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2nd Print ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011

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Second printing, red title text

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Death of Green Arrow

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1st appearance of the Gremlin

Fiction House ⋅ 1948

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: an alien threatens to burn a woman's eyes out with an electric prong

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1st team appearance of Protectobots

1st team appearance of the Combaticons in U.S. comics

Death of Optimus Prime

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1st full appearance of Deathstick, an assassin

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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1st full appearance of Red She-Hulk

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1st appearance of Jimmy Olsen, unnamed, referred to only as Office Boy

First reference to Superman as "The Man of Steel" seen in a newspaper headline

[July 2025 - it is rumored Skyler Gisondo will reprise the role of Jimmy Olsen as the host a spin-off crime anthology TV series focused on different DC villains]

Icon ⋅ 2010

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A woman leads an American Revolution after being pushed to her limit

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1st cameo appearance of Wolverine

2nd appearance of Wendigo

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #67 - Cyclops

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue, by far, is the most debated "cameo versus full" book and likely the main reason "cameo" became such a significant yet loosely defined term in comic book collecting

Theoretically, The Incredible Hulk #180 being labeled "cameo" of Wolverine was due to an oversight by Overstreet (see additional images)

In the 1980/1981 edition of Overstreet, Hulk#181 is labeled - 1st app of Wolverine and Hulk#180 is without a descriptor, commanding the same value as issues #151 - #176

In the 1981/1982 Overstreet, the description had been amended to read #180 - 1st app. Wolverine but mislabeled #181 and #182 - Wolverine cameo

Finally, in 1982/1983, Overstreet labeled Hulk #180 - 1st app. Wolverine (cameo) and #181 - Wolverine app. #182 - Wolverine cameo

In recent years, Marvel has taken a stance on Hulk #180 as the first appearance of Wolverine, wanting to eliminate the term "cameo" altogether, presumably to avoid this exact debate

But in years past, official Marvel guidebooks and trading cards would often trade-off which issue was given the coveted 1st (full) appearance designation (see additional images)

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