Amazing Spider-Man #2

Cover Date: May 1963 Plot Overview: In the first story the Vulture has been terrorizing the city with a series of crimes. No one has been able to stop him due to his flying suit. J. Jonah Jameson puts the pressure on his editors to get him some pictures of the Vulture. Meanwhile, Peter Parker sees...

Tales of Suspense #41

Cover Date: May 1963 Plot Overview: Tony Stark has donated $100,000 to a local hospital and has set up Iron Man to do a demonstration at the local children's hospital. Tony's date asks why he can't get married and Tony explains all of his scientific ventures to her. Tony also thinks about how he...

Tales to Astonish #43

Cover Date: May 1963 Plot Overview: Ant-Man runs into a crowd of admirers and makes a hasty retreat as the issue opens. We switch scenes to Professor Elias Weems. He's excited that his grandson is coming to visit him but tragedy strikes a week later when he's fired for being too old. Weems panics...

Fantastic Four #14

Cover Date: May 1963 Plot Overview: The Fantastic Four return from the moon with much fanfare. They get absolutely mobbed by their adoring public and with the help of the Torch escape back to the Baxter Building. Reed catches Sue looking for Namor and realizes that for all of his accomplishments...

Strange Tales #107

Cover Date: April 1963 Plot Overview: Johnny arrives home from school as Reed and the Thing are leaving. They mention that they were comparing notes of their last adventure for the next issue of the Fantastic Four. Johnny is a little bummed out not to be included. He decides that he needs to do...

Journey Into Mystery #91

Cover Date: April 1963 Plot Overview: Thor tries to thwart a bank robbery but the bank suddenly disappears. The people inside the bank reappear but can't remember anything that happened. Thor suspects Loki but is informed by Odin that Loki is in Asgard being punished for his last caper on Earth....

Tales of Suspense #40

Cover Date: April 1963 Plot Overview: This issue opens and goes about establishing that Tony Stark is a scientist, a playboy and a superhero. It also shows that Stark has to recharge his chest plate from time to time to keep his heart beating. Last issue, he of course suffered an injury where shrapnel...

Tales to Astonish #42

Cover Date: April 1963 Plot Overview: Jason Cragg sets up shop on a soap box and begins preaching for the citizens of Central City to hate the Ant-Man. Ant-Man wanders by and sees the events but his helmet protects him from Cragg's voice. We learn that a near radioactive accident gave Cragg a voice...