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April 10 2020

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Punisher #1
Marvel ⋅ 1987
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Punisher #1
 
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First ongoing solo Punisher series

Tales to Astonish #62
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales to Astonish #62
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Leader, hooded

1st cameo appearance of Humanoid

1st cover appearance of the Chameleon

Green Lantern #25
DC ⋅ 2007
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Green Lantern #25
 
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1st full appearance of the Scarred Guardian, a Guardian of the Universe

1st cameo appearance of Atrocitus and the Red Lantern Corps

1st cameo appearance of Larfleeze and the Orange Lantern Corps

1st cameo team appearance of the Blue Lantern Corps

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1st cameo appearance of Munk and the Indigo Lantern Corps

1st cameo team appearance of the Black Lantern Corps

Death of Anti-Monitor

Cameo appearance in background of an Alien Xenomorph, Predator and the Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth as various Lanterns

Tales of Suspense #94
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Tales of Suspense #94
 
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1st appearance of M.O.D.O.K., a Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing

Avengers #684
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Avengers #684
 
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Origin of Voyager

Revelation that the Hulk is immortal - many refer to this being the first appearance of the Immortal Hulk but as the story explains, the Hulk has always been immortal

Solar, Man of the Atom #3
Valiant ⋅ 1991
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Solar, Man of the Atom #3
 
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1st appearance of Toyo Harada, the Lex Luthor of the Valiant Universe

Introduction of the Harbinger Foundation - a corporation that recruits evolved humans with special abilities

All-Star Comics #58
DC ⋅ 1976
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All-Star Comics #58
 
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1st appearance of Power Girl, a Kryptonian cousin of Earth-2 Superman

Swamp Thing #9
DC ⋅ 1974
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Swamp Thing #9
 
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Iconic cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Avengers #19
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Avengers #19
 
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Origin of Hawkeye

1st appearance of Swordsman

Tales of Suspense #98
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Tales of Suspense #98
 
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First battle of Captain America vs Black Panther

1st full appearance of Whitney Frost, identity not revealed, later known as Madame Masque

The Boys: Dear Becky #1
Variant ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2020
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The Boys: Dear Becky #1
 
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Variant cover art by Carla Cohen featuring Starlight

X-Men Adventures #1
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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X-Men Adventures #1
 
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1st appearance of Morph from the animated X-Men Adventures series and the comic book universe version of Changeling (X-Men #35)

Comic book series based on the Fox animated TV show

Lawsuit: In late 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Disney/Marvel for stealing the theme song to the 90s animated series from a Hungarian police show called ‘Linda’

📈 +108% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Superior Carnage Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Superior Carnage Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of Carla Unger, a scientist who briefly bonded with the Carnage symbiote

X-Men Annual #14
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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X-Men Annual #14
 
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1st appearance of Gambit

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is often cited as a cameo of Gambit which would imply that the appearance is brief although he appears in 15 panels throughout the book with at least 10 instances of dialogue

This includes a full page-and-a-half interaction with Storm where she addresses him by name and refers to him as a thief (see images by tapping cover and swiping left)

Later Gambit appears in his classic suit and then again in an X-Men uniform

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This issue went on sale June 19th whereas X-Men #266 went on sale July 10th

Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual

CGC recognizes this issue as a cameo appearance of Gambit and Uncanny X-Men #266 as his first full appearance

[July 2023 - unconfirmed rumor Channing Tatum will appear in Deadpool 3 as Gambit]

Shazam #28
DC ⋅ 1977
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Shazam #28
 
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2nd appearance of Black Adam in an original story

There was a fanzine published prior to this issue called Alter Ego where Black Adam appears on the cover but the interior is a text article recapping the Marvel Family and Black Adam though it is historically interesting as it was written by prominent Marvel writer Roy Thomas before his tenure at Marvel began

Thor: God of Thunder #2
Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Thor: God of Thunder #2
 
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1st appearance of Gorr, the God Butcher

1st appearance of the Necrosword, the first symbiote created by Knull

Incredible Hulk #271
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Incredible Hulk #271
 
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2nd appearance and first cover of Rocket Raccoon, formerly Rocky Raccoon in Marvel Preview #7

1st appearance of Judson Jakes

1st appearance of Lylla, an otter and the love interest of Rocket

1st appearance of Wal Rus

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1st appearance of Blackjack O'Hare

Sweet Tooth #1
DC Vertigo ⋅ 2009
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Sweet Tooth #1
 
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A young man with deer-like features journeys to a sanctuary, hunted by those who believe the half-human-animal hybrids are somehow responsible for the plague that has been erasing humanity

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,551

Adapted for a Netflix television series

X-O Manowar #1
Valiant ⋅ 1992
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X-O Manowar #1
 
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1st appearance of X-O Manowar

1st appearance of Aric of Dacia, a man from the 5th century in possession of futuristic armor

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