September 1, 1963: Avengers #1 is published, Marvel’s attempt to copy DC Comics’ Justice League of America. Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp take on Thor’s brother Loki.
The spy-themed TV show The Avengers had debuted in Britain 2 years earlier, but not in America until 1966. So, as far as most Americans knew, these Avengers came first.
Iron Man debuted wearing all-gray armor. By this point, he had switched to gold. Almost immediately, he switched to armor with a red body and yellow limbs.
In Avengers #3, the Hulk would go rogue, and the others would go after him. In Avengers #4, Captain America is thawed out. Eventually, others would be added, including the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and temporary members such as Spider-Man.
In 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe began. In 2012, the 1st Avengers movie was made.
In a LEGO-animated 2014 episode of the YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History, "Epic" Lloyd Ahlquist provided the voice of Thor, albeit owing more to the original Norse version, with allusions to the comic book character and his film interpretation. "Nice" Peter Shukoff voiced Thor's opponent, Zeus, king of the Greek gods.
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September 1, 1963 was a Sunday. These baseball games were played that day:
* The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The Yankees scored 4 runs in the top of the 8th to come from behind to win, making Tom Metcalf a winning pitcher in relief of Ralph Terry. Tom Tresh hit 2 home runs, and Mickey Mantle homered as a pinch-hitter. Brooks Robinson went 0-for-4.
* The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Braves, 6-4 at the Polo Grounds. Tim Harkness hit 2 home runs, including one to win the game in the bottom of the 16th inning. Hank Aaron went 3-for-6 with 2 walks.
* The Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators, 4-3 at Fenway Park in Boston. Eddie Bressoud singled Jim Gosger home with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. Carl Yastrzemski went 0-for-5, but Dick Stuart went 3-for-5 with an RBI -- and the famously poor-fielding 1st baseman did not make an error.
* The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3 at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Stan Musial, entering his last month as an active player, went 2-for-3.
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-4. Willie Stargell went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs. Frank Robinson went 1-for-3.
* The Cleveland Indians swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers, 6-3 and 3-1 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Al Kaline went 3-for-8 over the 2 games.
* The Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Colt .45s, 4-3 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Ernie Banks went 1-for-4. The Colts became the Houston Astros in 1965.
* The Kansas City Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-6 at Kansas City Municipal Stadium.
* The Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-3 at Metropolitan Stadium in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. Harmon Killebrew went 1-for4.
* And the Los Angeles Dodgers beat their arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants, 5-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Willie Mays went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
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