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Complete Marvel Chronology 1969 00-12

1969 - Marvel's New Deals and Greater Publishing Presence

Late in 1968, publisher Martin Goodman sold all his publishing interests, including Marvel Comics, to Perfect Film and Chemical. He remained publisher until the early seventies when Stan Lee would become publisher, moving away from the day-to-day creation of the comics.

In 1969 the big change at Marvel was the end of the distribution deal with Independent News, a situation which had always seen Marvel publishing far fewer comics per month than they wanted. With the new deal with Curtis Circulation the way was open to publish as many titles per month as the market could stand, a return to how Goodman had operated in the forties and early fifties.

The Marvel fan club, the Merry Marvel Marching Society, was wound down in 1969 and all members were offered the new club, Marvelmania, run by an outside outfit.

The Marvelmania magazine had a 'test issue', dated October 1969, which was followed by six regular issues in 1970-71.

The project was not a success and in late 1971 Marvel announced in the December cover-dated comics that they did not recommend any further memberships be taken out.

The year also saw many new faces in the Bullpen, with Barry Smith, Gil Kane, Neal Adams and Sal Buscema contributing their first Marvel work.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Featuring characters set one thousand years in the future, the Guardians of the Galaxy are a group of aliens, each the last of their species, alongside one human who has been in suspended animation.

Reminiscent of the characters in the war movie "The Dirty Dozen", the next appearance of the team would be in the mid-seventies, but the popularity of the group has seen them continue to re-appear as recently as 2008.

Havok

Havok is the younger brother of the X-Men's Cyclops. He first encounters the X-Men when he has been kidnapped by the Living Pharoah in X-Men 054.

Alex and Scott Summers were first placed in an orphanage after the apparent death of their parents (a story that will be told in full in later years with the revelation of a third brother and the truth of what actually happened to their father), but the two are separated later only meeting up as X-Man Cyclops and mutant Havok.

Havok will have a long relationship with Lorna Dane and also many connections with the X-Men's various teams, without actually joining the X-Men.

Millie's Last Flourish

1969 saw two new titles in the Millie-verse, with 'Mad about Millie' and 'Chili' joining 'Millie the Model'.

Mad about Millie would last seventeen issues, whilst Chili would continue for twenty six.

Chili was the last Millie spin-off.

Adamantium

Adamantium is first introduced in issue 066 of The Avengers, a story by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.

The metal is virtually indestructible and is the invention of Dr Myron McClain, who had previously created Captain America's shield in the forties.

The most famous use of the metal would be when it is fused to Wolverine's bones and claws increasing his strength and durability.

Romance and Mystery Return

Although the Marvel Universe and it's many Super Heroes were dominant, Marvel Comics still saw several publications in other genres.

With the new contract with Curtis Circulation and able to publish as many titles as they wanted, Marvel responded to the growing popularity elsewhere of the mystery-suspense and romance genres.

Tower of Shadows featured new stories from artists such as Steranko and Buscema.

After nine issues the title was renamed Creatures on the Loose and would include stories of King Kull and Man-Wolf, amongst others.

Chamber of Darkness lasted nine issues before it, too, was renamed, becoming Monsters on the Prowl.

My Love also featured Marvel's top artists - Buscema, Romita, Colan and Adams - and the title lasted 39 issues.

The Falcon

Sam Wilson, the Falcon, is Marvel's first black American Super Hero. He encounters Captain America in issue 117 of Cap's title, and later he will become Cap's partner and take joint billing on the cover.

The Falcon has artificial wings to enable him to fly and a link telepathically with his trained falcon, Redwing.

Squadron Sinister

The Squadron are Marvel's version of DC's Justice League of America.

The four members are the Marvel equivalent of Green Lantern, Batman, Superman and Flash.

This was the first opportunity for fans to see how the two teams might do in a show-down.

The next cross-overs would not be far off, with two unofficial crossovers taking place in 1971 (Aquaman 056, which would be concluded in Sub-Mariner 072 two years later) and 1972 with the Halloween crossovers.

The Prowler

John Romita jnr was just thirteen in 1969 and a long way away from being one of Marvel's finest artists.

He did make a contribution in 1969, though, with the creation of the Prowler, who first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 078.

Stan Lee approved the character but not the costume, instead the costume used was the one that would have been seen in the third issue of Spectacular Spider-Man by another villain, the TV Terror.

Other Debuts

Madame Hydra comes up against Captain America in issue 110.

Man-Ape, who would later join the Lethal Legion and Masters of Evil, first comes up against the Black Panther, and Avengers, in Avengers 062.

Living Pharaoh first appears in X-Men 054, he will later become the Living Monolith.

The Controller, who uses 'slave discs' to control his captives' action's and syphon their energy, first appears in Iron Man 012.

Grandmaster, a forerunner of the type of character seen in the Dungeons and Dragons games in later years, plays a cosmic game with Kang using the Avenegers and Squadron Sinister as the manipulated pieces in the game. (Avengers 069)

Stingray, created by Roy Thomas and Bill Everett, debuts in Sub-Mariner 019.

Torpedo, a name which will be used by several people, first appears in Daredevil 059.

Silvermane, head of the Maggia, first appears in Amazing Spider-Man 073.

Notable Events

The Wasp and Ant-Man are married in Avengers 060.

Rick Jones joins Captain America for a three issue run, the arrangement ending when Cap takes on a new secret identity and writer-artist Jim Steranko leaves the title. (Captain America 110)

...and also Captain Marvel. Rick Jones becomes permanently linked to the cosmic captain sending one of them in to the Negative Zone whenever the other is on Earth. (Captain Marvel 017)

Doctor Strange gets a new costume, designed by Gene Colan, in issue 177.

The Origin of Galactus is revealed in Thor 162.

With Hank Pym now known as Yellowjacket, Hawkeye assumes the name Goliath, using Hank Pym's growth serum, starting in Avengers 063.

Daredevil reveals his identity to Karen Page in Daredevil 057.

Details of Marvel Titles For 1969

249 issues were published in 1969

All issues have been scanned.

Of the 249 scanned issues, 231 are c2c

First Issue

Mad About Millie v1 001 (Apl)
Chili v1 001 (May)
My Love v1 001 (Sep)
Tower of Shadows v1 001 (Sep)
Chamber of Darkness v1 001 (Oct)
Our Love Story v1 001 (Oct)
Homer the Happy Ghost v2 001 (Nov)
Kid Colt Outlaw v1 140 (Nov) Previously cancelled in 1973
Peter the Little Pest v2 001 (Nov)

Final Issue

Not Brand Echh v1 013 (May)
Doctor Strange v1 183 (Nov)
Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 015 (Nov)
Captain Marvel v1 019(Dec)

Re-Named Issue

Marvel Collector's Item Classics becomes Marvel's Greatest Comics v1 023 (Oct)

1969 00
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 068 (Original art)
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 069 (Original art)
* Spider-Man Giveaway Esquire Magazine Not Yet Scanned
= Spider-Man Giveaway Eye Magazine

1969 01
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 068 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 060 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 109 c2cO
+ Captain Marvel v1 009 c2c
+ Captain Savage v1 010 c2c
+ Daredevil v1 048 c2c
+ Doctor Strange v1 176 c2c scanned by BluePeter
+ Fantastic Four v1 082 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 111 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 009 c2cO
+ Marvel Super-Heroes v1 018 c2c
* Marvel Tales v1 018 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 166 c2c
+ Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 008 c2c scanned by Flattermann
= Sgt Fury v1 062 c2c
= Sub-Mariner v1 009 21pgs
+ Thor v1 160 c2c
+ X-Men v1 052 c2cO

1969 02
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 069 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 061 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 110 c2cO
+ Captain Marvel v1 010 c2c
= Captain Savage v1 011 c2c
= Daredevil v1 049 c2c
+ Doctor Strange v1 177 c2c scanned by BluePeter
+ Fantastic Four v1 083 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 112 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 010 c2cO
* Marvel Collector's Item Classics v1 019 c2c
* Mighty Marvel Western v1 003 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 167 c2c scanned by Gambit
= Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 009 c2c scanned by Flattermann
= Not Brand Echh v1 012 c2c
* Rawhide Kid v1 068 c2c scanned by Brigus
= Sgt Fury v1 063 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 004 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 010 21pgs
+ Thor v1 161 c2c
+ X-Men v1 053 c2cO

1969 03
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 070 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 062 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 111 c2cO
+ Captain Marvel v1 011 c2c
+ Captain Savage v1 012 c2c
+ Daredevil v1 050 c2c
+ Doctor Strange v1 178 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 084 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 113 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 011 c2cO
+ Marvel Super-Heroes v1 019 c2c
* Marvel Tales v1 019 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 168 c2c
+ Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 010 scanned by Flattermann
= Sgt Fury v1 064 c2c
= Sub-Mariner v1 011 21pgs
+ Thor v1 162 c2c
+ X-Men v1 054 c2cO

1969 04
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 071 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 063 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 112 c2cO
+ Captain Marvel v1 012 c2c
+ Captain Savage v1 013 c2c
+ Daredevil v1 051 c2c
+ Doctor Strange v1 179 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 085 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 114 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 012 c2cO
* Mad About Millie v1 001 c2c
* Marvel Collector's Item Classics v1 020 c2c
* Mighty Marvel Western v1 004 55pgs
* Millie the Model v1 169 c2c scanned by Gambit
+ Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 011 c2c scanned by Flattermann
* Rawhide Kid v1 069 c2c scanned by ABPC
= Sgt Fury v1 065 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 005 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 012 21pgs
+ Thor v1 163 c2c
+ X-Men v1 055 c2cO

1969 05
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 072 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 064 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 113 c2cO
+ Captain Marvel v1 013 c2c
+ Captain Savage v1 014 c2c
* Chili v1 001 c2c
+ Daredevil v1 052 c2c
+ Doctor Strange v1 180 c2c scanned by BluePeter
+ Fantastic Four v1 086 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 115 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 013 c2cO
+ Marvel Super-Heroes v1 020 c2c
* Marvel Tales v1 020 c2c scanned by unknownscanner
* Millie the Model v1 170 c2c scanned by Gambit
= Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 012 c2c scanned by Flattermann
= Not Brand Echh v1 013 c2c
= Sgt Fury v1 066 c2c
= Sub-Mariner v1 013 21pgs
+ Thor v1 164 c2c
+ X-Men v1 056 c2cO

1969 06
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 073 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 065 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 114 c2cO
+ Captain Marvel v1 014 c2c
* Chili v1 002 c2c scanned by Gambit
+ Daredevil v1 053 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 087 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 116 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 014 c2cO
* Mad About Millie v1 002 c2c
* Marvel Collector's Item Classics v1 021 c2c
* Mighty Marvel Western v1 005 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 171 c2c scanned by Gambit
* Rawhide Kid v1 070 c2c
= Sgt Fury v1 067 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 006 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 014 21pgs
+ Thor v1 165 c2c
+ X-Men v1 057 c2cO

1969 07
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 074 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 066 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 115 c2cO
+ Captain Savage v1 015 c2c
* Chili v1 003 c2c scanned by Gambit
+ Daredevil v1 054 c2c
+ Doctor Strange v1 181 c2c scanned by BluePeter
+ Fantastic Four v1 088 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 117 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 015 c2cO
+ Marvel Super-Heroes v1 021 c2c
* Marvel Tales v1 021 c2c scanned by unknownscanner
* Millie the Model v1 172 25pgs
+ Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 013 c2c
= Sgt Fury v1 068 c2c
+ Sub-Mariner v1 015 c2c
+ Thor v1 166 c2c
+ X-Men v1 058 c2cO

1969 08
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 075 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 067 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 116 c2cO
= Captain Marvel v1 015 21pgs
* Chili v1 004 c2c
+ Daredevil v1 055 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 089 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 118 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 016 c2cO
*Mad About Millie v1 003 c2c
* Marvel Collector's Item Classics v1 022 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 173 c2c scanned by Gambit
* Rawhide Kid v 1 071 c2c scanned by Brigus
= Sgt Fury v1 069 c2c
= Sgt Fury King-Size Special v1 005 c2c scanned by BluesBrothers
+ Silver Surfer v1 007 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 016 21pgs
+ Thor v1 167 c2c
+ X-Men v1 060 c2cO

1969 09
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 076 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 068 c2cO
+ Avengers Annual v1 003 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 117 c2cO
= Captain Marvel v1 016 21pgs scanned by lovewitch
= Captain Savage v1 016 c2c
* Chili v1 005 c2c
= Daredevil v1 056 c2c
= Doctor Strange v1 182 c2c scanned by BluesBrothers
+ Fantastic Four v1 090 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 119 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 017 c2cO
+ Marvel Super-Heroes v1 022 c2c
* Marvel Tales v1 022 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 174 c2c scanned by Gambit
* Millie the Model Queen-Size Special v1 008 c2c
* My Love v1 001 c2c scanned by TeamMal
= Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 014 c2c
= Sgt Fury v1 070 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 008 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 017 c2c
+ Thor v1 168 c2c
= Tower of Shadows v1 001 c2c
+ X-Men v1 060 c2cO

1969 10
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 077 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 069 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 118 c2cO
= Captain Marvel v1 017 21pgs scanned by lovewitch
= Chamber of Darkness v1 001 23pgs
* Chili v1 006 c2c scanned by Gambit
= Daredevil v1 057 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 091 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 120 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk Annual v1 002 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 018 c2cO
* Mad About Millie v1 004 c2c
+ Marvelmania 000 c2c (Test Release, 001 on cover - First actual 001 appears in 197004)
* Marvel's Greatest Comics v1 023 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 175 c2c scanned by Gambit
* Our Love Story v1 001 c2c scanned by Gambit
* Rawhide Kid v 1 072 c2c
= Sgt Fury v1 071 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 009 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 018 21pgs
+ Thor v1 169 c2c
+ X-Men v1 061 c2cO

1969 11
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 078 c2cO
+ Amazing Spider-Man Annual v1 006 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 070 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 119 c2cO
= Captain Marvel v1 018 21pgs
= Captain Savage v1 017 c2c
* Chili v1 007 c2c
= Daredevil v1 058 c2c
= Doctor Strange v1 183 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 092 c2cO
+ Fantastic Four Annual v1 007 c2cO
* Homer the Happy Ghost v2 001 c2c
+ Incredible Hulk v1 121 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 019 c2cO
* Kid Colt v1 140 c2c
+ Marvel Super-Heroes v1 022 c2c scanned by Gambit
* Mad About Millie v1 005 c2c
* Marvel Tales v1 023 c2c scanned by unknownscanner
* Mighty Marvel Western v1 006 c2c
* Millie the Model v1 176 c2c scanned by Gambit
* My Love v1 002 c2c
= Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD v1 015 c2c
* Peter the Little Pest v2 001 c2c
= Sgt Fury v1 072 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 010 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 019 21pgs
+ Thor v1 170 c2c
= Tower of Shadows v1 002 c2c
+ X-Men v1 062 c2cO

1969 12
+ Amazing Spider-Man v1 079 c2cO
+ Avengers v1 071 c2cO
+ Captain America v1 120 c2cO
= Captain Marvel v1 019 23pgs
= Chamber of Darkness v1 002 23pgs
* Chili v1 008 c2c
= Daredevil v1 059 c2c
+ Fantastic Four v1 093 c2cO
+ Incredible Hulk v1 122 c2cO
+ Iron Man v1 020 c2cO
* Kid Colt v1 141 c2c scanned by Brigus
* Mad About Millie v1 006 c2c scanned by Tomander
* Marvel's Greatest Comics v1 024 c2c scanned by unknownscanner
* Millie the Model v1 177 c2c
* Our Love Story v1 002 c2c
* Rawhide Kid v 1 073 c2c scanned by Teachbug
= Sgt Fury v1 073 c2c
+ Silver Surfer v1 011 c2cO
= Sub-Mariner v1 020 c2c
+ Thor v1 171 c2c
+ X-Men v1 063 c2cO

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DOWNLOADED THE CHRONOLOGY VERSION 001
= Title appeared in version 001 of the Chronology and is unchanged
+ New scan replaces version from version 001 of the Chronology
* Title is new to the Chronology

GLOSSARY
c2c - cover to cover
c2cO - Official Marvel scan
remix - a full version of the comic sourced from reprints
24pgs - not a c2c,usually just the cover and story pages
fc only - front cover only where the comic is missing

About the Complete Marvel Chronology

The Complete Marvel Chronology (CMC) is version 2.0 of the Marvel Chronology (MC).

The MC was created by cyager69 aka Chuck, who uploaded Marvel comics beginning with Fantastic Four 001 (Nov 61) through to the issues published in Jun 1997.

When Chuck was unable to continue the uploads I took over the MC and uploaded the remainder of the issues through to December 2008. Additional uploads added various titles not cover-dated with a specific month (the 'Decades' uploads) and seven Fill packs added new scans for issues missing when the original uploads were done for the 70's through to the 90's.

With none of Chuck's original uploads online, the decision was to either upload the original version of 1961-1996 or go with a brand new, full version incorporating the missing genres, such as romance, western and humour, and including the imprints which Chuck intended to upload following the completion of the MC.

The CMC will cover Marvel's entire seventy year history. At present I am uploading the years beginning with 1960 and these uploads will continue right through to December 1996. After that I have not finalised what will follow, but the likelihood will be that I go back to upload the 39-59 period, and then upload the 97-09 period again. When I do upload version 2.0 of 97-09 there will be many additions and many new scans.

News and Notes

1969 - Complete in one upload probably qualifies as the largest single upload in Chronology history. it is also somewhat of an experiment, if there are no problems I will do all the other years in one go as well. Any problems and I will go back to three-part uploads.

Marvelmania was included in the MC, issues 002 through 005 and the 'test issue' 001. New to the CMC are the first issue and issue 006. I have edited the original scan of the test issue, and also numbered it 000 to avoid any confusion with the first issue proper. There is also a second version of issue 004, with a new cover and several new articles, as far as I know that hasn't been scanned yet.

Coming Next

Next weekend will see the upload of 200902. Following that will be the Fill Pack for the Sixties.

Enjoy today's comics, please keep seeding, and I'll see you next weekend with the 200902 upload.

Pete

Acknowledgments

Books used as research material in completing the CMC include -

Marvel Chronicle - Tom DeFalco
Marvel Vault - Roy Thomas and Pete Sanderson
Tales of the Implosion - Tom Lammers
Standard Catalogue of Comics 5th Edition

Thanks to all the scanners, editors and uploaders who make the scans available.

Thanks for the support of all those who seed the CMC.

Thanks to Chuck for creating the MC.

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