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Wolverine #36

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Wolverine #36
 
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1st appearance of the Hellverine

Amazing Spider-Man #10

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Amazing Spider-Man #10
 
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1st appearance of Spider Punk aka Anarchic Spider-Man, an alternate reality version of Hobie Brown

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (2014 series) then Spider-Man 2099 #6

Annihilation: Conquest #6

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Annihilation: Conquest #6
 
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1st team appearance of the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer and Groot

Black Panther #2

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Black Panther #2
 
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1st appearance of Shuri, T'Challa's sister and future Black Panther

1st appearance of S'yan, the uncle of T'Challa who held the throne after T'Chaka's assassination

Marvel Spotlight #6

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Marvel Spotlight #6
 
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1st appearance and origin of Star-Lord in standard comic book format

See: Marvel Preview Magazine #4 for earliest appearance

Infinite Crisis #5

DC ⋅ 2006

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Infinite Crisis #5
 
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1st full appearance of the third Blue Beetle, in costume

Batman #656

DC ⋅ 2006

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Batman #656
 
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1st full appearance of Damian Wayne, in final panel

1st appearance of Jezebel Jet

Batgirl Adventures #1

DC ⋅ 1998

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Batgirl Adventures #1
 
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Cover art by Bruce Timm

Lumberjanes #1

BOOM! ⋅ 2014

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Lumberjanes #1
 
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1st appearance of Jo, April, Molly, Mal, Ripley, Jen, and Rosie

Early representation of a trans-person in comics (Jo)

Comichron reports under 16k copies of Lumberjanes #1 purchased by retailers including all variants except for the web exclusive

There are presumably fewer than 1,000 copies of the second printing

[October 2020 - 🚨 KEY COLECTOR COMICS EXCLUSIVE - an animated Lumberjanes series is in development for HBO Max]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95

IDW ⋅ 2019

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95
 
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Jennika transforms into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,381

Wolverine: Origins #10

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Wolverine: Origins #10
 
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1st appearance of Daken, the son of Wolverine and Itsu

Daken is featured in half of this issue but is mostly disguised although his claws are shown and he is revealed to be the son of Logan

[April 2021 - Marvel launched a travel website at exploremadripoor.com. There are certain numbers that were found in scenes of The Falcon and Winter Soldier that could be entered into different interactive parts of the site. Two names that were viewable on the site were Daken and Mystique]

All-New Ghost Rider #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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All-New Ghost Rider #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Ghost Rider, Robbie Reyes

Strange Academy #1

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Strange Academy #1
 
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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

Dark Horse Presents Annual #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 1998

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Dark Horse Presents Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in comic books

Captain America #25

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Captain America #25
 
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1st appearance of Sam Wilson as Captain America

[June 2023 - Captain America 4 officially titled Captain America: Brave New World]

All-New Wolverine #2

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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All-New Wolverine #2
 
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1st appearance of Gabby, a clone of X-23, later renamed Honey Badger, then Scout

1st appearance of Belona and Zelda

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]

Marvel Super-Heroes #11

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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Marvel Super-Heroes #11
 
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First chronological appearance of Rogue

First battle of Rogue vs Ms. Marvel

This story was intended to be published in Ms. Marvel #25 (1979) but the title was abruptly cancelled with Ms. Marvel #23 - Rogue was introduced two years later in Avengers Annual #10

Story also references Ms. Marvel's unexplained pregnancy

Daredevil #111

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Daredevil #111
 
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1st appearance and origin of Lady Bullseye

Devil Dinosaur #1

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Devil Dinosaur #1
 
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1st appearance and cover of Devil Dinosaur

1st appearance of Moon Boy

Black Panther #1

Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Black Panther #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Dora Milaje, Wakanda's special forces: Okoye and Nakia

Nakia later becomes Malice

1st appearance of Zuri, an elder of Wakanda

Amazing Spider-Man #344

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Amazing Spider-Man #344
 
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1st appearance of Cletus Kasady, later becomes Carnage

1st full appearance of Cardiac, a doctor who vowed to find a cure for the ailment that caused the death of his brother

Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1

DC ⋅ 1978

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Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1
 
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1st appearance of Firestorm, high school student Ronnie Raymond and physicist Martin Stein merged together after a nuclear accident

1st appearance of Danton Black, becomes Multiplex

Psylocke #1

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Psylocke #1
 
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Premiere issue of a four-part limited series featuring Psylocke

Back-up story featuring Cable and his adopted daughter, Hope Summers - chapter two continues in Dark X-Men #1

Batman Adventures: Mad Love Special, The #1

DC ⋅ 1994

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Batman Adventures: Mad Love Special, The #1
 
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2nd appearance and origin of Harley Quinn, not in the mainstream universe

1st appearance of Bud and Lou in comics, Harley's pet hyenas

Deadpool #1

Marvel ⋅ 1997

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Deadpool #1
 
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First ongoing Deadpool title series

Deadpool begins to take shape as a comedic character under the direction of writer Joe Kelly

1st appearance of Blind Al

1st appearance of Cannon Fodder

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6

Mirage ⋅ 1988

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Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6
 
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1st appearance of Leatherhead, a mutated alligator and enemy of the Turtles

Superman Adventures #5

DC ⋅ 1997

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Superman Adventures #5
 
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1st appearance of Livewire based off of the animated series, later becomes part of DC continuity

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #31

Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #31
 
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Squint first uses the alias Malak

âš  Misconception: listings on eBay claim this issue is the first appearance of Darth Malak but according to writer John Jackson Miller: Malak does not fall to the Dark Side in my comics series. He first appears under the name Squint in KOTOR #0. He first uses the alias Malak in #31. He takes the name Malak permanently in #42

Action Comics #521

DC ⋅ 1981

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Action Comics #521
 
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1st appearance of Vixen, the first black female member of the Justice League of America

Critters #1

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1986

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Critters #1
 
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1st appearance of Gen, a rhinoceros bounty hunter

10-page Usagi Yojimbo story

Spectre, The #54

DC ⋅ 1997

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Spectre, The #54
 
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1st appearance of the second Mr. Terrific, Michael Holt

🔮 DC Possibilities: James Gunn tweeted an image of Mr. Terrific and on another occasion, an image of The Terrifics leading to speculation the character or possibly the team will play a role in the live-action DCU

[July 2023 - Edi Gathegi will portray Mister Terrific]

Monstress #1

Image ⋅ 2015

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Monstress #1
 
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1st appearance of Maika

Power Man #48

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Power Man #48
 
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First team-up of Power Man and Iron Fist

Flash #323

DC ⋅ 1983

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Flash #323
 
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Battle of Flash vs Professor Zoom

The Walking Dead #53

Image ⋅ 2008

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The Walking Dead #53
 
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1st appearance of Abraham

1st appearance of Rosita

1st appearance of Eugene

Black Hammer #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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Black Hammer #1
 
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1st appearance of Black Hammer

1st appearance of Lucy Weber, later becomes the second Black Hammer

1st appearance of Abraham Slam

1st appearance of Talky-Walky

1st appearance of Madame Dragonfly

1st appearance of Golden Gail

1st appearance of Colonel Weird

1st appearance of Anti-God

1st team appearance of Starlok and the Lightriders

Copies ordered by retailers: 19,775

[December 2019 - optioned for TV and film by Legendary with development well underway according to Jeff Lemire]

Solson Christmas Special #1

Solson ⋅ 1986

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Solson Christmas Special #1
 
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First interior art by Jim Lee, interior inks

Rachel Rising #1

Abstract Studio ⋅ 2011

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Rachel Rising #1
 
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Ongoing series created by Terry Moore about a dead girl out for revenge

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