The editorial file
31 issues with hand-written notes on the record, growing over time.
31 issues with hand-written notes on the record, growing over time.
| Issue | From the note |
|---|---|
| Action Comics #1 | The book that started the superhero industry. |
| All-Star Comics #8 | Wonder Woman debuts in an eight page introduction by William Moulton Marston and H. |
| Amazing Fantasy #15 | The first appearance and origin of Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, August 1962, in eleven pages, published in the final issue of a dying anthology. |
| Batman #1 | Batman's solo launch, Spring 1940, and a double first appearance: the Joker debuts in two stories in this single issue, and Catwoman debuts as the Cat. |
| Captain America Comics #1 | Joe Simon and Jack Kirby launch Captain America with a cover of Cap punching Hitler that reached newsstands months before Pearl Harbor. |
| Daredevil #1 | First appearance of Daredevil, April 1964, in the original yellow and black costume, with Bill Everett on art. |
| Detective Comics #27 | The first appearance of Batman, May 1939, in the six page Case of the Chemical Syndicate by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. |
| Fantastic Four #1 | The start of the Marvel Universe. |
| Giant-Size X-Men #1 | The new X-Men debut, Summer 1975: first appearances of Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler and Thunderbird, with Wolverine joining fresh from his Hulk debut. |
| Journey into Mystery #83 | Thor debuts, August 1962, by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, battling the Stone Men from Saturn. |
| Marvel Comics #1 | The book Marvel is named after, October 1939. |
| Showcase #22 | Hal Jordan becomes Green Lantern, October 1959, by John Broome and Gil Kane. |
| Showcase #4 | Barry Allen becomes the Flash, October 1956, by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. |
| Spawn #1 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn debuts, May 1992, in the launch wave of Image Comics, the creator-owned walkout that reshaped the industry's economics. |
| Superman #[1] | The first comic ever devoted to a single superhero. |
| Tales of Suspense #39 | Iron Man's first appearance, March 1963, in the original bulky gray armor, drawn by Don Heck from a Lee and Lieber story. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man #1 | Spider-Man's own title launches, March 1963, with two stories, a Fantastic Four appearance, and the first appearances of J. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man #121 | The death of Gwen Stacy, June 1973. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man #129 | First appearance of the Punisher, February 1974, introduced as an antagonist hunting Spider-Man, plus the first appearance of the Jackal, by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man #300 | The first full appearance of Venom, May 1988, ending the alien costume story in a double sized anniversary issue by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. |
| The Avengers #4 | Captain America returns, March 1964, thawed from the ice and inducted into the Avengers. |
| The Batman Adventures #12 | Harley Quinn's first comic book appearance, September 1993. |
| The Brave and the Bold #28 | The first appearance of the Justice League of America, early 1960, facing the starfish conqueror Starro. |
| The Incredible Hulk #1 | First appearance of the Hulk, May 1962, by Lee and Kirby, and he is gray: the printing struggled with the color, and he turned green with issue #2. |
| The Incredible Hulk #181 | The first full appearance of Wolverine, November 1974, by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe, following his final panel cameo in #180. |
| The New Mutants #98 | First appearance of Deadpool, early 1991, by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza, along with the debuts of Gideon and Domino, the latter of whom was later revealed to have been Copycat in disguise. |
| The Walking Dead #1 | First appearance of Rick Grimes, October 2003, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, in black and white with a modest first print run. |
| The X-Men #1 | First appearance of the X-Men, September 1963: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman, plus Professor X and, in the same issue, Magneto. |
| Ultimate Fallout #4 | The first appearance of Miles Morales as Spider-Man, August 2011, by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. |
| Watchmen #1 | The opening chapter of Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins' twelve issue series, September 1986. |
| Whiz Comics #2 | The first appearance of Captain Marvel by C. |