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

[June 2021 - a teaser image for Loki ep 5 shows Mobius driving toward a Sphinx which some are speculating is the time machine of Nathaniel Richards that Kang uses to travel to ancient Egypt - see additional images by tapping cover and swiping]

1st full appearance of Odin

2nd appearance of Loki

2nd appearance of Balder

1st full appearance of the Black Flash

[February 2022 - speculation that the Black Flash will be in the Flash film based on an Instagram post displaying the t-shirt given to members of the stunt team who worked on the film]

1st appearance and origin of Ultra Boy

1st appearance of Beppo the Super-Monkey

1st appearance of Klax-Ar, a Kryptonian refugee

1st appearance of the Unknown Soldier

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

1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

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

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

1st appearance of Harley Quinn in a standard comic

[August 2022 - Lady Gaga confirmed to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker movie sequel, rumored to portray Harley Quinn]

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

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

1st appearance and origin of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

[August 2022 - confirmed the Batgirl has been cancelled despite having finished filming]

1st appearance of Killer Moth in the Silver Age

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 Mera, Queen of Atlantis and wife of Aquaman

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 not necessarily a natural color

December 2020 - Fury confirmed to lead his own series alongside Talos in Secret Invasion]

1st appearance of Bat-Girl, Betty Kane

1st team appearance of Power Pack

1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite alien worthy of picking up Mjolnir

1st appearance of Lorelai, the sister of Enchantress

[July 2022 - is the actress who plays Sif teasing a future announcement of a “buddy cop” series with Beta Ray Bill? This Instagram post hints at that possibility - see additional pics / The Korbinite race exists in the MCU as proven on the Grandmaster's Tower in Thor Ragnarok]

1st appearance of Lobo

🔮 Over the past decade, big names like Guy Ritchie and Michael Bay have been attached to a supposed Lobo movie but to the dismay of many Bastiches, this never happened even though this one-of-a-kind character would have a Deadpool-like draw at the box office

1st appearance and origin of Cloak & Dagger

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

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.4 sold for $825 vs the average $706 (+17%)

9.2 sold for $550 vs the average $502 (+10%)

9.0 sold for $464 vs the average $456 (+2%)

8.5 sold for $460 vs the average $394 (+17%)

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

1st appearance of Captain Britain

1st cameo appearance of Roma

Debut of the Sword of Might

Bonus item included inside of the issue of a Captain Britain mask

1st appearance of Power Girl

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'

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)

1st appearance and origin of The Cat, Greer Grant

1st appearance and origin of Etrigan the Demon

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

1st appearance of Randu Singh

1st appearance of Mister Miracle, Scott Free, the son of Highfather

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

1st appearance of Conan the Barbarian

1st cameo appearance of King Kull

1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen

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

1st full appearance of Cable

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

1st appearance of Blade

[November 2021 - the director of The Eternals reveals that the voice speaking to Dane Whitman is Blade who has previously been confirmed for a MCU film]

1st appearance and origin of Werewolf by Night

[November 2021 - actor Gael Garcia Bernal is confirmed to play Werewolf By Night in a Marvel Studios Disney+ Halloween special but unknown if it will be Jack Russell or Jake Gomez]

🏅#10 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

8.0 sold for $1,200 vs the average $1,116 (+8%)

7.0 sold for $760 vs the average $713 (+7%)

6.0 sold for $550 vs the average $486 (+13%)

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 and origin of Robin

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

1st appearance of Medusa

1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

1st appearance and death of Wonder Man, later resurrected

[June 2022 - official series announced featuring Wonder Man for Disney+ with Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi) directing]

1st appearance of Groot

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 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 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

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

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $78,000 [$31,070 in 2017] +151%

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]

1st appearance and origin of Deadman

[May 2020 - rumor that Deadman will host an anthology-style HBO Max horror series similar to Tales From The Crypt with a superhero twist]

1st full appearance and origin of The Spectre

1st appearance of The Presence, creator of The Spectre and the most powerful entity in the DC Multiverse