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Marvel Dec 1987

Iron Man #225

Iron Man #225
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Part one of the Armor Wars story arc that runs through #231
Tony Stark examines the battlesuit technology of a criminal named The Force to discover that it is top secret, Stark circuitry that powers the armor
Rhodes and Stark investigate who stole the tech and discover a villain named Spymaster was the culprit who sold it to Justin Hammer
Stark wears the Silver Centurion armor while battling Stilt Man and the Controller
[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will return as War Machine for an Armor Wars series coming to Disney+]
Marvel Jun 1992

Iron Man #281

Iron Man #281
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Debut of Tony Stark’s ‘War Machine’ armor, a heavy artillery suit
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Tony dons the armor but continues to refer to himself as Iron Man. James Rhodes does not appear in this armor until Iron Man #284 and later assumes the codename War Machine in West Coast Avengers #94
Marvel Jul 1992

Iron Man #282

Iron Man #282
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1st cover appearance of the War Machine armor, worn by Tony Stark
⚠ Misconception: cited by many as the first appearance of War Machine. "War Machine" is splashed across the IRON MAN title in reference to the armor’s incredible armaments but the name is not official. The armor, (piloted by Tony Stark in this issue, not James Rhodes) actually debuts in the previous issue, Iron Man #281. In Iron Man #284, James Rhodes suits up in the War Machine armor but does so as Iron Man and does not officially assume the War Machine codename until West Coast Avengers #94, though he is referred to as War Machine in X-Force #21 but as Iron Man in X-Force #20
Archie Dec 1941

Jackpot Comics #4

Jackpot Comics #4
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1st partial cover appearance of Archie
1st appearance of Miss Grundy, referred to as Mrs. Grundy
Ongoing stories featuring Archie begin
DC Nov 1996

JLA #1

JLA #1
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1st team appearance of the Hyperclan, led by Protex: A-Mortal, Primaid, Tronix, Armek, Fluxus, Zenturion, Zum
Cameo appearances of Wolverine and Doctor Doom tied to posts, awaiting death
DC Oct 1998

JLA #23

JLA #23
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1st team appearance of Justice Legion A from the 853rd Century
1st appearance of Batman One Million
Wonder Woman rejoins the Justice League as Hippolyta departs as the acting Wonder Woman
DC Feb 2002

JLA #61

JLA #61
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1st appearance of Josiah Power
1st team appearance of the Power Company: Witchfire, Striker Z, Skyrocket, Manhunter V, Sapphire, Bork
Harvey Jan 1942

Joe Palooka #1

Joe Palooka #1
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First time an American President (FDR) appeared in a comic book, with special permission by the U.S. government
While nearly forgotten now, the Joe Palooka newspaper strip ran from 1930 to 1984, and at its peak was read by an estimated 50 million people daily
Western Dec 1964

Jonny Quest #1

Jonny Quest #1
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1st appearance of Jonny Quest in comic books
After this issue, Jonny Quest would not reappear in comics until 1986
Archie Dec 1969

Josie (and the Pussycats) #45

Josie (and the Pussycats) #45
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Josie and Melody form The Pussycats music group and recruit Valerie Smith
1st appearance of Valerie Smith aka Valerie Brown
Retitled 'Josie and the Pussycats' from the previous title, 'Josie'
Marvel Aug 1962

Journey Into Mystery #83

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
Marvel Oct 1962

Journey Into Mystery #85

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
Marvel Oct 1963

Journey Into Mystery #97

Journey Into Mystery #97
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Origin of Odin
1st appearance of Buri, grandfather of Odin
1st appearance of Bor, Father of Odin
1st cameo appearance of Surtur
1st cameo appearance of Ymir
1st appearance of Vili and Ve, Odin's brothers
Marvel Jul 1965

Journey Into Mystery #118

Journey Into Mystery #118
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1st appearance and cover of the Destroyer, a suit of armor forged by Odin and animated by magic to act as a protector
Later, Thor frees Firelord from Galactus by giving him the Destroyer armor to act as his Herald
Marvel Jul 1965

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
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1st appearance of Hercules
1st appearance of Zeus
Versions of the Olympians have appeared previously in different Timely and Marvel comics but the versions of the characters introduced here consistently maintain an ongoing continuity
First battle of Thor vs Hercules
[August 2022 - rumored solo project in the works titled Hercules: Rise of the Gods]

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