1963 in comics
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Notable events of 1963 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events[edit | edit source]
Year overall[edit | edit source]
DC Comics purchases two Prize Comics romance titles, Young Love and Young Romance, continuing their numbering. Shueisha publishes Margaret.
Publications[edit | edit source]
January[edit | edit source]
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #10 - Marvel Comics
- Incredible Hulk (1962 series) #5 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #88 - Marvel Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1948 series) #108 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #104 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #37 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #39 - Marvel Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #61 - Marvel Comics
February[edit | edit source]
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #11 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #89 - Marvel Comics
- Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #32 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #105 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #38 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #40 - Marvel Comics
March[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #12 - Marvel Comics (First The Thing Vs. The Hulk)
- Incredible Hulk (1962 series) #6 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #90 - Marvel Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1948 series) #109 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #106 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #39 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #41 - Marvel Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #62 - Marvel Comics
April[edit | edit source]
- Black Cat (1946 series), with issue #65, canceled by Harvey Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #13 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four Annual (1963 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #91 - Marvel Comics
- Metal Men #1 (April/May cover-date) — DC Comics
- Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #33 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #107 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #40 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #42 - Marvel Comics
May[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #14 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #92 - Marvel Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1948 series) #110 - Marvel Comics
- Sgt. Fury (1963 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #108 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #41 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #43 - Marvel Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #63 - Marvel Comics
June[edit | edit source]
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #15 - Marvel Comics
- First appearance of Mad Thinker & his Awesome Android
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #93 - Marvel Comics
- Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #34 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #109 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales Annual (1962 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #42 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #44 - Marvel Comics
- First appearance of the Wasp
- Young Love #38 (June/July issue) — final issue published by Prize Comics; title sold to and continued by DC Comics
- Young Romance #124 (June/July issue) — final issue published by Prize Comics; title sold to and continued by DC Comics
July[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #3 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #16 - Marvel Comics
- Gunsmoke Western (1955 series), with issue #77, canceled by Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #94 - Marvel Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1948 series) #111 - Marvel Comics
- Sgt. Fury (1963 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #110 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #43 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #45 - Marvel Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #64 - Marvel Comics
August[edit | edit source]
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #17 - Marvel Comics
- House of Secrets #61 - DC Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #95 - Marvel Comics
- Justice League of America #21 - the first team-up of the Justice League and the Justice Society of America as well as the first use of the term "Crisis" in reference to a crossover between Golden Age and Silver Age characters.[2]
- Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #35 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #111 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #44 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #46 - Marvel Comics
- Young Romance #125 (August/September issue) — DC Comics, continuing numbering from Prize Comics series
September[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #4 - Marvel Comics
- Avengers (1963 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #18 - Marvel Comics
- Green Lantern #23 - DC Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #96 - Marvel Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1948 series) #112 - Marvel Comics
- Sgt. Fury (1963 series) #3 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #112 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #45 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #47 - Marvel Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #65 - Marvel Comics
- Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) #1[citation needed] - Marvel Comics
- First appearance of The X Men (Consisting of Professor X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Iceman), Magneto, & Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
- Young Love #39 (September/October issue) — DC Comics, continuing numbering from Prize Comics series
October[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #5 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #19 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #97 - Marvel Comics
- Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #36 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #113 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #46 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #48 - Marvel Comics
November[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #6 - Marvel Comics
- Avengers (1963 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #20 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #98 - Marvel Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1948 series) #113 - Marvel Comics
- Sgt. Fury (1963 series) #4 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #114 - Marvel Comics
- Begins monthly Doctor Strange back-up story
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #47 - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #49 - Marvel Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #66 - Marvel Comics
- Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
December[edit | edit source]
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #7 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #21 - Marvel Comics
- First appearance of Hate-Monger, First Nick Fury in present day
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #99 - Marvel Comics
- Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #37 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #115 - Marvel Comics
- Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #48 - Marvel Comics
- First appearance of Iron Man's red & gold armor; first appearance of Mister Doll
- Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #50 - Marvel Comics
Initial appearance by character name[edit | edit source]
- Chameleon - The Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Marvel Comics
- Human Top (later Whirlwind) - Tales to Astonish #50 - Marvel Comics
- Nick Fury - Sgt. Fury #1 - Marvel Comics
- Impossible Man - Fantastic Four #11 - Marvel Comics
- J. Jonah Jameson - Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Marvel Comics
- John Jameson - Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Marvel Comics
- Willie Lumpkin - Fantastic Four #11 - Marvel Comics
- Paste Pot Pete (later The Trapster) - Strange Tales #104 - Marvel Comics
- Red Ghost - Fantastic Four #13 - Marvel Comics
- Tyrannus - Incredible Hulk #5 - Marvel Comics
- Uatu (The Watcher) - Fantastic Four #13 - Marvel Comics
- The Voice - Tales to Astonish #42 - Marvel Comics
- The Vulture - Amazing Spider-Man #2 - Marvel Comics
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
In August's House of Secrets #61, writer Bob Haney and artist Lee Elias used a black diamond to transform Dr. Bruce Gordon into Eclipso.
- ↑ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 109: "The two-part 'Crisis on Earth-One!' and 'Crisis on Earth-Two!' saga represented the first use of the term 'Crisis' in crossovers, as well as the designations 'Earth-1' and 'Earth-2'. In it editor Julius Schwartz, [writer Gardner] Fox, and artist Mike Sekowsky devised a menace worthy of the World's Greatest Heroes."