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Grade: B

Better than most, and still re-readable today.

TALES OF SUSPENSE #14 and 20 (1961): 1st Living Colossus

FANTASTIC FOUR #8 (1962): 1st Puppet Master and Alicia Masters

FANTASTIC FOUR #9 (1962): Prince Namor: Movie Producer

INCREDIBLE HULK #3-4 (1962)

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83 (1962): First Thor!

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #85 (1962): 1st Loki, Heimdall, Balder, and Asgard

Tales to Astonish #27 (1962): 1st Hank Pym

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 (1963): Enter Sandman

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 (1963): 1st Lizard

AVENGERS #1 (1963)

FANTASTIC FOUR #14 (1963)

FANTASTIC FOUR #15 (1963): 1st Yancy St Gang, Mad Thinker and Awesome Android!

FANTASTIC FOUR #16-17 (1963)

FANTASTIC FOUR #19 (1963): 1st Rama Tut

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1 (1963): 1st Atlantis

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #96-97 (1963): 1st Surtur; Mad Merlin

STRANGE TALES #110 (1963): 1st Dr. Strange and Nightmare!

STRANGE TALES #115 (1963): The Origin of Dr. Strange

TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 (1963): 1st Iron Man!

TALES TO ASTONISH #44 (1963): 1st Wasp!

Tales To Astonish #50-51 (1963-1964): 1st Human Top

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17 (1964)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 (1964)

AVENGERS #3 (1964)

DAREDEVIL #3 (1964): 1st Owl

FANTASTIC FOUR #22 (1964): 1st Invisible Girl forcefields, “It’s Clobberin Time”

FANTASTIC FOUR #23 (1964)

FANTASTIC FOUR #28 (1964): FF meet X-Men

FANTASTIC FOUR #31-32 (1964)

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2 (1964): Dr. Doom’s Origin!

Journey Into Mystery #103 (1964)-1st Executioner

Journey Into Mystery #104-106 (1964): 1st Balder

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #105-106 (1964)

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #107 (1964): 1st Grey Gargoyle

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #109 (1964)

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #110-111 (1964)

STRANGE TALES #126-127 (1964)

Tales Of Suspense #57 (1964): 1st Hawkeye

X-MEN #5 (1964): 1st Asteroid M

X-MEN #8 (1964): 1st Unus; Iceman changes

Amazing Spider-Man #21 (1965)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23 (1965)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #24 (1965)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26-27 (1965)

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965)

DAREDEVIL #6 (1965): 1st Mr. Fear

DAREDEVIL #7 (1965): vs Namor

FANTASTIC FOUR #35 (1965): 1st Dragon Man; Reed proposes to Sue

Fantastic Four #37 (1965)

FANTASTIC FOUR #44-47 (1965): 1st Inhumans

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (1965): Reed and Sue wedding; 1st Patsy Walker

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #113 (1965)

Journey Into Mystery #121-123 (1965-1966)

STRANGE TALES #134 (1965): 1st Eternity (off screen)

TALES TO ASTONISH #61-69 (1964-1965): 1st Leader; Col. Talbot

X-MEN #10 (1965): 1st Ka-Zar!

Tales Of Suspense #75-76 (1966): 1st Sharon Carter, Batroc, Ultimo

Tales Of Suspense #77-78 (1966)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48-49 (1967)

DAREDEVIL #25-26 (1967): 1st Mike Murdock

DAREDEVIL #33-34 (1967)

TALES OF SUSPENSE #87-91 (1967): Captain America

TALES OF SUSPENSE #92-94 (1967): 1st MODOK!

Avengers #51 (1968): Black Panther joins, Cap quits

AVENGERS #52 (1968): 1st Grim Reaper

AVENGERS #56 and ANNUAL #2 (1968)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #108 (1968)

DAREDEVIL #37-38, FANTASTIC FOUR #73 (1967-1968): DD Switches Bodies with Dr. Doom!

DAREDEVIL #39-41 (1968): Death of Mike Murdock

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #6 (1968): 1st Franklin Richards, Annihilus

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1-7 (1968): 1st Scorpio

SUB-MARINER #1 (1968): 1st Serpent Crown

Sub-Mariner #2-3 (1968)

Sub-Mariner #5-6 (1968): 1st Tiger Shark

SUB-MARINER #7 (1968)

SUB-MARINER #8 (1968): Namor vs Thing!

TALES OF SUSPENSE #97-99 and Captain America #100 (1967-1968):

AVENGERS #66-68 (1968-1969): 1st adamantium

CAPTAIN AMERICA #114 (1969)

CAPTAIN MARVEL #17 (1969): Rick Jones merges w/Mar-Vel

DAREDEVIL #49-55 (1969): 1st Mr Fear II

Marvel Super-Heroes #20 (1969)

SILVER SURFER #5 (1969)

SUB-MARINER #20

Thor #168-169 (1969): Galactus Origin

X-MEN #62-63 (1969): 1st Mutates; Lorelei

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #86 (1970): Black Widow new costume

AVENGERS #72 (1970): 1st Zodiac

AVENGERS #83 (1970): 1st “Valkyrie”

INCREDIBLE HULK #124 (1970): A Wedding?

INCREDIBLE HULK #130-132 (1970): 1st Jim Wilson; Banner and Hulk split

Thor #173 (1970)

THOR #175-177 (1970): Guns in Asgard

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

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

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

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

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

THOR #189-190 (1971)

AVENGERS #101 (1972)

DEFENDERS #3 (1972)

MARVEL PREMIERE #1-2 (1972): Him becomes Warlock

THOR #204-205 (1972)

ADVENTURE INTO FEAR WITH MAN-THING #19 (1973): 1st Howard the Duck!

AVENGERS #113 (1973)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #160-162 (1973): 1st Solarr, Peggy Carter

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #157-159 (1973)

FANTASTIC FOUR #129-132 (1972-1973): 1st Thundra; Johnny’s red costume

FANTASTIC FOUR #133 (1973)

HANDS OF SHANG CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU #18 (1973)

INCREDIBLE HULK #168-170 (1973): 1st HARPY and BI-BEAST

SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL #1-5 (1972-1973): 1st Nekra, Mandrill

THOR #208 (1973)

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #11-12 (1973)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 (1974): 1st Punisher and Jackal

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #134-135 (1974): 1st Tarantula!

HANDS OF SHANG CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU #19-27 and GIANT-SIZE MASTER OF KUNG FU #1 -2 1974-1975)

INCREDIBLE HULK #167 (1973)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #2 (1974)

TOMB OF DRACULA #22-30 (1974-1975): 1st Hannibal King

Adventure into Fear with Morbius The Living Vampire #27 (1975)

DEFENDERS #26-30 (1975): Guardians of the Galaxy; 1st Starhawk

FANTASTIC FOUR #158-163 (1975)

INCREDIBLE HULK #190-191 (1975): 1st Glorian

Man-Thing #20-22 (1975): Series ends

Marvel Two-In-One #11-12 (1975): Golem and The Most Exciting Team-Up of All!!!

MASTER OF KUNG FU #36-41 (1975-1976)

STRANGE TALES FEATURING WARLOCK #178 (1975): Jim Starlin returns!

TOMB OF DRACULA #44 and DOCTOR STRANGE #14 (1975)

Daredevil #140 (1976)

DEFENDERS #34-35 (1976): 1st Red Guardian

DEFENDERS #40 (1976)

Iron Fist #5-7 (1976): 1st Scimitar and Jeryn Hogarth

Jungle Action #19-24 (1976): Series Ends

MARVEL PREVIEW #4 (1976): 1st STARLORD

MASTER OF KUNG FU #44-51 (1976-1977)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #15 (1976)

Thor #242-245 (1975-1976)

TOMB OF DRACULA #45-49 (1976): Dracula gets married!

Defenders #47-50 (1977)

DEFENDERS #51 (1977): 1st Ringer

IRON FIST #15 (1977): Final Issue

MARVEL PREVIEW #11 (1977): 1st Claremont/Byrne

Marvel Team-Up #53-55 (1976-1977): Hulk and Warlock; 1st Byrne X-Men, 1st Gardener

TOMB OF DRACULA #52-53 (1977): Deacon Frost dies

TOMB OF DRACULA #54-58 (1977): It’s a Boy!

UNCANNY X-MEN #104-108 (1977): 1st Starjammers; Byrne

WHAT IF? #3 (1977)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #176-180 (1978)

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

INCREDIBLE HULK #223-226 (1978)

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

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

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

POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #50 (1978)

SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #31 (1978): Star Jaws

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

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

WHAT IF? #12 (1978)

GODZILLA #17-22 (1978-1979)

HULK! #16-19 (1979-1980)

Marvel Two-In-One #51 (1979): Beast, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury, Wonder Man; 1st Floating Poker Game

SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #16-17 (1979): Series ends

Amazing Spider-Man #210 (1980): 1st Madame Web

AVENGERS #195-196 (1980): First Taskmaster!

DAREDEVIL #165 (1980): Doc Ock

FANTASTIC FOUR #215-216 (1980): Wolfman leaves

Ghost Rider #43-44 (1980): Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze split

HULK! MAGAZINE #24 (1980)

Iron Man #134-135 (1980)

IRON MAN #137 (1980)

ROM #2-4 (1980): 1st Firefall

WHAT IF? #23 (1980)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #217-218 (1981)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #15 (1981): How Strong is Spider-Man?

AVENGERS #212-213 (1981): Hank Pym court-martialed

CAPTAIN AMERICA #259 (1981): vs Doc Octopus

DAREDEVIL #173 (1982)

DEFENDERS #101-102 (1981)

DEFENDERS #96 (1981): Ghost Rider

Iron Man #145 (1981): 1st Raiders

Iron Man #152-153 (1981): 1st Stealth Armor

MARVEL TEAM-UP #101 (1981): Nighthawk

MARVEL TEAM-UP #104 (1981): Hulk and Ka-Zar vs. MODOK

Marvel Team-Up Annual #4 (1981)

MOON KNIGHT #7-8 (1981): 1st Moon Copter

Power Man and Iron Fist #76 (1981)

ROM #17-19 (1981): X-Men

SPIDER-WOMAN #33 (1980): 1st Turner D Century

Spider-Woman #37-38 (1981): 1st Siryn

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #222 (1981): 1st Speed Demon

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #233 (1982)

DEFENDERS #103 (1982): 1st Null; Gargoyle full origin

Defenders #112-114 (1982): Overmind joins; 1st Arcanna, Nuke, Power Princess

Marvel Two-In-One #85 (1982): Bill Foster cured

MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #86 (1982): Sandman

Moon Knight #24 (1982)

Power Man and Iron Fist #85 (1982)

WHAT IF #36 (1982)

WHAT IF? #35 (1982)

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