| A Brief History of Comics |
| Silver Age |
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Flash V1 #123. New York:
DC Comics, 1961. Marks the beginning of the Silver Age |
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Amazing Fantasy #15. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of Spider
Man |
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Fantastic Four V1 #5. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of Dr.
Doom, the archetypal super villian. |
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The Incredible Hulk V1 #1. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of the
Hulk |
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Journey In To Mystery V1 #83. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1962. First appearance of Thor |
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Avengers V1 #1. New York: Marvel Comics, 1963 |
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Strange Tales V1 #110. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1963. First appearance of Dr.
Strange |
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Tales of Suspense V1 #39. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1963. First appearance of Iron
Man Themes of anti-communism |
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Manning, Russ. Magnus, Robot
Fighter V1 #1. Poughkeepsie, New
York: Gold Key/K. K. Publications, 1963. |
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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. |
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Daredevil V1 #1. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1964. First appearance of the
Daredevil. He was the first superhero with a disability |
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Lobo #1. New
York: Dell Comics, 1965. The first black character to
have his own comic book |
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Fantastic Four V1 #48. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1966. First appearance of
Galactus, the cosmic entity |
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Fantastic Four V1 #52. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1966. First appearance of the Black
Panther, the first non-caricatured black superhero |
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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 |
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Conan The Barbarian V1 #1. New
York: Marvel Comics, 1970. The first graphic
appearance of Conan |
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Onto the Bronze Age
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