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1st appearance of Mr. Bones, born with invisible skin and sweats cyanide

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1st appearance of the Crimson Avenger

1st appearance Wing, the Crimson Avenger's sidekick

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1st appearance of Eclipso, who was at one time God's Spirit of Wrath

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1st cameo appearance of the second Star-Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore, later becomes Stargirl

1st cameo appearance of Hawkgirl

1st cameo appearance of Nuklon as Atom Smasher

All appear on final page, unnamed, in a team pose

DC ⋅ 1994

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Death of Starman, David Knight

Jack Knight becomes Starman

1st appearance of the second Mist, daughter of the first Mist

1st appearance of Kyle Nimbus, son of the first Mist

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1st appearance of Jack Knight, becomes the second Starman

DC ⋅ 1948

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1st appearance of The Fiddler, a criminal who mastered hypnosis using a violin

1st appearance of the Golden Age Star Sapphire

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1st appearance and origin of the Shade, a villain who can turn the brightness of day into night

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1st team appearance of Infinity Inc: Brainwave Jr., Fury, Jade, Northwind, Nuklon, Obsidian, Silver Scarab

1st appearance of Obsidian, the son of Alan Scott and Rose aka Thorn

1st appearance of Silver Scarab, Hector Hall, the son of the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl

1st appearance of Jade, briefly becomes Earth's Green Lantern

1st appearance of Nuklon, later becomes Atom-Smasher

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1st appearance and origin of Hourman, Rex Tyler

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1st cover, 2nd appearance and origin of Wonder Woman

1st appearance and origin of Mr. Terrific, Terry Sloane

1st appearance of Wildcat, Ted Grant

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1st appearance and origin of Solomon Grundy, a zombie

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1st appearance of the Gambler, a season criminal

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1st appearance of the Wizard, William Zand

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 appearance and origin of Shining Knight, a former Knight of King Arthur's Round Table

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1st appearance of Sportsmaster aka Crusher Crock

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1st appearance of the second Icicle, Cameron Mahkent

1st team appearance of Injustice Unlimited: Tigress, Artemis Crock, Fiddler, Hazard, Icicle, Shade and Wizard

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The Star-Spangled Kid becomes Skyman

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1st appearance and origin of Brain Wave, a powerful telepath

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1st appearance of the second Brainwave, Henry King Jr., son of the original Brainwave

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1st appearance of the Star-Spangled Kid

1st appearance of Stripsey, Pat Dugan who later becomes S.T.R.I.P.E.

Three-page original story advertising Star-Spangled Comics #1

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1st appearance of the second Hourman, Rick Tyler

1st appearance of Beth Chapel as Dr. Midnight, in costume

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1st appearance of Dragon King, a man of vast scientific and mystic knowledge

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1st appearance of Cindy Burman as Shiv

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1st appearance of Rick Tyler, becomes the second Hourman

1st appearance of Beth Chapel as Dr. Midnight

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1st appearance of Beth Chapel, becomes Doctor Midnight in the next issue

1st appearance of Mekanique, a villain inspired by the silent movie Metropolis

Cover and interior art by Todd McFarlane

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"Crisis on Infinite Earths" part 6

1st appearances of Charlton characters in DC continuity: Captain Atom, Judomaster, Nightshade, Peacemaker, The Question and Thunderbolt

1st cover and full appearance of the Anti-Monitor

1st appearance of Yolanda Montez as Wildcat

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1st appearance of Yolanda Montez, later becomes Wildcat

1:50 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Lee Moder

DC ⋅ 2006

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Cover art by Alex Ross featuring Stargirl and S.T.R.I.P.E.

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Star-Spangled Kid becomes Stargirl

DC ⋅ 2001

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Starman passes the Cosmic Staff to Courtney Whitmore, later becomes Stargirl in JSA All Stars #4

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Origin of Star Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore

1st appearance of Cindy Burman, later becomes Shiv

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1st full appearance of the second Star Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore

1st appearance of Pat Dugan, formerly Stripesy, piloting the robot known as S.T.R.I.P.E.

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First written work in the comic book industry by Geoff Johns

Preview of Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., later known as Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore in yearbook pictures and a character profile

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