Roy Thomas

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1st team appearance of Lethal Legion: Grim Reaper, Living Laser, Man-Ape, Power Man and Swordsman

2nd appearance of M'Baku

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1st appearance of Commander Kraken

Sub-Mariner #30

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Daredevil #68

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Classic battle of Captain Marvel vs the Hulk

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1st appearance and origin of Red Wolf, William Talltrees, a Native-American who bears the mantle of the Red Wolf from the Cheyenne god Owayodatta

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1st appearance of Jim Wilson, one of the Hulk's closest friends for awhile

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First meeting and battle of Namor and Hercules

1st team appearance of the Sirens, agents of Zeus

Spoof #1

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Conan the Barbarian

1st cameo appearance of King Kull

[March 2026 - A King Conan movie is moving forward at 20th Century Studios, with Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible) writing and directing, and Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to portray the aging barbarian]

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1st appearance of Turk Barrett

Sub-Mariner #31

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1st appearance of Valkyrie, Enchantress in disguise

1st team appearance of the Lady Liberators: Valkyrie, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, Black Widow, Medusa

Debut of the Rutland Halloween Parade, a real parade held in Vermont annually that has been depicted in both Marvel and DC comics nearly 20 times with parade attendees wearing superhero costumes from both publishers in each book

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1st cameo appearance of Golem

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1st appearance of Llyra, half mutant/half sea inhabitant, she suffers from multiple personalities

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2nd appearance of Conan the Barbarian in comics

Daredevil #71

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1st appearance of Namora since the Golden Age, briefly in a flashback

Engagement of Namor and Dorma

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Astounding Stories #77

Alan Class 1971 Vol. 1
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Astounding Stories #81

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Astounding Stories #76

Alan Class 1971 Vol. 1
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Creepy Worlds #117

Alan Class 1971 Vol. 1
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Creepy Worlds #123

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Sinister Tales #108

Alan Class 1971 Vol. 1
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Uncanny Tales #77

Alan Class 1971 Vol. 1
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Secrets of the Unknown #118

Alan Class 1971 Vol. 1
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Tower of Shadows #9

Marvel 1971 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Borri, the Grey God

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1st team appearance of the Squadron Supreme, a heroic version of the Squadron Sinister: Hyperion, Nighthawk, American Eagle, Golden Archer, Lady Lark, Tom Thumb

Hyperion, Dr. Spectrum, Nighthawk and Whizzer appear briefly in Avengers #69 as Squadron Sinister and fully in Avengers #70

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1st appearance of Xeron the Starslayer

1st appearance of Klatuu

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Battle of Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor

Team-up of Silver Surfer, Namor and Hulk who will later become the Defenders

Sub-Mariner #34

Marvel 1971 Vol. 1
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1st full appearance of King Kull

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Cover art by Neal Adams

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Battle of Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor vs the Avengers

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2nd team appearance of Squadron Supreme

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Origin of Black Panther

Sub-Mariner #36

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1st appearance of Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, a scientist who developed a serum to protect soldiers from chemical warfare

The Super Soldier program known as Project Sulphur aka Weapon IV, had the unintended effect of transforming Ted Sallis into Man-Thing

1st appearance of Ellen Brandt

1st team appearance of the Femizons

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