Tales of Suspense #48

Cover Date: December 1963 Plot Overview: One of Stark's associates back out of a deal and Tony decides to drive out to Charleton Carter's estate to find out why he's decided to no longer do business with him. Stark arrives and sees Carter being terrorized through a window. Stark becomes Iron Man...

Tales to Astonish #50

Cover Date: December 1963 Plot Overview: David Cannon has the ability to spin his body at an incredible rate of speed. He uses this for petty crimes as a youngster until the police finally catch him. He then learns to become an ice skater and rigs races to get payoffs from gambling syndicates. Cannon...

Fantastic Four #21

Cover Date: December 1963 Plot Overview: The Thing shakes the Baxter Building with his new punching bag which brings the other members of the FF  to his room. The thing is upset over the Hate-Monger causing trouble around the country. The other members agree that he is a troublemaker but they...

X-Men #2

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: Professor X has called the X-Men to a meeting. The X-Men take various paths to arrive at the school. Beast climbs buildings and catches a ride on a train. Angel gets swarmed by a mob of girls and Marvel Girl uses her powers to bail him out. Strangely enough...

Strange Tales #114

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: Johnny's friends interrupt a Torch training session to tell him that Captain America will be appearing at the Glenville antique car show. Johnny is excited because he used to read comic books about Cap when he was younger. Two men steal a car at the show...

Journey Into Mystery #98

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: Thor trashes the office of Don Blake out of rage over his situation with Jane Foster as the issue opens. Odin calls Thor to Asgard and advises that Thor forget the mortal Jane Foster and Thor says that is not possible. Blake decides to travel to distant lands...

Amazing Spider-Man #6

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: A creature named the Lizard chases men out if his swamp and tells them to stay out. Meanwhile, in New York, Spider-Man grabs a copy of the Bugle to see that he's being challenged to face off with the Lizard. He decides to try and get JJJ to send him to Florida...

Tales of Suspense #47

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: A government test ends when the tanks fall apart. Upon inspection it's revealed that the parts were greatly weakened. Meanwhile Stark is attacked from behind at one of his plants by the Melter. The Melter reveals that he was a competitor of Tony Stark named...

Avengers #2

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: Thor and Hulk argue until Giant-Man and the Wasp arrive to start their meeting. Meanwhile, the Space Phantom lands from outer space. He plans to defeat the Avengers so the other Space Phantoms can invade and take over the Earth. He's been observing the  Avengers...

Tales to Astonish #49

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: Pym crashes through the front of the house as a giant and in a new costume. The gardener flees in terror at the sight and the Wasp arrives shortly afterwards. She gives Hank a shrinking pill and he becomes normal size again. Hank states that if he grows taller...

Fantastic Four #20

Cover Date: November 1963 Plot Overview: An orb appears outside of the Baxter Building and the FF try to subdue it. Sue ends up getting sucked in and the other members follow. They are greeted by the Watcher and he's decided to give them a warning about a threat to the galaxy. He shows them a nuclear...

Strange Tales Annual #2

Cover Date: October 1963 Plot Overview: Johnny Storm sits down to read the paper after a morning of training and gets upset that Spider-Man is getting all the headlines again. Meanwhile the Fox is planning to steal a Da Vinci painting and Spider-Man is going to help him. The Fox and his gang steal...