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Marvel ⋅ 1996
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1st appearance of Risque, a Seminole and Cuban mutant

Boom Boom becomes Meltdown

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1st appearance of Puma, an enemy of Spider-Man who later became an ally

Marvel ⋅ 1973
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1st appearance of Thomas Thunderhead, the Red Wolf of the 1970s

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1st appearance of Sara Wolfe, an ally of Doctor Strange of Cheyenne descent

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Origin of River

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1st appearance of Forge, Daniel Lone Eagle, a mutant with the ability to comprehend and build nearly anything technological

1st appearance of Naze, a Cheyenne mystic and mentor to Forge, later revealed to be the Adversary

Marvel ⋅ 1989
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First time Sabretooth appears in a Wolverine title

1st appearance of Silver Fox, a Native American woman who had a romantic relationship with Logan

Marvel ⋅ 1999
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1st appearance of Echo, a highly-skilled martial artist who is also deaf

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$380

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1st appearance of Little Sure Shot, an Apache sniper

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1st appearance of American Eagle, Jason Strongbow, a Native American belonging to the Navajo tribe

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1st full appearance of Black Crow, a Native American man, bound to a wheelchair whose body is taken over by an Earth spirit to serve as a protector

Dell ⋅ 1954
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1st appearance of Turok, dinosaur hunter

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.0 sold for $3,348 [$1,673 in 2008] +100%

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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby

Classic battle of Silver Surfer vs Galactus

3rd appearance of Silver Surfer

2nd appearance of Galactus

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1st appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot, an ally of the Fantastic Four

Introduction of the Ultimate Nullifier, a weapon created by the Watchers

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

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

9.6 sold for $19,800 vs the average $19,500 (+2%)

7.5 sold for $850 vs the average $692 (+23%)

5.0 sold for $325 vs the average $300 (+8%)

4.5 sold for $251 vs the average $246 (+2%)

4.0 sold for $280 vs the average $233 (+20%)

3.5 sold for $205 vs the average $197 (+4%)

Along with Fantastic Four #1, #48, #49 and Fantastic Four Life Story #1, this issue was one of the comics Marvel Studios indicated were inspirations for the Fantastic Four film in a QR code easter egg found on the latest marketing promotional material

Marvel ⋅ 1984
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1st appearance of James Proudstar, the second Thunderbird, later becomes Warpath

1st team appearance of the Hellions: Roulette, Empath, Jetstream, Tarot, Thunderbird, Catseye

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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

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First use of the sound effect 'snikt' associated with Wolverine's claws

[April 2023 - Stefan Kapicic to reprise the role of Colossus in Deadpool]

🏅#2 on the Hot 10

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

9.2 sold for $6,200 vs the average $5,476 (+13%)

9.0 sold for $5,028 vs the average $4,763 (+6%)

8.5 sold for $3,800 vs the average $3,714 (+2%)

8.0 sold for $3,600 vs the average $3,509 (+3%)

7.5 sold for $2,999 vs the average $2,986 (+0%)

6.5 sold for $2,499 vs the average $2,390 (+5%)

This is the third time in 2024 that Giant-Size X-Men #1 qualified for the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

The most recent amount paid for a 9.8 was $24,000 in April 2024 which maintains a value of double the amount versus 2019 showing strong growth on this Blue Chip Key Issue

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1st team appearance of The Rangers: Firebird (1st), Shooting Star (1st), Phantom Rider, Red Wolf and Texas Twister, a group of superheroes based in the American Southwest

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1st appearance of Werewolf By Night, Jake Gomez

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1st appearance of Spirit, a tracker

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4th appearance of Ghost Rider

1st appearance of Snake Dance

1st appearance of Sam Silvercloud

1st appearance of The Messenger

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1st team appearance of New Mutants: Cannonball (1st), Psyche (1st), Wolfsbane (1st), Sunspot (1st), Karma

Psyche aka Dani Moonstar later becomes Mirage

1st appearance of the White Rook, a member of the Hellfire Club

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1st appearance of Witch Woman, Linda Littletrees

Marvel ⋅ 1983
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1st appearance of Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, later becomes Talisman

Origin of Shaman

Marvel ⋅ 1970
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1st appearance and origin of Red Wolf, William Talltrees, a Native-American who bears the mantle of the Red Wolf from the Cheyenne god Owayodatta

Marvel ⋅ 1979
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1st full team appearance of Alpha Flight: Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Shaman, and Vindicator, formerly Weapon Alpha

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1st appearance of Dawnstar, a winged hero from the planet Starhaven which was colonized by abducted Native Americans

DC Vertigo ⋅ 2007
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Series created by Jason Aaron about organized crime on an Indian Reservation

It's only a matter of time before this gets picked up

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1st team appearance of Shadowpact: Jim Rook (Nightmaster), Blue Devil, Detective Chimp, Enchantress, Nightshade and Ragman

Named Shadowpact in 'Day of Vengeance' #4

Jean Loring becomes Eclipso

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Preview of Arak Son of Thunder

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1st appearance of Apache Kid

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