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1st appearance of Billie Morales as a baby, the sister of Miles Morales

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Comic book adaptation of the Sega Saturn game

Initially set for a three-issue miniseries that extended to six-issues

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2000

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Variant cover art by Artie Rosen

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1st full appearance of Quoi, the son of Mantis as an adult

Many databases cite Fantastic Four #325 but it is scarcely even a cameo of the character

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Trade paperback adaptation of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1st appearance of Darth Maul

1st appearance of Mace Windu

1st appearance of Sabe

1st appearance of Depa Billaba

1st appearance of Plo Koon

1st cameo appearance of Mas Amedda

The trade paperback went on sale the same day as Star Wars: Episode I -The Phantom Menace #1 with issues #2 through #4 published each week thereafter

📖 Reading Order: next read Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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1st appearance of Kade Kilgore, Black Bishop of the 8th Inner Circle Hellfire Club, later renamed Homines Verendi

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Five-issue limited series set in 17th century Japan featuring one Marvel character per issue: Punisher

Marvel ⋅ 2011

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Five-issue limited series set in 17th century Japan featuring one Marvel character per issue: Deadpool

Harvey ⋅ 1991

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1st appearance of Beetlejuice in standard comic books

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Images of the Hulk in the upper-left logo box create a flip-book beginning with this issue and ending with issue #300

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1st appearance of Chance, a former gambler turned criminal

Cameo of the Foreigner, voice only

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006

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Reprint of Avengers #195, first cameo appearance of Taskmaster

Packaged with the 2005 Marvel Legends Taskmaster action figure from the M.O.D.O.K. series

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1st full team appearance of the Secret Six

Fantagraphics ⋅ 1980

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1st cover appearance of Elektra not on a comic book, preceded her first full appearance in Daredevil #168 by a month

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant action figure cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Debut of Punisher/Iron Man armor

Cover art inspired by The Avengers #4 (1964)

Acetate ⋅ Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2019

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Blood dripping, acetate cover

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1st appearance and origin of Joe Christmas, an orphaned boy taken in by Klaus

48-page one-shot of 25 stories, inspired by an Advent calendar, presented in "widescreen" format

DC ⋅ 1983

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First ongoing series featuring Vigilante

Eclipse ⋅ 1986

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Includes an 8-page story titled 'Nada' written by Ray Nelson which served as the inspiration for John Carpenter's 1988 film, 'They Live'

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1983

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Preview sketch of Spider-Man's black costume, front, side and rear view plus crouching stance

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Origin of Doctor Doom - his educational years, facial disfigurement and procurement of the Doctor Doom armor

Controversial issue where Johnny Storm confronts an individual who is defacing racial equality posters with racist propaganda

Multiple, uncensored panels clearly display an extremely offensive racist word and phrase

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Variant cover art by Natali Sanders

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Variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Heroes Hotline ⋅ 1983

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Preview sketch of Spider-Man's black costume, front and back view of the suit

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1st team appearance of The Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Lok, Chaos Kitten, Jog, Deadly Six, Osita, T.N.Teen, Thylacine, Aerie, Scale & Fin, Wink

Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019

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Variant virgin cover art by Clayton Crain

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1st appearance of 'Last Stand' Spider-Man, an older version of Spider-Man from an alternate reality where he is on the run from the NYPD after killing Kraven

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Comic book adaptation of the movie, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Planet of the Apes

1st appearance of the Planet of the Apes in a U.S. comic

Manga adaptations of the original film were published in Japan prior to the publication of this issue

Centerfold poster included

Shogakukan Asia ⋅ 2019

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Debut of Fortnite in comic books

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Almighty Publishing Company ⋅ 1971

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1st appearance of Cherry Poptart, a parody of Archie characters intended for an adult audience

Variant ⋅ Heavy Metal ⋅ 2015

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Concept art by Jack Kirby for a movie called "Lord of Light" that was never made

In 1980, a CIA operative used the "Lord of Light" concept art and screenplay to convince the Iranian government that he was a film maker, working on a sci-fi movie called "Argo"

This resulted in the successful rescue of six Americans who escaped Iran, disguised as the film crew, an event that was later dramatized in the critically-acclaimed 2012 film, "Argo"

Heavy Metal ⋅ 2015

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Cover art by Jack Kirby featuring concept art for the unmade film, "Lord of Light"

Kirby's art would later be used as a prop in the CIA rescue mission of six Americans who escaped Iran in 1980 by posing as the film crew of a fake movie called "Argo"

Variant ⋅ Heavy Metal ⋅ 2015

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Variant wraparound cover art by Jack Kirby featuring concept art for the unmade film, "Lord of Light"

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Matthew Waite

Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #1 in the style of an 8-bit video game

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1st appearance of Thor and Loki as children

Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1996

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Four-issue series inspired by the 1994 Atari arcade game

The first issue is the only one that has colored art in the interior, the remaining three issues have black and white interiors

Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1996

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Black and white interiors begin

Second issue of the limited series that was inspired by the 1994 Atari arcade game

Sirius/Cry For Dawn ⋅ 1998

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Final issue of the limited series that was inspired by the 1994 Atari arcade game

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Image ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Kael Ngu, limited to 250 copies

Singapore Comic Con exclusive

Variant ⋅ Image ⋅ 2015

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Variant black and white sketch cover art by Jonboy Meyers, limited to one per store

Action Figure ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant wraparound cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Action Figure cover featuring Jabba the Hutt

Marvel ⋅ 1968

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Reprinted stories collecting essential moments in Asgardian history, originally printed in Journey Into Mystery (1963-1964)

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Promotional giveaway sponsored by Doritos

Individually number from #1-#65,000

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Reprint of Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 and new, original material

1st appearance of Outkast

Exclusive ⋅ BOOM! ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Mirka Andolfo, limited to 500 copies

Kitchen Sink Press ⋅ 1991

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Officially licensed comic book series that adapts Grateful Dead songs into stories

Song adaptations include: Alligator, Scarlet Begonias, Playin' in the Band, Invocation (unrecorded), Copper (unrecorded)

Two-page 'Where's Jerry?' game similar to 'Where's Waldo?'

Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2012

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Variant cover art by Anthony Fuso

FantaCo ⋅ 1986

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Early interior artwork by Greg Capullo

FantaCo ⋅ 1987

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Early interior artwork by Greg Capullo

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