Year: 1966
Major Events:
- John Romita takes over Spider-Man from Steve Ditko
- The Fantastic Four go to the Negative Zone
- Peter and Mary Jane have their first date
- First series crossover (between Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish)
- Gene Colan becomes regular Daredevil artist
Important Deaths:
Best New Series: Thor (taking over Journey into Mystery)
Top 20 New Characters:
- Silver Surfer
- Black Panther
- Galactus
- Batroc the Leaper
- Gwen Stacy
- High Evolutionary
- Gladiator (Daredevil foe)
- Living Tribunal
- Ego the Living Planet
- Klaw
- Cosmic Cube
- Blastaar the Living Bomburst
- Boomerang
- Sharon Carter
- Rhino
- Super Adaptoid
- Living Laser
- Mimic
- Looter
- Tumbler
Top 10 Stories:
- Fantastic Four #48-50: 1st Galactus and Silver Surfer
- Tales of Suspense #79-81: Red Skull joins 616; creates Cosmic Cube
- Amazing Spider-Man #41-42: Tiger, you just hit the jackpot
- Amazing Spider-Man #43: Peter and MJ’s first date
- Fantastic Four #51: 1st Negative Zone
- Amazing Spider-Man #39-40: Romita’s 1st issue; Harry Osborn revealed as Green Groblin
- Thor #134-135: 1st High Evolutionary; Thor meets Galactus
- Fantastic Four #55: Silver Surfer flirts with Alicia Masters
- Thor #131-133: 1st Ego the Living Planet
- Fantastic Four #52-53: 1st Black Panther