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1st cameo appearance of Koyuki Nakano, the wife of Mayor Christopher Nakano

1st appearance of Michael Marchand, the brother of Jessica Drew, later becomes Aeturnum 1st appearance of Rebecca Marchand, the niece of Jessica Drew

1st appearance of Toranos of the Utgard-Realm 1st appearance of Loki of the Utgard-Realm

Debut of Spider-Man's black and red costume, a reflection of his mental state after sacrificing his marriage to save Aunt May in a deal with Mephisto 1st full appearance of Patient Zero, formerly Weasel 1st appearance of a girl who becomes Itsy-Bitsy in the next issue

1st appearance of Toranos of the Utgard-Realm 1st appearance of Loki of the Utgard-Realm

1st appearance of Zandar, a Dreadnok 1st appearance of Thrasher, a Dreadnok 1st appearance of Thunder, a tank operator 1st appearance of Toll Booth, tank operator

great cover by the master, Bill Sienkiewicz...but $40 worth???

Second crossover of Batman and the Punisher - the Punisher chases Jigsaw to Gotham where he clashes with Batman and the Joker

New Ultimates roster: Iron Lad, Captain America, Doom, Thor, Sif

1st partial team appearance of the Gatherers: Javert, the third Swordsman, and Magdalene- alternate reality Avengers who survived the destruction of their homeworld Debut of the Black Knight's Photon Sword

1st appearance and origin of Graviton Battle of Wonder Man vs Vision

2nd appearance and origin of Ms. Marvel

1st appearance of Kaine, a clone of Peter Parker

"Crisis on Infinite Earths" part 1 1st appearance of Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, in the DC Universe after being acquired from Charlton Comics 1st appearance of Pariah 1st appearance of Alex Luthor Jr. 1st full appearance of the Monitor

Death of Flash, Barry Allen

1st cameo appearance of Kirak Infil'a, a Jedi whose sole purpose was combat

Boba Fett escapes from the Sarlacc pit in an original story

1st cameo team appearance of the Time-Keepers, beings with the ability to manipulate time Introduction of Castle Limbo, the home of Immortus

1st full appearance of Thor, Frog of Thunder, after being turned into a frog and picking up a shard of Mjolnir

1st (cameo) appearance of the Punisher War Machine armor This is another BIG MCU SPEC book: [Aug 2019 - Overheard at Boston Comic Con: Jon Bernthal's Punisher could return to the MCU in the Punisher War Machine armor]

1st Illuminati, comprised of Professor X, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Namor, Black Panther

*first appearance of Afari in a standard comic book, previously appeared in Marvel Preview #3 1st appearance of Lucas Cross, the father of Blade and a vampire

1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin, and teased in the latest trailer for Venom 3: Last Dance

1st cameo appearance of Nathaniel Richards, the father of Reed Richards who exists in an alternate reality after attempting to time travel into the future but instead, traveling sideways into a parallel time stream

1st team appearance of Chaste: Stick: Stone, Shaft, Claw

1st appearance of Morlun, a member of the Inheritors and a natural predator of Spider Totems, played by Tahar Rahim in Sony's universally-panned (for good reason) Madame Web 1st appearance of Ezekiel Sims, an ally of Spider-Man against Morlun

1st appearance of Tarantula 2nd appearance of the Punisher *"? Misconception: many sources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #135 as the second appearance of the Punisher and categorize this appearance as a cameo"

First battle of Wolverine versus Sabretooth

"Days of Future Past" part 2 Death of Wolverine, Colossus and Storm in an alternate reality Retitled from ‘X-Men’ to ‘Uncanny X-Men’ - officially, in the indicia copyright section

1st full appearance of Banshee, father of Siryn and cousin of Black Tom Cassidy