Promotional giveaway distributed at AMC Theaters in Dolby Cinemas only on July 15, 2022

1st appearance of Eternity, twin brother of Infinity

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the titles Avengers: Eternity Wars and Eternity Saga]

1st appearance of Tefral the Surveyor

1st appearance of Jemiah the Analyzer

1st cameo appearance of Eson the Searcher

1st cameo appearance of Nezarr the Calculator

First mention of the One Above All, the leader of the Celestials

3rd appearance of Drax

4th appearance of Thanos

1st appearance of Eon, the cosmic entity that created the Quantum Bands

1st appearance of Bastet, a cat god

[February 2022 - there is an unverified rumor making the rounds that actress Akosia Sabet will portray Bastet in Thor: Love & Thunder. Keep in mind, the main villain in Thor 4 is Gorr the God Butcher so any gods introduced in the film may not make it past the end credits]

1st appearance of Kasha, a Japanese cat demon

1st appearance of Okami, a Japanese wolf demon

1st appearance of Cu Sith, Japanese demon dogs

Cover appearance of Ammut, the Crocodile chimera god

1st appearance of Caiera the Oldstrong, later becomes a love interest of the Hulk

1st appearance of Miek, an insect alien

1st appearance of Angmo-Asan II, the Red King

Planet Hulk storyline officially begins - after the Hulk's ship crashes on the planet Sakaar, he is apprehended by the guards of the Red King and forced to fight in a gladiator arena

1st appearance of Kraglin, an A-Chiltaria

4th appearance of the Wasp

1st appearance of Nebula as a cyborg, similar to how she appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

1st appearance of Mantis

1st appearance of Pantha

1st team appearance of the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer and Groot

1st appearance of Star-Lord in a magazine

See: Marvel Spotlight Vol. 2 #6 for Star-Lord's first appearance in a standard comic book

1st appearance of Ragnar, Master of the Sun

1st appearance of Prince Wayfinder, later created the Microverse

First meeting, battle and team-up of Thor versus Jane Foster as Thor

In Thor #3 (2014), the issue ends with Thor addressing Jane Foster but they are not seen in the same panel

Debut of Thor armor that served to protect his body after a curse from Hela made him extremely fragile

1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos

1st appearance of Roz Solomon, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Jane Foster reveals she has cancer

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

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]

1st appearance of Toothgnasher & Toothgrinder, giant goats that pull Thor's chariot

Brief appearance of Apollo, Hephaestus and Artemis

Olympus declares war against Asgard

Hulk and a motley crew of aliens survive the gladiator school known as The Maw

1st appearance of Korg officially, a member of the Kronan race of rock humanoids introduced in Journey Into Mystery #83

1st appearance of Elloe, an elite citizen of Sakaar who became a slave

1st appearance of Hiroim the Oldstrong, a Shadow Priest

1st appearance of No-Name of Broodworld

1st appearance of Sif in ongoing form, visually different than Sif from Journey Into Mystery #102 (1964)

1st appearance of the Lurking Unknown, a Fear Lord

1st full appearance of the new Valkyrie in story, appears on variant cover of Exiles #1

1st cameo appearance of Peggy Carter as Captain America

1st appearance of Gorr, the God Butcher

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

3rd cameo appearance (final page) and first cover appearance of Jane Foster as Thor

1st appearance and origin of Thor

Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir

1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens

1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor

Thor is revealed to be Jane Foster and that she is fighting late stage cancer