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52 #11

DC ⋅ 2006

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52 #11
 
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1st full appearance of Batwoman, Kate Kane

The Boys #1

WildStorm ⋅ 2006

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The Boys #1
 
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1st appearance of Billy Butcher, leader of The Boys, a CIA team that polices a reckless superhero community

1st appearance of Hughie Campbell, recruited to The Boys after the death of his girlfriend

1st appearance of A-Train, a member of the Seven

Adapted for a TV series on Amazon

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

New Avengers #27

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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New Avengers #27
 
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1st appearance of the second Ronin, later revealed to be Clint Barton

Free Comic Book Day 2007: The Umbrella Academy #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 2007

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Free Comic Book Day 2007: The Umbrella Academy #1
 
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Written by Gerard Way, frontman of My Chemical Romance

Free Comic Book Day 2007 giveaway

1st team appearance of the Umbrella Academy: The Monocle (Sir Reginald Hargreeves), Spaceboy (Luther), Kraken (Diego), The Rumor (Allison),The Séance (Klaus), The Horror (Ben), Vanya

1st appearance of The Murder Magician

[Adapted for a Netflix TV series, premiered February 2019]

Hulk #1

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Hulk #1
 
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1st cover appearance of the Red Hulk, General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Death of Abomination, initially suspected to have been shot to death by the Hulk but later revealed to be murdered by the Red Hulk

1st team appearance of a new Winter Guard roster: Red Guardian, Ursa Major, Crimson Dynamo, Darkstar

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: the interior story is about a murder perpetrated by, who is believed to be the Hulk, Bruce Banner. Doc Samson as an investigator is piecing together what occurred and the panels depict a recreation of events from his point-of-view with the belief that it is Bruce Banner, the green Hulk who is the killer

[October 2022 - Harrison Ford has been cast as General Ross in Thunderbolts / July 2024 - Red Hulk confirmed to appear in Captain America]

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

Wolverine #66

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Wolverine #66
 
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1st appearance of Old Man Logan

1st appearance of Old Man Hawkeye

Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1
 
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1st appearance Ahsoka Tano, a Togruta Jedi

1st appearance of Captain Rex

Copies ordered by retailers: 24,508

Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1

Newsstand ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2008

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1
 
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Newsstand Edition, indicated by STAR WARS UNIVERSE printed in bar code instead of the word DIRECT

Amazing Spider-Man #569

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Amazing Spider-Man #569
 
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1st cameo appearance of Anti-Venom, final page

Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1
 
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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]

Gotham City Sirens #1

DC ⋅ 2009

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Gotham City Sirens #1
 
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1st team appearance of Gotham City Sirens: Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy

🔮 DC Possibilities: Gunn is probably the only one who can attract Margot Robbie back to the Harley Quinn role and create a blockbuster female team action movie of which there are few

Spider-Man Noir #1

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Spider-Man Noir #1
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Man Noir, an alternate reality version of Spider-Man who operated during The Great Depression

1st appearance of Vulture Noir

[February 2023 - a live-action Spider-Man Noir series is in development at Amazon featuring an older, grizzled superhero in 1930s New York City]

Chew #1

Image ⋅ 2009

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Chew #1
 
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Image series about a detective who discovers clues from food

Superman / Batman Annual #4

DC ⋅ 2010

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Superman / Batman Annual #4
 
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1st official appearance of Batman Beyond, Terry McGinnis outside of a DC Animated comic book

The opening credits of the book read: a visit to the world of Batman Beyond

An alternate reality version of Batman Beyond is introduced in Superman/Batman #22 and referred to as Tim in issue #23

There is debate as to whether or not the use of the name Tim was in error but a DC Direct line of action figures based on Ed McGuinness’s designs from this series reinforce that this Batman Beyond is in fact, Tim Drake, as printed on the toy packaging

Amazing Spider-Man #654

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Amazing Spider-Man #654
 
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Flash Thompson bonds with the Venom symbiote after being recruited as part of Project Rebirth 2.0 aka the Sym-Soldier Program that is later revealed to be the Super Soldier Program's Weapon V

[November 2024 - an Agent Venom movie is rumored to be in development]

Vengeance #1

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Vengeance #1
 
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1st appearance of Miss America aka America Chavez

Copies ordered by retailers: 25,873

Detective Comics #880

DC ⋅ 2011

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Detective Comics #880
 
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Cover art by Jock featuring the Joker

Ultimate Fallout #4

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Ultimate Fallout #4
 
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1st appearance of Miles Morales, Spider-Man from an alternate reality

Distributed in a polybag

[May 2023 - Sony Spider-Verse producer Amy Pascal tells Variety a live-action Miles Morales movie is in the works]

Batman #1

DC ⋅ 2011

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Batman #1
 
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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title

1st appearance of Lincoln March

1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

Saga #1

Image ⋅ 2012

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Saga #1
 
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Premiere issue of the Eisner award-winning space epic written by Brian K Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples

1st appearance of Marko and Alana, lovers from opposing sides of two alien races at war

1st appearance of The Will and Lying Cat

1st appearance of Prince Robot IV

Avenging Spider-Man #9

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Avenging Spider-Man #9
 
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1st appearance of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel

Carol doesn't officially accept the codename until Captain Marvel #1 2012

Thor: God of Thunder #2

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Thor: God of Thunder #2
 
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1st appearance of Gorr, the God Butcher

1st appearance of the Necrosword, the first symbiote created by Knull

Afterlife with Archie #1

Archie ⋅ 2013

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Afterlife with Archie #1
 
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Introduction of ongoing Archie horror stories with Sabrina resurrecting Jughead's dog as the catalyst of a zombie apocalypse

[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the showrunner on Riverdale and writer of this comic book series shared an image on social media of the upcoming Riverdale season with a hand emerging from a grave hinting as a possible adaptation of this series]

All-New, Marvel Now Point One #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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All-New, Marvel Now Point One #1
 
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1st full appearance of Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel in-story

1st appearance of Bruno Carrelli

1st appearance of Tanalth the Pursuer

1st appearance of Dawn Greenwood, an ally of the Silver Surfer

Copies ordered by retailers: 32,929

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

Justice League #31

DC ⋅ 2014

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Justice League #31
 
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1st full appearance of Jessica Cruz

Jessica Cruz chosen by Volthoom to become Power Ring

Amazing Spider-Man #4

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Amazing Spider-Man #4
 
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1st full appearance of Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker

📖 Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #4 and #5

Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1
 
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According to Tom Brevoort, Senior Vice President of publishing at Marvel, this issue includes Stan Lee's final published story, 'Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge'

Stan Lee's first published story for Marvel was a two-page text feature in Captain America Comics #3 (May 1941) of the same name

Stan Lee adapted the two-page text story from 1941 into a traditional comic script 73 years later and Bruce Timm illustrated the panels

Stan Lee's first published story was also his last

Edge of Spider-Verse #2

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Edge of Spider-Verse #2
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Gwen, Gwen Stacy in an alternate universe (Earth-65)

1st appearance of Em Jay Watson (Earth-65) who later bonds with the Carnage symbiote

1st team appearance of the Mary Janes: Em Jay Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant

Thor #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Thor #1
 
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3rd cameo appearance (final page) and first cover appearance of Jane Foster as Thor

Rick and Morty #1

ONI ⋅ 2015

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Rick and Morty #1
 
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Premiere issue inspired by the animated series

Star Wars: Darth Vader #3

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #3
 
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1st appearance of Doctor Aphra

1st appearance of 0-0-0 aka Triple Zero, a droid

1st appearance of BT-1, an assassin droid

Monstress #1

Image ⋅ 2015

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Monstress #1
 
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1st appearance of Maika

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1
 
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1st appearance of Moon Girl, Lunella Lafayette

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

Invincible Iron Man #7

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Invincible Iron Man #7
 
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1st cameo appearance of Riri Williams, later becomes Ironheart

1st appearance of Tomoe, an Inhuman who manipulates machinery through technopathy

[December 2020 - an Ironheart series is confirmed for Disney+ with Dominique Thorne cast as Riri Williams who will be introduced in Black Panther II]

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]

God Country #1

Image ⋅ 2017

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God Country #1
 
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Premiere issue of a sci-fi/fantasy series about a man who travels across the country to care for his ailing father and the storm that changes everything

🚨 August 2018 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: optioned by Legendary

[December 2021 - Legendary will produce for Netflix with Sweet Tooth showrunner]

Totally Awesome Hulk #22

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Totally Awesome Hulk #22
 
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1st appearance of Weapon H, a Hulk and Wolverine hybrid created by the Weapon X Program

"Weapons of Mutant Destruction" part 6

Copies ordered by retailers: 24,995

Thanos #13

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Thanos #13
 
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1st appearance of Cosmic Ghost Rider, who was once the Punisher until he became a Herald of Galactus

1st appearance of King Thanos

Teen Titans #12

DC ⋅ 2017

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Teen Titans #12
 
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1st full appearance of The Batman Who Laughs

Part of the Dark Multiverse, The Batman Who Laughs is an alternate version of Batman depicted as a hybrid of the Joker & Batman

Avengers, The #684

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Avengers, The #684
 
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Origin of Voyager

Revelation that the Hulk is immortal - many refer to this being the first appearance of the Immortal Hulk but as the story explains, the Hulk has always been immortal

Venom #3

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #3
 
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1st full appearance of Knull,the creator of the Symbiote alien race

Knull's first cameo appearance is in Thor: God of Thunder #6

The spiral emblem associated with Knull is a reference to Chthulhu mythology

Knull was the first being that existed in nothingness that preceded the creation of the current Marvel Universe

[September 2024 - the latest Venom trailer revealed Knull to be a villain in the film]

Venom: First Host #3

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom: First Host #3
 
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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote

Venom #9

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #9
 
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1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock - cameo in Venom #7

Naomi #1

DC ⋅ 2019

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Naomi #1
 
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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

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
 
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1st team appearance of the new Agents of Atlas, a superhero team of Asian descent: Shang Chi, Jimmy Woo, Amadeus Cho, Crescent, Io, Luna Snow, Aero, Silk, Sword Master and Wave

1st appearance of Luna Snow

[June 2023 - Jennie, a member of the Korean K-pop group Blackpink is rumored to be cast in the role of Luna Snow in an upcoming MCU project according to allkpop.com]

1st appearance of Crescent & Io

1st appearance of Aero

1st appearance of Wave, a female Filipino superhero

1st cover appearance of Sword Master, not in the story

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

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