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1st appearance of Kylo Ren, the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia who became a leader of the First Order

1st appearance of Rey, a brilliant engineer and Force sensitive human

1st appearance of Finn, a rogue Stormtrooper

1st appearance of General Hux, a general of the First Order

1st appearance of Captain Phasma, not a hologram

📖 Reading Order: read The Force Awakens #1 - #6 (or TPB) then Forces of Destiny - Rey #1

[September 2023 - a Rey movie is rumored to be in development]

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1st appearance of Rick Flag Sr.

Origin of Amanda Waller

Origin of The Suicide Squad aka Task Force X

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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 appearance of Lauri-Ell, the half sister of Carol Danvers

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1st cameo appearance of Vernestra Rwoh

1st appearance of a Nihil member

1st cameo team appearance of the Drengir

1st appearance of Ceret and Terec, Jedi twins

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Adaptation of George R.R. Martin's 'Hedge Knight' that took place 100 years before the first Game of Thrones book 'A Song of Ice and Fire'

1st appearance of Dunk and Egg

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,876

[November 2021 - Steve Conrad (Pursuit of Happyness) to write and executive produce / April 2023 - HBO has ordered the adaptation to a series / February 2024 - The Hedge Knight started pre-production in Belfast]

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1st appearance of Xesh, a human Force Hound

1st appearance of Trill, a female Force Hound

1st appearance of Kora Ryo

1st appearance of Rori Fenn

1st appearance of Tem Madog

Preceding issue #1 is an issue #0 that acts as a primer for the series with character sketches, bios and other information

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,797

[April 2023 - at Star Wars Celebration, it was revealed James Mangold's Star Wars movie will be a Jedi origin story]

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Origin of the Force and the Jedi, takes place 25,000 years in the past

Preview appearances, sketches of Xesh and Trill

Copies ordered by retailers: 17,260

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Origin of Thrawn

1st appearance of Eli Vanto

📖 Reading Order: read Thrawn #1 - #6, then Star Wars #7 (2015 series)

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1st appearance of Ael-Dan, a General in the Kree space fleet

1st appearance of Dar-Benn, a General in the Kree space fleet

Epic ⋅ 1988

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Science-fiction series that takes place in a futuristic Tokyo after a mysterious explosion that kicked off World War III

[April 2023 - the previously announced Taika Waititi helmed adaptation is said to be back in production after a hiatus to direct Thor Love & Thunder]

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1st appearance and origin of Kl'rt, a Super Skrull who utilizes the main power of each Fantastic Four member

1st appearance of Emperor Dorrek, unnamed

2nd team appearance of the Skrulls

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First limited series featuring stories inspired by the Nintendo video game franchise

Cover reprinted for the Adventures of the Super Mario Brothers #1 (1991)

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Comic book series inspired by The Legend of Zelda video game on the Nintendo console

Link first appears in the Nintendo Comics Sneak Preview

[November 2023 - a live-action movie in development with director Wes Ball attached]

Amalgam ⋅ 1996

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1st appearance of Spider-Boy, a combination of Ben Reilly and Superboy

1st appearance of Bizarnage, a character that combines Bizarro and Carnage

1st appearance of King Lizard, King Shark merged with Lizard

Dark Horse ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance and cover of Ashley 'ASH' Joanna Williams, a film role made famous by Bruce Campbell

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1st full team appearance of The Court of Owls

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1st appearance of Paz Vizsla, a Mandalorian specializing in Heavy Infantry

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Recalled ⋅ Image ⋅ 2023

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Recalled due to printing error, cover too dark

In 1999, a group of friends began to explore the Undernet, a secret architecture beneath the internet but they lost control and unleashed unimaginable horrors

Preview in Image! #8 (2022)

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