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1965

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The Marvel Universe continues to solidify, almost entirely under the scripting of Stan Lee, with very little variety in artists as well (Kirby, Heck, Ditko). Ditko and Kirby begin to get credit for plotting (which they may have deserved all along) and Stan begins to get billing as "Editor" in addition to scripts.

There is a slight increase in multi-part stories, mainly in the FF. There is also the anomaly of the huge Dr. Strange epic in Strange Tales #130-144.

For a little while, Marvel places a "Pop Art Productions" logo on their covers, an indication that the company was trying to find a space for itself beyond the world of kiddie comics. The logo was an attempt to associate Marvel with the work of Roy Lichtenstein and similar things in the modern art world.

Creator notes: In addition to Kirby/Heck/Ditko, we've got Wally Wood on a few issues of Daredevil, and also doing some inking. Chic Stone does a lot of inking, but Vincent Colletta, Dick Ayers, and Mike Esposito are around as well.
Notable events: Significant events this year include the death of Baron Zemo I, the first major change in the Avenger's line-up, Peter Parker's high school graduation, the wedding of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl, the discovery of the Savage Land, the formation of the Frightful Four, and the discovery of the Inhumans.
New characters: Leader, Scorpion, Mr. Fear, Count Nefaria and the "Maggia", Dragon Man, Mentallo, Fixer, Princess Python, Kazar and Zabu, Stranger, Juggernaut, Swordsman, Molten Man, Power Man (Eric Josten), Sentinels, Medusa, Gorgon, Crystal, Triton, Karnak, Black Bolt, and Maximus.

Tales Of Suspense #63 (Iron Man) 
Strange Tales #128 (Human Torch) 
Strange Tales #128 (Dr. Strange) 
Avengers Classic #11 
Tales To Astonish #63 (Giant-Man/Wasp) 
Tales To Astonish #63 (Hulk) 1st Leader
Amazing Spider-Man #20 1st Scorpion
Strange Tales #118 (Human Torch) 
Journey Into Mystery #113 
Fantastic Four #34 
Tales To Astonish #64 (Giant-Man/Wasp) 
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #23 
Avengers #12 
Daredevil #6 1st Mr. Fear
Amazing Spider-Man #21 
Amazing Spider-Man #8 (second story) 
Untold Tales of Spider-Man '96 
Strange Tales #129 (Human Torch) 
Strange Tales #129 (Dr. Strange) 
Tales Of Suspense #62 (Captain America) 
Avengers #13-14 1st Maggia & Count Nefaria
Fantastic Four #35 1st Dragon Man. Mr. Fantastic & Invisible Girl engaged.
Strange Tales #130 (Human Torch) 
Strange Tales #130-144 (Dr. Strange) Dormammu saga. 1st Eternity
Strange Tales #135 (Nick Fury) 1st SHIELD
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #4 
Amazing Spider-Man #22 1st Princess Python
Uncanny X-Men #10 1st Savage Land. 1st Ka-Zar & Zabu
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #24 
Fantastic Four #36 1st Frightful Four (Wizard, Paste Post Pete, Sandman, Medusa)
Tales To Astonish #65 (Giant-Man/Wasp) 
Captain America #221 (Rick Jones) 
Amazing Spider-Man #23 
Tales Of Suspense #64 (Iron Man) Black Widow changes costume and MO
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #25 
Strange Tales #131 (Human Torch) 
Tales To Astonish #66 (Giant-Man/Wasp) 
Uncanny X-Men #11 1st Stranger
Amazing Spider-Man #24 
Fantastic Four #37-38 
Strange Tales #132 (Human Torch) 
Strange Tales #133 (Human Torch) 
Strange Tales #134 (Human Torch & Thing) 
Uncanny X-Men #12-13 1st Juggernaut
Avengers #15-16 D: Baron Zemo I. New lineup: Cap, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver
Journey Into Mystery #114-119 1st Absorbing Man & Destroyer
Daredevil #7 Daredevil switches to classic red costume
Tales Of Suspense #65 (Iron Man) 
Amazing Spider-Man #25 
Tales To Astonish #64-66 (Hulk) 
Tales To Astonish #67-69 
Avengers #17 
Tales To Astonish #70-76 (Sub-Mariner) 1st Vashti
Tales To Astonish #70-74 (Hulk) 
Amazing Spider-Man #26-27 
Tales Of Suspense #66 (Iron Man) 
Amazing Spider-Man #28 1st Molten Man
Amazing Spider-Man annual #2 
Tales Of Suspense #67 (Iron Man) 
Amazing Spider-Man #29 
Fantastic Four #39-40 
Fantastic Four #41-43 
Amazing Spider-Man #30 
Avengers #18 
Amazing Spider-Man #31 
Spider-Man/Fantastic Four #1 
Daredevil #8 1st Stilt-Man
Tales Of Suspense #68 (Iron Man) 
Uncanny X-Men #14-18 1st Sentinels
Fantastic Four annual #3
Fantastic Four 40th Wedding Anniversary Special
 Mr. Fantastic & Invisible Girl married
Marvels #2 
Avengers #19-20 1st Swordsman
Tales Of Suspense #69-71 (Iron Man) 1st Titanium man
Daredevil #9 
Journey Into Mystery #120-125 / Thor #126-127 
Avengers #21-22 1st Power Man (Erik Josten)
Tales Of Suspense #72 (Iron Man) 
Daredevil #10-11 1st Ani-Men & Debbie Harris
Tales Of Suspense #73-78 (Iron Man) 
Avengers #23-24 

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