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Iron Man #54
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Iron Man #54
 
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1st appearance of Madame MacEvil, daughter of Drax, later referred to by the name Moondragon

Madame MacEvil becomes Moondragon in Daredevil #105

[April 2023 - speculation that the child named ‘Love’ in Thor 4 is a young Moondragon who will later appear as an adult]

West Coast Avengers #45
Marvel ⋅ 1989
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West Coast Avengers #45
 
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1st appearance of the Vision, colorless, after being dismantled and reassembled without programming

[October 2022 - rumor that a TV series is in the works with the title VisionQuest / confirmed by Deadline]

Union Jack #1
Marvel ⋅ 1998
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Union Jack #1
 
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1st appearance of Baroness Blood, the daughter of the vampire Baron Blood

[September 2022 - possibly the identity of Baroness Cromwell mentioned by Mr. Immortal in She-Hulk that could tease future MCU villains]

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of Hercules

1st appearance of Zeus

Versions of the Olympians have appeared previously in different Timely and Marvel comics but the versions of the characters introduced here consistently maintain an ongoing continuity

First battle of Thor vs Hercules

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[August 2022 - rumored solo project in the works titled Hercules: Rise of the Gods]

Strange Tales #138
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Strange Tales #138
 
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1st appearance of Eternity, twin brother of Infinity

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the titles Avengers: Eternity Wars and Eternity Saga]

Eternals #2
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Eternals #2
 
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1st appearance of Ajak, a member of the sub-group known as the Polar Eternals

1st appearance of Arishem the Judge, a Celestial

The Celestials sink the Kingdom of Lemuria and as a result, Atlantis is also sunk

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Celestials: End of Time]

New Avengers #33
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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New Avengers #33
 
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The first incursion occurs, the collision of alternate Universes with Earth being the point of impact

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Avengers: Excursion]

Avengers Academy #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Avengers Academy #1
 
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1st appearance of Hazmat, a woman confined to a hazmat suit who exudes radiation and other deadly substances

1st appearance of Mettle, a skinless, armored mutant

1st appearance of Striker, fame-obsessed mutant

1st appearance of Veil, a young woman with the ability to transform into a gaseous state

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1st appearance of Finesse, a polymath with powers similar to Taskmaster who is suspected of being her father

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Avengers Academy]

Avengers #43
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Avengers #43
 
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1st appearance of the Red Guardian, Alexi Shostakov- husband of Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Red Guardian: Generations / September 2022 - confirmed for the Thunderbolts movie]

Runaways #1
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Runaways #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Runaways: Alex Wilder, Karolina Dean aka Lucy in the Sky, Molly Hayes aka Bruiser, Nico Minoru aka Sister Grimm, Chase Stein aka Talkback, Gertrude Yorkes aka Arsenic

1st team appearance of the Pride

[July 2022 - Marvel trademarked the title Runaways: New Era]

Avengers #9
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Avengers #9
 
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1st appearance and death of Wonder Man, later resurrected

[June 2022 - official series announced featuring Wonder Man for Disney+ with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II cast as Simon Williams]

Captain America #180
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Captain America #180
 
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1st appearance and origin of Steve Rogers as Nomad

1st appearance of Hugh Jones, president of Roxxon

Madame Hydra becomes Viper

Death of the first Viper

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First mention of the oil conglomerate, Roxxon

[May 2023 - a Roxxon poster seen on set of Captain America 4]

Avengers: The Children's Crusade #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Avengers: The Children's Crusade #1
 
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Nine-issue series that follows Wiccan (Billy) and Speed (Tommy) search for the Scarlet Witch who had been missing since the events of House of M

[March 2022 - rumor that unannounced MCU projects could borrow heavily from this story arc]

Silver Surfer #82
Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Silver Surfer #82
 
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1st full appearance and cover appearance of Tyrant

World War Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 2007
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World War Hulk #1
 
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Five-issue series continuing from the Planet Hulk story arc

This issue is preceded by the World War Hulk Prologue

1st appearance of a Super Skrull disguised as Blackbolt, revealed as a Skrull in New Avengers: Illuminati #5

Debut of Iron Man's 'Hulkbuster II' armor

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[October 2021 - there is a lot of online chatter that a World War Hulk movie is slated for production but due to the Planet Hulk story mostly told in Thor: Ragnarok, we could only assume that a rumored movie would be in title alone]

Captain Marvel #27
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Captain Marvel #27
 
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2nd appearance of Drax the Destroyer

3rd appearance of Thanos

1st full appearance of Eros, later named Starfox by Wasp in Avengers #232

[January 2022 - an unconfirmed Eros MCU spin-off project is rumored]

Secret War #1
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Secret War #1
 
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1st appearance of Lucia Von Bardas, the Latverian successor of Doctor Doom

[June 2020 - rumored to appear in the MCU introducing Latveria and eventually Doom]

Iron Man #9
Marvel ⋅ 1998
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Iron Man #9
 
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1st team appearance of Winter Guard: Red Guardian, Vanguard, Sibercat, Darkstar, Vostok (Sputnik), Fantasma

Ghost Rider #2
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Ghost Rider #2
 
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1st appearance of Blackout, one of the Lilin

[May 2021 - rumored that Marvel has plans for a Midnight Sons show with Blackout as the villain. This news is unconfirmed]

New-Gen #1
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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New-Gen #1
 
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Premiere issue of a six-issue series about a war over nanotechnology between two powerful scientists, Gabriel and Deadalus, from the extra-dimensional world of New-Gen

[October 2020 - voice actors for animated series include: Lena Headey, Henry Rollins and Luke Wilson]

Fantastic Four #570
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Fantastic Four #570
 
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1st team appearance of the Council of Reeds, a gathering of Reed Richards' from different dimensions

[November 2020 - speculation that the Council of Reeds could appear in the MCU as different dimensions are introduced]

A-Force #1
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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A-Force #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of Singularity

1st unofficial team appearance of A-Force, team officially named in A-Force #4

Nova #1
Marvel ⋅ 1976
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Nova #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Nova, Richard Rider

1st appearance of Rhomann Dey, Corpsman of the Nova Corps

1st appearance of Robbie Rider, brother of Nova

[January 2021 - the MCU maintains their intention to use Nova (Alexander & Rider) in a film / March 2022 - Deadline reports a source confirms a Nova project is in development]

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