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First appearances
All 203 characters in our database, ordered by debut issue.
| Character | First appearance | Created by |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Jones | Alias #1 (November 2001) | Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos |
| Spider-Man | Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Mysterio | Amazing Spider-Man #13 (June 1964) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Green Goblin | Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Scarlet Spider | Amazing Spider-Man #149 (October 1975) as Peter Parker's clone; first appears as the Scarlet Spider in Web of Spider-Man #118 (November 1994) | Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Tom DeFalco |
| Vulture | Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Doctor Octopus | Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Venom | Amazing Spider-Man #300 (May 1988); the symbiote costume debuts in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (December 1984) | David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane, Mike Zeck, Randy Schueller |
| Carnage | Amazing Spider-Man #361 (April 1992); Cletus Kasady first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #344 (March 1991) | David Michelinie, Mark Bagley |
| Silk | Amazing Spider-Man #4 (2014); first appears as Cindy Moon in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2014) | Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos |
| Sandman | Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Rhino | Amazing Spider-Man #41 (October 1966) | Stan Lee, John Romita Sr. |
| Kingpin | Amazing Spider-Man #50 (July 1967) | Stan Lee, John Romita Sr. |
| Anti-Venom | Amazing Spider-Man #569 (August 2008) | Dan Slott, John Romita Jr. |
| Lizard | Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Electro | Amazing Spider-Man #9 (February 1964) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Wasp | Ant-Man (2015 film) | Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd |
| Mantis | Avengers #112 (June 1973) | Steve Englehart, Don Heck |
| Taskmaster | Avengers #195 (May 1980) | David Michelinie, George Pérez |
| Nebula | Avengers #257 (July 1985) | Roger Stern, John Buscema |
| Ultron | Avengers #54 (July 1968) as the Crimson Cowl; full appearance as Ultron-5 in Avengers #55 (August 1968) | Roy Thomas, John Buscema |
| Kang the Conqueror | Avengers #8 (September 1964) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Rogue | Avengers Annual #10 (1981) | Chris Claremont, Michael Golden |
| Shuri | Black Panther #2 (2005) | Reginald Hudlin, John Romita Jr. |
| Elsa Bloodstone | Bloodstone #1 (December 2001) | Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Michael Lopez |
| Madame Hydra | Captain America #110 (February 1969) | Jim Steranko |
| Falcon | Captain America #117 (September 1969) | Stan Lee, Gene Colan |
| Baron Zemo | Captain America #168 (December 1973); his father Heinrich Zemo debuts in Avengers #6 (July 1964) | Roy Thomas, Tony Isabella, Sal Buscema |
| Arnim Zola | Captain America #208 (April 1977) | Jack Kirby |
| U.S. Agent | Captain America #323 (November 1986) | Mark Gruenwald, Paul Neary |
| Crossbones | Captain America #359 (October 1989) | Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer |
| Captain America | Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) | Joe Simon, Jack Kirby |
| Red Skull | Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) | Joe Simon, Jack Kirby |
| Winter Soldier | Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941); as the Winter Soldier in Captain America #1 (January 2005) | Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting |
| Psylocke | Captain Britain Weekly #8 (December 1976); as Psylocke in New Mutants Annual #2 (1986) | Chris Claremont, Herb Trimpe |
| Ms. Marvel | Captain Marvel #14 (August 2013) as a cameo; full debut in Ms. Marvel #1 (February 2014) | G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker |
| Death | Captain Marvel (1973) | Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich |
| Daredevil | Daredevil #1 (April 1964) | Stan Lee, Bill Everett |
| Bullseye | Daredevil #131 (March 1976) | Marv Wolfman, John Romita Sr. |
| Elektra | Daredevil #168 (January 1981) | Frank Miller |
| Echo | Daredevil #9 (December 1999) | David Mack, Joe Quesada |
| Spider-Gwen | Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (November 2014) | Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez |
| Mister Fantastic | Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Invisible Woman | Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Human Torch | Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| The Thing | Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Uatu the Watcher | Fantastic Four #13 (April 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Super-Skrull | Fantastic Four #18 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Molecule Man | Fantastic Four #20 (November 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Mobius M. Mobius | Fantastic Four #353 (June 1991) | Walter Simonson |
| Medusa | Fantastic Four #36 (March 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Gorgon | Fantastic Four #44 (November 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Black Bolt | Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Crystal | Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Karnak | Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Lockjaw | Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Maximus | Fantastic Four #47 (February 1966) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Silver Surfer | Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966) | Jack Kirby, Stan Lee |
| Galactus | Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Doctor Doom | Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Black Panther | Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Ronan the Accuser | Fantastic Four #65 (August 1967) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Adam Warlock | Fantastic Four #66 (September 1967) as Him | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane |
| Agatha Harkness | Fantastic Four #94 (January 1970) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Franklin Richards | Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Annihilus | Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Storm | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) | Len Wein, Dave Cockrum |
| Nightcrawler | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) | Len Wein, Dave Cockrum |
| Colossus | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) | Len Wein, Dave Cockrum |
| Magik | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975); as Magik in Uncanny X-Men #160 (August 1982) | Len Wein, Dave Cockrum |
| Kraglin | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 film) | James Gunn |
| Luke Cage | Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972) | Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, John Romita Sr. |
| Yelena Belova | Inhumans #5 (March 1999) | Devin Grayson, J.G. Jones |
| Ironheart | Invincible Iron Man #7 (July 2016) | Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato |
| Sabretooth | Iron Fist #14 (August 1977) | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| War Machine | Iron Man #118 (January 1979) | David Michelinie, John Byrne, Bob Layton |
| Ghost | Iron Man #219 (June 1987) | David Michelinie, Bob Layton |
| Thanos | Iron Man #55 (February 1973) | Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich |
| Drax the Destroyer | Iron Man #55 (February 1974) | Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich |
| Kronos | Iron Man #55 (February 1974) | Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich |
| Phil Coulson | Iron Man (2008); comics debut in Battle Scars #6 (2012) | Jon Favreau, Marvel Studios, Christopher Yost, Scot Eaton |
| Hela | Journey into Mystery #102 (March 1964) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Thor | Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962) | Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby |
| Loki | Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962); a Timely-era Loki appeared in Venus #6 (August 1949) | Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby |
| Hercules | Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Killmonger | Jungle Action #6 (September 1973) | Don McGregor, Rich Buckler |
| Sylvie | Loki, Season 1 Episode 2 "The Variant" (2021) | Michael Waldron, Kate Herron |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner | Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939) | Bill Everett |
| Wolfsbane | Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (1982) | Chris Claremont, Bob McLeod |
| Sunspot | Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (1982) | Chris Claremont, Bob McLeod |
| Iron Fist | Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974) | Roy Thomas, Gil Kane |
| Star-Lord | Marvel Preview #4 (January 1976) | Steve Englehart, Steve Gan |
| Rocket | Marvel Preview #7 (Summer 1976) | Bill Mantlo, Keith Giffen |
| Spider-Woman | Marvel Spotlight #32 (February 1977) | Archie Goodwin, Marie Severin |
| Ghost Rider | Marvel Spotlight #5 (August 1972) | Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog |
| Captain Marvel | Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968); first as Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel #1 (January 1977) | Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gerry Conway, John Buscema |
| Yondu Udonta | Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (January 1969) | Arnold Drake, Gene Colan |
| Squirrel Girl | Marvel Super-Heroes #8 (1992) | Will Murray, Steve Ditko |
| Spider-Ham | Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (November 1983) | Tom DeFalco, Mark Armstrong |
| Moon Girl | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 (January 2016) | Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, Natacha Bustos |
| Mystique | Ms. Marvel #16 (April 1978) | Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum |
| X-23 | NYX #3 (February 2004); created for X-Men: Evolution (2003) | Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost |
| Warpath | New Mutants #16 (June 1984) | Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema |
| Legion | New Mutants #25 (March 1985) | Chris Claremont, Bill Sienkiewicz |
| Cable | New Mutants #87 (March 1990) | Louise Simonson, Rob Liefeld |
| Deadpool | New Mutants #98 (February 1991) | Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld |
| Cosmo the Spacedog | Nova vol 4 #8 (2008) | Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Wellinton Alves |
| Infinity | Quasar (1991) | Mark Gruenwald |
| Korath the Pursuer | Quasar (1992) | Mark Gruenwald |
| Man-Thing | Savage Tales #1 (May 1971) | Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Gray Morrow, Stan Lee |
| Quake | Secret War #2 (2004) | Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto |
| Nick Fury | Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Baron Strucker | Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 (January 1964) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Mephisto | Silver Surfer #3 (December 1968) | Stan Lee, John Buscema |
| Shang-Chi | Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973) | Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin |
| Spider-Man 2099 | Spider-Man 2099 #1 (November 1992), following a preview in Amazing Spider-Man #365 (August 1992) | Peter David, Rick Leonardi |
| Spider-Man Noir | Spider-Man Noir #1 (February 2009) | David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico |
| Doctor Strange | Strange Tales #110 (July 1963) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Dormammu | Strange Tales #126 (November 1964) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Eternity | Strange Tales #138 (November 1965) | Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| The Living Tribunal | Strange Tales #157 (June 1967) | Stan Lee, Marie Severin |
| Gamora | Strange Tales #180 (June 1975) | Jim Starlin |
| Iron Man | Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963) | Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby |
| Mandarin | Tales of Suspense #50 (February 1964) | Stan Lee, Don Heck |
| Black Widow | Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964) | Stan Lee, Don Rico, Don Heck |
| Hawkeye | Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964) | Stan Lee, Don Heck |
| Sharon Carter | Tales of Suspense #75 (March 1966) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Groot | Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers |
| Abomination | Tales to Astonish #90 (April 1967) | Stan Lee, Gil Kane |
| Morbius | The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (October 1971) | Roy Thomas, Gil Kane |
| The Punisher | The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974) | Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., Ross Andru |
| Monica Rambeau | The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982) | Roger Stern, John Romita Jr. |
| Cassie Lang | The Avengers #181 (March 1979) | David Michelinie, John Byrne |
| Ant-Man | The Avengers #181 (March 1979); first as Ant-Man in Marvel Premiere #47 (April 1979) | David Michelinie, John Byrne |
| Red Guardian | The Avengers #43 (August 1967) | Roy Thomas, John Buscema |
| Vision | The Avengers #57 (October 1968) | Roy Thomas, John Buscema |
| Valkyrie | The Avengers #83 (December 1970) | Roy Thomas, John Buscema |
| Wonder Man | The Avengers #9 (October 1964) | Stan Lee, Don Heck |
| Tigra | The Cat #1 (November 1972) | Linda Fite, Marie Severin, Tony Isabella, Don Perlin |
| The Celestials | The Eternals #1 (July 1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Ikaris | The Eternals #1 (July 1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Gilgamesh | The Eternals #13 (1977) | Jack Kirby |
| Arishem the Judge | The Eternals #2 (1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Ajak | The Eternals #2 (1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Sersi | The Eternals #3 (September 1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Thena | The Eternals #5 (November 1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Makkari | The Eternals (1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Sprite | The Eternals (1976) | Jack Kirby |
| Kingo | The Eternals (1977) | Jack Kirby |
| Druig | The Eternals (1977) | Jack Kirby |
| Hulk | The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Wolverine | The Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974, cameo); The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974, full) | Len Wein, John Romita Sr., Herb Trimpe |
| Korg | The Incredible Hulk #93 (2006) | Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan |
| Nova | The Man Called Nova #1 (September 1976) | Marv Wolfman, John Buscema |
| Maria Hill | The New Avengers #4 (April 2005) | Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch |
| She-Hulk | The Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980) | Stan Lee, John Buscema |
| Sentry | The Sentry #1 (September 2000) | Paul Jenkins, Jae Lee |
| Blade | The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) | Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan |
| Scarlet Witch | The X-Men #4 (March 1964) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Ego the Living Planet | Thor #132 (September 1966) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| High Evolutionary | Thor #133 (October 1966) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Beta Ray Bill | Thor #337 (November 1983) | Walter Simonson |
| Gorr the God Butcher | Thor: God of Thunder #2 (January 2013) | Jason Aaron, Esad Ribić |
| Dracula | Tomb of Dracula #1 (April 1972) | Gerry Conway, Gene Colan |
| Miles Morales | Ultimate Fallout #4 (August 2011) | Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli |
| Emma Frost | Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980) | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| Kitty Pryde | Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980) | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| Dazzler | Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980) | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| Forge | Uncanny X-Men #184 (August 1984) | Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr. |
| Mister Sinister | Uncanny X-Men #221 (September 1987) | Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri |
| Jubilee | Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989) | Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri |
| Gambit | Uncanny X-Men #266 (August 1990) | Chris Claremont, Jim Lee |
| Bishop | Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991) | Whilce Portacio, John Byrne |
| America Chavez | Vengeance #1 (September 2011) | Joe Casey, Nick Dragotta |
| Knull | Venom #3 (2018) | Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman |
| Toxin | Venom vs. Carnage (2004) | Peter Milligan, Clayton Crain |
| Agony | Venom: Lethal Protector #4 (1993) | David Michelinie, Ron Lim |
| Moon Knight | Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975) | Doug Moench, Don Perlin |
| Apocalypse | X-Factor #5 (June 1986) | Louise Simonson, Jackson Guice |
| Magneto | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Professor X | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Jean Grey | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Cyclops | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Beast | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Iceman | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Angel | X-Men #1 (September 1963) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| The Phoenix Force | X-Men #101 (October 1976) | Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum |
| Dark Phoenix | X-Men #101 (October 1976) as Phoenix; Uncanny X-Men #134 (June 1980) as Dark Phoenix | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| Gladiator | X-Men #107 (October 1977) | Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum |
| Juggernaut | X-Men #12 (July 1965) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Pyro | X-Men #141 (January 1981) | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| Avalanche | X-Men #141 (January 1981) | Chris Claremont, John Byrne |
| Banshee | X-Men #28 (January 1967) | Roy Thomas, Werner Roth |
| Quicksilver | X-Men #4 (March 1964) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Toad | X-Men #4 (March 1964) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| Polaris | X-Men #49 (October 1968) | Arnold Drake, Don Heck |
| Havok | X-Men #54 (March 1969); as Havok in X-Men #58 (July 1969) | Arnold Drake, Don Heck |
| Omega Red | X-Men (vol. 2) #4 (January 1992) | Jim Lee, John Byrne |
| Kate Bishop | Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) | Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung |
| Wiccan | Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) | Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung |
| Hulkling | Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) | Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung |
| Patriot | Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) | Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung |
| Speed | Young Avengers #10 (2006) | Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung |