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Batman #86

DC ⋅ 2020

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Batman #86
 
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1st appearance of Mr Teeth

1st appearance of Gunsmith

Thor #1

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Thor #1
 
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Thor becomes the Herald of Thunder

Daredevil #16

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Daredevil #16
 
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Cover art by Julian Totino Tedesco

Copies ordered by retailers: 29,920

Ice Cream Man #17

Image ⋅ 2020

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Ice Cream Man #17
 
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Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101

IDW ⋅ 2020

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101
 
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1st appearance of Mona Lisa in comic books, previously appeared in the animated series and an alien morphed into her for a brief time in the comics

1st appearance of Lita as a child, later appears as a time-traveling turtle

1st appearance of Bandit, Bea, Diamond, Puggle

Magnificent Ms. Marvel #11

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Magnificent Ms. Marvel #11
 
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1st full appearance of Stormranger

Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2
 
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Origin of Ben Solo

First mention of High Republic

Something Is Killing the Children #5

BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Something Is Killing the Children #5
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Old Dragon, the head of the Order of Saint George

1st cameo appearance of Cecilia Slaughter

1st appearance of Bian

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,047

Captain Marvel: The End #1

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Captain Marvel: The End #1
 
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Death of Captain Marvel, in an alternate future reality

1st appearance of Irene LaBeau, the daughter of Rogue and Gambit

Gerald Drew, the son of Spider-Woman appears as an adult

1st appearance of Katie Barton, the daughter of Hawkeye and Black Widow

1st appearance of Carol Rhodes, the daughter of James Rhodes

Ruins of Ravencroft: Carnage #1

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Ruins of Ravencroft: Carnage #1
 
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1st appearance of Cortland Kasady, an ancestor of Carnage who is later resurrected by Knull and named Plague

Undone By Blood #1

Aftershock ⋅ 2020

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Undone By Blood #1
 
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A woman seeking revenge for her murdered family descends into a life of violence, influenced by the actions of a character in an Old West novel that serves as her inspiration

[September 2020 - Norman Reedus lines up Undone By Blood to produce and possibly star]

Thor #2
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Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Thor #2
 
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Reference to the destruction of the DC Universe by the Black Winter, an entity that appears to those who are doomed as an enemy that was initially destined to destroy them

Cates alludes to the Black Winter taking on the form of Darkseid writing: they will see the stone-faced avatar of their one true end...For them, their omega. The one who is

Cates alludes to Darkseid's stone-like face, his Omega Beams and Tom King's run on Mr. Miracle with the line "Darkseid Is..."

Preview of Strange Academy

The Strange Academy preview is not the first appearances of the characters. It is an excerpt of the first issue meant to promote the title. If it were an original story, then it would be considered a first appearance

Batman #89

DC ⋅ 2020

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Batman #89
 
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1st cameo appearance of Punchline

1st cameo appearance of the Designer

FemForce #188

AC ⋅ 2020

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FemForce #188
 
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Cover art by Bill Black

Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3

DC ⋅ 2020

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Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3
 
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1st full appearance of Punchline

Daredevil #17

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Daredevil #17
 
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Preview of Strange Academy

Star Wars: Darth Vader #1

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
 
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1st appearance of Zed Six Seven, a droid and an aide of Darth Vader

📖 Reading Order: after reading 'The Trial of Dagobah' read this issue, then Star Wars #1 (2020 series)

Lois Lane #8

DC ⋅ 2020

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Lois Lane #8
 
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1st full appearance of the Kiss of Death, an assassin and one of few main villains of Lois Lane

Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #3

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #3
 
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Origin of Ben Solo

1st cameo appearance of Avar Kriss

Thor #3

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Thor #3
 
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Battle of Thor vs Beta Ray Bill

Batman #90

DC ⋅ 2020

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Batman #90
 
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1st full appearance and origin of The Designer

Ice Cream Man #18

Image ⋅ 2020

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Ice Cream Man #18
 
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Cover art by Marin Morazzo

Thor #4

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Thor #4
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Black Winter

Introduction of Fortnite into the Marvel Universe

Magnificent Ms. Marvel #13

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Magnificent Ms. Marvel #13
 
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1st appearance of Amulet, a magical Arab-American superhero

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

Nightwing #70

DC ⋅ 2020

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Nightwing #70
 
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First issue tie-in to the Joker War which officially begins in Batman #95 and runs through Batman #100

Nightwing tie-ins run through issue #75

Star Wars: Darth Vader #2

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #2
 
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📖 Reading Order: read Darth Vader #2 - #9, then Doctor Aphra #1 (2020 series)

Something Is Killing the Children #6

BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Something Is Killing the Children #6
 
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1st full appearance of Aaron Slaughter

1st full appearance of Cecilia Slaughter

Copies ordered by retailers: 14,365

Year Zero #1
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AWA Upshot ⋅ 2020

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Year Zero #1
 
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Five survivors of a horrific global epidemic must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling dead

Avengers #33

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Avengers #33
 
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Scarce, released while few stores were open during the Coronavirus shutdown

Origin of Uru, the element from which Mjolnir is made

Something Is Killing the Children #7

BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Something Is Killing the Children #7
 
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Preview of Wynd

Ice Cream Man #19

Image ⋅ 2020

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Ice Cream Man #19
 
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'Haunting For Beginners'

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #105

IDW ⋅ 2020

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #105
 
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Cameo appearance of Lita from the future, an albino turtle who has become an important supporting character since introduced as a child in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101

Thor #5

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Thor #5
 
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1st full appearance of The Black Winter, a cosmic entity that devours universes including the previous iteration of the Marvel Universe that led to the creation of Galactus

The Black Winter relates to a developing plot that was introduced by Jack Kirby in Thor #169

It Eats What Feeds It #1

Scout ⋅ 2020

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It Eats What Feeds It #1
 
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In this grimy horror romp, a stunning middle-aged woman, has developed a worsening affliction and seeks a young caretaker to upkeep her lavish creole mansion deep in the mystic bayou of Louisiana

Rock 'n' Roll Biographies #16

Acme Ink ⋅ 2020

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Rock 'n' Roll Biographies #16
 
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Biography of Sublime, a ska/punk band popular in the early nineties

Batman: The Adventures Continue #2
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DC ⋅ 2020

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Batman: The Adventures Continue #2
 
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1st appearance of Sunny, a protege of Deathstroke

Catwoman #23

DC ⋅ 2020

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Catwoman #23
 
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1st appearance of a new Catgirl

2nd appearance of Snowflame, first appearance was in the year 1988

1st appearance of Tambra Quartz, an Instagram Queenpin gone mad

Something Is Killing the Children #8

BOOM! ⋅ 2020

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Something Is Killing the Children #8
 
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Cover art by Werther Dell'Edera

Strange Academy #2

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Strange Academy #2
 
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2nd appearance of Emily Bright

2nd appearance of Doyle Dormammu

2nd appearance of Shaylee, Zoe, Calvin and Dessy

1st cameo appearance of Howie - multiple cameos prior to first full in Strange Academy #16

Vlad Dracul #1
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Scout ⋅ 2020

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Vlad Dracul #1
 
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The true historical account of Vlad the Impaler who inspired the Dracula story

Suicide Squad #7

DC ⋅ 2020

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Suicide Squad #7
 
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1st appearance of Zoe Lawton as Liveshot, a vigilante in the making, inspired by her father Deadshot

Dark Nights: Death Metal - Legends of the Dark Knights #1

DC ⋅ 2020

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Dark Nights: Death Metal - Legends of the Dark Knights #1
 
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1st full appearance of Robin King

Origin of B-Rex, dinosaur Batman

1st full appearance of the Darkest Knight

Venom #26

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Venom #26
 
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1st full appearance of Virus

Captain Marvel #18

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Captain Marvel #18
 
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1st appearance of Lauri-Ell, the half sister of Carol Danvers

Ice Cream Man #20

Image ⋅ 2020

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Ice Cream Man #20
 
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Cover art by Martin Morazzo

Wonder Woman Annual #4

DC ⋅ 2020

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Wonder Woman Annual #4
 
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Possible final page cameo of Yara Flor as a child

Department of Truth #1

Image ⋅ 2020

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Department of Truth #1
 
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After a man discovers that every conspiracy theory that he'd ever studied was true, he sets out to infiltrate the organization that has been been keeping them covered up - the Department of Truth

🚨 November 2020 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: a high-dollar bidding war has ended for the ultra-relevant conspiracy theory series that is attracting A-Level talent for a movie

[February 19, 2021 - The Hollywood Reporter confirms our report from November that Department of Truth has been optioned, secured by Elisabeth Murdoch in a competitive bidding war]

X-Men #12

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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X-Men #12
 
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1st full appearance of Genesis, the wife of Apocalypse

1st appearance of Isca, the Unbeaten

1st appearance of the White Sword

Prelude to the X of Swords event

Star Wars: Darth Vader #6

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #6
 
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1st cameo appearance of Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin

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