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Events and publications


1960s in comics -Events and publications

1960

July

  • House of Mystery #100, edited by Jack Schiff. (DC Comics)

1961

See also: 1961 in comics

  • Amazing Adventures #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Fantastic Four #1 - Marvel Comics

1962

  • Amazing Fantasy #15 renamed from Amazing Adult Fantasy - Marvel Comics (last issue)
    • First appearance of Spider-Man
  • Incredible Hulk #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Strange Tales Annual #1 - Marvel Comics

1963

  • The Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Avengers #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Fantastic Four Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Uncanny X-Men #1 -[Marvel Comics

1964

  • The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Daredevil #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Marine War Heroes #1-18 - Charlton
  • Marines Attack #1-9 - Charlton
  • Marvel Tales Annual #1 -

1965

  • Journey into Mystery Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Marvel Collector's Item Classics #1 - Marvel Comics
  • Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual #1 - Marvel Comics

1966

  • Sally the Witch, by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, is first serialized on Ribon.

March

  • Tales to Astonish #77: "Bruce Banner is the Hulk," drawn by John Romita (Marvel Comics)
  • Black Fury, with issue #57 (March /April cover-date), canceled by Charlton.

April

  • April 28: Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh passes away at age 58.

May

  • Daredevil #16 (Marvel Comics): "Enter Spider-Man," drawn by John Romita
  • Ghostly Tales #1 (Charlton)

June

  • First appearance of Poison Ivy in Batman #181 (DC Comics).

July

  • Marvel Tales #3 renamed from Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel Comics)

August

  • The Amazing Spider-Man #39 (Marvel Comics): "How Green Was My Goblin"

September

  • The Amazing Spider-Man #40 (Marvel Comics): "Spidey Saves The Day"
  • Thor Annual #2 renamed from Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel Comics)
  • With issue #110, DC Comics suspends publication of Mystery in Space (1951 series); the title is temporarily revived in 1980.

November

  • The Flash #165: Barry Allen marries Iris West (DC Comics).

1967

January

  • Batgirl debuts in Detective Comics #359. The issue was titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" and was written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantino (DC Comics)

December

  • Mac Raboy dies at age 53.

1968

  • Zap Comix #1 self-published; begins the underground comix movement

1969

  • The Golden Age character Phantom Stranger makes his first Silver Age appearance in Showcase #80.

July

  • Long-time DC Comics logo designer and letterer Ira Schnapp dies at age 76.

September

  • Classics Illustrated cartoonist Alex Blum dies at age 80.

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