Minor suggestions--by no means essential.
I think Thor #182-183 should be moved to occur sometime before Sub-Mariner #47-49. I think Doom's quest and failure for a solution to his deformed face via surgery with Dr. Blake (T182-183) is good set up material detailing some of his motivation to find the Cosmic Cube (SM 47-49) and it would break up a little of the "Thor-a-palooza" from CMRO #1164-1191. There are plenty of places these two issues could be moved. Maybe between Frankenstein #4 and Tomb of Dracula #1? There's really no reason those two have to go together and it might break up the horror run a little, which for me was kind of a shocking change of pace--although now that I'm geeting used to them a bit, I may back off my thought of skipping them.
Again, not essential.

Another topic--Monsters on the Prowl #11 is nothing but annoying. I know they "shoe-horned" it in to mainstream continuity, but it clearly was not intended as such when it was written. It is case-in-point for a "Supplemental Reading" list--stuff that is really not part of the MU, but could be construed as having a tenuous tie-in. I'm also thinking the "Femizon" story from Savage Tales #1 would fall in this category as well.
Just my two cents.

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captain america 121 should be after avengers 73&74 because in avengers 72 black panther is not present and we can see him back from africa in avengers 73, so he can't be in the mansion in captain 121.

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Moved the Thor issues. On the other 2, yea they are a bit annoying, but the Monsters on the prowl at least, is referenced several times and while a bad read is in. Single issues that are marginal, I am thinking are fine to be in. Its the whole runs that I was thinking to keep out. Specific, where the entirety of events are set pre-ff #1 more or less (not mini-series, but whole runs). That was my general thinking at least.

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On first page of Doctor Strange he mentiones it'a one day after his meeting with the avengers (avengers 61). Then he fights Nightmare, gets a telegram and there is Doctor Strange 183 which starts storyline with Nameles One - It all appear to happen in one or two days. But when that storyline ended (In Sub-Mariner 22 & Incredible Hulk 126 ) Strange says something about comming back home "after all this months". That means he was looking for the idol (Sub 22) and trapped (incredible Hulk) for a long time.
My point: You could move Dr Strange 180-183 closer to avengers 61 (for example immidiately after avengers 62), than move sub mariner 22 closer to 21 (because dr starnge is traped in sub 22 and his entrapment isn't short one - which is confirmed by nameless one) - maybe after captain marvel 17? One thing for sure: Incredible Hulk 125 must be after sub mariner 22 because on the last page we can see members of cult led by Van Nyborg, which couldn't be created before finding the idol in Sub Mariner 22.

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I need another set of eyes on the thanos chronicles. There is a lot of crossing over, and I am not sure its reconcilable.

You have the Thanos story itself (CM 25 - 32, Avengers 125, CM 33).

you have Marvel feature #12 that has to follow CM #30 because of Iron Man, and has to be sort of togetther with MF #11. Those have to be either before or after FF #134 - FF #144 (which is a solid block that the Thing can't be elsewhere during).

You have Marvel Team up #16 - #17 that has to happen after CM #33 (Because of captain Marvels is on his way to San Fransico) but during FF #142 (has to happen in the middle of that issue cause its during the FF split).

And DD #104 - #109 that has to happen after MTU #17. I think Green Mentioned that FF #141 - #143 had to happen before CM #25, but I can't find proof of that. If that is true however, then there seems to be a irreconcilable problem.

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I'm almost there, so I'll take notes as I go through and see what I come up with.

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Before I start this (I'm still a few issues away) I wanted to pose a quick question to you. I'm not saying it will necessarily apply to the issues you mentioned but generally speaking, how do you feel about preserving the occasional cliff hanger to deal with these sorts of issues. As a hypothetical, say we have an issue of Avengers where one member (Character A) leaves for another appearance. That issue ends in a cliffhanger requiring that the next issue of Avengers, which features the return of Character A, follow directly. This leaves no room for the other story that featured Character A to appear after his departure but before his return. Would you be willing to insert that issue or set of issues in between those two issues of Avengers, provided there is no conflict with other characters and events?

I don't think it would be too jarring in most cases and could add a little drama and suspense to the order. That would obviously have to be a case by case thing, though. I just wanted to hear your thoughts so I have them in mind as I take my pass at the Great Thanos Jumble of '73.

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I had similar thoughts and questions when i was checking a plot of iron man (I don't remember issues) when he was accused of murder 9somewhere around his drinking problem) and he was present in one issue of avengers but absent in another (because of this accusation) but problem was the first issue had cliffhanger about Pietro so Iron Man issues were isted later which spoiled the flow of the story. For me what green_flame_616 proposed make sense, but whats Your point of view?

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I would perfer to put all the issues together, but there are times when, to have a character leave and then reappear (there is exactly this during the Thanos war, Iron man leave and is in a loose tie in issue, and then is back shortly after in the next issue of the arc) that it is ok to stretch out a cliffhanger. The only think I don't want is for when the leaving/returning happens in the middle of an issue. If the leaving and returing all happen in one issue, the issue where the character makes an appearance during that missing time can show at the end of the arc, since its already displaced as it is.

Make sense?

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Yep, I'll keep that in mind while I go through this arc and beyond.

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