A Brief History of Comics
Silver Age
Flash v1 #123 Flash V1 #123. New York: DC Comics, 1961. Marks the beginning of the Silver Age
Amazing Fantasy #15 Amazing Fantasy #15. New York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of Spider Man
Fantastic Four v1 #5 Fantastic Four V1 #5. New York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of Dr. Doom, the archetypal super villian.
The Incredible Hulk v1 #1 The Incredible Hulk V1 #1. New York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of the Hulk
Journey Into Mystery v1 #83 Journey In To Mystery V1 #83. New York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of Thor
Avengers v1 #1 Avengers V1 #1. New York: Marvel Comics, 1963
Strange Tales v1 #110 Strange Tales V1 #110. New York: Marvel Comics, 1963. First appearance of Dr. Strange
Tales of Suspense v1 #39 Tales of Suspense V1 #39. New York: Marvel Comics, 1963. First appearance of Iron Man Themes of anti-communism
Magnus, Robot Fighter v1 #1 Manning, Russ. Magnus, Robot Fighter V1 #1. Poughkeepsie, New York: Gold Key/K. K. Publications, 1963.
Creepy #1 Creepy #1. New York: Warren Publishing, 1964. A black-and-white newsstand publication in a magazine format, so it did not require the approval of the Comics Code Authority.
Daredevil v1 #1 Daredevil V1 #1. New York: Marvel Comics, 1964. First appearance of the Daredevil. He was the first superhero with a disability
Lobo #1 Lobo #1. New York: Dell Comics, 1965. The first black character to have his own comic book
Fantastic Four v1 #48 Fantastic Four V1 #48. New York: Marvel Comics, 1966. First appearance of Galactus, the cosmic entity
Fantastic Four v1 #52 Fantastic Four V1 #52. New York: Marvel Comics, 1966. First appearance of the Black Panther, the first non-caricatured black superhero
Strange Tales v1 #152 Strange Tales V1 #152. New York: Marvel Comics, 1966. First appearance of Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. Themes of cold war
Conan the Barrbarian v1 #1 Conan The Barbarian V1 #1. New York: Marvel Comics, 1970. The first graphic appearance of Conan
Onto the Bronze Age