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Daring Mystery Comics #1
Timely ⋅ 1940
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Daring Mystery Comics #1
 
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First cover art by Alex Schomburg

1st appearance of John Steele, the inspiration behind the Super Soldier Program and likely who is referred to as Weapon 0

1st appearance and origin of Fiery Mask

1st appearance of Monako, the Prince of Magic

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1st appearance of Detective Doc Denton

1st appearance of the Texas Kid

1st appearance of Phantom of the Underworld

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.0 sold for $960 [No Previous Data]

Captain America #28
Marvel ⋅ 2000
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Captain America #28
 
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1st appearance of Protocide, the first failed test subject to receive Super Soldier serum

Captain America Comics #1
Marvel ⋅ 1941
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Captain America Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Captain America

1st appearance of James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky, later becomes the Winter Soldier

1st appearance of the Red Skull, George Maxon, an agent of the true Red Skull

1st appearance of Doctor Reinstein aka Doctor Erskine, the inventor of the Super Soldier serum

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1st appearance of Hurricane, later becomes Makkari

1st appearance of Tuk the Cave Boy, first offspring of the Inhumans

Introduction of Project Rebirth, the Super Soldier Program that eventually expanded into Weapon Plus

💰 In April 2022, a 9.4 sold for $3,120,000 (San Francisco Pedigree)

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

3.0 sold for $156,000 [$144,000 in 2022] +8%

New X-Men #145
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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New X-Men #145
 
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Captain America revealed to be Weapon I of the Weapon Plus program, more commonly known as the Weapon X program that bonded adamantium to Wolverine's skeleton

Truth: Red, White & Black #1
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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Truth: Red, White & Black #1
 
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1st appearance of Isaiah Bradley, becomes Captain America after receiving an injection of the Super Soldier serum developed by Project Rebirth

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Captain America: Red, White & Black / September 2022 - Carl Lumbly will reprise the role of Isaiah in Captain America 4]

Howard the Duck #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Howard the Duck #1
 
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1st appearance of Gwenpool in-story, previously appeared on the cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2

1st appearance of Wolverteeny aka Weapon II, a squirrel modified by the Weapon Plus Program

1st appearance of Shocket Raccoon, a clone of Rocket Raccoon

Brute Force #1
Marvel ⋅ 1990
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Brute Force #1
 
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1st team appearance of Brute Force: Surfstreak, Lionheart, Wreckless, Hip Hop

Brute Force were test subjects of the Weapon II program

Uncanny X-Force #21
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Uncanny X-Force #21
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Skinless Man, a mutant spy who was recruited by Weapon Plus and given enhanced abilities

The Skinless Man is the only known subject of Weapon III

Savage Tales Magazine #1
Marvel ⋅ 1971
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Savage Tales Magazine #1
 
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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

Weapon Plus World War IV #1
Marvel ⋅ 2020
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Weapon Plus World War IV #1
 
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1st appearance of Man-Slaughter, a soldier who was injected with the same serum that turned Ted Sallis into Man-Thing

Origin of the Weapon IV program

Venom #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Venom #1
 
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1st appearance of Tyrannosaurus, a symbiote impersonating Rex Strickland

1st appearance of the Grendel Symbiote

Origin of the Sym-Soldier Program aka Weapon V, a Vietnam-era initiative to bond symbiote biomass, extracted from the Grendel dragon to wounded soldiers

Carnage USA #2
Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Carnage USA #2
 
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1st appearance of The Mercury Team, a US task force deployed to hunt down symbiotes equipped with the Life Foundation symbiotes: Phage, Lasher, Agony, Riot

Mercury Team was a Sym-Soldier program that became known as Project Venom

Copies ordered by retailers: 30,378

Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1
 
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Origin of Project Venom aka Weapon V, the Weapon Plus program that bonded symbiotes to injured soldiers

1st team appearance of Mars Team, the second iteration of the Sym-Soldier initiative that followed the failed Mercury Team

Amazing Spider-Man #654
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Amazing Spider-Man #654
 
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Flash Thompson bonds with the Venom symbiote after being recruited as part of Project Rebirth 2.0 aka the Sym-Soldier Program that is later revealed to be the Super Soldier Program's Weapon V

Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Luke Cage, the first black superhero to headline a title in mainstream comics

Luke Cage became invincible to harm through a Super Soldier program called Project Power aka Weapon VI

1st appearance of Diamondback, Comanche and Shades

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

Wolverine and Captain America: Weapon Plus #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Wolverine and Captain America: Weapon Plus #1
 
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Origin of the Weapon Plus Program

1st appearance and death of Captain America Adam, a product of Weapon VI that was insane

First mention of Weapon XXX

Daredevil #232
Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Daredevil #232
 
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1st appearance of Nuke, the first successful mutant test subject of Weapon Plus who became Weapon VII

Marvel Comics Presents #72
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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Marvel Comics Presents #72
 
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Ongoing Weapon X stories begin

Origin of Wolverine and Weapon X begins and continues thru issue #84

New Mutants #98
Marvel ⋅ 1991
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New Mutants #98
 
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1st appearance of Deadpool, a subject of the Weapon X program

1st appearance of Copycat, impersonating Domino

1st appearance of Gideon, a member of The Externals

[September 2022 - Deadpool 3 is slated for theaters May 2024]

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🏅#5 on the Hot 10

Transactions from This week, that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $1,692 vs the average $1,398 (+21%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.8 outsold the average

9.6 sold for $570 vs the average $538 (+6%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.6 outsold the average

9.4 sold for $493 vs the average $425 (+16%)

NEWSSTAND 9.2 sold for $460 vs the average $414 (+11%)

9.0 sold for $361 vs the average $344 (+5%)

NEWSSTAND 9.0 sold for $465 vs the average $389 (+20%)

This week, 2 copies in 9.0 outsold the average

NEWSSTAND 8.0 sold for $342 vs the average $328 (+4%)

NEWSSTAND 7.0 sold for $275 vs the average $268 (+3%)

After being absent from last week’s Hot 10, New Mutants #98 ranks again for the 12th time in 2024 and finds equal footing with Wolverine #1

Totally Awesome Hulk #22
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Totally Awesome Hulk #22
 
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1st appearance of Weapon H, a Hulk and Wolverine hybrid created by the Weapon X Program

"Weapons of Mutant Destruction" part 6

Copies ordered by retailers: 24,995

New X-Men #129
Marvel ⋅ 2002
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New X-Men #129
 
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2nd appearance and 1st cover appearance of Fantomex

1st cameo appearance of Huntsman, Weapon XII

Origin of the Weapon Plus program

1st appearance of E.V.A.

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[August 2023 - Weapon Plus rumored to be introduced in Captain America: Brave New World]

New X-Men #130
Marvel ⋅ 2002
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New X-Men #130
 
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1st appearance of The World, a facility that produced Weapon XII thru Weapon XVI

Death of Darkstar

1st full appearance of Weapon XII, The Huntsman, an artificial creation with the ability to possess the mind of its enemy

New X-Men #128
Marvel ⋅ 2002
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New X-Men #128
 
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1st appearance of Fantomex, Weapon XIII

1st team appearance of X-Corporation (Paris): Darkstar, Multiple Man, Rictor, Monet St. Croix, Cannoball, Siryn

New X-Men #118
Marvel ⋅ 2001
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New X-Men #118
 
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1st team appearance of the Stepford Cuckoos, a product of Weapon XIV, created from Emma Frost's DNA

1st appearance of Angel Salvadore

1st appearance of Cerebella, a disembodied mutant brain

Artist Ethan Van Sciver hid the word 'sex' in multiple panels throughout the book, many of which were caught by editors but one slipped past which is evident in a protest scene

New X-Men #144
Marvel ⋅ 2003
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New X-Men #144
 
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1st appearance of Weapon XV, Ultimaton, an advanced Super-Sentinel

Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine #1
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine #1
 
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1st appearance of All God, Weapon XVI, an artificially created virus that infects those with spiritual beliefs to serve The World

Uncanny X-Force #7
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Uncanny X-Force #7
 
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1st cameo appearance of Genesis, a clone of Kid Apocalypse

Origin of Weapon Infinity, Deathlok troopers perpetually travelling in time to protect a future against super beings

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