Characters That Debuted In 2018  

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1st mention of Darth Atrius, an ancient Sith Lord who first wielded the crossguard lightsabers as seen used by Kylo Ren

📖 Reading Order: after 'The Bridge' read this issue, then Han Solo #1

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1st cameo appearance of the Upside Down Man

1st team appearance of the new Justice League Dark: Wonder Woman, Zatanna, Detective Chimp, Swamp Thing and Man-Bat

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1st appearance of The Kill, an immortal who serves the Infinite Woman

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1st team appearance of the Power Elite, antagonists to Captain America

Wraparound cover by Alex Ross

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Premiere issue of the fifth Catwoman series

1st appearance of Raina Creel, a mysterious antagonist with a monstrous appearance

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1st appearance of a Vox, a Super-Inhuman, later becomes Vox Supreme

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Vendetta

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1st appearance of Kindred

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1st cameo appearance of the Adalyn Stern as the Scarecrow

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1st appearance of a new Teen Titans team led by Damian Wayne: Red Arrow, Kid Flash, D'Jinn, Roundhouse and Crush

1st full appearance of Crush, Lobo's daughter

1st appearance of Roundhouse

1st appearance of D'Jinn

First mention of The Other

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Death of Thanos

1st full appearance of Requiem, later revealed to be Gamora

1st appearance of Flowa, an Asgardian

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1st team appearance of The Gang, described as interstellar, young badasses

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1st cameo team appearance of the Ultraviolet Lantern Corps

Sinestro recruits John Stewart into the Ultraviolet Corps

Introduction of the Still Force

Introduction of the Totality

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1st appearance of Nuclear Man in DC continuity, previously appeared in the comic adaptation of Superman IV 'The Quest For Peace' (1987)

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1st appearance of the Citizen, a vigilante who quickly turns into a problem

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Uovu, an evil god

DC ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Slackjaw

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1st appearance of Kanna, an alien adventurer who searches the galaxy for arcane objects to sell

Image ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of The Scourge

Copies ordered by retailers: 3,773

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1st appearance of Astronomica

1st appearance of Zora Vukovic, later becomes Victorious, the Herald of Dr. Doom

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1st appearance of Whisper the Wolf, an ally of Silver's

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1st appearance of Tobias Beckett

1st appearance of Enfys Nest, leader of the Cloud Riders

📖 Reading Order: next read Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #1

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Cover appearance of Spider-Punk

1st appearance of Kang the Conglomerator

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1st full appearance of the Upside Down Man

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1st full appearance of the 'all-new' Scarecrow

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1st team appearance of a new Night Force led by Baron Winters

Original team appeared in Teen Titans #21 (1982)

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1st full appearance of Devin Dinosaur, the human incarnation of Devil Dinosaur

1st appearance of Demolisher, a female addition to the Wrecking Crew

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Conclusion of the 'Shattered Grid' storyline

1st appearance of a new Megazord

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1st appearance of Addy Brock, pilot of the mechanized Ven#m suit

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1st appearance of Persephone, mostly as a hologram, face is unseen

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1st appearance of Man-Thing Thang Thoom (Man-Thing/Fing Fang Foom)

1st appearance of Little Monster (Hulk/Ant-Man), a miniature Incredible Hulk

1st appearance of Dark Starhawk (Darkhawk/Nova)

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Origin of Mime and Marionette

1st appearance of Judge of Owls

2nd cameo appearance of Clark Dreiberg, as a baby

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1st team appearance of an alternate Guardians of the Galaxy: Juggerduck, Howard the Duck in possession of the gem of Cyttorak, Iron Groot, Captain Marvel (Kamala Khan), Cable and Jubilee

1st cameo appearance of Punisher Thanos

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1st appearance of Old Man Punisher

DC ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Mother Blood, formerly Mother Mayhem

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Recalled anti-Mormon symbolism illustrated by Ryan Ottley referring to controversial book titled 'CES Letter'

1st appearance of Spider-Bot

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1st appearance of Swerve, a former soldier who received a metahuman blood transfusion after getting shot

DC ⋅ 2018

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Reintroduction of Porcupine Jimmy Olsen, originally appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #65

Reintroduction of Red Ant Superman, originally appeared in Action Comics #296

1st cameo appearance of Perrus the Benevolent

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1st full appearance of Soldier Supreme, Stephen Rogers, master of arcane magic

Two issue miniseries of the character that made a cameo in Infinity Wars #3

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Dr. Doom with Dr. Strange powers

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st team appearance of RejeX

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1st full appearance and origin of Xandra, daughter of Professor X and Lilandra

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Weapon Hex (X-23/Scarlet Witch)

1st appearance of Ghost Panther (Ghost Rider/Black Panther)

1st appearance of Arachknight (Moon Knight/Spider-Man)

1st appearance of Iron Hammer (Iron Man/Thor)

1st appearance of Soldier Supreme (Captain America/Doctor Strange)

1st appearance of Wolverine/Emma Frost

1st appearance of Doop/Deadpool

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1st full appearance of Persephone

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1st appearance of Twiglet

DC ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Minor Disaster

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1st appearance of The Flood

1st appearance of Jarro, a baby Kandorian who calls Batman 'dad'

Foil-enhanced cover art by Francis Manapull

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1st cameo appearance of Captain Mari-Ell, a Kree warrior and mother of Carol Danvers

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of the False Truth, a corrupted version of the character, the Truth

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st full appearance of Vigil

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