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Marvel History
A categorical listing of Marvel History curated by Key Collector Comics.
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- 1st appearance of the Human Torch, Jim Hammond
- 2nd appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner - 8 pages of the 12-page story reprinted from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
- 1st appearance of Dorma, Namor's cousin
- 1st appearance of Ka-Zar, David Rand
- 1st appearance of Angel, Thomas Halloway, a private detective and vigilante
- 1st appearance of the Masked Raider, Jim Gardley
- 1st comic book published by Timely, later becomes Marvel
- Retitled Marvel Mystery Comics after this issue
- 80,000 copies were produced of the first printing with an October 1939 date on the cover
- The second printing could be identified by the October 1939 date blacked out, replaced with November 1939
- The first printing sold out within a week and was quickly reprinted at a quantity of 800,000, the same as Superman #1
- Although published in October, the cover date was changed to have a longer on-sale period at newsstands
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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 Tricephalous
- Landmark issue that launched the Marvel Age of comics
- [December 2020 - Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige confirms the Fantastic Four film is in the works with Jon Watts (Cop Car, Spider-Man Homecoming) directing]
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- Anniversary of The Incredible Hulk #200
- Marvel Value Stamp Series B #25 - Spider-Man
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- Anniversary of Iron Man issue #100
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- First original graphic novel published by Marvel Comics, co-published by Simon & Schuster imprint, Fireside Books
- Final collaboration by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
- 132-page story that takes place in an alternate reality where the Silver Surfer rebels against Galactus to save the planet from destruction
- In 1976, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were approached by movie producer Lee Kramer to create a comic book that would serve as a pitch story for a rock opera feature film starring Olivia Newton-John and bodybuilder, Billy Zane
- Painted cover art by Earl Norem, based on a sketch by Jack Kirby
- The only other story that takes place in this alternate reality is the two-issue, 1988 Silver Surfer story titled 'Parable'
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- First limited series published by Marvel Comics
- 1st appearance of Blitzkrieg, able to summon lightning
- 1st full appearance of the Collective Man, six brothers who can merge into one
- 1st appearance of Shamrock, a hand-to-hand combatant
- 1st appearance of Defensor, possessor of a Vibranium suit of armor
- 1st appearance of Peregrine, utilizes a flight suit in battle
- 1st appearance of Talisman, an Australian magic user
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- 5-page preview of Spider-Man 2099, considered by some to be the first appearance but it is an excerpt from Spider-Man 2099 #1
- 30th Anniversary of Spider-Man (1962-1992)
- Hologram cover
- [January 2021 - an image of Spider-Man 2099 was posted on the official Spider-Verse Twitter page / December 2021 - Spider-Man 2099, teased in the post-credits of Into The Spider-Verse, appeared in the first teaser trailer of the sequel, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, battling Miles Morales]
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- 1st appearance of Alpha, an ally of Spider-Man
- Alpha’s birth name, Andrew Maguire is a combination of actors Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield
- Oversized 50th Anniversary special
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