In 1986, as every comic book fan who was around at the time can remember, Marvel Comics celebrated its 25th anniversary. There were special anniversary covers for the entire line to reinforce the point.
Then, in 2009 – 23 years later, for those of you in the audience who hate math – Marvel Comics celebrated its 70th anniversary. That celebration included a lot of reprints, including this one, which “celebrate[s] a senses-shattering 70 years of Marvel Comics.”
Two years later, in 2011, Marvel Comics celebrated its 50th anniversary, which again included lots of anniversary covers. It should come as no surprise, then, to read that this year, Marvel Comics is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
If Marvel wants to add in some more chances for special anniversary issues, it’s worth pointing out that the words “Marvel Comics” don’t actually appear in the indicia of Avengers until #59, published at the end of 1968, so we’re still four years away from that particular 50th anniversary…