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Marvel May 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Amazing Spider-Man #252
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume
Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984
Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984
Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15
The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept
[March 2026 - the evolution of Spider-Man in the Spider-Man (Tom Holland franchise) may be building toward a symbiote bond, based on clues in the latest Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer]
Marvel Dec 1985

Avengers, The #262

Avengers, The #262
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Namor joins the Avengers, nominated by Captain America
Origin of Captain America retold from Avengers #4 where it was revealed that Namor had caused Steve Rogers to drift into warmer waters after spending decades encapsulated in ice
Marvel May 1986

Avengers, The #267

Avengers, The #267
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1st team appearance of the Council of Kangs
1st appearance and death of a Kang variant that killed the Avengers in an alternate timeline
1st appearances of unknown Kangs and Kang robots
[July 2021 - potential of multiple Kang variants to be introduced in the MCU]
Marvel Nov 1986

Avengers, The #273

Avengers, The #273
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Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

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