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Resonant #1

Vault ⋅ 2019

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Resonant #1
 
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A world plunged into chaos stands between a man and the medicine his sick son needs in order to survive

[October 2022 - Gerard McMurray (The First Purge) to adapt for BET streaming service]

Skaar: Son of Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Skaar: Son of Hulk #1
 
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1st full appearance and origin of Skaar in the mainstream Marvel Universe

Skaar appears throughout this issue as a boy until the final panel

1st appearance of Axeman Bone

What If? Featuring Planet Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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What If? Featuring Planet Hulk #1
 
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1st appearance of Skaar, son of the Hulk and Caiera

Standalone story set in an alternate reality spun-off from the Planet Hulk event

Star Wars #13

Dark Horse ⋅ 1999

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Star Wars #13
 
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1st appearance of Yaddle, a female alien of the same species as Yoda

Batman and Robin #1

DC ⋅ 2009

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Batman and Robin #1
 
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1st appearance of Professor Pyg, a deranged surgeon that makes people into Dollotrons

Pyg briefly appeared, albeit deceased, in Batman #666 but did not resemble the version of the character seen in this issue

[October 2022 - Matt Reeves expressed interest in developing a Professor Pyg film]

Daredevil #28

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Daredevil #28
 
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Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin elected mayor of New York City

Avengers Arena #1

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Avengers Arena #1
 
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1st appearance of Death Locket aka Rebecca Ryker, a teenage version of Deathlok

1st appearance of Kid Briton, an alternate reality version of Captain Briton

1st appearance of Cullen Bloodstone, brother of Elsa

1st appearance of Anachronism, a boy whose soul had been merged with the spirit of a Celtic warlord

1st appearance of Nara, an Atlantean

1st appearance of Apex, a bio-engineered superhuman

Death of Mettle

Skaar: Son of Hulk #2

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Skaar: Son of Hulk #2
 
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Skaar appears throughout this issue as an adult

1st appearance of Hiro-Kala, son of Hulk and Caiera

1st appearance of Omaka, Red Queen of Sakaar

Batman #666

DC ⋅ 2007

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Batman #666
 
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Stand-alone story set 15 years into the future featuring Damian Wayne as Batman

1st cameo and only appearance of Professor Pyg, deceased in one panel - Pyg is later reintroduced with a different design and character profile

1st cameo appearance of Flamingo, briefly in one last episode, later introduced with a different design

1st appearance of Bat-Devil, Michael Lane in a possible future

Jungle Action #6

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Jungle Action #6
 
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1st appearance of Erik Killmonger, T'Challa's most persistent rival for the throne of Wakanda

Preview of Venomm, a villain introduced in Jungle Action #7

Part 1 of a 13 issue story titled "The Panther's Rage," the first Black Panther solo story arc

Silver Surfer #3

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Silver Surfer #3
 
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1st appearance of Mephisto

1st cover appearance of Shalla-Bal

World War Hulk #5

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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World War Hulk #5
 
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1st cameo appearance of Skaar in the mainstream Marvel Universe, previously appeared in What If? Featuring Planet Hulk

Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Hulk #1
 
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1st cover appearance of the Red Hulk, General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Death of Abomination, initially suspected to have been shot to death by the Hulk but later revealed to be murdered by the Red Hulk

1st team appearance of a new Winter Guard roster: Red Guardian, Ursa Major, Crimson Dynamo, Darkstar

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: the interior story is about a murder perpetrated by, who is believed to be the Hulk, Bruce Banner. Doc Samson as an investigator is piecing together what occurred and the panels depict a recreation of events from his point-of-view with the belief that it is Bruce Banner, the green Hulk who is the killer

World War Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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World War Hulk #1
 
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Five-issue series continuing from the Planet Hulk story arc

This issue is preceded by the World War Hulk Prologue

1st appearance of a Super Skrull disguised as Blackbolt, revealed as a Skrull in New Avengers: Illuminati #5

Debut of Iron Man's 'Hulkbuster II' armor

[October 2021 - there is a lot of online chatter that a World War Hulk movie is slated for production but due to the Planet Hulk story mostly told in Thor: Ragnarok, we could only assume that a rumored movie would be in title alone]

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 written by prominent Marvel architect Roy Thomas before his tenure at Marvel began

Hulk #2

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Hulk #2
 
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1st appearance of the Red Hulk, in-story, appeared only on the cover of Hulk #1 (2008)

1st appearance of A-Bomb, later revealed to be Rick Jones

DC Comics Presents #49

DC ⋅ 1982

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DC Comics Presents #49
 
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Team-up of Superman and Shazam vs Black Adam

The Return of Mark Hamill - A Comic Book #1

Jack In The Box ⋅ 2022

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The Return of Mark Hamill - A Comic Book #1
 
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The never-before-told, mostly true story of Mark Hamill’s early days working the Jack in the Box drive-thru and his bittersweet departure

Promotional giveaway on jackinthebox.com sent with free shipping

Orders are still being received so it's unclear how much inventory will land on the secondary market

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #299

1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2022

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #299
 
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Variant cover art by John Royle

Star Wars: The High Republic #1
Non-Key

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Star Wars: The High Republic #1
 
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Variant cover art by Jan Duursema

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