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Forever People, The #1
DC ⋅ 1971
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Forever People, The #1
 
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Key Facts

1st full appearance of Darkseid

1st team appearance of The Forever People: Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Big Bear, Vykin the Black

First mention of Mother Boxes, sentient supercomputers of vast power and the Anti-Life Equation

1st appearance of Infinity-Man, a protector of The Forever People

Mister Miracle #1
DC ⋅ 1971
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Mister Miracle #1
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Mister Miracle, Scott Free, the son of Highfather

1st appearance of Oberon, Mister Miracle's stage manager

1st appearance and death of Thaddeus Brown, the Miracle Man who preceded Scott Free

🔮 DC Possibilities: Mister Miracle is a second chance for DC to develop the New Gods which was supposed to happen in 2018 but stalled like many of their other projects

New Gods #2
DC ⋅ 1971
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New Gods #2
 
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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of Darkseid

1st cameo team appearance of the Deep Six, Darkseid's mercenary force that respawn when killed

1st cameo appearance of Slig

Swamp Thing #1
DC ⋅ 1972
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Swamp Thing #1
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of the second Swamp Thing, Alec Holland

1st cameo appearance of Anton Arcane

1st appearance of Matt Cable, later becomes the Sandman's raven

1st cameo appearance of the Un-Men

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1st appearance of Nathan Ellery, the man who caused the explosion that created Swamp Thing

First ongoing Swamp Thing solo title

The Grim Ghost #1
Atlas (Paramount) ⋅ 1975
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The Grim Ghost #1
 
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Key Facts

1st appearance of the Grim Ghost, an executed highway robber who made a deal with Satan

Uncanny X-Men #130
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Uncanny X-Men #130
 
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Key Facts

The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2

1st appearance of Dazzler

2nd appearance of Kitty Pryde

2nd appearance of Emma Frost

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1st full appearance of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King

Jean Grey becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club

[August 2023 - Taylor Swift rumored to cameo in Deadpool 3 as Dazzler / giving weight to this speculation was an October 2023 appearance of Swift in attendance of a Chiefs game with Ryan Reynolds. Also photographed at the game were Hugh Jackman and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy]

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 9.2 sold for $438 [$399 in Oct] +10%

📈 +147% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Power Pack #1
Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Power Pack #1
 
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1st team appearance of Power Pack

Carnage: Mind Bomb #1
Marvel ⋅ 1996
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Carnage: Mind Bomb #1
 
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$45

Key Facts

Partial origin of Carnage

First Carnage solo-titled issue

Red holo-foil cover

Story continues in Carnage: It's A Wonderful Life

Avengers: It All Begins Here #0
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Avengers: It All Begins Here #0
 
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1st cameo appearance of American Kaiju

1st appearance of Robert Maverick in one panel, later becomes the second Red Hulk

1st cameo team appearance of The Ultimates: Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ms America Chavez, Spectrum, Blue Marvel

First mention of Qeng Enterprises, previously Qeng Dynasty in Ultron Forever #1 (2015)

Ultimates #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Ultimates #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Ultimates: Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ms America Chavez, Spectrum, Blue Marvel

1st appearance of Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje

Ultimates #1
1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Ultimates #1
 
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Variant cover art by Art Adams

Invincible Iron Man #7
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Invincible Iron Man #7
 
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1st cameo appearance of Riri Williams, later becomes Ironheart

1st appearance of Tomoe, an Inhuman who manipulates machinery through technopathy

[December 2020 - an Ironheart series is confirmed for Disney+ with Dominique Thorne cast as Riri Williams who will be introduced in Black Panther II]

Amber Blake #1
Non-Key
IDW ⋅ 2019
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Amber Blake #1
 
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Recruited as a child to the Cleverland Institute for gifted children, a woman now finds herself on the run as she threatens to expose the abuse that occurred by the administration

Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1
DC ⋅ 2019
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Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1
 
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1st mention of Omega

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
 
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Comic Odyssey Exclusive Cover art by Mico Suayan

Color Virgin Variant, limited to 2,000 copies

Rick and Morty #50
1:25 ⋅ ONI ⋅ 2019
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Rick and Morty #50
 
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Variant cover art by Julieta Colas depicting series creator Justin Roiland

Companion cover depicts series co-creator Dan Harmon

Major X #1
Non-Key
Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Major X #1
 
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Variant sketch cover art by Rob Liefeld

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