This Week's Hot Comics

Absolute Batman #1

Absolute Batman #15

Spawn #1

First appearance of Spawn; First appearance of Wanda Blake; First appearance of Malebolgia; First appearance of Sam and Twitch

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8

Origin of the alien symbiote that eventually becomes Venom.

Spider-Man #1 (Silver Edition)

Wolverine Limited Series #1

First solo comic book series; First cameo of Yukio; First appearance of Shingen Harada

Amazing Spider-Man #300

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

Amazing Spider-Man #252 (Newsstand Edition)

Spider-Man #1

First issue of titled series

New Mutants #98

First appearance of Deadpool; First appearance of Copycat (Vanessa Carlysle) as Domino; First appearance of Gideon; Rictor leaves the New Mutants

The Omega Men #3

First appearance of Lobo; First appearance of Bedlam

Absolute Superman #1

Venom: Lethal Protector #1

First Venom titled series; First appearance of General Orwell Taylor;

DC All In Special #1

Star Wars #1

1st appearance of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, C-3PO, R2-D2, & Darth Vader. 1st cover appearance of Han Solo & Obi-Wan Kenobi. First issue to comic series; Movie adaptation

Amazing Spider-Man #129

First appearance of the Punisher; First appearance of Jackal

Ultimate Fallout #4

First appearance of Miles Morales

Uncanny X-Men #266

First appearance of Gambit

Absolute Batman #13

New Mutants #87

First appearance of Cable

Amazing Spider-Man #361

First appearance of Carnage (spawn of Venom)

X-Men #1 (Special Collectors Edition)

Incredible Hulk #181

First full appearance of Wolverine

Absolute Wonder Woman #1

Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1

Wolverine #1

First Wolverine on-going comic series; First appearance Cult of the Black Blade; First appearance of Muramasa; First Wolverine as Patch

Absolute Batman #2

Absolute Batman #4

Absolute Batman #17

Batman: The Killing Joke #1

Joker cripples Barbara Gordon

Amazing Spider-Man #361 (Newsstand Edition)

Absolute Batman #7

Absolute Batman #9

Iron Man #1

First issue of Iron Man titled series; Continued from Iron Man & Namor the Submariner One Shot; Origin retold

Giant-Size X-Men #1

First appearance of Colossus; First appearance of Storm; First appearance of Nightcrawler; First appearance of Thunderbird; First appearance of new X-Men; Second appearance of Wolverine; First Wolverine in X-Men team

Incredible Hulk #340

Hulk vs. Wolverine; McFarlane art

Absolute Batman #6

Absolute Batman Ark M Special #1

Absolute Batman #3

Amazing Spider-Man #316

Amazing Spider-Man #328

Batman: Vengeance Of Bane Special #1

First appearance of Bane

Uncanny X-Men #221

First appearance of Mister Sinister.

Spider-Man #1 (2nd Printing Gold Edition)

Absolute Batman #1 (Cvr C Jim Lee Card Stock Variant)

Absolute Batman #10

Absolute Batman #16

Amazing Spider-Man #50

First appearance of the King Pin

Amazing Spider-Man #362

Second appearance of Carnage

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1

First issue to comic story

Avengers Annual #10

First appearance of Rogue; First appearance of Madeline Pryor

Spider-Man 2099 #1

Absolute Batman #14

Absolute Batman #1 (Cvr J Jim Lee Foil Variant)

D'Orc #1

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #1

First issue in titled series. 1st cameo of the Beyonder as a white light and voice. 1st line wide company crossover in comics history.

X-Factor #6

First appearance of Apocalypse

Web of Spider-Man #1

First appearance of Vulturions; First issue to new titled series

Incredible Hulk #180

First cameo appearance of Wolverine

Absolute Batman #5

Absolute Batman #8

Infinity Gauntlet #1

First issue to limited series

X-Men #1 (Storm and Beast Variant)

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8 (Newsstand Edition)

X-Men #101

First appearance of Phoenix; Phoenix origin concludes

Spider-Man #13

Spider-man's black costume returns

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

Amazing Spider-Man #252

First black Spider-Man suit in regular series

Fantastic Four #48

First appearance of Silver Surfer; First appearance of Galactus (cameo)

X-Men #94

First new team in title series; Second appearance of Colossus; Second appearance of Nightcrawler; Second appearance of Storm; Second appearance of Thunderbird; Third appearance of Wolverine

Batman #423

Classic Todd McFarlane Cover

Uncanny X-Men #282

First appearance of Bishop, Malcom & Randall (Cameo)

Absolute Batman #18

Amazing Spider-Man #14

First appearance of The Green Goblin

X-Men #1

First issue in series

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1

1st appearance of Jeremiah Arkham & Victor Zsasz

Fantastic Four #49

First full appearance of Galactus

Wolverine #8

Amazing Spider-Man #121

Death of Gwen Stacy

Amazing Spider-Man #299

First appearance of Venom in costume

Spectacular Spider-Man #1

First issue to titled series; First appearance of Edward Lansky

Conan the Barbarian #1

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

Eternals #1

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

The Silver Surfer #4

First time Silver Surfer meets Thor; First battle with Thor

The Batman Adventures #12

1st appearance of Harley Quinn

Absolute Batman #1 (Cvr K Nick Dragotta Foil Variant)

Amazing Spider-Man #301

Key Todd McFarlane Cover

Transformers #1

First issue in series

Batman #497

Bane breaks Batman's back

Absolute Batman #1 (Second Printing)

Wolverine Limited Series #2

First full appearance of Yukio

Nova #1

First appearance of Nova; Origin of Nova; First appearance of Rhomann Dey

Spider-Man Unlimited #1

TMNT: The Last Ronin #1

Amazing Spider-Man #194 (Newsstand Edition)

First appearance of Black Cat

Amazing Spider-Man #300 (Newsstand Edition)

Avengers #57

First appearance of The Vision

Batman #251

Classic Neal Adams Joker cover.

Absolute Batman #11

Absolute Batman #14 (Cvr F Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant)