100 Silver Keys

🗝 The Top 100 Key Issues from The Silver Age Comic Books published from 1956 - 1970

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Avengers, The #4

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #4
 
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Captain America joins the Avengers

1st cover appearance of Captain America on an official Marvel Comics cover, previously Timely, then Atlas

1st appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age

1st cameo appearance of Baron Heinrich Zemo

Death of Bucky, in a flashback

Uncanny X-Men #4

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #4
 
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1st team appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Magneto

1st appearance of Scarlet Witch

1st appearance of Quicksilver

1st appearance Mastermind, later becomes Jason Wyngarde

1st appearance of Toad

2nd appearance of Magneto

Although the Scarlet Witch's costume is colored green on the cover, it is red in the story

First interaction between Charles Xavier and Magneto, though their origins have since been retconned to have them meet earlier in their lives

Tales of Suspense #52

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #52
 
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1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova

Death of the first Crimson Dynamo

1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov

Daredevil #1

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Daredevil #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Daredevil, Matt Murdock

1st appearance of Foggy Nelson, a lawyer

1st appearance of Karen Page, the love interest of Matt Murdock

Brave and the Bold, The #54

DC • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Brave and the Bold, The #54
 
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1st team appearance of the Teen Titans: Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin

The team name Teen Titans isn't coined until Brave and the Bold #60

1st appearance of Mr. Twister, possesses a stick that controls the weather

Amazing Spider-Man #13

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #13
 
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1st appearance of Mysterio

Quentin Beck aka Mysterio, first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 not in costume

Amazing Spider-Man #14

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #14
 
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1st appearance of the Green Goblin

First meeting and battle of Spider-Man versus the Hulk

Amazing Spider-Man #15

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #15
 
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1st appearance of Kraven the Hunter

2nd appearance of the Chameleon

1st appearance of Anna Watson, the aunt of Mary Jane Watson

First mention of Mary Jane Watson

Avengers, The #8

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #8
 
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1st appearance of Kang, the original version

Tales of Suspense #57

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Tales of Suspense #57
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye

3rd appearance of Black Widow

Hawkman #4

DC • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Hawkman #4
 
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1st appearance and origin of Zatanna

Strange Tales #126

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Strange Tales #126
 
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1st appearance of Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension

1st appearance of Clea, future wife of Doctor Strange, unnamed

Doctor Strange first uses the phrase 'By The Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth

[March 2025 - Charlize Theron rumored to reprise the role of Clea in Avengers: Doomsday]

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1

Marvel • 1964 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Sinister Six: Doctor Octopus, Kraven, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman

3rd appearance of Kraven, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio and Sandman

Reprinted in Marvel Tales #150

Character profiles of Dr. Doom, the Lizard and others

Additional pages explain how Spider-Man's powers and gadgetry work

Amazing Spider-Man #20

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #20
 
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1st appearance and origin of Scorpion, Mac Gargan appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #19

Daredevil #7

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Daredevil #7
 
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Debut of Daredevil’s red suit

Batman #171

DC • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Batman #171
 
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1st appearance of the Riddler in the Silver Age

Prior to the publication of this issue, the Riddler hadn't appeared in comics for 17 years

Journey Into Mystery Annual #1

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Journey Into Mystery Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of Hercules

1st appearance of Zeus

Versions of the Olympians have appeared previously in different Timely and Marvel comics but the versions of the characters introduced here consistently maintain an ongoing continuity

First battle of Thor vs Hercules

[August 2022 - rumored solo project in the works titled Hercules: Rise of the Gods]

Uncanny X-Men #12

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #12
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Juggernaut

Origin of Professor X

1st cameo appearance of Cyttorak, as a statue, the demonic elder god whose Crimson Bands and ruby gemstone gave Juggernaut great powers

Strange Adventures #180

DC • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Strange Adventures #180
 
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1st appearance and origin of Buddy Baker aka Animal Man not in costume

Uncanny X-Men #14

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Uncanny X-Men #14
 
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1st appearance of the Sentinels, machines invented to hunt mutants

1st appearance of Dr. Bolivar Trask, creator of the Sentinels

Amazing Spider-Man #31

Marvel • 1965 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #31
 
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1st appearance of Gwen Stacy

1st appearance of Harry Osborn

1st appearance of Miles Warren, later becomes the Jackal

First time Doctor Octopus is referred to as the Master Planner

First use of the word 'Thwip' when activating Spider-Man's web-shooters

Fantastic Four #46

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #46
 
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2nd team appearance of the Inhumans

1st full appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Seeker, an Inhuman

Fantastic Four #48

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #48
 
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1st appearance of Silver Surfer

1st cameo appearance of Galactus

Fantastic Four #49

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #49
 
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1st full appearance of Galactus

1st cover and 2nd appearance of the Silver Surfer

Batman #181

DC • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Batman #181
 
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1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

Fantastic Four #52

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #52
 
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1st appearance of the Black Panther, T'Challa, king of Wakanda

Aquaman #29

DC • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Aquaman #29
 
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1st appearance of Ocean Master, Orm Marius, half brother of Aquaman

Amazing Spider-Man #41

Marvel • 1966 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #41
 
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1st appearance of Rhino

Detective Comics #359

DC • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Detective Comics #359
 
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1st appearance and origin of Batgirl, Barbara Gordon

1st appearance of Killer Moth in the Silver Age

Batman #189

DC • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Batman #189
 
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1st appearance of the Scarecrow in the Silver Age and 3rd appearance overall

Introduction of Scarecrow chemicals to elicit fear

[October 2023 - a Scarecrow project is rumored to be in development]

Star Trek #1

Western • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Star Trek #1
 
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Science-fiction series adapted from the popular TV series

[July 2024 - a live-action comedy series is in development at Paramount+ with the creative team of Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome and Alex Kurtzman ]

Amazing Spider-Man #50

Marvel • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #50
 
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1st appearance of the Kingpin, Wilson Fisk

Story includes the iconic interior panel of Peter Parker walking away from his Spider-Man suit that is discarded in a garbage can

Strange Adventures #205

DC • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Strange Adventures #205
 
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1st appearance and origin of Deadman, a ghost with the ability to possess the living

1st cameo appearance of Rama Kushna, voice only

Aquaman #35

DC • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Aquaman #35
 
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1st appearance of Black Manta

Fantastic Four #67

Marvel • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four #67
 
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1st cameo appearance and origin of HIM, later known as Adam Warlock

Marvel Super-Heroes #12

Marvel • 1967 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Super-Heroes #12
 
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1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel

1st appearance of Yon-Rogg, a Kree Warlord

Avengers, The #48

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #48
 
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1st appearance and origin of the third Black Knight, Dane Whitman in armor

1st appearance of Aragorn, the winged steed

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the title Black Knight: Origins]

Marvel Super-Heroes #13

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Super-Heroes #13
 
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1st appearance of Carol Danvers

2nd appearance of Captain Marvel

Captain America #100

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Captain America #100
 
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First solo-titled Captain America series in the Silver Age beginning with issue #100

Formerly titled Tales of Suspense

Iron Man #1

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Iron Man #1
 
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First ongoing title series featuring Iron Man

Origin of Iron Man

Identity of Big M revealed to be Whitney Frost, later known as Madame Masque, the daughter of Count Nefaria

Avengers, The #55

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #55
 
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1st full appearance of Ultron

3rd appearance of Dane Whitman as the Black Knight

[March 2023 - James Spader rumored to reprise the role of Ultron in Armor Wars / August 2024 - Spader confirmed to reprise Ultron in the Vision Disney+ series]

Silver Surfer #1

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Silver Surfer #1
 
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First solo ongoing Silver Surfer series

Origin of the Silver Surfer

Origin of the Watchers

1st appearance of Shalla-Bal

Silver Surfer first says, "where soars the Silver Surfer...there must he soar alone!"

[April 2024 - Shalla-Bal portrayed by Julia Garner will be a version of the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four film]

Avengers, The #57

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #57
 
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1st appearance of Vision

2nd appearance of Ultron

Fantastic Four Annual #6

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Fantastic Four Annual #6
 
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1st appearance of Annihilus, ruler of the Negative Zone

1st appearance of Franklin Richards, as an unnamed infant, considered by Marvel to be the most powerful mutant in the Marvel Universe

[November 2024 - it is rumored Marvel is looking to cast a child in the role of Franklin Richards who will play the character through various ages in future projects]

Introduction of the Cosmic Control Rod, a weapon used by Annihilus that manipulates matter

[December 2024 - Annihilus rumored to be the villain for the Nova TV series]

Silver Surfer #3

Marvel • 1968 • Vol. 1
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Silver Surfer #3
 
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1st appearance of Mephisto

1st cover appearance of Shalla-Bal

Marvel Super-Heroes #18

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Marvel Super-Heroes #18
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy

1st appearance of Major Vance Astro

1st appearance of Charlie-27

1st appearance of Martinex

1st appearance of Yondu

Silver Surfer #4

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Silver Surfer #4
 
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First battle of Silver Surfer vs Thor

2nd appearance of Mephisto

Iconic cover art by John Buscema with inks by Sal Buscema and color by Marie Severin

Thor #165

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Thor #165
 
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1st full appearance of HIM, later named Adam Warlock

Captain America #117

Marvel • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Captain America #117
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Falcon, Sam Wilson, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics

1st appearance of Redwing, a falcon and Sam Wilson's sidekick

Vampirella #1

Warren • 1969 • Vol. 1
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Vampirella #1
 
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1st appearance of Vampirella

Introduction of planet Drakulon, a planet where the water is blood and the species that inhabit it are mostly vampires

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