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First solo ongoing Silver Surfer series

Origin of the Silver Surfer

Origin of the Watchers

1st appearance of Shalla-Bal

Silver Surfer first says, "where soars the Silver Surfer...there must he soar alone!"

[April 2024 - Shalla-Bal portrayed by Julia Garner will be a version of the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four film]

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'Trial of Magneto'

Magneto becomes headmaster of Xavier's Academy

Andrea and Andreas Von Strucker become Fenris, a terrorist organization

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1st appearance of Spider-Man Noir, an alternate reality version of Spider-Man who operated during The Great Depression

1st appearance of Vulture Noir

[February 2023 - a live-action Spider-Man Noir series is in development at Amazon featuring an older, grizzled superhero in 1930s New York City]

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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 Grant Wilson aka Ravager, Deathstroke's son, not in costume

2nd team appearance and origin of the New Teen Titans: Beast Boy, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Raven, Robin, Starfire and Wonder Girl

2nd appearance of Starfire

2nd appearance of Cyborg

2nd appearance of Raven

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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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1st full appearance of Bishop, a time-traveling mutant who can absorb and redistribute energy

1st appearance of the Gamemaster, a powerful mutant telepath

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1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin

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1st team appearance of the Teen Titans: Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin

The team name Teen Titans isn't coined until Brave and the Bold #60

1st appearance of Mr. Twister, possesses a stick that controls the weather

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of X-23, Laura Kinney

Laura Kinney debuted in the animated series X-Men: Evolution (2003)

Icon ⋅ 2010

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Nemesis is the most accomplished costumed character that ever existed but he is 100% evil

[May 2021 - writer Emerald Fennel attached to pen the script for a Netflix production]

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1st team appearance of the new Teen Titans: Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, Starfire

1st appearance of Raven

1st appearance of Cyborg

1st appearance of Starfire

Beast Boy becomes Changeling

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1st full appearance of Mr. Sinister

[July 2022 - Mr. Sinister rumored to be a villain in the X-Men reboot]

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 5

First solo Wolverine cover

Wolverine’s healing power previously hinted at in X-Men #116 is confirmed in this issue

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Third ongoing Spider-Man series

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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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1st appearance of Morph from the animated X-Men Adventures series and the comic book universe version of Changeling (X-Men #35)

Comic book series based on the Fox animated TV show

Lawsuit: In late 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Disney/Marvel for stealing the theme song to the 90s animated series from a Hungarian police show called ‘Linda’

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1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living

1st cameo appearance of Rama Kushna, voice only

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Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, formerly Robin

Joseph adopts the name Jericho

Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho

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A quaint storybook town of anthropomorphic animals is terrorized by a serial killer

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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