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Marvel ⋅ 1974

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2nd appearance of the algae creature that appeared in DC's Aquaman #56 (1972)

Secret DC/Marvel crossover issue - see Aquaman #56 for details

Final issue of the Savage Sub-Mariner

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Piranha

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance and origin of the Golem

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Black Talon, Desmond Drew

Final appearance of Brother Voodoo in Strange Tales

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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First solo titled series featuring Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan

1st appearance of the Possessor

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance and origin of Bill Foster as Black Goliath

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Cottonmouth

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1st appearance of Pavane, a female mercenary hired to kill Shang-Chi

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3rd appearance of Shang-Chi

1st appearance of Black Jack Tarr, an M6 agent

Title changes to Master of Kung-Fu, formerly Special Marvel Edition

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2nd team appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy

First meeting of Captain America and the Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Stegron, a colleague of Curt Connors aka The Lizard, whose own experimentation led to his transformation into a Stegosaurus

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1st appearance of Allatou, a demon

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1st appearance of Baphomet, a demon

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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First artwork on Iron Fist by John Byrne

1st cameo appearance of Jeryn Hogarth

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1st appearance of Princess Azir, an ally of Iron Fist turned enemy

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Rafael Scarfe, an NYPD cop and the partner of Misty Knight

1st appearance of Warhawk, an injured veteran transformed into a deadly assassin after becoming part of the Weapon VI program

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Colleen Wing

Advertisement for Hulk #181

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Origin of Iron Fist conclusion

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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3rd appearance and origin of Iron Fist

1st appearance of Triple-Iron

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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2nd appearance and origin of Iron Fist

1st appearance of Shou-Lao the Undying, a dragon from whom the Iron Fists challenge to obtain their powers

1st appearance of the Lei Kung the Thunderer, trainer of Iron Fists

1st appearance of Scythe, a mercenary

1st appearance of Fu-Hsi, the Serpent King

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1st appearance and origin of Iron Fist, Daniel Rand

1st appearance of Yu-Ti, a Dragon Lord

1st team appearance of the Dragon Kings

Introduction of K'un-Lun, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven

1st appearance of Wendell Rand, father of Daniel Rand

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of the Foolkiller, a vigilante serial killer who hunts down the "fools" of depravity in society

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of mythical, white gorillas: Chandra, Kono, Jakak and Wenzori

Issue includes a pin-up poster

Part 8 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Sombre, the Oracle of the Resurrection

Part 7 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Lord Karnaj

Part 6 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of King Cadaver

Part 5 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Baron Macabre

Part 4 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #31 - M.O.D.O.K.

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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First solo titled Iron Fist series

1st appearance of Steel Serpent in a standard comic book, previously appeared in magazine format

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st full appearance of U-Man aka Merrano - previously an unnamed, retconned appearance in Sub-Mariner Comics #35 (1954)

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st team appearance of The Invaders II: Bucky, Captain America, Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, Toro

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1st appearance and death of the Devastator

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2nd appearance of Zzzax

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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

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Classic battle of The Hulk vs Adam Warlock

"Death" of Adam Warlock

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First solo story featuring Howard the Duck

1st appearance of Garko the Man-frog

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1st appearance of Hellcow, a cow that became a vampire after being bitten in desperation by Dracula 300 years ago

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Death of Dakimh the Enchanter

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1st appearance of Shadow Stalker, one of Fu Manchu's favorite assassins

1st appearance of Clive Reston

1st appearance of Dr. Petrie

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1st appearance of Multiple Man, mutant power of self-duplication

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First published artwork by John Byrne for Marvel Comics

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1st appearance of Korvac

Marvel Value Stamp

[April 2020 - two inside sources have confirmed that Korvac will be in multiple upcoming Marvel projects. Although the sources are independent from one another and close to Marvel Studios this is still unconfirmed until official word is released]

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1st appearance of Tigra, formerly Cat

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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Partial origin of Silver Surfer and Shalla-Bal

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Marriage of Quicksilver & Crystal

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st appearance of Ternak, a minor villain

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Unofficial crossover appearance of the Green Lantern, passed out under the table after drinking yellow chamomile tea (yellow being a weakness to the Green Lanterns)

Green Arrow from DC and Captain Midnight from Fawcett are also depicted in the scene

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Gaea, an Elder God and possibly the mother of Thor though the Phoenix Force lays claim to his parentage as well

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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First solo titled series, officially - the earlier Doctor Strange title was renamed from Strange Tales and continued numbering with issue #169

1st appearance of Silver Dagger, a Cardinal who practiced black magic

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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1st cameo team appearance of the Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker

First meeting of Luke Cage and the Defenders

All characters appear in a final page cameo for the first time with the exception of the Wrecker who first appeared in Thor #148

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of El Jaguar

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