Amazing Fantasy #15
A teenager gets incredible powers and learns that choices carry weight. The beginning of Spider-Man.
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A fan-made field guide to Marvel comics
THE STORIES
THAT MADE
THE HEROES.
Step into a universe of masked legends, cosmic questions and impossible comebacks. Find a hero, pick a first issue, and let the next great story find you.
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THE FIRST CHAPTERS
Fantastic Four #1
Four explorers return from a spaceflight changed forever. A family becomes a team.
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X-Men #1
Young mutants learn to use their gifts while their mentor dreams of a world without fear.
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Big personalities. Bigger worlds.
PICK YOUR HERO
STREET LEVEL
Spider-Man
First appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15 · 1962
A brilliant, quick-witted New Yorker who learns that power means showing up for the people around him.
Responsibility · neighborhood hero
AVENGERS
Iron Man
First appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 · 1963
Inventor Tony Stark turns engineering into armor, and keeps rebuilding himself along with it.
Ingenuity · second chances
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Thor
First appearance: Journey into Mystery #83 · 1962
A thunder-wielding Asgardian prince whose greatest trials are often about humility and belonging.
Myth · honor · thunder
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Hulk
First appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 · 1962
Scientist Bruce Banner carries a storm of strength, fear and complicated feelings wherever he goes.
Transformation · inner strength
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Captain America
First appearance: Captain America Comics #1 · 1941
A small, determined kid grows into a leader guided by conscience more than orders.
Courage · convictionNot sure where to begin?
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Street-level mysteries, mutant teams, Earth-saving alliances, or adventures among the stars. Every shelf has a first step.