Major events of the Marvel Universe

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For decades -in particular, since the 1960's- Marvel Comics has been telling noteworthy fictional stories. The following is a list of the major plotlines, detailing such things as first appearances of characters, character deaths (though those tend to be less permanent in superhero comics) and other important developments. Note that all of these events take place within a sliding timescale, which means that they are assumed to have taken place in a period of up to a decade before the current date, regardless of when they were actually published.

For a list of events before the "Modern Era" see Timeline of the Marvel Universe.

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[edit] 1960s

Event Year Developments
The Original Galactus Saga 1966 Galactus and his herald, the Silver Surfer, plan to destroy Earth.

[edit] 1970s

Event Year Developments
Kree-Skrull War 1971 - 1972 The Avengers are involved in a millennia-old interstellar war.
The Death of Gwen Stacy 1972 Spider-Man fights against his arch-enemy Green Goblin, who has abducted his girlfriend Gwen Stacy and lured him to Brooklyn Bridge.
Phoenix Saga 1976 - 1977 The Phoenix is unleashed for the first time in the Marvel Universe, in the form of Jean Grey.
Secret Empire 197x Captain America follows a conspiracy all the way to the White House.
The Korvac Saga 1978 The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy track down a mysterious threat from the future.

[edit] 1980s

Event Year Developments
Dark Phoenix Saga 1980 Jean Grey becomes the Dark Phoenix after being controlled by the Hellfire Club
Days of Future Past 1981 Kitty Pryde from an dystopic future travels back in time to prevent the event that created her timeline.
Contest of Champions 1982 The Grandmaster and Death manipulate the heroes of Earth in a game to decide the fate of The Collector.
Death of Captain Marvel 1982 The original Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) falls victim to what the Kree call "the Blackend", or what is called Cancer on Earth.
Secret Wars 1984 - 1985 The Beyonder kidnaps Earth's heroes and villains to battle on a planet of his creation. Spider-Man finds his symbiote costume.
Secret Wars II 1985 - 1986 A contest of champions with the Beyonder
Mutant Massacre 1986 The Marauders kill most of the Morlocks
The Fall of the Mutants 1987 The X-Men are slain in Dallas during a cataclysmic battle against the Adversary.
Kraven's Last Hunt 1987 The final battle between Kraven the Hunter and Spider-Man.
Armor Wars 1988 Iron Man embarks on a mission to destroy armored suits that were created from his own stolen technology.
The Evolutionary War 1988 The High Evolutionary unleashes attacks all over the world to guide the way of human evolution.
Inferno 1988 - 1989 Demons from Limbo invade earth.
Atlantis Attacks 1989 Under the influence of Set the Serpent God, the Atlanteans launch a massive assault on the surface world.
Acts of Vengeance 1989 - 1990 Major villains unite to fight each others' enemies.

[edit] 1990s

Event Year Developments
The X-Tinction Agenda 1990 X-Factor and the X-men are kidnapped and taken to Genosha, which culminates in their escape; the Genoshan government is overthrown.
Cross Time Caper 1990 Excalibur travels through many alternative realities.
Armor Wars II 1990 - 1991 Iron Man continues his mission against those he believes stole his technology, but creates tensions between himself and those who trust him most in the process.
Infinity Gauntlet 1991 Thanos uses the power of the Infinity Gems to become Supreme Being.
Operation: Galactic Storm 1992 The Avengers become involved in a war between the Kree and the Shi'ar.
Infinity War 1992 Magus, Adam Warlock's "Evil Side", creates evil doppelgangers of Earth's heroes to gain ultimate power.
X-Cutioner's Song 1992 The Legacy Virus is created, and Stryfe goes up against combined X-teams.
Infinity Crusade 1993 Goddess, Adam Warlock's "Good Side", recruits an army of heroes to fight her holy war.
Maximum Carnage 1993 The Carnage Family massacres downtown New York only to have Spider-man and Venom in their way.
Fatal Attractions 1993 Magneto returns more powerful and determined than ever, ripping the adamantium from Wolverine's bones and enraging Professor X.
Starblast 1994 Conflict over the New Universe's Star Brand.
Phalanx Covenant 1994 The Phalanx race attacks earth.
Clone Saga 1994 - 1996 The clone of Spider-Man, who was long thought dead, returns. His creator, the Jackal also returns to wreack havoc in Spider-Man's personal life.
Age of Apocalypse 1995 Legion travels back in time to kill Magneto, but accidentally kills his own father, Charles Xavier, creating a dystopian alternative timeline in which Apocalypse rules the world.
Avengers: The Crossing 1995 One of the Avengers is brainwashed and turns into a murderer.
Onslaught 1996 The nigh-omnipotent being Onslaught plans to conquer earth.
Heroes Reborn 1996 - 1997 The heroes that died while defeating Onslaught are revealed to have been transported to an alternate universe that was created by Franklin Richards.
Operation: Zero Tolerance 1997 In the aftermath of Onslaught the U.S. government begins to round up mutants.
Heroes Return 1997 The heroes from Heroes Reborn return to the regular Marvel Universe.
Contest of Champions II 1998 Earth's heroes are abducted and brainwashed with nanoprobes to participate in a fighting competition.
Avengers Forever 1998 - 2000 Avengers from different time periods are assembled to participate in the Destiny War, a conflict between Kang the Conqueror and his future self, Immortus.

[edit] 2000s

Event Year Developments
Apocalypse: The Twelve 2000 Apocalypse emerges once more, along with a mysterious prophesy of 12 powerful mutants capable of destroying him.
Maximum Security 2000 Fed up with Earth's interference in intergalactic affairs, the starfaring alien community quarantines the Sol System and turns Earth into a prison for the universe's worst criminals.
The Kang Dynasty 2001-2002 Kang and his son Marcus declare war on present-day Earth, killing everyone in Washington DC and briefly taking over the planet.
Infinity Abyss 2002 Mad partial-clones of Thanos try to destroy the universe.
Avengers Disassembled 2004 The Scarlet Witch goes insane and kills or incapacitates the current Avenger-roster.
Secret War 2004 - 2005 Nick Fury starts a secret war against Latveria who he believes has been selling high-tech weaponry to super villains.
Spider-Man: The Other 2005 Spider-Man goes through a mysterious, life changing event after facing the super villain Morlun.
House of M 2005 The Scarlet Witch alters reality, creating a world in which mutants are in charge.
Decimation 2005 - 2006 In the aftermath of House of M the mutant population has greatly decreased.
Planet Hulk 2006 Hulk is exiled to a far-off planet.
Annihilation 2006 - 2007 Silver Surfer, Super-Skrull, Nova, and Ronan face the Annihilation Wave.
Civil War 2006 - 2007 Heroes are divided when the U.S. government passes the Super-human Registration Act.
The Initiative 2007 Government sponsored heroes take control in the aftermath of Civil War.
World War Hulk 2007 The Hulk returns to Earth to exact revenge on those who exiled him
Annihilation: Conquest 2007 Nova, Starlord, Wraith, & a new Quasar lead a group of cosmic heroes against a new threat to the universe.
Endangered Species 2007 The 198 remaining mutants must avoid the threat of genocide.
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