Marvel Mosaic's Personal Rankings

1. Amazing Spider-Man 1a
   J. Jonah Jameson & John Jameson debut
   Spider-Man becomes a pariah
2. Amazing Fantasy 15 [Spider-Man]
   Spider-Man/Peter Parker, May Parker, Flash Thompson, Liz Allan debut;
   death of Ben Parker
3. Fantastic Four 1
   Fantastic Four, Mole Man debut
4. Fantastic Four 4
   Sub-Mariner Marvel Age debut
5. Incredible Hulk 1
   Hulk/Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, General Ross, Betty Ross debut
6. Fantastic Four 5
   Doctor Doom debut;
   1st time travel story
7. Amazing Spider-Man 1b
   The Chameleon debuts
   Fantastic Four guest star
8. Tales of Suspense 39 [Iron Man]
   Iron Man debut
9. Amazing Fantasy 14 [Mutants]
   Debut of concept of mutants
   Foreshadows themes in X-Men
10. Fantastic Four 6
    Sub-Mariner & Doctor Doom team-up
11. Journey into Mystery 85 [Thor]
    Loki, Odin, Marvel's version of Asgard debut
12. Fantastic Four 9
    Fantastic Four become bankrupt
13. Journey into Mystery 88 [Thor]
    Thor battles Loki
14. Journey into Mystery 83 [Thor]
    Thor/Don Blake debut; Stone Men invasion
15. Fantastic Four 10
    Doctor Doom swaps places with Reed Richards
    1st meta appearance of Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
16. Fantastic Four 2
    Skrull debut
17. Fantastic Four 8
    Alicia Masters, Puppet Master debut
18. Fantastic Four 12
    Fantastic Four battle Hulk
    1st Marvel crossover between main series characters
19. Fantastic Four 11b
    Impossible Man debut
20. Journey into Mystery 86 [Thor]
    The Tomorrow Man debut
    1st alternate future story
21. Journey into Mystery 87 [Thor]
    Thor battles Soviets
22. Incredible Hulk 6
    Hulk battles The Metal Master
    Final issue of Hulk's original title
23. Incredible Hulk 5a
    Tyrannus debut
24. Tales to Astonish 36 [Ant-Man]
    Ant-Man battles with Comrade X
25. Tales to Astonish 35 [Ant-Man]
    Henry Pym becomes Ant-Man
26. Fantastic Four 11a
    Fantastic Four read their mail
27. Incredible Hulk 4a
    US military launches Hulk into space
28. Strange Tales 107 [Human Torch]
    Human Torch battles Sub-Mariner
29. Strange Tales 103 [Human Torch]
    1st alternate dimension story
    Human Torch travels to the 5th Dimension
30. Journey into Mystery 84 [Thor]
    Jane Foster debut
31. Tales to Astonish 27 [Henry Pym]
    Henry Pym debut
32. Tales to Astonish 42 [Ant-Man]
    Ant-Man battles criminal Jason Cragg
33. Incredible Hulk 5b
    Hulk battles Asian commies
34. Journey into Mystery 89 [Thor]
    Thor battles a mob boss
35. Tales to Astonish 39 [Ant-Man]
    Ant-Man battles the Scarlet Beetle
36. Tales to Astonish 38 [Ant-Man]
    Egghead debut
37. Strange Tales 102 [Human Torch]
    The Wizard debut
38. Fantastic Four 3
    Miracle Man debut
39. Tales of Suspense 40 [Iron Man]
    Iron Man paints his armor gold
    Battles Gargantus
40. Incredible Hulk 2
    Toad Men invasion
41. Tales to Astonish 40 [Ant-Man]
    Ant-Man battles a criminal named Hijacker
42. Fantastic Four 7
    1st time Fantastic Four travel to another planet
43. Incredible Hulk 4b
    Hulk battles Mongu
44. Tales to Astonish 41 [Ant-Man]
    Ant-Man travels to another dimension
45. Strange Tales 104 [Human Torch]
    Paste-Pot Pete debut
46. Tales to Astonish 37 [Ant-Man]
    Ant-Man battles a criminal named Protector
47. Incredible Hulk 3
    Circus of Crime debut
48. Strange Tales 106 [Human Torch]
    Human Torch forms The Torrid Twosome
49. Strange Tales 105 [Human Torch]
    Human Torch & Invisible Girl fight the Wizard
50. Strange Tales 101 [Human Torch]
    Debut of Human Torch/Johnny Storm's solo adventures
    Human Torch battles a commie spy named Destroyer
51. Journey into Mystery 90 [Thor]
    Xartan invasion