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Marvel May 1990

Amazing Spider-Man #332

Mark Jewelers
Amazing Spider-Man #332
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First time Venom is depicted with a long tongue and drool, a significant addition to Venom's design, added by Erik Larsen
Hidden in the background of a panel featuring Spider-Man in a park are Charlie Brown and Snoopy having a picnic - tap cover and swipe to view additional image
Marvel May 1990

X-Men Annual #14

X-Men Annual #14
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1st appearance of Gambit
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is often cited as a cameo of Gambit which would imply that the appearance is brief although he appears in 15 panels throughout the book with at least 10 instances of dialogue
This includes a full page-and-a-half interaction with Storm where she addresses him by name and refers to him as a thief (see images by tapping cover and swiping left)
Later Gambit appears in his classic suit and then again in an X-Men uniform
This issue went on sale June 19th whereas X-Men #266 went on sale July 10th
Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual
CGC recognizes this issue as a cameo appearance of Gambit and Uncanny X-Men #266 as his first full appearance
Marvel Aug 1990

Uncanny X-Men #266

Uncanny X-Men #266
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2nd appearance and first cover of Gambit
1st chronological appearance of Gambit in-story / in-continuity
X-Men Annual #14 went on sale three weeks before this issue and is often considered the first cameo appearance of Gambit
This would imply that his appearance is brief though he appears in 15 panels throughout X-Men Annual #14 with at least 10 instances of dialogue
Tap cover and swipe left to view images where Gambit is the main or partial focus of the sequence in X-Men Annual #14
Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual, therefore #266 would be the first chronological appearance of Gambit in-story (or in-continuity)
CGC, the grading certification company for comic books, recognizes Uncanny X-Men #266 as the first full appearance of Gambit
[April 2026 - Lee Sung Jin (Beef) is writing the X-Men reboot script and has specifically expressed his affection for Gambit]
Marvel Aug 1990

Uncanny X-Men #266

Mark Jewelers
Uncanny X-Men #266
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Gambit
4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold
Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site
Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements
Marvel Nov 1990

Excalibur #31

Newsstand
Excalibur #31
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1st appearance of Vega-Superior, the son of Krakoa
In X-Men #2, it is understood that Krakoa and Arakko share physical relations which could reintroduce the son of Krakoa
Marvel Nov 1990

Excalibur #31

Excalibur #31
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1st appearance of Vega-Superior, the son of Krakoa
In X-Men #2, it is understood that Krakoa and Arakko share physical relations which could reintroduce the son of Krakoa
Marvel Mar 1991

New Mutants #99

Mark Jewelers
New Mutants #99
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1st appearance of Shatterstar
1st appearance of Feral
Thunderbird becomes Warpath, new codename first used in X-Force #1
[November 2022 - Lewis Tan teases a potential return as Shatterstar for Deadpool 3 on Twitter]

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