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WildStorm ⋅ 2007

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First solo series featuring Midnighter, a member of the Authority

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2nd team appearance of the X-Men that debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1

2nd appearance of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird

4th appearance of Wolverine

1st appearance of Dragonfly

Some resources refer to this as the 3rd full appearance of Wolverine and Hulk #182 a 2nd cameo appearance

Beginning of Chris Claremont's 16-year consecutive run on the title, ending with Uncanny X-Men #279

First new X-Men story following five years of reprints

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1st appearance of Arana, the Spanish word for Spider and codename of Anya Corazon

1st team appearance of the Sisterhood of the Wasp

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of Quake, Daisy Johnson

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1st team appearance of G.I. Joe

1st appearance of Snake-Eyes, an Arashikage-trained ninja (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Scarlett, an intel officer (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Grunt, an infantry trooper (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Breaker, a communications officer (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Rock 'N Roll, a machine gunner (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Stalker, a ranger (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Zap, a bazooka soldier (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Short-Fuze, a mortar soldier (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Clutch, a Vamp operator (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Laser, a rifle trooper (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Steeler, a tank commander (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Hawk, a field commander (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Grand Slam, an artillery specialist (G.I. Joe)

1st team appearance of Cobra, a terrorist organization

1st appearance of Cobra Commander, leader and founder of Cobra

1st appearance of Baroness, an intel officer (Cobra)

Writer and Vietnam veteran Larry Hama intended to create a Nick Fury series but after being approached by Hasbro to launch their 3.75-inch action figures, the Fury Force concept was applied to G.I. Joe

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1st appearance of Gwenpool in-story, previously appeared on the cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2

1st appearance of Wolverteeny aka Weapon II, a squirrel modified by the Weapon Plus Program

1st appearance of Shocket Raccoon, a clone of Rocket Raccoon

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Oversized publication measuring 10 in. x14 in.

Reprint of Star Wars (1977) #1 - #3

There also exists a Whitman edition

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1st appearance and origin of Etrigan the Demon

1st appearance of Morgaine Le Fay, the sister of Madame Xanadu

1st appearance of Randu Singh

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Milestone issue

Cover art featuring Spot

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Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane

Star Comics ⋅ 1985

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1st team appearance of the Thundercats: Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Wiley Kat, Wiley Kit and Snarf

1st appearance of Mumm-Ra

[March 2021 - Deadline reports director Adam Wingard (King Kong vs Godzilla) is set to direct Thundercats for Warner Bros.]

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1st appearance of Crystal Catawnee as Dream Spider

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1st appearance and origin of Calypso, a Haitian woman and practitioner of Voodoo

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1st appearance of a Gwen Stacy/Doctor Octopus

1st appearance of a Gwen Stacy/Sandman

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1st team appearance of the Young Avengers: Kate Bishop, Patriot, Asgardian aka Wiccan, Hulkling, and Iron Lad, who is later revealed to be a young variant of Kang

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1st appearance of Spider-Boy

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1st full appearance of the Foreigner, a mercenary and the ex-husband of Silver Sable - it is later revealed the Foreigner had impersonated Lieutenant Kris Keating in Spectacular Spider-Man #113 (April 1986) and The Amazing Spider-Man #276 (May 1986)

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1st appearance of Spider-Gwen, Gwen Stacy in an alternate universe (Earth-65)

1st appearance of Em Jay Watson (Earth-65) who later bonds with the Carnage symbiote

1st team appearance of the Mary Janes: Em Jay Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant

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1st appearance of Madame Web

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Variant cover art by David Marquez

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