Iron Man 1st appeared in February 1963's Tales of Suspense #39

The same month, after breaking with Dell, Western Publishing began publishing as Gold Key, starting with Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom No. 1 at twelve cents. Dells titles were fifteen cents.

Strange Tales #110, Dr. Strange's 1st appearance

Marvel's Iron Man debutted in Tales of Suspense No. 39 in February 1963. Gold Key released Magnus Robot Fighter No. 1 the same month. Showcase No. 43 in March 1963 featured an adaption of the James Bond Dr. No film. May 1963 brought Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos No. 1, set in World War II. DC's The Doom Patrol premiered in My Greatest Adventures No. 80 in May. With

Avengers #1, Marvel's 1st team of it's previously solo superheroes

No. 86 in March 1964, the title changed to Doom Patrol. Dr. Strange first appeared in Marvel's Strange Tales No. 110 in July 1963. With all these solo heroes running around, Marvel decided it was time for a team and released Avengers No. 1 in September 1963. The original Avengers lineup was Ant-Man, The Wasp, Iron Man, Thor, and The Hulk. No. 3 featured the return of the Sub-Mariner in January 1964.

One of the most important new title releases of the year was one of the last, the September premiere of The X-Men No. 1. The X-Men were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and consisted of Cyclops, the Angel, Iceman, Marvel Girl, and The Beast. They were all mutants and led by Professor Xavier. Though innovative, the title was not an immediate success, ending new material with No. 66. In August 1975, with No. 94, the reprints were stopped and X-Men started on it's way to the powerhouse it is today.

X-Men #1, the X-Men's 1st appearance from September 1963.

Kirby and Lee brought Kirby's Golden Age hero Captain America back in Avengers No. 4 (March 1964) by having him have been frozen in suspended animation for almost twenty years and found by the Avengers. In No. 16, after the founding members left, Captain America became leader. April 1964 saw the debut of Daredevil No. 1.

Daredevil #1, Daredevil's first appearance from 1964.

In the March 1964 Detective Comics No. 327 Batman and Robin ceased fighting strange creatures on wierd planets and other such nonsense and returned to his detective roots. In No. 328, Alfred the butler was killed, only to be brought back due to the popularity of the Adam west TV show with No. 356 in October 1966. DC contiued bringing back old Golden Age heros. Dr. Fate and Hourman returned in April 1965's Showcase No. 55. Black Canary appeared in July 1965's The Brave and the Bold No. 61. The Spectre returned in January 1966's Showcase No. 60.

Other companies followed suit and other new companies began publishing. Charlton got Steve Ditko to draw Captain Atom for his return in December 1965's Captain Atom No. 78. Archie tried Mighty Comics presents Mighty Crusaders No.1 the month before. A new company Tower Comics came on the scene and published Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R.Agents No. 1 and Tippy teen No. 1 in November 1965

Teen Titans No. 1 premiered in January 1966 after tryouts in Showcase and The Brave and the Bold. the book consisted of junior sidekicks and was a "junior JLA." Founding members were Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin, and Wonder Girl. Green Arrow's sidekick, Speedy, joined with No. 19 in February 1969 after having occassionaly appeared.

The legendary Silver Surfer 1st appeared in Fantastic Four #48

Trying to appear hip and groovy, this being the 1960's after all, DC Comics added pop-art checkboard checks to the top of their titles from February 1966 until July 1967. This had the added benefit of obviously making their titles noticable on the newsstands.

1968's Silver Surfer #1, the original Silver Surfer series

First appearing in Fantastic Four No. 48 (March 1966,) the Silver Surfer received his own title, Silver Surfer No. 1 in August 1968, after several more guest appearances. Journey Into Mystery, starring Thor, became The Mighty Thor with No. 126 in March 1966. Marvel started a parody of their own characters title, Not Brand Echh, in August 1967.

Harvey published two issues of Will Einser's The Spirit, mostly repints, in October 1967. DC did their last major revival, The Spectre No. 1 in November, after the usual tryouts. Marvel introduced a charcter called Captain Marvel, not the Golden Age Fawcett character, in Marvel Superheroes No. 12.