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2nd appearance of Superboy

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2nd appearance of Madame Web

Marvel ⋅ 1972

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2nd appearance of Dracula

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2nd appearance of Enemy Ace

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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1st appearance of Powerhouse

1st appearance of Condor

2nd appearance of Nova

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2nd appearance of Curt Connors in human form throughout - does not turn into the Lizard again until The Amazing Spider-Man #44

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1st full team appearance of the Sinister Six II: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman, Hobgoblin, Vulture

This is the second Sinister Six roster of villains

The Sinister Six introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 only appeared together once, therefore this issue would be the second full appearance ever of a Sinister Six team

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2nd appearance and first partial cover of Peggy Carter

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2nd appearance of Silver Sable

1st appearance of the Phone Ranger, a former phone technician now superpowered by alien tech

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2nd appearance of Starro the Conqueror

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First meeting of Spider-Man and the Avengers: Captain America, Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp

2nd appearance of Kang the Conqueror

2nd appearance of Wonder Man, in a one panel flashback to Avengers #9 but in an original illustration

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Sinestro

1st appearance of Rori Stroh, Larvox, NautKeLoi, Chaselon, Xax - members of the Green Lantern Corps

1st appearance of Jim Jordan, the younger brother of Hal Jordan

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2nd appearance of Wolverine

Many sources cite this as a cameo appearance of Wolverine and Giant-Size X-Men #1 as a 2nd full appearance

1st appearance of Hammer and Anvil

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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First meeting of Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy

1st cover and 2nd appearance of Korvac

Origin of Korvac

1st appearance of Brahl, an agent of Korvac

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2nd appearance of Molten Man

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2nd appearance of Jigsaw

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1st appearance of Ned Leeds as the third Hobgoblin, brainwashed by Roderick Kingsley

2nd appearance of the Puma

[February 2021 - an image released by Sony looks to tease Ned Leeds with a Hobgoblin hood which could indicate what's to come as the Spider-Verse expands]

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2nd appearance of Prowler

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2nd appearance of Cloak & Dagger

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2nd appearance of Spider-Man's black costume

According to solicitations from 1984, The Amazing Spider-Man #252 went on sale January 31

Marvel Team-up #141 and The Spectacular Spider-Man #90 both went on sale February 14

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1st appearance of Hank Pym as Ant-Man

2nd appearance of Hank Pym

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2

1st appearance of Dazzler

2nd appearance of Kitty Pryde

2nd appearance of Emma Frost

1st full appearance of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King

Jean Grey becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club

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1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

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2nd appearance of She-Hulk

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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby

1st appearance of Queen Ula

2nd appearance of Hercules

Thor reveals his identity to Jane Foster

Caliber ⋅ 1989

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2nd appearance of the Crow

First solo series featuring the Crow

First, second and third printings are identical to one another but can be differentiated by the date printed on the inside front cover (First printing - February 1989)

Dell ⋅ 1948

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2nd appearance of Uncle Scrooge

First cover art by Carl Barks

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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2nd appearance of America Chavez

Cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto featuring Bullseye

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book

2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book

1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book

[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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1st appearance of Maverick, later becomes Agent Zero

2nd appearance and 1st full cover appearance of Omega Red

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2nd appearance of Jason Todd as the Red Hood

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Snake-Eyes, Dawn Moreno

Marvel ⋅ 2002

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2nd appearance of Elsa Bloodstone

Copies ordered by retailers: 27,468

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2nd appearance of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau

Monica Rambeau joins the Avengers becoming the first black, female Avenger

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2nd appearance of Doctor Aphra

2nd appearance of Black Krrsantan

1st full appearance and death of Cylo IV, a cybernetic body that held the consciousness of Doctor Cylo and once killed, Cylo V was activated

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2nd appearance of Nubia

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2nd appearance of the Shredder, briefly, later revealed to be a mystic worm with the ability to create a clone of a human

One shot, early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spin off

Story continued in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10

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2nd appearance of the Creeper

First written work by Dennis O'Neil at DC

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2nd appearance of Eclipso

Marvel ⋅ 2004

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2nd appearance of Arana, Anya Corazon

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2nd appearance of Spider-Man Noir

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1st appearance of Tarantula

2nd appearance of the Punisher

โš  Misconception: many sources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #135 as the second appearance of the Punisher and categorize this appearance as a cameo

DC ⋅ 1966

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2nd appearance of Poison Ivy

DC ⋅ 1971

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2nd appearance of Ra's al Ghul

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2nd appearance of Drax the Destroyer

3rd appearance of Thanos

1st full appearance of Eros, later named Starfox by Wasp in Avengers #232

[January 2022 - an unconfirmed Eros MCU spin-off project is rumored]

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2nd appearance of Silk and full cover appearance

1st appearance of Goblin King, Phil Urich, formerly Goblin Knight

๐Ÿ“– Spider-Verse Reading Order: read The Amazing Spider-Man #5, then Free Comic Book Day 2014 - Guardians of the Galaxy

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2nd appearance of the Red Skull, Johann Shmidt

Red Skull impersonates Captain America

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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby

Classic battle of Silver Surfer vs Galactus

3rd appearance of Silver Surfer

2nd appearance of Galactus

1st appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot, an ally of the Fantastic Four

Introduction of the Ultimate Nullifier, a weapon created by the Watchers

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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2nd appearance and origin of Beta Ray Bill

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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2nd appearance of Squirrel Girl

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