Journey Into
Mystery #83

First appearance and origin of Thor. Published in August 1962. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

The Avengers #1

First team appearance and origin of the Avengers. Published in September 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1

First team appearance of Hercules and Zeus. First battle of Thor VS Hercules. Published in J 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

The Avengers #1

First team appearance and origin of the Avengers. Published in September 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Journey Into
Mystery #108

First appearance of King Sindri. Published in September 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales of Suspense #52

First appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova. Published in April 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales of Suspense #53

Second appearance of Black Widow and origin of The Watcher. Published in May 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales to Astonish #35

First appearance of Hank Pym as Ant-Man. Published in September 1962. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales to Astonish #36

Second appearance of Ant-Man. Published in October 1962. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales to Astonish #44

First appearance and origin of the Wasp. Published in June 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Foom Magazine #15

Prototype of Wolverine. Published 1.5 years prior to Wolverine's first appearance. Published in June 1973.  

Incredible Hulk #340

Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane. Published in February 1988. Written by Peter David and illustrated by Todd McFarlane. 

Iron Fist #14

First full appearance of Sabretooth, the nemesis of Wolverine Published in August 1977. Written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Dave Cockrum. 

Tales of Suspense #57

First appearance and origin of Hawkeye. Published in September 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck.

West Coast
Avengers #45

First appearance of the Vision, colorless. Published in June 1989. Written and illustrated by John Byrne.

West Coast
Avengers #44

First cameo appearance of John Walker as U.S. Agent. Published in May 1989. Written and illustrated by John Byrne. 

Avengers #4

Captain America joins the Avengers. Published in March 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales of Suspense #58

Classic battle of Captain America vs Iron Man. Published in October 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales of Suspense #59

First Captain America solo story in the Silver Age. Published in November 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales of Suspense #98

First battle of Captain America vs Black Panther. Published in February 1968. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Jungle Action #20

Black Panther versus the Ku Klux Klan. Published in March 1976. Written by Don McGregor and illustrated by Billy Graham.

Amazing Fantasy #15

First appearance and origin of Spider-Man. Published in September 1962. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko. 

Amazing Fantasy #15
(Ditko's Original Cover)

Originally, Steve Ditko both penciled and inked the cover, but at the last minute Stan Lee decided to have Jack Kirby come in and redo it.

Amazing
Spider-Man #1

First meeting of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. Published in March 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko. 

Amazing
Spider-Man #14

First appearance of the Green Goblin. Published in July 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko. 

Amazing
Spider-Man #39

Green Goblin and Spider-Man discover one another's identities. Published in August 1966. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by John Romita Sr. 

Amazing Spider-Man #136

First appearance of Harry Osborn as the Green Goblin. Published in September 1974. Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by John Romita Sr. 

Amazing Spider-Man #300

First full appearance of Venom. Published in May 1988. Written by David Michelinie and illustrated by Todd McFarlane. 

Venom: Lethal Protector #1

First solo title series featuring Venom. Published in February 1993. Written by David Michelinie and illustrated by Mark Bagley.

Amazing Spider-Man #316

First full cover appearance of Venom. Published in June 1989. Written by David Michelinie and illustrated by Todd McFarlane. 

Amazing Spider-Man #252

First appearance of Spider-Man's black costume. Published in May 1984. Written by Roger Stern and illustrated by Ron Frenz. 

Marvel Spotlight #5

First appearance and origin of Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze. Published in August 1972. Written by Gary Friedrich and illustrated by Mike Ploog. 

Ghost Rider #1

First solo titled series featuring Ghost Rider. Published in August 1973. Written by Gary Friedrich and illustrated by Gil Kane. 

Ghost Rider #35

Classic story of Ghost Rider racing Death. Published in April 1979. Written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Bob Budiansky. 

Doctor Strange #169

First solo-titled Doctor Strange issue. Published in June 1968. Written by Dan Adkins and illustrated by Roy Thomas. 

Doctor Strange #177

Debut of new Doctor Strange costume. Published in February 1969. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Gene Colan. 

Marvel Premiere #3

Published in July 1972. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Gil Kane. 

Daredevil #1

First appearance and origin of Daredevil, Matt Murdock. Published in April 1964. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Daredevil #7

Debut of Daredevil’s classic red costume. Published in April 1965. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Wally Wood. 

Daredevil #16

First Spider-Man crossover in titled series. Published in May 1966. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by John Romita Sr. 

Daredevil #10

First appearance of the Ani-Men. Published in October 1965. Written by Wally Wood and illustrated by Wally Wood and Bob Powell. 

Tales of Suspense #39

First appearance of Iron Man. Published in March 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck. 

Tales of Suspense #40

Second appearance of Iron Man. Published in April 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Tales of Suspense #48

Debut of Iron Man's armor, classic red & gold Published in December 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Incredible Hulk #1

First appearance and origin of the Hulk. Published in May 1962. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Incredible Hulk #3

Third appearance of the Hulk. Published in September 1962. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. 

Incredible Hulk #6

Final issue, Hulk stories continue in Tales To Astonish #60. Published in March 1963. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko. 

Secret Wars #4

One of my favorite covers and one of the strongest Hulk moments. Published in August 1984. Written by Jim Shooter and illustrated by Mike Zeck.