August 17 2023

Featuring comic books that have spiked in interest by number of copies purchased this week versus the previous week.

Marvel Sep 2014 Vol 5

Avengers #35

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1st cover appearance of Sam Wilson in Captain America costume, does not appear in story
2nd cameo appearance and first cover of Superior Iron Man
Time Runs Out story arc officially begins as collected by Marvel in trade paperback editions
BOOM! Aug 2017

Mech Cadet Yu #1

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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]
Marvel Apr 1991

Toxic Avenger, The #1

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1st appearance and origin of the Toxic Avenger - preview appearance in Marvel Age #98
[June 2021 - Elijah Wood, Peter Dinklage, Julia Davis and Kevin Bacon have been cast in roles in the movie directed by Macon Blair]
Marvel Aug 2004 Vol 2

Amazing Fantasy #1

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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
DC Sep 2018

Batman: Damned #1

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Premiere series in the DC Black Label launch which gives established creators creative freedom to explore characters and stories outside of continuity
Controversial issue: Bruce Wayne's genitalia which was censored in later printings
Marvel Feb 1980

Uncanny X-Men #130

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2
1st appearance of Dazzler
2nd appearance of Kitty Pryde
2nd appearance of Emma Frost
1st full appearance of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King
Jean Grey becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club
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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484
[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]
1st appearance of Oroku Hiroto, the grandson of the Shredder
1st appearance of Casey Marie Jones, daughter of Casey and April
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird revisited an outline written in 1987 about the lone survivor of the four turtles, set 30 years in the future
Last Ronin #1 led to a reported print run of 130,000 copies, a massive number by modern and independent standards
Oversized comic, does not fit in conventional modern age bag and board
[April 2024 - Paramount to adapt a bloody, live-action film]
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1st appearance of Deathstroke the Terminator
1st appearance and death of Ravager, son of Deathstroke - appears in issue #1, not in costume
1st appearance of Wintergreen, Deathstroke's mentor
1st cameo appearance of Trigon, as demonic eyes
🔮 DC Possibilities: Yet another character who could hold his own as an anti-hero in a standalone project and a few extra years on Joe Manganiello would do well for Deathstroke
[September 2024 - James Gunn’s DCU is developing a Bane and Deathstroke super-villain team-up film based on a script by Matthew Orton]

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