1960s in comics
See also:
1950s in comics,
other events of the 1960s,
1970s in comics and the
list of years in comics
Events and publications
1960
July
House of Mystery #100, edited by Jack Schiff.1961
1962
- Amazing Fantasy #15 renamed from Amazing Adult Fantasy - Marvel Comics
- *First appearance of Spider-Man
- Incredible Hulk #1 - Marvel Comics
- Strange Tales Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
1963
- The Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Marvel Comics
- Avengers #1 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
- Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 - Marvel Comics
- Uncanny X-Men #1 -The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
- Daredevil #1 - Marvel Comics
- [Marine">The Amazing Spider-Man">The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
- Daredevil #1 - Marvel Comics
- [Marine War Heroes #1-18 - Charlton
- Marines Attack #1-9 - Charlton
- Marvel Tales Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
1965
- Journey into Mystery Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
- Marvel Collector's Item Classics #1 - Marvel Comics
- Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
1966
Sally the Witch, by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, is first serialized on Ribon.March
- Tales to Astonish #77: "Bruce Banner is the Hulk," drawn by John Romita Black Fury, with issue #57, canceled by Charlton.
April
April 28: Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh passes away at age 58.May
- Daredevil #16 : "Enter Spider-Man," drawn by John RomitaGhostly Tales #1
June
- First appearance of Poison Ivy in Batman #181.
July
- Marvel Tales #3 renamed from ''Marvel Tales Annual''
August
- The Amazing Spider-Man #39 : "How Green Was My Goblin"
September
- The Amazing Spider-Man #40 : "Spidey Saves The Day"
- Thor Annual #2 renamed from Journey into Mystery Annual
- With issue #110, DC Comics suspends publication of Mystery in Space ; the title is temporarily revived in 1980.
November
The Flash #165: Barry Allen marries Iris West.1967
January
- Batgirl debuts in Detective Comics #359. The issue was titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" and was written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantino
December
1968
Zap Comix #1 self-published; begins the underground comix movement1969
- The Golden Age character Phantom Stranger makes his first Silver Age appearance in Showcase #80.
July
- Long-time DC Comics logo designer and letterer Ira Schnapp dies at age 76.