Year: 1981
Major Events:
- Spider-Man teams up with Superman and Batman meets Hulk
- Hank Pym gets courtmartialed
- Chris Claremont takes over Spider-Woman and JM DeMatteis begins a long run on Captain America, with Mike Zeck as artist
- Ms. Marvel loses her powers to Rogue and a brand-new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants debuts
- Moon Knight gets a Moon Copter
- Dazzler defeats Galactus (yes, really)
- Iron Man goes time-traveling trip with Doctor Doom
Best New Series: Ka-Zar (it was a bad year for new series)
Top 10 New Characters:
- Rogue
- Elektra
- Stick
- The Hand (ninjas)
- Caliban
- Gargoyle (Isaac Christians)
- Madelyn Pryor
- Blacklash
- Firebird
- Aunt Petunia. OK not really. She’s only used one more time. Let’s go with Belasco.
Top 10 Stories:
- Avengers Annual #10
- Uncanny X-Men #141-142
- Uncanny X-Men #143
- Daredevil #169
- Daredevil #168
- Fantastic Four #236
- The Avengers #213-214
- Captain America #255
- The Avengers #214
- Batman vs. Incredible Hulk (one-shot)