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Milestone ⋅ 1996

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Scarce

Milestone ⋅ 1996

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Scarce

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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

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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

NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher

New York Comic Con 2014 Newbury Comics exclusive

Independent ⋅ 2019

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Limited to 500 copies

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos

Zombies edition

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2013

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Cover art by Artgerm

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1st appearance of Amulet, a magical Arab-American superhero

1:50 ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2018

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Variant virgin cover art by Adam Hughes

Variant ⋅ Scout ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Richard Rivera

Comic Tom 101 Mystery Mail Call exclusive

Comic Shop News ⋅ 1990

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Promo for Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man #1 (May 1990)

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Morph appears as the red Power Ranger

Marvel ⋅ 2005

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Morph shapeshifts into Ultraman

Unofficial appearance of Ultraman in the Marvel Universe

DC ⋅ 1978

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Origin of Flash's costume

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Controversial issue due to the introduction text being a modified poem by Martin Niemoller concerning the rise of Nazis in Germany, criticized as plagiarism and in poor taste

First of three connecting covers

DC ⋅ 1999

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Lobo appears as Superbro

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64-page movie adaptation of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

1st appearance of Jabba the Hutt as he appears in the film - a previous version of the character was used in Star Wars #2 (1977) before the movie design of Jabba had been revealed

Princess Leia disguised as Boushh

📖 Reading Order: next read Shattered Empire #1

Variant ⋅ MV Creations ⋅ 2004

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Variant cover art by Nathan Baertsch

He-Man.org exclusive, limited to 500 numbered copies

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo

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1st appearance of Knuckles the Echidna in a U.S. comic, a character initially introduced in the third Sonic the Hedgehog video game

[February 2022 - Paramount+ developing a Knuckles spin-off movie]

Top Cow ⋅ 2005

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Cover art by Adam Hughes

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Final issue published by Gladstone

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st cameo appearance of the Black Winter

Introduction of Fortnite into the Marvel Universe

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She-Hulk joins the Avengers

Hawkeye rejoins the Avengers

DC ⋅ 2003

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2nd appearance of Zoom

Kenner ⋅ 1985

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16-page comic book distributed with the first line of MASK toys

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Todd Nauck

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive, available at the Marvel booth to Marvel Unlimited Subscribers or Marvel Mastercard holders

C2E2 ⋅ Aftershock ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Shannon Maer

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Mahmud Asrar

Given away to attendees of the Friday Marvel Fanfare panel at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020

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Variant cover art by Kael Ngu

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

C2E2 ⋅ Dynamite ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by Nathan Szerdy

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

Image ⋅ 2005

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Copies ordered by retailers: 26,787

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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman, limited to 500 copies

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive, Comics Books For Kids charity edition

1:20 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Variant cover art by Marcos Martin

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant black and white cover art by Mico Suayan

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #340 (1988)

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Promotional comic initially available as a digital download and distributed by the New York Daily News, later solicited as a physical comic book

Awareness campaign for New York City's public employment services utilizing Peter Parker as a job-seeker

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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1st cameo appearance of the Mercy Sisters, in shadows

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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1st full appearance of the Mercy Sisters

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Glow-in-the-dark cover art by Sara Pichelli, limited to 3,000 copies

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

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1st comic book appearance of Jabba the Hutt as he appears in the film

A previous version of the character was used in Star Wars #2 (1977) before the movie design of Jabba had been revealed

C2E2 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher, limited to 3,000 copies

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2020 exclusive

Fluorescent Negative Space cover

Comic Shop News ⋅ 1992

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Early cover appearance of Spawn

Comic Shop News is a free publication, printed on newsprint paper, given away at comic book stores

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3rd appearance of Loki

1st appearance of Valtrauta, a Valkyrie

1st appearance of Hildegarde, a Valkyrie

First mention of Odin's Valkyries

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1st appearance of Goddess Spider, the arachnid that bit Peter Parker and Cindy Moon

1st cameo appearance of the Children of the Atom, not in costume

Inspired by the Marvel's Voices podcast

Promo ⋅ Gametek ⋅ 1996

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Promotional comic book given away at E3 in 1996 for a game that was far along in its creation but never released due to the developer, GameTek filing for bankruptcy

Error ⋅ DC Vertigo ⋅ 1990

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Error edition: page 19 comes before page 18

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Copies ordered by retailers: 5,106

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1st appearance of Yu-Gi-Oh

Independent ⋅ 2015

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Independently published, continuing stories of a highly volatile, drug-dealer werewolf

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