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Hot 10 July 15 2024

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Marvel Aug 1972

Marvel Spotlight #5

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 Mar 1990

New Mutants #87

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
Marvel Oct 1970

Conan the Barbarian #1

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]
Marvel Jul 1977

Star Wars #1

Star Wars #1
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Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
1st appearance of Darth Vader
1st appearance of Luke Skywalker
1st appearance of Princess Leia
1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2
1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin
1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars
1st appearance of General Tagge
Introduction of Stormtroopers
1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)
📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1
Marvel Feb 1991

New Mutants #98

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
Marvel May 1975

Giant-Size X-Men #1

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

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