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Fantastic Four #2

Marvel ⋅ 1962

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Fantastic Four #2
 
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1st team appearance of the Skrulls, the shape-shifting alien race

2nd team appearance of the Fantastic Four

Journey Into Mystery #83

Marvel ⋅ 1962

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Journey Into Mystery #83
 
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1st appearance and origin of Thor

Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir

1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens

1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor

Journey Into Mystery #90

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Journey Into Mystery #90
 
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1st team appearance of the Xartans, an alien race of shapeshifters

Fantastic Four #13

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Fantastic Four #13
 
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1st appearance of the Watcher

1st appearance of the Red Ghost, a Russian scientist active during the Cold War

[November 2024 - John Malkovich rumored to be cast as Red Ghost in Fantastic Four: First Steps]

Journey Into Mystery #97

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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Journey Into Mystery #97
 
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Origin of Odin

1st appearance of Buri, grandfather of Odin

1st appearance of Bor, Father of Odin

1st cameo appearance of Surtur

1st cameo appearance of Ymir

1st appearance of Vili and Ve, Odin's brothers

Fantastic Four #64

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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Fantastic Four #64
 
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1st appearance of Kree Intergalactic Sentry 459

First mention of the Kree alien race

Adventure Comics #361

DC ⋅ 1967

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Adventure Comics #361
 
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1st team appearance of the Dominators, an alien race

Silver Surfer #1

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Silver Surfer #1
 
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First solo ongoing Silver Surfer series

Origin of the Silver Surfer

Origin of the Watchers

1st appearance of Shalla-Bal

Silver Surfer first says, "where soars the Silver Surfer...there must he soar alone!"

[April 2024 - Shalla-Bal portrayed by Julia Garner will be a version of the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four film]

Silver Surfer #2

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Silver Surfer #2
 
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1st appearance of Badoon

Marvel Super-Heroes #18

Marvel ⋅ 1969

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Marvel Super-Heroes #18
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy

1st appearance of Major Vance Astro

1st appearance of Charlie-27

1st appearance of Martinex

1st appearance of Yondu

Avengers, The #75

Marvel ⋅ 1970

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Avengers, The #75
 
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1st appearance of Arkon, a warrior from an alien planet and an ally to the Avengers

Sub-Mariner #58

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Sub-Mariner #58
 
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1st appearance of Tamara Rahn, the last survivor of a water-breathing alien race known as the Banari

Avengers, The #133

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Avengers, The #133
 
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Origin of the Kree/Skrull war

Origin of Mantis

Origin of Vision

1st full appearance of the Cotati, a plantlike humanoid race

Captain America Annual #3

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Captain America Annual #3
 
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1st appearance of Threkker, an Epsiloni alien who absorbs life from other living organisms

Uncanny X-Men #97

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Uncanny X-Men #97
 
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1st cameo appearance of Lilandra, fully obscured by a spacesuit

1st appearance of the second Erik the Red, a warrior for the Shi'ar

First use of the name Polaris by Lorna Dane

Revealed that Colossus's first name is Peter

Eternals #2

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Eternals #2
 
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1st appearance of Ajak, a member of the sub-group known as the Polar Eternals

1st appearance of Arishem the Judge, a Celestial

The Celestials sink the Kingdom of Lemuria and as a result, Atlantis is also sunk

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Celestials: End of Time]

Nova #1

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Nova #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Nova, Richard Rider

1st appearance of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps

1st appearance of Robbie Rider, brother of Nova

[March 2022 - Deadline reports a Nova project is in development]

Black Goliath #5

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Black Goliath #5
 
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1st team appearance of A'Askvarii, an alien race

ROM #1

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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ROM #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of ROM

1st appearance of the Prime Director

1st team appearance of the Dire Wraiths and the Spaceknights

New Teen Titans #1

DC ⋅ 1980

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New Teen Titans #1
 
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1st appearance of Grant Wilson aka Ravager, Deathstroke's son, not in costume

2nd team appearance and origin of the New Teen Titans: Beast Boy, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Raven, Robin, Starfire and Wonder Girl

2nd appearance of Starfire

2nd appearance of Cyborg

2nd appearance of Raven

Uncanny X-Men #155

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Uncanny X-Men #155
 
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1st team appearance of the Brood, an alien race

1st appearance of the Brood Queen

Uncanny X-Men #156

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Uncanny X-Men #156
 
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Origin of Corsair

1st appearance of the Acanti, an ancient race of aliens that are described as space whales

Avengers, The #219

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Avengers, The #219
 
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1st appearance of alien race Ba-Bani

Thor #337

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Thor #337
 
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1st appearance of Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite alien worthy of picking up Mjolnir

1st appearance of Lorelai, the sister of Enchantress

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Amazing Spider-Man #252
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume

Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984

Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15

The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept

Ka-Zar the Savage #34

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Ka-Zar the Savage #34
 
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Origin of the Savage Land

1st team appearance of the Nuwali, an ancient race of aliens who built the Savage Land

Cover art inspired by Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #6 (1968)

Sleepwalker #1

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Sleepwalker #1
 
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1st appearance of Sleepwalker

1st cameo appearance of 8-Ball, on a TV screen

Uncanny X-Men #312

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Uncanny X-Men #312
 
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1st full team appearance of The Phalanx in their true form

Cameo in #305, hinted at when Rogue touches what seems to be a normal human and #311 briefly in their true form

Ultimates #8

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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Ultimates #8
 
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1st appearance of the Chitauri

Free Comic Book Day 2013: Infinity #1

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Free Comic Book Day 2013: Infinity #1
 
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1st appearance of Corvus Glaive of the Black Order aka Cull Obsidian, an elite mercenary squadron under the command of Thanos

1st team appearance of the Outriders, an army engineered to serve Thanos

Captain Marvel #7

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Captain Marvel #7
 
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Captain Marvel's cat, Chewie revealed to be an alien species known as a Flerken

Venom: Space Knight #4

Marvel ⋅ 2016

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Venom: Space Knight #4
 
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1st appearance of Pik Rollo, a Ruu'ltoian assassin resembling a Giant Panda

Royals #5

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Royals #5
 
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1st appearance of a Progenitor, an alien race that experimented on the Kree, creating a powerful warrior race from savages

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