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Year: 1978

Major Events:

  • Power Man and Iron Fist form Heroes for Hire
  • Marvel refines its line by cancelling over a half-dozen titles
  • Ms. Marvel gets her classic costume
  • Super-power research facility Project Pegasus is introduced
  • Bruce Banner’s history of child abuse is tied to his Hulk persona
  • Wolverine’s name, Logan, is revealed, and he falls in love with Mariko Yashida
  • Spider-Man visits Saturday Night Live
  • Captain Britain is brought into the 616
  • Two epic runs begin: Frank Miller’s Daredevil and Michelinie/Layton/Romita Jr.’s Iron Man

Best New Series:  Spider-Woman, Machine Man

Top 10 New Characters:

  1. Arcade
  2. Mystique
  3. Guardian (James Hudson)
  4. Mariko Yashida
  5. Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich
  6. Quasar
  7. Devil Dinosaur
  8. Vanguard
  9. Moonstone (Karla Sofen)
  10. Bethany Cabe

Top 10 Stories 

  1. Avengers #167-177 (Korvac saga)
  2. Uncanny X-Men #111
  3. Hulk #226-229: Banner’s childhood
  4. What If? #13
  5. Avengers #178
  6. Daredevil #152-154: 1st Ben Urich
  7. X-Men #109-110: Beginning of Alpha Flight
  8. Amazing Spider-Man #187
  9. Incredible Hulk Annual #7
  10. Incredible Hulk #222

DAREDEVIL #148-151 (1977-1978): 1st Paladin

DEFENDERS #52-56 (1977-1978): 1st Appearance of The Presence

DOCTOR STRANGE #21-28 (1977)

ETERNALS #1-19 (1976-1978)

RAMPAGING HULK MAGAZINE #8 (1978)

UNCANNY X-MEN #111 (1978)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #176-180 (1978)

Amazing Spider-Man #181 (1978)

Amazing Spider-Man #182-183 (1978): 1st Big Wheel; Peter Proposes to MJ

Amazing Spider-Man #184-185 (1978)

Amazing Spider-Man #186 (1978)

Amazing Spider-Man #187 (1978)

AVENGERS #167-177 (1977-1978): Korvac Saga

AVENGERS #178 (1978): 1st Manipulator

AVENGERS ANNUAL #8 (1978)

BLACK PANTHER #1-13 (1977-1978)

BLACK PANTHER #13-15 (1978): Series ends

CAPTAIN AMERICA #216-221 (1977-1978): 1st Texas Twister, Blue Streak and Animus

CAPTAIN MARVEL #54 (1978)

CAPTAIN MARVEL #55-57 (1978)

DAREDEVIL #152-154 (1978): 1st Ben Urich

DEFENDERS #57 (1978): Ms. Marvel

DEFENDERS #58-60 (1978): Devil Slayer joins

DEFENDERS #61 (1978)

DEFENDERS #62-64 (1978): Mega Lineup Change

DEFENDERS #65 (1978): 1st Millie the Model

DEVIL DINOSAUR #1-9 (1978)

DOCTOR STRANGE #29 (1978)

Doctor Strange #30 (1978)

DOCTOR STRANGE #31 (1978)

FANTASTIC FOUR #191 (1978): The team breaks up

FANTASTIC FOUR #192: Johnny goes solo (1978)

FANTASTIC FOUR #193-194 (1978)

FANTASTIC FOUR #195 (1978)

FANTASTIC FOUR #196-200: Getting the old band back together (1978)

FANTASTIC FOUR #201 (1978)

GHOST RIDER #28 (1978)

GHOST RIDER #29-32 (1978)

GODZILLA #15-16 (1978)

GODZILLA #6-8 (1978): 1st Red Ronin

GODZILLA #9-14 (1978)

HOUSE AD FOR MASTER OF KUNG FU (1978)

HOWARD THE DUCK #22-27 (1978)

HULK! #10 (1978)

HULK! #11-14 (1978-1979)

INCREDIBLE HULK #219-220 (1978)

INCREDIBLE HULK #221 (1978)

INCREDIBLE HULK #222 (1978)

INCREDIBLE HULK #223-226 (1978)

INCREDIBLE HULK #226-228 (1978): Hulk’s childhood; 1st Moonstone II

INCREDIBLE HULK #229 (1978)

INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #7 (1978)

INVADERS #22-30 (1977-1978)

INVADERS #31 (1978): Frankenstein

INVADERS #32-33 (1978)

IRON MAN #103-108 (1977-1978)

IRON MAN #109-112 (1978): 1st Vanguard

IRON MAN #113 (1978)

IRON MAN #114 (1978): 1st Arsenal

IRON MAN #115-116 (1978): 1st Micheline/Layton/Romita Jr.

IRON MAN #117 (1978): 1st Bethany Cabe

LUKE CAGE: POWER MAN #47, POWER MAN #48-49 (1978)

MACHINE MAN #1 (1978)

MACHINE MAN #2-9 (1978)

MACHINE MAN-MARVEL HOUSE AD (1978)

MARVEL FIRES STEVE GERBER (1978)

MARVEL HOUSE AD (1978)

MARVEL HOUSE AD (1978)

MARVEL HOUSE AD FOR SPIDER WOMAN (1978)

MARVEL PREMIERE #39-40: Torpedo (1978-1979)

MARVEL PREMIERE #42 (1978): Tigra!

MARVEL PREMIERE #43 (1978): Paladin

MARVEL PREMIERE #44 (1978): Jack of Hearts

MARVEL PREMIERE HOUSE AD (1978)

MARVEL PREVIEW #14-15, 18 (1978): Starlord

MARVEL TEAM UP #65-66 (1978): 1st Arcade, Capt Britain clearly in 616

Marvel Team-Up #67 (1978): Tigra

Marvel Team-Up #69-70 (1978): Havok and Thor

Marvel Team-Up #71 (1978)

MARVEL TEAM-UP #72 (1978): Iron Man

MARVEL TEAM-UP #73 (1978): Daredevil; Owl goes into coma

MARVEL TEAM-UP #74 (1978): Live From New York!

MARVEL TEAM-UP #75 (1978): Luke Cage

Marvel Two-In-One #35-36 (1978): Skull the Slayer, Mr. Fantastic

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #37-39: Vision, Daredevil, Yellowjacket (1978)

Marvel Two-In-One #40-41 (1978): Black Panther, Brother Voodoo

Marvel Two-In-One #42-43 (1978): 1st Project Pegasus

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #44 (1978)

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #45 (1978)

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #3 (1978): 1st Nygorn

MASTER OF KUNG FU #77-89 (1978-1980)

Ms. Marvel #11-13 (1977-1978)

Ms. Marvel #14 (1978): Dracula

Ms. Marvel #15-16 (1978)

Ms. Marvel #17-18 (1978): 1st Mystique (undisguised)

Ms. Marvel #19 (1978): Meets Mar-Vell

Nova #15-18 (1977-1978)

NOVA #19 (1978): 1st Blackout

NOVA #20-21 (1978)

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #16 (1978)

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #17-18 (1978)

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #19-20 (1978)

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #21 (1978)

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #22-23 (1978)

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #24 (1978): 1st Hypno Hustler

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #50 (1978)

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #51-53 (1978)

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST HOUSE AD BY FRANK MILLER (1978)

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #12-15 (1977-1978): 1st Razorback

SPIDER-WOMAN #1 (1978)

SPIDER-WOMAN #2-6 (1978)

SPIDER-WOMAN #7 (1978)

Spider-Woman #8 (1978)

Spider-Woman #9 (1978): 1st Needle

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #30 (1978)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #31 (1978): Star Jaws

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #34 (1978)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #35 (1978)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #36 (1978)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #37 (1978)

THE CHAMPIONS #16-17 (1977-1978): Series ends

THOR #267-268 (1978)

THOR #269-271 (1978)

THOR #272-278 (1978)

THOR ANNUAL #7 (1978)

TOMB OF DRACULA #59-64 (1977-1978): Dracula is Cured!

TOMB OF DRACULA #65-70 (1978): Series ends

UNCANNY X-MEN #109-110 (1977): 1st Guardian/Weapon Alpha

WHAT IF? #12 (1978)

WHAT IF? #13 (1978): Not a What If?

WHAT IF? #14 (1978)

WHAT IF? #7 (1978)

WHAT IF? #8 (1978)

WHAT IF? #9-11 (1978)

X-MEN HOUSE AD (1978)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #228-230 (1978-1979): Jim Wilson is Falcon’s nephew

DAREDEVIL #155-158 (1978-1979): 1st Frank Miller

Defenders #66-68 (1978-1979)

GHOST RIDER #33-34 (1978-1979)

GODZILLA #17-22 (1978-1979)

INVADERS #34-37 (1978-1979): 1st Iron Cross

MARVEL TEAM-UP #76-77 (1978-1979): Dr. Strange, Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel #20-22 (1978-1979): New Costume

NOVA #22-25 (1978-1979): Series Ends

PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #25-31 (1978-1979): 1st Carrion

POWER-MAN AND IRON FIST #54-55 (1978)

THE HUMAN FLY #1-19 (1977-1978)

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