Marvel's 80th Anniversary: A Roundup of Marvel Through the Decades

All year, Marvel has been celebrating 80 years of stunning storytelling sensations, going all the way back to 1939's MARVEL COMICS #1 and covering everything from monsters, horror, martial arts, and the origin stories of Marvel's Super Heroes. The party is far from over, but if you wanted one place with some of the best stories about Marvel's legacy, here's the place!

1930s-1940s

• Look Inside the First Marvel Comic Ever
• Didja Know… A Few Fancy Facts About ‘Marvel Comics’ #1
• Look Back at 1944’s ‘Captain America’ Movie Serial

1950s

• The Atlas Era: Before Marvel Became Marvel
• The Marvel Monster Mash
• Marvel’s Top 10 Silver-Age Monsters Have Been Scaring Us for Decades
• The Wider World of Marvel Genres

1960s

• Swingin’ with the Times: Marvel in the 1960s
• Stan’s Soapbox: Elevating Excelsior
• Writer Brad Meltzer on His Favorite Marvel Comics of the 1960s

• Is This the Single Best Marvel Comic of the 1960s?
• The 8 Biggest Spider-Man Moments of the 1960s
• Didja Know: The Artifact Thanos Coveted Before the Infinity Stones

1970s

• Marvel’s Bronze Age: The Comics of the 1970s
• How 1970s Marvel Comics Shaped the Career of Artist JH Williams III
• Artist Patrick Zircher Picks His Favorite Marvel Comics of the 1970s

• Marvel’s Horror-Inspired Heroes of the 1970s
• Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting at Marvel in the 1970s
• Legendary ‘Black Panther’ Writer Reginald Hudlin Picks His Favorite Marvel Comics of the 1970s
• What’s the Best Marvel Comic of the 1970s?

1980s

• Marvel Comics in the ‘80s: Not Just for Kids Anymore
• Barry Windsor-Smith: Mr. Smith Goes to Marvel
• Marvel’s Artistic New Wave of the 1980s – Part 1
• Marvel’s Artistic New Wave of the 1980s – Part 2

• How the X-Men Changed Artist Phil Jimenez’s Life
• Iron Man of the ‘80s: The Silver Centurion
• Pro Wrestler Christopher Daniels on His Favorite Marvel Comics
• ‘Power Pack’ Co-Creator June Brigman Looks Back on Marvel History
• Artist Todd Nauck’s Favorite Comic Books of the 1980s

1990s

• James Monroe Iglehart’s Favorite Marvel Comics of the 1990s
• Top 10 Marvel Crossover Events of the 1990s
• Rogue and Gambit Ride or Die Kelly Thompson Talks Marvel in the ‘90s
• Justice Like Lightning: The Thunderbolts in the ‘90s
• ‘X-Force’ Writer Ed Brisson Talks Marvel in the ‘90s
• Celebrating Marvel in the ‘90s with Cullen Bunn

2000s and more

• Christina Strain on Her Favorite Marvel Comics of the 2000s

• Hitting the Heights: Marvel’s 80th Anniversary One-Shots
• Marvel’s 80th Anniversary: Talking ‘Crypt of Shadows’ with Al Ewing
• Marvel’s 80th Anniversary: Everything You Need to Know About the Invaders
• Why This Modern Marvel Team Reminds Us of the Original ‘Avengers’
• 4 Times the Real World Became Part of the Marvel Universe
• Happy Birthday, Jack Kirby: Marvel’s Mightiest Creators Celebrate the King
• Journey Through the Annotated History of Marvel Comics Feat. Run The Jewels
• Marvel Action Figures Through the Decades
• Didja Know… The Harrowing History of the Hellfire Club

This is far from everything Marvel.com has to offer about the 80-year history of Marvel! Visit Marvel.com/marvel80 to see everything that has been published so far -- and everything that's coming in the future!