First appearance
First appearance of Samurai Destroyer, a giant Japanese robot. Samurai is misspelled on the cover.
First appearance
First appearance of Madame Menace who later goes by the name Sunset Bain.
Cameo
First cameo appearance of the New Defenders, becomes the Fantastic Force: The Hooded Man, Lightwave, Psionics, Natalie X, Alex Ultron, and Hulk Jr.
First appearance
First in-story appearance of Riri in red and gold Ironheart armor (Ironheart Armor Model II).
Awesome Covers
Cover art by Leinil Francis Yu featuring a Venomized Wolverine.
First appearance
First team appearance and origin of the West Coast Avengers: Hawkeye, Iron Man (Rhodes), Wonder Man, Mockingbird and Tigra.
First appearance
1st appearance of Angela Del Toro, the fourth White Tiger. 1st modern appearance of the Night Nurse, Linda Carter.
First appearance
First appearance of Rachel Summers as the 2nd Phoenix. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants becomes the Freedom Force.
Key Stories
Magneto becomes headmaster Xavier's Academy. First mention of Andrea and Andreas Von Strucker using the name Fenris.
First appearance
First team appearance of The Reavers: Pretty Boy, Bonebreaker, Skullbuster. First appearances of Tyger Tiger and Gateway.
First appearance
First full appearance of Bishop. First appearance of the Gamemaster.
First appearance
First appearance of Molek, the Ghost Rider of the Middle East. First appearance of Bai Gu Jing, the Ghost Rider of China.
First appearance
First appearance of the Ghost Rider of Japan, Yoshio Kannabe who wields a spiked club made of Hellfire.
First appearance
First team appearance of Heavy Metal (Super-Adaptoid, Awesome Android, Machine Man, Sentry and TESS-One).
First appearance
First cameo appearance of Namor and Marrina's children, egg hatchlings.
First appearance
First appearance of Proctor, a Gatherer with Swordsman and Magdalene.
First appearance
First appearance of Patricia Robertson, later becomes the second She-Venom. 2003 series.
2nd Appearance
Second full appearance of She-Venom, the Symbiote bonds with Ann again.
Cameo
First appearance of G.W. Bridge. First cameo of Tyler Dayspring. Third appearances of Warpath, Unofficial appearance of Deadpool. No polybag or card.
First appearance
First appearance of Mr. Tolliver (Tyler Dayspring). First appearance of the New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
First appearance
First appearance and cover of the 'real' Domino, in a flashback. Origin of Cable.
First appearance
First appearance of the second Red Guardian, Tania Belinsky, later becomes Starlight.
Death of....
First cameo appearance of Scourge (disguised as a hobo). Death of the Enforcer.
Marvel Back Issues
What if Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu fought on the side of Fu Manchu?
First appearance
First appearance of Selene Gallio, suspected to be one of the first known mutants and reported to be over 17,000 years old.
First appearance
First appearance of James Proudstar, the second Thunderbird. First team appearance of the Hellions: Roulette, Empath, Jetstream, Tarot, Thunderbird, Cat's Eye.
Bill Sienkiewicz
First cameo appearance of Warlock, a techno-organic extraterrestrial. First full appearance of Demon Bear, a villain of Dani Moonstar.
Bill Sienkiewicz
First time Illyana Rasputin is referred to as Magik. Dani Moonstar becomes Mirage. Doug Ramsey joins The New Mutants. First full appearance and origin of Warlock.
Bill Sienkiewicz
First cameo appearance of Legion, son of Professor Xavier and Gabrielle Haller
First appearance
First appearance of Mikhail Rasputin, the brother of Colossus and Magik.
First appearance
First appearance of Daniel Ketch as the second Marvel Ghost Rider (possessed by Noble Kale). First appearance of Deathwatch. Multiple spine creases.
First appearance
First appearance of Michael Badalino as Vengeance.
2nd Printing
Second printing of first glow-in-the-dark comic cover. Volume 2.
Cameo
First cameo team appearance of The Nine (Midnight Sons): Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Frank Drake, Sam Buchanan, Victoria Montesi, Louise Hastings. 1st appearances of the Caretaker, Lilith, Meatmarket. Original polybag with poster. Volume 2.
First appearance
First appearance of Phantom Rider, Hamilton Slade, a descendant of Carter Slade, the original Phantom Rider.
First appearance
First cameo appearance of Watoomb, the magical being whose name is invoked when Dr. Strange summons wind.
First full team appearance of the Fear Lords: Dweller in the Darkness, Kkallakku, Lurking Unknown, Scarecrow, D'Spayre, Nightmare, Nox. First cameo appearance of Nox.
First appearance
First full appearance and origin of Nox, the Roman name for the Greek goddess of night, Nyx.
First appearance
First appearance of many magical deities whom Dr. Strange invokes to conjure his spells. First appearances of Valtoor, Raggadorr, Munnopor, Denak, Seraphim, Watoomb.
Marvel Back Issues
New Masters of Evil roster led by Egghead: Moonstone, Scorpion, Tiger Shark, Whirlwind.
Key Stories
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) joins the Avengers becoming the first African-American female Avenger.
First appearance
Team-up of Sandman and Hydro-Man, they merge to become Mud-Thing.
First appearance
First appearance of Speed Demon (formerly The Whizzer).