The Marvel Age of Comics: The Complete List

     The Marvel Age of Comics,

          The Complete list!

The Marvel Age of Comics was a great era for imagination, creativity and originality. Most people begin it with Fantastic Four #1 in 1961, but I prefer to include Amazing Adventures #1-6 because it introduces Dr. Droom, the first super-hero of that era by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

 But when does it end? I don’t end it on a singular date, in 1977, because Marvel comics had continuing storylines. Nick Caputo, Michael J. Vassallo and I worked with Roy Thomas for Taschen, which produced a book, “The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978.” That is where they needed it. Roy Thomas told me that he felt it went to 1981. Not by coincidence, that was the year he left Marvel.

So each comic ended it's Marvel Age at a different time.  In the lists below I show where each comic ended its Marvel Age.

The Western and Romance comics are listed separately because they were not really a part of the Marvel Continuity. Patsy Walker did appear in Fantastic Four  Annual #3, 1965; Avengers: #144, 147-151; and Amazing Adventures #13. The western heroes also appeared in Avengers #144 and several issues after that.

Also listed, are the series of the Marvel Age, characters who starred in comics not named for them!

Finally, the Marvel Magazines are listed and well as a list of the series of the Magazine Age! 

        Name Changes

Amazing Adventures:

  Renamed: Amazing Adult Fantasy (#7)

Which Renamed: Amazing Adult Fantasy (#15) 

Brand Echh:

Renamed: Not Brand Ecch (#5)

Chamber of Darkness:

Renamed: Monsters on the Prowl (#9) 

Giant-Size Super-Stars:

Renamed: Giant-Size Fantastic Four (#2)

Giant-Size Super-Heroes: 

Continues in Giant-Size Spider-Man (#1)

Giant-Size Creatures: 

Renamed: Giant-Size Werewolf by Night (#2)

Giant-Size Chillers:

Renamed: Giant-Size Dracula (#2)

Hero for Hire:

Renamed: Power Man (#17)

Journey into Mystery:

        Renamed: Thor (#126)

Special Marvel Edition:

Renamed: Master of Kung-Fu (#17)

Tales of Suspense: 

          Renamed: Captain America (#100)

Tales to Astonish:

Renamed: Incredible Hulk (#102)

Strange Tales:

Renamed: Doctor Strange (#169)

Tower of Shadows:

Renamed: Creatures on the Loose (#10)

 

Note that: § Title was discontinued.

               §§ Title continues as all reprints

               *Title was changed (see Box of Title Changes)

  

Title  Issue Numbers

Amazing Adult Fantasy*               #8-14

Amazing Adventures (V. 1)*          #1-7

Amazing Adventures (V. 2) §         #1-39

 

Amazing Fantasy §                          #15

Amazing Spider-Man                      #1-170

      Annuals/Giant-Size                 #1-10/1-5§

Spectacular Spider-Man                  #1-2

Spectacular Spider-Man  Vol. II    #1-5

Arrgh §                                              #1-5

Astonishing Tales §                         #1-36

Avengers                                            #1-163

      Annual/ Giant-Size                    #1-7/1-6

 

Black Goliath §                                   #1-5

Black Panther §                                  #1-15

 

Captain America*                                #100 -214

      Annual/Giant-Size                         #1-4/1

Captain Marvel                                       #1-62

      Annual #1

Captain Savage §                                     #1-19

Cat §                                                         #1-4

Chamber of Chills §§                                #1-6

Chamber of Darkness                              #1-8

Champions §                                           #1-17

Combat Kelly §                                        #1-9

Conan, the Barbarian                              #1-77

      Annual/Giant-Size                          #1-2/1-4 §

Creatures on the Loose*                     #11-36

 

Daredevil                                                   #1-145

      Annual/Giant-Size  #1-4/1

 

Dead of Night                                             #11

Defenders                                                  #1-51

      Annual/Giant-Size  #1/1-5

Devil Dinosaur §                                         #1-9

Doc Savage §                                               #1-8 §

Doctor Strange                                           #169-183

Doctor Strange Volume II                             #1-28

      Annual/Giant-Size  #1, 1 

 

Eternals §                                                      #1-19

      Annual #1

 

Fantastic Four                                            #1-183

      Annual/Giant-Size    #1-12/1-6

Fear §                                                             #1-31

Frankenstein §                                               #1-17

 

Ghost Rider                                                     #1-24

Giant-Size Super-Heroes*                              #1

Giant-Size Super-Stars*                                    #1

Giant-Size Chillers Vol. 1*                               #1

Giant-Size Chillers Vol. 2 §                              #1-3

Giant-Size Creatures*                                      #1

 

Hero For Hire*                                                  #1-16

Howard the Duck                                               #1-14

      Annual #1-6

 

Incredible Hulk §                                              #1-6

 Incredible Hulk Vol. II*                                    #102-212

      Annual/Giant-Size  #1-5/1

Inhumans §                                                         #1-12

 Invaders                                                                 #1-22

       Annual/Giant-Size #1/#1

Iron Fist                                                                 # 1-15

Iron Man                                                                #1-102

      Annual/Giant-Size  #1-4/1       

Iron Man & Sub-Mariner §                                     #1

 

Journey into Mystery*                                            #83-125

      Annual #1

Journey into Mystery II §§                                      #1-5

Jungle Action                                                           #6-24

 

Ka-Zar                                                                       #1-20

Ka-Zar Quarterly §                                                   #1-3

Kull                                                                          #1-20

 

Logan’s Run §§                                                       #1-7

 

Machine Man                                                           #1-9

Man-Thing §                                                            #1-22

     Giant-Size                                                           #1-5

Marvel Chillers §                                                     #1-7

Marvel Feature Vol. I                                               #1-12

Marvel Feature Vol. II                                             #1-7

Marvel Premiere                                                      #1-37

Marvel Presents §                                                     #1-12

Marvel Spotlight Vol. 1 §                                       #1-33

Marvel Super-Heroes §§                                         #12-23

Marvel Tales §§                                                         #30

Marvel Team-Up                                                  #1-55

      Annual #1

Marvel Treasury                                                   #1, 13

Marvel Two-In-One                                               #1-28

      Annual #1-2

Master of Kung-Fu*                                              #17-51

      Annual/Giant-Size                                          #1/1-4

Monsters on the Prowl §§                                      #9-16

Ms. Marvel                                                             #1-4

 

Nick Fury (S.H.I.E.L.D.) §                                      #1-18

Not Brand Echh/Brand Ecch §                                #1-9

Nova                                                                         #1-12

 

Omega§                                                                      #1-10

 

Power Man*                                                         #17-40

      Annual/Giant-Size  #1/1

 

Red Wolf §                                                             #1-9

 

Savage Tales                                                           #1-2

Sgt. Fury §§                                                             #1-120

      Annual #1-7

Shanna §                                                               #1-5

Silver Surfer §                                                        #1-18

       Graphic Novel       #1

Skull §                                                                       #1-7

Son of Satan §                                                           #1-8

Special Marvel Edition                                             #15-16

Spectacular Spider-Man: §                                        #1-2

Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2                                  #1-6

Spoof §                                                                       #1-5

Strange Tales                                                             #101-181

      Annual #1-2

Sub-Mariner                                                            #1-72

      Annual #1-2

Supernatural Thrillers §                                          #1-15

Superman Vs. Spider-Man                                        #1

Super Villain Team-Up §                                           #1-13

      Giant-Size     #1-2

Tales of Suspense*                                                     #39-99

Tales to Astonish*                                                    #27, 35-101

Thor  #126-266

      Annual/Giant-Size  2-6/1

Tomb of Dracula §                                                    #1-70

      Giant-Size     #2-5

Tower of Shadows §                                                 #1 -9

2001: A Space Odyssey §                                          #1-10

 

Warlock §                                                          #1-15

War is Hell §                                                      #9-15

Werewolf by Night §                                         #1-42

      Annual #2-5

Where Monsters Dwell                                     #15

Wizard of Oz                                                      #1

World’s Unknown §                                          #1-8

X-Men                                                                #1-66/94-108

     Annual/Giant-Size   1-2

 
During the Marvel Age, Marvel published many titles that were not related to super-heroes. These included  children’s comics, westerns, romance, teen comedy, and “Female Comics” as Lee put it. Here is a list.

 

A Date with Millie #1-7­        1956-1957

Battle  #62-70                         1959 

Chili Annual #1                   1971

Chili #1-                                 1969-1973

Gothic Tales of Love #1-2      1975

Groovy #1-3                             1968

Harvey 1-6                              1970-1971

Homer, the Happy Ghost

                     Vol. 2 #1-4        1969-1970

Kathy #9-27                           1959-1964 

Life with Millie #8-20             1960-1962 

Li’l Kids #1-12                        1970-1973

Li’l Pals #1-5       1972

Linda Carter,

      Student Nurse #1-9          1961-1963

Love Romances  #91-106       1961-1963

Mad about Millie #1-16          1969-1971

Mad about Millie Annual       1971

Millie the Model #88-207       1945-1973

Millie the Model

      Annuals #1-12                    1962-1975

Modeling with Millie #21-52  1963-1967

Monsters to Laugh with         1964-1965

My Girl Pearl #7-11?             1960-1961

My Love Special #1                 1971

My Love vol. II  #1-39             1969-1976

Night Nurse #1-4                     1972-1973

Our Love Story  #38                 1969-1976 

Patsy and Hedy #74-110        1952-1967

Patsy Walker #87-124             1945-1966

Patsy Walker’s Fashion

      Parade Annual                1966

Peter, Little Pest #1-4            1969-1970

Pussycat #1                             1968

 Teen Age Romance #77-86   1961-1962

 

 

 Westerns

 

Gunsmoke Western #57-77    1955-1962

Ghost Rider #1-7                    1967

Gunhawks #1-5                      1972

Kid Colt #88-229                     1949-1979

       Giant-Size #1-3                1975

Mighty Marvel Western #1-46           1968-1976

Night Rider #1-6                      1974

Outlaw Kid #1-30                 1970-1975

Rawhide Kid #17-151           1960-1979

     Special #1                          1971

Ringo Kid Vol. II #1-30           1970-1976

Tex Dawson Gunslinger #1-1 1973

Two Gun Kid #52-136              1953-1977

Western Gunfighters #1-33   1970-195

Western Kid #1-5          1971-192

Western Team-Up #1    1973

Wyatt Earp #30-34       1972-1973 

 

           The Series of the Marvel Age

   Many characters started out, or ended up, in comics not named for them. Here are those listings.

 

Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket/Henry Pym

          Tales to Astonish: #27, 35-69

          Avengers #1-16,22,26-60,63,75,90-                             93,99,100, 137-141,146,148,150-162,

          Avengers Annual #1      

          Marvel Feature: #4-10

Black Panther

          Jungle Action: #6-24

          Avengers #51-88,99,100,105, 106,137,159-162

Black Knight

          Marvel Super-Heroes #17

          Avengers #61-85, 100

Black Widow

          Amazing Adventures (II): #1-8

          Daredevil: #81-108

          The Champions 1-17

Bloodstone*

          Marvel Presents: #1-2

Brother Voodoo*

          Strange Tales: #169-173

Captain America

Also see the Timely-Atlas Section

          Avengers: #4-163 

          Tales of Suspense: #60-99

          Invaders #1-22

Captain Marvel

          Marvel Super-Heroes 12-13*

          Marvel Spotlight Vol. II: 1-4, 8

Deathlok

          Astonishing Tales: #25-36

Defenders

          Marvel Feature: #1-3

Dr. Doom

          Marvel Super-Heroes: #20

          Astonishing Tales: #1-8

          Super Villain Team-Up: #1-14

Dr. Droom (Dr. Druid)

          Amazing Adventures Vol. I: 1-4, 6.

          Weird Wonder Tales: #19

* Also see the Magazine Section for similar listings

Dr. Strange

Strange Tales: #110, 111, 114-168

          Marvel Premiere: #3-14

          Marvel Feature: #1  (Defenders)

          The Defenders #1-45

Falcon

          Captain  America: #134-214

Fantastic Four

          Strange Tales: #101-134 (Torch & Thing)

          Marvel Feature: #11-12 (Thing)

          Marvel Two-In-One (Thing) #1-28

Ghost Rider

          Marvel Spotlight: #5-13

          The Champions #1-17

Golem

          Strange Tales: #174-177.

Guardians of the Galaxy

          Marvel Super-Heroes: #18

          Marvel Presents: #3-12

Gullivar Jones*

          Creatures on the Loose: #16-21

Hercules    

          Avengers: #38-50, 98-100, 137, 151

          The Champions: 1-17

Howard the Duck

          Giant-Size Man-Thing 4-5

Hulk*

          Avengers: #1-3, 5

          Tales to Astonish: #60-101

          Marvel Feature: #1-3 (Defenders)

          The Defenders #1-45

Human Torch

          Strange Tales: #101-134

Inhumans

          Marvel  Super-Heroes: #15

          Thor: #146-152

          Amazing Adventures (II): 1-10

Iron Fist*

          Marvel Premiere: #15-21

Iron Man

          Tales of Suspense: #39-99

          Iron Man and Sub-Mariner Comics: #1

          Avengers #1-16,21,22,32,45,51,52,58,60,66-67,

          69-71,76,80-82,86-88,93-146, 150-163, Ann. #1

It, The Living Colossus

          Astonishing Tales: #21-24

Ka-Zar*

Also see the Timely-Atlas Section

          Astonishing Tales: #1-20

Killraven

          Amazing Adventures (Vol. II): #18-39

King Kull*

          Creatures on the Loose: #11

          Monsters on the Prowl: #16

          Conan: #10

Man-Thing*

          Fear: #10-19

Man-Wolf

          Creatures on the Loose: #30-37

Master of Kung-Fu*

          Marvel Special Edition: #15-16

Modred

          Marvel Chillers: #1-2

Morbius

          Fear #20-31

The Mummy

          Supernatural Thrillers: #5-15

Nick Fury

          Strange Tales: #135-168

Red Sonya*

          Marvel Feature: #1-7

Red Wolf

          Marvel Spotlight: #1

Scarecrow

          Dead of Night: #11

          Marvel Spotlight: #26

Silver Surfer

          Defenders #2-11

Son of Satan

Marvel Spotlight: #14- 24

         

Spider-Man

          Amazing Adult Fantasy: #15

          Marvel Super-Heroes: #14

          Spectacular Spider-Man: #1-2

          Marvel Team-Up #1-55

          Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 1-6

Sub-Mariner

Also see the Timely-Atlas Section

          Tales to Astonish: #70-101

          Marvel Feature: #1-3 (Defenders)

          The Defenders: #1-14

          Marvel Spotlight: #2-7

          Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14

          Invaders #1-22

Tales of Asgard

          Journey into Mystery: #97-124

          Thor 125-145

Thongor

          Creatures on the Loose: #22-29

Thor*

          Journey into Mystery: #83-125, Annual #1

          Avengers #1-16,22,45,51,52,58,66-71,79-88

          93-105, 108-135, 137-146, 150, 155, Annual #1

Tigra a.k.a. Cat

          Giant-Size Creatures: #1

          Marvel Chillers: #1-7

Warlock

          Marvel Premiere: #1-2

          Strange Tales: #178-181

Wasp

          Tales to Astonish: #51-58

Watcher

          Tales of Suspense: #49-58

          Silver Surfer: #1-7

          What If?

          Marvel Super-Heroes #23

Werewolf  By Night

          Marvel Spotlight: #2-4

X-Men

          Amazing Adventures (II) (Beast) 11-17

          Ka-Zar Quarterly: #1-2

          Marvel Tales: #30

          The Champions: (Ice-Man) #1-17

         

 The Magazines of Marvel

Deadly Hands Of Kung-Fu 1-33

Deadly Heroes of Kung-Fu 1

Doc Savage 1-8

Dracula Lives 1-11** 

Haunt of Horror 1-6

Kull 1-3

Legion Of Monsters 1

Marvel Comics Special    1-2, 9

Marvel Movie Premiere 1

Marvel Preview* 1-15*

Marvel Super Action 1

Monsters Unleashed 1-11** 

Planet Of The Apes     1-33

Rampaging Hulk * 1-9

Savage Sword* 1-30

     (Marvel Comic Super-Special) 2

Savage Tales 1-11**

Tales of The Zombie 1-11

Unknown Worlds 1-6**

Vampire Tales 1-11**

Masters of Terror (Reprint) 1-2

Digest: Haunt of Horror 1-2

Humor: Crazy*         1-32

*Only Crazy, Marvel Preview, Hulk  and Savage Sword  were published past 1977.

**And Annual

 

 The Series in the Magazines

Blade: Marvel Preview #3, 8,  Vampire Tales #9

Bloodstone: Rampage Hulk #1-6, 8

Brak. : Savage Tales #7-8 

Bran Morn: Savage Sword of Conan #16-17

Bro. Voodoo: Tales of the Zombie #6-10

Conan: Marvel Comic Super-Special #2, 9, Savage Tales #1-4

Daughters: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #32-33

Dracula: Legion of Monsters #1

Frankenstein: Legion of Monsters #1, Monsters Unleashed #2-10

Gabriel: Haunt of Horror #2-4, 11

Gull Jones: Monsters Unleashed #4 

Iron Fist: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #10,15, 19-24, 29, 31, Special. #1

Kazar: Savage Tales #1, 5-11

Kull: Savage Sword of Conan #1-3, 9, 15,23, Savage Tales #1

Lilith: Marvel Preview #12,  Vampire Tales #4, 6

Man Gods: Marvel Preview #1, 8-9

Man-Thing: Monsters Unleashed #5,8,9, Rampage Hulk #8, Savage Tales #1

Morbius: Vampire Tales #2, 4, 5, 7-8, 10, 11

Punisher: Marvel Preview #1-15,  Marvel Super-Action #1

Red Sonya: Kull & The Barbarians #2, 3, Savage Sword of Conan #1, 8, 15, 23,Savage Tales #3, Marvel Comic Super-Special #9

Satana: Haunt of Horror #2, 4, 5,  Marvel Preview #7, Vampire Tales #2, 3

Shang-Chi: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1-9,   11-18, 29, 31, 33

Shanna: Rampaging Hulk #9, Savage Tales #9, 10

Solomon Kane: Dracula Lives #3, Kull & The Barbarians #2, 3, Monsters Unleashed #1, Savage Sword of Conan #13-15, 18-20, 22

Sons of the Tigers: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1, 3, 4, 6, 14, 16-17, 19-24, 26-27, 29-32, Sp. #1

Star Lord: Marvel Preview #11, 14-15

Swordquest: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #25-27, 30