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Six-issue limited series that explores the lives of the Fantastic Four as they age in real time throughout the decades beginning in the 1960s while Reed obsessively prepares for the arrival of Galactus

[April 2024 - one of five issues Marvel Studios released in a list of comic books to read prior to the premiere of the Fantastic Four film]

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1st full appearance of the Adversary, reveals its true form

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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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1st appearance of the Shroud, has the ability to summon and control darkness

Eclipse ⋅ 1986

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Cover art by Dave Stevens

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1st cameo appearance of the Adversary, a Native American trickster god

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1st cameo appearance of Maystorm, has the ability to affect weather

1st cameo appearance of Ultimate Black Panther

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Premiere issue of a twelve-issue series that explores the dark side of superheroes from a realistic, flawed perspective

1st appearance of Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre, The Comedian and Night Owl

Alan Moore based his characters off of DC's newly acquired Charlton heroes: the Question, Captain Atom, Thunderbolt, Nightshade, the Peacemaker and Blue Beetle

[July 2023 - Warner Bros. announced an animated Watchmen feature is in development]

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Ongoing Weapon X stories begin

Origin of Wolverine and Weapon X begins and continues thru issue #84

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1st appearance of Amelia Voght, an Acolyte who can turn solid matter into vapor

1st appearance of Milan, an Acolyte who can turn thoughts into visual media

1st appearance of Senyaka, an Acolyte who can siphon energy from others for his own use

1st appearance of Javitz, an Acolyte with superhuman strength

1st appearance of Neophyte, an Acolyte with the power to phase through objects

1st appearance of Spoor, an Acolyte with the ability to alter mood through pheromones

1st appearance of Katu, an Acolyte who utilizes the Earth's electromagnetic field to create deadly force Introduction of the Legacy Virus

Pacific Comics ⋅ 1983

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Cover art by Dave Stevens

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1st appearance of Forge, Daniel Lone Eagle, a mutant with the ability to comprehend and build nearly anything technological

1st appearance of Naze, a Cheyenne mystic and mentor to Forge, later revealed to be the Adversary

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1st appearance of the Tri-Sentinel

Debut of Spider-Man’s Captain Universe suit

Spider-Man gains cosmic powers in The Spectacular Spider-Man #158

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1st appearance of Frankie Raye as the second Nova, becomes a Herald of Galactus

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 6

Jean Grey becomes the Dark Phoenix

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

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Iconic cover art by Mike Zeck

1st appearance of TESS-One

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1st appearance of Cassandra Nova, a parasite from the astral plane who replicated the DNA of Charles Xavier while still in utero

Beast appears with further animal mutations

Debut of new X-Men suits

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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 of Harley Quinn in a standard comic

[August 2022 - Lady Gaga confirmed to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker movie sequel as Harley Quinn / March 2023 - a set photo from the Joker sequel provides a first look at Lady Gaga as Harley]

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