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DC ⋅ 2019

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1st full appearance of Zumbado

Final issue

Continuity ⋅ 1984

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1st appearance of Bucky O'Hare, a green rabbit who led a resistance against the Toad Empire

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Cover art featuring Echo

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1st cover appearance of Agatha Harkness

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of the second Ronin, later revealed to be Clint Barton

Preview ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2010

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8-page mini comic prelude to Mass Effect 2

Distributed with Mass Effect 2 Limited Collector's Edition

Curtis ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Afari, Blade's vampire mentor

1st appearance of Dai Thomas, a detective who specializes in magic and paranormal activities

Origin of Blade, how he met Safron Caulder, the mother of his daughter Brielle

[May 2023 - Afari rumored for Blade to be depicted by Saul Williams]

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64-page adaptation of the classic science-fiction film Blade Runner (1982)

Marvel previously published a pocketbook version of the adaptation which is a paperpback novel sized comic

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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1st appearance and origin of Stained Glass Scarlet, a former nun who became a vigilante

Dark Horse ⋅ 1990

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Third limited series featuring Aliens

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Tony Stark commandeers a Celestial using the Extremis Armor created in King In Black #2

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First Thanksgiving-themed comic book cover

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