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December 1 2022

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Avengers #112
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Avengers #112
 
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1st appearance of Mantis

1st appearance of Pantha

New Mutants #99
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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New Mutants #99
 
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1st appearance of Shatterstar

1st appearance of Feral

Thunderbird becomes Warpath, new codename first used in X-Force #1

[November 2022 - Lewis Tan teases a potential return as Shatterstar for Deadpool 3 on Twitter]

Star Wars: Visions #1
Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Star Wars: Visions #1
 
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1st appearance of Ronin in comic books, introduced in Star Wars: Visions 'The Duel' episode

Strange Academy #14
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Strange Academy #14
 
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1st full appearance of Gaslamp

Avengers #144
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Avengers #144
 
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Patsy Walker becomes Hellcat after finding the first Cat's superhero suit

Nova #8
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Nova #8
 
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1st appearance of Knowhere, a celestial's decapitated head re-purposed as a space station at the edge of the universe

1st appearance of Cosmo, a Russian cosmonaut dog with telepathic abilities

1st team appearance of the Luminals, Knowhere's security detail led by Cynosure

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]

📈 +300% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Marvel Premiere #28
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Marvel Premiere #28
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Legion of Monsters: Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius, Werewolf By Night

Although the cover indicates these characters team-up, the story pits Ghost Rider against the other monsters while attempting to protect an alien - it is not a conventional team-up or team assembly

Incredible Hulk #234
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Incredible Hulk #234
 
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1st appearance of Quasar, formerly Marvel Man

Micronauts #1
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Micronauts #1
 
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1st team appearance of Micronauts: Arcturus Rann, Bug, Acroyear, Marionette, Biotron, Microton

1st appearance of Baron Karza

1st appearance of a Time-Traveler, Emissary of the Enigma Force - the Enigma Force appears in ethereal form through the series until #11 when it materializes

[August 2023 - Chris Pratt rumored to lead a Micronauts movie]

Deadpool #1
Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Deadpool #1
 
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Variant cover art by Ken Lashley, limited to 3,000 copies

Collaboration by Marvel and hustl.com, a website that specializes in comic exclusives

Original retail price: $30

Justice Society of America #1
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022
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Justice Society of America #1
 
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Variant cover art by Joe Quinones

90s embossed foil edition

First Seven Days #1
Bad Idea ⋅ 2022
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First Seven Days #1
 
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Secret Bad Idea release, distributed through Diamond Comics and solicited under a false publisher name

Synopsis: In the not too distant future, an event changes the world forever. This comic documents the first seven days of that event

Pop Kill #1
2nd Print ⋅ Paperfilms ⋅ 2022
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Pop Kill #1
 
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Second printing, uncensored/nude edition

Webstore exclusive available on paperfilms.com

Original price: $100

Amazing Spider-Man #1
Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Amazing Spider-Man #1
 
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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca, limited to 1,000 copies

Amazing Spider-Man #1
Web Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Amazing Spider-Man #1
 
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Variant cover art by Salvador Larroca

Limited to 5,000 copies and sold on Eminem’s website

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300
1:50 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2022
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300
 
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Variant cover art by Jamie Sullivan

Ronin Book Two #1
Non-Key
1:25 ⋅ Frank Miller Presents ⋅ 2022
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Ronin Book Two #1
 
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Variant cover art by Frank Miller

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