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Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 (2005). Mark Millar and Greg Land. Earth-2149's first appearance via the cross-dimensional zombie outbreak.

1st Appearance

First Appearance of Earth-2149 (Marvel Zombies)

Ultimate Fantastic Four #21

September 2005 · Marvel · Modern Age

Mark Millar and Greg Land's 2005 zombie-Marvel universe. Earth-2149 is the parallel reality where a zombie virus has consumed the heroes; the Marvel Zombies imprint is set there. Robert Kirkman's 2006 Marvel Zombies miniseries codified the universe.

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Created by Mark Millar · Greg Land

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Marvel Comics Universe Marvel's zombie-virus universe.

Earth-2149 first appears in Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 (September 2005), Mark Millar and Greg Land, when the Ultimate Fantastic Four crosses into the zombie-infected Marvel universe. Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips codified the framework in Marvel Zombies #1 (December 2005). Multiple Marvel Zombies titles have continued the imprint; the 2024 Marvel Zombies animated series adapted the universe for Disney+.

Firsts Timeline

  1. Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 cover
    First Appearance September 2005

    Ultimate Fantastic Four #21

    By Mark Millar, Greg Land

    Mark Millar writes; Greg Land pencils. The first appearance of the zombie-Marvel universe in canonical Marvel continuity. The Ultimate Fantastic Four crosses into Earth-2149 and discovers the zombie-infected Marvel heroes.

  2. Marvel Zombies #1 December 2005

    Marvel Zombies #1

    By Robert Kirkman, Sean Phillips

    Robert Kirkman writes; Sean Phillips pencils. The first standalone Marvel Zombies series. Kirkman codified Earth-2149's framework as a recurring cosmic-horror imprint; multiple subsequent Marvel Zombies titles have continued the universe's storytelling.

What Earth-2149 is

Mark Millar and Greg Land introduced Earth-2149 in Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 (September 2005). The Ultimate Fantastic Four cross into the zombie-infected Marvel universe and discover that nearly every hero has been consumed by a zombie virus. Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips codified the universe in Marvel Zombies #1 (December 2005), which became a recurring cosmic-horror Marvel imprint.

The 2024 Marvel Zombies animated series adapted the universe for Disney+.

Collector context

Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 trades modestly. Marvel Zombies #1 trades higher; CGC 9.8 is in the high three to low four figures.

Frequently asked questions

The questions readers and collectors ask most.

What is Earth-2149's first appearance?

Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 (September 2005), Millar and Land. Marvel Zombies #1 (December 2005), Kirkman and Phillips, is the standalone-imprint launch.

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