Stan Lee

Stan Lee, original name Stanley Martin Lieber, (born December 28, 1922, New York, New York, U.S. - died November 12, 2018, Los Angeles, California), was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and movie industries. Among the hundreds of characters and teams that he helped to create were the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men.

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Crossover issue featuring Spider-Man, Giant-Man and the Wasp

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Namor is confirmed to be a mutant in this issue making him the first mutant to appear in Marvel Comics having been introduced in 1939

3rd team appearance of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Mastermind, Toad

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Millie the Model #121

Marvel 1964 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of the Green Goblin

First meeting and battle of Spider-Man versus the Hulk

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First crossover of the X-Men in the Fantastic Four title

2nd appearance of the Mad Thinker

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1st full appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo - on-sale the same week as Sgt. Fury #8

1st team appearance of the Masters of Evil: Nathan Garrett the Black Knight, Melter, Radioactive Man

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1st appearance of Percival Pinkerton

1st full appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo - on-sale the same week as Avengers #6

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1st full appearance of Nightmare, previous appearances obscured by shadows

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3rd appearance of the Mandarin

Additional content explaining how Iron Man’s armor works - tap cover and swipe to view additional image

Marvel Tales #1

Marvel 1964 Vol. 2
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Marvel Tales #1 and #2 were titled and released as annuals

Annual was dropped from the title with issue #3 and continued as a bi-monthly book

Reprinted in this issue:

11-page reprint of Amazing Fantasy #15, first appearance of Spider-Man

6-page reprint of The Incredible Hulk #1, first appearance of the Hulk

13-page reprint of Tales To Astonish #35, first appearance of Ant-Man in costume

2-page reprint of Tales To Astonish #49, first appearance of Pym as Giant-Man

6-page reprint of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandoes, first appearance of Nick Fury and the Howling Commandoes

13-page reprint of Tales of Suspense #39, first appearance of Iron Man plus pages from Tales of Suspense #48

13-page reprint of Journey Into Mystery #83, first appearance of Thor

Two-pages Marvel creator biographies

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1st appearance and origin of the Beetle

First crossover of Thor in the Strange Tales title

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1st appearance of Unicorn

Patsy Walker #116

Marvel 1964 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter

2nd appearance of the Chameleon

1st appearance of Anna Watson, the aunt of Mary Jane Watson

First mention of Mary Jane Watson

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1st appearance of Grey Gargoyle

1st appearance of Karnilla, a powerful Asgardian sorceress

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1st appearance and origin of the Owl

3rd appearance of Daredevil

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1st appearance of Rick Jones as Bucky Barnes

Classic battle of the Avengers vs Enchantress, Loki, Skurge the Executioner and Baron Zemo

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1st cover appearance of the Watcher

Rawhide Kid #41

Atlas 1964 Vol. 1
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Creepy Worlds #32

Alan Class 1964 Vol. 1
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Reprint of the Fantastic Four #1 (1962)

1st appearance of the Fantastic Four in a U.K. publication

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Stories featuring the Thing and Human Torch begin

First mention of Cyttorak and Raggadorr, invoked by Doctor Strange

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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye

3rd appearance of Black Widow

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Classic battle of Giant-Man vs The Hulk

First crossover of the Hulk in Tales To Astonish

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2nd appearance of the Blob

1st appearance of Cerebro, a machine that amplifies Xavier's abilities

Millie the Model #122

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First meeting of Spider-Man and Daredevil

4th appearance of Daredevil and first appearance outside of his own title

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1st appearance of Diablo, a 9th century alchemist who sold his soul to Mephisto for an extended lifespan

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Origin of Doctor Doom

1st appearance of Boris, a friend of Doom and the father of Valeria, Doom's deceased childhood love

Battle of Doctor Doom vs Rama-Tut

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1st appearance of Sindri, a dwarven king

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1st appearance of Kang, the original version

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1st appearance of Captain Savage as the Skipper

Journey Into Mystery #110

Marvel 1964 Vol. 1
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Two-Gun Kid #71

Timely 1964 Vol. 1
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Classic battle of the Human Torch and the Thing vs the Sub-Mariner

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Classic battle of Captain America vs Iron Man

2nd appearance of Kraven the Hunter

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Stories featuring the Hulk begin

Reprint of The Incredible Hulk #6

Millie the Model #123

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Patsy Walker #117

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2nd appearance of Green Goblin

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1st appearance of Dr. Franklin Storm, the father of Sue and Johnny Storm

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First Magneto appearance outside of an X-Men comic

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1st appearance and origin of Purple Man aka Killgrave

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1st appearance and death of Wonder Man, later resurrected

[June 2022 - official series announced featuring Wonder Man for Disney+ with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II cast as Simon Williams]

Two-Gun Kid #73

Timely 1964 Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #61

Marvel 1964 Vol. 1
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Two-Gun Kid #72

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