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1st appearance of the alternate reality Cosmic Spider-Man who kept his extreme powers following the 'Acts of Vengeance' story line
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1st appearance of the alternate reality Cosmic Spider-Man who kept his extreme powers following the 'Acts of Vengeance' story line
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Larry's Comics convention exclusive, limited to 1,600 copies (according to Larry Doherty)
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Larry's Comics convention exclusive, limited to 1,600 copies (according to Larry Doherty)
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1st appearance of Red Dagger, a Pakistani vigilante
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Variant cover art by Alessandro Taini
1st cover appearance of Red Widow
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Variant cover art by Alessandro Taini
1st cover appearance of Red Widow
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Glow-in-the-dark cover art by J. Scott Campbell
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Final issue
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Copies ordered by retailers: 19,689
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1st appearance of Union, an alien member of the Stormwatch team
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1st appearance of Union, an alien member of the Stormwatch team
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1st appearance of King Kid, the "seventh champion of the Marvel Family" according to him
Introduction of the Seven Magiclands
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1st appearance of King Kid, the "seventh champion of the Marvel Family" according to him
Introduction of the Seven Magiclands
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Variant cover art by Sean Murphy
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Variant cover art by Robert Hack
Cover art inspired by Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320 (1982), Cheryl Blossom's first appearance
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Variant cover art by Robert Hack
Cover art inspired by Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #320 (1982), Cheryl Blossom's first appearance
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Created by Doug TenNapel prior to his creation of Earthworm Jim
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Created by Doug TenNapel prior to his creation of Earthworm Jim
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Debut of cosmic powers for Superior Spider-Man
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Death of Belit
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1st appearance of Lady Firefly
[October 2021 - Brendan Fraser cast as Firefly could be origin of the true main villain, a female successor]
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1st appearance of Lady Firefly
[October 2021 - Brendan Fraser cast as Firefly could be origin of the true main villain, a female successor]
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1st appearance of the Shadowqueen
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1st appearance of Necromancer, an alternate reality version of Doctor Strange
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1st appearance of Necromancer, an alternate reality version of Doctor Strange
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Variant cover art by Carlos Pacheco
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Death of Earl Tubb
1st appearance of Berta, Earl's daughter
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Death of Earl Tubb
1st appearance of Berta, Earl's daughter
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Origin of Galactus
Reprinted stories of Galactus's origin from various issues
Part of this issue is a retelling of Thor #169 when Galan becomes Galactus as his Universe is being destroyed by a 'plague'
Expanding on the event from Thor #169, the Sentience of the Universe speaks to Galan and absorbs him to be reborn later as Galactus
In Thor #5 (2020), the Black Winter claims to have spared Galan and created Galactus leading readers to believe the Sentience of the Universe, speaking but unseen, is also the Black Winter
Partial reprint of Fantastic Four #49, Thor #160, Thor #162 and Thor #167
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Origin of Galactus
Reprinted stories of Galactus's origin from various issues
Part of this issue is a retelling of Thor #169 when Galan becomes Galactus as his Universe is being destroyed by a 'plague'
Expanding on the event from Thor #169, the Sentience of the Universe speaks to Galan and absorbs him to be reborn later as Galactus
In Thor #5 (2020), the Black Winter claims to have spared Galan and created Galactus leading readers to believe the Sentience of the Universe, speaking but unseen, is also the Black Winter
Partial reprint of Fantastic Four #49, Thor #160, Thor #162 and Thor #167
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Origin of Galactus
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Origin of Galactus, specifically the first world he devoured after emerging from the incubation ship
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Origin of Galactus, specifically the first world he devoured after emerging from the incubation ship
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1st appearance of Zora Vukovic as Victorious, the Herald of Dr. Doom
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1st appearance of Zora Vukovic as Victorious, the Herald of Dr. Doom
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover one of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover one of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover two of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover two of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover three of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover three of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover four of four, webstore exclusive
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Variant connecting cover art by Tim Seeley
Cover four of four, webstore exclusive
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Ashcan edition limited to 4,000 signed and numbered copies
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Ashcan edition limited to 4,000 signed and numbered copies
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Limited to 1,500 signed and numbered copies
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1st appearance of Scarlet Spider-Ham
1st appearance of Symbiote Spider-Ham
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1st appearance of Scarlet Spider-Ham
1st appearance of Symbiote Spider-Ham
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Variant cover art by Robert Hack
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2nd appearance of Lobo, the first black character to have a self-titled series
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2nd appearance of Lobo, the first black character to have a self-titled series
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Adaptation of the 1979 Star Trek motion picture
1st appearance of Klingons as aliens in first page of story
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Adaptation of the 1979 Star Trek motion picture
1st appearance of Klingons as aliens in first page of story
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One-shot biography of Mother Teresa
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1st appearance of the Devourer of Souls, a demonic entity
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1st appearance of the Devourer of Souls, a demonic entity
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1st appearance of Zazzo Plus, the Reverse Shazam
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Preview of an independent, creator-owned series by Josh Middleton that never launched
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Preview of an independent, creator-owned series by Josh Middleton that never launched
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Variant cover art by Josh Middleton
Preview issue to a series that did not launch
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Variant cover art by Josh Middleton
Preview issue to a series that did not launch
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1st appearance of Pork Grind, a Spider-Ham Universe version of Venom
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1st appearance of Pork Grind, a Spider-Ham Universe version of Venom
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1st appearance of Kirigi, a member of the League of Assassins who was at one time a mentor to Batman and Bronze Tiger
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1st appearance of Kirigi, a member of the League of Assassins who was at one time a mentor to Batman and Bronze Tiger
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The Blue Beetle of the 27th Century reveals himself to be the Black Beetle, the future arch-enemy of Blue Beetle, Jamie Reyes
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The Blue Beetle of the 27th Century reveals himself to be the Black Beetle, the future arch-enemy of Blue Beetle, Jamie Reyes
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1st appearance of Blackwing, son of Silvermane
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Death of Henri Ducard
1st appearance of Kyodai Ken, a character trained by the same sensei that trained Bruce, introduced in Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
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Death of Henri Ducard
1st appearance of Kyodai Ken, a character trained by the same sensei that trained Bruce, introduced in Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
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1st appearance of Chato Santana, a man bonded with El Diablo
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1st appearance of Chato Santana, a man bonded with El Diablo
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1st appearance of King Ghidorah, a giant three-headed dragon
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1st appearance of King Ghidorah, a giant three-headed dragon
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Origin of the Hulk
1st full appearance of Brian Banner, the Hulk's father
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Origin of the Hulk
1st full appearance of Brian Banner, the Hulk's father
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Green Fury becomes Green Flame, later becomes Fire
1st appearance of the Tasmanian Devil in mainstream DC continuity
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Green Fury becomes Green Flame, later becomes Fire
1st appearance of the Tasmanian Devil in mainstream DC continuity
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