Marvel Team-Up

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Marvel Team-Up
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Cover of Marvel Team-Up #1 (March 1972).
Art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMarvel Team-Up (all): monthly
Spider-Man Team-Up: quarterly
FormatOngoing
Publication dateMarvel Team-Up : March 1972-February 1985
Spider-Man Team-Up: December 1995-June 1997
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 2): September 1997-July 1998
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3): January 2005-December 2006
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 4): June 2019-present
No. of issuesMarvel Team-Up (vol. 1): 150 and 7 Annuals
Spider-Man Team-Up: 7
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 2): 11
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3): 25
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 4): 6
Main character(s) Spider-Man
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Marvel Team-Up is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as the lead "team-up" character in all but ten of its 150 issues, and in six of its seven Annuals. It was the first major ongoing spin-off series for Spider-Man, being preceded only by the short-lived The Spectacular Spider-Man magazine. Of the issues that did not star Spider-Man, the Human Torch headlines six issues (#18, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35); the Hulk, four (#97, 104, 105, and Annual #3); and Aunt May, one (#137). Publication of most of the issues starring the Human Torch coincided with that of Giant-Size Spider-Man, an alternate Spider-Man "team-up"-themed series by the regular Marvel Team-Up creative team. When cancelled with #150 in 1985, the title was replaced by Web of Spider-Man .

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The second series was published for 11 issues from September 1997 through July 1998 and originally featured Spider-Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner was the featured character starting with #8. From 1995 to 1997, a quarterly series titled Spider-Man Team-Up fulfilled much the same purpose as the original title. The third Marvel Team-Up series, written by Robert Kirkman, began publication in January 2005 and frequently featured Spider-Man. This volume often reintroduced lesser-known Marvel characters that had fallen into obscurity, in addition to featuring a crossover with Kirkman's Image Universe series Invincible , which in 2024 would be adapted to the television series adaptation's second season.

The spirit of Marvel Team-Up was carried on by Avenging Spider-Man and later by Superior Spider-Man Team-Up .

Publication history

Comics journalist Jonathan Miller summarized Marvel Team-Up in a retrospective article:

The series was admittedly formulaic; either Spider-Man or that issue's guest-star would encounter a menace and then by sheer chance cross paths with another hero who would lend a hand. The title's guest-stars were an equal mix of A-list characters whose presence was likely to increase sales and fledgling heroes being given exposure in the hopes of launching them into stardom but who for the most part continued to languish in obscurity. [1]

The series debuted with a March 1972 cover-dated issue [2] featuring Spider-Man and the Human Torch in a story by writer Roy Thomas and artist Ross Andru. [3] Spider-Man and the Human Torch were originally the permanent headliners on the series, but the creators found this format limiting, and after just three issues the Human Torch was dropped in favor of a rotating co-star slot. [1] The main artists on the series for the first several years were Andru, Gil Kane, Sal Buscema, and Jim Mooney. [4]

In 1974, Marvel started publishing Giant-Size Spider-Man, which was a quarterly 68-page comic that lasted for six issues which complemented Marvel Team-Up. [5] The series featured team-ups, with each issue featuring a new story with a back-up reprint, except the last issue, which only featured a reprint.

Due to the limitations of the typically single-issue team-up stories, the supporting cast of Spider-Man's other titles rarely appeared in Marvel Team-Up. [1] The series often featured non-superhero characters in the co-star slot. [6] A multi-issue time travel story arc began in issue #41 with Spider-Man and the Scarlet Witch traveling to the Salem witch trials in 1692, [7] and pushed the barriers of continuity by having Spider-Man team up with two characters who had no established connection to the mainstream Marvel Universe, Killraven and Deathlok. [1] Though the series did often team Spider-Man with other highly popular characters, it regularly gave the co-star slot to obscure characters that the average reader was unlikely to even recognize, particularly during writer J. M. DeMatteis's run. DeMatteis recounted, "I was always attracted to the more obscure characters, mainly because they were ripe for exploration. You could crack them open and really develop them. … I just looked at these fringe characters as more inviting than the mainstream, more established characters – who all had their set-in-stone continuity. I wanted room to play and those characters gave me all the room I wanted. And let's face it, our lead character was as mainstream as you can get, so the obscure ones made for a nice contrast." [1]

With issue #47, the series had a crossover with Marvel Two-in-One #17, which featured the Thing. [8] Jean DeWolff was introduced as a supporting character in the Spider-Man/Iron Man story in issue #48. [9]

John Byrne, who would later become the artist on The Uncanny X-Men , first drew the characters in Marvel Team-Up #53. [10] Byrne and his Uncanny X-Men collaborator, writer Chris Claremont worked together on several issues of Marvel Team-Up. [11] Captain Britain, a character created for Marvel UK, made his first appearance in an American comic book in Marvel Team-Up #65 (January 1978). [12]

Karma, a character that later joined the New Mutants, was created by Claremont and artist Frank Miller in #100's lead story. [13] A photo cover by Eliot R. Brown was used for the Spider-Man/Captain America team-up in issue #128. [14]

Though published for well over a decade, the series format never truly caught on with readers. Upon taking a serious look at sales figures for Marvel Team-Up, Marvel's editorial staff found that sales dramatically rose or fell with each issue depending solely on the popularity of that issue's co-star. [1] Taking this into consideration, Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter concluded that it would make more sense to have another Spider-Man solo series with guest stars appearing when the storyline and/or promotional needs called for it, rather than a team-up series which unnaturally forced guest-stars upon the story. [1] The series ended with issue #150 (February 1985), [2] to be replaced by Web of Spider-Man . [1]

A Hulk and the Human Torch story written by Jack C. Harris and drawn by Steve Ditko in the 1980s that was intended for Marvel Team-Up was published by Marvel as Incredible Hulk and the Human Torch: From the Marvel Vault #1 in August 2011. [15] [16]

Spider-Man Team-Up was a brief attempt to revive the concept of the series [17] [18] and was soon followed by Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 which was published from September 1997 to July 1998. [19] The third Marvel Team-Up series launched in January 2005 and ran for 25 issues [20] which starred a variety of characters. [21] The fourth series began with a June 2019 cover date and contains legacy numbering. [22]

Marvel Team-Up (1972–1985)

IssueCharacter(s)Marvel EssentialsMarvel MasterworksOther Collections
#1 Spider-Man and the Human Torch vs. Sandman Vol 1Vol 1
#2Spider-Man and the Human Torch vs. the Frightful Four (Wizard, Sandman, Trapster) and Annihilus
#3Spider-Man and the Human Torch vs. Morbius, the Living Vampire and Bert TrackerMorbius Epic Collection Vol 1; Morbius Omnibus Vol 1
#4Spider-Man and the X-Men (Angel, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl) [23] vs. Morbius, the Living VampireMorbius Epic Collection Vol 1; Morbius Omnibus Vol 1; X-Men Epic Collection Vol 4
#5Spider-Man and the Vision vs. Puppet Master and Ballox the Monstroid
#6Spider-Man and the Thing vs. Mad Thinker
#7Spider-Man and Thor vs Kryllk the Cruel
#8Spider-Man and Cat vs. Man-Killer and A.I.M. Tigra: The Complete Collection; Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus
#9Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. Zarrko the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror Spider-Man/Iron Man: Marvel Team-Up
#10Spider-Man and Human Torch vs. Zarrko the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror
#11Spider-Man and the Inhumans (Black Bolt, Gorgon, Karnak the Shatterer, and Triton) vs. Zarrko the Tomorrow Man and Kang the Conqueror
#12Spider-Man and Werewolf by Night [24] vs. Moondark Vol 2Werewolf By Night: The Complete Collection Vol 1; Werewolf By Night Omnibus Vol 1
#13Spider-Man and Captain America vs. Grey Gargoyle and A.I.M.
#14Spider-Man and Namor the Sub-Mariner vs. Tiger Shark, Lemuel Dorcas, and the Aquanoids
#15Spider-Man and Ghost Rider vs. Orb Ghost Rider Epic Collection Vol 1
#16Spider-Man and Captain Marvel vs. Basilisk
#17Spider-Man and Mister Fantastic vs. Mole Man and Basilisk
#18Human Torch and Hulk vs. Blastaar, Paxton Pentecost, and Ferguson Blaine
#19Spider-Man and Ka-Zar vs. Stegron the Dinosaur Man
#20Spider-Man and Black Panther vs. Stegron the Dinosaur ManBlack Panther: The Early Years Omnibus
#21Spider-Man and Doctor Strange vs. Xandu
#22Spider-Man and Hawkeye vs. Quasimodo Hawkeye Epic Collection Vol 1
#23Human Torch and Iceman vs. Equinox Vol 3X-Men Epic Collection Vol 4
#24Spider-Man and Brother Voodoo vs. Moondog the MaliciousMarvel Horror Omnibus
#25Spider-Man and Daredevil vs. Ani-Men Vol 2
#26Human Torch and Thor vs. the Lava Men of Subterranea
#27Spider-Man and Hulk vs. Chameleon
#28Spider-Man and Hercules vs. the City Stealers
#29Human Torch and Iron Man vs. Infinitus the Reincarnated Man
#30Spider-Man and Falcon vs. Midas II
#31Spider-Man and Iron Fist vs. Drom the Backwards ManVol 4
#32Human Torch and Son of Satan vs. Dryminextes
#33Spider-Man and Nighthawk vs. Meteor Man and Jeremiah
#34Spider-Man and Valkyrie vs. Meteor Man and Jeremiah
#35Human Torch and Doctor Strange vs. Jeremiah and Orothu
#36Spider-Man and the Frankenstein Monster [25] vs. Baron Ludwig von Shtupf the Monster-MakerMan-Wolf Complete Collection
#37Spider-Man, the Frankenstein Monster and the Man-Wolf vs. Baron Ludwig von Shtupf the Monster-Maker
#38Spider-Man and Beast vs. Griffin
#39Spider-Man and Human Torch vs Big Man II (Janice Foswell), Crime Master II, Fancy Dan, Montana, and Sandman
#40Spider-Man and the Sons of the Tiger vs. Big Man II (Janice Foswell), Crime Master II, Fancy Dan, Montana, and Sandman
#41Spider-Man and Scarlet Witch vs. Cotton Mather Vol 5
#42Spider-Man and Vision vs. Cotton Mather and Dark Rider [26]
#43Spider-Man and Doctor Doom vs. Dark Rider [27]
#44Spider-Man and Moondragon vs. Dark Rider [28]
#45Spider-Man and Killraven vs. minions of the Martian mastersKillraven Epic Collection Vol 1
#46Spider-Man and Deathlok vs. the Cubists, Strake, and GrissonDeathlok the Demolisher
#47Spider-Man and Thing vs. BasiliskMarvel Two-in-One Epic Collection Vol 1
#48Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. WraithSpider-Man/Iron Man: Marvel Team-Up
#49Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. Wraith
#50Spider-Man and Doctor Strange vs. Wraith
#51Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. Wraith
#52Spider-Man and Captain America vs. Batroc the Leaper Vol 3
#53Spider-Man and Hulk vs. Major Del Tremens (featuring the X-Men)Vol 6X-Men Epic Collection Vol 5; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus
#54Spider-Man and Hulk vs. Major Del TremensSpider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus
#55Spider-Man and Adam Warlock vs. Stranger Adam Warlock Omnibus Vol 1; Thanos Wars: Infinity Origins Omnibus; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus
#56Spider-Man and Daredevil vs. Electro and Blizzard
#57Spider-Man and Black Widow vs. Silver Samurai
#58Spider-Man and Ghost Rider vs. TrapsterGhost Rider Epic Collection Vol 2: The Salvation Run
#59Spider-Man, Yellowjacket and Wasp vs. EquinoxSpider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#60Spider-Man and Wasp vs. EquinoxThe Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol 1; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#61Spider-Man and Human Torch vs. Super-Skrull The Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol 1; Ms. Marvel Epic Collection Vol 1; Captain Marvel: Ms Marvel – A Hero Is Born Omnibus; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#62Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel vs. Super-SkrullMs. Marvel Epic Collection Vol 1; Captain Marvel: Ms Marvel – A Hero Is Born Omnibus; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#63Spider-Man and Iron Fist vs. Steel Serpent Iron Fist Epic Collection Vol 1; Iron Fist: Danny Rand – The Early Years Omnibus; Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#64Spider-Man and the Daughters of the Dragon vs. Steel Serpent
#65Spider-Man and Captain Britain vs. Arcade Vol 7Captain Britain Omnibus; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#66Spider-Man and Captain Britain vs. Arcade
#67Spider-Man and Tigra vs. Kraven the Hunter Tigra: The Complete Collection; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#68Spider-Man and Man-Thing vs. D'Spayre The Man-Thing Omnibus; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#69Spider-Man and Havok vs. Living Pharaoh X-Men Epic Collection Vol 5; Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#70Spider-Man and Thor vs. Living Monolith
#71Spider-Man and Falcon vs. Plantman
#72Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. Whiplash Spider-Man/Iron Man: Marvel Team-Up
#73Spider-Man and Daredevil vs. Owl
#74Spider-Man and the Not Ready For Prime Time Players (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner) [11] vs. Silver Samurai [29] Not Collected
#75Spider-Man and Power Man vs. Rat Pack and Arson GangVol 3Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont & Byrne
#76Spider-Man and Doctor Strange vs. Silver Dagger Vol 4Ms. Marvel Epic Collection Vol 2; Captain Marvel: Ms Marvel – A Hero Is Born Omnibus
#77Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel vs. Silver Dagger
#78Spider-Man and Wonder Man vs. GriffinVol 8Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus
#79Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson as Red Sonja [30] vs. Kulan Gath Not Collectedtbc
#80Spider-Man and Clea vs. Werewolf Doctor StrangeVol 4Vol 8Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus
#81Spider-Man, Satana the Devil's Daughter, and Clea vs. Werewolf Doctor Strange and Basilisk Demon
#82Spider-Man and Black Widow vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and some muggers
#83Spider-Man and Nick Fury vs. Boomerang, Silver Samurai, and Viper Wolverine: First Cuts
#84Spider-Man and Shang-Chi vs. Boomerang and Silver Samurai
#85Spider-Man, Shang-Chi, Black Widow, and Nick Fury vs. Silver Samurai
#86Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy vs. Hammer and Anvil Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection Vol 2; Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Heroes Omnibus
#87Spider-Man and the Black Panther vs. Hellrazor
#88Spider-Man and Invisible Girl vs. Boss Morgan and the Hole in the Wall Gang
#89Spider-Man and Nightcrawler vs. Cutthroat X-Men Epic Collection Vol 6
#90Spider-Man and Beast vs. Killer Shrike and Modular Man
#91Spider-Man and Ghost Rider vs. Soul-Stealer
#92Spider-Man and Hawkeye vs. Mister Fear Hawkeye Epic Collection Vol 1
#93Spider-Man and Werewolf by Night vs. Dansen Macabre and TatterdemalionWerewolf By Night: The Complete Collection Vol 3
#94Spider-Man and Shroud vs. Dansen Macabre
#95Spider-Man and Mockingbird vs. Carl Delandan of S.H.I.E.L.D.Hawkeye Epic Collection Vol 1
#96Spider-Man and Howard the Duck vs. Status QuoHoward the Duck Complete Collection Vol 4; Howard the Duck Omnibus
#97Hulk and Spider-Woman vs. Dr. W. Lee Benway
#98Spider-Man and Black Widow vs. Owl
#99Spider-Man and Machine Man vs. Baron Brimstone and SandmanNot Collected
#100Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four vs. Karma; Black Panther and Storm vs Klaw New Mutants Epic Collection Vol 1, New Mutants Omnibus Vol 1; X-Men Epic Collection Vol 7; The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 2; Marvel Universe by Frank Miller Omnibus; Fantastic Four/Spider-Man Classic

Second Story:Black Panther Epic Collection Vol 2; Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus

#101Spider-Man and Nighthawk vs. Mindy WilliamsDefenders Epic Collection Vol 6; Essential Defenders Vol 5
#102Spider-Man and Doc Samson vs. Rhino
#103Spider-Man and Ant-Man vs. Taskmaster
#104Hulk and Ka-Zar vs. MODOK
#105The Hulk, Power Man, and Iron Fist vs. Pa and Luther
#106Spider-Man and Captain America vs. Scorpion
#107Spider-Man and She-Hulk vs. Man-Killer
#108Spider-Man and Paladin vs. Thermo
#109Spider-Man, Paladin, and Dazzler vs. Thermo
#110Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. Magma Spider-Man/Iron Man: Marvel Team-Up
#111Spider-Man, the Defenders, and Devil-Slayer vs. Spider-GodKull the Conqueror: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus; Essential Defenders Vol 5
#112Spider-Man and King Kull vs. Ju-LakKull the Conqueror: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus
#113Spider-Man and Quasar vs. Lightmaster
#114Spider-Man and Falcon vs. Stone-Face and Young Watchers
#115Spider-Man and Thor vs. Mind-Bender
#116Spider-Man, Thor, and Valkyrie vs. Mind-Bender and Shape-ChangerEssential Defenders Vol 5
#117Spider-Man and Wolverine vs. Mentallo
#118Spider-Man and Professor X vs. Mentallo
#119Spider-Man and Gargoyle vs. some street thugsEssential Defenders Vol 6
#120Spider-Man and Dominic Fortune vs. Turner D. Century
#121Spider-Man and Human Torch vs. Speed Demon
#122Spider-Man and Man-Thing vs. Ian Fate
#123Spider-Man and Daredevil vs. Solarr
#124Spider-Man and Beast vs. Professor Power
#125Spider-Man and Tigra vs. Zabo Donalbain
Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch vs. Beliath Demon		Tigra: The Complete Collection
#126Power Man and Son of Satan vs. Satannish and Sons of Satannish
Spider-Man and Hulk vs. some street thugs
#127Spider-Man and Uatu the Watcher vs. Buck Todd
#128Spider-Man and Captain America vs. Vermin the Man-Rat
#129Spider-Man and Vision vs. Mad Thinker's robots.
#130Spider-Man and the Scarlet Witch vs. Necrodamus
#131Spider-Man and Frog-Man vs. White Rabbit
#132Spider-Man and Mister FantasticFantastic Four/Spider-Man Classic
#133Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four vs. Doctor Faustus
#134Spider-Man and Jack of Hearts vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. agentsMarvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 18
#135Spider-Man and Kitty Pryde vs. the Morlocks
#136Spider-Man and Wonder Man vs. Mauler Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus
#137 Aunt May and Franklin Richards vs. Galactus [31]
#138Spider-Man and Sandman vs. the Enforcers
#139Spider-Man and Nick Fury vs. Dreadnaught
#140Spider-Man, Black Widow, and Daredevil vs. Howard "Cool Breeze" McNeal's gang
#141 Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Black Widow vs. Kingpin and Frank ArnoldSpider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 1; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus
#142 Spider-Man and Captain Marvel II vs. P.R.I.D.E.
#143 Spider-Man and Starfox vs. Will-Killer
#144 Spider-Man and Moon Knight vs. White Dragon Moon Knight Epic Collection Vol 4; Moon Knight Omnibus Vol 2; Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 1; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus
#145 Spider-Man and Iron Man vs. BlacklashSpider-Man/Iron Man: Marvel Team-Up; Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 1; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus
#146 Spider-Man and Nomad vs. Taskmaster and Black AbbottSpider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 2; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus
#147 Spider-Man and Human Torch vs. Black Abbott
#148 Spider-Man and Thor vs. Black Abbott
#149 Spider-Man and Cannonball vs. Incandescent ManNew Mutants Omnibus Vol 1; Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 2; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus
#150 Spider-Man and the X-Men (Colossus, Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, and Rogue) vs. Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy [32] Spider-Man and the Uncanny X-Men TPB (1996); Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 2; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus

Annuals (1976–1984)

IssueCharacter(s)Villain(s)Marvel EssentialsMarvel MasterworksOther Collections
#1Spider-Man and the X-MenLords of Light and DarknessVol 3Vol 6X-Men Epic Collection Vol 5
#2Spider-Man and HulkNikolai KutzovVol 4Vol 8
#3Hulk, Power Man, Iron Fist, and Machine Man (Spider-Man cameo) Nightshade
#4Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Iron Fist, Power Man, and Daredevil Purple Man and Heinrich von SchnickelschnappNot CollectedMarvel Universe by Frank Miller Omnibus; Moon Knight Omnibus Vol 1
#5Spider-Man, Thing, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, and QuasarMyron Wilburn (possessed by Set)
#6Spider-Man, Cloak & Dagger, and the New Mutants Unnamed mobstersCloack and Dagger Omnibus Vol 1, New Mutants Omnibus Vol 1
#7Spider-Man and Alpha Flight Collector Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus; Spider-Man: The Black Costume Saga Omnibus; Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Vol 1

Spider-Man Team-Up (1995–1997)

IssueMain characterOther character(s)Villain(s)Collected in
#1 Spider-Man X-Men (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Psylocke)White Knights of the Hellfire Club Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic Vol. 5; Spider-Man: The Clone Saga Omnibus Vol 2
#2 Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) Silver Surfer Mad Thinker, Quasimodo, Thanos Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic Vol 3; Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol 1
#3Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) Fantastic Four Rasheed Ven GarmcheeSpider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic Vol 4; Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol 1
#4Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) Avengers (Hawkeye, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Giant-Man, Wasp, Thor, Captain America, Quicksilver, Crystal)Spider-Man RobotSpider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic Vol 5; Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol 2
#5Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) Gambit and Howard the Duck Circus of Crime (Ringmaster, Clown, Great Gambonnos, Human Cannonball, Princess Python), and Tombstone Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic Vol 6; Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol 2
#6Spider-Man Hulk, Doctor Strange, Aquarian, Dracula Doctor Doom
#7Spider-Man Thunderbolts (Atlas, Techno, MACH-IV, Meteorite, Songbird) Enclave (Carlo Zota, Wladyslav Shinski, Maris Morlak, Unnamed Android)Thunderbolts Classic Vol 1; Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol 1

Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 (1997–1998)

IssueMain characterOther character(s)Villain(s)
#1 Spider-Man Generation X (Chamber, Husk, Skin)Blare and Major Love
#2Spider-Man Hercules Doctor Zeus
#3Spider-Man Sandman Flag-Smasher
#4Spider-Man Man-Thing Authority
#5Spider-Man The Watcher Authority
#6Spider-ManNamor the Sub-Mariner Wrecking Crew
#7Spider-Man Blade Henry Sage
#8 Namor the Sub-Mariner Doctor Strange Warlord Keerg
#9Namor the Sub-Mariner Captain America Warlord Keerg, Roland R. Tilton, and Atlantean Soldiers
#10Namor the Sub-Mariner Thing Wrecking Crew
#11Namor the Sub-Mariner Iron Man Wrecking Crew

Marvel Team-Up vol. 3 (2005–2006)

IssueCharacter(s)Story title
#1 Spider-Man and Wolverine The Golden Child
#2Spider-Man and Wolverine
#3 Doctor Strange and the Fantastic Four
#4The Hulk and Iron Man
#5Spider-Man and X-23
#6Spider-Man, the Black Widow, Captain America, and X-23
#7 Moon Knight and Spider-ManMaster of the Ring
#8 Blade, the Punisher, and Sunfire
#9 Daredevil, Moon Knight, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Sleepwalker, the Black Cat, and Sunfire
#10Daredevil, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Sleepwalker, Punisher, Wolverine, and Captain America
#11 Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Nova, Wolverine, the She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel Titannus War
#12Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the She-Hulk, Nova, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Ms. Marvel
#13Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Nova, the She-Hulk, Spider-Man, and Wolverine
#14Spider-Man and Invincible Invincible
#15 Araña, Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Sleepwalker, Speedball, Terror, and X-23League of Losers
#16Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Sleepwalker, Speedball, Terror, X-23, and Araña's Arm
#17Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Mutant 2099, Sleepwalker, Speedball, Terror, X-23, Araña's Arm, and Reed Richards
#18Darkhawk, Gravity, Mutant 2099, Sleepwalker, Speedball, Terror, X-23, Araña's Arm, and Reed Richards
#19 Cable, Wolverine, and Jubilee 1991 (A Freedom Ring Prelude)
#20Captain America and Freedom Ring Freedom Ring
#21Freedom Ring and Spider-Man
#22Captain America, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and the Crusader II
#23Freedom Ring, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Crusader II
#24Freedom Ring, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, and Crusader IIFreedom Ring, Titannus Lives!
#25Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Sleepwalker, Speedball, Terror, X-23, Araña's Arm, Mutant 2099, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Doctor Strange, Captain America, Luke Cage, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Crusader IITitannus Lives!

Marvel Team-Up vol. 4 (2019)

IssueCharacter(s)VillainCreative team
#1 LGY#187 Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man Jackal Eve Ewing (writer), Joey Vazquez (illustrator) [33] [34]
#2 LGY#188
#3 LGY#189
#4 LGY#190 Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel Manuel, Wastrel, Supremor Clint McElroy (writer), Ig Guara (illustrator) [35] [36]
#5 LGY#191Manuel, Wastrel, Supremor, Sentry
#6 LGY#192Manuel, Wastrel, Supremor, Starforce Blue

Contributors

Vol. 1 (1972–1985)

Writers

YearsWriterIssues
1972 Roy Thomas #1
1972-1976 Gerry Conway #2-12, #28-37, #52
1973-1974 Len Wein #12-27
1975-1984 Bill Mantlo #38-51, #53-56, #72, #134-135, #140, Annual #1, #6
1976-1980 Chris Claremont #57-70, #74-77, #79-86, #88-89, #100, Annual #1-2
1978-1979 Bill Kunkel #71, #78
1978 Gary Friedrich #73
1978 Ralph Macchio #75
1979-1980 John Byrne #79, #100
1979Allyn Brodsky#86
1979-1980 Steven Grant #87, #90-95, #97
1980 Alan Kupperberg #96
1980 Roger Stern Annual #3
1980 Marv Wolfman #98
1980-1981 Roger McKenzie #98, #104
1980-1984 Tom DeFalco #99, #106-107, #109, #138, #140-141
1980-1981 Frank Miller #100, Annual #4
1981-1983 J. M. DeMatteis #101, #111-112, #114-133
1981 Mike W. Barr #102, #105
1981-1984 David Michelinie #103, #108, #110, #136, #142-143
1982 Mark Gruenwald #113, Annual #5
1984 Mike Carlin #137
1984 Cary Burkett #139, #144, #146-148
1984 Jim Owsley #141
1984 Tony Isabella #145
1984-1985 Louise Simonson #149-150, Annual #7

Pencilers

YearsPencilerIssues
1972-1973 Ross Andru #1-3, #7, #9, #12, #15
1972-1974 Gil Kane #4-6, #13-14, #16-19, #23
1973-1978 Jim Mooney #8, #10-11, #24-31, #72
1974-1983 Sal Buscema #20-22, #32-46, #48-52, #56-58, #82-85, #88, #130, #132-133, Annual #1-2
1976 Ron Wilson #47
1977-1980John Byrne#53-55, #59-70, #75, #79, #100
1978 David Wenzel #71
1978-1983 Kerry Gammill #73, #119-125, #127-129, #131
1978-1983 Bob Hall #74, #126
1978-1979 Howard Chaykin #76-77
1979 Don Perlin #78
1979-1980 Mike Vosburg #80-81, #90
1979 Bob McLeod #86
1979 Gene Colan #87
1980 Rich Buckler #89
Michael Nasser
1980 Pat Broderick #91
1980 Carmine Infantino #92-93, #97, #105
1980 Tom Sutton #93
1980 Mike Zeck #94
1980 Jimmy Janes #95
1980 Alan Kupperberg #96
1980-1982 Herb Trimpe #106-118, Annual #3-4
1980 Will Meugniot #98
1980-1981 Jerry Bingham #99, #101, #103-104
1980Frank Miller#100
1981 Frank Springer #102
1982Mark GruenwaldAnnual #5
1983-1984 Ron Frenz #134-136, #140, Annual #6
1984-1985 Greg LaRocque #137-138, #141-148, #150
1984Brian Postman#139
1984 Paul Neary Annual #7
1985 Bret Blevins #149

Collected editions

Volume 1

Spider-Man Team-Up

Volume 3

#TitleMaterial collectedFormatPagesReleasedISBN
1The Golden ChildMarvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #1-6TPB1441 Jun 2005 978-0785115953
2Master Of The RingMarvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #7-13TPB17621 Dec 2005 978-0785115960
3League Of LosersMarvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #14-18TPB12828 Jun 2006 978-0785119463
4Freedom RingMarvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #19-25TPB1687 Feb 2007 978-0785119906

Volume 4

Adaptation

The storyline "Spider-Man and Invincible" from Marvel Team-Up #14 was loosely adapted to "I Thought You Were Stronger", the second season finale of the Amazon Prime Video television series adaptation of Invincible, which aired April 4, 2024. Due to Amazon and Robert Kirkman not having the rights to adapt any Marvel Universe characters from the issue to the adaptation, Robert Kirkman consulted with Amazon's legal department to "figure out a way to keep that moment somewhat intact from the comics", ultimately creating the legally distinct parody characters "Agent Spider" and "Prof Ock" to replace Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, with the former to be voiced by "an actor who had done Spider-Man before". On recommendation of supervising director Dan Duncan, Josh Keaton was cast to voice the parody character, after previously voicing Spider-Man in the animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man , the video games Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions , Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Spider-Man: Edge of Time , and the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (with the character's dialogue in the episode alluding to the latter film franchise's events). [38]

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