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What If...?

Debut August 11th, 2021 on Disney+  Issues listed below are the first appearances of characters that will be featuerd in an episode

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Captain Carter #1
1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2022
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Captain Carter #1
 
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Animation variant

What If…? #19
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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What If…? #19
 
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Story titled 'What If...? Spider-Man Had Never Become a Crimefighter' where Peter Parker chooses the path of an entertainer

Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality #3
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality #3
 
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Spider-Man becomes the apprentice of Doctor Strange

Secret Wars #1
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Secret Wars #1
 
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Variant cover art by Alex Ross

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Spider-Man's costume is similar to the What If...? Zombie Hunter Spider-Man design

Captain America #21
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Captain America #21
 
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Variant cover art by Patrick Zircher

Tales of Suspense #77
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Tales of Suspense #77
 
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1st appearance of Peggy Carter

1st full appearance of Ultimo, a robot weapon created to destroy anything it encounters

Strange Tales #180
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Strange Tales #180
 
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1st appearance of Gamora

2nd appearance of Pip the Troll

3rd appearance of Magus

Debut of new Adam Warlock costume

Avengers #57
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers #57
 
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1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

Avengers #55
Marvel ⋅ 1968
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Avengers #55
 
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1st full appearance of Ultron

3rd appearance of Dane Whitman as the Black Knight

[March 2023 - James Spader rumored to reprise the role of Ultron in Armor Wars]

Ultimate Fantastic Four #22
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Ultimate Fantastic Four #22
 
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1st full appearance of Marvel Zombies

[November 2021 - Marvel teases a standalone Marvel Zombies animated project]

Multiple first appearances of heroes-turned-zombies

Avengers #28
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Avengers #28
 
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1st appearance of the Collector, an Elder of the Universe

Hank Pym becomes Goliath, formerly Giant-Man

Tales of Suspense #39
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales of Suspense #39
 
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1st appearance of Iron Man

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor

1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

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9.8 sold for $840,000 [No Previous Data]

There is only one 9.8 of Iron Man's introduction known to exist

The previous highest amount paid for a copy of this issue was $275,000 in 2013 for a 9.6

Avenging Spider-Man #9
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Avenging Spider-Man #9
 
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1st appearance of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel

Carol doesn't officially accept the codename until Captain Marvel #1 2012

Strange Tales #110
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Strange Tales #110
 
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1st appearance of Doctor Strange

1st appearance of the Ancient One, former Sorcerer Supreme

1st appearance of Wong, Doctor Strange's assistant

1st cameo appearance of Nightmare, multiple panels, named but obscured by shadows

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $150,000 [$66,000 in 2014] +127%

There are seven copies graded 9.6, none higher

Captain America Comics #1
Marvel ⋅ 1941
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Captain America Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Captain America

1st appearance of James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky, later becomes the Winter Soldier

1st appearance of the Red Skull, George Maxon, an agent of the true Red Skull

1st appearance of Doctor Reinstein aka Doctor Erskine, the inventor of the Super Soldier serum

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1st appearance of Hurricane, later becomes Makkari

1st appearance of Tuk the Cave Boy, first offspring of the Inhumans

Introduction of Project Rebirth, the Super Soldier Program that eventually expanded into Weapon Plus

💰 In April 2022, a 9.4 sold for $3,120,000 (San Francisco Pedigree)

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $156,000 [$144,000 in 2022] +8%

Incredible Hulk #93
Marvel ⋅ 2006
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Incredible Hulk #93
 
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Hulk and a motley crew of aliens survive the gladiator school known as The Maw

1st appearance of Korg officially, a member of the Kronan race of rock humanoids introduced in Journey Into Mystery #83

1st appearance of Elloe, an elite citizen of Sakaar who became a slave

1st appearance of Hiroim the Oldstrong, a Shadow Priest

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1st appearance of No-Name of Broodworld

Fear (Adventure Into) #19
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Fear (Adventure Into) #19
 
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1st appearance of Howard the Duck

Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Guardians of the Galaxy #1
 
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1st team appearance of new Guardians of the Galaxy: Aleta, Charlie-27, Martinex, Nikki, Starhawk and Vance Astro

1st appearance of Taserface

1st appearance of the Stark

Incredible Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Incredible Hulk #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Hulk

1st appearance of Betty Ross

1st appearance of Rick Jones

1st appearance of General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

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[October 2022 - Harrison Ford will appear as General Thunderbolt Ross in Captain America 4 / March 2023 - Liv Tyler rumored to reprise the role of Betty Ross in Captain America: New World Order]

Avengers #181
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Avengers #181
 
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1st appearance of Scott Lang, later becomes the second Ant-Man

New Avengers roster: Captain America, Iron Man, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Falcon and Wasp

Tales of Suspense #57
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales of Suspense #57
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye

3rd appearance of Black Widow

Marvel Super-Heroes #18
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Marvel Super-Heroes #18
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy

1st appearance of Major Vance Astro

1st appearance of Charlie-27

1st appearance of Martinex

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1st appearance of Yondu

Journey Into Mystery #84
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Journey Into Mystery #84
 
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2nd appearance of Thor

1st appearance and cover of Jane Foster

Jungle Action #6
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Jungle Action #6
 
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1st appearance of Erik Killmonger, T'Challa's most persistent rival for the throne of Wakanda

Preview of Venomm, a villain introduced in Jungle Action #7

Part 1 of a 13 issue story titled "The Panther's Rage," the first Black Panther solo story arc

Captain America #209
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Captain America #209
 
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1st full appearance and origin of Arnim Zola, a mad geneticist - cameo in #208

1st appearance of Doughboy and Primus, henchmen created by Arnim Zola

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1
 
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1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury

1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)

In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color

Inhumans #11
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Inhumans #11
 
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1st appearance of Korath-Thak, the Kree scientist who developed The Pursuer project and a member of Starforce

Korath becomes Korath the Pursuer in Quasar #32

Captain America #362
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Captain America #362
 
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1st cover and full appearance of Crossbones

Journey Into Mystery #85
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Journey Into Mystery #85
 
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1st appearance of Loki, the Norse god of mischief

1st appearance of Balder, half-brother of Thor

1st appearance of Heimdall, guardian of Bifrost

1st appearance of Tyr, the Norse god of war

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1st cameo appearance of Odin, the All-Father, seen from behind

3rd appearance of Thor

Journey Into Mystery #83
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Journey Into Mystery #83
 
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1st appearance and origin of Thor

Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir

1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens

1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor

Avengers #69
Marvel ⋅ 1969
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Avengers #69
 
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1st appearance of Grandmaster

1st cameo team appearance of Squadron Sinister: Hyperion, Dr. Spectrum, Nighthawk, Whizzer

Avengers #257
Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Avengers #257
 
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1st appearance of Nebula, the adopted daughter of Thanos

Iron Man #55
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Iron Man #55
 
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1st appearance of Thanos, an Eternal from Titan born with the Deviants gene

1st cameo appearance of Eros aka Starfox, brother of Thanos

1st appearance of Kronos, Grandfather of Thanos

1st appearance of Mentor, father of Thanos

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1st appearance of Drax the Destroyer, created by Kronus to kill Thanos

1st appearance of the Blood Brothers

Tales to Astonish #27
Marvel ⋅ 1962
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Tales to Astonish #27
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hank Pym, later becomes Ant-Man, Goliath, Giant-Man and Yellowjacket

Iron Man #28
Marvel ⋅ 1970
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Iron Man #28
 
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1st appearance of Howard Stark, father of Tony Stark

Tales to Astonish #46
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Tales to Astonish #46
 
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1st appearance of Kraglin, an A-Chiltaria

4th appearance of the Wasp

Exiles #3
1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Exiles #3
 
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1st appearance of Agent Peggy Carter as Captain America

WWII homage cover inspired by Rosie the Riveter

Fantastic Four #13
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Fantastic Four #13
 
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1st appearance of the Watcher

1st appearance of the Red Ghost and his Super Apes

What If…? #1
Marvel ⋅ 1977
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What If…? #1
 
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What if…Spider-Man Joined The Fantastic Four?

Premiere issue of the series that began in 1977 and told stories set in alternate universes outside of the Marvel mainstream where anything was possible

Exiles #3
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Exiles #3
 
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1st full appearance of Peggy Carter as Captain America

Cover art inspired by X-Men #268

Guardians of the Galaxy #41
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Guardians of the Galaxy #41
 
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1st appearance of an overweight Thor although no direct link to what Marvel calls 'Bro Thor' this issue is the earliest known out-of-shape Thor

[May 2021 - details of the What If...? Disney+ episode featuring Thor has leaked and it will be about a party thrown by the god that threatens to end the world]

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