Justice League of America

1. Justice League of America (January, 1954)
"Labyrinth: Land Boom" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Red Knight, The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Daredevil, Stonewall, Catwoman, Blue Beetle, Spider-Man and The Joker & Harley Quinn
[Perceived death of Stonewall]

2. Justice League of America  (March, 1954)
"The Very Long Night of the JLA" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Daredevil, Spider-Man, War Machine, The Joker & Harley Quinn, Blue Beetle and Red Knight
[Stonewall re-introduced as War Machine; first group-encounter with The Patchwork Man; Crimson Ghost thought destroyed]

3. Justice League of America (May, 1954)
"Wild, Wild Wedding Guests" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Red Knight, Blue Beetle, Daredevil, Spider-Man and The Joker & Harley Quinn
[Joker & Harley Quinn married, leave Gotham; The Prowler’s death revealed; Green Hornet crossover; death of Dr. Destiny; first appearances of The Phantom Stranger and Red Kommissar]

4. Justice League of America (July, 1954)
"Enter: Magneto" by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: Red Knight, NoMan, Blue Beetle, Daredevil and Spider-Man
[First appearance of Magneto; NoMan joins Justice League]

5. Justice League of America (September, 1954)
"The Deathtroopers" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Red Knight, Zero Man, Captain Minus, The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM) and The Wraith
[Zero Man and Captain Minus introduced]

6. Justice League of America (November, 1954)
"The Silver Ziggurat" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Daredevil, Titan and The Joker & Harley Quinn
[Titan introduced]

7. Justice League of America (January, 1955)
"If the Bad Guys Should Clobber Us" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Red Knight, Daredevil, The Joker & Harley Quinn
[Hiram the tortoise introduced; Joker & Harley decide to stay in Gotham; cameo by Mighty Fly]

8. Justice League of America (March, 1955) [Super-Size Issue] by Steve Mollett & Ted Brengle
"The Dancing Skeletons"
"The Fury of the Fearsome Foursome!!!" (part one)
Featuring: Blue Beetle, The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Donar, Daredevil, Red Knight, Metamorpho, The Joker & Harley Quinn
[Introduction of Donar, Metamorpho and the Fearsome Foursome; the "New & Improved" Blue Beetle revealed]

9. Justice League of America (May, 1955) [Super-Size Issue] by Ted Brengle
"The Fury of the Fearsome Foursome!!!" (part two)
Featuring: Blue Beetle, The Joker & Harley Quinn, Daredevil, The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM)
[Introduction of Darkman, "Mighty Mouse," and Legion; death of Emerald Web and Thud; Legion successfully gains possession of President Dwight D. Eisenhower]
"The Hall of Justice" [Story in which Adrian Veidt takes the reader on a guided tour of JLA HQ]

10. Justice League of America (June, 1955)
"Apokolips...Wow!" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Red Knight, Zero Man, Genni-Cide, Supernova and Silver Spark
[Introduction of Genni-Cide, Supernova, Silver Spark; nature of Red Knight's armor discovered; return of Edward Parker (the Crimson Ghost)]

11. Justice League of America (July, 1955)
"Napoleon Flash" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Red Knight, The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Daredevil, The Joker & Harley Quinn
[Introduction of "Napoleon Flash;" The Joker nearly killed by Batman; Batman crippled by Harley Quinn]

12.  Justice League of America (August, 1955)
"Strange Bedfellows" by Tom Bolenbaugh (Part 1 of "The American Dream," additional material by Ted Brengle)
Featuring: Red Knight, NoMan, Titan, Mentalon, Were-Lion, Black Mask and Daredevil
[Introduction of Mentalon, Were-Lion, Black Mask, Henry Peter Gyrich and the American Knights; Magneto rescued by the JLA; Warlord killed; the Iron Colonel Stormfront captured; Daredevil leaves the JLA]

21. Justice League of America (March, 1956) [Line resumed. See "The Lost Year" for details.]
"Taking A Bite Out Of The Big Apple" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Fugue, Genni-Cide, The Green Hornet & Kato
[Introduction of Fugue and Supreme Pack; Windom Earl makes his first move; special cameo appearance by The Professional]

22. Justice League of America (April, 1956)
"Labyrinth: Operation Super Colossal" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Captain America, Daredevil, Genni-Cide
[The controversial "Sanctuary" issue, revealed a month later to be an special April Fool's "Imaginary Tale."]

23. Justice League of America (May, 1956)
"Thieves (Part 2): One Of Our Cities Is Missing" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Daredevil, Zero Man, The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Genni-Cide, Supernova, The Cheshire Cat, Hour Man, The Joker & Harley Quinn
[First appearances of The Cheshire Cat, Hour Man, Dr. Doom and Brainiac; special cameo appearances by Captain America, War Machine, Silver Spark, Mentalon and Phoenix;  Harvey Bullock murdered by Windom Earle]

24. Justice League of America (June, 1956)
"Shell Game" by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: The Green Goblin, Daredevil, The Huntress and Captain America
["The Goblin War"; introduction of Green Goblin II and The Huntress to the JLA; return of Green Goblin I and Spider-Man; death(?) of the Hobgoblin; special cameo appearance by Harley Quinn]

25. Justice League of America (July 1st [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"Mob War" by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: The Joker & Harley Quinn, Daredevil and The Huntress
[First appearances of Bullseye, Mt. Fuji, Hardware, Bombshell, Red Lotus and White Cobra; return of NoMan as villainous "Shadow Master"]

26. Justice League of America (July 14th [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"Fun and Other Chaos" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Green Goblin, Captain America, Daredevil, Venom, Wraith II and Sgt. Quinncannon
["The Great Escape" (both Belle-Reve and Arkham Asylum emptied of all inmates by Mirror Master); first appearances of Venom, Wraith II, Sgt. Quinncannon, DevilMite, Porcupine II, Mastermind and Vulture II; return of Nathaniel Dusk and Baron Zemo; Kingpin briefly "dethroned" by newly re-formed Labyrinth; deaths of Electro and Hobgoblin; special cameo appearances by The Joker, Harley Quinn, Cheshire Cat, The Judge, Silver Spark, Green Hornet & Kato]

27. Justice League of America  (August, 1956)
"The Triad of Terror" by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: The Green Goblin, Daredevil, Venom and Captain Marvel
[Venom formally inducted into the JLA. First appearances of Captain Marvel, The Master of Science, Dr. Cyclops and "Cain"; The Master of Science, Dr. Cyclops and Mysterio captured; special appearances by Captain America and Shatterstar.

28. Justice League of America  (September, 1956--Super-Size Annual Special)
"The Game is Afoot" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Mentalon, Venom, Zero Man, Green Goblin, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Captain Marvel
[The First Patchwork Man War--The Amazing Ghost Fighter gathers a force of JLA hand-picked members and, working with The Taskforce, strikes at The Patchwork Man; OsCorp financially wrecked; nuclear exchange between U.S. and Russia averted; nuclear detonation in Winchester Mansion countered by Annette Rosenberg; everyone in the galaxy experiences the birth scream of Dark Phoenix; Captain Marvel learns that there are important facts about his powers and origin that he does not know; Spider-Man becomes convinced that Green Goblin II is his greatest villain and briefly makes Venom believe the same thing; Harry Osborne reveals to Mary Jane that he is Green Goblin II; Gwen Stacey becomes Carnage; Captain Stacey murdered by Carnage; Harley and The Joker learn they will have twins; death of the Cheshire Cat; Pestilence and Famine become Entropy; AGF briefly dons the Red Knight armor; mysterious "second Red Knight" (not AGF) sighted; Annette Rosenberg comes back from the brink with the aid of the JLA; Patchwork Man defeated and taken to Oa by Green Lantern Prime; Phoenix leaves Earth; "Betty Ross" revealed to be Willow Rosenberg; first glimpse of the early 21st century's version of the JLA; first appearances of Carnage, Nick Fury, Black Widow, The Taskforce, The Village, Zatara, and the Adamantium Age Red Knight; special cameo appearances by Daredevil, Fugue, Lex Luthor, and Supernova.]

29. Justice League of America (October 1, 1956)
"My Name is Vengeance" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM),Genni-Cide, Mr. Miracle, Hellboy and, Starfire
[Jimmy Olsen goes insane and joins forces with The Mad Bomber, beginning a bombing campaign in Metropolis to avenge the perceived slights of Perry White; first appearances Mr. Miracle, Hellboy and Starfire]

30. Justice League of America (October 15, 1956)
"'Jack Frost Nipping at your Nose'" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: Supernova, Venom, Hellboy, and Razor Wing
[A research outpost in the arctic uncovers an ancient eldritch horror entombed deep beneath the ice, its release narrowly averted by the JLA; although a victory, the case leaves Dr. Forrest questioning his suitability as a superhero; Supernova officially retires from he JLA; first appearance of Razorwing.]

31 Justice League of America (November 1, 1956)
"Deadly Playthings" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: The Joker & Harley Quinn, The Amazing Ghost Fighter, Green Goblin, Venom, Daredevil and Captain America
[The birth of The Joker and Harley Quinn's twins, John and Sarah; Jimmy Reese's erratic behavior becomes more pronounced and his paternity is revealed; Eddie Brock leaves the Daily Bugle and joins the staff of the Daily Planet; the true nature of Toyman is discovered; special cameo appearance by Lobo, first full appearance of Professor Charles Xavier.]

32. Justice League of America (November 15, 1956)
"The Abominable Adventures of the Atomic Armadillo" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: NoMan, Venom, Mist and Raven
[The Atomic Armadillo attempts to release a mutating gas which activates latent metahuman genes into the general population; first appearances of Mist, Raven, Atomic Armadillo, Lock-Up and Hotstreak; special cameo appearances by Genni-Cide and Starfire.]

33. Justice League of America (December 1, 1956)
"Attack of the Cones!'" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: Captain America, Genni-Cide, Venom, Captain Marvel, Mr. Miracle, Hellboy and Raven
[A U.S. government black project attempting to contact The Phantom Zone instead accidentally opens a gateway to the infernal domain of Hellboy's father; Metropolis attacked by conical creatures of The Destroyer of Worlds; JLA turns back the invasion and closes the gateway.]

Justice League of America - Christmas Special (December, 1956)
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter, The Joker & Harley Quinn, Green Goblin, Daredevil, Venom, Gwen Stacey, Dante, Silver Spark and Dust
[Another disastrously awful JLA Christmas Party takes place, ending with many JLA members having their minds swapped with each other thanks to The Mad Hatter; Jingle Belle and The Santa Gang go on a Yuletide-themed crime spree; Jingle Belle briefly activates a massive mind-control/illusion device and replaces Gotham with an unbearably merry Christmas Land; Dante draws the ire of magician Alistair Black; first appearances of Dust, Jingle Belle, Alistair Black, The Santa Gang, the robot form of H.E.R.B.I.E., Otis, and Miss Teschmacher; cameo appearances by Genni-Cide, Starfire, Sgt. Quinncannon, Wraith II, Wonderman, NoMan, Captain America, Zero Man, Captain Minus, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, Captain Marvel, Mr. Miracle, Buddy Smith, Lex Luthor, Fugue and the Ray Coniff Singers.]

34. Justice League of America (January 1, 1957)
"The Siege" by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: Catman, Genni-Cide, MisterMiracle, Starfire, Supergirl, Captain Marvel and Captain America
[Magneto steals the Sentinel’s Master Mold and kidnaps Supernova to act as the power source for his mothership, in actuality a massive bomb designed to level Metropolis and neutralize the super powers of all metahumans on Earth; Magneto reverse engineers Boom Tube technology from Mother Box designs in Supernova's possession; Magneto's strike force of supers and Sentinels attacks the Hall of Justice, wreaking it and much of the surrounding city; during the siege, Catman saves Betty Ross's life; Captain America persuades Shatterstar to listen to her conscious and turn against Magneto; Shatterstar helps Cap helm the mothership into orbit and crashes it into Asteroid M, destroying it completely before Magneto can use his Boom Tubes to launch a massive Sentinel invasion of Earth; Supernova completely drained of his powers by the ordeal, much to his relief; Shatterstar goes to find Matt Murdock, but he is not at home, having left on his own search for self-discovery with Electra mere days earlier; first appearances of Catman, Supergirl, Shadowcat, Delusion & Despair]   

36. Justice League of America (February 1, 1957)
“The Master’s Revenge” by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: Catman, Captain Marvel, The Joker & Harley Quinn and Super Cabbie
“Citizens acting strangely, super-criminals pulling heists supported by android troops, and a mechanical Captain Marvel?  It's all part of the Master of Science and Dr. Cyclops' plan to take control of Metropolis.”
[The Master of Science and Dr. Cyclops recruit a new group of super villains, including Sirocco, Hardware and Bombshell, and attempt to take over Metropolis using a mind control system powered by the city’s power plant; first appearance of Super Cabbie and Mecha-Marvel.]

37. Justice League of America (February 15, 1957)
“The Vortex Seed” by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: Valkyrie, Genni-Cide, Mr. Miracle, Captain Marvel
“It's Civil War between three surviving members of Darkseid's court with Earth as the battleground as each faction searches for the Vortex Seed, a device created by Darkseid to probe the subconscious of humanity and unravel the Anti-Life Equation.  And what about Shatterstar?”

38. Justice League of America (March 1, 1957)
“The Rogues Gallery” by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: The Joker & Harley Quinn, The Toad and Calypso
[A crime wave strikes Gotham as a new group of gentlemen criminals arrive, each organizing a daring high-profile heist based on their personas; first appearances of The Toad, Calypso, The Anarchist, Cutpurse, Highwayman and Corsair.]

39. Justice League of America (March 1, 1957)
“The Legion of Doom” by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Genni-Cide, Green Goblin, Kid Comet, Batman II and Super Cabbie
[Return of the Red Skull; Red Skull organizes an “Anti-Justice League” of criminals in an attempt to change history to prevent metahuman development on Earth, while simultaneously working with Retik the Moon Monster to allow a Lunar Force invasion of the planet; the JLA and ESC turn back these threats and arrest most of the participants; Red Skull escapes; first appearance of Tarantulina]

40. Justice League of America (April 1, 1957)
“Return of The Rogues Gallery” by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: The Joker & Harley Quinn, Super Cabbie, The Toad and Scarlet Gray
[The Rogues Gallery (Anarchist, Cutpurse, Highwayman and Corsair) attempt to ignite a full scale war between Gotham's labor unions and corporate strike breakers, blowing up several corporate buildings along the way; first appearance of Scarlet Gray.]

41. Justice League of America (April 15, 1957)
"The Day of The Penguin" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Catman, Kid Comet and Scarlet Gray
[With most of Gotham City's heroes kidnapped or otherwise occupied by The Puzzler, it falls to Catman, Kid Comet and Scarlet Gray to save the city from the The Penguin and Poison Ivy; The Penguin briefly controls every bird in and around Gotham City, using them as an avian army in the service of a huge crime spree; GCPD Detective Renee Montoya makes it clear she is no fan of masked vigilantes; the heroes learn that The Judge is D.A. Harvey Dent and work to protect his identity from odius investigative reporter Alexander Knox; Ra's al Ghul's daughter Talia briefly glimpsed; Catman releases The Penguin after Penguin aides the heroes in stopping a massive water pump mechanism that would have destroyed Gotham City and initiated an environmental chain-reaction that would have fundamentally damaged Earth's ecosystem; first appearances of Alexander Knox, Renee Montoya and Opus the penguin; cameo appearances by The Judge and H.E.R.B.I.E.]

Suicide Squad

1. Suicide Squad [Premier Issue] (August, 1955)
"The Demon's Head" (part one) by Chad Wilson (Part 2 of "The American Dream," additional material by Ted Brengle)
Featuring: The Professional, The Spirit, Darkman, Crimson Fury,  The Avenger and Modesty Blaise
[Featuring The Spirit and Darkman; introduction of Crimson Fury, The Avenger and Modesty Blaise; reintroduction of The Professional; special cameo appearance by Daredevil]

10. Suicide Squad (March, 1956) [Line resumed. See "The Lost Year" for details.]
"'I Am The Omega!'" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Gray Ghost, Crimson Fury, Modesty Blaise, Green Hornet & Kato, Darkman and The Avenger
[Batman killed by Gray Ghost; Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) killed by Modesty Blaise; special guest appearance by The Joker]

Above: Panels from Suicide Squad #10 (Steve Mollett)

11. Suicide Squad (May, 1956)
"The Devil's Horns" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: The Professional, Gray Ghost, Darkman, Modesty Blaise, The Escapist, Faust, Lady Luck and The Green Hornet & Kato
[First appearances of The Escapist, Faust and Lady Luck]

12. Suicide Squad (June 1st [bi-weekly summer special], 1956--published late, fill-in story added as bonus)
"There was a Crooked Man" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Gray Ghost, Darkman, Modesty Blaise, The Escapist, The Green Hornet & Kato and The Boondock Saint
[First appearance of the Boondock Saint; special cameo appearance by The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM)]
"Threat or Menace" by Steve Mollett and Brandon Keller
[Short takes place after the events of JLA #26 and SCP #21; Venom and ElectroGirl both pay individual visits to J. Jonah Jameson]

13. Suicide Squad (June 14th [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"Silence is Golden" by Mike Chambers
Featuring: Darkman, The Green Hornet & Kato, Modesty Blaise, Gray Ghost and Dr. Occult
[Dr. Occult meets the Suicide Squad; Britt Reed and Modesty Blaise publicly become a couple; first appearances of Matilda Fortune and Mastermime; first instance of mysterious, out-of-place advanced technology with no clear source]

14. Suicide Squad (July 1st [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"The Diamond of Jeru" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: Modesty Blaise, The Escapist, Gray Ghost, Darkman, Boondock Saint and Rocketman
[Denny Colt (The Spirit) returns as Rocketman; the "Blood Diamond" first encountered]

15. Suicide Squad (July 14th [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"The Case of the Pacific Clipper" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: Darkman, Modesty Blaise, Rocketman, Dr. Occult, Boondock Saint, James Holmes and The Six-String Samurai
[The Suicide Squad's adventures in South America continue; first appearances of James Holmes and The Six-String Samurai; Ferik Jaggar captured and his South American Nazi camp destroyed]

16. Suicide Squad (August 1st [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"One Night In Bangkok" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Green Hornet & Kato, Modesty Blaise, The Professional, Gray Ghost, Darkman and Black Lotus
[Suicide Squad surreptitiously maneuvered into Bangkok by Ra's al Ghul; Candyman killed by The Green Hornet; Asia's largest drug cartel disrupted; Ra's al Ghul's daughter calls Gray Ghost "beloved"; Suicide Squad learns that The Patchwork Man has obtained five thermonuclear devices from the former Soviet Union and has hidden them all over the planet; beginning of The First Patchwork Man War; first appearances of Black Lotus and Talia; special cameo appearance by John Drake]

17. Suicide Squad (August 15th [bi-weekly summer special], 1956)
"The Phantom of Krankor" by Chad Wilson
Featuring: Rocketman, Modesty Blaise, Six String Samurai, James Holmes and Boondock Saint
[Suicide Squad investigates possible Nazi sighting in Peru, but instead finds aliens stealing children; the Phantom of Krankor defeated; first appearances of Captain Buck Rogers, Yusei Oji (Prince of Space) and the Earth Space Corps]

18. Suicide Squad (September, 1956)
"Doomsday" by Ted Brengle
[Solicited, but not yet published; see Upcoming Issues for details]

19. Suicide Squad (November, 1956)
"As Above - So Below" by Steve Mollett
Featuring: The Professional, Modesty Blaise, Boondock Saint, Crimson Fury, Dr. Occult, Gray Ghost, and Darkman
[The Suicide Squad meets members of the current League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, now an independent entity no longer affiliated with military intelligence, during a struggle against a global campaign of terror originating from deep underground and involving many old enemies, including the subterranean Warlords, Hydra, Dr. Otto Von Niemann, and the Iron Maiden; the real NoMan returns; Shadow Master revealed to have been Von Niemann; a secret is revealed to Darkman; Smith retires as NYPD commissioner; existence of Hydra and Warlords revealed to the world; Warlords now thought extinct; Were-Lion believed killed; Dr. Otto Von Niemann's brain destroyed (again); Iron Maiden killed; first appearances of Guillotine, Tarzan, Doc Savage, and Namor; special cameo appearance by Were-Lion.]

20. Suicide Squad  (December, 1956)
"Rejoice Not At Thine Enemy's Fall" by Mike Chambers
Featuring: Gray Ghost, Modesty Blaise, Green Hornet, and special guest star Venom

31. The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM) (June, 1956)
"Vision Quest (Part 1): Dreams and Visitations" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM)
[Amazing Ghost Fighter makes his initial contact with the "Taskforce" and begins his spiritual journey of self-discovery; first appearances of John Constantine and John Drake; special cameo appearances by Fugue, Phoenix and The Suicide Squad]

32. The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM) (July, 1956)
"Vision Quest (Part 2): '...by Demons Driven'" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), The Joker & Harley Quinn, Dante and Venom
[Windom Earle kills again, directly taunting The Joker in the process; Windom Earle's history as an FBI agent and an Arkham inmate is uncovered; Bullseye's fingers are broken by The Joker; first appearances of Dante, Dr. Occult, Venom, Dr. Henry Jones Jr., Etrigan, Jason Blood and Dr. Hugo Strange]

33. The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM) (August, 1956)
"Vision Quest (Part 3): Deadman's Stomp" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: The Amazing Ghost Fighter (TM), Dante, Green Goblin, Matilda Fortune and Captain Marvel
[Murder Legendre soundly defeated and driven from North America; Vampire enclave in New Orleans obliterated; The First Patchwork Man War begins to broaden; Amazing Ghost Fighter finds his sister and obtains "the package" from The Taskforce; Ghost Fighter's Vision Quest suspended and John Constantine dispatched to stall Windom Earle in a desperate attempt to give Ghost Fighter the time he needs to organize the force that will  eventually confront The Patchwork Man; first appearances of JLA intern Betty Ross, Swamp Thing, Abigail Cable, Eliza Genevieve, the DemoGoblin, and Faith the Vampire Slayer; special cameo appearance by Wonder Man]

Daredevil

26. Daredevil (March, 1956)
"Thieves (Part 1): The Devil's Workshop" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Daredevil
[Daredevil returns to New York only to find himself in the center of a bizarre and inscrutable mystery.]

30. Daredevil (July, 1956)
"Out" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Daredevil
[Matt Murdock reveals his secret identity to the police in order to clear himself of suspicion in the disappearance of Peter Cross; Murdock's secret is leaked to the press; Matt Murdock is outed on the front page of the Daily Bugle the day after the events of JLA #26; The Patchwork Man contacts Daredevil and confesses that he murdered Peter Cross and framed Matt Murdock in order to produce exactly this result]

New Metas

1. New Metas [Premiere Issue] (January, 1957)
"The Ends Justify..." by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Cyclops, Josiah, Iceman, Raven, Aqualad, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Jackie Napier, Seraph
[Magneto abducts Dr. Xavier and introduces his 'Meta Avengers;' Wildshot, Beanbag and Scaramouche I (Robert LaFleur) killed; Sandman, Snowman, Grand Dragon, Bitter Girl, Cockroach-Man, Derailer and Klaatu captured; 103 and Magneto escape; Equinox, Kara and Fenris abandon Magneto; first appearances of the New Metas and the Meta Avengers; cameo appearances by The Joker, Blue Beetle, Silver Spark, Heat Wave and The Avenger.]

Sanson Comics Presents

21. Sanson Comics Presents (July, 1956)
"The Manhattan Project (Part 1)" by Aaron Einhorn
Featuring: Vulcan, Rebound, ElectroGirl and Firestar

22. Sanson Comics Presents (July, 1956)
"FINALITUDE!" by Mike Chambers
Featuring: Fugue, Daredevil and Venom
[Debut of Champion City and its inhabitants; a sequence of events begin (shepherded by Fugue) that will eventually lead to the existence of Captain Amazing and The Mystery Men several decades later; second appearance of mysterious advanced technology]

Sanson Comics Presents - Halloween Special (July, 1956)
"Things That Go Bump in the Night" by John Phillips
Featuring: Green Goblin, Fugue, Venom, The Professional and Wraith II

23. Sanson Comics Presents (August, 1956)
"Legacies" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Venom
[The Patchwork Man "tests" Venom, nearly severing the symbiote from him in the process, and hints at sinister secrets concerning his parents; first appearance of Cletus Kasady]

28. Sanson Comics Presents - Sanson Team-Up (January, 1957)
"Fagin" by Tom Bolenbaugh
Featuring: Harley Quinn and Captain America

30. Sanson Comics Presents - Gotham Knights  (March 1957)
“The Perfect Crime Club” by Steve Mollett
Featuring: Batman II, The Joker & Harley Quinn and Catwoman
[The Knights head off a rampage by Stonewall and put the kibosh on the "Perfect Crime Club" (The Gremlin, False-Face, The Riddler, The Bookworm, The Pied Piper); The Gremlin escapes with the club’s travelling HQ]

5. Venom (December, 1956)
"Love's Labor Lost" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Venom and Gwen Stacey
[After a good deal of effort, Carnage symbiote successfully removed from Gwen Stacey, who becomes an unstable metahuman pyrotic in the process; Venom symbiote will not allow Eddie Brock to touch Gwen Stacey due to its instinctive repulsion to her new genetic structure; Dr. Miles Warren becomes the new host to the Carnage symbiote; first appearance of Dr. Miles Warren.]

Zero Man

27. Zero Man (June, 1956)
"The Odyssey" by Ted Brengle
Featuring: Zero Man, Wonder Man, The Traveler and Alex Ryan
[First appearances of Wonder Man, The Traveler, Alex Ryan, Sinestro, the Imperial Guard, and H.E.R.B.I.E.; special cameo appearances by Alan Scott (Green Lantern Prime) and Lobo; political structure of the Sansoniverse Milky Way explicated; Fourth Galactic War ends; representatives of mankind make a business agreement with The Network; Zero Man earns a debt of honor from the Black Warpsmiths]
 

(Additions to come as new issues are published)