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1st appearance of Green Lantern, Simon Baz

Dark Horse ⋅ 2016

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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]

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of Kevin Cole, a cop who fights crime as the Black Panther, later becomes the White Tiger

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1st appearance of Niobe, a young girl on a quest to save the fantasy world of Asunda

Dark Horse ⋅ 1990

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1st appearance of Martha Washington, an African-American teenager on a heroic journey in a dystopian landscape

Critically-acclaimed four-part limited series

Written by Frank Miller with art by Dave Gibbons

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Premiere issue of a five-issue series featuring The Wu-Tang Clan in a fantasy adventure

Preview and ashcan issues exist

Megaton ⋅ 1983

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First professionally published artwork in the comic book industry by Erik Larsen, previously self-published in Graphic Fantasy

1st appearance of Megaton, a man who survived a super soldier serum procedure due to being born with two hearts

1st appearance of Vanguard

1st appearance of Berzerker

Dojinshi ⋅ 1998

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1st appearance of Afro Samurai, a self-published magazine

Appeared on the cover only but became a serialized feature in the January 1999 issue

Samuel L Jackson voiced Afro Samurai on the Spike TV series

Based on the real historical figure Yasuke, an African slave turned samurai who lived in Japan in the 16th century

Big City Comics ⋅ 1990

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1st appearance of Brotherman, a hero committed to bringing justice to Big City

Ape Entertainment ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Black Dynamite in comics, inspired by the 2009 film

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1st appearance of The Silencer

Valiant ⋅ 2015

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1st appearance and origin of Abram Adams, a Russian cosmonaut who returned to Earth with God-like powers

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1st appearance of Magog

1st appearance of Lightning, daughter of Black Lightning

DC ⋅ 1999

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1st full appearance of Jakeem Thunder, owner of Yz Thunderbolt

1st cameo appearance of Squire, Beryl Hutchinson, later becomes the third Knight

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1st team appearance of the Young Avengers: Kate Bishop, Patriot, Asgardian aka Wiccan, Hulkling, and Iron Lad, who is later revealed to be a young variant of Kang

[October 2022 - Wiccan aka Billy Kaplan, son of Scarlet Witch is rumored to appear in the Agatha TV series / October 2024 - the Agatha TV series confirms Joe Kaplan is Billy, the son of Scarlet Witch]

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Natasha Irons becomes Steel

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1st full appearance and origin of Bloodwynd, a descendant of slaves who created the Blood Gem - previously appeared in Justice League America #61 but later revealed to be Martian Manhunter in disguise

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1st appearance of Tempus aka Eva Bell, a mutant who can temporarily stop time, code name revealed in Uncanny X-Men #1

1st appearance of Triage, a mutant with healing abilities, code name given in Uncanny X-Men #4

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Doug Mahnke

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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

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1st appearance of Nighthawk, an alternate reality Kyle Richmond

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1st appearance and origin of the second Tattooed Man, Mark Richards

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1st appearance of Nightwatch in costume

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1st appearance and cover of Batgirl Beyond, Nissa

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Shoonโ€™Kwa as Atlas Bear

DC ⋅ 2013

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1st appearance Luke Fox, becomes the second Batwing in issue #20

Retirement of first Batwing, David Zavimbe

Copies ordered by retailers: 13,570

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1st appearance and origin of Amazing Man, Will Everett

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1st appearance of Lemar Hoskins as Battlestar

1st appearance of Rock Python

1st cameo appearance of Coachwhip

1st cameo appearance of Boomslang

1st appearance of Left-Winger and Right-Winger

Cover art inspired by Daredevil #43 (1968)

Skywald ⋅ 1971

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1st appearance of Butterfly, the first super-powered black female in comic books

1st appearance of Brice Reese, a vigilante with a customized motorcycle that included a flamethrower

Prototype of Ghost Rider, also created by Gary Friedrich

Leader ⋅ 1981

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Rare, single issue produced by Leader Comics Group to introduce a positive black role model into the lives of children

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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1st appearance of Bedlam, a mutant who can disrupt tech with psionic pulses

1st appearance of Christopher aka Terrence Aronson, brother of Jesse and a telepath

๐Ÿ“– Reading Order: Age of Apocalypse

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1st appearance of Blue Marvel, a powerful black superhero forced into retirement in the 60s due to his race

1st appearance of Anti-Man

17,000 estimated copies ordered by retailers

[February 2019 - speculation a future Marvel project, possibly The Marvels will introduce Blue Marvel]

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1st appearance of Michonne, one of the more resourceful survivors of the series

[SDCC 2022 - Rick and Michonne will be featured in a spin-off limited series]

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1st appearance of Batwing, David Zavimbi, the Batman of Africa

DC ⋅ 2019

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1st appearance of Naomi, a teenage girl with extraordinary powers

1st appearance of Dee, a mentor to Naomi

Adapted for a CW TV series that aired for one season

Copies ordered by retailers: 25,252

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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics

Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper

Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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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 ⋅ 1998

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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

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1st appearance of Blade

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1st appearance of Green Lantern, John Stewart

[October 2024 - Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart in the Lanterns]

2nd appearance of Green Lantern, Guy Gardner

Image ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Spawn

1st appearance of Sam & Twitch

1st appearance of Malebolgia

1st cameo appearance of Jason Wynn

Pin-up of Pitt

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1st appearance and origin of the Falcon, Sam Wilson, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics

1st appearance of Redwing, a falcon and Sam Wilson's sidekick

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1st appearance of Karen Beecher, later becomes Bumblebee

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1st appearance of Mal Duncan, the first black hero in DC Comics, later becomes the Guardian

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1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau later becomes Photon, then Spectrum

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Rhodey Rhodes in the War Machine armor but he still refers to himself as Iron Man

It isn't until West Coast Avengers #94 until the codename โ€˜War Machineโ€™ is used

[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will reprise his role as War Machine in an Armor Wars series on Disney+ / November 2022 - an inside source passed along an unconfirmed rumor that Armor Wars has been removed from Disney's production slate]

DC ⋅ 1986

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1st appearance of Amanda Waller, director of the Suicide Squad

1st appearance of Brimstone

[January 2023 - a spin-off of Peacemaker with Viola Davis as Amanda Waller is planned]

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1st appearance of Vixen, the first black female member of the Justice League of America

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1st appearance of Deathlok, Luther Manning

1st appearance of Major Ryker

First published artwork for Marvel by George Perez, interior two-page backup story

Prior to the publication of this issue, George Perez was published in the science-fiction magazine Hot Stuf'

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1st appearance and origin of Firestorm, Jason Rusch

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