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1st appearance of Spider-Byte, a vigilante who operates in cyberspace

1st full appearance of Web-Slinger, a cowboy Western version of Spider-Man who made cameo appearances in multiple issues of The Amazing Spider-Man 2014 series

1st appearance of Savage Spider-Man, an alternate reality Peter Parker who was raised by spiders in the Savage Land

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1st appearance of Hypno-Hustler

[December 2022 - Donald Glover reported to be cast in a Sony Spider-Man film that will be written by Myles Murphy, son of Eddie Murphy and focus on the character Hypno-Hustler]

Games Workshop ⋅ 1998

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Premiere issue of the ongoing Warhammer anthology series

Cover art featuring Captain Leonatos who also appeared on the back cover of the preview in an advertisement for this issue

Games Workshop ⋅ 1998

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Promotional preview for the 1998 Warhammer anthology comic set in the world of the war game

[December 2022 - Henry Cavill is closing in on a deal to star and executive produce a series adaptation of Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon to be produced by Games Workshop and Vertigo Entertainment]

WildStorm ⋅ 2010

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1st appearance of Kratos from the God of War video game franchise

First interior art by Andrea Sorrentino

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,840

[November 2024 - the previously announced God of War series for Netflix has been picked up by Amazon]

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Adaptation of the 1981 novel that was made into a film by Michael Mann in 1983

On the eve of World War II, Nazi soldiers awoke something in a mysterious fortified structure in the Transylvanian Alps called The Keep

[December 2022 - optioned by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) for a remake]

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2nd appearance of Hypno-Hustler

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First meeting and battle of Superman versus Lobo

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of the Sentry

1st appearance of The Void, the dark aspect of The Sentry

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1st appearance of Shriek, a mutant ally of Carnage

Shriek appears in Venom II

Introduction of Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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First ongoing solo Punisher series

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Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, formerly Robin

Joseph adopts the name Jericho

Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho

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1st appearance of Ben Reilly as Scarlet Spider, introduced as a clone in The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975)

There is a notation on some CGC graded slabs that notate a 'Marvel Direct Marketing' that does not appear to have an affect on value

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Debut of new costume and origin of Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew

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1st full team appearance of the Starjammers: Corsair, Ch'od, Hepzibah, Raza, Cr'reee

Debut of Wolverine's Fang costume

1st team appearance of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard: Electron, Fang, Hobgoblin, Smasher, Quasar, Starbolt, Tempest, Scintilla, Titan, Vril-Rokk, Magic, Mentor, Nightside, Oracle, Impulse

1st appearance of the M'Krann Crystal

1st appearance of Gladiator, leader of the Imperial Guard

1st full appearance of D'Ken Neramani, a Shi’ar royal

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1st appearance of Peter Parker's clone, Ben Reilly who later becomes the Scarlet Spider

Origin and death of Jackal

[July 2024 - Nicolas Cage rumored to portray an alternate universe version of Ben Reilly in Spider-Man Noir]

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One-shot with two stories

There are two similar covers of this issue, the first was obtained by redeeming a proof of purchase in return for a mailed version of the issue

The second had wider distribution and can be identified by the title text which includes the secondary story 'X the Society of Fearless Frontiersman' and 'Double Shot' at the bottom

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Variant cover art by multiple artists to celebrate George Perez's contribution to comics

Foil edition

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Variant cover art by Dan Mora featuring Paul McCartney

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Promotional giveaway obtained by getting a Covid-19 vaccination

Collaboration by Marvel, Pfizer and Biontech

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