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The best runs of X-23: where to start reading
Innocence Lost, Target X, All-New Wolverine, Marjorie Liu, Mariko Tamaki: what each series brings and in what order to approach them.
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Collector's Guide
War Machine's best runs: O'Neil, Michelinie, Pak
Denny O'Neil (1983-1985) where Rhodes IS Iron Man, Michelinie-Byrne-Layton (1979), the 1994 solo series, Greg Pak (2009). Short windows, therefore complete.
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Storm's best runs: Claremont, Pak, Hudlin
Chris Claremont (1975-1991), Greg Pak (2014), Reginald Hudlin (2005-2008): Storm didn't have a series to his name until after 39 years. Where to Cut in Uncanny X-Men.
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The best runs of Spider-Man 2099: thirty years, an author
Peter David wrote this character from 1992 to 2015 despite four relaunches: here, it's not the numbering that creates continuity, it's a voice.
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Green Arrow's Best Runs: From Grell to Williamson
Grell 1987, Quiver by Kevin Smith, Year One, Lemire and Sorrentino, Percy, Williamson: runs classified according to their distance from the rest of the DC universe.
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Black Canary's best runs: 1991 to 2024
Five series to its name, none installed: why the single-player narrative resists it, and how the 1998 team then the 2024 tournament solved the problem.
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Key Issues
First appearance of Zatanna: Hawkman #4 (1964)
Hawkman #4 (August 20, 1964, 12¢): an arrival spread over five magazines and twenty-eight months. None are named after him, and none exist as variations.
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The first appearance of War Machine: Iron Man #118 (1979)
Two dates, two issues: James Rhodes in 1979 (Iron Man #118), the War Machine identity in 1992. The trap of the cameo versus the full appearance, and how to check it.
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First appearance of Spider-Man 2099: ASM #365
Amazing Spider-Man #365 (June 9, 1992, $3.95, 84 pages): A promotional insert in a hologram anniversary issue. Gold redrawing is the trap.
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First appearance of Red Skull: Captain America #1
Captain America Comics #1 (December 20, 1940, 10¢): Two men wore this mask in 1941. Why the seventh issue is the real rational choice.
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First appearance of Green Arrow: More Fun Comics #73
More Fun Comics #73 (September 19, 1941, 10¢, 68 pages): his name does not appear anywhere in the contents. How to identify and authenticate a copy.
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First appearance of Black Canary: Flash Comics #86
Flash Comics #86 (June 9, 1947, 10¢): the story bears her name without her being the star. And a 1983 rewrite changed the protagonist.
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