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Interesting game: List Silver Age Keys from 1-100

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Okay, I'm onboard with 47, 76 and 95, and have taken Wonder Woman 98 to heart as Superboy is already well represented with 68 and 89. Here's the updated list, probably the last time I'll have internet access until Sunday night. If someone comes up with the last three go ahead and post them and complete the list!

 

1. Fantastic Four 1- This starts the Marvel Universe

2. Incredible Hulk 2- 1st green Hulk

3. Harvey Hits 3- 1st Richie Rich Comic

4. Showcase 4- Silver Age begins

5. Fantastic Four 5- Origin Doctor Doom

6. Showcase 6- 1st Challengers

7. Daredevil 7- Intro red costume, Wally Wood art

8. Avengers 8- 1st app Kang

9. Justice League 9- Origin issue

10. X-Men 10- 1st SA Ka-Zar

11. Aquaman 11- 1st Mera

12. X-Men 12 1st Juggernaut

13. Amazing Spider-Man 13 - 1st Mysterio

14. Amazing Spider-Man 14- 1st Green Goblin

15. Amazing Fantasy 15- 1st Spider-Man

16. Avengers 16- New Line Up

17. Showcase 17- 1st Adam Strange

18. Fantastic Four 18- 1st Super Skrull

19. X-Men 19- 1st Mimic

20. Amazing Spider-Man 20- 1st Scorpoion

21. Justice League of America #21 - 1st Silver Age Justice Society of America

22. Showcase 22- 1st Silver Age Green Lantern

23. House of Secrets 23- 1st Mark Merlin

24. Mad 24- 1st magazine format

25. Fantastic Four 25 - 1st Thing vs. hulk battle

26. Dell Giant 26 Carl Barks Draws himself on a wanted poster

27. Tales to Astonish 27- 1st Hank Pym

28. Brave and the Bold 28- 1st Justice League of America

29. Justice League of America 29 - 1st Silver Age Sandman

30. Showcase 30- Origin of Silver Age Aquaman

31. Amazing Spider-Man 31- 1st Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn

32. Justice League of America 32 First app Brain Storm

33. Space Adventures 33 1st Captain Atom

34. Showcase 34- 1st Ray Palmer as Atom / B&B 34 1st Hawkman

35. Tales to Astonish 35- 1st Ant Man in costume

36. Uncle Scrooge 36- 1st Magica deSpell

37. Showcase 37- First Metal Men

38. Kid Colt 38, Red Raven appearance (Not the GA character)

39. Tales of Suspense 39- 1st Iron Man

40. Amazing Spider-Man 40- Spider-Man learns Green goblin's identity

41. Archies Joke Book 41- 1st Neal Adams Art

42. Amazing Spider-Man 42- 1st Mary Jane Watson

43. Showcase 43- Dr No. 1st DC Silver age Movie adaptation

44. Tales to Astonish 44- 1st Wasp

45. Fantastic Four 45- 1st Inhumans

46. Fantastic four 46- 1s Black Bolt Cover and appearance

47. Tales of Suspense 47- Last Golden Iron Man armor

48. Fantastic Four 48- 1st Silver Surfer and 1st Galactus

49. Tales of Suspense 49 First X-Men crossover, 2ND Watcher

50. Amazing Spider-Man 50- 1st Kingpin

51. Fantastic Four 51- “This Man, This Monster” story

52. Fantastic Four 52- 1st Black Panther

53. Mystery in Space 53- 1st Adam Strange

54. Brave and the Bold 54- 1st Teen Titans

55. Showcase 55- 1st Solomon Grundy

56. X-Men 56- Neal Adams run begins

57. Avengers 57- 1st Vision / Tales of Suspense 57- 1st Hawkeye

58. X-Men 58- 1st Havok

59. Green Lantern 59 - 1st Guy Gardner

60. Showcase 60- 1st Silver Age Spectre

61. House of Secrets 61- 1st Eclipso

62. Brave & Bold 62- 1st Silver Age Wildcat

63. Tales of Suspense 63- 1st Silver Age Origin of Captain America

64. Uncle Scrooge 64- Banned Vietnam story

65. Richie Rich 65 - First Dollar Dog

66. Tales of Suspense 66- Origin of the Red Skull

67. All American Men of War 67 First Gunner & Sarge

68. Superboy 68 - 1st Bizarro

69. Tales of Suspense 69 First Titanium Man

70. Lois Lane 70 - 1st Silver Age Catwoman

71. World’s Finest 71, format changes, Superman and Batman share stories

72.

73. Forbidden Worlds 73 First App of that fat little nothing, Herbie!

74.Justice League of America, Black Canary Joins

75. Archies Girls Betty & Veronica 75- Betty & Veronica sell souls to Devil

76. Superboy 76 First Beppo the Super Monkey

77. Showcase 77 First app Angel and the Ape

78. Amazing Spiderman 78 First Prowler

79. Tales of Suspense- Origin of the Cosmic Cube

80. My Greatest Adventure 80- 1st Doom Patrol

81. House of secrets 81 Format changes to mystery

82. All American Men of War 82- 1st Johnny Cloud

83. Journey into Mystery 83- 1st Thor

84. Star Spangled War Stories 84- 1st Mlle. Marie

85. Journey into Mystery 85 - 1st Loki

86. Journey into Mystery 86 - 1st full Odin and Asgardian Gods

87. G.I. Combat 87- 1st Haunted Tank

88. Our Army at War 88- First Sergeant Rock cover

89. Superboy 89- 1st Mon-El

90. Star Spangled War Stories 90, first dinosaur issue

91. Doom Patrol 91 First appearance Mento

92.

93. Tales to Astonish 93 Classic Hulk vs Silver Surfer cover & story

94. Forbidden Worlds 94 Second Herbie

95. Our Fighting Forces 95- First Lieutenant Rock the Fighting Devil Dog

96.

97. Strange Tales 97- Aunt May Uncle Ben Prototype

98. Wonder Woman 98, Updated origin, Andru and Esposito art begins

99. Doom Patrol 99- First Beast Boy

100. Captain America 100- 1st solo book.

 

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Okay, I'm onboard with 47, 76 and 95, and have taken Wonder Woman 98 to heart as Superboy is already well represented with 68 and 89. Here's the updated list, probably the last time I'll have internet access until Sunday night. If someone comes up with the last three go ahead and post them and complete the list!

 

 

72.

 

92.

 

96.

 

 

I think this is significant enough to hold a space. Adam Strange had a significant SA run:

Mystery in Space 92 1st Space Ranger cover on title; Jack Schiff's team takes over Adam Strange

 

Not as good:

Tales of Suspense 92, 1st Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD crossover

Tales to Astonish 92, 1st Silver Surfer crossover outside FF

 

Not bad:

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 72, Elastic Lad joins Legion of Super-Heroes

 

Tough:

96

 

Jack

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89. Superboy 89- 1st Mon-El

Screw Mon-El.

Where's Fing Fang Foom!? :sumo:

 

Down at the local tavern boasting to the guy on the next barstool, "I was a KING of the Silver Age, I tell ya. The nex' big thing -- if only them lousy superheroes hadn't'a shown up. I coulda been a contendah..."

 

(Yeah, I know, he has his own Wikipedia page. He fought the Justice League of America????)

 

Jack

 

 

 

 

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All right, put on those x-ray specs, we're down to one last number. Somebody PLEASE go find a minor key for 96! (Sorry, a Kubert cover by itself doesn't trump a new Legion member)

 

1. Fantastic Four 1- This starts the Marvel Universe

2. Incredible Hulk 2- 1st green Hulk

3. Harvey Hits 3- 1st Richie Rich Comic

4. Showcase 4- Silver Age begins

5. Fantastic Four 5- Origin Doctor Doom

6. Showcase 6- 1st Challengers

7. Daredevil 7- Intro red costume, Wally Wood art

8. Avengers 8- 1st app Kang

9. Justice League 9- Origin issue

10. X-Men 10- 1st SA Ka-Zar

11. Aquaman 11- 1st Mera

12. X-Men 12 1st Juggernaut

13. Amazing Spider-Man 13 - 1st Mysterio

14. Amazing Spider-Man 14- 1st Green Goblin

15. Amazing Fantasy 15- 1st Spider-Man

16. Avengers 16- New Line Up

17. Showcase 17- 1st Adam Strange

18. Fantastic Four 18- 1st Super Skrull

19. X-Men 19- 1st Mimic

20. Amazing Spider-Man 20- 1st Scorpoion

21. Justice League of America #21 - 1st Silver Age Justice Society of America

22. Showcase 22- 1st Silver Age Green Lantern

23. House of Secrets 23- 1st Mark Merlin

24. Mad 24- 1st magazine format

25. Fantastic Four 25 - 1st Thing vs. hulk battle

26. Dell Giant 26 Carl Barks Draws himself on a wanted poster

27. Tales to Astonish 27- 1st Hank Pym

28. Brave and the Bold 28- 1st Justice League of America

29. Justice League of America 29 - 1st Silver Age Sandman

30. Showcase 30- Origin of Silver Age Aquaman

31. Amazing Spider-Man 31- 1st Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn

32. Justice League of America 32 First app Brain Storm

33. Space Adventures 33 1st Captain Atom

34. Showcase 34- 1st Ray Palmer as Atom / B&B 34 1st Hawkman

35. Tales to Astonish 35- 1st Ant Man in costume

36. Uncle Scrooge 36- 1st Magica deSpell

37. Showcase 37- First Metal Men

38. Amazing Spider-Man 38 Last Steve Ditko issue

39. Tales of Suspense 39- 1st Iron Man

40. Amazing Spider-Man 40- Spider-Man learns Green goblin's identity

41. Archies Joke Book 41- 1st Neal Adams Art

42. Amazing Spider-Man 42- 1st Mary Jane Watson

43. Showcase 43- Dr No. 1st DC Silver age Movie adaptation

44. Tales to Astonish 44- 1st Wasp

45. Fantastic Four 45- 1st Inhumans

46. Fantastic four 46- 1s Black Bolt Cover and appearance

47. Tales of Suspense 47- Last Golden Iron Man armor

48. Fantastic Four 48- 1st Silver Surfer and 1st Galactus

49. Tales of Suspense 49 First X-Men crossover, 2ND Watcher

50. Amazing Spider-Man 50- 1st Kingpin

51. Fantastic Four 51- “This Man, This Monster” story

52. Fantastic Four 52- 1st Black Panther

53. Mystery in Space 53- 1st Adam Strange

54. Brave and the Bold 54- 1st Teen Titans

55. Showcase 55- 1st Solomon Grundy

56. X-Men 56- Neal Adams run begins

57. Avengers 57- 1st Vision / Tales of Suspense 57- 1st Hawkeye

58. X-Men 58- 1st Havok

59. Green Lantern 59 - 1st Guy Gardner

60. Showcase 60- 1st Silver Age Spectre

61. House of Secrets 61- 1st Eclipso

62. Brave & Bold 62- 1st Silver Age Wildcat

63. Tales of Suspense 63- 1st Silver Age Origin of Captain America

64. Uncle Scrooge 64- Banned Vietnam story

65. Richie Rich 65 - First Dollar Dog

66. Tales of Suspense 66- Origin of the Red Skull

67. All American Men of War 67 First Gunner & Sarge

68. Superboy 68 - 1st Bizarro

69. Tales of Suspense 69 First Titanium Man

70. Lois Lane 70 - 1st Silver Age Catwoman

71. World’s Finest 71, format changes, Superman and Batman share stories

72. Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 72- Elastic Lad joins Legion of Super-Heroes

73. Forbidden Worlds 73 First App of that fat little nothing, Herbie!

74.Justice League of America, Black Canary Joins

75. Archies Girls Betty & Veronica 75- Betty & Veronica sell souls to Devil

76. Superboy 76 First Beppo the Super Monkey

77. Showcase 77 First app Angel and the Ape

78. Amazing Spiderman 78 First Prowler

79. Tales of Suspense- Origin of the Cosmic Cube

80. My Greatest Adventure 80- 1st Doom Patrol

81. House of secrets 81 Format changes to mystery

82. All American Men of War 82- 1st Johnny Cloud

83. Journey into Mystery 83- 1st Thor

84. Star Spangled War Stories 84- 1st Mlle. Marie

85. Journey into Mystery 85 - 1st Loki

86. Journey into Mystery 86 - 1st full Odin and Asgardian Gods

87. G.I. Combat 87- 1st Haunted Tank

88. Our Army at War 88- First Sergeant Rock cover

89. Superboy 89- 1st Mon-El

90. Star Spangled War Stories 90, first dinosaur issue

91. Doom Patrol 91 First appearance Mento

92. Mystery in Space 92 First Space Ranger cover

93. Tales to Astonish 93 Classic Hulk vs Silver Surfer cover & story

94. Forbidden Worlds 94 Second Herbie

95. Our Fighting Forces 95- First Lieutenant Rock the Fighting Devil Dog

96.

97. Strange Tales 97- Aunt May Uncle Ben Prototype

98. Wonder Woman 98, Updated origin, Andru and Esposito art begins

99. Doom Patrol 99- First Beast Boy

100. Captain America 100- 1st solo book.

 

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Superboy #76, First Supermonkey, A BIG event...;):acclaim:

 

:blush: Well, that debut may not have shaken the foundations of the DC universe, but........I offered it because GL/GA #76 got tossed and we seemed to be running out of possibilities for some of these numbers. DC is known for gorilla books, so I thought at least a monkey book would be good.

(And don't worry, my little feelings aren't hurt because someone laughed at my monkey book.)

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What do you guys think is better:

 

Strange Tales 97- Aunt May Uncle Ben Prototype

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Journey Into Mystery 97- 1st Tales Of Asgard

 

 

ST 97

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What do you guys think is better:

 

Strange Tales 97- Aunt May Uncle Ben Prototype

or

Journey Into Mystery 97- 1st Tales Of Asgard

 

 

ST 97

 

I'd rather OWN a copy of ST 97, but JIM 97 (1st Tales of Asgard) to me is the more important key.

 

I mean when ST 97 was written back in 1962 was Stan actually writing this story as a prequel to AF 15 (Spiderman). I doubt it!!! It just fell into place that way.. I think Stan used them because they were around already and fit his Peter Parker tale like a glove!!!!

 

The JIM series lasted at least a couple of years, and even had it's own Title (O.K. Only a one-shot), but... still should be there.

 

I was also astonished to see how much DC & Marvel dominated this list. I was thinking a few more from the rest of the publishers would be here!!!!! But I couldn't think of any either that were more important than the Big Two!!!!

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What do you guys think is better:

 

Strange Tales 97- Aunt May Uncle Ben Prototype

or

Journey Into Mystery 97- 1st Tales Of Asgard

 

 

I would vote for JIM 97. ST 97 is a neat book but I think a lot of the Marvel prototype books are not really significant prototypes. They are good reading, though.

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What do you guys think is better:

 

Strange Tales 97- Aunt May Uncle Ben Prototype

or

Journey Into Mystery 97- 1st Tales Of Asgard

 

 

ST 97

 

I'd rather OWN a copy of ST 97, but JIM 97 (1st Tales of Asgard) to me is the more important key.

 

 

I agree. (I own low-grade copies of both -- somewhere.)

 

 

I mean when ST 97 was written back in 1962 was Stan actually writing this story as a prequel to AF 15 (Spiderman). I doubt it!!! It just fell into place that way.. I think Stan used them because they were around already and fit his Peter Parker tale like a glove!!!!

 

 

Stan used them because he was whipping off these kiddie tales as fast as he could, figuring no one would notice him recycling common names a couple of months later (maybe he wrote the stories at exactly the same time), much less 45 years later!

 

 

The JIM series lasted at least a couple of years, and even had its own Title (O.K. Only a one-shot), but... still should be there.

 

I was also astonished to see how much DC & Marvel dominated this list. I was thinking a few more from the rest of the publishers would be here!!!!! But I couldn't think of any either that were more important than the Big Two!!!!

 

DC and Marvel dominated so strongly because they undeniably deserved the low-numbered keys, and almost no other publisher had series numbered in the 20-100 range during the Silver Age. Those that did (e.g., Archie) pretty much wrote the same story with the same characters over and over, so there were no keys. That's why there are so few Batman and Superman keys here too -- the series were already over #100.

 

Jack, Master of the Obvious

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