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West Coast Avengers #94

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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West Coast Avengers #94
 
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Rhodey assumes the codename War Machine

Prior to this this issue, War Machine was the name of the armor

Rhodes first wears the armor in Iron Man #284 but refers to himself as Iron Man. Prior to #284, Stark wore the War Machine armor

[February 2021 - Don Cheadle will reprise his role as War Machine in Armor Wars]

Hulk #30

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Hulk #30
 
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1st appearance of the Compound Hulk, the red and green Hulks merged into one

1st appearance of Kluh, a bone-colored version of Hulk created by Xemnu

One-page backup story featuring a Red, Green and Blue Hulk, written by Audrey Loeb, the 16-year-old daughter of Jeph Loeb

Avengers Academy #21

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Avengers Academy #21
 
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1st full appearance and cover of White Tiger, Ava Ayala

What If…? #23

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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What If…? #23
 
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Origin of the Eternals, Deviants and Mutants begins when the First Host of Celestials visit Earth

Despite this story appearing in a What If…? comic, it is official Marvel canon

1st appearance of Spider-Ma'am

Conan the Barbarian #22

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Conan the Barbarian #22
 
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First reprint of Conan the Barbarian #1, the first appearance of Conan

In the letters column of this issue, there is an explanation that the story originally intended for this issue was lost in the mail therefore the decision was made to reprint Conan #1

The explanation apologizes for the misleading cover art which was meant for the new, original story and had already been printed before the mail mishap

Conan the Barbarian Annual #2

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Conan the Barbarian Annual #2
 
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1st full appearance of Thoth-Amon, a powerful sorcerer and the main antagonist of Conan

Books of Doom #4

Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Books of Doom #4
 
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Origin of Doctor Doom, specifically the forging of his armor

Dead of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #1

Max ⋅ 2009

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Dead of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #1
 
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Four-issue limited series published under the adult-oriented Marvel MAX imprint

Copies in circulation: 8,963

Avengers: No Road Home #10

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Debut of new Hercules costume, reminiscent of an Eternals costume

1st cameo appearance of cosmic Zeus

Guardians of the Galaxy #1

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Guardians of the Galaxy #1
 
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1st full appearance of the Gods of Olympus, reborn with new powers and character design

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