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The following events occurred in Marvel comics between 1962-1965, in roughly this order. This is not to say that ANY of these events occur specifically in our game... just when what wave they would take place, if we chose to include them. So if someone were playing Mar-Vell, they wouldn't have to kill him off in the fifth wave, but we'll address whether or not it will happen when we get to that fifth wave. I figure about a year and a half will pass between each wave, so when Wave 2 begins, it'll be about 18 months since the FF gained their powers.

Please feel free to discuss this in the comments.

This would be the first wave:

Fantastic Four gain powers
Henry Pym discovers Pym particles
Skrulls attempt first full invasion of Earth
Hulk is “born”
Namor recovers his memories
Dr. Doom first fights the Fantastic Four
Donald Blake becomes Thor
Spider-Man gains powers
Henry Pym becomes Ant-Man
Dr. Doom and Namor work together to take on the Fantastic Four
Loki's first modern-age appearance
Puppet-Master appears; Thing meets Alicia Masters
The Wizard appears
Impossible Man appears
Iron Man appears
Spider-Man saves John Jameson's capsule from crashing
Red Ghost and the Super-Apes gain powers; the Fantastic Four makes contact with Uatu the Watcher
Namor reclaims throne
Janet VanDyne becomes the Wasp
Otto Octavius becomes Dr. Octopus
Kl'rt becomes the Super Skrull
The Avengers form
Flint Marko (William Baker) becomes the Sandman
X-Men formed
X-Men battle Magneto
Plantman gains powers
Dr. Curt Connors becomes the Lizard
Henry Pym becomes Giant Man
Space Phantom first appears; Hulk quits the Avengers
Sue Storm discovers she can also create invisible force fields
Dr. Doom begins using Doombots
Reed Richards discovers the Negative Zone
Nathan Garrett becomes the Black Knight
The Mandarin discovers his rings
Captain America is revived
Magneto forms the Brotherhood of Mutants out of Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Mastermind, and Toad.
Daredevil appears
Enchantress and Executioner attack Thor
Black Widow first battles Iron Man
Surtur makes first modern appearance
Norman Osborn becomes the Green Goblin
Baron Zemo forms the Masters of Evil
Grey Gargoyle is created
Kang battles the Avengers for the first time
Xavier builds Cerebro
Hawkeye joins Black Widow and battles Iron man
Juggernaut's first appearance
Wonder Man created and killed
Immortus battles the Avengers -- this event is wiped from history
Dr. Strange battles Dormammu and takes on Clea as his apprentice
Samuel Sterns becomes the Leader
Scorpion created
Dragon Man is created
Absorbing Man created
The Wizard, Paste-Pot Pete, Medusa, and Sandman become the Frightful Four
The X-Men first encounter Ka-Zar
Captain America meets Sharon Carter
Baron Zemo (the original) killed
Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Hawkeye join Avengers
Nick Fury heads up S.H.I.E.L.D.
Reed and Sue Richards marry
The Sentinels are unveiled
Medusa recovers her memory
Peter Parker meets and falls in love with Gwen Stacy
The Inhumans are discovered
S.H.I.E.L.D. develops LMDs
Mimic first battles the X-Men

The second wave would be:

Galactus appears and is defeated
Henry Pym becomes Goliath
Wyatt Wingfoot rooms with Johnny Storm
T'Challa becomes Black Panther
The Rhino appears
The Red Skull emerges from suspended animation; takes the Cosmic Cube
Ego is defeated by Thor
The original Human Torch is restored by the Mad Thinker and made to attack the Fantastic Four
MJ and Peter Parker date for first time
Peter Parker starts dating Gwen Stacy
Banshee appears
Abomination created
Blastaar first battles the Fantastic Four
Psycho-Man attempts to invade Earth
Black Widow joins S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Fantastic Four come to the attention of the Kree
Kingpin first comes into conflict with Spider-Man
Contessa Valentine Allegro de Fontaine joins S.H.I.E.L.D. and develops a romance with Nick Fury
Ultron built
Yellow Claw resurfaces
"Him" is created by the Enclave
George Tarleton becomes M.O.D.O.K.
Black Knight is killed; his nephew, Dane Whitman, becomes a heroic Black Knight
Mar-Vell comes to Earth
Franklin Richards born
Ultron appears
The Vision debuts
The Badoon attack Earth; they are repelled by the Silver Surfer
Polaris joins the X-Men
Henry Pym becomes Yellowjacket
Hank and Janet Pym marry
Havok joins the X-Men
Sam Wilson becomes the Falcon and begins a long partnership with Captain America
Mar-Vell and Rick Jones establish a telepathic link and a "timeshare" relationship
The Squadron Sinister is formed
Hobbie Brown becomes the Prowler
Agatha Harkness becomes Franklin Richard's nanny
Captain Stacy killed
Ka-Zar meets Shanna the She-Devil
The Avengers encounter the Squadron Supreme

Then wave 3:

Bobbi Morse appears as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Lady Dorma is killed
Ted Sallis becomes the Man-Thing
Rick Jones' bond to Mar-Vell is broken
Hulk meets Jarella
Doc Samson appears
Kree-Skrull War
Morbius appears
The Defenders first form
Spider-Man grows four extra arms
Jack Russell becomes the Werewolf
Beast mutates blue and furry
Dracula is revived
"Him" becomes Adam Warlock
Luke Cage appears
Scarlet Witch declares her love for the Vision
Johnny Blaze becomes Ghost Rider
Silver Surfer joins the Defenders
Linda Carter becomes the "Night Nurse"
Thanos attacks Earth for the first time
Eros becomes Starfox
Valkyrie joins the Defenders
Mar-Vell is declared Protector of the Universe
Gwen Stacy killed
Norman Osborn dies
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy, awakens
John Jameson becomes the Man-Wolf
Damion Hellstrom becomes the Son of Satan
Bi-Beast appears
Howard the Duck appears
Basil Elks becomes the Basilisk
The Jackal appears
Punisher appears
Nighthawk quits the Squadron Sinister and joins the Defenders
Iron Fist appears
Coleen Wing appears
Captain America becomes Nomad
Misty Knight appears
Harry Osborn becomes Green Goblin
Deathlock is created in an alternate timeline
Quicksilver marries Crystal
Alpha Flight forms
Satana Hellstrom makes her first appearance
Wolverine fights the Hulk
Steve Rogers goes back to being Captain America
Professor Xavier adds new team members to the X-Men (Storm, Nightcrawler, etc)
Beast joins the Avengers
Spider-Man is cloned
Thunderbird dies
The Champions form
Reed Richards builds a suit for Jamie Madrox, allowing him control over his kinetic duplication.
Damian Hellstrom and Power Man join the Defenders
Moira McTaggart appears
The Guardians of the Galaxy come from the future to recruit the Defenders against the Badoon
Thanos captures the Infinity Gems

The 4th wave:

Patsy Walker becomes Hellcat
Wonder Man returns from the dead
Omega the Unknown comes to Earth
Jack Hart becomes Jack of Hearts
Daredevil battles Bullseye for the first time
Jean Grey becomes the Phoenix
Richard Rider becomes Nova
Brian Braddock becomes Captain Britain
Jarella is killed; Hulk mourns her loss
Carol Danvers becomes Ms. Marvel
Bobbi Morse becomes Huntress
Gilgamesh appears
Jessica Drew becomes Spider-Woman
Hellcat joins the Defenders
Arcade appears
Machine Man built
Mystique first appears
Godzilla reawakens off the coast of Alaska
Sabertooth first appears and battles Iron Fist
Ultron builds Jocasta
The X-Men meet the Starjammers
Korvac taps into the energies of Galactus's ship
Alpha Flight takes on X-Men
Ulysses Bloodstone dies
D'Spayre arrives on Earth
The Avengers battle Korvac
Micronauts form
Scott Lang becomes Ant-Man
Black Cat appears
Satana Hellstrom dies
The Enigma Force appears, first giving power to Frank Coffin
Sharon Carter dies
Justin Hammer appears
Tony Stark's drinking reaches crisis levels
Kitty Pryde appears
White Queen appears
Rom comes to Earth
The X-Men attempt to recruit Dazzler
Jen Walters becomes the She-Hulk
Black Mamba appears
Bobbi Morse becomes Mockingbird
Phoenix dies on the moon
The Fourth Host of Celestials arrive on Earth
Red Skull has first death

The fifth wave:

Captain America is offered a chance to run for president. He declines.
Marc Spector becomes Moon Knight
Elektra appears and first battles Daredevil
Rogue absorbs Carol Danvers
Siryn appears
Beast joins the Defenders
Attilan is moved to the Blue Area of the Moon. Luna is born.
Cloak and Dagger appear
Bullseye kills Elektra
Sandman goes straight
Nighthawk is killed
Dr. Pym has a psychotic break
Captain Mar-Vell dies
Reed Richards saves Galactus's life
Dracula attempts to transform Storm into a vampire
Ilyana Rasputin becomes Magik
Jocasta is killed
The New Mutants are formed
Elektra is resurrected
Cyclops meets Madelyne Pryor
Johnny Blaze is freed from the Ghost Rider curse
Lockheed appears
Rogue joins the X-Men
Tony Stark falls off the wagon; Jim Rhodes becomes Iron Man.
Hobgoblin appears
Dr. Pym begins road to recovery with death of Egghead
Galactus destroys the Skrull homeworld
Beta Ray Bill gains Thor's powers
Cyclops marries Madelyne Pryor
Death of Terrax - Dr. Doom appears dead
Meggan appears
Secret Wars
Black Bolt and Medusa marry
Power Pack is formed
Hawkeye and Mockingbird marry
Rachel Summers appears from the future
Guardian of Alpha Flight is killed
Spider-Man discovers his costume is an alien symbiote
Tony Stark sobers up again.
Longshot escapes from the Mojoverse
The government of Squadron Supreme's dimension collapses; members of the Squadron unmask themselves and rule as benevolent dictators
Silver Sable first meets Spider-Man
Tony Stark builds a new Iron Man suit
Beyonder comes to Earth (Secret Wars II)
Invisible Girl becomes Invisible Woman

Wave 6:

Nathan Summers is born
Diamondback appears
Dr. Doom returns from the dead
Jean Grey discovered alive
X-Factor forms
Kingpin discovers Daredevil's secret identity
Tony Stark becomes Iron Man again
Heather Hudson becomes Guardian
Scourge begins his murderous reign
Thing rejoins FF
Bruce Banner marries Betty Ross
Iron Fist appears to die
Rita DeMara becomes Yellowjacket
Johnny Storm marries Alicia Masters, who is secretly Lyja the skrull
Betsy Braddock joins the New Mutants
Apocalypse battles X-Factor
The Redeemers battle the Squadron Supreme
Hulk becomes gray once more
Steven Arno becomes Comet Man
Peter Parker marries MJ
Kraven’s last hunt - Spider-Man buried alive for two weeks
Angel is transformed into Archangel
Siege Perilous
X-Caliber is formed
Nick Fury destroys, then rebuilds, S.H.I.E.L.D.
Hulk becomes Mr. Fixit
Venom appears - Spider-Man goes back to classic costume
Typhoid Mary appears
Masters of Evil invade Avenger’s Mansion
Cypher killed
Armor Wars begin
Steve Rogers forced to give up Captain America title; becomes the Captain
Dr. Strange helps Dr. Doom rescue the soul of his mother from Mephisto
Inferno
She-Hulk and Wyatt Wingfoot become engaged; they break it off before they marry
Steve Rogers regains the Captain America title
Red Skull returns
Tony Stark shot
Jubilee appears
Vision is disassembled and reassembled without emotions
The New Warriors form
The original Human Torch is reactivated
Crossbones appears
Diamondback and Captain America begin working together regularly
Acts of Vengeance

Wave 7:

Cable appears from the future
Operation: Galactic Storm
Gambit appears
Thanos steals the Infinity Gems
X-Force formed
The Infinity War
Deadpool appears
Namor creates Oracle, Inc.
Squirrel Girl appears
Bishop appears
"Alicia Storm" is discovered to be a Skrull, Lyja
Iron Fist discovered alive
Carnage appears
Tony Stark appears to die; James Rhodes puts on War Machine armor to take Iron Man's place.
The Legacy Virus is unleashed
Genis-Vell appears
Ilyana Rasputin dies
Mockingbird dies
Cyclops and Jean Grey marry
M appears
Age of Apocalypse
Chamber appears
Phil Urich becomes the Green Goblin.
Spidey’s clone reappears, starting the Clone Saga

Wave 8:

Husk appears
Onslaught
Phil's Goblin gear destroyed fighting sentinels, defending the Daily Bugle, Phil moves on to college.
Thunderbolts form
Jolt joins the Thunderbolts
Heroes Return
Amanda Sefton becomes Magik
Colossus dies
Nighthawk returns from the dead
Captain Britain and Meggan marry

Wave 9:

The children of the Pride run away from their parents
Justin Seyfert rebuilds a Sentinel
Anya Corazon is chosen by the Hunter
Carmilla Black becomes the new Scorpion
The Young Avengers form