GRADING
GUIDE

GLOSSARY
TERMS

FIRST
APPEARANCES

A-Man the Amazing Man - Amazing-Man Comics #5, 9/39
Adam Strange - Showcase #17, 11-12/58
Agent Liberty - Superman #60 (2nd Series), 10/91
Air Man (Hawkman imitator) - Keen Detective Funnies #23, 8/40
Air Wave - Detective Comics #60, 2/42
Air Wave II - Green Lantern #100, 1/78
Airboy - Air Fighters Comics V1#2, 11/42
Airwave I - Detective Comics #60, 2/42
Alex Summers (becomes Havok) - X-Men #54, 3/69
Alfred - Batman #16 4-5/43; (1st skinny Alfred) Detective Comics #83, 1/44
Alice Cooper - Marvel Premiere #50, 10/79
Alicia Masters - Fantastic Four #8, 11/62
Aliens - Aliens #1 May '88; Magnus, Robot Fighter #1, 2/63
Alley Oop - Funnies #1, 10/36
Amazing Man - All Star Squadron #23, 7/83
American Ace (1st newsstand app.) - Marvel Mystery Comics #2, 12/39
American Crusader - Thrilling Comics #19, 8/41
American Eagle - Marvel Two-In-One Annual #6, 1981; (1st published app.) Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1, 1939
Ancient One - Strange Tales #110, 7/63
Andy Panda - Crackajack Funnies #39, 9/41
Angel - Marvel Comics #1, 10-11/39
Angel (now Archangel) - X-Men #1, 9/63
Angel & the Ape - Showcase #77, 9/68
Animal Man (in costume) - Strange Adventures #190, 7/66; (no costume) Strange Adventures #180, 9/65; (re-intro) Wonder Woman #267, 5/80
Ant-Man (costume) - Tales to Astonish #35, 9/62; (new) Marvel Premiere #47, 4/79; (no costume) Tales to Astonish #27, 1/62; (re-intro) Avengers #46, 11/67
Anthro - Showcase #74, 5/68
Apache Kid - Two Gun Western #5,11/50
Ape, The - Startling Comics #21, 5/43
Aqua-Girl - Aquaman #33, 5-6/67
Aquababy - Aquaman #23, 9-10/65
Aquaboy - Superboy #171, 1/71
Aquagirl (try out, not same as other) - Adventure Comics #266, 11/59
Aquagirl - Aquaman #33, 5-6/67
Aqualad - Adventure Comics #269, 2/60
Aquaman - More Fun Comics #73, 11/41
Arak - Warlord #48, 8/81
Archangel (cameo) (formerly Angel) - X-Factor #23, 12/87; (full app.) X-Factor #24, 1/88
Archie Andrews - Pep Comics #22, 12/41
Arion - Warlord #55, 3/82
Arrow - Funny Pages V2#10, 9/38
Arthur Stacy - Amazing Spider-Man #93, 2/71
Asbestos Lady - Captain America Comics #63, 7/47
Astro Boy - Astro Boy #1, 8/65
Atom - All-American Comics #19, 10/40; (S.A.) Showcase #34, 9-10/61
Atoman - Atoman #1, 2/46
Atomaster - Comic Books #1, 1950
Atomic Mouse - Atomic Mouse #1, 3/53
Atomic Rabbit - Atomic Rabbit #1, 8/55
Atomic Thunderbolt - Atomic Thunderbolt #1, 2/46
Aunt May - Amazing Fantasy #15, 8-9/62; (prototype) Strange Tales #92, 6/62
Aurora - X-Men #120, 4/79
Avenger - Shadow Comics #2, 4/40
Azrael (cameo) - Tales of the Teen Titans #52, 4/85; (full app.) Tales of the Teen Titans #53, 5/85
Baby Huey - Casper, the Friendly Ghost #1, 9/49; (1st Harvey app.) Harvey Comics Hits #60, 9/52
Badger - Badger #1, 12/83
Balbo, the Boy Magician - Master Comics #32, 11/42
Bamm Bamm (Flintstones) - Flintstones #16, 1/64
Barker - National Comics #42, 5/44
Barney Bear - Our Gang Comics #1,9-10/42
Baron Strucker - Sgt. Fury #5, 1/64
Bat Lash - Showcase #76, 8/68
Bat-Girl - Batman #139, 4/61; (new) Detective #359, 1/67
Batgirl - Detective Comics #359, 1/67
Batman - Detective Comics #27, May '39; (new look w/new costume) Detective Comics #327, 5/64
Batman, Jr. - World's Finest Comics #215, 10/72
Batmite - Detective Comics #267, 5/59
Batwoman - Detective Comics #233, 7/56; (1st modern app. G.A. Batwoman) Brave and the Bold #182, 1/82; (new) Detective Comics #624, 12/90; (re-intro) Batman Family #10, 3-4/77
Beast - X-Men #1, 9/63; (new) (1st in mutated form) Amazing Adventures #11, 3/72
Beast Boy (becomes Changeling) - Doom Patrol #99, 11/65
Belit - Giant-Size Conan #1, 9/74
Bennett Brant - Amazing Spider-Man #11, 4/64
Bernie the Brain - Sugar & Spike #72, 9/67
Berserkers, The - X-Men/Alpha Flight #1, 12/85
Betty - Pep Comics #22, 12/41
Betty Brant - Amazing Spider-Man #4, 9/63
Bill Barnes (Air Ace) - Shadow Comics #1, 3/40
Binary (formerly Ms. Marvel) - X-Men #164, 12/82
Birdman, The - Weird Comics #1, 4/40
Bishop (cameo) - X-Men #282, 11/91; (full app.) X-Men #283, 12/91
Bizarro - Jimmy Olsen Adventure Comics #287, 8/61
Bizarro Lana Lang - Adventure Comics #292, 1/62
Bizarro Lois Lane - Action Comics #255, 8/59
Bizarro Lucy Lane - Adventure Comics #292, 1/62
Bizarro Marilyn Monroe - Adventure Comics #294, 3/62
Bizarro Perry White - Adventure Comics #287, 8/61
Bizarro President Kennedy - Adventure Comics #294, 3/62
Black Bolt (1st full app.) - Fantastic Four #46, 1/66 (cameo) (from Inhumans) Fantastic Four #45, 12/65
Black Canary - Flash Comics #86, 8/47; (Silver Age) Justice League of America #73; (1st modern app.) Detective Comics #554, 9/85; (1st solo story) Flash Comics #92, 2/48
Black Cat - Pocket Comics #1, 8/41
Black Cobra - Captain Flight Comics #8 1946
Black Condor - Crack Comics #1, 5/40
Black Dwarf - Spotlight Comics #1, 11/44
Black Flame - Starslayer #20 9/84; Action Comics #304, 9/63
Black Fury - Fantastic Comics #18, 5/41
Black Goliath - Black Goliath #1, 2/76
BlackHawk - Military Comics #1, 8/41
Black Hood - Top-Notch Comics #9, 10/40; (S.A.) Adventures of the Fly #7, 7/60
Black Jack - Zip Comics #20, 11/41
Black Knight - Black Knight #1, 5/55
Black Knight - Tales to Astonish #52, 2/64
Black Knight II - Avengers #48, 1/68
Black Lightning - Black Lightning #1, 4/77
Black Marvel - Mystic Comics #5, 3/41
Black Orchid - Adventure Comics #428, 6-7/73; (new) Black Orchid #1, 12/88
Black Owl - Prize Comics #2, 4/40
Black Panther - Stars & Stripes #3, 7/41
Black Panther - Fantastic Four #52, 7/66
Black Phantom - Tim Holt #25, 9/51
Black Pirate - Sensation Comics #1, 1/42
Black Rider - All Western Winners #2, Win '48-49
Black Spider - Super-Mystery Comics V1#3, 10/40
Black Terror - Exciting Comics #9, 5/41
Black Widow - Mystic Comics #4, 7-8/40
Black Widow - Tales of Suspense #52, 4/64
Blackie the Hawk - Blackhawk #75, 4/54
Blackie the Hawk (re-intro) - Blackhawk #108, 1/57
Blade the Vampire Slayer - Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973
Blok (Legion) - Superboy #253, 7/79
Blonde Phantom - All-Select Comics #11, Fall '46; (re-intro) Sensational She-Hulk #4, 8/89
Blondie - Ace Comics #1, 4/37
Bloodshot (cameo) - Eternal Warrior #4, 11/92; (1st full app.) Rai #0, 11/92
Bloodstone - Marvel Presents #1, 10/75
Blue Beetle (G.A.) - Mystery Men Comics #1, 8/39; (Charlton) Blue Beetle #18, 2/55; (Ted Kord) Captain Atom #83, 11/66; (1st DC app.) Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, 4/85
Blue Blade - USA Comics #5, Sum '42
Blue Blaze - Mystic Comics #1, 3/40
Blue Bolt - Blue Bolt #1, 6/40
Blue Circle - Blue Circle Comics #1, 6/44
Blue Devil - Fury of Firestorm #24, 6/84
Blue Streak - Crash Comics #1, 5/40
Bo Bunny - Funny Stuff #70, 1-2/53
Bobby Benson - Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #1, 5-6/50
Boboes - Marvel Mystery Comics #32, 6/42
Bomba - Bomba, the Jungle Boy #1, 9-10/67
Bombshell - Boy Comics #3, 4/42
Booster Gold - Booster Gold #1, 2/86
Bouncer - Bouncer nn, 1944
Bouncing Boy (Legion) - Action Comics #276, 5/61
Bozo the Robot - Smash Comics #1, 8/39
Brainiac 5 - Action Comics #276, 5/61
Brick Bradford - King Comics #1, 4/36
Broncho Bill - Tip Top Comics #1, 4/36
Brother Power - Brother Power, the Geek #1, 9-10/68; (re-intro) Saga of Swamp Thing Annual #5, 1989
Buck Rogers (in comics) - Famous Funnies #3, 9/34
Buckskin - Super Mystery V2#1, 4/41
Bucky (Captain America's sidekick) - Captain America Comics #1, 3/41; (Silver Age) Avengers #4, 3/64
Bugs Bunny - Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies #1, 1941
Bullet - Amazing Mystery Funnies V3#1, 1/40
Bulletboy - Master Comics #48, 3/44
Bulletman - Nickel Comics #1, 5/40
Bumblebee - Teen Titans (1st series) #48, 1977
Buzzy - All Funny Comics #1, Win '43-44
Buzzy the Crow - Harvey Comics Hits #60, 9/52
B'Wanna Beast - Showcase #66, 2/67
Cable (1st full app.) - New Mutants #87, 3/90; (cameo) New Mutants #86, 2/90
Cain (House of Mystery host) - House of Mystery #176, 10/67
Calico Kid (becomes Ghost Rider) - Tim Holt #6, 5/49
Camilla - Jungle Comics #1, 1/40
Candy - Police Comics #37, 12/44
Captain & the Kids - Famous Comics Cartoon Books #1200, 1934; Tip Top Comics #1, 4/36
Captain Action - Captain Action & Action Boy nn, 1967
Captain Aero - Captain Aero Comics V1#7, 12/41
Captain America - Captain America Comics #1, 3/41; (Silver Age) Strange Tales #114, 11/63; (Acrobat disguised as) Avengers #4, 3/64; (fomerly Super Patriot) Captain America #333, 9/87; (new) Captain America #181, 1/75; (new) (formerly Nomad) Captain America #183, 3/75
Captain Atom (1st DC app.) - Crisis on Infinite Earths #6, 9/85; (new) Captain Atom #84, 1/67; (new) Captain Atom #1 3/87; (S.A.) Space Adventures #33, 3/60
Captain Battle - Silver Streak Comics #10, 5/41
Captain Britain - Captain Britain #1, 3/87; (1st U.S. app.) Marvel Team-Up #65, 1/78
Captain Comet - Strange Adventures #9, 6/51; (re-intro)Secret Society of Super-Villains #2, 7-8/76
Captain Commando - Pep Comics #30, 8/42
Captain Courageous - Banner Comics #3, 9/41
Captain Daring - Buccaneers #19, 1/50; Daring Mystery Comics #7, 4/41
Captain Desmo - Adventure Comics #32, 11/38
Captain Easy - Funnies #1, 10/36; Famous Comics Cartoon Books #1202, 1934
Captain Fearless - Silver Streak Comics #1, 12/39
Captain Fight - Fight Comics #16, 12/41
Captain Flag - Blue Ribbon Comics #16, 9/41
Captain Flash - Captain Flash #1, 11/54
Captain Freedom - Speed Comics #13, 5/41
Captain George Stacy - Amazing Spider-Man #56, 1/68
Captain Marvel (Shazam) - Whiz Comics #1, 2/40; (M.F.Enterprises) Captain Marvel #1, 4/66; (modern) Shazam: the New Beginning #1, 4/87; (new) Legends #1, 11/86; (re-intro) Shazam! #1, 2/73
Captain Marvel II (female) - Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, 1982
Captain Marvel of the Kree - Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 12/67
Captain Marvel, Jr. - Whiz Comics #25, 12/41
Captain Midnight - Funnies #57, 7/41
Captain Savage - Mystery Men Comics #4, 11/39
Captain Storm - Captain Storm #1, 5-6/64
Captain Strong - Action Comics #421, 3/73
Captain Terror - U.S.A. #2, 11/41
Captain Terry Thunder - Jungle Comics #1, 1/40
Captain Thunder - Flash Comics (Fawcett) #1, 1/40
Captain Thunder - Superman #276, 6/74
Captain Triumph - Crack Comics #27, 1/43
Captain Universe - Micronauts #8, 8/79
Captain Victory - Our Flag Comics #1, 8/41
Captain Wizard - Red Band Comics #3, 1945
Captain Wonder - Kid Komics #1, 2/43
Captain Yank - Big Shot Comics #29, 11/42
Casper the Friendly Ghost (1st Harvey app.) - Harvey Comics Hits #60, 9/52; Casper #1, 9/49
Cat - The Cat #1, 11/72
Cat Girl - Adventures of the Fly #9, 11/60
Catman - Crash Comics #5, 11/40
Cave Carson - Brave and the Bold #31, 8-9/60
Cerebus - Cerebus the Aardvark #1, 12/77
Challenger - Mystic Comics #6, 10/41
Chameleon - Target Comics V1#6, 7/40
Chameleon Boy (Legion) - Action Comics #267, 8/60
Champ - Champion Comics #2, 12/39
Changeling (formerly Beast Boy) - New Teen Titans #1, 11/80; (X-Men) X-Men #35, 8/67
Charlie Chan - Feature Comics #23, 8/39
Charlie-27 - Marvel Super Heroes #18, 1/69
Checkmate - Action Comics #598, 3/88
Chemical King (Legion) - Adventure Comics #371, 8/68
Chlorophyll Kid (Legion) - Adventure Comics #306, 2/63
Chop Chop (Blackhawk's sidekick) - Military Comics #3, 10/41
Chuck (Black Fury's aide) - Fantastic Comics #18, 5/41
Cisco Kid - Cisco Kid Comics #1, Win '44
Claw the Unconquered - Claw the Unconquered #1, 5-6/75
Clea - Strange Tales #126, 11/64
Cletus Kasady (1st full app.) - Amazing Spider-Man #345, 3/91; (cameo; becomes Carnage) Amazing Spider-Man #344, 2/91
Clip Carson - Action Comics #14, 7/39
Cloak (Spy Master) - Big Shot Comics #1, 5/40
Cloak & Dagger - Spec. Spider-Man #64, 3/82
Clock - Crack Comics #1, 5/40
Clock - Funny Pages V1#6, 11/36
Clown - Super-Mystery Comics V1#5, 12/40
Clown - Spitfire Comics #1, 8/41
Cobra Kid (Black Cobra's sidekick) - Captain Flight Comics #8, 1946
Colossal Boy (Legion) - Action Comics #267, 8/60
Colossus Tales of Suspense #14, 2/61; Giant-Size X-Men #1, Sum '75
Combat Kelly Combat Kelly #1, 11/51; (new) Combat Kelly #1, 6/72
Comet - Pep Comics #1, 1/40; (re-intro) Comet #1, 10/83; (S.A.) Advent. of the Fly #30, 10/64
Commando Yank - Wow Comics #6, 7/15/42
Commissioner Gordon - Detective Comics #27, 5/39
Conan, the Barbarian (1st in comics) - Conan, the Barbarian #1, 10/70
Concrete - Dark Horse Presents #1, 7/86
Congo Bill - More Fun Comics #56, 6/40
Congorilla - Action Comics #248, 1/59
Conqueror, The - Victory Comics #1, 8/41
Cookie - Topsy-Turvy #1, 4/45
Corporal Collins - Blue Ribbon Comics #2, 12/39
Cosmic Boy (Legion) - Adventure Comics #247, 4/58
Cosmo Cat - All Top Comics #1, 1945
Cosmo Mann - Bang-Up Comics #1, 12/41
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise - Detective Comics #1, 3/37
Cotton Carver - Adventure Comics #50, 5/40
Cougar - The Cougar #1, 4/75
Creeper - Showcase #73, 3-4/67
Crimebuster - Boy Comics #3, 4/42
Crimson Avenger - Detective Comics #20, 10/38
Crusader - Aquaman #56, 3-4/71; (formerly old Marvel Boy) Fantastic Four #164, 11/75
Crypt Keeper - Crime Patrol #15, 12-1/49-50
Crystal - Fantastic Four #45, 12/65
Cyborg (New Teen Titans) - DC Comics Presents #26, 10/80
Cyclone - Whirlwind Comics #1, 6/40
Cyclops - X-Men #1, 9/63
Cyclotronic Man - Black Lightning #4, 7/77
D-Man - Captain America #328, 4/86
Daffy Duck - Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies #1, 1941
Daimon Hellstrom (1st full app.) - Ghost Rider #2, 10/73; (cameo) (Son of Satan) Ghost Rider #1, 9/73
Daisy Duck (back cover only) - Large Feature Comic #16, 6/41
Dale Daring - Adventure Comics #32, 11/38
Dan Hastings - Star Comics #1, 2/37
Danny Chase - New Teen Titans Annual #3, 1987 (indica says 1986)
Daredevil - Silver Streak Comics #6, 9/40 (blue & yellow costume)
Daredevil - Daredevil #1, 4/64
Darkhawk - Darkhawk #1, 3/91
Darklon the Mystic - Eerie #79, 11/76
Dart & sidekick Ace - Weird Comics #5, 8/40
David (Samson's aide) - Fantastic Comics #10, 9/40
Dawnstar - (Legion) - Superboy #226, 4/77
Dazzler - X-Men #130, 2/80
Deadman - Strange Adventures #205, 10/67
Deadpool - New Mutants #98, 2/91
Death - Sandman #8, 8/89
Death's Head (new) (1 pg. strip on back-c) - Dragon's Claws #3, 9/88; (new) (1st full app.) Dragon's Claws #5, 11/88
Deathlok the Demolisher - Astonishing Tales #25, 8/74
Deathstroke the Terminator - New Teen Titans #2, 12/80; (1st solo story) New Titans #70, 10/90
Demon - Demon #1, 8-9/72
Dennis the Menace - Dennis the Menace #1, 8/53
Deputy Dawg - New Terrytoons #1, 6-8/60
Destroyer, The - USA Comics #6, 12/42
Destroyer - Invaders #16, 5/77; Mystic Comics #6, 10/41
Destroyer Duck - Destroyer Duck #1, 2/82
Destructor - The Destructor #1, 2/75
Devil-Slayer - Marvel Spotlight #33, 4/77
Dial "H" for Hero (Robby Reed) - House of Mystery #156, 11-12/65
Dick Cole - Blue Bolt #1, 6/40
Dick Tracy (1st comic book app.) - Popular Comics #1, 2/36
Dixie Dugan - Feature Funnies #1, 10/37
Doc Samson - Incredible Hulk #141, 7/71
Doc Savage (1st in comics) - Shadow Comics #1, 3/40; (pulp-1st app.) 3/33
Doc Strong - Blue Ribbon Comics #4, 6/40
Doctor (Dr. Who) (American debut) - Marvel Premiere #57, 12/80
Doctor Fate (female) - Doctor Fate #25, 2/91
Doctor Midnight (new) - Infinity, Inc. #21, 12/85
Doctor Solar - Doctor Solar #1, 10/62; (1st in costume) Doctor Solar #5, 1963
Doctor Strange - Strange Tales #110, 7/63
Dodo & the Frog - Funny Stuff #18, 2/47
Doiby Dickles (Green Lantern's side-kick) - All-American Comics #27, 6/41
Doll Man - Feature Comics #27, 12/39
Dolphin (of Forgotten Heroes) - Showcase #79, 12/68
Dominic Fortune - Marvel Preview #2, 1975; (1st color app.) Marvel Premiere #56, 10/80; (new) Iron Man #213, 12/86
Domino - New Mutants #98, 2/91
Donald Duck - The Wise Little Hen, 1934
Don Winslow - Popular Comics #1, 2/36
Doodles Duck - Dodo & the Frog #80, 9-10/54
Dotty & Ditto - Top-Notch Comics #33, 2/43
Dr. Fate - More Fun Comics #55, 5/40; (Silver Age) Justice League of America #21
Dr. Hypno - Amazing-Man Comics #14, 7/40
Dr. Mid-Nite (1st story app.) - All-American Comics #25, 4/41; (text only) All-American Comics #24, 3/41
Dr. Mystic (Superman prototype) - Comics Magazine #1, 5/36
Dr. Neff, Ghost Breaker - Red Dragon Comics #3, 5/48
Dr. Occult - New Fun Comics #6, 10/35; (1st in color & 1st DC app.) More Fun Comics #14, 10/36
Dr. Specktor - Mystery Comics Digest #5, 7/72
Dr. Strange - Thrilling Comics #1, 2/40
Dr. Strange - Strange Tales #110, 7/63
Dracula - Tomb of Dracula #1, 4/72; Dracula #2, 11/66
Dragon (1st full app.) - Megaton #3, 2/86; (cameo)(later Savage Dragon) Megaton #2, 10/85
Drax the Destroyer - Iron Man #55, 2/73
Dreadstar - Epic Illustrated #15, 12/82
Dream Girl (Legion) - Adventure Comics #317, 2/64
Duo Damsel (Legion) (formerly Triplicate Girl) - Adventure Comics #341, 2/66
Duplicate Boy - Adventure Comics #324
Dusty (Shield's sidekick) - Pep Comics #11, 1/41
Dynamic Man - Mystic Comics #1, 3/40
Dynamite Thor - Blue Beetle #6, 3-4/41
Dynamo - Thunder Agents #1, 11/65; (Electro #1 only) Science Comics #1, 2/40
Dynamo, The Eagle - Weird Comics #8, 11/40


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