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Publisher: Marvel
Years in Operation: 1939 - ?
Disclose Detail
Country: Flag United States Web Site: http://marvel.com Brands: 151 Indicia Publishers: 119 Series: 10013 Printings: 87483 (53674 Issues) Disclose 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.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
The 'Nam #[nn] (Comic Book) May 1999 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 2001 16 (6 stories, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 2001 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 2001 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 2001 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 2001 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 December 2001 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 2001 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 December 2001 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 2001 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 2001 7 (4 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Avengers #1 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 3 (2 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Avengers #1 [Variant Cover by Alexander Lozano] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Fantastic Four #1 [Variant Cover by Alexander Lozano] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
100th Anniversary Special: Fantastic Four #1 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 [2014 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Exclusive Fade Variant by Greg Horn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 [2014 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Exclusive Variant by Greg Horn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 [Variant Cover by Alexander Lozano] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Spider-Man #1 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
100th Anniversary Special: Spider-Man #1 [Variant Edition - Alexander Lozano Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
100th Anniversary Special: X-Men #1 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
100th Anniversary Special: X-Men #1 [Variant Cover by Alexander Lozano] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2014 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
101 Ways to End the Clone Saga #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1997 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
15-Love #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 2011 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
15-Love #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2011 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
15-Love #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 2011 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
15-Love #[nn] (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon January 2011 15 (3 stories, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #1 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 2015 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #1 [Variant Gwengela Cover by John Tyler Christopher] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #1 [Variant Incentive Cover by Richard Isanove] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #2 [Variant Incentive Cover by Irene Koh] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #2 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 September 2015 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #3 [Variant Incentive Cover by Frazer Irving] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #3 [Standard Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 2015 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 2015 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
1602: Witch Hunter Angela #[nn] (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 February 2016 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
1872 #1 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2015 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
1872 #1 [Variant Edition - Skottie Young] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1872 #1 [Variant Edition - Evan "Doc" Shaner] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1872 #2 [Incentive Evan Shaner Variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1872 #2 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 2015 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
1872 #3 [Francesco Francavilla Variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 2015 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1872 #3 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 2015 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
1872 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 2015 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
2 Gun Western #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1956 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #1 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #1 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 December 1976 20 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #2 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #2 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1977 22 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #3 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #3 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 February 1977 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #4 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #4 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1977 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #5 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 April 1977 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #5 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #6 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #6 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1977 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #7 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #7 [30¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 June 1977 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #7 [35¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #8 [30¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 July 1977 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #8 [35¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #8 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #9 [30¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1977 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001, A Space Odyssey #9 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #9 [35¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #10 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #10 [35¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001, A Space Odyssey #10 [30¢ Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1977 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
2001: A Space Odyssey #1 [UK Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2001: A Space Odyssey #1 [U.S. Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1976 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
2010 #1 [Direct Edition] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1985 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
2010 #1 [Newsstand] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1985 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2010 #1 [CA Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1985 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2010 #2 [Newsstand] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1985 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2010 #2 [CA Cover Price] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1985 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2010 #2 [Direct Edition] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1985 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
2020 Force Works #1 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 2002 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
2020 Force Works #1 [Philip Tan] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 2002 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Force Works #1 [Mike McKone] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 2002 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Force Works #2 [Thomas Tenney] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
2020 Force Works #2 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
2020 Force Works #3 [Ryan Brown] (Comic Book) August 2020 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Force Works #3 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) August 2020 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Iron Age #1 [Rahzzah] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
2020 Iron Age #1 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
2020 iWolverine #1 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 2002 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
2020 iWolverine #1 [Mike Henderson] (Comic Book) September 2002 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 iWolverine #2 [Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer Variant Cover] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 2002 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
2020 iWolverine #2 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 2002 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
2020 Machine Man #1 [Dave Rapoza] (Comic Book) April 2002 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Machine Man #1 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 2002 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
2020 Machine Man #1 [Ryan Brown] (Comic Book) April 2002 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Machine Man #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)
2020 Rescue #1 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
2020 Rescue #1 [Jen Bartel] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 2002 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
2020 Rescue #2 [unnamed variant] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 2020 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2020 Rescue #2 [Mirka Andolfo] (Comic Book) June 2020 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
2099 A.D. #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1995 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
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