When We First Met #12

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #11

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #10

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #9

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #8

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #7

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #6

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #5

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #4

Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #3

Today begins a MONTH of “When We First Met”! Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.” Stuff like that. Here is an archive of what I’ve featured so far.

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When We First Met #2

This is the second in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of pieces showing you the first appearance of stuff that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.”

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When We First Met #1

This is the first in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of pieces showing you the first appearance of stuff that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny” or “the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter.”

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NOTE: Those examples are specifically the three things I’m showing you today, don’t ya know…
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When We First Met Archive

This is an archive of all the installments of “When We First Met,” which examines the first appearance of various parts of comic book lore.

1. First appearance of Batman’s giant penny, first appearance of the “Half-Spider-Man mask” and first appearance of “Avengers Assemble!”

2. First appearance of Life Model Decoys, first appearance (and use) of Jimmy Olsen’s signal watch and first appearance of “It’s clobberin’ time!”

3. First appearance of Batman’s giant dinosaur, first time Peter Parker kissed a girl and first appearance of Perry White.

4. First in-story reference to Cap’s Kooky Quartet, first appearance of Uncle Scrooge’s first dime and first time Johnny Storm said “flame on!”

5. First appearance of S.T.A.R. Labs, first “snikt” and first time Bruce Wayne was referred to as a billionaire.

6. First appearance of the Daily Bugle, first appearance of Arkham Asylum (including first time a super-villain escaped from Arkham) and first person other than Thor and Odin to lift Mjolnir.

7. First “Spider-Man: Threat or Menace?” headline, first appearance of the batarang, first appearance of the Junior Woodchuck Guidebook

8. First appearance of the boxing glove arrow, first time Hulk said “puny humans” and first appearance of Pete Ross.

9. First time Aquaman was called Arthur Curry, first time Cyclops was referred to as “Slim” and first appearance of Vicki Vale

10. First “Bwah Ha Ha Ha,” first time Psylocke explained to us how her psychic knife is the “focused totality of her telepathic powers” and first Appearance of the Beagle Boys

11. First Alfred the Butler, first Thin Alfred and first Alfred Pennyworth

12. First “Fastball Special,” introduction of Batman’s Utility Belt and first Appearance of Edwin Jarvis

13. First time Reed and Sue kissed, First time Robby Reed said “Sockamagee!” and first appearance of the S.H.I.E.L.D. barber chair entrance

14. First time Strange said “By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth!”, first appearance of the Eye of Agamotto and irst appearance of the cloak of levitation

15. First Appearance of Oracle, first time Oracle began Batman’s source of information and first interaction Barbara Gordon had with Dick Grayson as Oracle.

16. First Appearance of Gladstone Gander, first appearance of Lucy Lane and first appearance of the Jordan brothers

17. First Appearance of Martian Manhunter as a traditional superhero, first mention of the Martian god H’ronmeer and first mention of J’onn’s love of Oreos

18. First mention of Earth-616, first mention of the Wayne Foundation and first appearance of Steve Lombard

19. First appearance of the Batmobile, first appearance of Thing’s Aunt Petunia and first mention of Superman as the “Man of Steel”

20. First Appearance of the Guardians, first Appearance of Kilowog and first Appearance of Ganthet

21. First Appearance of Katma Tui, first Appearance of Ch’p and first Appearance of G’nort

22. First appearance of vibranium, first appearance of Adamantium and first mention of Captain America’s shield as an adamantium/vibranium alloy

23. First time Deadpool broke the fourth wall, first mention of Oliver Queen’s famous chili and first appearance of Deadshot

24. First Appearance of Krypto, first Appearance of Ace, the Bat-Hound and first Appearance of Streaky

25. First appearance/birth of Aquababy, first appearance/birth of Luna and first appearance/birth of Aleea Strange

26. First Appearance of Sue Dibny, first Appearance of Jean Loring and first Appearance of Big Barda

27. First time Spider-Man used his webs to create an object like a parachute/First time Spider-Man ran out of web fluid, first time Hector Hammond had the giant noggin and first time Riddler wore the green question mark dress suit and bowler hat

28. First appearance of Bat-Signal, first time Krypto “talked” via thought balloons and first time Nightcrawler’s teleportations were accompanied by a “BAMF!” sound effect

29. First reference to Batman living in Gotham City, first appearance of the famous “In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night” Green Lantern Oath and first reference to the Hulk getting stronger as he gets madder

30. First time Lois Lane showed an interest in Superman’s true identity, first time Lois Lane considered Clark Kent was Superman and first time Lois set out to prove Clark Kent was Superman

31. First time Hulk said “Hulk Smash”, first time Hulk said “Hulk is the strongest one there is” and first time Thor’s hammer is called Mjolnir

32. First time Wolverine said “bub,” first time Wolverine went into berserker rage, first time we learned Wolverine’s claws are part of his body, irst time Wolverine called Jean Grey “red,” first time we learn that Wolverine’s name is Logan, first time we learn that Wolverine has a healing power and first time Wolverine says “I’m the best there is at what I do”

33. First appearance of the Fortress of Solitude, first mention of Cyttorak and first time the Invisible Girl used her force fields.

34. First usage of Spider-Man’s Spider-Sense, first time Spider-Man’s Spider-Sense tingled, first appearance of Leslie Thompkins, first time Lana Lang appeared as an adult

35. First time Punisher killed someon, first Punisher origin and first time “Frank Castle” is named

36. First appearance of green kryptonite, first appearance of red kryptonite, first time red kryptonite was shown to have various effects on Superman

37. First appearance of Avengers mansion, first appearance of the Avengers quinjet, first time an Avenger revealed his or her secret identity, first appearance of the Avengers identicard and the beginning of the Wonder Man/Beast friendship

38. First appearance of the Darkhold, first appearance of the Serpent Crown and first appearance of the Casket of Ancient Winters

39. First appearance of Pop Tate’s soda shop, first appearance of the Coffee Bean and first appearance of Harry’s Hideaway

40. First appearance of the Dominators, first appearance of the Rigellians and first appearance of the Badoon

41. First appearance of “thwip,” first appearance of “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” and first appearance of Spider-tracers

42. First Legion Clubhouse, First Justice League Secret Sanctuary, First Justice League Satellite and First Baxter Building

43. First Invisible Jet, First Diana Prince and First Time Wonder Woman Exclaimed “Merciful Minerva!”

44. First time Batman vanished on Commissioner Gordon, first time the Thing called the Human Torch “match stick” and the first time he called Mr. Fantastic “stretch”

45. First time Peter Parker sold photos to the Daily Bugle, the first time Spider-Man left a note for the police with tied-up crook(s), the first appearance of Spider-Man’s Spider-Signal and the first time Spidey was drawn without the webs underneath his arms.

46. First appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes “No duplicate powers” rule, first time Arkham Asylum was located in Gotham City and the first time Flash Thompson was in the Army

46. First Peanuts strip, first appearance of Snoopy, first appearances of Linus and Lucy and first time Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown

47. First Catwoman appearance, First masked Catwoman, First Batman/Catwoman Kiss, First Classic Outfit Catwoman and First Selina Kyle

48. First appearance of Beetle Bailey, when Beetle enlisted in the Army, first appearance of Sarge and the first time Beetle had to hide a cake his mother sent him from home

49. First Joe Kubert art, First appearance of Tor, First appearance of Sgt. Rock prototype, First appearance of Sgt. Rock proper, First appearance of Enemy Ace, First appearance of Unknown Soldier and first Tarzan art by Kubert

50. First Hi and Lois appearance, First Hi and Lois comic strip, First appearance of Luann and her first comic strip, first appearances of all of Luann’s supporting cast

51. First Roy Harper, First Cheshire, First Lian Harper

52. First Latveria, First Transia and First Symkaria

53. First Modora, First Vlatava, First Zandia and First Markovia.

54. First Punisher’s Battle Van, First Hawkeye’s Sky Cycle and First Moon Knight Chopper

55. First Mariko, First Morgan Stark and First Kristy Watson

56. First Time Bubble, First Legion Flight Ring, First Science Police, First Interlac, First Inerton and First Miracle Machine

57. First Ivan Petrovich, First Ubu and First Major Wintergreen

58. First Query and Echo, First Bane henchmen and First Magneto’s Acolytes

59. First appearances of Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Renee Montoya, Sarah Essen, Crispus Allen, Clancy O’Hara and Mackenzie “Hardback” Bock

60. First appearances of Baroness Von Gunther, Duke of Deception, Doctor Psycho, Cheetah and the Angle Man

61. First appearances of Jane Foster, Loki, Heimdall, Odin, Balder, Sif and the Warriors Three

62. First appearances of Liz Allan, Betty Brant, Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, Felicia Hardy, Marcy Kane, Debra Whitman, Glory Grant, Jill Stacy, Michelle Gonzales and Carlie Cooper

63. First appearances of the cast of Calvin and Hobbes

64. First Jennifer Kale, First Topaz, First Satana and First Agatha Harkness

65. First instances of death in Batman comics

66. First appearances of G.W. Bridge, Maria Hill and Daisy Johnson

67. First appearances of Jimmy Woo, Jasper Sitwell, La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine and Clay Quartermain

68. First appearance of John Garrett, Mikel Fury, Abigail Brand, Nick Fury Jr. and Phil Coulson

69. First appearances of the cast of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman

70. All of Iron Man’s Armors!