Death of....
Death of the first Union Jack. Death of Baron Blood. First appearance of the third Union Jack, Joseph Chapman.
First appearance
First appearance of Lazarus. Polybagged with five pin-up posters.
DC Back Issues
Resurrection of Superman. Debut of Superman's black suit, intended to aid in his regeneration
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First appearance of Mister Melmoth, King of Sheeda
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Awesome Covers
First appearance of Elvira in comic books. Special issue celebrating Halloween hosted by Elvira.
3rd Printing
Premier issue on ongoing series. Written by Robert Kirkman. Third printing.
First appearance
First appearance of Hemorrhage, a killer who can manipulate the blood inside of one's body. Foil wraparound cover.
First appearance
First appearance of Doop. First appearance of Zeitgeist. First team appearance of X-Statix: Battering Ram, Gin Genie, La Nuit, Plazm, Sluk, Zeitgeist, Doop, and U-Go Girl.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of Cardinal Sin. First appearance of Samaritan.
DC Back Issues
First team appearance of Birds of Prey: Black Canary and Oracle.
Awesome Covers
Reprint of first appearance and origin of Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, and Karen Page. Wizard ACE edition with surprise acetate cover.
Crossover
Michael Turner cover B. This one-shot's story title is "Vendetta". First appearance of Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) in comic books. Adapted from the 1996 video game Tomb Raider.
Cameo
First cameo appearance of Skulldigger, seen on T.V. Premier issue of first Doctor Star mini-series.
First appearance
First appearance of Achebe, a brilliant but psychotic man who sold his soul to Mephisto.
First appearance
First full appearance of Ninjak (the world's greatest mercenary).
Awesome Covers
First appearance of White Fox, a shapeshifter from Korea. First appearance of Guillotine, a French woman who wields a magical sword. Variant cover by Dan Brereton.
Awesome Covers
First appearance of Jason Voorhees. Glow-in-the-Dark cover. Polybagged with 3 trading cards. Condition: Fine.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of Vigilante in costume. First appearance of Lyla Michaels, later becomes Harbinger. First appearance of Cheshire, a deadly assassin. Upper mid-grade.
First appearance
First team appearance of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos: Warwolf, Vampire by Night, the Living Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster (clone), Clay Quatermain and the Zombie.
Awesome Covers
Shepard Fairey ratio variant. First appearance of Orchid. From the mind of musician Tom Morello with art by Scott Hepburn, Orchid is the tale of a teenage prostitute who learns that she is more than the role society has imposed upon her.
DC Back Issues
Origin of Star Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore. First appearance of Cindy Burman, later becomes Shiv.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of Commander Steel, Hank Heywood Sr.
First cameo appearance of Jericho, son of Deathstroke (hair only in one panel). First appearance of Adeline Wilson, mother of Jericho and Deathstroke's ex.
DC Back Issues
Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing (first appearance). Joseph adopts the name Jericho. Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho. This copy is slightly higher than mid-grade.
First appearance
First appearance of Cul Borson, the Serpent (Thor's uncle).
First appearance
First appearance of Francis Klum as the third Mysterio in-costume.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of Green Lantern Corps members B'dg, Brokk, Grumb and Lok Neboora
2nd Printing
First full appearance of Cable. First team appearance of the Mutant Liberation Front: Stryfe, Wildside, Reaper, Fourarm, Thumbelina, Strobe, Tempo, Zero.
Awesome Covers
Described as a gonzo modern fantasy, full of darkness, light and magic. One-per-store "Thank You" variant, with gold foil cover lettering. First appearance of Wizord.
First appearance
Premiere issue of an ongoing series about a bleak future where the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse want to kill the President.
First appearance
Premiere issue of horror series published by Image. Created by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta.
First appearance
One-shot story published to assess the audience interest in the story for full series consideration. First appearance of The Beauty.
First appearance
Series created by Jason Aaron about good-ol'-boy vigilantism in Alabama. First appearance of Earl Tubb.
Awesome Covers
First team appearance of The Stunticons. Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986, celebrating the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published.
First appearance
- 1st full appearance of Onslaught, a creation born from the mind of Charles X and Magneto
DC Back Issues
First full appearance of the Eradicator, referred to as The Last Son of Krypton. Introduction of the Kryptonian Regeneration Matrix, the technology that would resurrect Superman.
Cameo
First cameo appearance of Oblivion, the physical manifestation of the death of a universe.
First appearance
First appearance of Cassandra Nova, a parasite from the astral plane who replicated the DNA of Charles Xavier while still in utero.
First appearance
First appearance of Weapon XV, Ultimaton, an advanced Super-Sentinel
First appearance
First appearance of White Tiger in Marvel Comics (see The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu magazine for 1st). White Tiger is Marvel's first character of Hispanic descent.
First appearance
First appearance of the Beetle in his battle suit.
First appearance
First appearance of Ollie Osnick as Doctor Octopus, later becomes Spider-Kid and Steel Spider.
DC Back Issues
First full appearance of Cyborg Superman, formerly Hank Henshaw who blames Superman for the loss of his wife and the mutilation of his human body.
First appearance
First appearance and origin of Beta Ray Bill's hammer, Stormbreaker.
First appearance
First appearance of Samaritan and Honor Guard, Cleopatra, MHP, Beautie, the Black Rapier, Quarrel and N-Forcer. Premier issue of first Astro City series.
First appearance
First appearance of Warbird, formerly Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers). New iteration of the Avengers roster: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision and Warbid.
First appearance
First appearance of Moondog the Malicious. Bondage cover.
First appearance
First team appearance of Power Pack: Alex, Jack, Katie, and Julie.
First appearance
First team appearance of the Shogun Warriors, humans piloting giant robot protectors.
Alan Moore
First appearance of Sodam Yat, later introduced as Ion, prophesied to be the Ultimate Green Lantern. First team appearance of the Children of the White Lobe, prophesied to contribute to the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps. First appearance of Qull of the Five Inversions, a demon who foreshadowed the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps to Abin Sur.
First appearance
First appearance of Master Pandemonium, a conduit for demons to enter the world.
First appearance
First appearance of Irezumi, a tattooed Japanese man who can absorb an attack and redirect it at his enemy.
First appearance
First team appearance of the Inner Demons, henchmen of Mr. Negative.
First appearance
First meeting of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. First appearance of Carina Tivan, daughter of the Collector.
Cameo
Premiere issue of the second volume of the Batman title. First cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of The Talon, William Cobb, an assassin for the Court of Owls and the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson. First printing. New 52.
Awesome Covers
First cameo team appearance of The Court of Owls. First appearance of Luka Volk and the Whisper Gang.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of Duke Thomas, later becomes The Signal, protégé of Batman who patrols Gotham by day.
First appearance
First appearance of Storm Shadow. First team appearance of the Arashikage Clan. Silent issue without text or dialogue. First printing. Mid-grade.
DC Back Issues
First appearance of the DemolitionTeam: Steamroller, Jackhammer, Hardhat, Rosie and Scoopshovel.
Cameo
First appearance of Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr). First appearance of Star Splendor, mother of Noh-Varr. First appearance of Captain Glory, Noh-Varr's father. First cameo appearance of Exterminatrix. First appearance of Doctor Midas.
Awesome Covers
First team appearance of the Illuminati: Professor X, Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, Iron Man, Namor, and Black Panther. Cover appearance of Ronin. Condition is 7.5.
Cameo
First cameo appearance of Jessica Priest, later becomes She-Spawn. Created by Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo.
Complete Sets
ISSUE #1: First appearance of Nordik, the Viking Hellspawn. Complete set of Fan Editions #1, #2, and #3.
DC Back Issues
First cameo appearance of Batman Beyond outside of the DC Animated Universe of comic books
First appearance
- 1st appearance of Demon Druid AKA Ultimus, a Kree Eternal and member of Starforce
First appearance
First appearance of Firelord, a Nova Centurion named Pyreus Kril before Galactus claimed him as a Herald.
First appearance
Advertisement for The Incredible Hulk #181 with Wolverine in the image. First appearance of Dweller in the Darkness.