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May 5 2024

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Sensational She-Hulk, The #2
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Sensational She-Hulk, The #2
 
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1st appearance of Louise Grant aka the Blonde Phantom, since the Golden Age

New X-Men #133
Marvel ⋅ 2002
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New X-Men #133
 
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1st appearance of Dust, the first X-Men character who wears an abaya and niqab

Cable #6
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Cable #6
 
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1st appearance of Rachel Summers as Mother Askani

Lost in Space Annual #1
Innovation ⋅ 1992
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Lost in Space Annual #1
 
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Bondage cover

Sensational She-Hulk, The #4
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Sensational She-Hulk, The #4
 
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1st appearance of the Blonde Phantom since the Golden Age, in a flashback - Louise Grant, the alter ego of Blonde Phantom appeared in She-Hulk #2 (1989)

The Blonde Phantom returns in the Modern Age as a superhero in All-Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009)

Amazing Spider-Man #378
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Amazing Spider-Man #378
 
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"Maximum Carnage" part 3

X-Factor #6
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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X-Factor #6
 
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1st full appearance and cover of Apocalypse

Gambit #1
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Gambit #1
 
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First title series featuring Gambit

Origin of Gambit

1st appearance of Candra the Benefactress

1st team appearance of the Assassin's Guild

Omega Men #3
DC ⋅ 1983
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Omega Men #3
 
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1st appearance of Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter

[January 2023 - Jason Momoa speculated to play Lobo in James Gunn's DC films]

Rook: Exodus #1
Image ⋅ 2024
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Rook: Exodus #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of Ursaw, warden of Bears

Death of Swine

Rise of Apocalypse #1
Marvel ⋅ 1996
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Rise of Apocalypse #1
 
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Origin of Apocalypse

Introduction of Akkaba, the place of Apocalypse's birth

X-Factor #92
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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X-Factor #92
 
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1st appearance of Exodus, an Omega Level mutant

West Coast Avengers #45
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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West Coast Avengers #45
 
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1st appearance of the Vision, colorless, after being dismantled and reassembled without programming

[October 2022 - rumor that a TV series is in the works with the title VisionQuest / confirmed by Deadline]

Uncanny X-Men #129
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #129
 
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st appearance of Emma Frost, the White Queen

1st cameo team appearance of The Hellfire Club, in shadows

X-Force #1
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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X-Force #1
 
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3rd appearance of Warpath

1st cameo appearance of Tyler Dayspring, the son of Stryfe

1st appearance of G.W. Bridge, a former teammate of Cable's

Unofficial appearance of Deadpool, a character bio

First comic to be sold polybagged with a trading card

[July 2024 - Giancarlo Esposito rumored to be cast as G.W. (George Washington) Bridge in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]

Fantastic Four #55
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #55
 
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Iconic cover featuring the Thing and Silver Surfer

First issue where Silver Surfer is illustrated with boxer briefs, a continued practice until the 1987 Silver Surfer series relaunch

X-Men '97 #2
2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024
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X-Men '97 #2
 
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Second printing, animation variant

Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1
Secret Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024
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Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1
 
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Surprise variant, polybagged

Blood Hunt - Red Band Edition #2
Non-Key
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024
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Blood Hunt - Red Band Edition #2
 
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Cover art inspired by Crime SuspenStories #16

Doom #1
Marvel ⋅ 2024
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Doom #1
 
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Dr. Doom goes on a quest to harness more power than any human has ever wielded before in order to try to stop Galactus from bringing about the death of the universe

The first page of this issue utilizes lyrics from the late rapper MF Doom who performed in a metal face mask similar to Doctor Doom

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