Year: 1962

Major Events: 

  • Debut and origin of Spider-Man, many Asgardians, and others 
  • Sub-Mariner brought into the 616
  • Marvel gives out the first no-prize
  • The first time-travel story
  • Hank Pym becomes both Ant-Man and Yellow Jacket

Best New Series: The Incredible Hulk

Top 10 New Characters:

  1. Spider-Man
  2. Hulk
  3. Doctor Doom
  4. Thor
  5. Hank Pym
  6. Loki
  7. The Skrulls
  8. Odin
  9. Puppet Master
  10. Egghead

Top 10 Stories

  1. Fantastic Four #5: 1st Doctor Doom
  2. Amazing Fantasy #15: 1st Spider-Man 
  3. Fantastic Four #4: 1st Namor
  4. Fantastic Four #2: 1st skrulls
  5. Fantastic Four #6: Doom hijacks the Baxter Building
  6. Hulk #1
  7. Journey into Mystery #83: 1st Thor
  8. Tales to Astonish #27: 1st Hank Pym
  9. Journey into Mystery #85: 1st Loki
  10. Fantastic Four #8: 1st Puppet Master and Alicia Masters