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Mar 31, 2026
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The Modern Key Issue Checklist (2010–2026)
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The essential modern key issues every collector should know — first appearances, landmark debuts, and milestone publications from 2010 to 2026.
#4
Chapter Four of Six
Ultimate Fallout (2011)
Aug 03, 2011
1st appearance of Miles Morales (Spider-Man).
#1
Chapter One
Saga (2012)
Mar 14, 2012
★ 5.0
Launch of the award-winning epic; 1st Hazel, Alana, & Marko.
#1
Knife Trick
Batman (2011)
Sep 21, 2011
1st issue of the definitive Snyder/Capullo run; 1st Court of Owls cameo.
#2
#2
Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman
Edge of Spider-Verse (2014)
Sep 17, 2014
1st appearance of Spider-Gwen (Gwen Stacy).
#14
The Enemy Within Part 5 of 5
Captain Marvel (2012)
Jul 31, 2013
1st cameo appearance of Kamala Khan.
Part One of Five: Meta Morphosis
Ms. Marvel (2014)
Feb 05, 2014
1st solo series and full appearance of Kamala Khan.
#1
#89
#1
The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular Vol 1 1
The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2020)
Jun 09, 2020
1st full appearance of Punchline.
#3
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Issue #1
All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014)
Jan 08, 2014
1st appearance of Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) in costume.
#1
The Angel of Archer's Peak Part One
Something is Killing the Children (2019)
Sep 04, 2019
1st appearance of Erica Slaughter; major indie hit.
#44
Attack On Technodrome Part Four
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011)
May 08, 2015
Death of Donatello (major modern event/spike).
#1
#6
#1
All-New Spider-Man
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011)
Jan 01, 2011
1st solo series for Miles Morales.
#1
Son of Superman Part One
Superman (Hardcover, 2016)
Jun 15, 2016
1st appearance of Jon Kent as Superboy.
#1
Chapter One: The End of the World
The Department of Truth (2020)
Sep 30, 2020
★ 5.0
Massive indie breakout series; conspiracy horror.
#1
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#1
I Am Gotham Part One
Batman (2016)
Nov 16, 2016
Start of Tom King's run; 1st appearance of Gotham and Gotham Girl.
#1
#1
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#1
Dark Days: The Casting Vol 1 1
Dark Days: The Casting (2017)
Jul 12, 2017
1st appearance of The Batman Who Laughs (cameo).
#2
Dark Nights: Metal
Dark Nights: Metal (2017)
Sep 13, 2017
1st full appearance of The Batman Who Laughs.
#1
The Zoo, Part One
Absolute Batman (2024)
Oct 09, 2024
★ 5.0
1st appearance of Absolute Batman; start of the Absolute Universe.
#1
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024)
Jan 10, 2024
★ 5.0
1st appearance of the new Ultimate Peter Parker & Family.
#1
A Nation Under Our Feet Part 1
Black Panther (2016)
Apr 06, 2016
1st appearance of Zenzi; Ta-Nehisi Coates run start.
#1
#1
#1
(Not So) Secret Origin
Radiant Black (2021)
Aug 11, 2021
1st appearance of Radiant Black; start of the Massive-Verse.
#1
#1
Robots in Disguise, Part 1
Transformers (2023)
Oct 04, 2023
1st appearance of Transformers in the Energon Universe.
#1
Issue #1
Void Rivals (2023)
Jun 14, 2023
Surprise launch of the Energon Universe; 1st Jetfire cameo.
#1
The House That Xavier Built
House of X (2019)
Jul 24, 2019
★ 5.0
Start of the Hickman "Krakoa" era for X-Men.
#1
The Last Dream of Professor X
Powers of X (2019)
Jul 31, 2019
Companion to House of X; foundational modern X-Men lore.
#7
#9
#1
Chapter One: Don't Fear the Reaper
Grim (2022)
Jun 15, 2022
High-demand indie series; 1st appearance of Jessica Harrow.
#1
#301
Issue #301
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2023)
Nov 15, 2023
1st issue of the Larry Hama continuation at Image.
#1
Volume 1: Heartland
Local Man (2023)
Feb 22, 2023
★ 4.5
Major critical indie success; 1st Jack Xaver.
#1
Batman: White Knight
Batman: White Knight (2017)
Dec 01, 2017
1st issue of the Murphy-Verse; huge modern alternate world.
#1
Strange Adventures (Volume 5)
Strange Adventures (2020)
Mar 04, 2020
1st issue of the award-winning Tom King/Mitch Gerads series.
#1
#1
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