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This MEGARUN includes a 2-issue crossover by the PUNISHER and the MILESTONE XL 300th issue

This MEGARUN consists of chapters 1 to 19 (i.e., all) of the ASM (Vol 5) BEYOND story arc, all cover As, all unread HG! see pics for the 4 KEY issues in this lot, and LOT 35, for several of the .BEY side-story variants

*claim made by vendor (which i've tried to verify, but without success)

1st appearance of Gabi 1st cameo appearance of a Duplicitype

1st appearance of Malik, later becomes White Adam, successor to Black Adam

Gathering of 52 Flash characters from across the Multiverse

MEO ACETATE VARIANT 1st cameo appearance of Failsafe 1st appearance of the Executor

1st team appearance of a Killer Croc team of mutants: Ratty Riz, Hardback, Gup, Ally, Garter, Bandit

cool collection of all of SPROUSE's 40th ann Star Wars covers

1st appearance of Nur, a police officer newly discovered to be an inhuman 1st appearance of Auran, a member of the Inhuman Security Task Force

Five-issue limited series featuring different variations of Jessica Jones as Jewel, Knightress and an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1st appearance of Dr. Donald Blake as the shadow of thunder, previously Thor's human host

1st appearance of Billie Morales as the Spider Smasher, alternate reality Miles Morales clone Selim is the emperor of an oppressive alternate reality

1st team appearance of Punchline's Royal Flush Gang

1st full appearance of Seer, true identity 1st team appearance of the Saints: Assisi, Valentine, Tarsus, Fido-5

1st appearance of Norah Stone, leader of the Blue Earth

1st appearance of Dario Tomasso as Tomcat

1st full appearance of the Titan Hulk persona

Avengers #1 (2016): (1) 1st cameo appearance of Cressida, later known as Avenger X; (2) Post Civil War Avengers Roster: Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, Hercules, Vision, The Wasp; (3) cover by J SCOTT CAMPBELL Avengers #1 (2018): 1st cameo team appearance of the Dark Celestials: Valknar the Exhumer, Obliteron, Callus the Void All New All Different Avengers #1 (2015): (1) 1st appearance of Mister Gryphon, a version of Kang who runs Qeng Enterprises; (2) Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 52' armor, designed with more mass and capable of transforming into a car

1st appearance of Mary Jane as Jackpot 1st appearance of Madame Monstrosity Marriage of Janice Lincoln and Randy Robertson

rumor has it that NICHOLAS CAGE will be portraying an alternate reality version of BEN REILLY in the upcoming SPIDER-NOIR TV series

First interior art by Amanda Conner

First solo series featuring Silver Sable 2nd cameo appearance of Ernst Salbinova

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1st cameo appearance of Spidercide, a clone of Ben Reilly

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1st full appearance of Lord Tantalus, a Deviant

1st appearance of Officer Zero

1st appearance of the Grim Hunter, Vladimir Kravinoff, the son of Kraven the Hunter 1st appearance of Gregor, a teacher and servant to the Kravinoffs

1st appearance of Coldheart, a mother avenging her son who was accidentally killed by superheroes

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First team-up of Golden Age Human Torch & Golden Age Sub-Mariner

each of these issues bears a cover by FRANK MILLER

1st appearance of the fourth Mr. Fear, Alan Fagan

This is one of those books that I ALMOST included in a "bulk" lot...but then I checked its value...and WOW. Basically the WHITMAN edition is double the value of the standard edition (see pics).

1st appearance of Weapon XV, Ultimaton, an advanced Super-Sentinel

1st appearance of Warbird, formerly Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers New Avengers roster: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision, Warbid

Clint Barton joins The Avengers as Ronin

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Second printing variant.

Origin of Cosmic Ghost Rider (which is a massive revelation as its FRANK CASTLE!) 1st full Fallen One (aka Silver Surfer Black) see pics 2nd PRINT

1st appearance of the Source Wall, a final barrier between the Multiverse and a cosmic phenomenon that is the delta of existence - in other words, THIS FEATURE EXISTS IN BOTH UNIVERSES!! First crossover of the Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans Wraparound cover art by Walt Simonson

1st appearance of Bronze - previewed in an excerpt of this issue in X-Men: From the Ashes sampler and described as "the metallic and whip-wielding Bronze" SI PD

SUPES vs ALI with art by NEAL ADAMS BTW, this is a treasury-size XL book SI PD

1st appearance of Spider-Girl, not in costume

"Writer Deniz Camp is quoted as saying: if you want to understand Robert Downey Jr. as Doom, you MUST read Ultimates 4"

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

see pics for more details regarding the significance of this copper age classic written and illustrated by FRANK MILLER

50th Anniversary of Captain America in comics

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Identity of Baron Zemo revealed

Captain America retitled Captain America and The Falcon 1st appearance of Stone-Face, a crime lord based in Harlem 1st appearance of Sarah Wilson, Sam Wilson's sister

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Wonder Man joins the Avengers, symbolically, when Captain America lends him his shield

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1st appearance of Bushwacker, a bionically-altered man with synthetic skin that can liquefy and transform into weapons

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1st appearance of Eric Masterson as Thor II

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1st appearance of Tempus, an agent of Immortus

1st appearance of Ternak

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2nd appearance of Agatha Harkness

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see pics for some comical PASSIVE AGGRESSION exhibited by members of the Marvel staff that appear in this issue

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1st team appearance of Bad Batch in story

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Debut of the new Superior Octopus, Hydra-inspired suit

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1st team appearance of the Sinister Syndicate, led by The Beetle: Rhino, Boomerang, Hydro-Man, Speed Demon

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Published without approval from the Comics Code Authority due to a sub-plot about drug use The depiction of drugs in a negative light was well-received by readers which led to the Comics Code Authority easing-up on creative restrictions

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Marriage of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor

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***MORE (& BETER PICS) ADDED*** 1st appearance of Rogue 1st cover appearance of Mystique

1st appearance of Glorian, whose power to warp reality and give people what they desire was bestowed upon him by the Shaper of Worlds, 1st appeared as Thomas Gideon in FF #34

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1st appearance of Mercy, an alien who killed suicidal people that did not have the constitution to take their own lives

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*purchased from HERITAGE AUCTIONS, who professionally grade each book, which means (to me, at least) that you can be confident that, unless stated otherwise, the book in question has not been restored (see pics)

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