Marvel Omnibus is a line of large format, high quality, full color, hardcover graphic novel omnibuses published by Marvel Comics. They often contain complete runs, either by collecting multiple consecutive issues, or by focusing on the works of a particular writer or artist.
The first omnibus was Fantastic Four Vol. 1 in June 2005. With 848 pages, it collected the first 30 issues and an Annual of the comic. It cost $45 and debuted at no.58 in the graphic novel chart.[1]
Senior vice president at Marvel, David Gabriel, told the New York Times the idea came from “trying to come up with a product tie-in for the Fantastic Four film to be released that summer — ‘something to get the extreme collector excited‘.”[2]
The book “sold out in a few weeks” and Kuo-Yu Liang, a vice president for Diamond Comic Distributors, said that trend for larger, more-expensive books: “reflects the demographics of the consumer, who is both older and more affluent.”[2]
After that success, four omnibuses followed in 2006: Alias (March), Uncanny X-Men Vol.1 (May), Eternals (July), and New X-Men (December). The line has seen enormous growth, with 12 omnibuses released in 2009; 19 in 2014; 33 in 2019; and 89 in 2024.
The creation of an omnibus allows Marvel to improve its overall process of releasing collected editions. Gabriel said: “[Material has] been allowed to go out of press, say Secret Wars, in order for us to create a special Omnibus Edition which also allows us to gather new extras, redo files that need fixing and get the best possible re-creation available for all the pages. This process in turn allows us to then put out a better version of the paperback and keep that one in stock.”[3]
The omnibus launched three years after Marvel released its first oversized hardcover (or OHC). With the lines running side-by-side while sharing the same print size, there was often confusion in regards to how Marvel classified books. In 2015, a Spider-Verse ‘oversized hardcover’ was released at 648 pages;[4] yet, months later, a Superior Foes Of Spider-Man ‘omnibus’ came out, with only 376 pages.[5] Both collected full runs of a Spider-Man miniseries that had been released within the prior two years. In February 2019, the Hulk: Dogs Of War ‘oversized hardcover’ was 832 pages; while, four months later, Hulk by Loeb and McGuinness was a 912-page ‘omnibus’.[6][7]
The contents of an OHC and omnibus may be identical: The 2011 ‘oversized hardcover’ of X-Men: Fall Of The Mutants was re-released with the exact same page count and cover in 2022, while using ‘omnibus’ branding. Similarly, 2025’s X-Men: Fatal Attractions ‘omnibus’ has the same content to the 2012 ‘oversized hardcover’.[8][9][10][11]
The smallest omnibus was 2007’s Devil Dinosaur at 184 pages, while the largest oversized hardcover was 2013’s Avengers vs. X-Men Companion at 1,112 pages.[12][13]
The practice of having multiple covers for the same comic book has been a feature of the industry since the mid-1980s.[14] This increased throughout the 1990s, with the five covers for 1991's X-Men #1 helping it to sell a record-breaking 8.1 million copies.[15]
Marvel omnibuses have used variants since the first release of Fantastic Four Vol. 1 in 2005. The main ‘bookshop’ cover featured the original artwork from Fantastic Four #1, drawn by Jack Kirby; with a ‘variant’ version of the same image produced by Alex Ross. Variant covers are exclusive for the direct market, meaning they are only available from comic book shops, or specialist retailers.
The practice is polarising, being described as both “exciting options for readers who want a different flavor from what they’re buying”, but leading to comics companies avoiding “finding new readers... by selling more to existing ones”.[16][17]
The vast majority of Marvel omnibuses released between 2005 and September 2016 had a variant. The practice largely disappeared until early 2020, although, by 2021, every new Marvel omnibus again had more than one cover.
Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, David Gabriel, said: “As long as no one is just taking advantage of customers and retailers, I think it [the production of variant covers] is going to continue to grow for a while.”[18]
Marvel Universe omnibuses
These books contain stories that take place in the primary Marvel Universe. This fictional continuity is often referred to as Earth-616, with a legacy that stretches back to 1939.[19]
Adam Warlock
Jim Starlin's interpretation of Adam Warlock was named by Publishers Weekly as one of Marvel's 10 hidden gems. The 1975 to 1977 portion of the Adam Warlock omnibus “is a heady, trippy sci-fi epic about what happens when a lab-created ‘perfect man‘ discovers that the evil messiah of the cruel intergalactic church he's been battling is, in fact, his own future self.” The omnibus also contains the introduction of infinity gems and Gamora.[20]
The all-Canadian team of Alpha Flight was first introduced in Uncanny X-Men #120, written by Chris Claremont, alongside John Byrne; who also provided art for the issue. The debut led to the spin-off series, with Byrne writing the first 28 issues - all of which is collected in the Alpha Flight by John Byrne omnibus.[21]
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Title
Years covered
Material collected
Pages
Released
ISBN
Alpha Flight by John Byrne
1977-1985
X-Men #109, 120–121, 139–140; Machine Man (1978) #18; Marvel Two-in-One #83-84; Incredible Hulk #272, 313, Annual #8; Alpha Flight #1–29; X-Men and Alpha Flight (1985) #1–2; X-Men/Alpha Flight (1998) #1–2; material from Marvel Team-Up Annual #7
Avengers #390–395; Avengers: The Crossing; Avengers: Timeslide; Iron Man #319–325; Force Works #16–22; War Machine #20–25; Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man
Avengers (1963) #500–503, Avengers Finale, New Avengers (2005) #1–31, Annual #1, New Avengers and the Fantastic Four #1, Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1, New Avengers: Illuminati (2006) #1, Civil War: The Confession #1, Civil War: The Initiative #1, New Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1
Avengers (vol. 5) #1–23; New Avengers (vol. 3) #1–12; Infinity #1–6; Infinity: Against the Tide; Infinite Comic #1–2; material from Astonishing Tales (vol. 2) #1–6 and Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu (vol. 2) #1
West Coast Avengers (1984) #1–4; Iron Man Annual #7; Avengers #250, Annual #15; West Coast Avengers (1985) #1–16, Annual #1; The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (vol. 2) #1–2; material from Avengers #239, 243–244, 246; Avengers West Coast #100
Jed MacKay's Black Cat omnibus contains the complete series. The story spun out of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #16, where the character crossed the Thieves Guild, “leading her to go on the run both from the secret order as well as the authorities.”
That issue is collected in Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Omnibus Vol. 1.[22]
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Material collected
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Released
ISBN
Black Cat by Jed MacKay
2019-2022
Black Cat (2019) #1–12, Annual #1; Black Cat (2020) #1–10, Annual #1 (A-story); Giant-Size Black Cat: Infinity Score #1; Iron Cat #1–5; FCBD 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom)
Rise of the Black Panther #1–6; Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1–6; Black Panther & the Crew #1–6; Black Panther: Long Live the King #1–6; Black Panther Annual (2018) #1; Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1; X-Men: Wakanda Forever #1; Avengers: Wakanda Forever #1; Black Panther vs. Deadpool #1–5; Shuri #1–10; Killmonger #1–5; Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #1–8; King in Black: Black Panther #1; The Last Annihilation: Wakanda #1; material from Venomverse: War Stories #1; Marvel Comics (2019) #1000; Marvel's Voices #1; Marvel's Voices: Legacy #1; Black Panther (2018) #23–25
Mike Zeck D-Man, Falcon & Nomad DM cover: 978-1302956882
2
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Vol. 2
1989-1991
Captain America (1968) #351–386, Captain America Annual (1971) #9–10, Adventures of Captain America (1991) #1–4, material from Daredevil Annual (1967) #7, Punisher Annual (1988) #4
Captain America (1968) #444–454; Captain America (1998) #1–23; Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998; Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1–12, Rough Cut; material from Captain America: The Legend; Captain America: Red, White & Blue
Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield? #1; Captain America #602–615 (A-stories), #615.1, #616-619; Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1–4; Captain America (2011) #1–10
Captain America (2013) #1–25, Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1–5, All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1–4, All-New Captain America #1–6, Hail HYDRA #1–4
Captain America: Sam Wilson #1–17; Captain America: Steve Rogers #1–11; Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill #1; Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha #1; Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1; Civil War II: The Oath #1; material from Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Captain America) #1
Captain America: Sam Wilson #18–24, Captain America: Steve Rogers #12–19, Captain America (2017) #25, Secret Empire #0–10, Secret Empire Omega #1, Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1; material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Secret Empire) #1, Not Brand Ecch (2017) #14
Material from Marvel Super-Heroes (U.K.) #377–388; The Daredevils (U.K.) #1–11; Captain America #305–306; The Mighty World of Marvel #7–16; Captain Britain (vol. 2) #1–14; New Mutants Annual #2; Uncanny X-Men Annual #11
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #64, 69–70, 81–82, 94–96; Cloak and Dagger (1983) #1–4; Marvel Team-Up Annual #6; Marvel Fanfare (1982) #19; New Mutants #23–25; Cloak and Dagger (1985) #1–11; Doctor Strange #78; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 56 – Power Pack & Cloak and Dagger: Shelter from the Storm; material from Strange Tales (1987) #1–2
Marvel Graphic Novel No. 34 – Cloak and Dagger: Predator and Prey; Strange Tales (1987) #7; Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger #1–13; Cloak and Dagger (1990) #14–19; material from Strange Tales (1987) #3–6, 8–19
Daredevil (vol. 2) #501–512; Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil #1, Shadowland #1–5; Shadowland: Elektra, Bullseye, Ghost Rider, Spider–Man, After the Fall; Shadowland: Moon Knight #1–3; Shadowland: Blood on the Streets #1–4; Shadowland: Daughters of the Shadow #1–3; Shadowland: Power Man #1–4; Thunderbolts (1997) #148–149; Daredevil: Reborn #1–4
Daredevil (vol. 5) #1–28 and #595–612; Daredevil Annual (2016) #1; Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle #1–4; material from All–New, All–Different Point One #1
X-Men #130–131, Amazing Spider-Man #203, Dazzler #1–42, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 12 – Dazzler: The Movie, Beauty and the Beast #1–4, Secret Wars II #4; material from What If #33, Marvel Fanfare #38
Marvel Zombies 4 #1–4; Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1–13; Lady Deadpool #1; Prelude to Deadpool Corps #1–5; Deadpool Corps #1–12; Deadpool Family #1; Deadpool Team-Up #899–883
Deadpool vs. X-Force #1–4; Hawkeye vs. Deadpool #0–4; Deadpool's Art of War #1–4; Return of the Living Deadpool #1–4; Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1–4
Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1–4; Deadpool vs. Thanos #1–4; Deadpool & Cable: Split Second #1–3; Deadpool vs. Gambit #1–5; Deadpool: Too Soon? #1–4
Defenders #20–41, Annual #1, Giant-Size Defenders #3–5; Marvel Two-in-One #6–7; Marvel Treasury Edition #12; material from Mystery Tales #21, World of Fantasy #11 and Tales of Suspense #9
Fantastic Four (1961) #5–6, 39–40, 246–247, 258, 278–279, 350, 352; Amazing Spider-Man #5, 14; Marvel Super-Heroes #20; Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1–2; Super-Villain Team-Up #13–14; Champions #16; Uncanny X-Men #145–147; Iron Man #149–150; Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #10–12; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 27 – Emperor Doom and No. 49 – Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment; Fantastic Four (1998) #67–70, 500; Fantastic Four Special #1; Books of Doom #1–6; material from Fantastic Four (1961) #236, 358 and Annual #2, Astonishing Tales #1–3, 6–8 and Marvel Double Shot #2
Doctor Strange #169–183; Avengers #61; Sub-Mariner #22; Incredible Hulk #126; material from Strange Tales #147–168; Marvel Feature #1 and Not Brand Echh #13
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #41–59, Annual #2–3; Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death; Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #67; Morbius the Living Vampire (vol. 1) #9; Secret Defenders #1–11; material from Incredible Hulk Annual #18; Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2 and Silver Surfer Annual #5
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #60–90, Annual #4; Strange Tales (vol. 3) #1; Midnight Sons Unlimited #6; Dr Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?; Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Ashcan Edition #1
Eternals (1976) #1–19, Annual #1; Eternals (1985) #1–12; Eternals: The Herod Factor (1991) #1; New Eternals: Apocalypse Now (2000) #1; Iron Man Annual (1971) #6; Avengers (1963) #246–248; material from What If? (1977) #23–30
Fantastic Four #261–295, Annual #18–19; Alpha Flight #4; The Thing #10, 19; Avengers Annual #14; material from Secret Wars II #2, Epic Illustrated #26–34, What If? #36, What The-?! #2, 10, The Thing #7, Fantastic Four Roast and Fantastic Four Special Edition
Thanos (2016) #13–18, Annual #1; Cosmic Ghost Rider #1–5; Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1–6; Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #1–6; Avengers (2018) #22–25; Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #1–5; material from Thanos: Legacy #1 and Wolverine Black, White & Blood #3
Marvel Comics held the rights to publish Godzilla comics for two years from 1977. The series ended after 24 monthly issues, when copyright holder Toho “asked for a large increase to its license fee after the first year of the series, and an even larger increase after the second year”.[23] In 2024, “thanks to an exciting new collaboration with Toho International”, Marvel released the full run in a single omnibus.[24]
Even though Godzilla is licensed, S.H.I.E.L.D. play a large part throughout the series, with Fantastic Four and The Avengers appearing from issue #20.
Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #1–29, Annual #1–2; Marvel Super-Heroes #18; material from Fantastic Four Annual #24; Thor Annual #16 and Silver Surfer Annual #4
Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #1–25; Thanos Imperative: Ignition #1; Thanos Imperative #1–6; Thanos Imperative: Devastation #1; material from Annihilators #1–4 and Annihilators: Earthfall #1–4
Avengers Assemble (vol. 2) #1–8; Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #0.1, 1–27, Annual #1; Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #1; All-New X-Men #22–24; Guardians of Knowhere #1–4; Guardians Team-Up #1–2; material from Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians of the Galaxy)
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #1–12; Guardians of the Galaxy (2018) #146–150; material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 (All-New Guardians of the Galaxy)
Unbelievable Gwenpool (2016) #1–25; Rocket Raccoon and Groot (2016) #8–10; Champions (2016) #5; Edge of Venomverse (2017) #2; West Coast Avengers (2018) #1–10; Superior Spider-Man (2018) #7–8; Gwenpool Strikes Back (2019) #1–5; material from Howard the Duck (2015B) #1–3; Gwenpool Special (2015) #1; Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mix-Up (2016) #1; Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017) #1
Howard the Duck (2015A) #1–5; Howard the Duck (2015B) #1–11; The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #6; material from The War of the Realms: War Scrolls (2019) #1
Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #401–435, Annual #19–20; Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1; Hulk: Future Imperfect #1–2; Tales to Astonish (1994) #1; Incredible Hulk Ashcan Edition; material from Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #3
Hulk: The End #1; What If General Ross Had Become The Hulk? #1; Incredible Hulk (2000) #77–87; Hulk: Destruction (2005) #1–4; Hulk vs. Fin Fang Foom (2007) #1; Marvel Adventures: Hulk (2007) #13–16; Incredible Hulk: Last Call (2019) #1; Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads (2021) #1–5; New Fantastic Four (2022) #1–5; material from Giant-Size Hulk (2006) #1; World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker (2007) #1; Hulk Monster-Size Special #1 and Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way (2010) #2
Incredible Hulk (1968) #468–474; Hulk (1999) #1–11; Hulk & Sub-Mariner Annual '98; X-Man & Hulk Annual '98; Hulk Annual '99; Rampaging Hulk (1998) #1–6
Fantastic Four #533–535; Incredible Hulk (2000) #88–105, Giant-Size Hulk (2006) #1; What If? Planet Hulk; Planet Hulk Guidebook; material from New Avengers: Illuminati #1 and Amazing Fantasy (2004) #15
World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker; World War Hulk #1–5; Incredible Hulk (2000) #106–111; Iron Man (2005) #19–20; Avengers: The Initiative #4–5; Irredeemable Ant-Man #10; World War Hulk: X-Men #1–3; Ghost Rider (2006) #12–13; Heroes for Hire (2006) #11–15; Punisher War Journal (2007) #12; World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1–4; World War Hulk: Frontline #1–6; World War Hulk Aftersmash: One-Shot; World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control #1–3; World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #1–5; Planet Hulk Saga
Hulk (2008) #1–24; King-Size Hulk #1; Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1; Hulk-Sized Mini-Hulks #1; material from Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #600 and Wolverine (2003) #50
Immortal Hulk (2018) #1–50; Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018) #1; Defenders: The Best Defense (2018) #1; Absolute Carnage: The Immortal Hulk (2019) #1; Immortal Hulk (2020) #0; Empyre: The Immortal She-Hulk (2020) #1; King in Black: The Immortal Hulk (2020) #1; Gamma Flight (2021) #1–5; Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021) #1 (A-story); material from Avengers (2018) #684
Hulk (2021) #1–14; Free Comic Book Day 2021: Avengers/Hulk #1 (Hulk story); Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha (2022) #1; Thor (2020) #25 (A-story), 26
Material from Marvel Comics #1; Marvel Mystery Comics #2–34, 83; Human Torch #2–7, 28; All-Winners Comics #1–4; Daring Mystery Comics #7; Captain America Comics #76; Young Men #24–28
Marvel Premiere (1972) #15–25, Iron Fist (1975) #1–15, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #63–64; material from Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) #10, 18–24, 29, 31–33 and Special (1975) #1 and Bizarre Adventures (1981) #25
The Immortal Iron Fist (2006) #1–16, Annual (2007) #1; Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death (2008); The Origin of Danny Rand (2008); Civil War: Choosing Sides (2006, Iron Fist story)
Immortal Iron Fist (2006) #1–27, Annual (2007) #1; Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death (2008); Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand (2008); Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Death Queen of California (2008); Immortal Weapons (2009) #1–5; Immortal Weapons Sketchbook (2008) and material from Civil War: Choosing Sides (2006) and I Am An Avenger (2010) #1
Iron Man (1998) #1–25, Captain America (1998) #8, Quicksilver #10, Avengers (1998) #7, Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998, Fantastic Four (1998) #15, Annual 1999, Thor (1998) #17, Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11, Juggernaut: The Eighth Day, Iron Man: The Iron Age #1–2
Brian Michael Bendis wrote the entirety of the Alias series, which introduced the character of Jessica Jones to the Marvel Universe. The character “eschews costumes, works and plays hard, and opens up a set of detective stories unlike any the comics had seen before. Bendis provided a character with real heart and a unique point of view, and it’s one that has broadened Marvel’s horizons across mediums.”[25]
The Alias omnibus came out in March 2006. It was the second Marvel omnibus to be released overall, and the third reprint - in 2021 - was re-titled Jessica Jones: Alias.
Knights of Pendragon (1990) #1–18, Knights of Pendragon (1992) #1–15, Overkill #5, Mys-Tech Wars (1993) #1–4, Dark Guard (1993) #1–4 and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #122
Loki (2004) #1–4; Loki (2010) #1–4; Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #1–17; Original Sin (2014) #5.1–5.5; Vote Loki (2016) #1–4; Loki (2019) #1–5; Avengers: Loki Unleashed (2019) #1; material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1 and War of the Realms: Omega (2019) #1
Savage Tales #1; Astonishing Tales #12–13; Adventure into Fear #10–19; Man-Thing #1–22; Giant-Size Man-Thing #1–5; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #197–198; Marvel Team-Up #68; Marvel Two-in-One #43; Man-Thing (vol. 2) #1–11; Dr. Strange #41; material from Monsters Unleashed #5, 8–9 and Rampaging Hulk #7
Based on a Mego Corporation toy line, the Micronauts comics were produced by Marvel between 1979 and 1986. Marvel re-acquired the publishing rights in 2023.[26]
Bendis told USA Today that he was inspired in part by Donald Glover's appearance in the TV series Community dressed as Spider-Man. Bendis said: "[Glover] looked fantastic! I saw him in the costume and thought, 'I would like to read that book.' So I was glad I was writing that book."[28]
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Saladin Ahmed Omnibus
2018-2022
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #1–42, Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1–3, Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #81 and Miles Morales: The End, material from Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1, Incoming! #1, Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #49 and Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1
Moon Knight (1980) #21–38; Iron Man (1968) #161; Power Man and Iron Fist (1978) #87; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #144; Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (1985) #1–6; Marvel Fanfare (1982) #30; material from Solo Avengers (1987) #3, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38–39 and Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #35–60, Moon Knight Special (1992) #1, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #93–94, Moon Knight (1998) #1–4, Moon Knight (1999) #14, Black Panther (1998) #20–22, material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152–154
Tales To Astonish #70-101; Iron Man And Sub-Mariner; Sub-Mariner; Tales Of Suspense #79-80; Fantastic Four #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33, Annual #1; Strange Tales #107, 125; Avengers #3-4; X-Men #6; Daredevil #7; material from Not Brand Echh #1, 4, 9
TBC
Aug 2025
John Buscema cover: TBC
Gene Colan DM cover: TBC
Namor The Sub-Mariner by John Byrne and Jae Lee
1990-1993
Namor The Sub-Mariner (1990) #1–40, Annual (1991) #1–2; material from Incredible Hulk Annual (1968) #18, Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #5 and Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual (1992) #2
New Mutants (1983) #35–54, Annual (1984) #2–3, Special Edition (1985) #1; X-Men Annual (1970) #9–10; Power Pack (1984) #20, 33; Fallen Angels (1987) #1–8; Firestar (1986) #1–4; New Mutants: War Children (2019) #1; material from Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) #2
New Warriors (1990) #27–53, Annual (1991) #3–4; Night Thrasher: Four Control (1992) #1–4; X-Force (1991) #32–33; Night Thrasher (1993) #1 (A-story), 11–12; Nova (1994) #6–7; New Warriors Ashcan Edition (1994) #1; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #122, 159–163 and Marvel Holiday Special 1991 #2
New Warriors (1990) #54–75, Justice: Four Balance (1994) #1–4, Nova (1994) #17–18, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #228, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #129, Web of Scarlet Spider (1995) #3–4; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #155–158, #166–167; Venom: Along Came A Spider (1996) #1–4; Venom: The Hunted (1996) 1–3
X-Men #97–105, 107–108, 125–138; Phoenix: The Untold Story (one-shot); material from Classic X-Men #6, 8, 13, 18, 24, 43; Bizarre Adventures #27 and What If? (1977) #27
Power Pack (1984) #37–62; Excalibur (1988) #29; Power Pack Holiday Special #1; Power Pack (2000) #1–4; Fantastic Four (1998) #574; FF (2011) #15; Power Pack (2017) #63; Power Pack: Grow Up!; material from Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #6 and Marvel Fanfare (1982) #55
Marvel's original 1979 comic, Rom: Spaceknight, ran for seven years and was based on a toy line. IDW Publishing produced Rom comics from 2016, before Marvel regained the licence in 2023.[29]
Special Marvel Edition #15–16; Master of Kung Fu (1974) #17–37; Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #1–4; Giant-Size Spider-Man #2; material from Iron Man Annual #4
Web of Spider-Man #117–125; Amazing Spider-Man #394–401; Spider-Man #51–58; Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 2) #217–224; Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 2) #7–9; Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus #1–3; Spider-Man: The Clone Journal; material from Spider-Man Collector's Preview (1994)
Amazing Spider-Man #402–406, Spider-Man #59–63, Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 2) #225–229, Web of Spider-Man #126–129, Venom Super Special; New Warriors #61–66; Spider-Man: The Jackal Files; Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha and Omega; Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 2) #10; Spider-Man Team-Up #1; Spider-Man: The Lost Years #1–3; Spider-Man: The Parker Years
Amazing Spider-Man (vol.5) #1–43, 16.HU and 18.HU–20.HU; Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle; material from FCBD 2018 (Amazing Spider-Man/Guardians of the Galaxy)
Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #44–73, 74 (A- and B-stories) and #50.LR–54.LR; Amazing Spider-Man: Sins Rising Prelude; Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn; Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King's Random; Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: The Chameleon Conspiracy; Sinister War #1–4
Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #39-44; Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike; Daredevil: Gang War #1-4; Deadly Hands Of Kung-Fu: Gang War #1-3; Jackpot (2024); Luke Cage: Gang War #1-4; Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #13-16; Spider-Woman (2023) #1-4
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl omnibus contains the full 58-issue run of the comic, written by Ryan North, with art from Erica Henderson. The series begins with the superheroine starting college, before quickly having to face down planet-wide threats.[30][31]
At the time of publication, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl was the longest non-event Marvel omnibus, at 1,616 pages. Since then, The Immortal Hulk omnibus has been released with the same page count.
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Released
ISBN
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
2015-2019
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015A) #1–8, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #1–50, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe (2016), Howard the Duck (2015B) #6; material from A Year of Marvels: Unbeatable (2016) #1 and Not Brand Echh (2017) #14
Thing #1–36; Fantastic Four #274, 277, 296; Secret Wars II #7; West Coast Avengers (1985) #10; Questprobe #3; Marvel Tales #198; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 29 – The Incredible Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change; material from Marvel Fanfare #15 and Marvel Super Heroes #5
Thor (1998) #1–35, Rough Cut; Silver Surfer/Thor Annual 1998; Annual 1999 and Annual 2000; Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #2, 11; Iron Man (1998) #21 (B-story), #22; Juggernaut: The Eighth Day
Fantastic Four #536–537; Thor (2007) #1–12, 600–614, Annual #1; Thor Giant-Size Finale; Siege #1–4, #1 Director's Cut; Siege: Loki #1; New Mutants (2009) #11; Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill - The Green of Eden; Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #1–3; material from Dark Reign: The Cabal
Thor: Ages of Thunder, Reign of Blood, Man of War; Secret Invasion: Thor #1–3; Thor God-Size Special #1; Free Comic Book Day 2010 (Iron Man/Thor); Thor #615–621, 620.1; The Mighty Thor (2011) #1–22, 12.1, Annual #1; Fear Itself #1–7, 7.2: Thor; Journey into Mystery #642–644
Mighty Thor (2015) #13–23, 700–706; Unworthy Thor #1–5; Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor #1; Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla #1; Thor (2018) #1–16; War of the Realms #1–6; King Thor #1–4
Thor (2020) #1–35, Annual (2021) #1 (A story), Annual (2023) #1 (A story); Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1; Hulk (2021) #7–8; Thanos: Death Notes #1
Thunderbolts (1997) #0–33, Annual 1997; Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1; Incredible Hulk (1968) #449; Spider-Man Team-Up #7; Heroes for Hire (1997) #7; Captain America/Citizen V Annual 1998; Avengers (1998) #12; material from Tales of the Marvel Universe #1
Thunderbolts (1997) #34–63, Annual 2000; Avengers (1998) #31–34, Annual 2000; Thunderbolts: Life Sentences (2001) #1; Thunderbolts: From the Marvel Vault (2011) #1; Citizen V and the V-Battalion (2001) #1-3; Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting (2002) #1–4
Venom: Lethal Protector #1–6; Venom: Funeral Pyre #1–3; Daredevil (1964) #323; Iron Man (1968) #302; and more
Darkhawk #35–37; Venom: The Madness #1–3; Venom: The Enemy Within #1–3; Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1; Venom: The Mace #1–3; Nightwatch #5–6; Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1–4; Spider-Man: The Arachnis Project #6; Web of Spider-Man (1985) #118–119; Spider-Man (1990) #52–53; Venom: Separation Anxiety #1–4; Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1–4; material from Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #18–19; Venom subplot pages
Venom: Sinner Takes All #1–5; Venom: Along Came A Spider #1–4; Venom: The Hunted #1–3; Venom: The Hunger #1–4, and more
Venom: Tooth and Claw #1–3; Venom on Trial #1–3; Venom: License to Kill #1–3; Venom: Seed of Darkness #−1; Venom: Sign of the Boss #1–2; Spider-Man: The Venom Agenda; Venom: The Finale #1–3; Uncanny Origins #7; material from Amazing Spider-Man Super Special, Spider-Man Super Special, Venom Super Special, Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special, Web of Spider-Man Super Special and Spider-Man Holiday Special 1995
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #9–10, 12 (A-story), 16–17; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #12 (A-story), 19; Spectacular Spider-Man (2003) #1–5, and more
Nova (1999) #7; Venom (2003) #1–18; Venom vs. Carnage #1–4; Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004) #7–8, 11; Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #38–39; Spider-Man/Fantastic Four (2010) #2; material from Spider-Man Family (2007) #1–2
Web of Venom: Ve'Nam; Web of Venom: Carnage Born; Web of Venom: Wraith; Absolute Carnage #1–5; King in Black #1–5; material from FCBD 2019 (Spider-Man/Venom), FCBD 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom), Incoming! #1, Carnage Black, White & Blood #2
Marvel Spotlight (1971) #2–4, Werewolf by Night (1972) #1–43, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #12, The Tomb of Dracula (1972) #18, Giant-Size Creatures #1, Giant-Size Werewolf #2–5, Marvel Premiere #28, material from The Tomb of Dracula #17 and Monsters Unleashed #6–7
Wolverine (1988) #102–118, -1, 1⁄2, 102.5; Annual '96-'97; Logan: Shadow Society (1996) #1; Venom: Tooth and Claw (1996) #1–3; Maverick (1997a) #1; Wolverine: Doombringer (1997) #1; Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1997) #1–3; Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (2000) #1–3; Wolverine: Days of Future Past (1997) #1–3; Wolverine Encyclopedia (1996) #1–2; material from Marvel: Shadows and Light (1997) #1
Wolverine (1988) #162–166, 173–174, 176; Deadpool (1997) #57–60; Weapon X (2002) #1–28, 1⁄2; Weapon X: The Draft - Sauron, Wild Child, Kane, Marrow and Agent Zero; Weapon X: Days of Future Now #1–5; material from Wolverine (1988) #175 and Deadpool (2012) #27
Wolverine (2003) #56, 62–65; Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1–4; Wolverine: Weapon X #1–16; Dark Reign: The List – Wolverine; material from Wolverine (2003) #73–74, Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3 and Wolverine (1988) #175
Wolverine (2013) #1–13, Wolverine (2014) #1–12, Annual #1, Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1 (Wolverine story), Death of Wolverine #1–4, Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1–5, Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #1–7, Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1, Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1, Nightcrawler (2014) #7, Wolverine & The X-Men (2014) #10–11, Storm (2014) #4–5
X-23 (2005) #1–6, X-23: Target X #1–6, X-23 (2010A) #1, X-23 (2010B) #1–21, Captain Universe/X-23 #1, Daken: Dark Wolverine #8–9; material from X-Men: To Serve and Protect #2, Wolverine: The Road to Hell #1, All-New Wolverine Saga
Avengers #263; Fantastic Four #286, 312; X-Factor #1–26, Annual #1–2; Iron Man Annual #8; Amazing Spider-Man #282; Thor #373–374, 377–378; Power Pack #27, 35; Mephisto vs. #2; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #336–337; Classic X-Men #8, #43; Secret Wars II #5; material from Marvel Fanfare #40
Madrox (2004) #1–5, X-Factor (2005) #1–20, 21–24 (A-stories) and 25–39; X-Factor: The Quick and the Dead; X-Factor Special: Layla Miller and She-Hulk (2005) #31
Uncanny X-Men #194–209, Annual #9–10; New Mutants Special Edition #1; New Mutants Annual #2; Nightcrawler (1985) #1–4; Longshot (1985) #1–6; material from Marvel Fanfare #33
Back-up stories and new pages from Classic X-Men #1–44; material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60; Director's Cut of Giant-Size X-Men #1 and Uncanny X-Men #94
X-Men #97–105, 107–108, 125–138; Phoenix: The Untold Story (one-shot); material from Classic X-Men #6, 8, 13, 18, 24, 43; Bizarre Adventures #27 and What If? (1977) #27
Uncanny X-Men #210–219, Annual #11; X-Factor #9–17, Annual #2; New Mutants #46; Thor #373–374, 377–378; Power Pack #27; Daredevil #238; Fantastic Four vs. X-Men #1–4; The X-Men vs. the Avengers #1–4
New Mutants #55–61; Uncanny X-Men #220–227; X-Factor #18–26; Captain America #339; Daredevil #252; Fantastic Four #312; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #336–337, 340; Power Pack #35
X-Men Chronicles #1–2; Tales From the Age of Apocalypse #1–2; X-Man #−1 and 53–54; Blink #1–4; X-Universe #1–2; Exiles #60–61; X-Men: Age of Apocalypse #1–6 and one-shot; What If? (1989) #77, 81; What If? X-Men: Age of Apocalypse; material from Hulk: Broken Worlds #2, X-Men Prime, X-Man Annual '96, X-Men: Endangered Species, Exiles: Days of Then and Now and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Age of Apocalypse
House of M #8, Mutopia X #5, Decimation: House of M - The Day After, X-Men (1991) #177–179, New X-Men (2004) #20–24, X-Factor (2005) #1–4, Generation M (2005) #1–5, Son of M #1–6, X-Men: The 198 #1–5, Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1–5, New Avengers (2004) #16–20, X-Men Unlimited (2004) #13, X-Men: The 198 Files
X-Men: Fall Of The House Of X/Rise Of The Powers Of X
2023-2024
Fall Of The House Of X #1-5; Rise Of The Powers Of X #1-5; X-Men (2021) #30-35; Resurrection Of Magneto #1-4; Dead X-Men #1-4; X-Men Forever #1-4; Invincible Iron Man (2022) #13-20; Avengers (2023) #12-13; Ms Marvel: Mutant Menace #1-4; Cable (2024) #1-4
X-Force #116–129; Brotherhood #9; X-Statix #1–26; Dead Girl #1–5; Wolverine/Doop #1–2; material from X-Men Unlimited #41; I ♥ Marvel: My Mutant Heartand Nation X #4
Young Avengers (2005) #1–12, Young Avengers Special; Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1–4; Young Avengers Presents #1–6; Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1–3; Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1–5; Siege: Young Avengers #1; Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #1–9; Avengers: The Children’s Crusade - Young Avengers #1; Young Avengers (2005) #1 Director's Cut; material from Uncanny X-Men #526
Marvel's first major line-wide event was Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars in 1984. The event “capitalized on the success of previous crossovers to make an epic storyline involving most of the Marvel Universe”. It also introduced Spider-Man's black costume - and ultimately the Venom symbiote.[32]
By the mid-2000s, large comics events had become an annual tradition for Marvel, with Avengers Disassembled (2004), House of M (2005) and Civil War (2006-2007) providing enormous sales success.[33]
Marvel have used the omnibus format to collect full events, including the main run of comics, plus all related tie-ins. The breadth of material means the company's largest omnibus is Avengers vs. X-Men, at 1,680 pages. Two more of the top-five longest omnibuses are also events: War of the Realms (1,576) and King in Black (1,568).
Dark Web #1, Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #14–18, Venom (2021) #13–16, Dark Web: X-Men #1–3, Dark Web: Ms. Marvel #1–2, Dark Web Finale #1, Mary Jane & Black Cat #1–5, Gold Goblin #1–5 and material from FCBD 2022: Spider-Man/Venom
Heroes Reborn #½; Captain America (vol. 2) #1–12; Avengers (vol. 2) #1–12; Fantastic Four (vol. 2) #1–12; Iron Man (vol. 2) #1–12; material from Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #450
House of M (2005) #1–8; Spider-Man: House of M (2005) #1–5; Secrets of the House of M (2005); Decimation: House of M - The Day After; House of M: Director's Cut (2005); House of M Sketchbook (2005), and more
Fantastic Four: House of M (2005) #1–3; Iron Man: House of M (2005) #1–3; New Thunderbolts (2004) #11; Black Panther (2005) #7; Uncanny X-Men (1981) #462–465; Wolverine (2003) #33–35; Captain America (2004) #10; Pulse (2004) #10; Cable & Deadpool (2004) #17; Incredible Hulk (2000) #83–87; New X-Men (2004) #16–19; Exiles (2001) #69–71; Mutopia X (2005) #1–5; Giant-Size Ms. Marvel (2006) #1; Pulse: House of M Special (2005); material from Hulk: Broken Worlds (2009) #1
Excalibur (2004) #8–14, New Avengers (2004) #16–20, House of M: Avengers (2007) #1–5, Civil War: House of M (2008) #1–5, House of M: Masters of Evil (2009) #1–4, What If? Spider-Man: House of M (2009), House of M (2015) #1–4, material from What If?
X-Factor #27–32, Annual #3; Uncanny X-Men #228–238; New Mutants #62–70, Annual #4; X-Men Annual #12; material from Marvel Age Annual #4 and Marvel Fanfare #40
Uncanny X-Men #239–243; New Mutants #71–73; X-Factor #33–40, material from Annual #4; X-Terminators #1–4; Power Pack #40, 42–44; Avengers #298–300; Fantastic Four #322–324; Amazing Spider-Man #311–313; Spectacular Spider-Man #146–148; Web of Spider-Man #47–48; Daredevil #262–263, 265; Excalibur #6–7; Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger #4
Infinity Crusade #1–6; Warlock Chronicles #1–5; Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18–22; Thor #463–467; Iron Man #294–295; Avengers West Coast #96–97; Darkhawk #30–31; Cage #17; Alpha Flight #124–125, 127; Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57; Silver Surfer #83–85; Deathlok #28; material from Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #54–56, Alpha Flight #122–123, 126, Web of Spider-Man #104–106, Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #16–17 and Deathlok #29
Thanos Annual (2014) #1, Thanos: The Infinity Revelation (2014), Thanos vs. Hulk (2014) #1–4, Thanos: The Infinity Relativity (2015), Infinity Entity (2016) #1–4, Thanos: The Infinity Finale (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy (2017) #1–5, Thanos: The Infinity Siblings (2018), Thanos: The Infinity Conflict (2018), Thanos: The Infinity Ending (2019)
King in Black (2020) #1–5; King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes (2021) #1–3; King in Black: Spider-Man (2021) #1; Venom (2018) #31–34, and more
King in Black: The Immortal Hulk (2020) #1; King in Black: Iron Man/Doctor Doom (2020) #1; King in Black: Black Knight (2021) #1; King in Black: Marauders (2021) #1; King in Black: Black Panther (2021) #1; King in Black: Captain America (2021) #1; King in Black: Wiccan and Hulkling (2021) #1; King in Black: Scream (2021) #1; King in Black: Ghost Rider (2021) #1; King in Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage (2021) #1–3; King in Black: Namor (2021) #1–5; King in Black: Return of the Valkyries (2021) #1–4; King in Black: Thunderbolts (2021) #1–3; Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black (2020) #1–5; Black Cat (2020) #1–3; Daredevil (2019) #26–27; Deadpool (2019) #10; Fantastic Four (2018) #29–30; Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #10; Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #23; S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #2–4; Savage Avengers (2019) #17–19; Spider-Woman (2020) #7–8; Union (2020) #1–2; King in Black Handbook (2021)
Secret Wars II #1–9; New Mutants #30, 36–37; Captain America #308; Uncanny X-Men #196, 202–203; Iron Man #197; Fantastic Four #282, 285, 288, 316–319; Web of Spider-Man #6; The Amazing Spider-Man #268, 273–274; Daredevil #223; The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #312; The Avengers #260–261, 265–266; Dazzler #40; Alpha Flight #28; The Thing #30; Doctor Strange #74; Cloak and Dagger #4; Power Pack #18; Thor #363; Power Man and Iron Fist #121; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #111; Defenders #152; Deadpool Team-Up #1; Quasar #8
1602: Witch Hunter Angela (2015) #1–4; 1872 (2015) #1–4; A-Force (2015) #1–5; Age of Apocalypse (2015) #1–5; Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies (2015) #1–4; Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2015) #1–5; Armor Wars (2015) #1–5, 1⁄2; Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders (2015) #1–2; Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps (2015) #1–4; Civil War (2015) #1–5; Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars (2015) #1–4; E is for Extinction (2015) #1–4
Son of M #1–6; X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1–6; Silent War #1–6; Secret Invasion: Inhumans #1–4; Nova (2007) #13–22; Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #1–12; Nova: The Origin of Richard Rider; War of Kings Saga
Uncanny X-Men #475–486; X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #1–5; Secret Invasion: War of Kings; X-Men: Kingbreaker #1–4; War of Kings: Darkhawk #1–2; War of Kings: Warriors #1–2; War of Kings #1–6; War of Kings: Ascension #1–4; War of Kings: Savage World of Sakaar; Nova (2007) #23–28; Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #13–19; War of Kings: Who Will Rule?; Marvel Spotlight: War of Kings
Realm of Kings #1; Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1–5; Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1–5; Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1–4; Nova (2007) #29–36; Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #20–25; Thanos Imperative #1–6, Ignition, Devastation; Annihilators #1–4; Annihilators: Earthfall #1–4; Thanos Sourcebook; material from I Am An Avenger #3
War of the Realms #1–6, Omega #1; War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1–3; War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of the Giants #1, The Dark Elf Realm #1, War Avengers #1; Giant-Man (2019) #1–3; War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery #1–5; Spider-Man & the League of Realms #1–3; War of the Realms: The Punisher #1-3; War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1–3; War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1–4; Asgardians of the Galaxy #8–10; Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018) #12–13; Venom (2018) #13–15; Thor (2018) #8–16; Avengers (2018) #18–20; Captain Marvel (2019) #6–7; Champions (2019) #5–6; Deadpool (2018) #13–14; Fantastic Four (2018) #10; Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2016) #43; Superior Spider-Man (2019) #7–8; The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #43–46
The following omnibuses either collect Anthology series not necessarily following one ongoing story, or collect various comics that share a unifying theme.
In 2014, The company used the format to help celebrate its 75th anniversary, by allowing fans to vote for the best comics be included in a 1,000-page omnibus. The top choice was the Spider-Man story The Death of Gwen Stacy; followed by Civil War (represented by Captain America #25 from the 2005 run), then Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt[34][35]
Ghost Rider (1990) #1, Deathlok (1990) #1, New Warriors (1990) #1, Foolkiller (1990) #1, and more
Darkhawk #1, Sleepwalker #1, X-Force (1991) #1, X-Factor (1986) #71, Warlock and the Infinity Watch #2, Death's Head II (1992) #1, Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #1, Terror Inc. (1992) #1, Night Thrasher: Four Control #1, Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #1, Nightstalkers #1, Spider-Man 2099 (1992) #1, Venom: Lethal Protector #1, Cable (1993) #1, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1, Thunderstrike (1993) #1, Gambit (1993) #1, War Machine (1994) #1, Blackwulf #1, Force Works #1, Blade the Vampire Hunter (1994) #1, Generation X: San Diego Preview, Fantastic Force (1994) #1, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #118, Bishop #1, X-Man #1, Elektra: Root of Evil #1, Green Goblin #1, Captain Marvel (1995) #1, Heroes for Hire (1997) #1, Maverick #1, Quicksilver #1, Spider-Girl (1998) #1, Slingers #0, Spider-Woman (1999) #1, Deathlok (1999) #1; Warlock (1999) #1; material from Captain America Annual #9, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #100, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #147, 158, and Tales of the Marvel Universe
As part of the Marvel multiverse, other fictional continuities exist.[19] Books in this section still contain Marvel characters; however, they are alternate versions who don't, or rarely, interact with characters from the mainstream Earth-616 section.
2099
Marvel‘s 2099 universe was a project “intended to explore the future of the Marvel Comics universe”, that was imagined by writer Stan Lee, as something for him to work on with artist John Byrne. The collaboration “fell through”; however, the line was commissioned by Editor Joey Cavalieri. He said the books “offered a chance to create the Marvel Universe all over again. At the very beginning of the Marvel Universe of 2099, there are no superheroes. We start to see them, one by one, just as you did in the ‘60s.”[36] The 2099 universe is designated as Earth-2099.
#
Title
Years covered
Material collected
Pages
Released
ISBN
Fantastic Four/Doom 2099
1993-1996
Doom 2099 (1993) #1–44, Fantastic Four 2099 (1996) #1–8, Fantastic Four (1961) #413; material from 2099 Unlimited (1993) #5–8, 2099 Special: World of Doom (1995) #1
The Earth X universe was created by Dave Kreuger and Alex Ross, and “showed a possible near future for the Marvel Universe”. The project came from “an article for Wizard Magazine and their reaction to the amazing work Alex had done in reimagining and designing the DCU for Kingdom Come.”[37][38] The Earth X universe is designated as Earth-9997.
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Title
Years covered
Material collected
Pages
Released
ISBN
1
Earth X Trilogy: Alpha
1999-2001
Earth X #0–12, X, ½; Earth X Epilogue; Earth X Sketchbook; Universe X #0–12, X; Universe X 4; Universe X Spidey; Universe X Cap; Universe X Beasts; Universe X Iron Men
Paradise X: Heralds #1–3; Paradise X #0–12; Paradise X Xen; Paradise X Devils; Paradise X A; Paradise X X; Paradise X Special Edition; Paradise X: Ragnarok #1–2; Nighthawk #1–3
Iron Man: I Am Iron Man! #1–2; Iron Man 2: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Iron Man 2: Public Identity #1–3;
Iron Man 2 Adaptation #1–2; Thor Adaptation #1–2; Captain America: First Vengeance #1–4; Captain America: The First Avenger Adaptation #1–2; Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week #1–4; Avengers: Black Widow Strikes #1–3; Avengers Adaptation #1–2; Iron Man 3 Prelude #1–2; Thor: The Dark World Prelude #1–2; Captain America: The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic; Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude #1–2; Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comic; Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - Infinite Comic; Ant-Man Prelude #1–2, Ant-Man Infinite Comic; Captain America: Civil War Prelude #1–4; Captain America: Civil War Infinite Comic; Doctor Strange Prelude #1–2; Doctor Strange Infinite Comic; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude #1–2, Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude #1–2; Thor: Ragnarok Prelude #1–4; Black Panther Prelude #1–2; Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1–2; Ant-Man and the Wasp Prelude #1–2
After a two-year run on The Incredible Hulk in the 1990s, writer Peter David and artist Dale Keown re-teamed for Hulk: The End, a one-shot showcasing the character's final days. The success of that book led to multiple miniseries in the following six years, chronicling the final days of various Marvel Universe superheroes.[39]
After 12 years with no further material, a further series of one-shots was announced at the 2019 New York Comic Con.[40]
Marvel's The End omnibus contains the full run of all material across 18 years.
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Title
Years covered
Material collected
Pages
Released
ISBN
Marvel: The End
2002-2020
Hulk: The End (2002) #1, Marvel Universe: The End (2003) #1–6, Wolverine: The End (2003) #1–6, X-Men: The End Book One (2004) #1–6, X-Men: The End Book Two (2005) #1–6, X-Men: The End Book Three (2006) #1–6, Fantastic Four: The End (2006) #1–6, Iron Man: The End (2008) #1, Captain America: The End (2020) #1, Captain Marvel: The End (2020) #1, Deadpool: The End (2020) #1, Doctor Strange: The End (2020) #1, Miles Morales: The End (2020) #1, Venom: The End (2020) #1
The first appearance of Marvel Zombies was in Ultimate Fantastic Four #21, written by Mark Millar. He said: “I had this idea on the plane from Scotland about a superhero arriving from another dimension with a zombie plague and biting the Avengers when they showed up to contain the problem. Everyone hated it. It was so universally loathed and everyone thought I was kidding when I suggested it.”[41]
Despite that, after the first appearance, the concept grew to launch its own series, with Marvel Zombies and Marvel Zombies 2 written by The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman. The initial Zombies universe is designated Earth-2149.[42]
Strikeforce: Morituri is a largely standalone series, created by Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson, that was published by Marvel Comics from 1986. It saw “an alien invasion of Earth, countered by a programme that turned humans into superhumans, but would kill them in a year.” There were disputes over the series' ownership up until Gillis's death in June 2024.[43] The Strikeforce: Morituri universe is designated as Earth-1287.
Ultimate Marvel launched in 2000 as a response to "so much backstory that the stories (in the main books) were almost incomprehensible."[44]
Bill Jemas, President of Marvel Enterprises from 2000 to 2004, wrote: “Joe Quesada and I started the Ultimate books because we wanted Marvel to get back in touch with kids. We wanted Marvel's great teen heroes - Spidey and the X-Men - to star in comics for 2001 kids.”[45] The first Ultimate universe is designated as Earth-1610.
After Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men, and The Ultimates, Ultimate Fantastic Four was the final core book to launch in Marvel's new universe. Writers Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis worked together with artist Adam Kubert for the first six-issue arc, before Warren Ellis took on the series.
Compared to the main universe counterparts, the new series saw: "The more "superheroic" elements of the series done away with, as the Ultimate Fantastic Four book focused more on science fiction and exploration. Doctor Doom was given a less cartoony characterization than his more well-known mainstream counterpart. Other villains such as Mole Man, Annihilus and even Galactus also received massive makeovers."[46]
The first book in Marvel's Ultimate Universe was Ultimate Spider-Man. The title ran from 2000 until 2012, with a younger version of Peter Parker as the main protagonist. The new iteration was a response to "so much backstory that the stories (in the main books) were almost incomprehensible."[44]
Bill Jemas, President of Marvel Enterprises from 2000 to 2004, wrote: “Joe Quesada and I started the Ultimate books because we wanted Marvel to get back in touch with kids. We wanted Marvel's great teen heroes - Spidey and the X-Men - to star in comics for 2001 kids.”[47]
The title went on to run for more than 150 issues and launched the character of Miles Morales.
Launched by writer Mark Millar, Ultimate X-Men saw "the superheroic side of the franchise pushed a bit to the sidelines. Instead, the prejudice mutants faced on a daily basis took center stage."
Millar was followed by superstar writers Brian Michael Bendis, Brian K Vaughan, and Robert Kirkman, and "the Ultimate X-Men comics quickly became the most popular titles at Marvel Comics, even outselling X-Men books in the mainstream continuity."[48]
The Ultimates portrayed a version of the Avengers outside of the main Marvel continuity that "looked and sounded like a movie in a way that no Marvel story ever had."
Written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch, the comic blurred the lines of right and wrong, where the heroes "have no idea they are supervillains. They think they’re merely doing what superheroes are supposed to do: defend truth, justice, and the American Way — with an emphasis on the latter."[49] Millar conceded that point, describing the series as a "pro-status quo book" and "kind of a right-wing book, like Rush Limbaugh doing super comics".[50]
Director of Marvel Studio's 2012 The Avengers movie, Joss Whedon, said: “It’s my feeling that Ultimates brought Marvel into the modern age in a way no other book did.”[44]
As well as publishing omnibuses featuring the company's own characters, Marvel also releases books from other franchises. Some of these – like Star Wars – are owned by Marvel's parent company, Disney;[51] others – like Conan or The Dark Tower – are licensed for certain periods of time.
Aliens
In July 2020, Marvel Comics gained the rights to publish Alien and Predator in the wake of Fox's sale to Disney.[52] Since then, the company has been republishing comics originally produced by Dark Horse comics.
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Title
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Pages
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ISBN
1
Aliens: The Original Years
1988-1992
Aliens (1988) #1–6; Aliens (1989) #1–4; Aliens: Earth War #1–4; Aliens: Genocide #1–4; Aliens: Hive #1–4; Aliens: Tribes #1; Aliens: Newt's Tale #1–2; Alien 3 #1–3; Aliens: Space Marines #1–12 (Kenner); Alien 3: Alone (trading card comic); material from Dark Horse Insider (1989) #14–27 and Dark Horse Presents (1986) #24, 42–43, 56, Fifth Anniversary Special
Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven #1; Aliens: Colonial Marines – No Man Left Behind #1; Alien: Isolation #1; Aliens: Defiance #1–12; Aliens: Dead Orbit #1–4; Aliens: Dust to Dust #1–4; Aliens 3: The Unproduced Screenplay #1–5; Aliens: Resistance #1–4; Aliens: Rescue #1–4; Alien: The Original Screenplay #1–5; material from Dark Horse Presents (2011) #12–17; FCBD 2016: Aliens
As well as his own series, Conan appeared in Marvel's Savage Avengers series, which ran from 2019.
From 2022 onward, Marvel lost the licence to publish new Conan comics. "The trademark for the name Conan and the names of Robert E. Howard's other principal characters, is maintained by Conan Properties International and licensed to Cabinet Entertainment. This company, or new owners, now wish to publish Conan comic books themselves. And so won't be renewing the Marvel Comics license."[53]
Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 3
1975-1977
Conan the Barbarian #52–83, Annual #2; Giant-Size Conan #5; Power Records #31: Conan the Barbarian – Crawler in the Mists; material from Annual #3 and FOOM #14
Crossgen was founded in 1998 and "quickly became one of the largest independent U.S. publishers of comics and graphic novels". By 2004, however, the company was "bought for a reported $1million at a bankruptcy auction by Cal Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Disney".[55]
When Marvel was also acquired by Disney in 2009, the rights to publish Crossgen titles fell to Marvel. Partly as an effort to maintain copyright, the company have been releasing Crossgen content as omnibuses since 2023.[56]
Marvel held the rights to graphic adaptations of Stephen King's Dark Tower series from 2007.
The company produced five miniseries "detailing (gunslinger) Roland Deschain's early years, then adapted the Dark Tower novels themselves in a series of six books."[57]
In 2018, the rights switched to publisher Gallery 13.[58]
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ISBN
1
The Dark Tower (Slipcase Edition)
2007-2010
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1–7; The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1–5; The Dark Tower: Treachery #1–6; The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer #1; The Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead #1–6; The Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill #1–5; The Dark Tower: Gunslinger's Guidebook; The Dark Tower: End-World Almanac; The Dark Tower: Guide to Gilead; Marvel Spotlight: The Dark Tower
The Journey Begins #1–5; The Little Sisters of Eluria #1–5; The Battle of Tull #1–5; The Way Station #1–5; The Man in Black #1–5; Sheemie's Tale #1–2; Evil Ground #1–2; So Fell Lord Perth #1
Kull the Conqueror (1971) #1–10; Kull the Destroyer (1973) #11–29; material from Creatures on the Loose (1971) #10, Monsters on the Prowl (1971) #16, Kull and the Barbarians (1975) #1–3, Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #9 and Conan the Barbarian (1970) #10, Annual #3
Marvel Team-Up (1972) #111–112; Kull the Conqueror (1982) #1–2; Kull the Conqueror (1983) #1–10; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 47 – Kull: The Vale of Shadow (1989)
Material from Warrior (1982) #1–18, #20–21; Miracleman (1985) #1, 3, 6–16; Marvelman Special (1984) #1; material from A1 (1989) #1; All-New Miracleman Annual 2014
The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets (2009) #1–4; The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #1–4; The Muppet Show Comic Book (ongoing series) #0–11; The Muppets (2012) #1–4
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #1–8; The Marvelous Land of Oz #1–8; Ozma of Oz #1–8; Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz #1–8; Road to Oz #1–6; The Emerald City of Oz #1–5; Marvel Illustrated: Wizard of Oz Sketchbook; Oz Primer
The Powers series was published by Image Comics between 2000 and 2004, before moving to Marvel's Icon label in 2004.[60]
The omnibus, plus a series of other collected editions, were published between then and 2017, before writer Brian Michael Bendis signed a deal to republish the books with Dark Horse Comics in 2021.[61]
Marvel Comics gained the rights to publish Predator comics from Dark Horse in 2021; however, a dispute with the film's screenwriters led to delays with release of new material.[62]
The company solicited two Predator omnibuses, reprinting comics first published by Dark Horse; however, the second had material removed due to “racial concerns”.[63]
Predator (1989) #1–4; Predator 2 #1–2; Predator: Big Game #1–4; Predator: Cold War #1–4; Predator: The Bloody Sands of Time #1–2; Predator: Bad Blood #1–4; Predator: Invaders from the Fourth Dimension; Predator: Dark River #1–4; Predator: Strange Roux; Predator: Kindred #1–4; material from Dark Horse Presents (1986) #46, 67–69, 119, Dark Horse Comics #1–2, 4–7, 10–14, 16–18, 20–21 and A Decade of Dark Horse #1 of 4
The Stand: Captain Trips #1–5; The Stand: American Nightmares #1–5; The Stand: Soul Survivors #1–5; The Stand: Hardcases #1–5; The Stand: No Man's Land #1–5; The Stand: The Night Has Come #1–5
Marvel's Senior Vice President of sales and marketing, David Gabriel, said the Star Wars releases would “be bouncing around to different periods of Star Wars history ... constructing one huge tapestry, collecting full unbroken runs of all the greatest Star Wars comics from the past 35 years.”[65]
Star Wars #79–107, Annual #3; Return of the Jedi #1–4; material from Pizzazz #1–16, Star Wars Weekly (U.K.) #60, 94–99, 104–115, The Empire Strikes Back (U.K.) #149, 151, 153–157 and Star Wars (U.K.) #159
Star Wars Weekly (UK) #60, 94–99, 104–115; The Empire Strikes Back (UK) #149, 151, 153–157; Star Wars (UK) #159; Ewoks Annual 1989; Star Wars: The Official Collectors' Magazine; material from Pizzazz #10–16; UK exclusive covers, pin-ups and articles
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – Force Storm (2012) #1–5; Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – Prisoner of Bogan (2012) #1–5; Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi – Force War (2013) #1–5; Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (2012) #0; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith (1996) #0–5; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire (1997) #1–5; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (1993) #1–5; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Freedom Nadd Uprising (1994) #1–2; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith (1994) #1–6; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War (1995) #1–6; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Redemption (1998) #1–5; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #23 and Dark Horse Comics (1992) #7–9
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #1–50; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – War #1–5; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion #0
Star Wars: Jedi – The Dark Side #1–5; Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan – The Aurorient Express #1–2; Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan – Last Stand on Ord Mantell #1–3; Star Wars: Jedi Council – Acts of War #1–4; Star Wars (1998) #0–6; Star Wars: Darth Maul (2000) #1–4; Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace #1⁄2 and #1–4; Star Wars: Episode I - Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi; material from Star Wars Tales #1, 3, 5, 7, 9–10, 13–14, 20, 24
Star Wars: Republic #78–80; Star Wars: Purge; Star Wars: Purge – Seconds to Die; Star Wars: Purge – The Hidden Blade; Star Wars: Purge – The Tyrant's Fist #1–2; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1–5; Star Wars: Dark Times #1–17, Star Wars: Dark Times – Blue Harvest #0; Star Wars: Dark Times – Out of the Wilderness #1–5; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1–5
Star Wars: Dark Times – Fire Carrier #1–5; Star Wars: Dark Times – A Spark Remains #1–5; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #1–5; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows #1–5; Star Wars: Droids (1994) #1–6, Special; Star Wars: Droids (1995) #1–8; Star Wars: The Protocol Offensive #1; material from Star Wars Visionaries, Star Wars Tales #11-12, 15, 20, Dark Horse Presents Annual '99 and Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #1
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Gaarr Suppoon Hit #1, Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Hunger of Princess Nampi #1, Star Warrs: Jabba the Hutt - The Dynasty Trap #1, Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - Betrayal #1, Free Comic Book Day 2012: Star Wars, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire #1-4, Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse #1-5, Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets #1-5, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars: Blood Ties #1-4, Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett is Dead #1-4, Star Wars: Empire #1-4; material from Star Wars Tales #7, 11, 15-16, 18-20; A Decade of Dark Horse #2
Star Wars: River of Chaos #1–4; Star Wars: Empire #28–40; Star Wars: Rebellion #1–16; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Overkill #1; Star Wars: Boba Fett (1997) #1⁄2; Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye #1–4; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion #0 and Star Wars Tales #3, 15, 17, 21
Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) #1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) #1–4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) #1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) #1–2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) #1–6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Minicomic (1996) #1–2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) #1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel’s Wages (1999) #1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) #1–2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) #2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) #1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) #1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) #1–4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) #1–4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) #12, Star Wars Visionaries (2005) and Star Wars Tales (1999) #2, 4–8, 10, 12, 15–17, 20
Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand #0–6; Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire – Evolution #1–5; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Leader #1–3; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1–35; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special #1; Star Wars Handbook (1998) #1; material from Star Wars Tales #10, 12, 15, 23
Star Wars: The Jabba Tape (1998) #1; Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (1995) #1–6; Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (1997) #1–6; Star Wars: The Last Command (1997) #1–6; Star Wars: Dark Empire (1991) #1–6; Star Wars: Dark Empire II (1994) #1–6; Star Wars: Empire's End (1995) #1–2; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Twin Engines of Destruction (1997) #1; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Bounty on Bar-Kooda (1995) #1, Star Wars: Boba Fett – When the Fat Lady Sings (1996) #2, Star Wars: Boba Fett – Murder Most Foul (1997) #3; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Agent of Doom (2000) #1; Star Wars Handbook (1998) #3; material from Star Wars Tales (1998) #1, 3–5, 10, 14, 20, 2
Star Wars: The High Republic (2021) #1–15; Star Wars: The High Republic – Eye of the Storm (2022) #1–2; Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows (2021) #1–5
Star Wars (2015) #1–37; Star Wars: Vader Down #1; Darth Vader (2015) #13–15; Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7–8; Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1; Star Wars Annual #1–3
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #1–40, Annual #1–3; Darth Vader (2015) #3–4, 8, 21; Star Wars (2015) #13, 19, 31–32; Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel; material from Darth Vader (2015) #25 and Star Wars: Empire Ascendant
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha; Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1–5; Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba The Hutt, 4-LOM & Zuckess, Boushh and IG-88; Star Wars (2020) #13–18; Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #12–17; Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #12–17; and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #10–15
Star Wars: Crimson Reign (2021) #1–5, Star Wars (2020) #19–25, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #18–24, Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #18–24, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #16–21
Outside of books dedicated to certain characters or storylines, Marvel also produces omnibuses for specific writers or artists. Some contain material from company archives; others – like Brian Michael Bendis: Crime Noir – reproduce work owned by the creator themselves.[66]
Longshot (1985) #1–6; New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1; X-Men Annual (1970) #9–10; Cloak and Dagger (1985) #9; X-Factor (1986) #41–42; Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem (1990); Fantastic Four (1961) #347–349; material from Web of Spider-Man Annual #2, X-Men Annual (1970) #12, 14; Fantastic Four (1961) #358; Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #1; covers from Classic X-Men (1986) #1–10, 12–16, 18–23; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1985) and Marvel Universe Series I (1990) and Marvel Universe Series II (1991) trading cards
War is Hell #9–15; Black Goliath #2–5; Captain Britain (U.K.) #1–10; Doctor Strange (1974) #38–45; Man-Thing (1979) #4–8, 10–11; Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1–4; Contest of Champions II #1–5; X-Men Unlimited #36; Mekanix #1–6; Big Hero 6 #1–5
Material from (some covers only) Battle (1951) #64–70, Battleground (1954) #14, Sgt. Fury (1963) #1–8, 10–20, 25, Love Romances (1949) #83–85, 87–88, 96–106, My Own Romance (1949) #71–76 and Teen-Age Romance (1960) #84–86 (The Yellow Claw (1956) #2–4 was originally planned for inclusion, but was removed before publishing)
Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Vol. 2
1961-1963
Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) #7–14; material from Journey into Mystery (1952) #74–96, Strange Tales (1951) #92–109, 112–113, Tales to Astonish (1959) #27–48, Tales of Suspense (1959) #25–44, 46 and Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15
Material from Strange Tales of the Unusual (1955) #7, Astonishing (1951) #56, Strange Tales (1951) #67–70, 72–86, Journey into Mystery (1952) #51–70, World of Fantasy (1956) #15–19, Strange Worlds (1958) #1, 3–5, Tales to Astonish (1959) #1, 3–19 and Tales of Suspense (1959) #2–19
Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
1961-1970
Material from Strange Tales (1951) #87–100, Annual (1962) #1, Journey into Mystery (1952) #71–82, Tales to Astonish (1959) #20–34, Tales of Suspense (1959) #20–38, Amazing Adventures (1961) #1–6 and Chamber of Darkness (1969) #4–5
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #27–28; Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #51; Marvel Spotlight (1979) #8; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14–15; Marvel Team-Up Annual #4; Wolverine (1982) #1–4; Marvel Fanfare (1982) #18; material from Marvel Preview #23, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #100, Power Man and Iron Fist (1978) #76, Incredible Hulk Annual #11 and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983) #2–6, 8, 10
The DC versus Marvel Omnibus is produced by DC Comics as part of a joint venture with Marvel. There will only ever be one printing.[67]
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Title
Years covered
Material collected
Pages
Released
ISBN
DC versus Marvel
1976, 1995
Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Treasury Edition #28 – Superman and Spider-Man, DC Special Series #27 – Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk, Marvel and DC Present: Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans, Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire, Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights, Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger, Spider-Man and Batman: Disordered Minds, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances', Silver Surfer/Superman #1, Batman & Captain America, Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye, Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning, Superman/Fantastic Four: The Infinite Destruction, Incredible Hulk vs. Superman, Batman/Daredevil: King of New York.
Between 1986 and 1993, The 'Nam detailed stories from the United States' war in Vietnam. Written by Doug Murray and edited by Larry Hama - both war veterans - the comic shied away from tales of conflict. Instead, "rather than making a statement about an extremely controversial war or musing about the nature of life and death, The 'Nam focused on just one thing: the people involved."[68]
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition
3 Mar 2021
$150
1,392
=10
Fantastic Four/Doom 2099
6 May 2025
$150
1,392
Shortest books
Pos
Title
Released
Price (USD)
Pages
1
Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby
11 Jul 2007
$29.99
184
2
Planet Of The Apes
18 Apr 2023
$100
224
=3
Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
16 Dec 2014
$49.99 | $74.99 (reprint)
360
=3
Star Wars: The High Republic: Quest Of The Jedi Vol. 2
12 Nov 2024
$75
360
5
Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis
1 Apr 2025
$75
368
6
The Superior Foes Of Spider-Man
2 Feb 2016
$49.99
376
7
Elektra by Frank Miller & Bill Sienkiewicz
22 Oct 2008
$74.99 | $100 (reprint)
384
8
Eternals by Jack Kirby
12 Jul 2006
$75
392
9
Guardians Of The Galaxy by Gerry Duggan
26 Sep 2018
$75
408
10
Amazing Fantasy
5 Sep 2007
$74.99
416
Oldest books
Statistics for debut chart position and first-month sales come from ICv2. Estimates are for North American stores only, with UK purchases adding between three and 20 per cent to sales numbers.[69]
Hulk (2021) #1–14; Free Comic Book Day 2021: Avengers/Hulk #1 (Hulk story); Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha (2022) #1; Thor (2020) #25 (A-story), 26
Wolverine (2013) #1–13; Wolverine (2014) #1–12, Annual #1, and more
Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1 (Wolverine story); Death of Wolverine #1–4; Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1–5; Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #1–7; Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1; Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1; Nightcrawler (2014) #7; Wolverine & The X-Men (2014) #10–11; Storm (2014) #4–5
House of M #8, Mutopia X #5, Decimation: House of M - The Day After, X-Men (1991) #177–179, New X-Men (2004) #20–24, X-Factor (2005) #1–4, Generation M (2005) #1–5, Son of M #1–6, X-Men: The 198 #1–5, Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1–5, New Avengers (2004) #16–20, X-Men Unlimited (2004) #13, X-Men: The 198 Files
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Gaarr Suppoon Hit #1, Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Hunger of Princess Nampi #1, and more
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Dynasty Trap #1, Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - Betrayal #1, Free Comic Book Day 2012: Star Wars, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire #1–4, Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse #1–5, Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets #1–5, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars: Blood Ties #1–4, Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett is Dead #1–4, Star Wars: Empire #1–4; material from Star Wars Tales #7, 11, 15-16, 18–20; A Decade of Dark Horse #2
Hulk: The End (2002) #1, Marvel Universe: The End (2003) #1–6, Wolverine: The End (2003) #1–6, and more
X-Men: The End Book One (2004) #1–6, X-Men: The End Book Two (2005) #1–6, X-Men: The End Book Three (2006) #1–6, Fantastic Four: The End (2006) #1–6, Iron Man: The End (2008) #1, Captain America: The End (2020) #1, Captain Marvel: The End (2020) #1, Deadpool: The End (2020) #1, Doctor Strange: The End (2020) #1, Miles Morales: The End (2020) #1, Venom: The End (2020) #1
Avengers (1963) #500–503, Avengers Finale, New Avengers (2005) #1–31, Annual #1, New Avengers and the Fantastic Four #1, Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1, New Avengers: Illuminati (2006) #1, Civil War: The Confession #1, Civil War: The Initiative #1, New Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1
1602: Witch Hunter Angela (2015) #1–4; 1872 (2015) #1–4; A-Force (2015) #1–5, and more
Age of Apocalypse (2015) #1–5; Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies (2015) #1–4; Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2015) #1–5; Armor Wars (2015) #1-5 1⁄2; Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders (2015) #1–2; Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps (2015) #1–4; Civil War (2015) #1–5; Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars (2015) #1–4; E is for Extinction (2015) #1–4
Dark Web #1; Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #14–18; Venom (2021) #13–16; Dark Web: X-Men #1–3; Dark Web: Ms. Marvel #1–2; Dark Web Finale #1; Mary Jane & Black Cat #1–5; Gold Goblin #1–5; material from FCBD 2022: Spider-Man/Venom
Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Vol. 1 [REPRINT]
2006-2012
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #1–50; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – War #1–5; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion #0
Wolverine (2003) #56, 62–65; Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1–4; Wolverine: Weapon X #1–16; Dark Reign: The List – Wolverine; material from Wolverine (2003) #73–74, Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3 and Wolverine (1988) #175
Star Wars: Crimson Reign (2021) #1–5, Star Wars (2020) #19–25, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #18–24, Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #18–24, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #16–21
Doom 2099 (1993) #1–44, Fantastic Four 2099 (1996) #1–8, Fantastic Four (1961) #413; material from 2099 Unlimited (1993) #5–8, 2099 Special: World of Doom (1995) #1
Wolverine (1988) #102-118, -1, 1⁄2, 102.5; Wolverine Annual '96-'97; Logan: Shadow Society (1996) #1; Venom: Tooth and Claw (1996) #1–3; Maverick (1997a) #1; Wolverine: Doombringer (1997) #1; Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1997) #1–3; Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (2000) #1–3; Wolverine: Days of Future Past (1997) #1–3; Wolverine Encyclopedia (1996) #1–2; material from Marvel: Shadows and Light (1997) #1
Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) #1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) #1–4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) #1, and more
Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) #1–2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) #1–6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Minicomic (1996) #1–2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) #1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel’s Wages (1999) #1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) #1–2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) #2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) #1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) #1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) #1–4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) #1–4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) #12, Star Wars Visionaries (2005) and Star Wars Tales (1999) #2, 4–8, 10, 12, 15–17, 20
Captain America (1968) #351–386, Annual (1971) #9–10; Adventures of Captain America (1991) #1–4; material from Daredevil Annual (1967) #7 and Punisher Annual (1988) #4
Tales To Astonish #70-101; Iron Man And Sub-Mariner; Sub-Mariner; Tales Of Suspense #79-80; Fantastic Four #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33, Annual #1; Strange Tales #107, 125; Avengers #3-4; X-Men #6; Daredevil #7; material from Not Brand Echh #1, 4, 9
TBC
Aug 2025
John Buscema cover: TBC
Gene Colan DM cover: TBC
Spider-Man: Gang War Omnibus
2023-2024
Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #39-44; Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike; Daredevil: Gang War #1-4; Deadly Hands Of Kung-Fu: Gang War #1-3; Jackpot (2024); Luke Cage: Gang War #1-4; Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #13-16; Spider-Woman (2023) #1-4
↑ Despite being advertised as containing the complete Giant-Size Invaders (1975) #1 and Invaders (1975) #1-41, the published volume omits almost all the Golden Age material originally included in these issues, i.e., Sub-Mariner (1941) #1, Marvel Comics (1939) #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) #10, 17
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