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1st full appearance of Ernst Sablinova, the first Silver Sable and father of current Silver Sable

Origin of Silver Sable

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1st appearance of Kid Quick, the Flash from Future State

1st appearance of Batwoman Beyond, daughter of Terry McGinnis

1st appearance of Klarienne the Witch Girl

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New Midnight Sons roster: Moon Knight, Blade, Elsa Bloodstone, Doctor Voodoo, Man-Thing, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Wong, Scarlet Spider, Bats

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Origin of Ms. Marvel, specifically the creation of her costume

1st cameo appearance of the Inventor, a clone of Thomas Edison mixed with cockatiel DNA

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1st appearance of Red Dagger, a Pakistani vigilante

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2nd appearance of Deathstroke, briefly

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st full appearance of Peggy Carter as Captain America

Cover art inspired by X-Men #268

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Obtained by mailing in a coupon found in Wizard Magazine #94

Original 15-page story with four pages of character sketches

Preview sketch of Darth Maul

1st appearance of Anakin Skywalker, later becomes Darth Vader

1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks

1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn

1st appearance of Padme

Softcover ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Reprint of the four-issue DC/Marvel collaborative publication

Limited to 7,000 copies, published by the Hero Initiative, a charity for comic creators that was founded, in part, by George Perez

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First solo limited series featuring Deadpool

1st appearance of Slayback

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1st appearance of Quasar, formerly Marvel Man

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1st appearance and origin of Betsy Braddock in U.S. comics, renamed Psylocke by Mojo

1st appearance of Meggan in U.S. comics

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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1st cover appearance of an unknown female Black Panther character with white hair that might be the daughter of Storm and Black Panther from an alternate reality

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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2nd appearance of Deadpool

1st appearance of Weapon X, Garrison Kane

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1st full appearance of Vernestra Rwoh

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is labeled Vernestrah Rwoh’s first full appearance because the story breaks away from the action to focus primarily on her and provide insight into her character which is noticeably different than previous issues. If interested in determining the first full of Rwoh by the parameters of your choosing, use character search to view her earlier appearances. Tap the cover image of each issue and swipe to view the panels in which she appears

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1st full appearance of Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel in-story

1st appearance of Bruno Carrelli

1st appearance of Tanalth the Pursuer

1st appearance of Dawn Greenwood, an ally of the Silver Surfer

Copies ordered by retailers: 32,929

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1st appearance of Werewolf By Night, Jake Gomez

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi, in story

1st appearance of Han Solo, in story

1st appearance of Chewbacca

1st appearance of Greedo, a bounty hunter

1st appearance of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star

1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie due to a change in the character's design. Later it is explained to have been a different character named Mosep

Bad Idea ⋅ 2021

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1st appearance of Moko, the Werewolf Hunter

Exclusive redemption comic which, along with Retirement Plan, was only available via a limited time mailaway

Redemption required sending Bad Idea one First Customer Pin in addition to $9.99 for shipping and handling

First Customer Pins were obtained by purchasing the first copy of certain Bad Idea issues from a Bad Idea Destination Store

Estimated print run of approx.168 copies that shipped early March 2022

1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022

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Variant cover art by Sozomaika

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