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This MEGARUN includes the following KEY issues: #38: 1st full appearance of Elsie Dee; 2nd appearance of Albert #41: 1st battle CABLE vs SABRETOOTH

2nd full appearance of Punchline 1st cover appearance of Punchline 1st appearance of the Underbroker, the finance manager in the Designer's inner circle First meeting of Punchline and Harley Quinn

1st appearance of Doctor Nekromancer

Flash Thompson as Venom Space Knight 1st appearance of 803, Venom's robot sidekick

1st appearance of Black Galactus, Butcher of Worlds (the aftermath of being stabbed with the Necrosword in Thor: God of Thunder #23) 1st appearance of Throg in the mainstream Marvel Universe Ego the Living Planet becomes Necroworld

Debut of new Destro armor with gold-plated headpiece 1st appearance of Iron Grenadiers 1st appearance of Crazylegs

See pics to identify the KEY issues in this RUN

#29: 1st appearance of the TRIPLE-CHANGERS!

1st full appearance of Josie Beller, later becomes Circuit Breaker

Cover art by Ron Wilson depicting a 1985 Mattel Toy called Hordak's Slime Pit

...if anyone can explain why the value of this book is what it is (not even KeyCollector has a clue (see pics)), please do so. ridiculous. just ridiculous...

admittedly, i have no idea who GOLEM is, let alone why his first appearance is significant enough to command an ABSURD $65 USD valuation?

1st appearance of Lin Lie as Iron Fist, formerly Sword Master 1st appearance of Mei Min, a friend of Iron Fist and potential future Thunderer

ok, so this book is from a few weeks ago, but man...is it HOT right now! 1st full team appearance of a the Assembly: Titan, Cadet Marvel, Hellrune, Moon Squire, Liberty

1st full appearance and origin of Ghost-Maker, someone from Bruce Wayne's past that he knew as a teenager

* 1st cameo appearance of Batman Beyond outside of the DC Animated Universe of comic books

1st appearance of Yuriko Oyama as Lady Deathstrike, in costume - previously introduced in Daredevil #197

Death of the Crusader, formerly known as the third Marvel Boy whose origin story and entire persona later gets retconned in Agents of Atlas #1 (2006)

1st appearance of Over-Mind, an Eternal from the planet Eyung

1st team appearance of U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. aka Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind, a team led by Flag Smasher

1st appearance of John Walker as Super-Patriot, later becomes U.S. Agent 1st team appearance of The Buckies: Lemar Hoskins, later becomes Battlestar, Hector Lenox and Jerome Johnson, later become Left-Winger and Right-Winger

This issue is certainly an important one, as it contains the 1st appearance of ELEKTRA as DAREDEVIL. That being said, the value of this 1:25 RETAILER INCENTIVE cover by PEACH MOMOKO is almost 3 TIMES that of the COVER A edition (see pics)

1st appearance of Gammenon the Gatherer, a celestial 1st cover and 2nd appearance of Sersi

1st appearance and origin of Black Lightning 1st appearance of Tobias Whale The first solo title featuring a black hero at DC...in 1977...more than a decade after the (relative) successes of the civil rights movement...and three years after the intro of LUKE CAGE by Marvel. SHAME ON YOU DC!

1st appearance of the Tenth Brother, a member of the Inquisitorius, formerly known as Prosset Dibs 1st appearance of Ferren Barr, a Jedi

1st appearance and origin of Lord Momin, the Sith Lord who built Vader's castle and mentored Emperor Palpatine 1st appearance of Darth Shaa, the first female Sith Lord in the current Marvel canon of Star Wars stories

Part two of The Empire Strikes Back movie adaptation that ran through issue #44 1st team appearance of Rogue Squadron in a standard U.S. comic book

Part 3 of The Empire Strikes Back movie adaptation that ran through issue #44 1st cameo appearance of Yoda, in shadows Cover art featuring the Millennium Falcon

Origin of Odin Origin of Thor, revealed that Gaea is the mother of Thor 1st appearance of the Council of God-Heads: Ammon Ra, Anu, Baiame, Buddha, Buluku, Itzamna, Izanagi, Manitou, Nuada, Okonorote, Ukko, Ulgen, Tezcatlipoca, Tomazooma, Vishnu, Viracocha, Zeus 1st cameo appearance of Kiana aka Moonstalker

DOOMQUEST is a two-issue series that established Dr. Doom as a major foe of Iron Man and also one who has many formidable similarities to Tony Stark

Standalone issue bridging Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish to Iron Man #1 and Sub-Mariner #1, i.e., this book precedes both IRON MAN #1 and SUB-MARINER #1.

Partial origin of the Black Widow Origin and death of Natasha's husband, the Red Guardian

When Spidey returned from SECRET WARS, he only wore his newly-acquired SYMBIOTE SUIT for a total of 5-6 issues of each title he headilined (i.e., 15-18 times), and ONLY TWICE outside of ASM, SSM and MTU. One of those instances happens to be (kind of hilariously) TRANSFORMERS #3, and the second?: YUP! In this issue! SPIDEY IN HIS SYMBIOTE SUUUUUUIIIIIIITTTT!

Origin of Wolverine's yellow and blue suit that was first seen in The Incredible Hulk #180

1st full team appearance of The Marauders: Arclight, Riptide, Vertigo, Harpoon, Scalphunter, Scrambler

Alpha Flight disbands after government funding is severed which eventually leads to their reformation as an independent team in Alpha Flight #1 (1983)

Wolverine's first name revealed to be 'Logan' 1st cameo appearance of D'Ken Neramani

*a straight up-guess on my part. if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know and i'll change the lot description

"Year One" part 1 Origin of Bruce Wayne 1st appearance of Holly Robinson, becomes an ally of Catwoman

gotta love hibid and lot descriptions limited to a measly 50-characters ...anyway, this 1:700 RETAILER INCENTIVE edition of the Return of Wolverine #1 bears a VIRGIN cover by STEVE McNIVIEN, and featuring Wolverine in his AGE of APOCOLPYSE outfit

2nd appearance of Silk and full cover appearance 1st appearance of Goblin King, Phil Urich, formerly Goblin Knight

1st appearance of Peter Parker's clone, Ben Reilly who later becomes the Scarlet Spider Origin and death of Jackal

*3rd appearance of Mysterio in costume, disguised in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 and #24

1st team appearance of the new Teen Titans: Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, Starfire 1st appearance of Raven 1st appearance of Cyborg 1st appearance of Starfire Beast Boy becomes Changeling