StrayLamb wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:26 am
Defeat of Galactus to Master Plan of the Mandarin
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Avengers 34 (1 - 15:5)
Tales of Suspense 81-83
Avengers 34 (15:6 - 20)
Avengers 35 (1 - 20:5)
Tales of Suspense 84-86
Tales of Suspense 85/2-87/2
Daredevil 20-21
Daredevil 22 (1 - 3:2)
Savage Hulk 1 (41 - 51)-FB
Tales to Astonish 83-85
Tales to Astonish 85/2-91/2
Tales to Astonish 86-89
Alpha Flight 5/2-8/2
Sub-Mariner 14-FB
Strange Tales 147/2-150/2
Daredevil 22 (3:3 - 20)
Daredevil 23-25
Daredevil 26 (15:4 - 15:6)-FB
[Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker*]
Avengers 35 (20:6 - 20:7)
Avengers 36-37
Incredible Hulks 621/2
Tales to Astonish 90-91
Strange Tales 150-153
Strange Tales 151/2-155/2
Champions 10 (9:3 - 9:6)
Fantastic Four 135 (8:3)
Fantastic Four 57-60
Avengers 41 (4:3 - 7)-FB
Amazing Spider-Man 44-46
Marvel 75th Anniversary 1/4
Marvel Heartbreakers 1
Fantastic Four 61-63
Amazing Spider-Man 47
Daredevil 26-27
Daredevil Annual 1 (13:2 - 13:4)-FB
Avengers 38 (1 - 9:1)
Strange Tales 154-155
Tales of Suspense 88/2 (1 - 5)
Avengers 38 (9:2)
Tales of Suspense 88/2 (6 - 10)
Avengers 38 (9:3 - 20)
Tales of Suspense 89/2- 90/2
Avengers 39-40
Avengers 41-FB
Tales of Suspense 91/2
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Here is another sequence that needs some attention to make sure all the storylines are aligned in several interconnected arcs that occur at the same time according to in-comics references: the return of Hydra, mainly in Strange Tales, the Red Skull threat in Tales of Suspense and the Black Widows' Far East mission in Avengers. My analysis is mainly based upon the sequencing of Captain America, Nick Fury and the Black Widow's appearances.
The whole run spans over less than a week so I would keep them in one block, unless the titles currently in between are somehow related. Note that several issues from Tales of Suspense (both for Iron Man and Cap stories), Tales to Astonish (at least the Hulk run and Namor in TTA 83-88) and Daredevil have been addressed in my previous posts and should not be considered here. As for TTA 90-91, placing it right before the Strange Tales 150-155 and Avengers 34-40 block sounds like a good idea because it has to occur anywhere before Avengers 40. Might as well drag along the Incredible Hulks 621/2 issue that was right before it in your listing. This is my breakdown:
Incredible Hulks 621/2
Tales to Astonish 90-91: Namor faces his cousin Byrrah.
Strange Tales 150-153: Fury's suspicions reveal true when Hydra returns with the threat of the Overkill Horn. SHIELD manages to destroy the weapon and Fury rescues Laura Brown when she got kidnapped by Supreme Hydra who has been switching identities several times. The Hydra leader takes on another identity as Agent Bronson to infiltrate SHIELD.
(Since this spans over several days, it's better to place this where it does not contradict any of the three titles' events and chronology.)
Avengers 34 (1 - 15:5): The Living Laser tries to win the Wasp's heart by defeating Goliath.
When has that ever worked! Bill Foster resumes his research with Giant-Man. The Avengers capture the Living Laser but the villain escapes.
Avengers 34 (15:6 - 20): The Living Laser tweaks his weapon and some time later, he wrecks havoc across the city. He captures Captain America, Hawkeye and the Wasp.
(These two could be merged since the Tales of Suspense 81-83 run in between precedes the Sons of the Serpent arc).
Avengers 35 (1 - 20:5): Goliath frees Cap and Hawkeye while the Living Laser tries to gain control of Costa Verde, bringing the Wasp along. The male Avengers track him down, and with his restored ability to shrink to ant size, Goliath frees the wasp and the team overthrows the land's dictatorship.
Avengers 35 (20:6 - 20:7): Cap gets a visit from an unexpected visitor.
(These two could be merged since there is not apparent time gap in between.
[Avengers Battle the Earth-Wrecker*]:
Not sure about this one.
Avengers 36-37: Hawkeye fails to get the Black Widow in the team. The Avengers are lured to Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's home town where Ixar intends to steal their superpowers to conquer the universe. With the help of the Black Widow, the team defeats Ixar and his Ultroids.
Strange Tales 154-155: While Fury tries to find the identity of Supreme Hydra, the fake agent Bronson puts in motion an attack on the Helicarrier, which fails, and manages to frame Laura Brown as Supreme Hydra. Confined to his quarters by the President, Fury puts agent Bronson in charge.
(This takes longer (maybe 2 days) than any time gap in Avengers 38 and Strange Tales 88/2-90/2 that span over a few hours at most.)
Avengers 38 (1-8:5): On her way to a meeting with the Avengers to decide if she join the team, the Black Widow is abducted by Nick Fury who sends her on a secret mission to the Far East. The Enchantress puts Hercules under a spell.
Tales of Suspense 88/2 (1 - 5): Hearing that Bucky may be alive, Cap is lured to Sea Gull Island where he is attacked by Power Man and the Swordsman.
Avengers 38 (8:6 - 9-1): The Avengers get a message from Cap who needed to leave.
Avengers 38 (9:2): Cap is seen fighting Power Man and the Swordsman.
Tales of Suspense 88/2 (6 - 10): After beating Power Man and the Swordsman, Cap learns that the mastermind behind this intends to hold cities hostage inside giant floating bubbles.
Avengers 38 (9:3 - 20): The Black Widow tells the Avengers that she is leaving America. The Avengers defeat the Enchantress and break her spell on Hercules. They offer their hospitality to Hercules who has just been banned from Olympus by Zeus.
Avengers 39 (2:3-2:6)-FB: The Black Widow steals blueprints for the Navy's A-Sub.
Avengers 39 (1-4:5): A few hours later, the Black Widow's theft hits the news. While Fury is satisfied of his double-agent's work, Hawkeye is convinces that she is not a traitor and decides to investigates.
Tales of Suspense 89/2: The Red Skull pits Captain America against a robot, then against an embittered Bucky who happens to be a robot as well.
Avengers 39 (4:6-20): While Captain America is away from the Avengers, dealing with the Red Skull. the Mad Thinker seizes the opportunity to get rid of the Avengers, but he fails because he omitted Hercules in his calculations.
Tales of Suspense 90/2: Cap follows the Red Skull back to New York where the villain traps the city within a flying bubble. He promises he will do whatever the Red Skull wants for 24 hours if he does not burst the bubble and drop the city.
Avengers 40: The Black Widow steals a plane from Gen. Ross military base to fly across the Pacific. The Sub-Mariner intervenes when US Navy's torpedo testing threaten Atlantis. After the New York City has been released of the Red Skull bubble, Cap sends the Avengers on a quest to find the Cosmic Cube. This mission leads them to a battle with Namor during which the Cosmic Cube ends up in the Mole Man's subterranean world.
Avengers 41 (4:3-7)-FB: After landing in the Far East, the Black Widow becomes a victim of the Psychotron because Colonel Ling believes she failed her mission to destroy the Avengers.
Tales of Suspense 91/2: As Captain America's 24-hour deal is about to end, he is forced to tell the Red Skull the location of America's best atomic submarine. The villain takes mental control over its crew, but the ship was to be destroyed and explodes after the Red Skull takes possession of it.