GRADING
GUIDE

GLOSSARY
TERMS

FIRST
APPEARANCES

Sabre - Eclipse Graphic Album Series #1, 10/78
Sabrina the Teen-age Witch - Archie's Madhouse #22, 10/62
Sad Sack - True Comics #55, 12/46
Saint, The - Silver Streak Comics #18, 2/42
Samson - Fantastic Comics #1, 12/39
Sandman (1st published app.) - New York World's Fair nn, 1939; (1st app. in S.A.) Justice League of America #46, 8/66; (1st conceived story) Adventure Comics #40, 7/39; (modern) Sandman (2nd Series) #1, 1/89
Sandy the Golden Boy - Adventure Comics #69, 12/41
Sarge Steel - Sarge Steel #1, 12/64
Sargon The Sorcerer - All American Comics #26, 5/41
Sasquatch - X-Men #120, 4/79
Satana - Vampire Tales #2, 10/73
Saturn Girl - Adventure Comics #247, 4/58
Scalphunter - Weird Western Tales #39, 3-4/77
Scarlet Avenger - Zip Comics #1, 2/40
Scarlet Witch - X-Men #4, 3/64
Scorpion - Scorpion #1, 2/75
Scribbly - Funnies #2, 11/36
Sensor Girl (Legion) - Legion of Super-Heroes #14, 9/85
Sergeant Spook - Blue Bolt #1, 6/40
Sgt. Bilko - Sgt. Bilko #1, 5-6/57
Sgt. Fury (becomes Nick Fury of Shield) - Sgt. Fury #1, 5/63
Sgt. Rock - Our Army at War #81, 4/59
Sgt. Rock (by Kubert & Kanigher) - Our Army at War #83, 6/59
Shade the Changing Man - Shade #1, 6-7/77
Shadow (1st in comics) - Shadow Comics #1, 3/40; (DC) The Shadow #1,10-11/73
Shadowcat - X-Men #129, 10/80
Shadow Lass (Legion) - Adventure Comics #365, 2/68
Shadow, Jr. - Shadow Comics V6#9, 12/46
Shadowhawk - Youngblood #2, 6/92
Shadowman - Shadowman #1, 5/92; (cameo) X-O Manowar #4, 5/92
Shang-Chi (Master of Kung-Fu) - Special Marvel Edition #15, 12/73
Shanna, the She-Devil - Shanna, the She-Devil #1, 12/72
Shakira - Warlord #32, 4/80
Sharon Carter - Tales of Suspense #75 (formerly Agent 13), 3/66
Shatterstar (of X-Force) (cameo) - New Mutants Annual #6, 1990
Shazam (Captain Marvel) - Shazam #1, 2/73
She-Bat - Detective Comics #424, 6/72
She-Hulk - Savage She-Hulk #1, 2/80
Sheena - Jumbo Comics #1, 9/38
Sherlock Holmes - Classic Comics #33, 1/47
Shield - Pep Comics #1, 1/40; (S.A.) Adventures of the Fly #8, 9/60
Shiera Sanders (later becomes Hawkgirl) - Flash Comics #1, 1/40
Shining Knight - Adventure Comics #66, 9/41
Shock Gibson - Speed Comics #1, 10/39
Shrinking Violet (Legion) - Action Comics #276, 5/61
Sif - Journey Into Mystery #102, 3/64
Silent Knight - Brave and the Bold #1, 8-9/55
Silly Seal - Krazy Komics #1, 7/42
Silver Fox Blue - Ribbon Comics #2, 12/39
Silver Knight - Wonder Comics #18, 6/48
Silver Sable - Amazing Spider-Man #265, 6/85
Silver Streak - Silver Streak Comics #3, 3/40
Silver Surfer - Fantastic Four #48, 3/66
Siryn (of X-Force) - Spider-Woman #37, 4/81
Skippy - Skippy's Own Book Of Comics, 1934
Skull the Slayer - Skull, the Slayer #1, 8/75
Sky Wizard - Miracle Comics #1, 2/40
Skyman - Big Shot Comics #1, 5/40; (formerly Star Spangled Kid) Infinity, Inc. #31, 10/86
Skywolf - Air Fighters Comics V1#2, 11/42
Slam Bradley - Detective Comics #1, 3/37
Sleepwalker - Sleepwalker #1, 6/91
Snapper Carr - Brave and the Bold #28,2-3/60
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs - Mickey Mouse Magazine V3#3, 12/37
Socko Strong - Adventure Comics #40, 7/39
Solomon Kane (1st color app.) - Marvel Premiere #33, 12/76
Son Of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom) (cameo) - Ghost Rider #1, 9/73; (full app.) #2, 10/73
Son of Vulcan - Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46, 5/65
Space Ace - Manhunt! #1, 10/47
Space Cabbie - Mystery In Space #21, 8-9/54
Space Museum - Strange Adventures #104, 5/59
Space Ranger - Showcase #15, 7-8/58
Sparkler, The - Super Spy #1, 10/40
Sparkman - Sparkler Comics #1, 7/41
Sparky (Blue Beetle's sidekick) - Blue Beetle #14, 9/42; (Red Blazer's sidekick) All-New Comics #6, 1/44
Sparky Watts - Big Shot Comics #14, 6/41
Spawn - Spawn #1, 5/92
Spectre (1st full app. in costume) - More Fun Comics #54, 4/40; (in costume splash panel) More Fun Comics #52, 2/40; (S.A.) Showcase #60, 1-2/66; (in costume in one panel ad) More Fun Comics #51, 1/40
Speed Centaur - Amazing Mystery Funnies V2#8, 8/39
Speed Saunders - Detective Comics #1, 3/37
Speed Spaulding - Famous Funnies #72, 7/40
Speedball - Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22, 1988
Speedboy (Fighting America's sidekick) - Fighting American #1, 4-5/54
Speedy (Green Arrow's sidekick) - More Fun Comics #73, 11/41
Spencer Smythe - Amazing Spider-Man #25, 6/65
Spider-Girl - What If...? #105, 2/98
Spider-Man - Amazing Fantasy #15, 8-9/62; (cosmic) Spectacular Spider-Man #158, 12/89
Spider-Man (black costume) - Amazing Spider-Man #252, 5/84
Spider-Man 2099 - Amazing Spider-Man #365, 8/92
Spider-Woman - Marvel Spotlight #32, 2/77; (new) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #7, 11/84
Spirit - Spirit nn, 6/40; (1st comic book app.) Police Comics #11, 9/42
Spooky - Casper, the Friendly Ghost #10, 6/53
Spy Smasher - Whiz Comics #1, 2/40
Stalker - Stalker #1, 6-7/75
Stanley & His Monster - Fox and the Crow #95, 12-1/65-66
Star Boy (Legion) - Adventure Comics #282, 3/61
Starfire (Teen Titans) - Teen Titans #18, 11-12/68; (new) (New Teen Titans) DC Comics Presents #26, 10/80
Starfox - Iron Man #55, 2/73
Starhawk (1st full app.) - Defenders #28, 10/75; (cameo) Defenders #27, 9/75; (re-intro) Guardians of the Galaxy #22, 3/92
Star-Lord - Marvel Preview #4, 11/75
Starman - Adventure Comics #61, 4/41; (1st app. in S.A.) Justice League of America #29, 8/64; (new) First Issue Special #12, 3/76
Star Sapphire - All-Flash #32, 12-1/47-48; (formerly Ferris) Green Lantern #16, 10/62; (re-intro, 1st full app.) Green Lantern #191, 8/85; (re-intro, cameo) Green Lantern #191, 8/85
Starslayer - Starslayer #1, 2/82
Star Spangled Kid - Action Comics #40, 9/41
Stars and Stripes - Stars and Stripes Comics #4, 9/41
Star Spangled Kid - Star Spangled Comics #1, 10/41
Steel Fist - Blue Circle Comics #1, 6/44
Steel Sterling - Zip Comics #1, 2/40; (Silver Age) Fly Man #39, 9/66
Steel the Indestructable Man - Steel #1, 3/78; (re-intro) All Star Squadron #8, 4/82
Steve Conrad Adventurer - Adventure Comics #47, 2/40
Stone Boy - Adventure Comics #306, 2/63
Storm - Giant-Size X-Men #1, Sum '75
Stormy Foster, the Great Defender - Hit Comics #18, 12/41
Straight Arrow - Straight Arrow #1, 2-3/50
Stranger - X-Men #11, 5/65
Stratosphere Jim - Crackajack Funnies #18, 12/39
Stripesy - Action Comics #40, 9/41
Strongman - Crash Comics #1, 5/40
Stuff (Vigilante sidekick) - Action Comics #45, 2/42
Stumbo the Giant - Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #2, 12/57
Stuntman - Stuntman #1, 4-5/46
Stuntman Stetson - Feature Comics #140, 11/49
Sub-Mariner (1st newsstand app.) - Marvel Comics #1, 10-11/39; (1st published app.) Motion Pic.Funnies Weekly #1, 1939; (Silver Age) FantasticFour #4, 5/62; (new) Namor, the Sub-Mariner #26, 5/92
Sub-Zero Man - Blue Bolt #1, 6/40
Sun Boy (Legion) - Action Comics #276, 5/61
Sunfire (X-Men) - X-Men #64, 1/70
Super American - Fight Comics #15, 10/41
Superbaby - Superboy #8, 5-6/50
Superboy - More Fun Comics #101, 1-2/45
Super Cat - Animal Crackers #1, 1946
Super Duck - Jolly Jingles #10, Sum '43; (re-intro) Laugh #24
Supergirl - Action Comics #252, 5/59; (re-intro) Action Comics #674, 2/92; (tryout only) Superboy #5, 11-12/49
Super Mouse - Coo Coo Comics #1, 10/42
Super Patriot - Nick Fury Agent of Shield #13, 6/69; (new) Captain America #323, 11/86
Super Rabbit - Comedy Comics #14, 3/43
Super Richie - Richie Rich Millions #68, 11/74
Superichie - Superichie #5, 10/76
Superkatt - Giggle #9, 6/44
Superman - Action Comics #1, 6/38
Superman, Jr. - World's Finest Comics #215, 10/72
Supersnipe - Shadow Comics V2#3, 3/42
Superwoman - DC Comics Presents Annual #2, 7/83
Supreme - Youngblood #3, 10/92
Swamp Thing - House of Secrets #92, 6-7/71
Swift Deer (J. Thunder's sidekick) - All-American Western #113, 4-5/50
Sword - Captain Courageous Comics #6, 3/42; Super-Mystery Comics V3#3, 1/43
T-Man - Police Comics #103, 12/50
Tailspin Tommy - Tailspin Tommy Story & Picture Book #266, 1931; (1st in comic book format) Funnies #1, 10/36
Tank Killer - G. I. Combat #67, 12/58
Tarantula - All-Star Comics #1, 10/41
Target - Target Comics V1#10, 11/40
Targitt (in costume) - Targitt #2, 6/75; (no costume) Targitt #1, 3/75
Tarzan - Tarzan Book #1, 1929; (1st comic book app.) Tip Top Comics #1, 4/36
Tellus (Legion) - Legion of Super-Heroes #14, 9/85
Terminator - Rust #12, 8/88
Terra (New Teen Titan) - New Teen Titans #26, 12/82
Terra-Man - Superman #249, 12/71
Terry & The Pirates - Popular Comics #1, 2/36
Tessie the Typist - Joker Comics #2, 6/42
Tex Thompson (becomes Mr. America) - Action Comics #1, 6/38
Thing (Ben Grimm) - Fantastic Four #1, 11/61
Thongor - Creatures On The Loose #22, 1973
Thor (Beta Ray Bill) - Thor #337, 11/83; (Dargo) Thor #384, 10/87; (Donald Blake) Journey Into Mystery #83, 8/62; (Eric Masterson) Thor #433, 6/91
Thorndike (becomes Hourman's aide) - Adventure Comics #74, 5/42
Three Lt. Marvels - Whiz # 21, 9/41; (re-intro) Shazam! #30, 7-8/77
Three-D Man - Marvel Premiere #35, 4/77
Thunderbird - Giant-Size X-Men #1, Sum '75
Thunderbolt - Power Man #41, 10/76; (1st DC app.) Crisis on Infinite Earths #6, 9/85; (Jonni Thunder) Jonni Thunder #1, 2/85; (Peter Cannon) Thunderbolt #1, 1/66
Thunderbunny - Charlton Bullseye #6, 12/81
Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson) - Thor #459, 2/93
Tick - Tick #1, 6/88
Tiger Girl - Fight Comics #32, 6/44
Tigra - Startling Comics #45, 5/47
Tigra (formerly The Cat) - Giant-Size Creatures #1, 5/75
Tim (Black Terror's sidekick) - Exciting Comics #9, 5/41
Timber Wolf (Legion) - Adventure Comics #327, 12/64
Timecop - Dark Horse Comics #1,8/82
Timothy Drake - Batman #436, 8/89; (1st in Robin costume) Batman #442, 1990
Timothy the Ghost - Zoo Funnies #1, 7/53
TNT & Dan the Dyna-Mite - World's Finest Comics #5, Spr '42
Todd Hunter - Adventure Comics #32, 11/38
Tom & Jerry - Our Gang Comics #1, 9-10/42
Tom Brent - Adventure Comics #32, 11/38
Tom Mix - The Comics #1, 3/37
Tomahawk Star - Spangled Comics #69, 6/47
Tommy the Amazing Kid - Amazing-Man Comics #23, 8/41
Tommy Tomorrow - Real Fact Comics #6, 1-2/47
Tony Trent (The Face) - Big Shot Comics #1, 5/40
Tor - One Million Years Ago #1, 9/53
Torchy - Doll Man Quarterly #8, Spr '46
Toro (Human Torch's sidekick) - Human Torch #2(#1), Fall '40; (modern) Sub-Mariner #14, 6/69
Torpedo (new) - Daredevil #126, 9/75
Tragg - Mystery Comics Digest #3, 1972
Trail Colt - Manhunt! #8, 5/48
Triplicate Girl (Legion) - Action Comics #276, 5/61
Tubby - King Comics #46, 2/40; Marge's Little Lulu Four Color #74, 1945
Tuk the Cave Boy - Captain America Comics #1, 3/41
Turbo - New Warriors #28, 10/92
Turok - Turok Four Color #596, 12/54; (re-intro in Valiant Universe) Magnus Robot Fighter #12, 5/92
Two Gun Kid - Two Gun Kid #1, 3/48
Ty-Gor, Son of the Tiger - Blue Ribbon Comics #4, 6/40
Tygra - Startling Comics #45, 5/47
Tyroc (Legion) - Superboy #216, 4/76
U.S. Agent - Captain America #354, 6/89
Ultra Boy (Legion) - Superboy #98, 7/62
Ultra Man (Gary Concord) - All-American Comics #8, 11/9
Uncle Ben - Amazing Fantasy #15, 8-9/62
Uncle Marvel - Wow Comics #18, 10/43
Uncle Sam - National Comics #1, 7/40
Uncle Scrooge - Donald Duck 4-Color #178, 12/47
Underdog - Underdog #1, 7/70
Union Jack I - Invaders #7, 7/76
Union Jack II - Invaders #20, 9/77
Union Jack III - Captain America #254, 2/81
Unknown Soldier - Star Spangled War Stories #151, 6-7/70
Untouchables - Four Color 1237, 10-12/61
Usagi Yojimbo - Albedo #1, 4/85
U.S. Jones - Wonderworld #28, 8/41
Val - Strange Tales #159, 8/67
Valkyrie - Air Fighters Comics V2#2,11/43
Vampirella - Vampirella #1, 9/69
Vanessa (Kingpin's wife) - Amazing Spider-Man #83, 4/70
Vanguard - New Teen Titans Annual #1, 1985; Iron Man #109, Apr '78; Megaton #1, 11/83
Vault Keeper - War Against Crime #10, 12-1/49-50
Veiled Avenger - Spotlight Comics #1, 11/44
Venus - Venus #1, 8/48
Veronica Lodge - Pep Comics #26, 4/42
Vicki Vale - Batman #45, 2-3/48
Victoria Bentley - Strange Tales #114, 11/63
Victory Boys - USA Comics #5, Sum '42
Vigilante - Action Comics #42, 11/41; (female) (1st full app.) Deathstroke: the Terminator #10, 5/92; (female) (cameo) Deathstroke: the Terminator #9, 4/92; (modern, in costume) New Teen Titans Annual #2, 1985; (modern, not in costume) New Teen Titans #23, 9/82; (S.A.) Justice League of America #78, 2/70
Viking Prince - Brave and the Bold #1, 8-9/55
Vindicator (formerly Weapon Alpha & later becomes Guardian) - X-Men #120, 4/79
Vision (G.A.)- Marvel Mystery Comics #13, 11/40; (S.A.) Avengers #57, 10/68
Vixen - Action Comics #521, 7/81
Voice, The - Popular Comics #51, 5/40
Voltage, Man of Lightning - Fat & Slat #1, Sum '47
Vulcan - Super-Mystery Comics V1#1, 7/40
Wagon Train - Four Color #895, 3/58
Wambi, Jungle Boy - Jungle Comics #1, 1/40
Warlock (Him) (cameo) - Fantastic Four #67, 10/67; (Him) (full app.) Thor #165, 6/69; (new) New Mutants #18, 8/84; (re-intro) Silver Surfer #46, 2/91
Warlord - First Issue Special #8, 11/75
Warpath (with costume) - X-Men #193, 5/85; (without costume) New Mutants #16, 6/84
Wash Tubbs - Famous Comics Cartoon Books #1202, 1934
Wasp, The - Speed Comics #12, 3/41
Wasp - Tales to Astonish #44, 6/63
Wasplet (Hooded Wasp's sidekick) - Shadow Comics #7, 11/40
Watcher - Fantastic Four #13, 4/63
Waverider - Armageddon 2001 #1, 5/91
Weapon Alpha (becomes Vindicator) - X-Men #109, 2/78
Web - Zip Comics #27, 7/42; (S.A.) Fly Man #36, 3/66
Wendigo - Incredible Hulk #162, 4/73
Wendy the Good Little Witch - Casper, the Friendly Ghost #20, 1954
Werewolf - Werewolf #1, 12/66
Werewolf by Night - Marvel Spotlight #2, 1/72
Whirlybats - Detective Comics #257, 7/58
White Rider & Super Horse - Blue Bolt #1, 6/40
White Streak - Target Comics V1#1, 2/40
White Tiger - Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #19, 1/76
White Witch (Legion) - Adventure Comics #351, 12/66
Whizzer, The - USA Comics #1, 8/41; (modern) Giant-Size Avengers #1, 8/74
Whizzer McGee (Phantasmo's sidekick) - Funnies #45, 7/40
Wiggles the Wonderworm - Taffy Comics #1, 3/45
Wilbur - Zip Comics #18, 9/41
Wild Bill Elliott - Four Color #278, 5/50
Wildcat - Sensation Comics #1, 1/42; (S.A.) Brave and the Bold #62, 10-11/65
Wildfire (formerly Erg-1) - Superboy #201, 4/74
Will O' the Wisp - Amazing Spider-Man #167, 4/77
Willie - Gay Comics #1, Mar '44
Winky, Blinky & Noddy - All-Flash #5, Sum '42
Witchblade - Cyblade/Shi #1, 1995
Witness - Mystic Comics #7, 12/40
Wizard - Top-Notch Comics #1, 12/39; (S.A.) Fly Man #33, 9/65
Wizard - Strange Tales #102, 11/62
Wolverine (1st full app.) - Incredible Hulk #181, 11/74; (cameo) Incredible Hulk #180, 10/74
Wonder Boy - Blue Bolt #1, 6/40; National Comics #1, 7/40
Wonder Boy - Bomber Comics #1, 3/44
Wonder Duck - Wonder Duck #1, 9/49
Wonder Girl - Wonder Woman #107, 7/61; (new) (Teen Titan) Brave and the Bold #60, 6-7/65
Wonder Man - Startling Comics #1, 6/40
Wonderman - Wonder Comics #9, 1945
Wonder Man - Avengers #9, 10/64; Wonder Comics #1, 5/39; (re-intro) Avengers #151, 9/76
Wonder Tot - Wonder Woman #122, 5/61
Wonder Woman - All Star Comics #8, 12-1/41-42; (Orana) Wonder Woman #250, 12/78
Wonder Woman Family - Wonder Woman #124, 12/62
Wonderman (Brad Spencer) - Mystery Comics #1, 1944
Wong - Strange Tales #110, 7/63
Woodgod - Marvel Premiere #31, 8/76
Woody Woodpecker - Funnies #64, 5/42
Woozy Winks - Police Comics #13, 11/42
X-O Manowar - X-O Manowar #1, 2/92
XS (Legion) - Legionnaires #0, 10/94
Yank and Doodle - Prize Comics #13, 8/41
Yankee Doodle Jones - Yankee Comics #1, 9/41
Yarko the Great, Master Magician - Wonder Comics #2, 6/39
Yellow Claw - Yellow Claw #1, 10/56
Yellowjacket - Yellowjacket #1, 9/44
Yellowjacket - Avengers #59, 12/68; (formerly Goliath) Avengers #63, 4/69
Yogi Bear - Four Color #1067, 12-2/59-60
Yosemite Sam - Yosemite Sam #1, 12/70
Zanzibar - Mystery Men Comics #1, 8/39
Zardi, the Eternal Man - Amazing-Man Comics #11, 4/40
Zatanna - Hawkman #4, 10-11/64
Zatara - Action Comics #1, 6/38
Zebra - All-New Comics #7, 3/44; Pocket Comics #1, 8/41
Zegra, Jungle Empress - Zegra #2, 10/48
Ziggy Pig - Krazy Komics #1, 7/42
Zombie - Menace #5, 7/53
Zorro - Zorro Four Color #228, 5/49


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