: Rise of the Gods]

Strange Adventures #205

DC • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Strange Adventures #205
 
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1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living

1st cameo appearance of Rama Kushna, voice only

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