This is a complete list of Marvel super-hero comics on this website which I have classified as GEMs. The list includes links for the following: (a) Wiki page (from the Grand Comics Database, or GCD), (b) e-book (available upon request), and (c) More info on each comic (via optional posts by various contributors).
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Category
Year
Comic Issue(s)
Story Title
GEM!
Writer(s)
Art (pencils, inks)
Cover art
Comments
Wiki
E-comic
More
MV-AVNG
1964
Avengers 004
Captain America Joins The Avengers
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, George Roussos
Jack Kirby, George Roussos
CaptA is revived, joins Avengers. First Baron Zemo
MV-CAPA
1965
Tales of Suspense 063
[CaptA] The Origin of Captain America
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia
Jack Kirby, Sol Brodsky
Capt. America origin retold
MV-CAPA
1968
Tales of Suspense 098
[CaptA] The Claws of the Panther
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia
Part 2 of 4. Co-stars Black Panther
MV-CAPA
1968
Tales of Suspense 099
[CaptA] The Man Who Lived Twice
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Syd Shores
Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia
Part 3 of 4. Contd in CaptA #100
MV-CAPA
1968
Captain America 100
This Monster Unmasked
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Syd Shores
Jack Kirby, Syd Shores, Joe Sinnott
Part 4 of 4. Contd from T.O.S. #99. Cap gets his own title
MV-FNT4
1966
Fantastic Four 052
The Black Panther
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
Black Panther debut. Contd in #53
MV-FNT4
1966
Fantastic Four 053
The Way It Began..
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
Contd from #52. First Klaw
MV-HULK
1962
Incredible Hulk v1 001
The Coming of the Hulk (Parts 1-5)
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman
Jack Kirby
Hulk debut. First Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thunderbolt Ross
MV-SPDM
1962
Amazing Fantasy 15
Spider-Man!
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko
Spider-Man debut
MV-SPDM
1963
Amazing Spider-Man 001
Spider-Man (Parts 1-3)
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko
First J. Jonah & John Jameson
MV-SPDM
1963
Amazing Spider-Man 001
Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko
First Chameleon
MV-SPDM
1963
Amazing Spider-Man 003
Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
First Doctor Octopus
MV-SPDM
1987
Amazing Spider-Man 290
The Big Question
David Michelinie
John Romita Jr., Vince Colletta
Al Milgrom
Peter Parker proposes to MJ
MV-SPDM
1987
Amazing Spider-Man 291
Dark Journey
David Michelinie
John Romita Jr., Vince Colletta
Al Milgrom
MV-SPDM
1987
Amazing Spider-Man 292
Growing Pains
David Michelinie
Alex Saviuk, Vince Colletta
Al Milgrom
MJ accepts Peter's proposal
MV-SPDM
1987
Spider-Man Annual 21
The Wedding
Jim Shooter, David Michelinie
Paul Ryan, Vince Colletta
John Romita
Spidey gets married (48 pages)
MV-XMEN
1963
X-Men 001
X-Men
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman
Jack Kirby, Sol Brodsky
X-Men debut, first Magneto
MV-XMEN
1965
X-Men 012
The Origin of Professor X
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Vince Colletta
Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia
First Juggernaut. Contd. in #13
MV-XMEN
1965
X-Men 013
Where Walks the Juggernaut
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby, Werner Roth, Joe Sinnott
Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
Contd. from #12
MV-XMEN
1975
Giant-Size X-Men 01
Second Genesis
Len Wein, Chris Claremont
Dave Cockrum
Gil Kane, Dave Cockrum
X-Men reboot: Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Wolverine join. Part 1 of 3