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Countdown of iconic issues associated with the number. Have a safe and happy New Year's Eve... ...and wishing you a great 2026!

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Captain America #100

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Captain America #100
 
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First solo-titled Captain America series in the Silver Age beginning with issue #100

Formerly titled Tales of Suspense

Doom Patrol #99

DC ⋅ 1965

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Doom Patrol #99
 
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1st appearance of Beast Boy

New Mutants #98

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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New Mutants #98
 
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1st appearance of Deadpool, a subject of the Weapon X program

1st appearance of Copycat, impersonating Domino

1st appearance of Gideon, a member of The Externals

Strange Tales #97

Marvel ⋅ 1962

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Strange Tales #97
 
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Prototype of Peter Parker's aunt and uncle, also named Aunt May and Uncle Ben

Cross-promotion text teaser for The Incredible Hulk #1, released one week later

Uncanny X-Men #96

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Uncanny X-Men #96
 
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1st appearance of Moira MacTaggert, an Omega Level Mutant who retains her memory after death and reincarnation

Debut of Wolverine's berserker rage

1st appearance of Steven Lang, one of the Sentinel program pioneers

1st appearance of Kierrok, a demon created by Chthon

Marvel Previews #95

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Marvel Previews #95
 
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First consumer-facing cover image of Miles Morales, predates Ultimate Fallout #4 by three months

Uncanny X-Men #94

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Uncanny X-Men #94
 
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2nd team appearance of the X-Men that debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1

2nd appearance of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird

4th appearance of Wolverine

1st appearance of Dragonfly

Some resources refer to this as the 3rd full appearance of Wolverine and Hulk #182 a 2nd cameo appearance

Beginning of Chris Claremont's 16-year consecutive run on the title, ending with Uncanny X-Men #279

First new X-Men story following five years of reprints

Weird War Tales #93

DC ⋅ 1980

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Weird War Tales #93
 
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1st team appearance of Creature Commandos: Matthew Shrieve, Elliot 'Lucky' Taylor, Vincent Velcro, Warren Griffith aka Wolfpack

House of Secrets #92

DC ⋅ 1971

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House of Secrets #92
 
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1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen

[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]

G.I. Combat #91

Quality ⋅ 1961

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G.I. Combat #91
 
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1st cover appearance of the Haunted Tank

Star-Spangled War Stories #90

DC ⋅ 1960

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Star-Spangled War Stories #90
 
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Classic story titled "The War That Time Forgot" depicting modern warfare vs dinosaurs

Strange Tales #89

Marvel ⋅ 1961

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Strange Tales #89
 
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1st appearance of Fin Fang Foom, translated his name means 'he whose limbs shatter mountains and whose back scrapes the sun'

1st appearance of Dr. Chan Liuchow, a member of the Legion of Night

Wolverine #88

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Wolverine #88
 
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First battle of Wolverine vs Deadpool

Green Lantern #87

DC ⋅ 1971

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Green Lantern #87
 
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1st appearance of Green Lantern, John Stewart

[October 2024 - Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart in the Lanterns]

2nd appearance of Green Lantern, Guy Gardner

Flash Comics #86

DC ⋅ 1947

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Flash Comics #86
 
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1st appearance of Black Canary

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

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

3rd appearance of Thor

Comics Journal #84

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1983

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Comics Journal #84
 
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First artwork by Todd McFarlane in the letters column of a comic-related publication (fanzine)

Circulation of the fanzine during this timeframe was approximately 11,000 copies

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

Captain Atom #82

Charlton ⋅ 1966

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Captain Atom #82
 
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1st appearance of Nightshade

Famous Funnies #81

Eastern Color ⋅ 1941

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Famous Funnies #81
 
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1st appearance of Invisible Scarlett O'Neil, one of the earliest female superpowered females

My Greatest Adventure #80

DC ⋅ 1963

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My Greatest Adventure #80
 
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1st team appearance and origin of Doom Patrol: Chief, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, Robotman

1st appearance of General Immortus

Archie's Pal Jughead #79

Archie ⋅ 1961

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Archie's Pal Jughead #79
 
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Cover appearance of the Creature from the Black Lagoon aka Gill-Man in comics

Youngblood #78

Image ⋅ 2013

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Youngblood #78
 
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Final issue

Two-Gun Kid #77

Timely ⋅ 1965

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Two-Gun Kid #77
 
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Prototype of the Black Panther, the suit design is similar although worn by a white villain named Dr. Elixir who used the code name, The Panther

Published ten months prior to the Black Panther’s introduction in Fantastic Four #52 this issue was also written by Stan Lee

Story reprinted in Two Gun Kid #119, but The Panther prototype character was recolored red

Green Lantern #76

DC ⋅ 1970

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Green Lantern #76
 
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1st appearance of Appa Ali Apsa, a Guardian of the Universe

Retitled Green Arrow/Green Lantern

Issue considered by many to mark the end of the comic book Silver Age

Introduction of controversial social themes in comics - Green Lantern is reprimanded by a black man which was an expression of frustration by the creators for the lack of accurately presented black people in comics

Teen Titans #75

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009

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Teen Titans #75
 
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Variant cover art by Adam Hughes

Captain America Comics #74

Marvel ⋅ 1949

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Captain America Comics #74
 
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Beginning of horror format, a failed effort to boost sales resulting in the title going on hiatus for four years following issue #75

Showcase #73

DC ⋅ 1968

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Showcase #73
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Creeper

1st appearance of Professor Yatz

Wonder Woman #72

DC ⋅ 1993

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Wonder Woman #72
 
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Iconic cover art by Brian Bolland

World's Finest Comics #71

DC ⋅ 1954

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World's Finest Comics #71
 
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Ongoing team-up stories of Superman and Batman begin - previous issues told separate stories featuring the heroes

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70

DC ⋅ 1966

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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70
 
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1st appearance of Catwoman in the Silver Age, following a twelve-year absence after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority - previously appeared in Detective Comics #211

Jumbo Comics #69

Fiction House ⋅ 1944

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Jumbo Comics #69
 
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First published interior art in the comic book industry by Matt Baker, the first known black artist in comics

Baker is credited as having illustrated the first graphic novel, It Rhymes With Lust

Baker's name is synonymous with the term 'Good Girl Art' which referred to stimulating illustrations of women

Baker defined the classic Phantom Lady imagery which caused him to be a target of Dr. Frederic Wertham, author of "Seduction of the Innocent"

Star Wars #68

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Star Wars #68
 
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Boba Fett briefly appears in a flashback

First mention of the Mandalorians

1st appearance of Fenn Shysa, a Mandalorian

1st full appearance of Dengar, a bounty hunter

⚠ Misconception: CGC labels this issue as the origin of Boba Fett but the character featured in the book is a Mandalorian named Fenn Shysa

Fantastic Four #67

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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Fantastic Four #67
 
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1st cameo appearance and origin of HIM, later known as Adam Warlock

Detective Comics #66

DC ⋅ 1942

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Detective Comics #66
 
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1st appearance and origin of Two-Face, Harvey Dent, a district attorney disfigured by acid

1st appearance of Gilda Dent, the wife of Harvey Dent

1st appearance of Salvatore Maroni, the mob boss who disfigured Harvey Dent

Marvel Team-Up #65

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Marvel Team-Up #65
 
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1st appearance of Captain Britain in U.S. comics

1st cameo appearance of Arcade, in shadows

1st appearance of Miss Locke, an aide of Arcade

Detective Comics #64

DC ⋅ 1942

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Detective Comics #64
 
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1st appearance and origin of Boy Commandos

This issue marked the beginning transformation of the Joker from a homicidal maniac into a goofy character that persisted until Batman #251 when Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams revived the Joker after a four year absence, reintroducing his homicidal side

Tales to Astonish #63

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Tales to Astonish #63
 
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1st full appearance and origin of the Leader, a gamma-mutate who attained genius level intellect

1st full appearance of the Humanoid

Batman #62

DC ⋅ 1950

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Batman #62
 
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Origin of Catwoman

1st appearance of The Knight, the Batman of England

1st appearance of Squire who later becomes The Knight II

Adventure Comics #61

DC ⋅ 1941

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Adventure Comics #61
 
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1st appearance and origin of Starman, Ted Knight

Invincible #60

2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2009

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Invincible #60
 
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Second printing

Green Lantern #59

DC ⋅ 1968

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Green Lantern #59
 
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1st appearance of Guy Gardner, Hal Jordan's backup Green Lantern

All-Star Comics #58

DC ⋅ 1976

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All-Star Comics #58
 
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1st appearance of Power Girl, a Kryptonian cousin of Earth-2 Superman

Avengers, The #57

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Avengers, The #57
 
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1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

All-New Collectors' Edition #56

DC ⋅ 1978

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All-New Collectors' Edition #56
 
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One-shot issue featuring a boxing match between Superman & Muhammad Ali

Classic wraparound cover art by Neal Adams

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

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

1st appearance of the Blood Brothers

Brave and the Bold, The #54

DC ⋅ 1964

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Brave and the Bold, The #54
 
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1st team appearance of the Teen Titans: Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin

The team name Teen Titans isn't coined until Brave and the Bold #60

1st appearance of Mr. Twister, possesses a stick that controls the weather

Superman #53

DC ⋅ 1948

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Superman #53
 
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Origin of Superman retold

10 year anniversary of the Superman title

Tales of Suspense #52

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Tales of Suspense #52
 
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1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova

Death of the first Crimson Dynamo

1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov

Weekly Shonen Jump #51 (Legacy 838)

Shueisha ⋅ 1984

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Weekly Shonen Jump #51 (Legacy 838)
 
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Introduction of Dragon Ball Z

1st appearance of Goku, the main character of Dragon Ball

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