Marvel Key Issues

Alpha Flight (1983) #33

1st: Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama)

Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15

1st: Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Avengers (1963) #1

1st: Avengers (founding team)

Avengers (1963) #181

1st: Scott Lang (Ant-Man II) — first appearance

Avengers (1963) #195

1st: Taskmaster — first cameo

Avengers (1963) #196

1st: Taskmaster — first full appearance

Avengers (1963) #55

1st: Ultron — first full appearance

Avengers (1963) #57

1st: Vision (The Vision) — first appearance

Avengers Annual (1967) #10

1st: Rogue (Anna Marie)

Black Panther (1977) #1

1st: Black Panther solo series debut

Captain America (1968) #117

1st: Falcon (Sam Wilson) — first appearance

Captain America Comics (1941) #2

Captain Marvel (1968) #1

1st: Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

Captain Marvel (1968) #17

1st: Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) — key issue, transformed costume and powers

Civil War (2006) #1

Civil War (2006) #1 (Turner Variant)

Daredevil (1964) #131

1st: Bullseye — first appearance

Daredevil (1964) #168

1st: Elektra (Elektra Natchios) — first appearance

Daredevil (1964) #227

Fantastic Four (1961) #1

1st: Fantastic Four (Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm)

Fantastic Four (1961) #48

1st: Silver Surfer, Galactus — first appearances

Fantastic Four (1961) #49

1st: Silver Surfer, Galactus — second appearance

Fantastic Four (1961) #50

1st: Silver Surfer vs. Galactus — Galactus Trilogy conclusion

Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1

1st: Storm, Colossus, Thunderbird, Nightcrawler (all join X-Men)

Hawkeye (1983) #1

1st: Hawkeye solo series debut

Hero for Hire (1972) #1

1st: Luke Cage (Power Man) — first appearance

Incredible Hulk (1962) #1

1st: Hulk (Bruce Banner), Rick Jones, General Thunderbolt Ross

Incredible Hulk (1962) #180

1st: Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett) — first cameo appearance

Incredible Hulk (1962) #181

1st: Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett) — first full appearance

Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1

1st: Infinity Gauntlet — Thanos erases half of all life

Iron Man (1968) #128

Iron Man (1968) #55

1st: Thanos, Drax the Destroyer — first appearances

Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83

1st: Thor (Donald Blake / Odinson) — first appearance

Marvel Preview (1975) #7

1st: Rocket Raccoon

Marvel Spotlight (1971) #32

1st: Satana — first appearance

Marvel Spotlight (1971) #5

1st: Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)

Ms. Marvel Infinite (2014) #1

1st: Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)

New Mutants (1983) #87

1st: Cable (Nathan Summers)

New Mutants (1983) #98

1st: Deadpool (Wade Wilson)

New Mutants (1983) #98 (Black and White Variant)

1st: Deadpool (Wade Wilson)

Silver Surfer (1968) #1

1st: Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)

Strange Tales (1951) #110

1st: Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) — first appearance

Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) #1

1st: Sub-Mariner (Namor) — solo series debut

Tales of Suspense (1959) #39

1st: Iron Man (Tony Stark)

Tales of Suspense (1959) #52

1st: Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)

Tales to Astonish (1959) #62

1st: The Leader (Samuel Sterns)

Thanos Quest (1990) #1

1st: Thanos Quest — major Thanos key

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #194

1st: Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) — first appearance

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #238

1st: Hobgoblin — first appearance

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #293

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #300

1st: Venom (Eddie Brock)

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #361

1st: Carnage (Cletus Kasady) — first full appearance

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #50

1st: Spider-Man unmasked — landmark story

Thor (1966) #337

1st: Beta Ray Bill

Uncanny X-Men (1981) #266

1st: Gambit (Remy LeBeau)

Venom: Lethal Protector (1993) #1

1st: Venom solo series debut

Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1

1st: Web of Spider-Man solo series debut

Wolverine (1982) #1

1st: Wolverine solo series debut

Wolverine (1988) #1

1st: Wolverine ongoing series debut

X-Factor (1986) #24

1st: Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) — full appearance

X-Factor (1986) #5

1st: Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) — cameo

X-Men (1963) #1

1st: X-Men (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman, Angel), Magneto

X-Men (1991) #4

1st: Omega Red — first appearance