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1st appearance of Doctor Phosphorus, a villain who is perpetually on fire after being exposed to massive amounts of radiation
1st appearance of Rupert Thorne, a corrupt politician
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1st appearance of Doctor Phosphorus, a villain who is perpetually on fire after being exposed to massive amounts of radiation
1st appearance of Rupert Thorne, a corrupt politician
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Each year, giant robots come to Earth to bond with young cadets to defend the world from the Sharg
[August 2019 - Key Issue Alert exclusive: in development for Netflix / May 2021 - official announcement from BOOM!: Mech Cadets greenlit for a 3D animated series on Netflix / May 2023 - Mech Cadet to premiere August 10th]
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Each year, giant robots come to Earth to bond with young cadets to defend the world from the Sharg
[August 2019 - Key Issue Alert exclusive: in development for Netflix / May 2021 - official announcement from BOOM!: Mech Cadets greenlit for a 3D animated series on Netflix / May 2023 - Mech Cadet to premiere August 10th]
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1st cover appearance of Bo-Katan Kryze
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1st cameo appearance of Vanessa Fisk, Kingpin's wife
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1st cameo appearance of Vanessa Fisk, Kingpin's wife
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1st full appearance of Mattie Franklin, later becomes Spider-Woman
Final issue of the first Spider-Man series that launched in 1962
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1st full appearance of Mattie Franklin, later becomes Spider-Woman
Final issue of the first Spider-Man series that launched in 1962
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First ongoing solo Punisher series
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1st cameo appearance of the Punisher War Machine armor
Legacy numbering based on #1 of the 1987 series continues with #218 thru #228
[August 2019 - overheard at Boston Comic Con: Jon Bernthal's Punisher could return to the MCU in the Punisher War Machine armor]
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1st cameo appearance of the Punisher War Machine armor
Legacy numbering based on #1 of the 1987 series continues with #218 thru #228
[August 2019 - overheard at Boston Comic Con: Jon Bernthal's Punisher could return to the MCU in the Punisher War Machine armor]
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1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock - cameo in Venom #7
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1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock - cameo in Venom #7
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First solo titled Spider-Punk series
1st appearance of Riot Heart, Earth-138's version of Ironheart
1st cameo appearance of Ta$kma$ter
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First solo titled Spider-Punk series
1st appearance of Riot Heart, Earth-138's version of Ironheart
1st cameo appearance of Ta$kma$ter
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1st full appearance of Darkseid
1st team appearance of The Forever People: Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Big Bear, Vykin the Black
First mention of Mother Boxes, sentient supercomputers of vast power and the Anti-Life Equation
1st appearance of Infinity-Man, a protector of The Forever People
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1st full appearance of Darkseid
1st team appearance of The Forever People: Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Big Bear, Vykin the Black
First mention of Mother Boxes, sentient supercomputers of vast power and the Anti-Life Equation
1st appearance of Infinity-Man, a protector of The Forever People
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Standard-sized comic book appearances:
1st appearance of Boba Fett, a bounty hunter
1st cameo appearance of Dengar, Bossk, IG-88 and Zuckuss - bounty hunters
1st cameo appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious
Debut of Slave I, a pursuit craft
Reprinted from Marvel Comics Super Special Magazine, adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back
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Standard-sized comic book appearances:
1st appearance of Boba Fett, a bounty hunter
1st cameo appearance of Dengar, Bossk, IG-88 and Zuckuss - bounty hunters
1st cameo appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious
Debut of Slave I, a pursuit craft
Reprinted from Marvel Comics Super Special Magazine, adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back
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Iconic cover art by Bob Layton
"Demon in a Bottle" part 9
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Iconic cover art by Bob Layton
"Demon in a Bottle" part 9
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3rd appearance of the Punisher
Sources often refer to this issue as the second full appearance of the Punisher despite the character fully appearing in The Amazing Spider-Man #134
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3rd appearance of the Punisher
Sources often refer to this issue as the second full appearance of the Punisher despite the character fully appearing in The Amazing Spider-Man #134
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1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book
2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book
1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book
[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]
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1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book
2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book
1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book
[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]
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1st cameo appearance of Venom, creeping over Eddie Brock's hands
First cover art by Todd McFarlane on the Amazing Spider-Man title
1st team appearance of the Life Foundation led by Carlton Drake
1st appearance of Carlton Drake who discovered there were five symbiote seeds that could be extracted from the Venom symbiote
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1st cameo appearance of Venom, creeping over Eddie Brock's hands
First cover art by Todd McFarlane on the Amazing Spider-Man title
1st team appearance of the Life Foundation led by Carlton Drake
1st appearance of Carlton Drake who discovered there were five symbiote seeds that could be extracted from the Venom symbiote
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An immortal warrior performs dangerous jobs for the U.S. government in exchange for the truth about his own existence
Written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt
[March 2021 - KEY COLLECTOR EXCLUSIVE optioned for film and two season Netflix anime series / October 2021 - Mattson Tomlin, uncredited co-writer of The Batman 2022 is set to write the live-action film for Netflix / March 2025 - Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) to direct]
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An immortal warrior performs dangerous jobs for the U.S. government in exchange for the truth about his own existence
Written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt
[March 2021 - KEY COLLECTOR EXCLUSIVE optioned for film and two season Netflix anime series / October 2021 - Mattson Tomlin, uncredited co-writer of The Batman 2022 is set to write the live-action film for Netflix / March 2025 - Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) to direct]
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Series with the Punisher as a warlord for the Hand
1st team appearance of the Apostles of War
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Series with the Punisher as a warlord for the Hand
1st team appearance of the Apostles of War
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1st appearance of Tarantula
2nd appearance of the Punisher
âš Misconception: many sources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #135 as the second appearance of the Punisher and categorize this appearance as a cameo
[March 2026 - confirmed for Spider-Man: Brand New Day]
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1st appearance of Tarantula
2nd appearance of the Punisher
âš Misconception: many sources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #135 as the second appearance of the Punisher and categorize this appearance as a cameo
[March 2026 - confirmed for Spider-Man: Brand New Day]
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Promotional giveaway distributed at a screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon hosted by James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming
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Promotional giveaway distributed at a screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon hosted by James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming
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Preview of Worldtr33 #1, a series from James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing The Children) about the secret and dangerous world of the Undernet
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Preview of Worldtr33 #1, a series from James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing The Children) about the secret and dangerous world of the Undernet
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