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1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book
2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book
1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book
[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]
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1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book
2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book
1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book
[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]
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"Crisis on Infinite Earths" part 4
1st appearance of Lady Quark
1st appearance of Doctor Light, Kimiyo Hoshi
1st appearance of Lord Volt
2nd appearance of John Constantine
3rd cameo appearance of the Anti-Monitor, in shadows
Death of the Monitor
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"Crisis on Infinite Earths" part 4
1st appearance of Lady Quark
1st appearance of Doctor Light, Kimiyo Hoshi
1st appearance of Lord Volt
2nd appearance of John Constantine
3rd cameo appearance of the Anti-Monitor, in shadows
Death of the Monitor
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1st appearance of Dream aka Morpheus
1st appearance of Unity Kincaid
1st appearance of Roderick Burgess
1st appearance of Ethel Cripps
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1st appearance of Dream aka Morpheus
1st appearance of Unity Kincaid
1st appearance of Roderick Burgess
1st appearance of Ethel Cripps
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1st team appearance of the Illuminati: Professor X, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Namor
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1st team appearance of the Illuminati: Professor X, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Namor
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1st cameo appearance of Batman Beyond outside of the DC Animated Universe of comic books
There exists an unresolved dispute as to the identity of Batman Beyond in this issue and his next few brief appearances outside of the DCAU
In Superman/Batman #23, an alternate reality Bruce Wayne refers to Batman Beyond as Tim which could have easily been disregarded as an error if not for a toy line based on this series that included Batman Beyond with an explanation on the package that identified the figure as Tim Drake
In a transcript of the 2007 Wondercon panel (Newsarama - 3/7/2007), Dan DiDio was asked if readers will see Terry McGinnis resurface in other DC stories as he did in Superman/Batman #22 and #23. Instead of Dan DiDio correcting the question with the name Tim Drake, he affirmed the possibility of many multiverse variations of the character appearing in stories
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1st cameo appearance of Batman Beyond outside of the DC Animated Universe of comic books
There exists an unresolved dispute as to the identity of Batman Beyond in this issue and his next few brief appearances outside of the DCAU
In Superman/Batman #23, an alternate reality Bruce Wayne refers to Batman Beyond as Tim which could have easily been disregarded as an error if not for a toy line based on this series that included Batman Beyond with an explanation on the package that identified the figure as Tim Drake
In a transcript of the 2007 Wondercon panel (Newsarama - 3/7/2007), Dan DiDio was asked if readers will see Terry McGinnis resurface in other DC stories as he did in Superman/Batman #22 and #23. Instead of Dan DiDio correcting the question with the name Tim Drake, he affirmed the possibility of many multiverse variations of the character appearing in stories
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1st full appearance of Batman Beyond, Tim Drake
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1st appearance of Harper Row as Bluebird, an electronics expert and member of the Bat Family
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1st appearance of Harper Row as Bluebird, an electronics expert and member of the Bat Family
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Six-part miniseries about a terrifying sickness called the Empty Man disease and the hysteria that follows
Adapted into a film
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Six-part miniseries about a terrifying sickness called the Empty Man disease and the hysteria that follows
Adapted into a film
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In the world of The Beauty, physical perfection is attainable and the vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but two detectives discover it comes at a terrible price
A more scarce single issue called Pilot Season exists that introduced the story -search 'Pilot Season' under Title Search
[July 2020 - sources have told us that Beauty is in-development for a Netflix series with Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) attached. Filming has yet to begin, meaning anything can fall apart in the process of bringing an adaptation to screen / September 2024 - FX has ordered a series with Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos, Evan Peters and Jeremy Pope cast]
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In the world of The Beauty, physical perfection is attainable and the vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but two detectives discover it comes at a terrible price
A more scarce single issue called Pilot Season exists that introduced the story -search 'Pilot Season' under Title Search
[July 2020 - sources have told us that Beauty is in-development for a Netflix series with Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) attached. Filming has yet to begin, meaning anything can fall apart in the process of bringing an adaptation to screen / September 2024 - FX has ordered a series with Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos, Evan Peters and Jeremy Pope cast]
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1st full appearance of Starling, granddaughter of Vulture
Starling makes a cameo appearance in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5
Starling later becomes a member of The Champions
Copies ordered by retailers: 33,538
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1st full appearance of Starling, granddaughter of Vulture
Starling makes a cameo appearance in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5
Starling later becomes a member of The Champions
Copies ordered by retailers: 33,538
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1st appearance of Emily Bright, a girl who has been aware of her magical powers since birth
1st appearance of Doyle Dormammu, the illegitimate son of Dormammu
1st appearance of Shaylee Moonpeddle
1st appearance of German Aguilar
1st appearance of Zoe Laveau
1st appearance of Alvi and Iric Brorson, sons of Asgardian, Bror
1st appearance of Guslaug, a Frost Giant
1st appearance of Toth, a crystal warrior
1st appearance of Calvin Morse and Dessy
The Strange Academy preview was featured in multiple issues but the first four titles that went on sale with the preview on January 29th, 2020 were Thor #2, Ravencroft #1, Doctor Strange #2, Avengers #30
[December 2024 - a Strange Academy TV series is rumored to be in development for Disney+]
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1st appearance of Emily Bright, a girl who has been aware of her magical powers since birth
1st appearance of Doyle Dormammu, the illegitimate son of Dormammu
1st appearance of Shaylee Moonpeddle
1st appearance of German Aguilar
1st appearance of Zoe Laveau
1st appearance of Alvi and Iric Brorson, sons of Asgardian, Bror
1st appearance of Guslaug, a Frost Giant
1st appearance of Toth, a crystal warrior
1st appearance of Calvin Morse and Dessy
The Strange Academy preview was featured in multiple issues but the first four titles that went on sale with the preview on January 29th, 2020 were Thor #2, Ravencroft #1, Doctor Strange #2, Avengers #30
[December 2024 - a Strange Academy TV series is rumored to be in development for Disney+]
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Second printing
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San Diego Comic Con 2020: Comic-Con@Home Exclusive, limited to 500 copies
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San Diego Comic Con 2020: Comic-Con@Home Exclusive, limited to 500 copies
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1st appearance of a new Catgirl
2nd appearance of Snowflame, first appearance was in the year 1988
1st appearance of Tambra Quartz, an Instagram Queenpin gone mad
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1st appearance of a new Catgirl
2nd appearance of Snowflame, first appearance was in the year 1988
1st appearance of Tambra Quartz, an Instagram Queenpin gone mad
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'Ashcan' preview edition
Oversized 11.5 inches x 7.5 inches
The Last Ronin's release was delayed by a few months due to feedback by retailers who received this preview and felt the artwork would hurt demand for the book
The creators decided to reschedule the book series and make improvements to the art
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'Ashcan' preview edition
Oversized 11.5 inches x 7.5 inches
The Last Ronin's release was delayed by a few months due to feedback by retailers who received this preview and felt the artwork would hurt demand for the book
The creators decided to reschedule the book series and make improvements to the art
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Variant cover art by Art Adams featuring Doyle Dormammu
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Variant cover art by Art Adams featuring Doyle Dormammu
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1st full appearance of Virus
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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art
1st cover appearance of Codex on a cover distributed by Marvel
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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art
1st cover appearance of Codex on a cover distributed by Marvel
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Red foil variant, limited to 500 copies
Copies were randomly given to fans who followed the Senior VP of Skybound on Twitter, also copies were randomly placed in mystery boxes purchased during the 2020 Skybound Xpo
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Red foil variant, limited to 500 copies
Copies were randomly given to fans who followed the Senior VP of Skybound on Twitter, also copies were randomly placed in mystery boxes purchased during the 2020 Skybound Xpo
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