837 – Four Fantastic Costumes

Fantastic Four #3 (Dec 1961) comes with some more world-building with Marvel’s new set of super-heroes given some snazzy uniforms (reminiscent of the Challengers of the Unknown), a Fantasticar, and an official headquarters (though the building is not yet named). This issue, the FF are up against “The Miracle Man”, who (spoiler alert) turns out […]

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836 – Supergirl Goes Public!

DC finally bites the bullet and makes a big, story-altering change to Supergirl by having Superman reveal her to the world in Action Comics #285 (Dec 1961). First, she reveals her identity to the Danvers, and then Superman reveals her hero persona to the world using a special television broadcast. She gets a big warm […]

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835 – Legion of Super-Pets

The Legion of Super-Pets make their official debut in Adventure Comics #293 (Dec 1961). The Legion of Super-Heroes recruit a variety of super-powered pets: Krypto, Streaky, Beppo and Comet the Super-Horse, who makes his “sneak peak” premier here. The pets are called upon to save Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes who are being threatened […]

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