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1st appearance of Alioth, the supreme being of the Timespan

1st appearance of Kang Swaach, Kang Raulex and Kang Kaseo, members of the Council of Cross-Time Kangs

Modern ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of Voltron in U.S. comics

[March 2022 - a live-action project announced for development from Rawson Thurber (Red Notice) / October 2024 - Henry Cavill cast in a lead role]

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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1st appearance of Old Man Logan

1st appearance of Old Man Hawkeye

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1st appearance of Azazel, a mutant with demonic features

Origin of Nightcrawler

Marvel ⋅ 2000

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1st full appearance of the Russian, a mercenary

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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 full appearance of Bastion, a mutant-hunting advanced sentinel - previously had a cameo appearance in X-Men #52 (1996), two panels in a trench coat

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Guest appearance of Invincible in the Marvel Universe

During a battle, Invincible is thrown out of his universe and into the Marvel Universe

Copies ordered by retailers: 26,200

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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1st appearance of Predator in a standard comic book

Marvel acquired the rights to publish Alien and Predator comics from Dark Horse in 2020

[October 2024 - a secret Predator film directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey) is rumored to release prior to Predator: Badlands]

Dark Horse ⋅ 1989

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Cover art by Dave Stevens

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1st appearance of Legion, the son of Professor Xavier

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1st team appearance of The Thunderbolts: Citizen V (formerly Baron Zemo), Atlas (formerly Goliath), Mach-1 (formerly Beetle), Songbird (formerly Screaming Mimi), Meteorite (formerly Moonstone II), Techno (formerly Fixer)

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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1st cameo appearance of Bastion, in two panels wearing a trenchcoat

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First battle of Wolverine vs Deadpool

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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1st full appearance of Onslaught, a creation born from the mind of Charles X and Magneto

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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1st cover appearance of the Red Hulk, General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Death of Abomination, initially suspected to have been shot to death by the Hulk but later revealed to be murdered by the Red Hulk

1st team appearance of a new Winter Guard roster: Red Guardian, Ursa Major, Crimson Dynamo, Darkstar

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: the interior story is about a murder perpetrated by, who is believed to be the Hulk, Bruce Banner. Doc Samson as an investigator is piecing together what occurred and the panels depict a recreation of events from his point-of-view with the belief that it is Bruce Banner, the green Hulk who is the killer

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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2nd appearance of Deadpool

1st appearance of Weapon X, Garrison Kane

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1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote

Thank You  ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2024

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Retailer appreciation variant

1:50 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2024

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Variant cover art by Mindy Lee

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