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Captain Marvel chosen to be the protector of the universe
1st cameo appearance of Uranos, the uncle of Thanos
1st appearance of Sui-San, Thanos's mother
Origin of the Eternals and the Olympians
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Captain Marvel chosen to be the protector of the universe
1st cameo appearance of Uranos, the uncle of Thanos
1st appearance of Sui-San, Thanos's mother
Origin of the Eternals and the Olympians
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1st appearance of Demogorge the God-Eater
1st full appearance of Apollo, god of light
Origin of Gaea, Chthon, Set and other Elder Gods
Includes the first map of Asgard
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1st appearance of Demogorge the God-Eater
1st full appearance of Apollo, god of light
Origin of Gaea, Chthon, Set and other Elder Gods
Includes the first map of Asgard
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1st full appearance of Artemis, goddess of the hunt
1st full appearance of Hephaestus, weapons-maker of the gods
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1st full appearance of Artemis, goddess of the hunt
1st full appearance of Hephaestus, weapons-maker of the gods
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1st appearance of Athena, goddess of wisdom
In Thor #164, there is an error where Zeus refers to his wife Hera as Athena
Battle of Thor versus Zeus
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1st appearance of Athena, goddess of wisdom
In Thor #164, there is an error where Zeus refers to his wife Hera as Athena
Battle of Thor versus Zeus
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1st cameo appearance of Apollo in mainstream Marvel continuity
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1st cameo appearance of Apollo in mainstream Marvel continuity
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Solo stories featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner begin
1st appearance of King Neptune and his trident, a powerful weapon in the Marvel Universe
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Solo stories featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner begin
1st appearance of King Neptune and his trident, a powerful weapon in the Marvel Universe
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1st appearance and origin of Captain Wonder
1st appearance of Timothy Mulrooney
1st appearance of Subbie, a version of Sub-Mariner for younger audiences
1st cameo appearance of King Neptune, different than the mainstream depiction of the god that later appears in Marvel Comics
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1st appearance and origin of Captain Wonder
1st appearance of Timothy Mulrooney
1st appearance of Subbie, a version of Sub-Mariner for younger audiences
1st cameo appearance of King Neptune, different than the mainstream depiction of the god that later appears in Marvel Comics
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1st appearance of Pluto aka Hades
1st appearance of Hippolyta, later becomes Warrior Woman
1st full appearance of the Midgard Serpent
1st appearance of Volla, a wraith
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1st appearance of Pluto aka Hades
1st appearance of Hippolyta, later becomes Warrior Woman
1st full appearance of the Midgard Serpent
1st appearance of Volla, a wraith
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Debut artwork by Jack Kirby at Timely (Marvel) Comics
1st appearance and origin of the Red Raven and the Eternal Brain
1st appearance of Mercury, later becomes Hurricane then retconned to be Makkari from Kirby’s ‘Eternals’
1st appearance of Pluto who is later retconned to become Kro from Kirby's 'Eternals'
1st appearance of Magar the Mystic
This issue is the first appearance of a number of classical mythology characters but later appearances do not connect with these versions therefore they are not considered the mainstream Marvel depictions of the Olympians
1st appearance of Mercury (Hermes), Pluto (Hades), Jupiter (Zeus), Minerva (Athena), Vulcan (Hephaestus), Aeolus, Diana (Artemis), Apollo
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Debut artwork by Jack Kirby at Timely (Marvel) Comics
1st appearance and origin of the Red Raven and the Eternal Brain
1st appearance of Mercury, later becomes Hurricane then retconned to be Makkari from Kirby’s ‘Eternals’
1st appearance of Pluto who is later retconned to become Kro from Kirby's 'Eternals'
1st appearance of Magar the Mystic
This issue is the first appearance of a number of classical mythology characters but later appearances do not connect with these versions therefore they are not considered the mainstream Marvel depictions of the Olympians
1st appearance of Mercury (Hermes), Pluto (Hades), Jupiter (Zeus), Minerva (Athena), Vulcan (Hephaestus), Aeolus, Diana (Artemis), Apollo
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1st appearance of Ares, Greek god of war, in Marvel continuity
1st appearance of Hermes (Mercury), messenger god
1st appearance of Hera, the wife of Zeus
1st appearance of Dionysius, god of wine
1st cameo appearance of Artemis (Diana), goddess of hunters
1st cameo appearance of Hephaestus (Vulcan), weapons-maker of the gods
1st appearance of Harokin, a deceased Asgardian adversary to Thor
1st appearance of Tana Nile, a Rigellian colonizer in disguise
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1st appearance of Ares, Greek god of war, in Marvel continuity
1st appearance of Hermes (Mercury), messenger god
1st appearance of Hera, the wife of Zeus
1st appearance of Dionysius, god of wine
1st cameo appearance of Artemis (Diana), goddess of hunters
1st cameo appearance of Hephaestus (Vulcan), weapons-maker of the gods
1st appearance of Harokin, a deceased Asgardian adversary to Thor
1st appearance of Tana Nile, a Rigellian colonizer in disguise
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1st appearance of Toothgnasher & Toothgrinder, giant goats that pull Thor's chariot
Brief appearance of Apollo, Hephaestus and Artemis
Olympus declares war against Asgard
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1st appearance of Toothgnasher & Toothgrinder, giant goats that pull Thor's chariot
Brief appearance of Apollo, Hephaestus and Artemis
Olympus declares war against Asgard
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1st appearance of Venus aka Aphrodite
A version of Apollo appears in this series as a servant to Venus
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1st appearance of Venus aka Aphrodite
A version of Apollo appears in this series as a servant to Venus
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68-page one-shot of biographies covering a wide-range of gods and mythologies in the Marvel Universe
Copies ordered by retailers: 9,985
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68-page one-shot of biographies covering a wide-range of gods and mythologies in the Marvel Universe
Copies ordered by retailers: 9,985
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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]
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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]
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1st appearance of Venus in the Bronze Age, last appeared in 1952
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1st appearance of Venus in the Bronze Age, last appeared in 1952
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