Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964) gave us our first detailed look at the origin and backstory of one of Marvel's greatest villains, Dr. Doom.
Silver Age Archives
Published in 1964 by Civil Rights educators, Harlem Youth Report #5 was part of an effort to study the issues facing Harlem in the 1960s.
Charlton's Unusual Tales series contains several stand-out examples of Steve Ditko's late-1950's science fiction and fantasy work.
Jack Kirby and Stan Lee meet Doctor Doom and put an interesting meta twist on the Marvel Universe in the process.
Agatha Harkness always seemed a little out of place against the super-science backdrop of the world of the Fantastic Four of the late Silver Age (or early Bronze Age if you prefer, this one is borderline), but that was undoubtedly part of the point. In need of a way to raise newborn Franklin Richards away[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #19 has a lot going on in it -- Sandman, the Enforcers, Human Torch, and the unassuming debut of Mac Gargan.
Silver Age Marvel was still taking shape at that point, and those first annuals hit the newsstands in 1962 about a week after the Human Torch took over the ongoing title itself with Strange Tales #101. Fantastic Four #7, Incredible Hulk #3, Tales to Astonish #36 (second issue of the Ant-Man series in the title,[...]
Many readers know that atomic radiation in one form or another was responsible for the development of the powers of some of the most important heroes at the dawn of Marvel's Silver Age, but radiation could take away such powers as well. Such was the case for one of Marvel's most memorable mid-1960s stories, which[...]
The infamous Guy Gardner first appeared in 1968 in Green Lantern #59 in 1968, but his debut appearance may not be what you expect.
Marvel's Wonder Man debuted -- and died -- in Avengers #9 in 1964, which may be the reason behind his enduring influence.
In the early Silver Age, it took Marvel a couple of times to learn its lesson with the color gray. The color was difficult to print with consistency during that time (and really… as someone with a lot of experience prepping color comics for print, I can tell you that subsequent decades sometimes didn't improve[...]
The Sub-Mariner is one of the definitive anti-heroes of the Marvel Silver Age, and the story of the Golden Age character's return to comics in the 1960s is part of the foundation of the Marvel Universe. But when he was revived by the Human Torch in Fantastic Four #4, he quickly discovered that Atlantis had[...]
Is the debut of Poison Ivy in Batman #181 a case of Robert Kanigher reacting to the ongoing Pop Art appropriations of the era?
Fantastic Four #48, with the introduction of Silver Surfer and Galactus, has been a Marvel milestone for decades.
Silver Surfer #4 is a classic Marvel hero vs hero fight that pits the Silver Surfer against Thor in a story by John Buscema and Stan Lee.