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Year: 1971

Major Events: 

  • The Kree-Skrull War begins (it ends next year, and will be one of the best stories of 1972–but it’s also great in ’71!)
  • Hulk is banished off Earth and meets Jarella
  • Dr. Doom fights Mephisto for his mother’s soul
  • Falcon gets his classic costume
  • Lady Dorma and Namor marry
  • Black Panther gets a detailed origin

Important Deaths: Scorpion (not!) killed by Black Widow

Best New Series: Marvel Spotlight and Savage Tales both debuted, and neither were very good in 1971, but at least Spotlight gets better later.

Top 10 New Characters:

  1. Man-Thing
  2. Morbius
  3. Doc Samson
  4. Jarella
  5. Guardsman
  6. Overmind
  7. Red Wolf
  8. Spymaster
  9. Stone Face
  10. This was NOT a good year for new characters

Top 10 Stories:

  1. Astonishing Tales #8
  2. Incredible Hulk #142 (by Harlan Ellison)
  3. Amazing Spider-Man #96-98 (Harry Osborn does drugs)
  4. Incredible Hulk #138
  5. Incredible Hulk #140 (1st Jarella)
  6. Astonishing Tales #6-7
  7. Avengers #85-86 (1st Squadron Supreme)
  8. Captain America #133 (origin of MODOK)
  9. Thor #189-190
  10. Avengers #88/Hulk #140

AMAZING ADVENTURES #5-8 (1971)

AMAZING ADVENTURES #9-10 (1971-1972)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #100-102 (1st Morbius)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #103-104 (1971-1972)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #93 (1971)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #94 (1971)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #95 (1971)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #96-98 (1971)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #99 (1971)

ASTONISHING TALES #4-5 (1971): Dr. Doom Story

ASTONISHING TALES #6-7 (1971)

ASTONISHING TALES #8 (1971): 1st Dr. Doom fights Mephisto for mother’s soul

Avengers #84 (1971)

AVENGERS #85-86 (1971): 1st Squadron Supreme

AVENGERS #87 (1971): The Origin of Black Panther

AVENGERS #88 and HULK #140 (1971): 1st Jarella

BULLPEN BULLETIN (1971): MARVEL SUBSCRIPTIONS!

BULLPEN BULLETINS 1971: The Herb Trimpe Movie!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #133: The Secret Origin of MODOK (1971)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #144 (1971): Falcon’s New Costume

Captain America and The Falcon #134 (1971): 1st Stone Face

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #135-136 (1971)

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #137-138 (1971)

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #139-143 (1971)

Daredevil #72 (1971)

Daredevil #74 (1971): 1st The Committee

Daredevil #75 (1971)

DAREDEVIL #76

DAREDEVIL #77 (1971) and SUB-MARINER #40 (1971): Spider-Man guest

DAREDEVIL #80-81 (1971)

FANTASTIC FOUR #107-110 (1971)

FANTASTIC FOUR #111-116 (1971): 1st Overmind

FANTASTIC FOUR #117-118 (1971-1972)

Incredible Hulk #135 (1971)

INCREDIBLE HULK #136-137 (1971):Klaatu

INCREDIBLE HULK #138 (1971)

Incredible Hulk #139 (1971)

INCREDIBLE HULK #141 (1971): 1st Doc Samson

INCREDIBLE HULK #142 (1971): They Shoot Hulks, Don’t They?

INCREDIBLE HULK #143-144 (1971)

INCREDIBLE HULK #145 (1971)

Iron Man #33-36, Daredevil #73 (1971): 1st Spymaster

IRON MAN #37 (1971)

IRON MAN #38 (1971)

IRON MAN #41-43 (1971): 1st Guardsman

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #1, RED WOLF #1-9 (1971-1972)

SAVAGE TALES #1 (1971): 1st Man-Thing

SAVAGE TALES HOUSE AD (1971)

Sub-Mariner #33 (1971): Namor Proposes to Dorma

SUB-MARINER #34-35 (1971): 2d time Defenders gather

SUB-MARINER #36-37 (1971)

SUB-MARINER #38 (1971)

SUB-MARINER #39 (1971)

THOR #184-188 (1971)

THOR #189-190 (1971)

THOR #191-194 (1971)

ASTONISHING TALES #7-11 (1971-1972): Ka-Zar Stories only

AVENGERS #89-97: The Kree-Skrull War (1971-1972)

DAREDEVIL #82-83 (1971-1972)

INCREDIBLE HULK #146-147 (1971-1972)

MARVEL FEATURE #1-3 (1971-1972): THE DEFENDERS GET A NAME

SUB-MARINER #41-46 (1971-1972)

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