|
# of Appearances
|
Character
|
First Appearance
|
|
4,308
|
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
|
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
|
|
3,638
|
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
|
Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)
|
|
3,408
|
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
|
Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963)
|
|
3,334
|
Wolverine (Logan)
|
Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974)
|
|
2,437
|
Thor
|
Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962)
|
|
2,307
|
Thing (Ben Grimm)
|
Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)
|
|
2,102
|
Cyclops (Scott Summers)
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
2,083
|
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
|
Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)
|
|
2,029
|
Hulk (Bruce Banner)
|
Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
|
|
1,995
|
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
|
Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)
|
|
1,977
|
Beast (Hank McCoy)
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
1,881
|
Storm (Ororo Munroe)
|
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
|
|
1,728
|
Invisible Woman (Sue Storm)
|
Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)
|
|
1,640
|
Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
|
Strange Tales #10 (July 1963)
|
|
1,557
|
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
|
Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964)
|
|
1,550
|
Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner
|
Motion Picture Funnies #1 (April 1939)
|
|
1,502
|
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
|
Daredevil #1 (April 1964)
|
|
1,415
|
Iceman (Bobby Drake)
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
1,384
|
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
|
Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968)
|
|
1,310
|
Angel (Warren Worthington III)
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
1,288
|
Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
1,272
|
Professor X (Charles Xavier)
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
1,252
|
Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
|
Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964)
|
|
1,244
|
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
|
X-Men #4 (March 1964)
|
|
1,240
|
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
|
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
|
|
1,211
|
Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
|
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
|
|
1,182
|
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
|
Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980)
|
|
1,139
|
Nick Fury
|
Sgt. Fury #1 (May 1963)
|
|
1,134
|
Black Panther (T'Challa)
|
Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966)
|
|
1,129
|
Mary Jane Watson
|
Amazing Spider-MAn #25 (June 1965)
|
|
1,120
|
Vision
|
Avengers #57 (October 1968)
|
|
1,113
|
Kitty Pryde
|
X-Men #129 (January 1980)
|
|
1,096
|
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
|
Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963)
|
|
1,085
|
Ant-Man (Hank Pym)
|
Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962)
|
|
1,074
|
Luke Cage
|
Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972)
|
|
1,073
|
J. Jonah Jameson
|
Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963)
|
|
1,053
|
Emma Frost
|
X-Men #129 (January 1980)
|
|
1,022
|
Rogue
|
Avengers Annual #10 (October 1981)
|
|
1,003
|
Punisher (Frank Castle)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)
|
|
945
|
Deadpool (Wade Wilson)
|
New Mutants #98 (February 1991)
|
|
872
|
Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)
|
Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962)
|
|
860
|
Magneto
|
X-Men #1 (September 1963)
|
|
817
|
Falcon (Sam Wilson)
|
Captain America #117 (September 1969)
|
|
802
|
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
|
Captain Britain #8 (December 1976)
|
|
793
|
Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
|
Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974)
|
|
786
|
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
|
X-Men #4 (March 1964)
|
|
782
|
Aunt May (May Parker)
|
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
|
|
776
|
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
|
Uncanny X-Men #266 (August 1990)
|
|
761
|
Hercules
|
Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (October 1965)
|
|
757
|
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
|
Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (November 1982)
|
|
749
|
Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)
|
Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)
|
|
744
|
Conan
|
Conan the Barbarian #1 (October 1970)
|
|
741
|
Cable (Nathan Summers)
|
New Mutants #86 (February 1990)
|
|
727
|
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)
|
Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966)
|
|
717
|
Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
|
Avengers #9 (October 1964)
|
|
714
|
Hellcat (Patsy Walker)
|
Miss America Magazine #2 (November 1944)
|
|
671
|
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
|
Marvel Spotlight #32 (February 1977)
|
|
629
|
Joe Robertson
|
Amazing Spider-Man #51 (August 1967)
|
|
627
|
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964)
|
|
627
|
Havok (Alex Summers)
|
X-Men #54 (March 1969)
|
|
623
|
War Machine (Jame Rhodes)
|
Iron Man #118 (January 1979)
|
|
617
|
Magik (Illyana Rasputina)
|
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
|
|
613
|
Edwin Jarvis
|
Tales of Suspense #59 (November 1964)
|
|
607
|
Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #50 (July 1967)
|
|
604
|
Franklin Richards
|
Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968)
|
|
598
|
Rick Jones
|
Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
|
|
589
|
Dum Dum Dugan
|
Sgt. Fury #1 (May 1963)
|
|
584
|
Flash Thompson
|
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
|
|
571
|
Odin
|
Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962)
|
|
563
|
Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
|
Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)
|
|
560
|
Sunspot (Roberto da Costa)
|
Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (November 1982)
|
|
557
|
Jubilee (Jubilation Lee)
|
Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989)
|
|
552
|
Foggy Nelson
|
Daredevil #1 (April 1964)
|
|
537
|
Phoenix (Rachel Summers)
|
X-Men #141 (January 1981)
|
|
530
|
Crystal
|
Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
|
|
528
|
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock)
|
Captain Britain #1 (October 1976)
|
|
525
|
Medusa
|
Fantastic Four #36 (March 1965)
|
|
508
|
Polaris (Lorna Dane)
|
X-Men #49 (October 1968)
|
|
508
|
Mystique (Raven Darkhölme)
|
Ms. Marvel #16 (April 1978)
|
|
507
|
Thunderbolt Ross
|
Incredible Hulk #1(May 1962)
|
|
503
|
Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
|
Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975)
|
|
500
|
Bishop (Lucas Bishop)
|
Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991)
|
|
497
|
Sabretooth (Victor Creed)
|
Iron Fist #14 (August 1977)
|
|
486
|
Maria Hill
|
New Avengers #4 (April 2005)
|
|
485
|
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963)
|
|
485
|
Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
|
Ultimate Fallout #4 (October 2011)
|
|
482
|
Jane Foster
|
Journey into Mystery #84 (September 1962)
|
|
478
|
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
|
Avengers #47 (December 1967)
|
|
478
|
Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)
|
Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (November 1982)
|
|
473
|
Sif
|
Journey into Mystery #102 (March 1964)
|
|
473
|
Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)
|
Astonishing Tales 36 (June 1971)
|
|
470
|
Domino (Neena Thurman)
|
X-Force #8 (March 1992)
|
|
464
|
X-23 (Laura Kinney)
|
NYX #3 (February 2004)
|
|
462
|
Loki
|
Journey into Mystery #84 (October 1962)
|
|
455
|
Volstagg
|
Journey into Mystery #119 (August 1965)
|
|
451
|
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
|
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (October 1982)
|
|
451
|
Mirage (Dani Moonstar)
|
Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (November 1982)
|
|
446
|
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979)
|
|
439
|
Uatu the Watcher
|
Fantastic Four #13 (April 1963)
|
|
438
|
Galactus
|
Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966)
|
|
436
|
Nova (Richard Rider)
|
Nova #1 (September 1976)
|
|
434
|
Betty Ross
|
Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
|
|
429
|
Betty Brant
|
Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963)
|
|
428
|
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
|
Marvel Spotlight #5 (August 1972)
|
|
428
|
Venom (Eddie Brock)
|
Web of Spider-Man #18 (September 1986)
|
|
422
|
Wong
|
Strange Tale #110 (July 1963)
|
|
417
|
Hogun
|
Journey into Mystery #119 (August 1965)
|
|
415
|
Fandral
|
Journey into Mystery #119 (August 1965)
|
|
411
|
Black Bolt
|
Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
|
|
407
|
Ben Urich
|
Daredevil #153 (July 1978)
|
|
406
|
Balder
|
Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962)
|
|
401
|
Mephisto
|
Silver Surfer #3 (December 1968)
|
|
399
|
Warpath (James Proudstar)
|
New Mutants #16 (June 1984)
|
|
396
|
Millie the Model
|
Millie the Model Comics #1 (December 1945)
|
|
391
|
Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas)
|
Iron Man #55 (February 1973)
|
|
391
|
Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
|
X-Men #130 (February 1980)
|
|
391
|
Rocket Raccoon
|
Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982)
|
|
389
|
Shang-Chi
|
Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973)
|
|
388
|
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)
|
Defenders #4 (February 1973)
|
|
388
|
U.S. Agent (John Walker)
|
Captain America #323 (November 1986)
|
|
387
|
Sharon Carter
|
Tales of Suspense #75 (March 1966)
|
|
383
|
Thanos
|
Iron Man #55 (February 1975)
|
|
382
|
Gamora
|
Strange Tales #180 (June 1975)
|
|
382
|
Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)
|
All-New Marvel NOW! Point One #1.NOW (March 2014)
|
|
381
|
Toro (Thomas Raymond)
|
Human Torch #2 (September 1940)
|
|
380
|
Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
|
X-Men #28 (January 1967)
|
|
378
|
Misty Knight
|
Marvel Premiere #21 (March 1975)
|
|
373
|
Krakoa
|
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
|
|
365
|
Forge
|
Uncanny X-Men #184 (August 1984)
|
|
364
|
Tigra (Greer Nelson)
|
The Cat #1 (November 1972)
|
|
364
|
Elektra (Elektra Natchios)
|
Daredevil #168 (January 1981)
|
|
361
|
Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith)
|
Secret Wars II #5 (November 1985)
|
|
360
|
Moonstone (Karla Sofen)
|
Captain America #192 (December 1975)
|
|
359
|
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
|
X-Men #120 (April 1979)
|
|
355
|
Firestar (Angelica Jones)
|
Uncanny X-Men #193 (May 1985)
|
|
340
|
Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
|
X-Men #12 (July 1965)
|
|
339
|
Red Skull (Johann Shmidt)
|
Captain America Comics #7 (October 1941)
|
|
338
|
Puck (Eugene Judd)
|
Alpha Flight #1 (August 1983)
|
|
338
|
Warlock
|
New Mutants #18 (August 1984)
|
|
337
|
Alicia Masters
|
Fantastic Four #8 (November 1962)
|
|
333
|
Kid Colt (Blaine Colt)
|
Kid Colt #1 (August 1948)
|
|
333
|
Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski)
|
X-Men #120 (April 1979)
|
|
331
|
Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch)
|
Ghost Rider #1 (May 1990)
|
|
327
|
Jessica Jones
|
Alias #1 (November 2001)
|
|
323
|
Chili Storm
|
Millie the Model Comics #3 (December 1946)
|
|
323
|
Doc Samson (Leonard Samson)
|
Incredible Hulk #141 (July 1971)
|
|
323
|
Bullseye
|
Daredevil #131 (March 1976)
|
|
322
|
Gorgon
|
Fantastic Four #44 (November 1965)
|
|
322
|
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
|
Iron Man #54 (January 1973)
|
|
321
|
Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #19 December 1964)
|
|
321
|
Karnak
|
Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
|
|
318
|
Pepper Potts
|
Tales of Suspense #45 (September 1963)
|
|
317
|
Lockjaw
|
Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
|
|
314
|
Ant-Man (Scott Lang)
|
Avengers #181 (March 1979)
|
|
314
|
The Doctor
|
Doctor Who Weekly #1 (October 1979)
|
|
313
|
Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
|
New Mutants #3 (September 2003)
|
|
312
|
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #149 (October 1975)
|
|
306
|
Star-Lord (Peter Quill)
|
Thanos #8 (June 2004)
|
|
305
|
Blade (Eric Brooks)
|
Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973)
|
|
303
|
Justice (Vance Astrovik)
|
Giant-Size Defenders #5 (July 1975)
|
|
302
|
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox)
|
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 (February 1975)
|
|
300
|
Hedy Wolfe
|
Miss America Magazine #2 (November 1944)
|
|
300
|
M (Monet St. Croix)
|
Generation X #1 (November 1994)
|
|
300
|
Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
|
New X-MEn #5 (November 2004)
|
|
297
|
Speedball (Robby Baldwin)
|
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (September 1988)
|
|
295
|
Groot
|
Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord #1 (September 2007)
|
|
290
|
Rictor (Julio Richter)
|
X-Factor #17 (June 1987)
|
|
290
|
Valeria Richards
|
Fantastic Four #54 (June 2002)
|
|
289
|
Sandman (William Baker)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963)
|
|
288
|
Heimdall
|
Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962)
|
|
287
|
Strong Guy (Guido Carosella)
|
New Mutants #29 (July 1985)
|
|
287
|
Hope Summers
|
X-Men #205 (January 2008)
|
|
286
|
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)
|
Captain America #217 (January 1978)
|
|
286
|
Taskmaster (Tony Masters)
|
Avengers #195 (May 1980)
|
|
281
|
Liz Allan
|
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
|
|
281
|
Lockheed
|
Uncanny X-Men #166 (February 1983)
|
|
279
|
Songbird (Melissa Gold)
|
Marvel Two-in-One #54 (August 1979)
|
|
278
|
Rhino (Alexei Sytsevich)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #41 (October 1966)
|
|
278
|
Siryn (Theresa Cassidy)
|
Spider-Woman #37 (April 1981)
|
|
278
|
Amadeus Cho
|
Amazing Fantasy #15 (January 2006)
|
|
277
|
Hellstorm (Daimon Hellstrom)
|
Ghost Rider #1 (September 1973)
|
|
277
|
Mr. Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
|
Uncanny X-Men #221 (September 1987)
|
|
276
|
Man-Thing (Ted Sallis)
|
Savage Tales #1 (May 1971)
|
|
273
|
Anole
|
New Mutants #2 (August 2003)
|
|
270
|
Gabe Jones
|
Sgt. Fury #1 (May 1963)
|
|
265
|
Namorita
|
Sub-Mariner #50 (June 1972)
|
|
264
|
Beetle (Abe Jenkins)
|
Strange Tales #123 (August 1964)
|
|
264
|
Karma (Xian Coy Manh)
|
Marvel Team-Up #100 (December 1980)
|
|
262
|
Moira MacTaggert
|
X-Men #96 (December 1975)
|
|
261
|
Daken
|
Wolverine: Origins #5 (October 2006)
|
|
259
|
Sersi
|
Eternals #3 (September 1976)
|
|
257
|
Ares
|
Thor #129 (June 1966)
|
|
256
|
Triton
|
Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
|
|
256
|
Nova (Sam Alexander)
|
Point One #1 (January 2012)
|
|
255
|
Meggan
|
Mighty World of Marvel #7 (December 1983)
|
|
254
|
Vindicator (Heather Hudson)
|
X-Men #139 (November 1980)
|
|
251
|
Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)
|
X-Men #10 (March 1965)
|
|
251
|
Dracula
|
Tomb of Dracula #1 (April 1972)
|
|
251
|
Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm)
|
Strange Tales #169 (October 1973)
|
|
251
|
Sebastian Shaw
|
X-Men #129 (January 1980)
|
|
250
|
Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier)
|
X-Men #120 (April 1979)
|
|
250
|
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson)
|
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #64 (March 1982)
|
|
249
|
Enchantress (Amora)
|
Journey into Mystery #103 (April 1964)
|
|
248
|
Phoebe Cuckoo
|
New X-Men #118 (November 2001)
|
|
247
|
Magma (Amara Aquilla)
|
New Mutants #8 (October 1983)
|
|
247
|
Sentry (Robert Reynolds)
|
Sentry #1 (September 2000)
|
|
244
|
Absorbing Man (Carl Creel)
|
Journey into Mystery #114 (March 1965)
|
|
243
|
Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo)
|
Captain America #168 (December 1973)
|
|
243
|
Mindee Cuckoo
|
New X-Men #118 (November 2001)
|
|
242
|
Sage (Tessa)
|
X-Men #132 (April 1980)
|
|
241
|
Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)
|
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #6 (October 1984)
|
|
240
|
Clea
|
Strange Tales #126 (November 1964)
|
|
239
|
Adam Warlock
|
Fantastic Four #66 (September 1967)
|
|
238
|
Cypher (Doug Ramsey)
|
New Mutants #13 (March 1984)
|
|
237
|
Harry Osborn
|
Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965)
|
|
237
|
Celeste Cuckoo
|
New X-Men #118 (November 2001)
|
|
236
|
Dagger (Tandy Bowen)
|
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #64 (March 1982)
|
|
235
|
Shatterstar
|
New Mutants #99 (March 1991)
|
|
233
|
Chamber (Jonothon Starsmore)
|
Generation X #1 (November 1994)
|
|
232
|
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)
|
Young Avengers #1 (April 2005)
|
|
231
|
Karen Page
|
Daredevil #1 (April 1964)
|
|
231
|
Kid Omega (Quentin Quire)
|
New X-Men #134 (January 2003)
|
|
229
|
Husk (Paige Guthrie)
|
Rom Annual #3 (November 1984)
|
|
229
|
Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
|
Astonishing X-Men #4 (October 2004)
|
|
227
|
Valerie Cooper
|
Uncanny X-Men #176 (December 1983)
|
|
226
|
Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen)
|
X-Men #120 (April 1979)
|
|
225
|
Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)
|
X-Factor #5 (June 1986)
|
|
224
|
Blob (Fred Dukes)
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X-Men #3 (January 1964)
|
|
221
|
Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker)
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What If...? #105 (February 1998)
|
|
220
|
Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)
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Thor #148 (January 1968)
|
|
220
|
Gladiator (Kallark)
|
X-Men #107 (October 1977)
|
|
219
|
Man-Wolf (John Jameson)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963)
|
|
219
|
Morbius (Michael Morbius)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #101 (October 1971)
|
|
217
|
Zabu
|
X-Men #10 (March 1965)
|
|
216
|
Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
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X-Men #4 (March 1964)
|
|
216
|
Henry Gyrich
|
Avengers #165 (November 1977)
|
|
213
|
Clicker Holbrook
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Millie the Model Comics #1 (December 1945)
|
|
211
|
Redwing
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Captain America #117 (September 1969)
|
|
211
|
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)
|
X-Men #64 (January 1970)
|
|
207
|
Starfox (Eros)
|
Iron Man #55 (February 1973)
|
|
206
|
Boomerang (Fred Myers)
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Tales to Astonish #81 (July 1966)
|
|
206
|
Howard the Duck
|
Fear #19 (December 1973)
|
|
205
|
Wizard (Bentley Wittman)
|
Strange Tales #102 (November 1962)
|
|
205
|
Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963)
|
|
205
|
Atlas (Erik Josten)
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Avengers #21 (October 1965)
|
|
204
|
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)
|
Avengers #69 (October 1969)
|
|
203
|
Madison Jeffries
|
Alpha Flight #1 (August 1983)
|
|
202
|
Alex Power
|
Power Pack #1 (August 1984)
|
|
200
|
Lizard (Curt Connors)
|
Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963)
|
|
200
|
Kang (Nathaniel Richards)
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Avengers #8 (September 1964)
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