In Fantastic Four #4, May 1962, as part of Marvel's attempt to re-establish itself as DC Comics' main rival, and perhaps even its superior, the new Human Torch, Johnny Storm of the titular hero team, finds the long-lost, amnesiac Sub-Mariner, and restores his memory, but with terrible results. Namor is often referred to as comic books' 1st "anti-hero": A man who helps when he feels like it, but also causes great harm.
In X-Men #1, September 1963, a new superhero named the Angel would be introduced, a man with wings who could fly. Aside from the name, and large wealth, this new Angel, Warren Worthington III, has nothing in common with his predecessor, a private detective named Thomas Halloway.
Marvel #1 sold for 10 cents, equivalent to about $2.10 today. If you can find a copy in good condition today, it will set you back about $350,000.
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October 1, 1939 was a Sunday. It was the last day of baseball's regular season. In other words, if the film The Natural were a true story, the next day would have been the Playoff for the National League Pennant, and Roy Hobbs shooting out the lights with a walkoff home run.
In real life, these games were played:
* The New York Giants beat the Boston Bees, 5-0 at National League Park in Boston. This was during the 1936-40 experiment in changing names, an experiment that failed: Everyone still called the team the Boston Braves and the ballpark Braves Field, so they switched back. Harry Gumbert pitched a 4-hit shutout. Mel Ott, the leading Giant of his generation, did not play in this game.
* The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2 at Ebbets Field.
* A doubleheader was split at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Cincinnati Reds won the opener, 9-1, getting 3 hits each from Billy Werber and Ival Goodman, and 2 hits each from Lonny Frey, Frank McCormick, Harry Craft, Wally Berger and Billy Meyers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the nightcap, 8-0. Ken Heintzelman pitched a 4-hit shutout. Paul Waner went 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Maurice Van Robays went 2-for-5 with 3 RBIs.
* A doubleheader was split at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Cleveland Indians won the 1st game, 8-3, with Bob Feller as the winning pitcher. The Detroit Tigers won the 2nd game, 1-0, called after 5 innings due to darkness. (Briggs Stadium was the last ballpark in the American League to get lights, in 1948. It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961.) Over the 2 games, Lou Boudreau went 2-for-5 with 2 walks and an RBI, while Hank Greenberg went 1-for-7.
* The Chicago Cubs beat their arch-rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
* The St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-3 in 10 innings at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. This season finale might have been the highlight of the Browns' season even without the dramatics, because it put them out of their misery: They finished 43-111.
* The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox had each completed their schedule the day before, against each other. The Yankees went on to sweep the Reds in the World Series.
* The Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators had each completed their schedule the day before, against each other.
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