Est. 1939 · The House of Ideas
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Golden Age
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Silver Age
All Silver Age debuts →
Angel
X-Men #1 (1963)
Ant-Man
Tales to Astonish #27 (1962)
Aunt May
Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
Beast
X-Men #1 (1963)
Betty Ross
The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
Black Panther
Fantastic Four #52 (1966)
Black Widow
Tales of Suspense #52 (1964)
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (1968)
Cyclops
X-Men #1 (1963)
Daredevil
Daredevil #1 (1964)
Doctor Doom
Fantastic Four #5 (1962)
Doctor Octopus
The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963)
Doctor Strange
Strange Tales #110 (1963)
Galactus
Fantastic Four #48 (1966)
Green Goblin
The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964)
Groot
Tales to Astonish #13 (1960)
Gwen Stacy
The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (1965)
Havok
X-Men #54 (1969)
Hawkeye
Tales of Suspense #57 (1964)
Hulk
The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Fantastic Four #1 (1961)
Iceman
X-Men #1 (1963)
Invisible Woman
Fantastic Four #1 (1961)
Iron Man
Tales of Suspense #39 (1963)
Jean Grey
X-Men #1 (1963)
Kingpin
The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967)
Loki
Journey into Mystery #85 (1962)
Magneto
X-Men #1 (1963)
Mary Jane Watson
The Amazing Spider-Man #42 (1966)
Mole Man
Fantastic Four #1 (1961)
Mr. Fantastic
Fantastic Four #1 (1961)
Nick Fury
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 (1963)
Polaris
X-Men #49 (1968)
Professor X
X-Men #1 (1963)
Quicksilver
X-Men #4 (1964)
Rick Jones
The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
Sandman (Marvel)
The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963)
Scarlet Witch
X-Men #4 (1964)
Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four #48 (1966)
Spider-Man
Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
The Juggernaut
X-Men #12 (1965)
Thing
Fantastic Four #1 (1961)
Thor
Journey into Mystery #83 (1962)
Uncle Ben
Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
Vision
The Avengers #57 (1968)
Wasp
Tales to Astonish #44 (1963)
Bronze Age
All Bronze Age debuts →
Black Cat
The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (1979)
Blade
The Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973)
Boba Fett
Star Wars #42 (1980)
Bullseye
Daredevil #131 (1976)
Colossus
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Darth Vader
Star Wars #1 (1977)
Devil Dinosaur
Devil Dinosaur #1 (1978)
Drax
Iron Man #55 (1973)
Gamora
Strange Tales #180 (1975)
Ghost Rider
Marvel Spotlight #5 (1972)
Han Solo
Star Wars #1 (1977)
Howard the Duck
Adventure into Fear #19 (1973)
Iron Fist
Marvel Premiere #15 (1974)
Krakoa
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Luke Skywalker
Star Wars #1 (1977)
Mantis
The Avengers #112 (1973)
Multiple Man
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 (1975)
Nightcrawler
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Princess Leia
Star Wars #1 (1977)
Punisher
The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974)
Rocket Raccoon
Marvel Preview #7 (1976)
Sabretooth
Iron Fist #14 (1977)
Silver Samurai
Daredevil #111 (1974)
Star-Lord
Marvel Preview #4 (1976)
Storm
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Thanos
Iron Man #55 (1973)
Thunderbird
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Wolverine
Incredible Hulk #181 (1974)
Copper Age
All Copper Age debuts →
Cable
The New Mutants #87 (1990)
Deadpool
The New Mutants #98 (1991)
Domino
X-Force #8 (1992)
Elektra
Daredevil #168 (1981)
Mr. Sinister
Uncanny X-Men #221 (1987)
Mystique
Ms. Marvel #16 (1978)
Nebula
The Avengers #257 (1985)
Optimus Prime
The Transformers #1 (1984)
Rogue
The Avengers Annual #10 (1981)
She-Hulk
The Savage She-Hulk #1 (1980)
Strong Guy
New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)
Venom
The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988)
Modern Age
All Modern Age debuts →
Anya Corazon
Amazing Fantasy #1 (Vol. 2) (2004)
Groot (Baby)
Groot #4 (2015)
Bishop
Uncanny X-Men #282 (1991)
Carnage
The Amazing Spider-Man #361 (1993)
Dr. Aphra
Darth Vader #3 (2015)
Gambit
Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (1990)
Jessica Jones
Alias #1 (2001)
Jubilee
Uncanny X-Men #244 (1989)
Miles Morales (Spider-Man)
Ultimate Fallout #4 (2011)
Moon Girl
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 (2015)
Omega Red
X-Men #4 (Vol. 2) (1992)
Silk
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Vol. 3) (2014)
Spider-Gwen
Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (2014)
X-23
NYX #3 (2004)
Silver Age
All Silver Age teams →
Bronze Age
All Bronze Age teams →
Copper Age
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Modern Age
All Modern Age teams →
Annihilators
Annihilators #1 (2011)
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Illuminati
Illuminati
New Avengers #7 (2005)
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Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights
Marvel Knights #1 (2000)
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Mercs for Money
Mercs for Money
Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #1 (2016)
Spider-Army
The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #9 (2014)
Spider-Society
Web Warriors #1 (2015)
The Mary Janes
Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (2014)
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Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts #1 (1997)
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Ultimates
Ultimates
The Ultimates #1 (2002)
Web Warriors
Web Warriors #1 (2015)
Marvel — frequently asked
Quick facts about this publisher and its first appearances.
When was Marvel founded?
Marvel was founded in 1939.
How many Marvel first appearances are in this archive?
This archive currently catalogues 105 Marvel character debuts and 26 team debuts.
What is Marvel known for?
Timely to Atlas to Marvel. The publisher that redefined superhero storytelling in the Silver Age with Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men, and that has set the pace of the medium across every era since.