Marvel
- Country:
- United States
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 121
- Brand Groups:
- 37
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 276
- Total Number of Series:
- 11611
- Total Number of Issues:
- 58011
- Number of Current Series:
- 306
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- Web Site:
- http://marvel.com
- Notes:
- Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman under a number of corporation and imprint names that have collectively become known as Timely, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas. The "Marvel era" began in 1961, the year that the company launched The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years, was solidified as the company's primary brand.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Ant-Man, the Wasp, Black Widow, Wolverine, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, the Punisher and Deadpool. Superhero teams exist such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the Guardians of the Galaxy as well as supervillains including Doctor Doom, Magneto, Thanos, Loki, Green Goblin, Kingpin, Red Skull, Ultron, the Mandarin, MODOK, Doctor Octopus, Kang, Dormammu, Annihilus and Galactus. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places; many major characters are based in New York City. Additionally, Marvel has published several licensed properties from other companies. This includes Star Wars comics twice from 1977 to 1986 and again since 2015.
Distribution variants:
Whitman: For issues cover dated February 1977 to around May 1979, Marvel produced non-newsstand editions that were sold mainly in packages. Some, but not all of these, were sold by Western and, because of the branding on the similar DC and Gold Key comics, are generally known as Whitman variants. For the most part they have a square diamond price and either a barcode or a white space where the barcode should be. Some issues from this time have the narrower diamond but it is not currently known if this means they were distributed differently or if it was simply because of the design of the original cover. There is definitely uncertainty between the end of the Whitman comics and the beginning of the Direct comics.
Direct: Starting with issues cover dated around April 1979, Marvel started producing non-newsstand editions to be sold in the direct market. For the most part they have a narrower diamond price and the barcode has a line through it (until February 1980 when they started putting a Spider-Man head and eventually other artwork in the UPC box area).
Direct Edition: In July 1993, Marvel started putting a barcode on the issues sold to the Direct market. They included the words "Direct Edition" in the barcode box.
Editing
| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Marvel Hostess Ads] | 1975 | 70 issues (70 indexed) | Gallery | May 1975 - June 1975 - March 1978 - April 1978 |
| Zorro [m] | 1990 | 12 issues (12 indexed) | Gallery | December 1990 - November 1991 |
| Zombies Assemble 2 [m] | 2017 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 2) | October 2017 - 2018 |
| Zombies Assemble [b] | 2017 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 2017 - 2018 |
| Zombies Assemble [m] | 2017 | 4 issues (3 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 3) | September 2017 - August 2017 |
| The Zombie: Simon Garth [m] | 2008 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2008 |
| The Zombie: Simon Garth [m] | 2008 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | January 2008 - April 2008 |
| Zombie [m] | 1973 | 10 issues (10 indexed) | Gallery | 1973 - March 1975 |
| Zombie [m] | 2006 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | November 2006 - February 2007 |
| Zippy [m] | 1941 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | May 1941 |
| Zip [m] | 1964 | 52 issues (0 indexed) | Have 51 (Need 9) | March 1964 - September 1972 |
| Ziggy Pig - Silly Seal Comics [m] | 1944 | 6 issues (6 indexed) | Gallery | 1944 - September 1946 |
| Ziggy Pig - Silly Seal Comics [m] | 2019 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) | May 2019 |
| Yuppies from Hell [b] | 1989 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1989 |
| Ythaq: The Forsaken World [m] | 2008 | 3 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 2008 - 2009 |
| Ythaq: No Escape [m] | 2009 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | April 2009 - June 2009 |
| Young X-Men [m] | 2008 | 12 issues (12 indexed) | Have 22 (Need 1) | May 2008 [June 2008] - May 2009 |
| Young X-Men [b] | 2008 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [November] 2008 - [May] 2009 |
| Young Men on the Battlefield [m] | 1952 | 8 issues (8 indexed) | Gallery | February 1952 - April 1953 |
| Young Men #25 [JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack] [m] | 1994 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [1994] |
| Young Men [m] | 1950 | 17 issues (17 indexed) | Have 17 (Need 1) | June 1950 - June 1954 |
| Young Marvelman Classic [b] | 2011 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) | 2011 - 2011 |
| Young Inhumans [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [August] 2008 |
| Young Hearts [m] | 1949 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | November 1949 - February 1950 |
| Young Guns: Reloaded Sketchbook [m] | 2006 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2006 |
| Young Guns Sketchbook 2009 [m] | 2009 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [February] 2009 |
| Young Guns Sketchbook [m] | 2005 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | February 2005 |
| Young Guns 2014 Sampler [m] | 2014 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | August 2014 |
| Young Avengers Special [m] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | February 2006 |
| Young Avengers Presents [m] | 2008 | 6 issues (6 indexed) | Gallery | March 2008 - August 2008 |
| Young Avengers No. 1 [Marvel Legends Reprint] [m] | 2005 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | November 2005 |
| Young Avengers Director's Cut [m] | 2005 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2005 |
| Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie Omnibus [b] | 2014 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 3) | 2014 |
| Young Avengers by Heinberg & Cheung Omnibus [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2022 |
| Young Avengers by Gillen & McKelvie: The Complete Collection [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2020 |
| Young Avengers by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung: The Complete Collection [b] | 2016 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2016 |
| Young Avengers by Allan Heinberg & Jim Cheung: The Children's Crusade [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 2017 |
| Young Avengers [m] | 2005 | 12 issues (12 indexed) | Have 14 (Need 5) | April 2005 - August 2006 |
| Young Avengers [b] | 2006 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2006 - 2007 |
| Young Avengers [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2008 |
| Young Avengers [m] | 2013 | 15 issues (15 indexed) | Have 30 (Need 6) | March 2013 - March 2014 |
| Young Avengers [b] | 2013 | 3 issues (2 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 4) | 2013 - 2014 |
| Young Allies 70th Anniversary Special [m] | 2009 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | August 2009 |
| Young Allies [m] | 1941 | 20 issues (20 indexed) | Gallery | Summer 1941 - October 1946 |
| Young Allies [m] | 2010 | 6 issues (6 indexed) | Gallery | August 2010 - January 2011 |
| Young Allies [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2011 |
| You Don't Say! [m] | 1963 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1963 |
| You Are Deadpool [m] | 2018 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 10) | July 2018 - 2018 |
| You Are Deadpool [b] | 2018 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2018 |
| Yondu: My Two Yondus [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
| Yondu [m] | 2020 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 2) | January 2020 - April 2020 |
| Yogi Bear [m] | 1977 | 9 issues (9 indexed) | Gallery | November 1977 - March 1979 |
| Yellow Claw [m] | 1956 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | October 1956 - April 1957 |
| Years of Future Past [m] | 2015 | 5 issues (2 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 1) | August 2015 - 2015 |
| A Year of Marvels: Unstoppable [m] | 2016 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2016 |
| A Year of Marvels: The Unbeatable [m] | 2016 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2016 |
| A Year of Marvels: The Incredible [m] | 2016 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | August 2016 |
| A Year of Marvels Uncanny [m] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2017 |
| A Year of Marvels Amazing [m] | 2016 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | June 2016 |
| A Year of Marvels [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2017 |
| Year in Review: Spider-Man [m] | 2000 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | February 2000 |
| XSE [m] | 1996 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | November 1996 - February 1997 |
| XIII [b] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [January] 2007 |
| Xavier Institute Alumni Yearbook [m] | 1996 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | No Covers | December 1996 |
| X2: The Movie [b] | 2003 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2003 |
| X-Women [m] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | September 2010 |
| X-Universe [m] | 1995 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) | May 1995 - June 1995 |
| X-Treme X-Pose [m] | 2003 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | January 2003 - February 2003 |
| X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land [m] | 2001 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | November 2001 - February 2002 |
| X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land [b] | 2002 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [March] 2002 |
| X-Treme X-Men by Claremont & Larroca: A New Beginning [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2023 |
| X-Treme X-Men by Chris Claremont Omnibus [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2022 |
| X-Treme X-Men 2001 [m] | 2001 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2001 |
| X-Treme X-Men [m] | 2001 | 46 issues (46 indexed) | Have 71 (Need 9) | July 2001 - June 2004 |
| X-Treme X-Men [b] | 2002 | 8 issues (1 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 6) | [March] 2002 - [July] 2004 |
| X-Treme X-Men [m] | 2012 | 14 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | September 2012 - 2013 |
| X-Treme X-Men [b] | 2013 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Add | 2013 - [July] 2013 |
| X-Treme X-Men [m] | 2023 | 5 issues (4 indexed) | Have 13 (Need 5) | February 2023 - June 2023 |
| X-Tinction Agenda: Warzones! [b] | 2016 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2016 |
| X-Tinction Agenda [X-Men] [b] | 1992 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 4) | September 1992 |
| X-Tinction Agenda [m] | 2015 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | August 2015 - November 2015 |
| X-Terminators [m] | 1988 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 1) | October 1988 - January 1989 |
| X-Terminators [m] | 2022 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 9) | November 2022 - March 2023 |
| X-Terminators [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2023 |
| X-Termination [m] | 2013 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | May 2013 - June 2013 |
| X-Statix: The Complete Collection [b] | 2019 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2019 - 2021 |
| X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2006 |
| X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl [m] | 2006 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Gallery | March 2006 - July 2006 |
| X-Statix Omnibus [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2011 |
| X-Statix [m] | 2002 | 26 issues (26 indexed) | Have 32 (Need 2) | September 2002 - October 2004 |
| X-Statix [b] | 2003 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2003 - 2004 |
| X-Patrol [m] | 1996 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | April 1996 |
| X-Necrosha | 2010 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2010 |
| X-Necrosha [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2010 |
| X-Nation 2099 [m] | 1996 | 6 issues (6 indexed) | Gallery | March 1996 - August 1996 |
| X-Men: Zero Tolerance [b] | 2000 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [July] 2000 |
| X-Men: Years of Future Past [b] | 2015 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2015 |
| X-Men: Yearbook 1999 | 2000 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | No Covers | February 2000 |
| X-Men: Year of the Mutants Collector's Preview [m] | 1995 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | February 1995 |
| X-Men: X-Verse - X-Women [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2023 |
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