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-related events in 1969.

Year overall

  • Paragon Publications established in Longwood, Florida, by Bill Black.
  • George Klein
    George Klein (comics)
    George D. Klein was an American comic book artist and cartoonist whose career stretched from the 1930s and 1940s' Golden Age of comic books...

    , long-time Superman
    Superman
    Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

     inker, dies in his fifties from cirrhosis
    Cirrhosis
    Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules , leading to loss of liver function...

     of the liver
    Liver
    The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...

    , six months after getting married.

February

  • The Golden Age character Phantom Stranger
    Phantom Stranger
    The Phantom Stranger is a fictional character of unspecified paranormal origins who battles mysterious and occult forces in various titles published by DC Comics, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint.-Publication history:...

    makes his first Silver Age appearance in Showcase
    Showcase (comics)
    Showcase has been the title of several comic anthology series published by DC Comics. The general theme of these series has been to feature new and minor characters as a way to gauge reader interest in them, without the difficulty and risk of featuring "untested" characters in their own ongoing...

    #80.
  • Flash Gordon (1966 series), with issue #12, is picked up by Charlton Comics
    Charlton Comics
    Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut...

    , taking over from the defunct King Comics
    King Comics
    King Comics, a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, was an attempt by King Features to publish comics of its own characters, rather than through other publishers. The line ran for approximately a year-and-a-half, with its series cover-dated from August 1966 to December 1967...

    .

March

  • Strange Adventures
    Strange Adventures
    Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began in 1950.-Original series:...

    , with issue #217, becomes a reprint title. (DC Comics)
  • Beware the Creeper
    Beware the Creeper
    Beware the Creeper is the name of two comic book series published by DC Comics. The first debuted in 1968 and starred the Creeper. This series was cancelled after six issues...

    , with issue #6 (Mar./Apr. issue), canceled by DC.

April

  • Secret Six
    Secret Six (comics)
    The Secret Six is the name of three different fictional comic book teams in the , plus an alternate universe's fourth team. Each team has had six members, led by a mysterious figure named Mockingbird, whom the characters assume to be one of the other five members.-Original Secret Six:The Secret Six...

    , with issue #7 (Apr./May), is cancelled by DC.

August

  • Marvel Comics
    Marvel Comics
    Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

     follows DC's lead and raises the price of its typical comic from 12 cents to 15 cents.

October

  • The Marvel Comics
    Marvel Comics
    Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

     reprint title Marvel Collectors' Item Classics
    Marvel Collectors' Item Classics
    Marvel Collectors' Item Classics was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics in the mid- to late-1960s that marked the first reprinting of many of the earliest Marvel stories...

    , with issue #23, becomes Marvel's Greatest Comics.

November

  • Doctor Strange
    Doctor Strange
    Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....

    , with issue #183, canceled by Marvel.
  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
    T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday people whose heroic careers were merely their day jobs...

    , with issue #20, canceled, as publisher Tower Comics
    Tower Comics
    Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company best known for Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, a strange combination of secret agents and superheroes; and Samm Schwartz's Tippy Teen, an Archie Andrews clone...

     goes out of business.

December

  • Metal Men
    Metal Men
    The Metal Men are fictional characters that appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The characters first appeared in Showcase #37 and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciller Ross Andru...

    , with issue #41 (Dec. 1969/Jan. 1970 cover-date), suspends publishing. (DC Comics)

Conventions

  • Triple Fan Fair, Detroit, Michigan
  • July 4–6: Comic Art Convention
    Comic Art Convention
    The Comic Art Convention was an American comic-book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when it was held concurrently in New York and Philadelphia...

     — held Independence Day weekend at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York City. Attendees pay $3.50 for a three-day ticket, with daily passes at $1.50. Admittance free with a hotel room rental, which costs $15-and-up per day.

Alley Awards 

Presented July 1969 at the Comic Art Convention
Comic Art Convention
The Comic Art Convention was an American comic-book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when it was held concurrently in New York and Philadelphia...


Best Comic Magazine Section
  • Best Adventure Title — Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four
    The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...

     (Marvel Comics)
  • Best Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - Doctor Strange
    Doctor Strange
    Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....

     (Marvel Comics)
  • Best Western Title - Bat Lash
    Bat Lash
    Bartholomew "Bat" Alouysius Lash is a fictional Western character in the DC Universe. A self-professed pacifist, ladies' man, and gambler, Bat Lash's adventures have been published by DC Comics since 1968.-Character origin:...

     (DC Comics)
  • Best War Title - Star Spangled War Stories  (DC Comics)
  • Best Humor Title - Archie  (Archie Comics)
  • Best Romance Title - Young Love  (DC Comics)
  • Best Reprint Title - Marvel Super-Heroes
    Marvel Super-Heroes (comics)
    Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and specials published by Marvel Comics.-Marvel Super-Heroes Special:The first was the one-shot Marvel Super-Heroes Special #1 , reprinting Daredevil #1 and The Avengers #2 Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and...

     (Marvel Comics)


Professional Work
  • Best Editor - Dick Giordano
    Dick Giordano
    Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics...

     (DC Comics)
  • Best Writer - Roy Thomas
    Roy Thomas
    Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...

  • Best Pencil Artist - Neal Adams
    Neal Adams
    Neal Adams is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates; and as a creators-rights advocate who...

  • Best Inking Artist - Tom Palmer
    Tom Palmer (comics)
    -Biography:Although Palmer has done a small amount of pencilling work , the vast majority of his artistic output since the 1960s has been as a comic book inker...

  • Best Cover - Captain America
    Captain America
    Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

    #113, by Jim Steranko
  • Best Full-Length Story - "...And Who Shall Mourn for Him?," by Stan Lee, John Buscema & Sal Buscema, The Silver Surfer #5  (Marvel Comics)
  • Best Feature Story - "At the Stroke of Midnight," by Jim Steranko, Tower of Shadows
    Tower of Shadows
    Tower of Shadows was a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969-1975. It featured work by such notable creators as writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and Wally Wood, writer-editor Stan Lee, and artists including...

    #1 (Marvel Comics)
  • Hall of Fame - "Deadman
    Deadman
    Deadman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 , and was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino.-Publication history:...

    ", by Neal Adams (DC Comics)


Special Awards
  • Carmine Infantino
    Carmine Infantino
    Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books...

    , "who exemplifies the spirit of innovation and inventiveness in the field of comic art".
  • Joe Kubert
    Joe Kubert
    Joe Kubert is an American comic book artist who went on to found The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman...

    , "for the cinematic storytelling techniques and the exciting and dramatic style he has brought to the field of comic art".
  • Neal Adams
    Neal Adams
    Neal Adams is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates; and as a creators-rights advocate who...

    , "for the new perspective and dynamic vibrance he has brought to the field of comic art".


Popularity Poll
  • Best Adventure Hero Strip - The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...

     (Marvel Comics)
  • Best Adventure Group Strip - Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four
    The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...

     (Marvel Comics)
  • Best Supporting Character - Rick Jones
    Rick Jones (comics)
    Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones is a fictional comic book character in the .-Publication history:Rick Jones first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1, as a sidekick to the Incredible Hulk...

     (The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    , and Captain America)  (Marvel Comics)
  • Best Villain - Doctor Doom
    Doctor Doom
    Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...

     (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
  • Strip Most Needing Improvement - Superman
    Superman
    Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

     (DC Comics)


Newspaper Strip Section
  • Best Adventure or Human Interest Strip - Prince Valiant
    Prince Valiant
    Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...

    , by Hal Foster
  • Best Humor Strip or Panel - Peanuts
    Peanuts
    Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...

    , by Charles Schulz
  • Hall of Fame - Tarzan
    Tarzan (comics)
    Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in 23 sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, including comics.-Comic strips:...

    , by Burne Hogarth
    Burne Hogarth
    Burne Hogarth was an American cartoonist, illustrator, educator, author and theoretician, best known for his pioneering work on the Tarzan newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books.-Biography:...



Fan Activity Section
  • Best Limited Reproduction Fanzine - Newfangles
    Maggie Thompson
    Margaret "Maggie" Thompson , is the editor of Comics Buyer's Guide, a monthly comic book industry news magazine...

    by Don & Maggie Thompson
    Maggie Thompson
    Margaret "Maggie" Thompson , is the editor of Comics Buyer's Guide, a monthly comic book industry news magazine...

  • Best Unlimited Reproduction Fanzine - The Comic Reader
  • Best Fan Artist - John Fantucchio
  • Best Comic Strip Writer - Mark Hanerfeld
  • Best Fan Project - 1969 New York ComiCon
    Comic Art Convention
    The Comic Art Convention was an American comic-book fan convention held annually New York City, New York, over Independence Day weekend from 1968 through 1983, except for 1977, when it was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1978 to 1979, when it was held concurrently in New York and Philadelphia...


DC Comics

Date with Debbi
Date With Debbi
Date With Debbi is a comic book series, published by DC Comics which ran for 18 issues between 1969 and 1972. The series was about the attempts of Debbi to find happiness, often through dating...

Release: Jan./Feb. Editor: Dick Giordano
Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics...

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The Phantom Stranger
Release: May-June. Editor: Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
Joseph Orlando was a prolific illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades...

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The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour (DC Comics)
The Witching Hour was a DC comic book horror anthology that ran from 1969 to 1978. Its tagline was "It's 12 o'clock... The Witching Hour!"...

Release: Feb./Mar.: Editor: Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
Joseph Orlando was a prolific illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades...

.

Marvel Comics

Chamber of Darkness
Chamber of Darkness
Chamber of Darkness was a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published bi-monthly by Marvel Comics that under this and a subsequent name ran from 1969-1974...

Release: October. Editor: Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....

.


Tower of Shadows
Tower of Shadows
Tower of Shadows was a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969-1975. It featured work by such notable creators as writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and Wally Wood, writer-editor Stan Lee, and artists including...

Release: Sept. Editor: Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....

.

Other titles

Alan Ford
Release: by Max Bunker Press
Max Bunker
Max Bunker, pseudonym of Luciano Secchi is an Italian comic book author.Secchi was born in Milan. His career started with a western style comic book Maschera Nera , in 1962, and went on to enjoy success with Kriminal and Satanik in collaboration with Magnus...

. Writer: Max Bunker
Max Bunker
Max Bunker, pseudonym of Luciano Secchi is an Italian comic book author.Secchi was born in Milan. His career started with a western style comic book Maschera Nera , in 1962, and went on to enjoy success with Kriminal and Satanik in collaboration with Magnus...

. Artist: Magnus
Roberto Raviola
Magnus, pseudonym of Roberto Raviola, was an Italian comic book artist, regarded as one of the foremost cartoonists of all time in his country.-Biography:Born in Bologna in 1939, Raviola lived there for his whole life....

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Archie's TV Laugh-Out
Archie's TV Laugh-Out
Archie's TV Laugh-Out was a comic book published by Archie Comics from 1969 to 1986. Sabrina the Teenage Witch appears in all 106 issues, and this title served as a transition for her from Archie's Mad House to her own title. In addition to Sabrina, the title features regular appearances by the...

Release: Dec by Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...

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Everything's Archie
Everything's Archie
Everything's Archie was a comic book published by Archie Comics from 1969 to 1991. The title served as a vehicle for showcasing the newly-created Archie band The Archies, which was featured in the Archie TV cartoon series of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The series follows the exploits of the...

Release: May by Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...

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Golden Comics Digest
Golden Comics Digest
Golden Comics Digest was one of three digest size comics published by Gold Key Comics in the early 1970s. The other two were the Mystery Comics Digest and Walt Disney Comics Digest....

Release: May by Gold Key Comics
Gold Key Comics
Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated from 1962 to 1984.-History:...

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Gothic Blimp Works
Gothic Blimp Works
Gothic Blimp Works, an all-comics tabloid published in 1969 by Peter Leggieri and the East Village Other, was billed as "the first Sunday underground comic paper". During its eight-issue run, the publication displayed comics in both color and black-and-white...

Release: Feb. 1 by East Village Other
East Village Other
The East Village Other , was an American underground newspaper in New York City, New York, published biweekly during the 1960s. EVO was among the first countercultural newspapers to emerge, following the Los Angeles Free Press, which had begun publishing a few months earlier...

. Editor: Vaughn Bodé
Vaughn Bodé
Vaughn Bodē was an artist involved in underground comics, graphic design and graffiti. He is perhaps best known for his comic strip character Cheech Wizard and artwork depicting voluptuous women. His works are noted for their psychedelic look and feel...


DC Comics

  • Abel
    Cain and Abel (comics)
    Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters in the DC Comics universe based on the Biblical Cain and Abel. They are key figures in DC's "Mystery" line of the late 1960s and 1970s, which became the mature-readers imprint, Vertigo, in 1993....

    , in DC Special
    DC Special
    DC Special was a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics originally from 1968 to 1971; it resumed publication from 1975 to 1977...

    #4 (July-Sept.)
  • Jason Bard
    Jason Bard
    Jason Bard is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #392, which was published in 1969. He appeared in several back-up stories throughout the 1970s and 1980s in Detective Comics.-Pre-Crisis:...

    , in Detective Comics
    Detective Comics
    Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...

    #392 (Oct.)
  • Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
    Black Canary
    Black Canary is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics superheroines created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino. The first Black Canary debuted appeared in Flash Comics #86 . The first Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, who took part in Golden Age adventures...

    , in Justice League of America #75 (Nov.) — ret-con
  • Mindgrabber Kid
    Mindgrabber Kid
    The Mindgrabber Kid a.k.a. Lucian Crawley is a fictional comics superhero in the DC Universe. He was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillin and first appeared in Justice League of America The Mindgrabber Kid a.k.a. Lucian Crawley is a fictional comics superhero (and occasional supervillain) in...

    , in Justice League of America (vol. 1) #70 (Mar.)
  • Nightmaster
    Nightmaster
    The Nightmaster is a fictional character, a sword and sorcery hero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Showcase #82 , and was created by Denny O'Neil and Jerry Grandenetti.-Publication history:...

    , in Showcase
    Showcase (comics)
    Showcase has been the title of several comic anthology series published by DC Comics. The general theme of these series has been to feature new and minor characters as a way to gauge reader interest in them, without the difficulty and risk of featuring "untested" characters in their own ongoing...

    #82 (May)
  • Superman (Earth-Two), in Justice League of America #73 (Aug.)
  • Tala
    Tala (comics)
    Tala is a fictional supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared as an adversary of the Phantom Stranger, but she is also known for her appearances on Justice League Unlimited....

    , in Phantom Stranger
    Phantom Stranger
    The Phantom Stranger is a fictional character of unspecified paranormal origins who battles mysterious and occult forces in various titles published by DC Comics, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint.-Publication history:...

    vol. 2, #4 (Nov.–Dec.)

Marvel Comics

  • Controller
    Controller (Marvel Comics)
    The Controller, real name Basil Sandhurst, is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Universe. He specializes in mind control, and is a frequent foe of Iron Man. Marvel Comics writer Archie Goodwin created the character, and Marvel artist George Tuska designed him.-Fictional...

    , in Iron Man
    Iron Man
    Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...

    vol. 1, #12 (Apr.)
  • Digger
    Digger (comics)
    Digger is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared as a story narrator/host in the horror anthology series Tower of Shadows #1 Digger (Roderick Krupp) is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared as a story...

    , in Tower of Shadows
    Tower of Shadows
    Tower of Shadows was a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969-1975. It featured work by such notable creators as writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and Wally Wood, writer-editor Stan Lee, and artists including...

    #1 (Sept.)
  • Falcon
    Falcon (comics)
    The Falcon is a fictional comic book superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, and introduced in Captain America #117 , the character is mainstream comics' first African-American superhero...

    , in Captain America
    Captain America
    Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

    #117 (Sept.)
  • Father Set, in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #9 (Jan.)
  • Vanessa Fisk
    Vanessa Fisk
    Vanessa Fisk is a Marvel Comics character. She is the wife of Wilson Fisk, the so-called Kingpin of crime, and mother of Richard Fisk.-Fictional character biography:Little is known about Vanessa Fisk's personal life and early years...

    , in The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...

    #70 (Mar.)
  • Frankenstein's Monster
    Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)
    Frankenstein's Monster is a fictional character based on the character in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The character has been adapted often in the comic book medium...

    , Silver Surfer
    Silver Surfer
    The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy"....

    #7 (Aug.)
  • Galaxy Master
    Galaxy Master
    Galaxy Master is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the .The Galaxy Master is a monstrous but intelligent bio-mechanical cosmic entity created by extra-dimensional beings...

    , in The Incredible Hulk #111 (Jan.)
  • Glob
    Glob (comics)
    Glob is the name of multiple fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe.-Joseph "Joe" Timms:Glob is a fictional monster character from the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #121....

    , in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #121 (Nov.)
  • Grandmaster, in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #69 (Oct.)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy, by Marvel Super-Heroes
    Marvel Super-Heroes (comics)
    Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and specials published by Marvel Comics.-Marvel Super-Heroes Special:The first was the one-shot Marvel Super-Heroes Special #1 , reprinting Daredevil #1 and The Avengers #2 Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and...

    #18 (Jan.)
  • Havok, in Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

    #54 (Mar.)
  • Hyperion
    Hyperion (comics)
    Hyperion is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted in The Avengers #69 Hyperion is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted in...

    , in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #69 (Oct.)
  • Larry Trask
    Larry Trask (comics)
    Larry Trask is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a mutant who is introduced as a villain for the X-Men.-Fictional character biography:...

    , in Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

    #57 (June)
  • Living Monolith
    Living Monolith
    The Living Monolith is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . He first appeared in X-Men #54 .Abdol was the Living Pharaoh while in his normal appearance, but once he obtained enough cosmic energy, he would increase in mass, size, and power, thus becoming the Living Monolith.Abdol has...

    , in Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

    #54 (Mar.)
  • Machinesmith (Starr Saxon)
    Machinesmith
    Machinesmith is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. He specializes in robotics, and is able to make convincing doubles of other superhumans...

    , in Daredevil
    Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
    Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...

    #49 (Feb.)
  • Man Mountain Marko
    Man Mountain Marko
    Man Mountain Marko is a Marvel Comics supervillain. Marko was and remains an affiliate of numerous organized-crime entities in the Marvel universe, including the Maggia...

    , in The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...

    #73 (June)
  • Man-Ape
    Man-Ape
    Man-Ape is a fictional character, a supervillain in the , and frequent enemy of the Black Panther. He first appeared in Avengers #62 -Fictional character biography:...

    , in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #62 (Mar.)
  • Midas
    Midas (comics)
    -Mordecai Midas:Mordecai Midas was born in Athens, Greece, and was once a starving child in Europe. He became a billionaire business magnate, determined to become the richest man by any means possible....

    , in Iron Man
    Iron Man
    Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...

    #17 (Sept.)
  • Naga, in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #9 (Jan.)
  • Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)
    Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)
    Nighthawk is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character: a supervillain-turned-superhero from the mainstream Marvel Universe continuity, Kyle Richmond, who belonged to the team Squadron Sinister;...

    , in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #69 (Oct.)
  • Prowler
    Prowler (comics)
    The Prowler is the name of three fictional characters owned by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The original Prowler character was a criminal-turned-superhero named Hobie Brown. He debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #78...

    , in The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...

    #78 (Nov.)
  • Sauron
    Sauron (comics)
    Sauron is a comic book character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. An enemy of the X-Men, the character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Neal Adams. He first fully appeared as Sauron in X-Men #60 ....

    , in Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men
    Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

    vol. 1, #60 (Sept.)
  • Savage Land Mutates
    Savage Land Mutates
    The Savage Land Mutates are a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain group based in the Savage Land, a hidden Antarctic environment of dinosaurs and primitive people in the Marvel Universe.-Fictional team biography:...

    • Amphibius
      Amphibius (comics)
      Amphibius is a fictional character, a mutate, owned by Marvel Comics who exists in that company's Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Amphibius's first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men vol...

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
    • Barbarus
      Barbarus
      Barbarus is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared was in Uncanny X-Men #62.-Fictional character biography:...

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
    • Brainchild
      Brainchild (comics)
      Brainchild is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Brainchild first appeared in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #62-63 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams....

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
    • Gaza
      Gaza (comics)
      Gaza is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Gaza first appeared in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 #62-63 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams....

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
    • Lorelei
      Lorelei (Savage Land Mutate)
      Lorelei is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in X-Men #63.-Publication history:...

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #63 (Dec.)
    • Lupo
      Lupo (comics)
      Lupo is a fictional character, a mutate in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #62.-Fictional character biography:...

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
    • Piper
      Piper (Savage Land Mutate)
      Piper is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Piper first appeared in X-Men vol. 1 #62-63 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams....

      , in Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men
      Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...

      vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
  • Silvermane
    Silvermane (comics)
    Silvermane is a fictional Marvel Comics character. He is a supervillain and a prominent figure in the Maggia, a fictional organized crime syndicate that is analogous to the Mafia. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 #73...

    , in The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...

    #73 (June)
  • Doctor Spectrum
    Doctor Spectrum
    Doctor Spectrum is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character to date - three supervillains from the mainstream Marvel Universe belonging to the team Squadron Sinister and two heroes from different...

    , in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #69 (Nov.)
  • Speed Demon, in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #70 (Nov.)
  • Stingray
    Stingray (comics)
    Stingray is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The character first appears as Walter Newell in Tales to Astonish #95 and as Stingray in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #19 Stingray (Walter Newell) is a fictional character that appears...

    , in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #19 (Nov.)
  • Super-Patriot
    Super-Patriot (Marvel Comics)
    Super-Patriot are two supervillains in the universe of Marvel Comics and a hero. The first was an enemy of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.. John Walker, who later became Captain America then later U.S. Agent, used the name Super-Patriot to rival Captain America then tapped by the Commission on...

    , in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. can refer to:*Nick Fury, the character*Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., four Marvel comic book series, featuring the eponymous character, that started in 1968, 1983, 1989 and 2000*Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D...

    #13 (July)
  • Titanium Man
    Titanium Man
    The Titanium Man is the name of two or more fictional characters, supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The original Titanium Man first appeared in Tales of Suspense #69 . He was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck.-Titanium Man I:Boris Bullski was born in Makeyevka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union...

    , in Tales of Suspense
    Tales of Suspense
    Tales of Suspense is the name of an American comic book series and two one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics. The first, which ran from 1959 to 1968, began as a science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such artists as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck, then featured...

    #69 (Sept.)
  • Undying Ones
    Undying Ones
    The Undying Ones are a fictional race found books published by Marvel Comics. They are a race of humanoid demons from another dimension.-Publication history:...

    , in Doctor Strange
    Doctor Strange
    Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....

    vol. 1, #183 (Nov.)
  • Viper
    Viper (Madame Hydra)
    Viper, formerly known as Madame Hydra, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men...

    , in Captain America
    Captain America
    Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

    #110 (Feb.)
  • Whizzer II (James Sanders), in The Avengers
    Avengers (comics)
    The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...

    #69 (Oct.)
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