80 characters
Characters and first appearances
Each character page gives the first appearance with its cover date and creators, the graded copies we have in the vault, and the guides that explain why those books matter.
- X-MenFirst appearance: The X-Men #1 (September 1963)10 listings · 6 guides →
- BatmanFirst appearance: Detective Comics #27 (May 1939)4 listings · 9 guides →
- Silver SurferFirst appearance: Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966)6 listings · 6 guides →
- Spider-ManFirst appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)4 listings · 7 guides →
- HulkFirst appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)4 listings · 5 guides →
- SupermanFirst appearance: Action Comics #1 (June 1938)2 listings · 6 guides →
- AvengersFirst appearance: The Avengers #1 (September 1963)5 listings · 2 guides →
- Iron ManFirst appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963)3 listings · 4 guides →
- WolverineFirst appearance: The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974)0 listings · 6 guides →
- Wonder WomanFirst appearance: All Star Comics #8 (December 1941 – January 1942)1 listing · 5 guides →
- Captain AmericaFirst appearance: Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)1 listing · 4 guides →
- Fantastic FourFirst appearance: Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961)2 listings · 2 guides →
- Harley QuinnFirst appearance: The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993)0 listings · 4 guides →
- Nick FuryFirst appearance: Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963)1 listing · 3 guides →
- ThorFirst appearance: Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962)3 listings · 1 guide →
- Black PantherFirst appearance: Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966)0 listings · 3 guides →
- GalactusBooks and guides featuring Galactus0 listings · 3 guides →
- Ghost RiderFirst appearance: Marvel Spotlight #5 (August 1972)0 listings · 3 guides →
- MephistoFirst appearance: Silver Surfer #3 (December 1968)0 listings · 3 guides →
- StormFirst appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)0 listings · 3 guides →
- Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFirst appearance: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)0 listings · 3 guides →
- BladeFirst appearance: The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973)0 listings · 2 guides →
- Captain Marvel (Shazam)First appearance: Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940)0 listings · 2 guides →
- DeadpoolFirst appearance: The New Mutants #98 (February 1991)0 listings · 2 guides →
- John ConstantineFirst appearance: The Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 (June 1985)0 listings · 2 guides →
- JokerBooks and guides featuring Joker0 listings · 2 guides →
- Kitty PrydeFirst appearance: The X-Men #129 (January 1980)0 listings · 2 guides →
- Moon KnightFirst appearance: Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975)0 listings · 2 guides →
- PhoenixFirst appearance: The X-Men #101 (October 1976)0 listings · 2 guides →
- PunisherFirst appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)0 listings · 2 guides →
- Riri Williams (Ironheart)First appearance: Invincible Iron Man #9 (May 2016)0 listings · 2 guides →
- Tony StarkBooks and guides featuring Tony Stark0 listings · 2 guides →
- AeroBooks and guides featuring Aero1 listing · 0 guides →
- AliensBooks and guides featuring Aliens0 listings · 1 guide →
- Betty RossBooks and guides featuring Betty Ross0 listings · 1 guide →
- Bruce BannerBooks and guides featuring Bruce Banner0 listings · 1 guide →
- CantoBooks and guides featuring Canto1 listing · 0 guides →
- ConcreteBooks and guides featuring Concrete0 listings · 1 guide →
- CrescentBooks and guides featuring Crescent1 listing · 0 guides →
- Doctor StrangeFirst appearance: Strange Tales #110 (July 1963)0 listings · 1 guide →
- DonatelloBooks and guides featuring Donatello0 listings · 1 guide →
- Doyle DormammuBooks and guides featuring Doyle Dormammu1 listing · 0 guides →
- Dr. ManhattanBooks and guides featuring Dr. Manhattan0 listings · 1 guide →
- Green LanternBooks and guides featuring Green Lantern0 listings · 1 guide →
- HellboyBooks and guides featuring Hellboy0 listings · 1 guide →
- Jace BoucherBooks and guides featuring Jace Boucher1 listing · 0 guides →
- Johnny BlazeBooks and guides featuring Johnny Blaze0 listings · 1 guide →
- LeonardoBooks and guides featuring Leonardo0 listings · 1 guide →
- LokiBooks and guides featuring Loki1 listing · 0 guides →
- Luna SnowBooks and guides featuring Luna Snow1 listing · 0 guides →
- MagnetoBooks and guides featuring Magneto0 listings · 1 guide →
- Martian ManhunterBooks and guides featuring Martian Manhunter0 listings · 1 guide →
- MarvBooks and guides featuring Marv0 listings · 1 guide →
- MichelangeloBooks and guides featuring Michelangelo0 listings · 1 guide →
- Mole ManBooks and guides featuring Mole Man0 listings · 1 guide →
- MorbiusFirst appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (October 1971)0 listings · 1 guide →
- NamorBooks and guides featuring Namor1 listing · 0 guides →
- NebulaBooks and guides featuring Nebula1 listing · 0 guides →
- NightcrawlerBooks and guides featuring Nightcrawler1 listing · 0 guides →
- Nite OwlBooks and guides featuring Nite Owl0 listings · 1 guide →
- NovaFirst appearance: Nova #1 (September 1976)0 listings · 1 guide →
- Obi-Wan KenobiBooks and guides featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi1 listing · 0 guides →
- OzymandiasBooks and guides featuring Ozymandias0 listings · 1 guide →
- PredatorBooks and guides featuring Predator0 listings · 1 guide →
- RaphaelBooks and guides featuring Raphael0 listings · 1 guide →
- Rick JonesBooks and guides featuring Rick Jones0 listings · 1 guide →
- RobinBooks and guides featuring Robin1 listing · 0 guides →
- RogueBooks and guides featuring Rogue1 listing · 0 guides →
- RorschachBooks and guides featuring Rorschach0 listings · 1 guide →
- ScorpioBooks and guides featuring Scorpio0 listings · 1 guide →
- She-HulkFirst appearance: The Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980)0 listings · 1 guide →
- Thaddeus RossBooks and guides featuring Thaddeus Ross0 listings · 1 guide →
- ThanosBooks and guides featuring Thanos0 listings · 1 guide →
- The ComedianBooks and guides featuring The Comedian0 listings · 1 guide →
- The FlashBooks and guides featuring The Flash0 listings · 1 guide →
- The MaskBooks and guides featuring The Mask0 listings · 1 guide →
- VenomBooks and guides featuring Venom1 listing · 0 guides →
- VisionFirst appearance: The Avengers #57 (October 1968)0 listings · 1 guide →
- WaveBooks and guides featuring Wave1 listing · 0 guides →
- WitchbladeBooks and guides featuring Witchblade1 listing · 0 guides →