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First appearance

In comic books and other stories with a long history, first appearance refers to the first issue to feature a fictional character. These issues are often highly valued by collectors due to their rarity and iconic status.

Monetary value of first appearance issues, Ambiguous cases & Reader interest in first appearances

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Monetary value of first appearance issues

Overstreet Comic Book Price GuideSuperheroesMarvel ComicsGolden Age Human TorchFlash Comics
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Ambiguous cases

AnthologyTales of SuspenseThorJustice LeagueThe Brave and the Bold
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Reader interest in first appearances

CollectorsTrade paperbacksMarvel ComicsOrigin storyBatman
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Comic booksCharacter
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Reader interest in first appearances

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First appearance

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Edges97
Triples137
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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First appearance

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related to Ambiguous cases · 98
First appearance → Alan Scott, All-American Comics, Allan, Allan's, Also, Alternatively, Amazing Fantasy, Amazing Spider-Man, American, April, Arguments, August, Batman, Bold, Both, Cable, Captain Britain, ComicsPriceGuide, Comparatively, Cyclops
related to Monetary value of first appearance issues · 20
First appearance → Another, By, Captain America, Captain America Comics, First, Flash Comics, For, Furthermore, Golden Age Human Torch, Guide, In, It, January, March, Marvel Comics, October, Of, Overstreet Comic Book Price, The Flash, What
related to Reader interest in first appearances · 9
First appearance → Batman, Collectors, Essential, Green Goblin, Historically, Marvel Comics, Modern, Reprints, Some
related to Notes · 6
First appearance → Action Comics, Batman, Batman's, Catwoman, Joker, Nicolas Cage's
is a · 2
First appearance → Invincible Iron Man, issue containing the final page cameo or the subsequent issue which more adequately introduced the character
see also · 2
First appearance → Comic, Marvel Comics

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First appearanceis aInvincible Iron Man0.90text
First appearanceis aissue containing the final page cameo or the subsequent issue which more adequately introduced the character0.90text
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First appearancerelated to Ambiguous casesThe Invincible Iron Man0.60section
First appearancerelated to Ambiguous casesMay0.60section
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