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Death of Cecil Stedman, head crushed by Robot

Atom Eve's leg is amputated by Robot

Copies ordered by retailers: 18,440

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📈 +110% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Introduction of Daredevil Shadowland suit

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📈 +115% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week - second consecutive week on the Key Collector Comics Trending 20 after photo leaks from Daredevil season 2 revealed a suit that looks nearly identical to the Shadowland costume

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First team-up of the Punisher and Daredevil

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📈 +190% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Young Animal ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Green Lantern, Sojourner Mullein

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📈 +300% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after the release of Absolute Green Lantern and the role of Jo Mullein in the story

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1st cameo appearance of Nathaniel Richards, the father of Reed Richards who exists in an alternate reality after attempting to time travel into the future but instead, traveling sideways into a parallel time stream

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📈 +317% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week - second consecutive week on the Key Collector Comics Trending 20 based on speculation Robert Downey Jr.'s character may be an alternate universe relation to Reed Richards

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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1st appearance of Muse, a serial killer whose victims are used as his art

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📈 +112% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week due to Daredevil: Born Again

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Iconic cover art by Dave Cockrum

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📈 +157% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after speculation Halle Berry would reprise the role of Storm for Avengers: Doomsday which the actress denied

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Six-issue limited series

Glow-in-the-dark cover, polybagged with a poster

Origin of Radioactive Man

Fictional publishing date (1952), each comic in the series parodies a different era in comic book history - issues that follow display a fictional issue number

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📈 +700% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

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1st appearance of Bobbi Morse as Mockingbird

Hidden Message: interior panel of a vehicle in an airport parking lot with a vanity plate that reads FUQ

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📈 +400% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

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First solo-titled series featuring Nightcrawler

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📈 +275% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after Marvel Studios announced a handful of actors returning for Avengers: Doomsday including Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler

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Introduction of Absolute Superman

Introduction of Absolute Batman

Introduction of Absolute Wonder Woman

Introduction of the Absolute Universe

Debut of the Justice League satellite

Death of Kalibak

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📈 +105% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

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1st appearance of White Rabbit, Jaina Hudson who has the ability to split into two separate bodies, previously introduced in Adventures of Superman #500 as Angora Lapin

1st appearance of Dawn Golden, a romantic interest of Bruce Wayne

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📈 +720% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week based on a rumor posted to the Peacemaker 2 IMDb page that Brey Noelle will depict White Rabbit in the upcoming season

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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1st appearance of the Hellverine

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📈 +267% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after the release of Hellverine #5 which introduced Hell Hulk in a cameo

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2025

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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

One per store

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⭐ New This Week

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2nd appearance and first cover of Gambit

1st chronological appearance of Gambit in-story / in-continuity

X-Men Annual #14 went on sale three weeks before this issue and is often considered the first cameo appearance of Gambit

This would imply that his appearance is brief though he appears in 15 panels throughout X-Men Annual #14 with at least 10 instances of dialogue

Tap cover and swipe left to view images where Gambit is the main or partial focus of the sequence in X-Men Annual #14

Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual, therefore #266 would be the first chronological appearance of Gambit in-story (or in-continuity)

CGC, the grading certification company for comic books, recognizes Uncanny X-Men #266 as the first full appearance of Gambit

[January 2024 - Gambit rumored for the X-Men MCU reboot according to a casting grid]

Market News

📈 +121% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after Marvel Studios announced Channing Tatum would return as Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday

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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

[January 2024 - Kitty Pryde rumored for the X-Men MCU reboot according to a casting grid]

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📈 +107% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after it was announced Marvel Rivals season 2 will introduce White Queen

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1st full appearance of Mr. Negative

1st appearance of the second Jackpot

1st cameo appearance of Freak, prior to receiving powers

[November 2024 - the rumored and unofficial title of the fourth Spider-Man movie 'Brand New Day' shares its name with this story arc but may not have any other relation to it / March 2025 - confirmed / August 2025 - a set photo from the Spider-Man movie shows a vehicle with a symbol that appears to be Mr. Negative’s gang, the Inner Demons]

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📈 +2,233% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week after the fourth Spider-Man title was revealed to be Brand New Day

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1st cameo appearance of Mr. Negative - face shown on a TV monitor

1st appearance of Overdrive

1st appearance of Jackpot, a geneticist and mother who received powers after being accidentally exposed to an experimental serum

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📈 +550% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week due to the 'Swing Shift' story tie-in to Brand New Day

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1st appearance of John Henry, later becomes Steel

1st appearance of Superboy, Conner Kent

1st appearance of Cyborg Superman, formerly Hank Henshaw

1st appearance of the Eradicator

Each character was introduced briefly in this issue, then featured in their own individual issues thereafter

1st appearance of Angora Lapin, later becomes White Rabbit

[March 2025 - IMDb credits claim Brey Noelle will depict White Rabbit in Peacemaker S2 but DC has yet to confirm this casting]

Market News

📈 +285% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week due to a rumor Brey Noelle will depict White Rabbit in Peacemaker 2

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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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📈 +214% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week presumably because of an April Fool's post on social media that claimed James Gunn had confirmed the roster of Titans to include Raven, Cyborg and Starfire

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