Marvel in the 60s

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  Fantastic Four #6 (Sept 1962)

  Namor the Submariner, Dr. Doom, Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics

  Marvel realizes it has a franchise.

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  Tales to Astonish #35 (Sept 1962)

  Marvel Comics, Hank Pym, Ant-Man

  Marvel introduces a hero whose powers come in a bottle.

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  The Incredible Hulk #2 (September 1962)

  Marvel Comics, The Hulk

  The Hulk turns green, grabs a gun, and fights every sci-fi trope you can think of.

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  Journey Into Mystery #83 (Aug 1962)

  Marvel Comics, Thor

  Marvel discovers that having power can be fun.

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  Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug 1962)

  Marvel Comics, Spider-Man

  Spider-Man debuts and Marvel decrees that great power comes with responsibility.

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  Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962)

  Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics, Dr. Doom

  The moment Marvel realizes that the bad guys matter too.

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  The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)

  Marvel Comics, The Hulk

  A monster born of the atomic age — and Marvel’s first real collision with the Cold War.

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  Fantastic Four #4 (May 1962)

  Namor the Submariner, Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics

  The Fantastic Four stops feeling like an anthology and starts to act like an ongoing series.

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  Fantastic Four #3 (Mar 1962)

  Marvel Comics, Fantastic Four

  The monsters are becoming superheroes.

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  Tales To Astonish #27 (Jan 1962)

  Marvel Comics, Hank Pym, Ant-Man

  Hank Pym debuts in a sci-fi horror story before anyone knew he was going to be a superhero.

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