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80 Page Giant

1964

#1

Superman Annual (originally planned for Superman Annual #9)

#8

More Secret Origins- origin of JLA, Aquaman, Robin, Atom, & Superman; Infantino cover

Ace Comics

1937

#1

Jungle Jim by Alex Raymond, Blondie, Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Krazy Kat begin; First appearance of each

#2

Second issue of series

#11

The Phantom begins; First appearance in brown costume

#26

Origin of Prince Valiant; First appearance of Prince Valiant; begin series

Action Comics

1938

#0

First appearance of Siskel

#1

First appearance of Superman; First appearance of Lois Lane; First appearance of Martha Kent; First appearance of Johnathan Kent; Origin of Superman

#2

Second appearance of Superman

#6

First appearance of Jimmy Olsen

#7

Second Superman comic cover

#10

Third Superman comic cover

#11

First time X-Ray Vision is introduced

#12

Ad for Detective Comics #27

#13

First appearance of Ultra-Humanite

#19

Consecutive Superman covers begin.

#23

First appearance of Lex Luthor; First mention of Daily Planet

#27

1st Lois Lane Cover

#29

*Second Lois Lane on cover after Action Comics #27

#47

First Lex Luthor on cover

#51

First appearance of Prankster

#64

First appearance of Toyman

#80

Second appearance of Mister Mxyzptlk; First Mxyzptlk cover

#123

First time Superman flies

#142

First time Kryptonite is green

#158

Origin retold

#221

First silver age issue in titled series

#242

First appearance of Brainiac; Origin of Brainiac

#248

First appearance of Congorilla

#252

First appearance of Supergirl; First appearance of Metallo; Death of Metallo

#253

Second appearance of Supergirl

#254

First appearance of Bizarro 1; Origin of Bizarro 1; First appearance of New Bizarro

#255

Death of New Bizarro; First appearance of Bizarro Lois Lane

#263

First appearance of Bizarro World; Origin of Bizarro World

#275

First appearance of Heat Vision

#276

1st appearance of Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, Shrinking Violet & Bouncing Boy.

#340

First appearance of Parasite

#471

First appearance of Faora

Adventure Comics

1938

#32

First issue of re-titled series

#40

The Sandman begins; Story by Bert Christman

#42

Sandman story; Cover art by Flessel

#44

Opium story; Sandman Coverart

#48

Introduction of The Hourman; First appearance of The Hourman; Story and Cover art by Bernard Baily

#61

First appearance of Starman by Jack Burnley

#72

First Simon and Kirby Sandman

#73

Origin of Manhunter by Simon and Kirby; Beginning of new series; Manhunter Cover art

#103

Aquaman, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and Superboy all move over from More Fun Comics

#107

Eighth Appearance of Superboy; Superboy Covers begin; First small logo

#210

First appearance of Krypto (Superdog)

#247

First appearance of Legion of Super Heroes; First appearance of Cosmic Boy; First appearance of Saturn Girl; First appearance of Lightning Boy

#253

1st meeting of Superboy & Robin.

#256

Origin of Green Arrow by Kirby

#260

First appearance of S.A. Aquaman

#267

Second appearance of Legion of Super Heroes; Lightning Boy now called Lightning Lad; New costumes for Legion of Super Heroes

#271

Origin of Luthor retold

#300

Tales of the Legion of Super Heroes series begins; Mon-El leaves Phantom Zone; Mon-El Joins the Legion of Super Heroes

#346

First appearance of Karate Kid; First appearance of Princess Projectra; First appearance of Ferro Lad; First appearance of Nemesis Kid

#381

Beginning of Supergirl; First full length Supergirl story; First Supergirl solo book

#431

First Spectra by Aparo begins

#440

New Spectra origin

#461

Justice Society begins

#462

Death of Earth II Batman

Adventures into the Unknown

1948

#1

Guardineer art; adaptation of 'Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole

Adventures of Superman

1987

#464

First Lobo & Superman meeting; First Lobo & Superman battle

#493

First appearance of Satanus

Age Of Ultron

2013

#10

First appearance of Angela in Marvel Universe

Albedo

1983

#2

First appearance of Usagi Yojimbo

Alias

2001

#1

First appearance of Jessica Jones; First meeting with Luke Cage; First issue to comic series

#2

Second appearance of Jessica Jones; Second issue to series

#3

Third appearance of Jessica Jones; First meeting Jessica Jones & Matt Murdock

#6

First appearance of Malcom Powder

#22

Origin of Jessica Jones; Connection to Spider-Man & Daredevil

#23

Origin of Jessica Jones concluded; Powers discovered

#24

Purple Man story arc begins

#25

Purple Man back story revealed; Reveals Jones as superhero Jewel

#28

Purple Man story concludes; Jessica reveals pregnancy to Luke Cage; Last issue to comic series

All-American Comics

1939

#1

First issue of series; First appearance of Hop Horrigan; First appearance of Scribbly by Mayer (First DC appearance); First appearance of Red White, and Blue; Beginning of Whiley of West Point

#2

Ripley's Believe It or Not begins

#5

The American Way begins

#8

The Ultra Man Begins; First cover appearance

#16

Origin of Green Lantern; First appearance Green Lantern by Sheldon Moldoff; Begins series; Appears in costume on cover

#17

Second appearance of Green Lantern

#18

New York World's Fair cover story

#19

Origin of The Atom; First appearance of The Atom

#20

Atom dons costume; First appearance of Ma Hunkle as Red Tornado; First DC costumed heroine, before Wonder Woman

#21

Last Wiley of West Point & Skippy; classic Moldoff cover

#23

Last Daiseybelle; beginning of 3 Idiots

#24

Sissy & Dinky become Cyclone Kids; Ben Webster ends; origin of Dr. Mid-Nite & Sargon

#25

Origin of Dr. Mid-Nite; First appearance of Dr. Mid-Nite by Stan Asch

#26

Origin of Sargon; First appearance of Sargon, the Sorcerer

#27

Issue misnumbered in indicia; lists correct No. on issue

#28

Issue misnumbered in indicia; lists correct No. on issue

#29

Issue misnumbered in indicia; lists correct No. on issue

#31

Issue misnumbered in indicia; lists correct No. on issue

#32

Issue misnumbered in indicia; lists correct No. on issue

#61

Origin of Solomon Grundy; First appearance of Solomon Grundy

#102

Last Green Lantern, Black Pirate & Dr. Mid-Nite

All-American Men of War

1952

#28

First Sgt. Rock prototype; Kubert art

#127

(#1, 1952) Previously All-American Western

#128

Second issue of newly titled series

All-Flash

1941

#1

Origin of The Flash retold by E.E. Hibbard; Hibbard cover

#2

Origin recap

#5

First appearance of Winky, Binky,& Nobby; Winky, Binky,& Nobby begins

#32

Origin of The Fiddler; First appearance of The Fiddler; First Star Sapphire appearance

All-New Marvel Now: Point One

2014

#1

1st full appearance of new Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)

All-Star Comics

1940

#1

The Flash (first by Hibbard), Hawkman (by Shelly), Hourman (by Baily), The Sandman (by Flessel), The Spectre (by Baily), Biff Bronson, Red White and Blue begins; Ultra Man's only appearance

#3

First appearance of Justice Society of America; G.A. Flash joins the team; Origin of Justice Society of America; Dr. Fate and The Atom begins; Cameo by Red Tornado

#8

Origin of Wonder Woman; First appearance of Wonder Woman; Dr. Fate dons new helmet; Hop Harrigan text stories & Starman begins; Shiera appearance; Hop Harrigan JSA guest; Starman & Dr. Mid-Nite becomes member

#58

First appearance of Power Girl

All-Star Squadron

1981

#1

First appearance of All-Star Squadron; First issue to on-going series

#11

First Dr. Hastor (Hath-Set) since Golden Age

#25

First appearance of Hector Hall; First appearance of Infinity Inc.; First appearance of Northwind

All-Star Western

1970

#10

First full appearance of Jonah Hex.

All-Winners Comics

1941

#1

First appearance All-Star Squad in text story by Stan Lee

#19

First story appearance of All Winners Squad; Origin of All Winners Squad

#21

All Winning Squad; bondage cover

Alpha Flight

1983

#1

First issue of series by John Byrne

#12

Death of the Guardian

#13

Wolverine appearance

#17

X-Men crossover

#33

First appearance of Lady Deathstrike

#51

Jim Lee's first ever Marvel work

Amazing Adventures

1970

#1

First issue to Inhumans starring comic; First solo Black Widow story; First appearance of Ivan Petrovitch

#11

New Beast begins (first appearance in mutated form; origin in flashback)

#17

Last Beast origin

Amazing Adventures

1961

#1

Origin and 1st appearance of Doctor Droom (Anthony Ludgate Druid, later becomes Doctor Druid).

Amazing Fantasy

1962

#15

First appearance of Spider-man

Amazing Heroes

1981

#16

New Mutants feature article pre-dates Marvel Graphic Novel #4

Amazing Man Comics

1939

#5

Origin of Amazing Man; First appearance of A-Man the Amazing Man by Bill Everett; The Cat-Man by Tarpe Mills, Mighty Man by Filchock, Minimidget & sidekick Ritty, & The Iron Skull by Burgos begins

#6

Origin of The Amazing Man retold; the Shark begins; Ivy Menace by Tarpe Mills appearance

#7

Magician From Mars begins

#9

Magician From Mars battles the 'Elemental Monster', swiped into the Spectre in More Fun; Ties w/ Marvel Mystery for first Nazi cover

#22

Dash Dartwell, the Human Meteor & The Voice appearance; Last Iron Skull & The Shark; Silver Streak appearance

#25

Meteor Martian by Wolverton

#26

Meteor Martian by Wolverton; Electric Ray appearance

Amazing Mystery Funnies

1938

#7

Introduction to the Fantom of the Fair; Beginning of Fantom of the Fair

#v1#1

First Everette cover; Dick Kent Adventure story; Skyrocket Steele in the Year X on cover only

#v1#2

First Everett art

#v2#12

First appearance of Space Patrol; Art by Wolverton; New costume Phantom of the Fair

#v2#5

Classic Everett cover

Amazing Spider-Man

1963

#2

First appearance of The Vulture

#3

First appearance of Doctor Octopus

#4

First appearance of The Sandman

#6

First appearance of the Lizard

#9

First appearance of Electro

#13

First appearance of Mysterio

#14

First appearance of The Green Goblin

#15

First appearance of Kraven The Hunter

#18

First appearance of Ned Leeds

#19

Second appearance of Ned Leeds

#20

First appearance of Scorpion

#25

First cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson

#31

First appearance of Gwen Stacy & Harry Osbourne

#33

Classic Stan Lee and Steve Ditko story. Classic Ditko cover.

#37

First appearance of Norman Osbourne

#38

Last Steve Ditko art on Spider-Man

#39

First John Romita Artwork; Norman Osbourne Revealed as The Green Goblin

#40

The Green Goblin Origin

#41

First appearance of The Rhino!

#50

First appearance of the King Pin

#51

Second appearance of Kingpin; First appearance of Joe "Robbie" Robertson

#56

First appearance of Captain George Stacy

#78

First appearance and origin of The Prowler

#90

Death of Captain Stacy

#100

100th anniversary issue

#101

First appearance of Morbius The Living Vampire

#102

Origin and second appearance Morbius

#121

Death of Gwen Stacy

#122

Death of the Green Goblin / Norman Osbourne

#124

1st appearance of the Man-Wolf.

#129

First appearance of the Punisher; First appearance of Jackal

#135

Second full appearance and origin of Punisher

#149

First appearance of The Spider-Man Clone

#156

1st Appearance of Mirage(Desmond Charne).

#194

First appearance of Black Cat

#210

First appearance of Madame Web

#238

First appearance of Hobgoblin (Ned Leeds)

#239

Second appearance of the Hobgoblin

#252

First black Spider-Man suit in regular series

#256

First appearance of Puma

#265

First appearance of Silver Sable

#287

Special guest appearance Daredevil

#289

Hobgoblin revealed to be Ned Leeds; Death of Ned Leeds

#294

Death of Kraven The Hunter

#298

First issue penciled by Todd McFarlane; First cameo appearance of Eddie Brock; First cameo appearance of Venom

#299

First appearance of Venom in costume

#300

First full appearance of Venom; First issue inked by Todd McFarlane; Spider-Man's 25th anniversary issue

#301

Key Todd McFarlane Cover

#344

First cameo appearance of Cletus Kasady

#361

First appearance of Carnage (spawn of Venom)

#362

Second appearance of Carnage

#363

Third appearance of Carnage

#365

1st Appearance of Spider-man 2099.

#400

Death of Aunt May

#508

Death of Ezekiel Sims

#529

Tony Stark gives Peter new costume

#569

First appearance of Anti-Venom

#700

Death of Peter Parker; Last Issue

Amazing Spider-Man

2014

#3

Appearance of Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)

#4

First appearance of Silk (Cindy Moon); Cameo appearance of Morlun

#9

First appearance of Ben Reilly; First appearance of Captain Universe; Cameo appearance of Captain Spider (Flash Thompson); Cameo appearance of Betty Brant; Cameo appearance of Prince of Arachne; First appearance of Verna's Hounds

#10

First appearance of Spider-Punk; Death of Ezekiel Sims

#15

Spider-Army Disbands

Amazing Spider-Man

1999

#1

First issue of new series

#36

Black cover; aftermath of September 11th tragedy in New York

Amazing Spider-Man

2018

#93

First appearance of Ben Reilly as Chasm.

Amazing Spider-Man Annual

1964

#1

First appearance of the Sinister Six

#2

The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange!

#16

Origin & 1st appearance of the new Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau).

#21

Wedding Issue

Aquaman

1962

#1

Introduction of Quisp

#35

1st Appearance of Black Manta

#52

Deadman by Neal Adams

Archer and Armstrong

1992

#0

First appearance of Archer & Armstrong; Origin of Archer and Armstrong; First appearance of Mahmud

#1

First appearance of Prelate Rejj; First appearance of Bionisaur; Second appearance of Archer & Armstrong; Unity crossover storyline

#2

Second appearance of Turok

#3

First appearance of Constantino; First appearance of Sisters of Doom

#5

First appearance of Flo; First appearance of Adolf; First appearance of Andromeda

#6

First appearance of Medoc

#8

First appearance of Ivar

#9

First appearance of Mademoiselle Noir

#10

Second appearance of Ivar

#26

Eternal Warrior #26 flipbook; Final issue; The Chaos Effect Gamma

Archie Comics

1942

#1

Jughead, Veronica appearance, First appearance Mrs. Andrews

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica

1950

#1

First issue of series

#2

Second issue of series

#118

First appearance of Superteen; Origin of Superteen

#320

Introduction of Cheryl Blossom on cover and inside story

Archie's Pal Jughead

1949

Archie's Pals 'N' Gals

1952

#23

First appearance of Josie

Astonishing

1951

#3

Marvel Boy continues; Formerly Marvel Boy

#4

Stan Lee appearance

#30

Tentacled eye-ball cover story; Classic cover

Astonishing Tales

1970

#1

First issue of series; Ka-Zar (by Kirby) & Dr. Doom double feature begins; Kraven the Hunter cover and story; Nixon cameo

#12

Second appearance of Man-Thing; by Neal Adams

#21

It! The Living Colossus begins

#25

First appearance of Deathlok the Demolisher; 1st published George Perez work (last 2 pages).

Astonishing X-Men

2004

#4

Return of Colossus; First appearance of Hisako Ichiki

#6

1st full appearance of Special Agent Abigail Brand.

#9

First appearance of Danger

Avengers

1963

#1

First appearance of the Avengers; Origin of The Avengers

#2

Hulk leaves The Avengers

#4

Revival of Captain America; First silver age appearance of Captain America; First silver age appearance of Bucky

#6

First appearance of original Masters of Evil; First appearance of original Baron Zemo

#8

First appearance of Kang The Conqueror

#9

First appearance of Wonder Man; Death of Wonder Man

#15

Death of Baron Zemo

#16

New Avengers team; Hawkeye joins The Avengers; Quicksilver joins The Avengers; Scarlet Witch joins The Avengers; Thor leaves The Avengers; Wasp leaves The Avengers; Iron Man leaves The Avengers; Giant-Man leaves The Avengers

#19

First appearance of the Swordsman; Origin of Hawkeye

#28

Giant-Man becomes Goliath; First appearance of the Collector

#47

1st appearance of Dane Whitman (becomes the new Black Knight in the next issue).

#48

First appearance of Black Knight III, Origin of Black Knight III

#52

1st appearance of the Grim Reaper (Eric Williams). Black Panther Joins Avengers.

#53

Guest appearance by X-Men

#54

First appearance of new Masters of Evil; First cameo of Ultron

#55

First appearance of Ultron

#57

First appearance of The Vision

#58

Origin of The Vision

#59

First appearance of Yellow Jacket

#60

Marriage of Yellow Jacket and Wasp

#62

1st appearance of the Man-Ape (M'Baku).

#63

Goliath becomes Yellow Jacket; Clint Barton (Hawkeye) becomes Goliath

#66

First Appearance of Adamantium.

#69

1st appearance of the Grandmaster. 1st app. of Squadron Sinister in cameo on last page.

#71

First appearance of The Invaders; Black Knight joins The Avengers

#80

1st Appearance and Origin of Red Wolf (William Talltrees)

#83

Introduction of The Liberators; 1st Valkyrie (Enchantress in disguise)

#85

1st appearance of the Squadron Supreme.

#87

Origin of The Black Panther

#92

Neal Adams Cover; Last 15 cent issue

#93

52 page issue

#98

Clint Barton becomes Hawkeye

#100

100th issue landmark; Hulk joins/leaves team; Ant-Man joins/leaves team; Wasp joins/leaves team; Black Panther joins/leaves team

#110

Guest appearance by X-Men

#112

1st Appearance of Mantis.

#144

1st appearance of Hellcat

#161

35 cent cover variants, limited distribution

#162

1st appearance of Jocasta.

#164

35 cent cover variants, limited distribution

#181

First appearance of Scott Lang (Ant-Man)

#183

Ms. Marvel joins the Avengers

#196

First full appearance of Taskmaster

#213

Yellowjacket suspended from Avengers.

#257

1st appearance of Nebula

Avengers

2016

#684

Hulk gains new powers and becomes "Immortal Hulk".

Avengers Academy

2010

#20

First Appearance of the new White Tiger (Ava Ayala)

Avengers Annual

1967

#1

First Avengers Annual

#7

Death of Warlock

#10

First appearance of Rogue; First appearance of Madeline Pryor

Avenging Spider-Man

2011

#9

First Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel

Batman

1940

#1

First ongoing Batman comic series; First appearance of The Joker; First appearance of Catwoman; Origin reprinted

#2

Second appearance of The Joker; Second appearance of The Catwoman; First time character is called Catwoman

#3

First Catwoman in costume; First appearance of Puppet Master

#4

4th appearance of the Joker; 1st appearance of Ha-Hacienda (Joker’s Hideout); 1st mention of Gotham City

#5

First appearance of the Batmobile

#7

Batman meets Commissioner Gordon face to face for the first time; Commissioner Gordon appoints Batman an honorary member of the Gotham Police Department.

#11

Classic Joker Cover by Ray/Robinson; Third Joker cover; Joker appearance; Penguin appearance

#15

Catwoman gets new costume

#16

First appearance of Alfred Pennyworth; Origin of Alfred Pennyworth

#18

Cover art with Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini

#23

Joker cover; Joker story; Classic black cover

#25

First Batman major villain team up; First and only Joker & Penguin team up

#42

Second Catwoman cover (first in batman); Catwoman story

#47

First detailed origin of Batman; Batman tracks parent's killer; Reveals identity to killer of parents; First Batsignal on cover for this title

#49

First appearance of Mad Hatter; First appearance of Vicki Vale

#59

First appearance of Deadshot

#61

Origin of Batplane II

#62

Origin Catwoman; Cover Catwoman

#100

One-hundredth issue

#103

First silver age Batman issue

#105

First Batwoman in Batman series; Second appearance of Batwoman anywhere

#121

First appearance of Mr. Freeze; Origin of Mr. Freeze

#129

Origin of Robin retold; Batwoman appearance

#133

1st app. of Kite-Man (Charles Brown). 1st Bat-Mite appearance in title.

#136

1st Silver Age Joker Cover

#139

First appearance original Bat-Girl; Intro Betty Kane

#144

First 12 cent Batman issue; Bat-Girl meets Bat-Mite

#152

1st Appearance of the False Face Society.

#155

First silver age Penguin

#171

First silver age Riddler

#181

First appearance of Poison Ivy

#183

2nd Appearance of Poison Ivy.

#189

First silver age Scarecrow

#227

Classic Cover; Detective Comics #31 cover swipe; Hanging panels

#232

First appearance of Rha's al Ghul

#234

First appearance of the silver age Harvey Dent as Two-Face

#251

Classic Neal Adams Joker cover.

#313

1st appearance of Tim Fox, who later becomes Batman.

#357

First appearance of Jason Todd; First cameo appearance of Killer Croc

#366

First Jason Todd in Robin costume

#404

Part 1 to Year One story line

#408

New Origin of Jason Todd; First Post Crisis Jason Todd

#410

Post Crisis Jason Todd becomes Robin

#423

Classic Todd McFarlane Cover

#426

A Death in the Family story begins

#428

Death of Jason Todd 2nd Robin

#492

Beginning of the Knightfall storyline

#497

Bane breaks Batman's back

#635

First appearance of Jason Todd as the Red Hood

#655

First appearance of Damian Wayne in shadows

#656

1st full appearance of Damian Wayne.

#666

1st Damian Wayne as Batman. 1st appearance of Professor Pyg (Lazlo Valentin).

Batman

2011

#1

First issue in Volume 2 series; First cameo appearance of Harper Row; First appearance of Lincoln March

#2

First appearnace of The Talon; First cameo of The Court of Owls

#3

First appearance of Whisper Gang

#6

First appearance Court of the Owls

#7

First appearance of Harper Row.

#12

First appearance of Cullen Row

#13

Return of The Joker

#14

Cameo appearance by Harley Quinn

#21

First appearance of Philip Kane; First appearance of Duke Thomas

#28

First appearance of Bluebird (Harper Row); First appearance of Spoiler (Stephanie Brown)

#29

Death of Dr. Death

#35

Guest appearance by Justice League

#41

Return of Bruce Wayne

#43

First appearance of Mr. Bloom

Batman

2016

#77

"Death" of Alfred Pennyworth.

#106

First Full Appearance of Miracle Molly

#106

First Cameo Appearance of Miracle Molly

Batman Annual

1961

#1

First annual of series

Batman Beyond

1999

#6

First appearance of Inque.

Batman: Harley Quinn

1999

#1

First canonical appearance of Harley Quinn; More detailed origin of Harley Quinn (canonical)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat

1992

#1

1st appearance of Jeremiah Arkham & Victor Zsasz

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

1986

#1

First issue to comic story

#4

Batman vs Superman

Batman: The Killing Joke

1988

#1

Joker cripples Barbara Gordon

Batman: Vengeance Of Bane Special

1993

#1

First appearance of Bane

Batwing

2011

#19

First appearance of Luke Fox

Big Shot Comics

1940

#1

1st appearance of Skyman and The Face

Black Cat Comics

1946

#1

Kubert art; Joe Simon cover

Black Lightning

1977

#1

First appearance of Black Lightning

Black Panther

1977

#1

First self titled Black Panther on-going series

#6

First appearance of Jakarra

#7

First appearance of Bashenga

Black Panther

2016

#1

First comic work of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Black Panther

1998

#1

1st appearance of Okoye, Zuri, Nakia, & the Dora Milaje.

Black Panther

2005

#2

1st appearance of Shuri.

Black Panther

2021

#3

1st appearance of Tosin Oduye.

Black Widow

1999

#1

1st full appearance of Yelena Belova.

Blackhawk

1944

#9

First issue of newly titled series

Bloodshot

1993

#0

Origin of Bloodshot

#1

First appearance of Malcom; First appearance of Sinclaire; First appearance Iwatsu; First chromium cover in comics

#6

First appearance of Ninjak; First appearance of Colin King

#7

Origin of Bloodshot

#9

First appearance of Dr. Silk

#19

First appearance of Uzzi

#21

First appearance of Lady Diana; First appearance of Tex; First appearance of Laws; First appearance of Oyama

#30

First appearance of Proteus

#34

First appearance of Rampage

#47

First appearance of Bear

#51

Last issue to first series; Scarce

Bloodstone

2001

#1

1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone.

Blue Beetle

1940

#1

Reprints from Mystery Men; Blue Beetle origin; Yarko the Great from Wonder Comics all by Eisner; Master Magician appearance; (Blue Beetle in 4 different costumes)

#2

K-51 by Powell/ Wonderland

#47

Kaman & Baker art begins

#52

Kaman bondage cover ; true crime star stories begin

#54

Used in SOTI. Illo, "Children call these 'headlights' comics"

Blue Beetle

1967

#1

1st appearance of the Question.

Blue Ribbon Comics

1939

#1

Dan Hastings, Ricky the Amazing Boy, Rang-A-Tang the Wonder Dog begin (first appearance of each); Little Nemo app. (not by W. McCay); Jack Cole art (First MLJ comic)

#9

Origin of Mr. Justice; First appearance of Mr. Justice

#16

Origin of Captain Flag; First appearance of Captain Flag

Booster Gold

1986

#1

First issue of self-titled series

Boy Comics

1942

#4

Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini cover; Iron Jaw appearance; Torture panels

Boy Commandos

1943

#1

Origin of Liberty Belle; The Sandman & The Newsboy Legion cross over in Boy Commandos; S&K art

#2

Last Liberty Belle; Hitler cover; S&K art

#3

S&K art; WWII cover

#36

Introduction to the Automobile cover sci-fi story

Caliber Presents

1989

#1

1st Appearance of the Crow

Captain America

1968

#100

First issue to silver age titled series; Death of Franz Gruber

#103

Agent 13 name revealed for first time

#110

Rick Jones dons the Bucky costume; First appearance of Madame Hydra

#111

Death of Captain America

#112

Story of how Cap and Bucky disappear during World War 2 revealed; Silver age Cap recovery retold

#113

Funeral of Captain America; Resurrection of Captain America

#117

First appearance of The Falcon

#118

Second appearance of The Falcon

#133

Falcon becomes Cap's partner; Origin of Modok

#144

Falcon gets new costume

#153

First cameo appearance of Jack Monroe; First appearance of Steven Rodgers II (Captain America 4);

#154

First appearance of Jack Monroe (Nomad)

#155

Origin of Jack Monroe; Origin retold; Origin of Steven Rodgers II; Origin of Captain America 4; Confirms Burnside as 1950s Cap; Confirms Monroe as 1950s Bucky

#161

First published appearance Peggy Carter

#162

Peggy Carter revealed as Sharon Carter's sister

#168

First appearance of Helmut Zemo

#176

End of Capt. America

#180

First appearance of Nomad; First appearance of Viper

#181

First appearance of new Cap.; Origin of new Cap.

#183

Death of new Capt.; Steve Rodgers (Nomad) becomes Capt.

#186

True origin of Falcon

#208

First appearance of Arnim Zola

#215

Reveals William Naslund as second Capt.; Reveals Jeff Mace as third Capt.

#233

Death of Sharon Carter

#275

First Helmut Zemo as Baron Zemo

#282

Jack Monroe becomes Nomad

#285

Death of Patriot (Jeff Mace)

#323

First appearance of the new Super-Patriot (John Walker); First appearance of Battlestar.

#332

Steve Rodgers resigns as Capt.; First appearance of The Commission

#333

First John Walker as Capt.; Origin of new Capt.

#337

Steve Rogers becomes The Captain; First appearance of the Captain

#359

Cameo appearance of Crossbones (Brock Rumlow).

#360

1st appearance of Crossbones (Brock Rumlow).

#362

1st cover and named appearance of Crossbones (Brock Rumlow).

Captain America

2005

#6

First full appearance of Winter Soldier

Captain America Comics

1941

#1

Origin of Captain America and Bucky by S&K; First appearance of Captain America and Bucky; Introduction of "Captain America Sentinels of Liberty Club"

#2

Second issue in series; S&K Hurricane; Tuk by Avison (Kirby splash); Classic Hitler cover

#3

Classic Red Skull cover and appearance; Stan Lee's first text (first work for Marvel)

#4

Early use of full pg. panel in comic

#5

Fifth issue of series

#6

Origin of Father Time; Tuk the Caveboy ends

#7

Red Skull appearance; Classic cover

#10

Last S&K issue

#16

Red Skull unmasks Captain America; Red Skull cover

Captain Atom

1987

#12

First appearance of Major Force

Captain Atom

1965

#83

First appearance of Ted Kord as The Blue Beetle

Captain Marvel

1968

#1

First issue to self-titled series; Third appearance of Captain Marvel

#11

Captain Marvel gains superpowers; Death of Una

#16

First appearance of Nega-Bands

#17

New costume and revamp

#18

Origin of Carol Danvers getting superpowers; Death of Yon-Rogg

#22

First appearance of Lou-Ann Savannah

#25

Thanos cameo; First issue drawn by Jim Starlin; First issue to the Thanos War

#26

2nd appearance of Thanos; First Thanos on cover

#28

Third appearance of Thanos

#29

Captain Marvel gains more powers; First story Jim Starlin writes solo; Iconic cover by Jim Starlin

#34

First appearance of Nitro; Captain Marvel gets cancer

#39

Origin of the Watcher; First appearance of Aron

#59

First appearance of Elysius

#62

Last issue to volume 1

Captain Marvel Adventures

1941

#1

First issue of titled series; Captain Marvel and Sivana by Jack Kirby; Black back inside cover; Cover was printed on unstable paper stock and is rarely found in Fine or Mint condition

#2

Art by Tuska

#3

Metalic silver cover

#4

Three Lt. Marvels appearance

#18

Origin First appearance of Mary Marvel & Marvel Family; Painted cover

Captain Marvel Jr.

1942

#1

Origin Capt. Marvel Jr. retold

#2

Vs. Capt. Nazi; origin Capt. Nippon

#4

Classic cover

Captain Midnight

1942

#1

Origin of Captain Midnight; Cameo appearance Captain Marvel

#2

Vs. Captain Nazi; origin Capt. Nippon

Casper, The Friendly Ghost

1952

#1

First appearance of Casper. Origin and first appearance of Baby Huey.

Cerebus the Aardvark

1977

#1

1st appearance of Cerebus the Aardvark. 1st Aardvark-Vanaheim comic.

#300

"Death" of Cerebus the Aardvark. Last issue of series.

Challengers of the Unknown

1958

#1

First issue of titled series; Cover art by Kirby; Kirby & stein art

Champion Comics

1939

#2

The Champ begins; The Blazing Scarab begins; Neptina begins; Liberty Lads begins; Jungleman begins; Bill Handy begins; Swingtime Sweety begins

#8

Cover art by Simon

#9

First S&K cover (first collaboration together)

#10

Bondage cover by Kirby

Chew

2009

#1

First issue of titled series

Circus The Comic Riot

1938

#1

Spacehawks, & Disk Eyes by Wolverton, Pewee Throttle by Cole (Second comic book work); Beau Gus, Jack Hinton by Eisner; Van Bragger by Kane

#2

Eisner, Cole, Wolverton, Bob Kane art

#3

Eisner, Cole, Wolverton, Bob Kane art

Classic Comics

1941

Classics Illustrated

1947

#43 [O]

Great Expectations

#44 [O]

Mysteries of Paris

Comics on Parade

1938

#1

First issue of series; Tarzan by Foster, Captain and the Kids, Little Mary Mixup, Abbie and Slats, Ella Cinders, Broncho Bill, Li'l Abner begins

#2

Second issue of series; Tarzan and other characters appear on cover

#3

Third issue in series

#4

Fourth issue in series

#5

Fifth issue in series

Conan the Barbarian

1970

#1

First comic book appearance and origin of Conan; Cameo appearance of Kull

#2

Second issue in titled series; Conan's first time in chains

#3

Lower distribution in some areas

#9

Last 15-cent issue

#10

Giant-size issue; Kull story by Severin

#15

Appearance by Elric

#23

Cameo appearance by Red Sonja

#24

First appearance of Red Sonja

#37

Last 20 cent issue

#65

Limited Distribution

#79

Limited Distribution

#85

Origin of Zula

#100

Death of Belit

#232

Beginning of Young Conan story; Birth of Conan

#244

Return of Zula

#275

Final Issue; Low print

Contact Comics

1944

#12

Classic sci-fi cover

Coyote

1983

#11

Todd McFarlane's first published art. Coyote #11 was published first and had a story that was redrawn by Todd McFarlane, after he finished work on interior art for Coyote #12.

#12

Todd McFarlane's first chronological artwork. Coyote #11 was published first and had a story that was redrawn by Todd McFarlane, but only after he had finished work on Coyote #12.

#13

1st Todd McFarlane cover art for Marvel (under the Epic imprint)

Crackajack Funnies

1938

#1

First issue of series; Dan Dunn Freckles, Myra North, Wash Tubbs, Apple Mary, The Nebbs, Don Winslow, Tom Mix

#2

Second issue of series

#9

Red Ryder strip begins by Harman; First appearance in comics; First cover appearance

#25

The Owl begins; First appearance of The Owl

Crash Comics Adventures

1940

#4

1st appearance of Catman

Creatures on the Loose

1971

#10

1st full appearance of King Kull

Creepy

1964

#1

First appearance of Uncle Creepy; First Warren all comics magazine; Franzetta art

#9

Creepy fan club sketch by Wrightson (first published art); First Wood and Ditko art on this title

#146

First from Harris; resurrection issue

Crime Does Not Pay

1942

#22

Origin of The war Eagle; Only appearance of The war Eagle; Chip Gardner begins

#23

Scarce

#24

Introduction First appearance of Mr. Crime; Classic 40's crime cover

#33

Classic Biro hanging & hatchet cover

Crime SuspenStories

1950

#1

First issue of titled series

#2

Second issue of titled series

#22

Used in Senate investigation of juvenile delinquency; Ax decapitation cover

Crisis

1988

#15

1st Published work of Garth Ennis ("Troubled Souls")

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985

#1

First issue of series

#12

Wally West becomes the new Flash.

Cyberfrog

1994

#1

First appearance of Cyberfrog

Daredevil

1964

#1

First appearance of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Origin of Daredevil; First appearance of Karen Page; First appearance of Foggy Nelson

#2

Second appearance of Electro

#3

First appearance of The Owl

#4

First appearance of The Purple Man

#5

First appearance and origin of the Matador

#6

First appearance of Mister Fear

#7

First red costume

#8

First appearance of Stilt Man; Origin of Stilt Man

#10

First appearance of Deborah Harris; First appearance of the Ani-Men; First appearance of the Organizer

#12

First appearance of Plunderer

#13

Secret origin of Ka-Zar

#16

First Spider-Man crossover in titled series; First John Romita Spider-Man artwork

#18

First appearance of the Gladiator; Origin of the Gladiator

#19

Second appearance of Gladiator

#20

First Gene Colan artwork on Daredevil

#39

First appearance of Exterminator

#41

Death of Mike Murdock

#42

First appearance of the Jester

#56

First appearance of Death's Head

#57

Second appearance Death's Head; Death of Death's Head; Daredevil reveals I.D. to Karen Page

#81

Black Widow begins in title

#105

Origin of Moondragon

#108

First appearance of Candace Nelson; First appearance of Black Spectre

#111

First appearance of Silver Samurai

#113

First cameo appearance of Deathstalker

#114

First appearance of Death-Stalker

#124

First appearance of Copperhead

#126

First appearance & death of original Torpedo; First appearance new Tornado; First appearance of Blake Tower; First appearance of Heather Glenn

#131

Origin of Bullseye; First appearance of Bullseye

#132

Second appearance of Bullseye

#150

First appearance of Paladin

#151

Daredevil reveals I.D. to Heather Glenn

#158

First Frank Miller on Daredevil

#168

First appearance of Elektra; Origin of Elektra; Frank Miller begins to script

#169

Second appearance of Elektra

#170

First Kingpin in Daredevil comics

#174

First appearance of The Hand; First appearance of Kirigi

#176

First appearance of Stick; Death of Kirigi

#181

Death Of Elektra

#220

Death of Heather Glenn

#232

1st appearance of Nuke (Frank Simpson); Later becomes Scourge

#241

Todd McFarlane pencils

#250

First appearance of Bullet

#254

First appearance of Typhoid Mary; Origin of Typhoid Mary

#255

Second appearance of Typhoid Mary; First battle with Typhoid Mary

#256

Third appearance of Typhoid Mary

#270

First appearance of Blackheart

Daredevil

1998

#5

Death of Karen Page

#9

First appearance of Echo

#26

First Alex Maleev art of Daredevil

#41

First appearance of Mila Donovan

#111

First appearance of Lady Bullseye

Daredevil

2016

#11

1st Appearance of Muse

Dark Horse Presents

1986

#1

First appearance of Concrete

Darkhawk

1991

#1

First appearance of Darkhawk

DC Comics Presents

1978

#26

First appearance of Cyborg; First appearance of Raven; First appearance of Starfire

#47

1st appearance of He-Man & Skeletor in comics.

Deadpool

1997

#1

First appearance of T-Ray; First appearance of Blind Al; First appearance of Patch; Joe Kelly run starts

#4

First recap 4th wall break

#14

First appearance of Ajax

#27

First audience addressed in main series

#28

Classic 4th wall conversion

#33

End of Joe Kelly run; Deadpool origin; Origin of T-Ray

#34

Christopher Priest run begins

#57

Agent of Weapon X storyline begins

#65

Gail Simone starts; First appearance of Nijo; First appearance of Inez Temple; First appearance of Black Swan

Deadpool

1993

#1

First self-titled series; First appearance of Slayback

Deadpool

2013

#1

First issue to new series; First appearance of Necromancer; First Agent Preston, Gorman, & Scot Adsit

Deadpool

2008

#1

Daniel Way's run begins on series; First issue to new Deadpool series

#31

First appearance of Evil Deadpool

Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth

2009

#7

First appearance of Lady Deadpool; First appearance of Major Deadpool; First appearance of General America; First appearance of Earth 6466 & Earth 3010

Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars

2015

Death Of Wolverine

2014

#1

First issue of titled series

Deathstroke, the Terminator

1991

#1

First appearance of Deathstroke in his own title

Destroyer Duck

1982

#1

1st appearance of Groo the Wanderer

Detective Comics

1937

#1

First comic fully published by DC

#2

Creig Flessel covers begin; New logo

#3

Cover art by Creig Flessel, Rare

#5

Larry Steele story begins

#8

Mister Chang cover art by Creig Flessel; Classic cover

#16

Interior ad for Action Comics #1

#17

First appearance of Fu Manchu in Detective

#18

Fu Manchu Cover; Last Flessel Cover

#20

The Crimson Avenger begins; First appearance of The Crimson Avenger

#21

First Crimson Avenger cover by Chambers

#27

First Appearance of Batman; First Appearance of Bruce Wayne; First Appearance of James Gordon;

#28

Second appearance of Batman

#29

First named Batman super villain; First appearance of Doctor Death

#31

Classic Batman cover; First appearance The Monk; First appearance of Julie Madison (Bruce Wayne's first love interest); First Batplane; First Batarang

#33

First origin story; First appearance of Joe Chill

#35

Classic Batman hypodermic needle cover that reflects story in issue #34; Classic Batman with smoking .45 automatic splash panel

#36

First appearance of Hugo Strange; Origin of Hugo Strange; First finned Batman gloves

#38

1st appearance and origin of Robin (Dick Grayson)

#40

First appearance of Clayface; First appearance of Basil Karlo; Origin of Clayface; First Joker cover appearance

#45

First Joker story in Detective Comics

#46

Death of Hugo Strange

#58

1st Appearance of Penguin

#62

Classic Joker cover; Joker story

#64

Origin of Boy Commandos; First appearance of Boy Commandos

#66

First Appearance of Two-Face; Origin of Two-Face

#122

1st Catwoman cover appearance.

#140

First appearance of The Riddler; Origin of The Ridder; First appearance of Edward Nigma

#142

Second Riddler cover; Second Riddler story

#168

Origin of The Joker; First appearance of The Red Hood

#184

First appearance of the Firefly

#225

First appearance of Martin Manhunter; Origin of Martian Manhunter

#230

First appearance of Mad Hatter

#233

First appearance of Batwoman; Introduction of Kathy Kane; Origin of Batwoman

#235

Origin of Batman; Batman's costume origin; Reveals Bruce Wayne's father wore Bat-costume to fight crime

#236

First silver age issue for this title; First Bat-Tank

#265

Origin retold with new facts

#267

First appearance of Bat-Mite

#298

First silver age Clay Face; Introduction of Matt Hagen

#327

New Batman costume and look

#328

Death of Alfred; Bob Kane biography

#359

First appearance of new Batgirl; Introduction of Barbara Gordon

#395

First Neal Adams & Dennis O'Neil Batman Work

#400

First appearance of Man-Bat; First Bat-Girl & Robin team up

#405

1st appearance of the League of Assassins.

#411

First appearance of Talia al Ghul; Rha's al Ghul mentioned

#471

First modern appearance of Hugo Strange

#476

Joker cover; Joker story; Cover pencils by Marshall Rogers

#478

First appearance of 3rd Clayface; Introduction of Preston Payne

#523

First cameo appearance of Killer Croc

#524

Killer Croc Appearance (first face reveal).

#576

First Todd McFarlane Detective Comics cover; First Jason Todd in Robin costume

#608

1st appearance of Anarky.

Detective Comics

2011

#1

First issue of second series

Devil Dinosaur

1978

#1

First appearance of Devil Dinosaur

Doctor Strange

1974

#1

First issue to 2nd series; First appearance Agamotto's Dimension; First appearance of Agamotto

#6

First appearance of Mother Nature

Doctor Strange

1968

#169

Origin retold; panel swipe/M.D.

Dreamwalker

1998

#0

1st Appearance of Goon

Eagle (1986)

1986

#6

1st published Adam Hughes art (pin-up).

Edge of Spider-Verse

2014

#2

First appearance of (Gwen Stacy) Spider-woman

Eerie

1966

#1

First issue to series

#17

Low distribution

Eerie

1947

#1

1st horror comic book., 1st "An AVON Comic" rectangular logo., Bondage cover.

ElfQuest

1979

#1

Printed after #2 & #3. 4th appearance of Cutter

#2

2nd appearance of Elfquest in comics after Fantasy Quarterly #1. 2nd appearance of Cutter. 1st appearance of Leetah.

Eternal Warrior

1992

#4

First cameo appearance of Bloodshot

Eternals

1976

#1

Origin & 1st appearance of the Eternals. 1st appearance of the Deviants. 1st mention of the Celestials.

#3

1st appearance of Sersi

Evil Ernie

1992

#1

First appearance of Lady Death; First appearance of Evil Ernie

Exciting Comics

1940

#1

Origin & First appearance of The Mask, Jim Hatfield, Sgt Bill King, Dan Williams begins

#2

The Sphinx begins; The Masked Rider appearance; Son of the Gods begins

#9

Origin of The Black Terror; First appearance of The Black Terror & sidekick Tim, beginning series

#10

Second appearance of Black Terror

#28

Crime Crusader begins

#39

Nazis giving poison candy to kids on cover; origin Kara, Jungle Princess

Fables

2002

#1

First appearance of Snow White; First appearance of Prince Charming; First appearance of Rose Red; First appearance of Bigby Wolf; First appearance of Jack Horner; First appearance of Lady Beauty; First appearance of Lord Beast