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For MutantKeys :) What are the Top 10 MARVEL Key comics from the SilverAge?

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KirbyJack

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I'll play...

 

1. Fantastic Four #1

2. Amazing Fantasy #15

3. Amazing Spider-Man #1

4. Journey Into Mystery #83

5. Hulk #1

6. Tales of Suspense #39

7. Avengers #4

8. Daredevil #1

9. Avengers #1

10. X-Men #1

 

with honorable mention going to

Fantastic Four #4

Strange Tales #110

Tales to Astonish #27

Sgt. Fury #1

Fantastic Four #48

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Fedoraman

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I like the looks of most of the responses - no real surprises except the lack of love for Thor and 'shell-head.

 

I think that may change at least for IM with the bombastic flick this summer.

 

Thor is a difficult character to write for just like Superman - but early on, you needed a character like this in order to combat powerhouse characters like Hulk. Thor is essentially the early MU version of Superman - just not done nearly as well - especially with ye-olde Engish speak (gawds, who ever thought that would appeal?). It would take nearly twenty years until Walt Simonson got the character and stories right. I like the current line of stories in the new Thor title as well, check them out if you get a chance.

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COI

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My list (in order):

 

1. FF #1

2. AF #15

3. X-Men #1

4. FF #5

5. Hulk #1

6. TOS #39 (tie)

6. JIM #83 (tie)

8. Avengers #4

9. Avengers #1

10. FF #48

 

37. ASM #1

 

lol

 

Tim, how is Avengers #1 more important than ASM #1? Just asking... :baiting:

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paperheart

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My list (in order):

 

1. FF #1

2. AF #15

3. X-Men #1

4. FF #5

5. Hulk #1

6. TOS #39 (tie)

6. JIM #83 (tie)

8. Avengers #4

9. Avengers #1

10. FF #48

 

37. ASM #1

 

:olol

I have to applaud the consistency. Pray tell, what are the other 26 books?

 

i'm only curious what #36 is.

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NewWorldOrder

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1. Amazing Fantasy #15

2. Fantastic Four #1

3. X-Men #1

4. Incredible Hulk #1

5. Amazing Spider-Man #1

6. Avengers #1

7. Tales of Suspense #39

8. Journey Into Mystery #83

9. Avengers #4

10. FF #48

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rodan57

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My choices would simply be the first issues: the ones I would have wanted as a kid. No "ands, ifs or buts".

 

Therefore, it's gotta be the top 12.

 

1. Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961)

2. Tales to Astonish #27 (Jan. 1962) No love for Henry Pym?

3. The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)

4. Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962)

5. Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962)

6. Strange Tales #101 (Oct. 1962) No love for the teenage Human Torch?

7. Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Mar. 1963)

8. Tales of Suspense #39 (Mar. 1963)

9. Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) Nick Fury doesn't care if you love him or not.

10. The Avengers #1 (Sep. 1963)

11. X-Men #1 (Sep. 1963)

12. Daredevil #1 (Apr. 1964)

 

 

Amazing Fantasy #15 and Journey into Mystery #83 came out the same calendar month, June 1962.

Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Tales of Suspense #39 came out the same calendar month, December 1962.

Avengers #1 and X-Men #1 came out the same calendar month, July 1963.

 

June and December, 1962, and July, 1963, were three great months at the newsstand.

 

 

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Earl Davis

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Like the title says: What are your picks for the Top 10 Marvel key comics from the SA?

 

My list:

 

Amazing Fantasy #15

Amazing Spider-man #1

Avengers #1

DareDevil #1

Fantastic Four #1

Fantastic Four #48

Incredible Hulk #1

Journey Into Mystery #83

Tales of Suspens #39

X-Men #1

 

What does your list look like?

 

 

That pretty much echo's my thoughts. Avengers 4 is the obvious missing one but I am not sure what, if anything, I would drop to include it.

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Comicdey

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I'd say these are the top 13 in my book.

 

1. Tales of Suspense 39 (have it)

2. Amazing Fantasy 15 (have it)

3. Fantastic Four 1 (have it)

4. Amazing Spider-man 1 (have it)

5. Fantastic Four 5 (have it)

6. Amazing Spider-man 14 (have it)

7. Daredevil 1 (have it)

8. Incredible Hulk 1 (sold it)

9. Tales to Astonish 27 (have it)

10. Avengers 1 (gave it away)

11. Avengers 4 (sold it)

12. Journey Into Mystery 83 (sold it)

13. Xmen 1 (sold it)

 

obviously I've sold the books I didn't care for as much.

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Korvac Saga

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Pretty sure the top 10 are in here somewhere.

keymarvel.jpg

 

Sorry it's so dark.

 

This is a wonderful gathering of titles. I am envious.

WOW. :o If you could only have 21 comics, this collection would satisfy spectacularly!! :applause::cloud9::headbang:

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gaz973

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1. Amazing Fantasy #15

2. Fantastic Four #1

3. X-Men #1

4. Incredible Hulk #1

5. Avengers #1

6. Amazing Spider-Man #1

7. Tales of Suspense #39

8. Daredevil #1

9. Journey Into Mystery #83

10. Avengers #4

 

I agree with Mr Town, though I might shuffle the order a bit.

 

No way can FF # 48 be on the list but no Avengers # 4.

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namisgr

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1. Fantastic Four #1

2. Amazing Fantasy #15

3. Incredible Hulk #1

4. X-Men #1

5. Journey Into Mystery #83

6. Tales of Suspense #39

7. Avengers #1

8. Daredevil #1

9. Amazing Spider-Man #1

10. Avengers #4

 

Just personal preference.

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homerwannabee

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Okay here is the REAL top ten of Marvel from this time period.

 

1. Captain Marvel #1: (They named the guy after their company for goodness sake! How epic is that Plus the cover is classic. He totally strikes that I am the master of the universe pose.

 

2. Amazing Adult Fantasy #7: (This was Marvels first comic in the Amazing Adult Fantasy series. If they had not published this comic there would be no AF 15!

 

3. Iron Man Vs. Submariner #1: (This comic get's this spot out of respect for the great Cal. If a comic can drive a single man to collect it like no other comic has ever been collected, than you know it is an awesome comic book.

 

4. Peter the Little Pest #1: (People rave about Dennis the Menace, but marvel took that character and upgraded it to awesomely cool level. Dennis looks like a pansy compared to Peter the Little Pest.

 

5. Homer the Happy Ghost #1: (Again, this is an upgrade from the boring and rather drab Casper the Friendly Ghost. Homer the Happy Ghost has a little bit of James Dean to him. He's a rebel without a cause.

 

6.Linda Carter Student Nurse #1 (Marvel hit it out of the park with this hot babe. If nurses were this hot in real life people would be injuring themselves on purpose just to get a little TLC from Linda.

 

7. Patsy Walker Fashion Parade #1 (Ok, this only lasted for one issue, but what an effect this comic had. All great fashion today has some inspiration from this iconic comic.

 

8. Marvel Collectors Items Classics #1 (This comic was ahead of it's time. In the mid 60's people were still thinking of comics as a kids thing. Something that would never be worth anything. Here you have a comic proudly pronouncing that their comics are truly collector's items. An idea that was far ahead of it's time. Not only that, you get classic silver age comics from a silver age comic for a fraction of the price. How fantastic is that!

 

9. Kathy the Teenage Tornado #1: Comic was ahead of it's time in showing how much of a handful Teenagers can be.

 

10. Fantasy Masterpieces: Two of the coolest words in the English language combined together as a title for a comic. That reason alone makes this a number 10 with a bullet.

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Okay here is the REAL top ten of Marvel from this time period.

 

1. Captain Marvel #1: (They named the guy after their company for goodness sake! How epic is that Plus the cover is classic. He totally strikes that I am the master of the universe pose.

 

2. Amazing Adult Fantasy #7: (This was Marvels first comic in the Amazing Adult Fantasy series. If they had not published this comic there would be no AF 15!

 

3. Iron Man Vs. Submariner #1: (This comic get's this spot out of respect for the great Cal. If a comic can drive a single man to collect it like no other comic has ever been collected, than you know it is an awesome comic book.

 

4. Peter the Little Pest #1: (People rave about Dennis the Menace, but marvel took that character and upgraded it to awesomely cool level. Dennis looks like a pansy compared to Peter the Little Pest.

 

5. Homer the Happy Ghost #1: (Again, this is an upgrade from the boring and rather drab Casper the Friendly Ghost. Homer the Happy Ghost has a little bit of James Dean to him. He's a rebel without a cause.

 

6.Linda Carter Student Nurse #1 (Marvel hit it out of the park with this hot babe. If nurses were this hot in real life people would be injuring themselves on purpose just to get a little TLC from Linda.

 

7. Patsy Walker Fashion Parade #1 (Ok, this only lasted for one issue, but what an effect this comic had. All great fashion today has some inspiration from this iconic comic.

 

8. Marvel Collectors Items Classics #1 (This comic was ahead of it's time. In the mid 60's people were still thinking of comics as a kids thing. Something that would never be worth anything. Here you have a comic proudly pronouncing that their comics are truly collector's items. An idea that was far ahead of it's time. Not only that, you get classic silver age comics from a silver age comic for a fraction of the price. How fantastic is that!

 

9. Kathy the Teenage Tornado #1: Comic was ahead of it's time in showing how much of a handful Teenagers can be.

 

10. Fantasy Masterpieces: Two of the coolest words in the English language combined together as a title for a comic. That reason alone makes this a number 10 with a bullet.

 

Just awoke for a brief moment ......... :roflmao:

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