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Marvel ⋅ 1985

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1st appearance of the Runner, an Elder of the Universe who held the Time Infinity Gem taken by Thanos

1st appearance of Andromeda, daughter of Attuma, disguised as a human named Andrea

Image ⋅ 1998

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5-issue limited series based on famed lawman Eliot Ness's investigation of the Cleveland Torso Murderer

Early Brian Michael Bendis independent series

[May 2021 - Bendis tweets Torso is still alive at Universal]

Image ⋅ 2018

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Premiere issue of a new series from the creator of 'Chew'

Synopsis: a farmer who harvests human replacement organs experiences strange occurrences as something sinister beneath the soil contaminates his crop

[July 2019 - in-development for AMC]

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Premiere issue of Robert Jordan's epic fourteen volume fantasy 'Wheel of Time' that began with 'Eye of the World'

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52-page one-shot

First standard comic-sized reprint of Nova's first appearance from Nova #1

Reprint of Nova #4

Copies ordered by retailers: 8,331

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Cover art by InHyuk Lee

Marvel ⋅ 1997

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1st appearance of Loxias Crown, a vampire who later becomes known as The Hunger

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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1st appearance of Lucia Von Bardas, the Latverian successor of Doctor Doom

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1st team appearance of the Slingers: Dusk, Ricochet, Hornet, Prodigy

A team of heroes assembled by the Black Marvel and given superhero identities formerly used by Spider-Man

[January 2021 - a Dusk film is being rumored as unlikely as that sounds]

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