The reading order for Marvel Comics published in 1961-1962. Please note that on mobile devices this page is best viewed in desktop mode. You can also view a simple mobile-friendly version of this page. The asterisk (*) indicates recommended issues.
1961
| Issue | New characters/concepts | Story arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Fantastic Four #1 | Fantastic Four: | FF #1 | The origins of Fantastic Four |
| • Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) | |||
| • The Invisible Girl (Sue Storm) | |||
| • The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) | |||
| • The Thing (Ben Grimm) | |||
| The Mole Man |
1962
| Issue | New characters/concepts | Story arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Tales to Astonish #27 | Ant-Man | TTA #27 | First appearance of Ant-Man |
| *Fantastic Four #2 | Skrulls | FF #2 | |
| Fantastic Four #3 | FF #3 | ||
| *Fantastic Four #4 | Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner | FF #4 | |
| *The Incredible Hulk #1 | Hulk (Bruce Banner) | Hulk #1 | |
| The Gargoyle | FF #5 | ||
| General Thunderbolt Ross | Hulk #2 | ||
| Betty Ross | JiM #83 | ||
| Rick Jones | |||
| Gamma radiation | |||
| *Fantastic Four #5 | Doctor Doom | FF #5 | First appearance of Doctor Doom |
| The Incredible Hulk #2 | Hulk #2 | ||
| *Journey into Mystery #83 | Thor (Donald Blake) | JiM #83 | Thor’s origin story |
| The Stone-Men from Saturn | |||
| *Amazing Fantasy #15 | Spider-Man (Peter Parker) | AF #15 | Spider-Man’s origin story |
| Flash Thompson | |||
| Journey into Mystery #84 | Jane Foster | JiM #84 | Thor |
| Fantastic Four #6 | FF #6 | Reference to FF #5 | |
| Tales to Astonish #35 | TTA #35 | Ant-Man, reference to Tales to Astonish #27 | |
| The Incredible Hulk #3 | The Ringmaster | Hulk #3 | |
| Strange Tales #101 | ST #101 | The Human Torch | |
| Journey into Mystery #85 | Heimdall | JiM #85 | Thor |
| Loki | |||
| Fantastic Four #7 | FF #7 | – | |
| Tales to Astonish #36 | TTA #36 | Ant-Man | |
| Strange Tales #102 | The Wizard | The Human Torch | |
| Journey into Mystery #86 | Odin | Thor | |
| *Fantastic Four #8 | The Puppet Master | ||
| Alicia Masters | |||
| The Incredible Hulk #4 | |||
| Tales to Astonish #37 | Ant-Man | ||
| Strange Tales #103 | The Human Torch | ||
| Journey into Mystery #87 | Thor | ||
| Fantastic Four #9 | |||
| Tales to Astonish #38 | Egghead | Ant-Man |
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