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More Fun Comics #52

DC • 1940 • Vol. 1
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More Fun Comics #52
 
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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

Amazing Spider-Man #129

Marvel • 1974 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #129
 
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1st appearance of the Punisher

1st appearance of the Jackal

Nova #1

Marvel • 1976 • Vol. 1
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Nova #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Nova, Richard Rider

1st appearance and death of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps

1st appearance of Robbie Rider, brother of Nova

[March 2022 - Deadline reports a Nova project is in development]

Werewolf By Night #32

Marvel • 1975 • Vol. 1
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Werewolf By Night #32
 
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1st appearance and origin of Moon Knight

Amazing Spider-Man #101

Marvel • 1971 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #101
 
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1st appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire

Strange Tales #169

Marvel • 1973 • Vol. 1
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Strange Tales #169
 
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1st appearance of Brother Voodoo, Jericho Drumm

1st appearance of Daniel Drumm, the brother of Jericho

Ultimate Fallout #4

Marvel • 2011 • Vol. 1
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Ultimate Fallout #4
 
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1st appearance of Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternate reality

Distributed in a polybag

Diamond Comics Distributors estimates 65,000 copies of the first printing were shipped

Edge of Spider-Verse #2

Marvel • 2014 • Vol. 1
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Edge of Spider-Verse #2
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Gwen, Gwen Stacy in an alternate universe (Earth-65)

1st appearance of Em Jay Watson (Earth-65) who later bonds with the Carnage symbiote

1st team appearance of the Mary Janes: Em Jay Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant

Marvel Spotlight #5

Marvel • 1972 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Spotlight #5
 
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1st appearance and origin of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze

1st appearance of Roxanne Blaze, the wife of Johnny who later becomes the demon Black Rose

Marvel Premiere #15

Marvel • 1974 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Premiere #15
 
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1st appearance and origin of Iron Fist, Daniel Rand

1st appearance of Yu-Ti, a Dragon Lord

1st team appearance of the Dragon Kings

Introduction of K'un-Lun, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven

1st appearance of Wendell Rand, father of Daniel Rand

Heroes for Hire #1

Marvel • 1997 • Vol. 1
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Heroes for Hire #1
 
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1st appearance of the second White Tiger, an actual Bengal tiger transformed by the High Evolutionary to hunt Man-Beast

Amazing Spider-Man #194

Marvel • 1979 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #194
 
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1st appearance of the Black Cat

Incredible Hulk #1

Marvel • 1962 • Vol. 1
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Incredible Hulk #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Hulk

1st appearance of Betty Ross

1st appearance of Rick Jones

1st appearance of General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Tales of Suspense #57

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #57
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye

3rd appearance of Black Widow

Tales of Suspense #39

Marvel • 1963 • Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #39
 
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1st appearance of Iron Man

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor

1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy

Tales of Suspense #52

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #52
 
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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

Fantastic Four #52

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #52
 
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1st appearance of the Black Panther, T'Challa, king of Wakanda

Flash Comics #1

DC • 1940 • Vol. 1
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Flash Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Flash, Jay Garrick

First mention of Keystone City, protected by The Flash

1st appearance and origin of Hawkman, Carter Hall

1st appearance Shiera Sanders, later becomes Hawkgirl

1st appearance of Hath-Set, the first villain of Hawkman

1st appearance of Johnny Thunder

1st appearance of Yz, Johnny Thunder's thunderbolt

Showcase #4

DC • 1956 • Vol. 1
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Showcase #4
 
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1st appearance and origin of the second Flash, Barry Allen

1st appearance of Iris West, the wife of Barry Allen

This issue is credited for ushering in the Silver Age of comics

Captain America Comics #1

Marvel • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Captain America Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Captain America

[December 2025 - Chris Evans to return as Captain America in Avengers: Doomsday]

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)

All-American Comics #16

DC • 1940 • Vol. 1
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All-American Comics #16
 
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1st appearance and origin of Green Lantern, Alan Scott

Showcase #22

DC • 1959 • Vol. 1
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Showcase #22
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hal Jordan as Green Lantern

1st appearance Carol Ferris, later becomes the second Star Sapphire

1st appearance and death of Abin Sur, an alien who gave Hal his ring as he died

First mention of the Green Lantern Corps

[January 2023 - Hal Jordan and John Stewart will lead a new Green Lantern TV series inspired by True Detective]

Action Comics #1

DC • 1938 • Vol. 1
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Action Comics #1
 
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1st appearance of Superman

1st appearance of Lois Lane

1st appearance of Zatara, Zatanna's father

1st appearance of Tex Thompson, later becomes Mr. America

🌎 Currently holds the world record for the highest comic sale in history after a 9.0 copy from the collection of Nicolas Cage sold for $15 million dollars in December 2025

💰 In June 2024, an 8.5 Kansas City Pedigree sold for $6,000,000

Detective Comics #27

DC • 1939 • Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #27
 
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1st appearance of Batman

1st appearance of Commissioner Gordon

💰 Detective Comics #27 has sold for over one million dollars 6x with a record high sale in 6.5 for $1.8 million (April 2024)

Uncanny X-Men #1

Marvel • 1963 • Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #1
 
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1st team appearance of the X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Professor X

1st appearance of Magneto

Homo Superior concept, coined by Magneto to describe humans born with special abilities introduced in this issue

Daredevil #1

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Daredevil #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Daredevil, Matt Murdock

1st appearance of Foggy Nelson, a lawyer

1st appearance of Karen Page, the love interest of Matt Murdock

Journey Into Mystery #83

Marvel • 1962 • Vol. 1
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Journey Into Mystery #83
 
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1st appearance and origin of Thor

Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir

1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens

1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor

Fantastic Four #1

Marvel • 1961 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #1
 
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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 Giganto, a Deviant Mutate from Monster Isle

1st appearance of Tricephalous

Landmark issue that launched the Marvel Age of comics

💰 In April 2022, a 9.2 sold for $1.5 million

💰 In September 2024, a 9.6 sold for $2,040,000

Amazing Fantasy #15

Marvel • 1962 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Fantasy #15
 
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1st appearance and origin of Spider-Man

1st appearance and death of Uncle Ben

1st appearance of Aunt May

1st appearance of Flash Thompson

1st appearance of Liz Allan, later marries Harry Osborn

💰 In Sept. 2021, a 9.6 sale of $3.6 million surpassed the previous record in this grade of $1.1 million from 2011

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