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Good morning and welcome to the pull list from Epic Panels Comics.
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It's Monday, October 19th, 2026.
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So let's start where we always do, with this day in comic history.
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On this date in 1976, according to Marvel.com, Jack Kirby's Black Panther No.
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1 arrived.
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That gave T'Challa his first ongoing series.
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The cover date says January 1977, but the book landed in October.
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Now, jump ahead to 1982.
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Iron Man No.
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166 brought the first full appearance of Obadiah Stane, a rival who grew into one of Iron Man's defining villains.
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Two very different books, both still matter to collectors.
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So what's happening this week?
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Wednesday is New Comics Day, and the big event is the finale of Avengers Armageddon.
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According to Comic Shop Locator, issue five wraps the story.
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Chip Zadarski writes it with art by Delio Diaz and Frank Alpazar.
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Here's the setup.
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The public has turned on superheroes, and a character named David Colton sits at the center of the fight.
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The same report says a new Avengers number one by Zadarski and artist Marco Cicchetto comes next.
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And AIPT reports a one-shot called Immortal Soldiers is set for January, taking place after the event.
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The other big pull on the chart is DC's Absolute Green Arrow No.
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6.
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It tops the League of Comic Geeks pull list this week, according to Comic Shop Locator.
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And according to DC, Pornsac Pichashode and Raphael Albuquerque close out this arc and reveal the identity of the Green Arrow Killer.
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Now, one note that chart measures reader interest, not sales.
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Rounding out our Wednesday top five, Punisher Showdowns, Black Widow number one, Uncanny X-Men number 37, and Nightwing number 143.
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Let's get into the industry buzz.
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What did the announcements say?
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According to the Beat, DC announced Absolute Justice, a five-issue event for April 2027.
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Jason Aaron writes, Juan Ferreira draws, and it won't interrupt the ongoing Absolute books.
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Over at Marvel, AIPT reports Magneto End of Days arrives in February, an eight-issue series from Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrino.
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Comic-Con.com reports a new line called Skybound Visions from Image, Skybound, Hasbro, and Universal, kicking off with a Transformers Bumblebee miniseries in late January.
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And the beat says DC Black Label is adding Zatana, Poison Ivy, and OMAC one-shots for next summer.
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Now, first issues to watch.
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Marvel's Midnight Spider-Man number one is a body horror take on Spider-Man's origin from Philip Kennedy Johnson and artist Cytronk.
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It came out October 7th as part of the Midnight Universe launch.
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And this Wednesday, Bleeding Cool says Tom Waltz and Greg Land open Punisher Showdown's Black Widow with a Las Vegas team up.
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If you like street level crossovers, that one is for you.
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Spec Corner.
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Launch issues from a new imprint tend to hold collector attention, so keep an eye on Midnight No.
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2, dated November 18th, according to Popverse.
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Just remember, speculation is never a guarantee, so buy what you want to read.
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Rumor Mill.
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Nothing new cleared our bar today, so we'll keep it clean and skip it.
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In print and collections this week, you'll find Marvel's Blade Epic Collection Volume 1, Ghost Rider Epic Collection Volume 4, and Venom Epic Collection Volume 8.
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There's also The Age of Krikoa Omnibus by Kieran Gillen, and from Boom, the Once and Future Omnibus.
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Asked your local shop.
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That's the pull list for today.
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Thanks for listening, and we'll see you tomorrow.