List of Marvel Comics first appearances
This article contains a list of the first appearances of significant artifacts, characters, locations, species and teams in Marvel Comics, its predecessors Timely Comics and Atlas Comics, and imprints.
List
See also
- Features of the Marvel Universe
- Goblin (Marvel Comics)
- Hidden races (Marvel Comics)
- List of alien races in Marvel Comics
- List of Marvel Comics mutates
- List of Marvel Comics Golden Age characters
- List of Marvel Comics publications
- List of Marvel Comics superhero debuts
- List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations
- List of monsters in Marvel Comics
- List of superhero debuts
- Multiverse (Marvel Comics)
- Publication history of Marvel Comics crossover events
- Vampire (Marvel Comics)
Notes
- Atlantis was not identified by name until Sub-Mariner Comics #31 (April, 1949).
- Stan Lee's most popular character before the creation of the Fantastic Four.[1]
- Based on the monster in the novel Frankenstein, published in 1818.
- First identified by name in Fantastic Four #6 (Sept. 1962).
- Korg was unnamed until The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #93 (May 2006).
- First use of the name "Mjolnar" [sic] was in Thor #140 (May 1967).
- Hank Pym first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27 (Jan. 1962).
- Originally called Paste-Pot Pete, was not called Trapster until Fantastic Four #38 (May 1965).
- Name originally spelled "Circe".
- Liz may have had an anonymous cameo in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962).
- An obstacle course appears in X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963) but is not called the Danger Room until this issue.
- Zemo's hand appeared previously in Avengers #4 (March 1964), but he was not seen or identified by name.
- Kang first appeared in the identity of Rama-Tut in Fantastic Four #19 (Oct. 1963).
- Scorpion's other identity Mac Gargan first appeared in the previous issue, Amazing Spider-Man #19 (Dec. 1964).
- The trio is not referred to as The Warriors Three until Thor #244 (Feb. 1976) on the letters page.
- Happy Hogan first appeared in Tales of Suspense #45 (Sept. 1963).
- Norman's alter ego Green Goblin appeared previously in Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964).
- First referred to as Otherworld in Captain Britain vol. 2 #1 (Oct. 1976).
- The High Evolutionary was first mentioned in the previous issue, Mighty Thor #133 (October 1966).
- First called "Super-Beast", not called Man-Beast until Mighty Thor #135 (Dec. 1966).
- First named appearance, though probably appears in earlier issues unidentified.
- A giant octopus appears earlier, in Avengers #27 (April 1966), but it is not identified as a kraken.
- Alter ego Irving Forbush had appeared first in Snafu #1 (Nov. 1955).
- First mentioned behind-the-scenes in X-Men #26 (Nov. 1966).
- First appeared as Living Pharaoh, not called Living Monolith until X-Men #56 (May 1969).
- Stingray's alter ego Walter Newell first appeared in Tales to Astonish #67 (Sept. 1967).
- Based on Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, who first appeared in Weird Tales in 1932.
- Based on Robert E. Howard's Kull of Atlantis, who first appeared in Weird Tales in 1932.
- An alternate version of Dracula first appeared in Suspense #7 (Mar. 1951).
- Retcon: Captain America stories from Young Men #24 (Dec. 1953) through 1964 were later ascribed to Burnside.
- Linda Carter, original Night Nurse, first appeared in Linda Carter, Student Nurse #1, Sept. 1961.
- The Vishanti were first mentioned in Strange Tales #115 (Dec. 1963).
- Initially spelled "Humus Sapiens" in preview.
- Solomon Kane first appeared in stories in Weird Tales (1928) before being licensed to Marvel.
- Alter ego John Jameson first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1961).
- The Jackal's alter ego Prof. Miles Warren first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Dec. 1965).
- First appeared as The Exterminator in Daredevil #39 (April 1968).
- Misty was first mentioned by name in the previous issue, Marvel Premiere #20 (Feb. 1975).
- A previously unnamed character later identified as Misty.
- First appeared as Thomas Gideon in Fantastic Four #34 (Jan. 1965).
- Brain Drain is first mentioned in the previous issue, Invaders #1 (Sept. 1975).
- First identified as The Other, wasn't named Chthon until Avengers #186 (July 1979).
- Her alter ego Patsy Walker first appeared in Miss America Magazine #2 (Nov. 1944).
- First appeared as Jack Frost in Tales of Suspense #45 (Sept. 1963).
- Set is first mentioned in Conan the Barbarian #7 (July 1971).
- First named Red Guardian, she became Starlight in Quasar #19 (Feb. 1991).
- Spitfire's alter ego Jacqueline Falsworth first appeared in The Invaders #7 (July 1976).
- Unnamed in first appearance. Not named until Tomb of Dracula #55 (April 1977).
- First appearances included his pet, Cr'reee.
- Prior to Marvel's involvement, Carter first appeared in 1912 in The All-Story magazine.
- Prior to Marvel's involvement, Tarzan first appeared in 1912 in The All-Story magazine.
- Prior to his portrayal in Marvel Comics, Godzilla first appeared in the 1954 film Gojira.
- First appeared as Paragon, later called Kismet in Marvel Two-in-One #61 (Mar. 1980).
- First called Shocker, renamed Paralyzer in Captain America #343 (July 1988).
- First identified as Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Referred to as Mutant Force in Defenders #78 (Dec. 1979) and The Resistants in Captain America #343 (July 1988).
- Big Wheel's other identity Jackson Weele first appeared an issue earlier, in Amazing Spider-Man #182 (July 1978).
- Dweller-in-Darkness had been mentioned previously in Thor #229 (Nov. 1974).
- First appeared as Karla Sofen in Captain America #192 (Dec. 1976).
- Machinesmith's other identity Starr Saxon first appeared in Daredevil #49 (Feb. 1969).
- Micronauts had previously appeared as action figures produced by Mego in 1976.
- Thomas Lightner (Nth Man) first appeared as Blacksun in Marvel Two-in-One #21 (Nov. 1976).
- Appeared in an advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies.
- First appeared as Whiplash in Tales of Suspense #97 (Jan. 1968).
- Not identified until Alpha Flight #11 (June 1984).
- A "Mutant Control Act" is briefly mentioned in Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan. 1981).
- Called himself Thunderbird after his deceased brother in his first appearances.
- First named Algrim, not called Kurse until Secret Wars II #4 (Oct. 1985).
- The Spot's alter ego Dr. Jonathan Ohnn first appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man #97 (Dec. 1984).
- Kitty Pryde debuted in Uncanny X-Men #129 (Jan. 1980) but did not adopt her "Shadowcat" identity until this issue.
- Blue Eagle first appeared in the identity of American Eagle in The Avengers #85 (Feb. 1971).
- Iron Monger's alter ego Obadiah Stane first appears in Iron Man #163 (Oct. 1982).
- First appeared as Dr. Emil Burbank in Thor #280 (Feb. 1979).
- First appeared as Puddlegulp, not named Throg until Mighty Thor #700 (Dec. 2017).
- Mayhem's alternate identity Brigid O'Reilly first appeared earlier in Cloak and Dagger #1 (Oct. 1983).
- Lady Deathstrike's other identity Yuriko Oyama first appeared in Daredevil #197 (Aug. 1983).
- Sharon first appeared in The Thing #27 (Sep. 1985) prior to becoming Ms. Marvel.
- Foreigner's voice first appeared via telephone in Web of Spider-Man #15 (June 1986).
- First appeared as Betsy Braddock in Captain Britain Weekly #8.
- Called "Death" in first appearances, he is not dubbed "Archangel" until X-Factor #38 (March 1989).
- Mongoose first appeared in shadow in Amazing Spider-Man #283 (Dec. 1986).
- The X-Men had previously been reduced in age in Uncanny X-Men Annual #10 (Jan. 1987) which likely inspired the X-Babies.
- First appeared in Solarman #1: The Beginning (1979) by Pendulum Press, revived in 1989 by Marvel.
- John Walker first appeared as Super-Patriot in Captain America #323 (Nov. 1986).
- Madman's alter ego Phil Sterns appeared in the previous issue, Incredible Hulk #363 (Dec. 1989).
- Cardiac's alter ego Elias Wirtham appeared earlier, in Amazing Spider-Man #342 (Dec. 1990).
- First appeared as Red Guardian in The Defenders #35 (May 1976).
- Revealed to have been impersonating Alicia Masters since Fantastic Four #265 (April 1984).
- Terror's other identity Shreck first appeared in St. George #2 (Aug. 1988).
- First mentioned in Strange Tales #124 (Sept. 1964).
- Changeling, an alternate continuity version of Morph, previously appeared in X-Men #35 (Aug. 1967).
- Called "Screener" in her first appearance.
- Copycat is revealed to have been impersonating Domino since New Mutants #98 (Feb. 1991).
- Alter ego Kevin Trench first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #97 (Feb. 1993).
- Not named until Carnage, U.S.A. #2 (March 2012).
- First appeared as Kwannon in X-Men vol. 2 #17.
- Ben first appeared as Peter Parker's clone in The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (Oct. 1975).
- Tyler Dayspring first appeared in flashback in X-Force #1 (Aug. 1991).
- Pamela Greenwood, a waitress, was later identified as Fatale in disguise.
- She-Venom's other identity Anne Weying first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #375 (Mar. 1993).
- Genis-Vell first appeared as Legacy in Silver Surfer Annual #6 (Oct. 1993).
- Monica Rambeau first appeared as Captain Marvel in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16.
- First appeared as Power Man in The Avengers #21 (Oct. 1965).
- First appeared as Beetle in Strange Tales #123 (Aug. 1964).
- Melissa Gold first appeared as Screaming Mimi in Marvel Two-in-One #54 (Aug. 1979).
- Olivier's human form Frank Costa first appeared in Marvel Super Action #1 (Jan. 1976).
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Spider-Man that first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962).
- Smuggler's brother Erik Josten once went by the name of Smuggler in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #49 (Dec. 1980).
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Wolverine that first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #180 (Oct. 1974).
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Hulk that first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962).
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Iron Man that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963).
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Nick Fury that first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963).
- Heather Cameron appeared in a previous issue, X-Treme X-Men #6 (Dec. 2001), but did not display her Lifeguard identity.
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Captain America that first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941).
- Davis Cameron appeared in a previous issue, X-Treme X-Men #6 (Dec. 2001), but did not display his Slipstream identity.
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Thor that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962).
- First appeared as Radian.
- Agent X first appeared as Nijo in Deadpool #65 (May 2002).
- First appeared as Maverick in X-Men vol. 2 #5 (Feb. 1992).
- Possible cameos appeared earlier, in New X-Men #122 (Mar. 2002) and New X-Men #126 (July 2002).
- A cameo illustration of Bogan appeared previously in X-Treme X-Men #1 (July 2001).
- First identifies as Maker in Ultimate Fallout #4 (Aug. 2011).
- Blindfold was first mentioned in Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #4 (Oct. 2004).
- Genis-Vell first appeared as Legacy in Silver Surfer Annual #6 (Oct. 1993).
- The team first appeared as an alternate version of the Avengers in What If #9 (June 1978).
- The Ultimate character is an alternate version of the Spider-Woman that first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #32 (Feb. 1977).
- Robbie first appeared as Speedball in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (Jan. 1988).
- Red Hulk's alter ego Thunderbolt Ross first appeared in Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962).
- Menace's alter ego Lily Hollister first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #445 (Jan. 2008).
- Old Man Logan is an alternate version of Wolverine, who first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #180 (Oct. 1974).
- Not named the Pet Avengers until Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #4 (Oct. 2009).
- Red She-Hulk's alter ego Betty Ross first appeared in Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962).
- Punisher first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb. 1974).
- Angela's actual first appearance was not in Marvel Comics, but Image Comics' Spawn #9 (March 1993).
- Not named until Venom: First Host #3 (Nov. 2018).
- First appeared as Kwannon in X-Men vol. 2 #17.
References
- Golden Age of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1997; ISBN 0-7851-0564-6) Introduction, p. 3
- "First Appearances: Riri Williams".
External links
- Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe features only obscure characters
- Marvel Comics official site
- Marvel Directory
- Marvel Guide: An Unofficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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