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Secret ‘VHS‘ variant, limited to 500 copies
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1st appearance of Warrior Nun Areala
1st appearance of Shotgun Mary, a former Warrior Nun
Adapted for a Netflix TV series, premiered July 2020
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1st appearance of Warrior Nun Areala
1st appearance of Shotgun Mary, a former Warrior Nun
Adapted for a Netflix TV series, premiered July 2020
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1st appearance of America Vasquez
One-shot story by Joe Casey, the creator of Marvel’s America Chavez
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1st appearance of America Vasquez
One-shot story by Joe Casey, the creator of Marvel’s America Chavez
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Premiere issue of a two-issue series
English edition of a comic book originally published in Spanish in 2012
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Premiere issue of a two-issue series
English edition of a comic book originally published in Spanish in 2012
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1st appearance of Vigilante in costume
1st appearance of Lyla Michaels, later becomes Harbinger
1st appearance of Cheshire, Jade Nguyen, a deadly assassin
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1st appearance of Vigilante in costume
1st appearance of Lyla Michaels, later becomes Harbinger
1st appearance of Cheshire, Jade Nguyen, a deadly assassin
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Reprinted stories featuring Zatanna collected from Adventure Comics #412 thru #415
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Reprinted stories featuring Zatanna collected from Adventure Comics #412 thru #415
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1st appearance and origin of Zatanna
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1st appearance of Robotech
Early English-translation of an anime property, based off of the Macross episode titled The Super Dimension Fortress
[April 2022 - Hawkeye director, Rhys Thomas will direct Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari’s Robotech for Sony Pictures]
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1st appearance of Robotech
Early English-translation of an anime property, based off of the Macross episode titled The Super Dimension Fortress
[April 2022 - Hawkeye director, Rhys Thomas will direct Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari’s Robotech for Sony Pictures]
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1st cameo appearance of La Dama, Amparo Cardenas
Reintroduction of Peacemaker, new character design with t-shirt and baseball bat
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1st cameo appearance of La Dama, Amparo Cardenas
Reintroduction of Peacemaker, new character design with t-shirt and baseball bat
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1st appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: it is disputed whether this is a full or cameo appearance. CGC labels this issue "1st appearance of the new Black Widow (Yelena Belova, face not shown)"
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1st appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: it is disputed whether this is a full or cameo appearance. CGC labels this issue "1st appearance of the new Black Widow (Yelena Belova, face not shown)"
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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1st appearance of Sword Master, later becomes Iron Fist
Sword Master previously appeared on the cover of War of the Realms: Agents of Atlas #1 but not in-story
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1st appearance of Sword Master, later becomes Iron Fist
Sword Master previously appeared on the cover of War of the Realms: Agents of Atlas #1 but not in-story
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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1st team appearance of the new Agents of Atlas, a superhero team of Asian descent: Shang Chi, Jimmy Woo, Amadeus Cho, Crescent, Io, Luna Snow, Aero, Silk, Sword Master and Wave
1st appearance of Luna Snow
1st appearance of Crescent & Io
1st appearance of Aero
1st appearance of Wave, a female Filipino superhero
1st cover appearance of Sword Master, not in the story
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1st team appearance of the new Agents of Atlas, a superhero team of Asian descent: Shang Chi, Jimmy Woo, Amadeus Cho, Crescent, Io, Luna Snow, Aero, Silk, Sword Master and Wave
1st appearance of Luna Snow
1st appearance of Crescent & Io
1st appearance of Aero
1st appearance of Wave, a female Filipino superhero
1st cover appearance of Sword Master, not in the story
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First solo series featuring Yelena Belova, the Black Widow
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First solo series featuring Yelena Belova, the Black Widow
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First issue of three-issue miniseries where Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova face-off to own the codename Black Widow
First mention of the Red Room where orphaned girls were trained in the Black Widow Ops program
Yelena Belova identity revealed
⚠ There is debate as to whether this issue is the first full appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova or Inhumans #5
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First issue of three-issue miniseries where Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova face-off to own the codename Black Widow
First mention of the Red Room where orphaned girls were trained in the Black Widow Ops program
Yelena Belova identity revealed
⚠ There is debate as to whether this issue is the first full appearance of Black Widow, Yelena Belova or Inhumans #5
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Premiere issue of a 5 part series about immortal soldiers from ancient times living in the 21st century as mercenaries
Adapted for a Netflix movie, premiered July 2020 with a sequel in the works starring Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman and Henry Golding
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Premiere issue of a 5 part series about immortal soldiers from ancient times living in the 21st century as mercenaries
Adapted for a Netflix movie, premiered July 2020 with a sequel in the works starring Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman and Henry Golding
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1st appearance of John Constantine, Hellblazer
[September 2022 - Warner Bros. announced Keanu Reeves will reprise the role of Constantine in a sequel film]
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1st appearance of John Constantine, Hellblazer
[September 2022 - Warner Bros. announced Keanu Reeves will reprise the role of Constantine in a sequel film]
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Batman/Spawn crossover distributed by Image, created by Todd McFarlane and Frank Miller
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Batman/Spawn crossover distributed by Image, created by Todd McFarlane and Frank Miller
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Variant cover art by Ariel Olivetti
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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman
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Variant cover art by Jeff Dekal
According to BOOM!, this variant is the 2nd rarest variant not counting convention and store exclusives
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Variant cover art by Jeff Dekal
According to BOOM!, this variant is the 2nd rarest variant not counting convention and store exclusives
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