Marvel Realtime:1941 1960

1941

Events

Steve Rogers becomes Captain America
Bob Frank becomes The Whizzer

1942

Births

Janet Van Dye, Ororo Munroe, Clint Barton

1943

Events

Invaders formed, fight in WWII (Captain America, Human Torch, Namor, Bucky, Toro)
Madeline Joyce begins fighting crime as Miss America.

1944

Births

Henry McCoy, Patsy Walker

Events

When the Invaders are out of action, Bucky forms the Liberty Legion to rescue them. The group is comprised mostly of second-stringers and quickly disbands. (Bucky, Patriot, Blue Diamond, The Thin Man, Red Raven, Jack Frost, The Whizzer, Miss America)

1945

Births

Johnny Storm, Johnny Blaze

Events

Bucky killed, Captain America entombed in iceberg.

1946

Births

Jean Grey, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Scott Summers

Events

All-Winners Squad formed with a replacement Captain America. Other members include the Human Torch, Namor, The Whizzer, and Miss America.
Louise Grant begins fighting crime as the Blonde Phantom.
The Angel retires.

1947

Births

Kurt Wagner, Warren Worthington III, Bobby Drake, Peter Parker

Events

All-Winners Squad disbands.
The Whizzer and Miss America are married.
Namora makes first appearance.

1948

Births

Frank Castle (nee Castiglione), Brian Braddock

Events

Mary Mitchell, the secretary of Jim Hammond (The Human Torch) begins fighting crime as Sun Girl.
Madeline Joyce Frank (Miss America) dies in childbirth.
Venus, goddess of love, assumes the role of Victoria Starr, editor of Beauty magazine.

1949

Births

James Rhodes

Events

Sun Girl briefly replaces Toro as the Human Torch's sidekick while Toro is on a leave of absence.

1950

Events

Marvel Boy returns to Earth, and begins a short-lived crimefighting career.

1952

Births

Piotr Rasputin, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock

1954

Births

Jack Russell

1956

Events

The Yellow Claw begins his criminal career.

1959

Births

Wade Wilson

1960

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