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Sub-Mariner #70
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Sub-Mariner #70
 
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1st appearance of Piranha

Strange Tales #174
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Strange Tales #174
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Golem

Strange Tales #173
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Strange Tales #173
 
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1st appearance of Black Talon, Desmond Drew

Final appearance of Brother Voodoo in Strange Tales

Son of Satan #1
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Son of Satan #1
 
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First solo titled series featuring Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan

1st appearance of the Possessor

Power Man #24
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Power Man #24
 
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1st appearance and origin of Bill Foster as Black Goliath

Power Man #19
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Power Man #19
 
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1st appearance of Cottonmouth

Master of Kung Fu #31
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Master of Kung Fu #31
 
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1st appearance of Pavane, a female mercenary hired to kill Shang-Chi

Master of Kung Fu #17
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Master of Kung Fu #17
 
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3rd appearance of Shang-Chi

1st appearance of Black Jack Tarr, an M6 agent

Title changes to Master of Kung-Fu, formerly Special Marvel Edition

Marvel Two-In-One #5
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Two-In-One #5
 
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2nd team appearance of the Guardians of the Galaxy

First meeting of Captain America and the Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel Team-Up #19
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Team-Up #19
 
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1st appearance of Stegron, a colleague of Curt Connors aka The Lizard, whose own experimentation led to his transformation into a Stegosaurus

Marvel Spotlight #18
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Spotlight #18
 
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1st appearance of Allatou, a demon

Marvel Spotlight #15
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Spotlight #15
 
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1st appearance of Baphomet

Marvel Premiere #25
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Marvel Premiere #25
 
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First artwork on Iron Fist by John Byrne

1st cameo appearance of Jeryn Hogarth

Marvel Premiere #24
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Marvel Premiere #24
 
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1st appearance of Princess Azir, an ally of Iron Fist turned enemy

Marvel Premiere #23
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Marvel Premiere #23
 
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1st appearance of Rafael Scarfe, an NYPD cop and the partner of Misty Knight

1st appearance of Warhawk, an injured veteran transformed into a deadly assassin after becoming part of the Weapon VI program

Marvel Premiere #19
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Premiere #19
 
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1st appearance of Colleen Wing

Advertisement for Hulk #181

Marvel Premiere #18
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Premiere #18
 
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Origin of Iron Fist conclusion

Marvel Premiere #17
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Premiere #17
 
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3rd appearance and origin of Iron Fist

1st appearance of Triple-Iron

Marvel Premiere #16
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Premiere #16
 
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2nd appearance and origin of Iron Fist

1st appearance of Shou-Lao the Undying, a dragon from whom the Iron Fists challenge to obtain their powers

1st appearance of the Lei Kung the Thunderer, trainer of Iron Fists

1st appearance of Scythe, a mercenary

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1st appearance of Fu-Hsi, the Serpent King

Marvel Premiere #15
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Marvel Premiere #15
 
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1st appearance and origin of Iron Fist, Daniel Rand

1st appearance of Yu-Ti, a Dragon Lord

1st team appearance of the Dragon Kings

Introduction of K'un-Lun, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven

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1st appearance of Wendell Rand, father of Daniel Rand

Man-Thing #3
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Man-Thing #3
 
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1st appearance of the Foolkiller, a vigilante serial killer who hunts down the "fools" of depravity in society

Jungle Action #13
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Jungle Action #13
 
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1st appearance of mythical, white gorillas: Chandra, Kono, Jakak and Wenzori

Issue includes a pin-up poster

Part 8 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Jungle Action #12
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Jungle Action #12
 
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1st appearance of Sombre, the Oracle of the Resurrection

Part 7 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Jungle Action #11
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Jungle Action #11
 
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1st appearance of Lord Karnaj

Part 6 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Jungle Action #10
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Jungle Action #10
 
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1st appearance of King Cadaver

Part 5 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Jungle Action #9
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Jungle Action #9
 
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1st appearance of Baron Macabre

Part 4 of "The Panther's Rage" written by Don McGregor

Iron Fist #1
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Iron Fist #1
 
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First solo titled Iron Fist series

1st appearance of Steel Serpent in a standard comic book, previously appeared in magazine format

Invaders #3
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Invaders #3
 
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1st full appearance of U-Man aka Merrano - previously an unnamed, retconned appearance in Sub-Mariner Comics #35 (1954)

Invaders #1
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Invaders #1
 
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1st team appearance of The Invaders II: Bucky, Captain America, Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, Toro

Incredible Hulk #186
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Incredible Hulk #186
 
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1st appearance and death of the Devastator

Incredible Hulk #183
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Incredible Hulk #183
 
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2nd appearance of Zzzax

Incredible Hulk #182
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Incredible Hulk #182
 
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2nd appearance of Wolverine

Many sources cite this as a cameo appearance of Wolverine and Giant-Size X-Men #1 as a 2nd full appearance

1st appearance of Hammer and Anvil

Incredible Hulk #177
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Incredible Hulk #177
 
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Classic battle of The Hulk vs Adam Warlock

"Death" of Adam Warlock

Giant-Size Man-Thing #4
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Man-Thing #4
 
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First solo story featuring Howard the Duck

1st appearance of Garko the Man-frog

Giant-Size Man-Thing #5
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Man-Thing #5
 
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1st appearance of Hellcow, a cow that became a vampire after being bitten in desperation by Dracula 300 years ago

Giant-Size Man-Thing #3
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Man-Thing #3
 
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Death of Dakimh the Enchanter

Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #3
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #3
 
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1st appearance of Shadow Stalker, one of Fu Manchu's favorite assassins

1st appearance of Clive Reston

1st appearance of Dr. Petrie

Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4
 
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1st appearance of Multiple Man, mutant power of self-duplication

Giant-Size Dracula #5
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Dracula #5
 
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First published artwork by John Byrne for Marvel Comics

Giant-Size Defenders #3
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Defenders #3
 
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1st appearance of Korvac

Marvel Value Stamp

[April 2020 - two inside sources have confirmed that Korvac will be in multiple upcoming Marvel projects. Although the sources are independent from one another and close to Marvel Studios this is still unconfirmed until official word is released]

Giant-Size Creatures #1
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Giant-Size Creatures #1
 
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1st appearance of Tigra, formerly Cat

Fantastic Four #155
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Fantastic Four #155
 
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Partial origin of Silver Surfer and Shalla-Bal

Fantastic Four #150
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Fantastic Four #150
 
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Marriage of Quicksilver & Crystal

Fantastic Four #145
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Fantastic Four #145
 
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1st appearance of Ternak, a minor villain

Doctor Strange #2
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Doctor Strange #2
 
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Unofficial crossover appearance of the Green Lantern, passed out under the table after drinking yellow chamomile tea (yellow being a weakness to the Green Lanterns)

Green Arrow from DC and Captain Midnight from Fawcett are also depicted in the scene

Doctor Strange #6
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Doctor Strange #6
 
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1st appearance of Gaea, an Elder God and possibly the mother of Thor though the Phoenix Force lays claim to his parentage as well

Doctor Strange #1
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Doctor Strange #1
 
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First solo titled series, officially - the earlier Doctor Strange title was renamed from Strange Tales and continued numbering with issue #169

1st appearance of Silver Dagger, a Cardinal who practiced black magic

Defenders #17
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Defenders #17
 
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1st cameo team appearance of the Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker

First meeting of Luke Cage and the Defenders

All characters appear in a final page cameo for the first time with the exception of the Wrecker who first appeared in Thor #148

Daredevil #120
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Daredevil #120
 
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1st appearance of El Jaguar

Daredevil #118
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Daredevil #118
 
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1st appearance of Blackwing, son of Silvermane

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