Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1 for Sale - First Appearance of The Promoter - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Tōkon: First Strike (Marvel, 2026 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: October 2026
Key date: 2026-10-00
On-sale date: 2026-08-05
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $5.99
Pages: 44
Barcode: 75960621698700111
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Promoter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Xirena Awhina - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Juan Frigeri; inks: Juan Frigeri; colors: Federico Blee	Xirena Awhina First, Captain America, Iron Man, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Peter Parker, The Promoter First, Steve Rogers, Spider-Man, Tony Stark, Storm, Wolverine
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Cosmic Contender	comic story	10	script: Steve Orlando; pencils: Bruno Büll; inks: Bruno Büll; colors: Yen Nitro; letters: VC's Joe Sabino	Xirena Awhina First, Frank Castle, The Champion of the Universe, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Nova, The Promoter First, Norrin Radd, Richard Rider, Shalla-Bal, Silver Surfer, Tryco Slatterus
3	Fighting Avengers	comic story	10	script: Tom Waltz; pencils: Áthila Fabbio; inks: Áthila Fabbio; colors: Java Tartaglia; letters: VC's Joe Sabino	Bruce Banner, Captain America, Maria Hill, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor
4	The Battles Ahead	comic story	10	script: Josh Trujillo; pencils: Ryusei Yamada; inks: Ryusei Yamada; colors: Jim Campbell; letters: VC's Joe Sabino	Beast, Cyclops, Danger, Glob Herman, Robert Herman, Logan, Magik, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Illyana Rasputina, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Ryan Stegman Virgin Cover	barcode 75960621698700117
Michele Bandini Cover	barcode 75960621698700116
Ryan Stegman Cover	barcode 75960621698700131
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Cover	barcode 75960621698700121

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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