Lists of the debut appearances of

superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...

characters by Marvel Comics.

Debuts

1939–1949

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Kate Bishop: Hawkeye
and
Cassie: (Currently: Stinger/Former: Stature) , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (April)
Cassie First True Appearance: 1979 (April) , style="text-align:center;", Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung , style="text-align:center;", ''

Young Avengers The Young Avengers are the names of two fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first team, created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, features numerous adolescent characters who typically have ...

'' Vol 1 #1
Cassie First True Appearance: ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Victor Mancha Victor Mancha, also known as Victorious, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in the award-winning series ''Runaways''. Like the original Runaways, Victor has a supervillain ...

, style="text-align:center;", Former: Kid Justice , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (April) , style="text-align:center;", Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona , style="text-align:center;", ''Runaways'' Vol. 2 #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Shuri , style="text-align:center;", Currently: Aja-Adanna
Former: Black Panther , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (May) , style="text-align:center;", Reginald Hudlin, John Romita Jr. , style="text-align:center;", ''Black Panther Vol 4'' #2 , - , style="text-align:center;", Greg Willis , style="text-align:center;", Gravity , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (August) , style="text-align:center;", Sean McKeever,

Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''Gravity'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Zachary Smith, Jr. , style="text-align:center;", Microbe , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (August) , style="text-align:center;", Zeb Wells, Skottie Young , style="text-align:center;", New Warriors Vol 3 #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Roxanne "Roxy" Washington , style="text-align:center;", Bling! , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (August) , style="text-align:center;", Peter Milligan, Salvador Larroca , style="text-align:center;", ''X-Men'' Vol. 2 #171 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Xavin Xavin is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears in the series '' Runaways''. Xavin is gender-fluid (made more prominent due to their shape-shifting abilities) with seemingly no ...

, style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (October) , style="text-align:center;", Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona , style="text-align:center;", ''Runaways'' Vol. 2 #7 , - , style="text-align:center;", Vince "Vic" Marcus , style="text-align:center;", Warwolf , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (October) , style="text-align:center;", Richard Buckler , style="text-align:center;", ''

Nick Fury's Howling Commandos ''Nick Fury's Howling Commandos'' was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Running six issues before its cancellation and cover-dated December 2005 to May 2006, the series featured a fictional team set in the Marvel Universe, ...

'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Camille Benally , style="text-align:center;", Cammi , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (November) , style="text-align:center;", Keith Giffen, Mitch Breitweiser , style="text-align:center;", ''Drax the Destroyer'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Deborah Fields , style="text-align:center;", Debrii , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (November) , style="text-align:center;", Zeb Wells, Skottie Young , style="text-align:center;", ''New Warriors'' Vol. 3 #4 , - style="text-align:center;" , , Amadeus Cho , , Currently: Brawn
Former: Hulk , , 2005 (November) , , Greg Pak, Takeshi Miyazawa , , ''

Amazing Fantasy ''Amazing Adult Fantasy'', retitled ''Amazing Fantasy'' in its final issue, is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, with the latter title revived with superhero features in 1995 and in the 2000 ...

'' vol. 2 #15 , - , style="text-align:center;", Armando Muñoz , style="text-align:center;", Darwin , style="text-align:center;", 2005 (December) , style="text-align:center;", Ed Brubaker, Pete Woods , style="text-align:center;", '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #2 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team : Nextwave , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;",

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

(January) , style="text-align:center;", Warren Ellis,

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...

, style="text-align:center;", Nextwave #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Joseph "Joe" Green , style="text-align:center;", Gauntlet , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (February) (Mentioned)
2007 (June) (Full) , style="text-align:center;", Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli , style="text-align:center;", She-Hulk Vol 2 #3 (Mentioned)
Avengers: The Initiative #1 (Full) , - , style="text-align:center;", Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd , style="text-align:center;", Speed , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (March) , style="text-align:center;", Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung , style="text-align:center;", ''Young Avengers'' #10 , - , style="text-align:center;", Nezhno "Nez" Abidemi , style="text-align:center;", Gentle , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (April) , style="text-align:center;", Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Mark Brooks, Paul Pelletier , style="text-align:center;", "New X-Men" Vol. 2 #23 , - , style="text-align:center;", Michael Pointer , style="text-align:center;", Currently: Omega
Formerly: Guardian, Collective , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (April) , style="text-align:center;",

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...

Steve McNiven Steven McNiven is a Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's '' Meridian'', before moving onto books such as ''Ultimate Secret'', ''Marvel Knights 4'', '' New Avengers'' and ''Civil War''. Early life Steven McNiven ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''New Avengers'' vol 1 #16 , - , style="text-align:center;", Korg , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", First true appearance: 1962 (August)
As a Hero: 2006 (May) , style="text-align:center;", Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby , style="text-align:center;", First true appearance: Journey into Mystery Vol 1 #83
As a Hero: Incredible Hulk vol 2 #93 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team: Agents of Atlas
Members: (James Woo, Venus, Robert Grayson, M-11, Gorilla-Man) , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (August) , style="text-align:center;", Jeff Parker, Leonard Kirk , style="text-align:center;", '' Agents of Atlas'' Vol 1 #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Maria Vasquez , style="text-align:center;", Tarantula , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (October) , style="text-align:center;", Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti , style="text-align:center;", Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Eric O'Grady , style="text-align:center;", Original: Ant-Man
New: Black Ant , style="text-align:center;", 2006 (December) , style="text-align:center;",

Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known ...

, Phil Hester , style="text-align:center;", ''The Irredeemable Ant-Man'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team: The Order
Members: Henry Hellrung
James Wa
Milo Fields
Rebecca 'Becky' Ryan
Mulholland "Holly" Black
and
Magdalena Marie 'Maggie' Neuntauben , style="text-align:center;", Henry: Anthem
James: Calamity
Milo: (Currently: Hybrid/Former: Supernaut)
Becky: Aralune
and
Maggie: Veda , style="text-align:center;",

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

(January Cameo, September Full) , style="text-align:center;", Matt Fraction, Steve McNiven
(Mark Millar, Barry Kitson) , style="text-align:center;", Civil War #6 (Cameo)
The Order Vol 2 #1 (Full) , - , style="text-align:center;", Robert "Bob" Dobalina , style="text-align:center;", Bob, Agent of HYDRA , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (March) , style="text-align:center;", Fabian Nicieza , style="text-align:center;", ''Cable & Deadpool'' #38] , - , style="text-align:center;", Komodo (comics), Melati Kusuma , style="text-align:center;", Komodo , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (June) , style="text-align:center;", Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli , style="text-align:center;", Avengers: The Initiative #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Abigail "Abby" Boylen
Terrance Ward
and
Roger Brokeridge , style="text-align:center;", Abby: Cloud 9
Terrance: Trauma
and
Roger: Hardball , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (May Cameo, June Full) , style="text-align:center;", Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli , style="text-align:center;", ''Civil War Battle Damage Report'' #1 '' (Cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative'' #1 (Full) , - , style="text-align:center;", Sara Ehret and Alana Jobson , style="text-align:center;", Jackpot , style="text-align:center;", Sara: 2007 (May)
Alana: 2008(January) , style="text-align:center;", Dan Slott, Phil Jimenez , style="text-align:center;", Sara: Free Comic Book Day (Vol. 2007) #Spider-Man
Alana: Amazing Spider-Man #546 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Klara Prast Klara Prast (also known as Tower of Flower or Rose Red) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in the series '' Runaways''.''Runaways'': Volume 2, #28 When the time-displaced Ru ...

, style="text-align:center;", Rose Red, Tower of Flower , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (August) , style="text-align:center;",

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...

Michael Ryan Michael or Mike Ryan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Michael M. Ryan (1929–2017), American actor best known for his role as John Randolph on ''Another World'' * Rocky Ryan or Michael Ryan (1937–2004), British media hoaxer * Michael R ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''Runaways'' Vol. 2 #27 , - , style="text-align:center;", Groot , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (July) , style="text-align:center;", Keith Giffen, Timothy Green II , style="text-align:center;", ''Annihilation: Conquest – Starlord'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Fat Cobra , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (October) , style="text-align:center;", Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, David Aja , style="text-align:center;", Immortal Iron Fist #8 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Skaar Skaar may refer to: *Skaar (comics), a fictional character from Marvel Comics *Skaar Ridge, a ridge on the southeast side of Mount Augusta in Queen Alexandra Range *Bryn Christopher or Skaar, British singer People with the surname *Andrew O. Skaar ...

, style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2007 (November) , style="text-align:center;", Greg Pak, John Romita Jr. , style="text-align:center;", '' World War Hulk'' #5 , - , style="text-align:center;", Hope Summers , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;",

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

(January) , style="text-align:center;", Mike Carey, Chris Bachalo , style="text-align:center;", '' X-Men'' Vol 2 #205 , - , style="text-align:center;", Cosmo the Spacedog , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (January) , style="text-align:center;", Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett,

Wellinton Alves Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''Nova'' Vol 4 #8 , - , style="text-align:center;", Richard Millhouse "Rick" Jones , style="text-align:center;", Former: A-Bomb, Whisperer , style="text-align:center;", First true appearance: 1962 (May)
As a Hero: 2008 (February) , style="text-align:center;", Stan Lee, Jack Kirby , style="text-align:center;", First true appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1
As a Hero: Hulk Vol 2 #2 , - , style="text-align:center;", Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross , style="text-align:center;", Former: Red Hulk , style="text-align:center;", First true appearance: 1962 (May)
As a Hero: 2008 (March) , style="text-align:center;", Stan Lee, Jack Kirby , style="text-align:center;", First true appearance: Incredible Hulk #1
As a Hero: Hulk Vol 2 #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team: Young X-Men
Members: Jonas Graymalkin
Eric Gitter
Blindfold
Wolf Cub
Dust
and
Rockslide , style="text-align:center;", Jonas: Graymalkin
Eric: Ink , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (June) , style="text-align:center;", Marc Guggenheim, Yanick Paquette , style="text-align:center;", ''Young X-Men'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Lyra , style="text-align:center;", She-Hulk , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (June) , style="text-align:center;", Jeff Parker, Karl Hirst Breitweiser , style="text-align:center;", ''Hulk: Raging Thunder'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team: The Guardians of the Galaxy
(Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Groot) , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (July) , style="text-align:center;", Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning , style="text-align:center;", ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' Vol 2 #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team:

GeNext ''X-Men: The End'' is a 2004-2006 trilogy of miniseries published by Marvel Comics, detailing the last days of the X-Men and their adventures in an alternative future. The series, which was part of Marvel's The End line of books, was written by Ch ...

, style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (July) , style="text-align:center;", Chris Claremont,

Patrick Scherberger Patrick Scherberger is an American comic book penciller, known for his work on the book ''Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man''. Career Scherberger's career began when he entered and won an internet competition called '' Comic Book Idol'' in 2004. Du ...

, style="text-align:center;", GeNext #1 , - , style="text-align:center;", Emery Schaub , style="text-align:center;", Butterball , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (July) , style="text-align:center;", Christos Gage, Steve Uy , style="text-align:center;", Avengers: The Initiative Vol 1 #13 , - , style="text-align:center;", Team:

Secret Warriors Secret Warriors may refer to: * ''Secret Warriors'' (comic book) ** Secret Warriors (Team White) Secret Warriors is an alias for the fictional group Team White created by Nick Fury, a team of superpowered agents appearing in American comic boo ...

Members: Nick Fury
Quake
Alexander Aaron

Sebastian Druid Secret Warriors is an alias for the fictional group Team White created by Nick Fury, a team of superpowered agents appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The name "secret warriors" also refers to the members of other hidde ...

Elena "Yo Yo" Rodriguez
James Taylor "J.T." Slade
and
Jerry Sledge , style="text-align:center;", Alexander: Phobos
Sebastian: Druid
Yo-Yo: Slingshot
J.T.: Hellfire
and
Jerry: Stonewall , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (July) , style="text-align:center;", Brian Michael Bendis,

Alex Maleev Alex Maleev (Bulgarian: Алекс Малеев) is a Bulgarian comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series '' Daredevil'' (vol. 2) with frequent collaborator Brian Michael Bendis. Career Coming from a fine arts background, M ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''Mighty Avengers'' Vol 1 #13 , - , style="text-align:center;", Old Man Logan , style="text-align:center;", Formerly: Wolverine, Patch , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (August) , style="text-align:center;",

Mark Millar Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and television producer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series '' The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ex ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''Fantastic Four'' #558 , - , style="text-align:center;", Adam Bernard Brashear , style="text-align:center;", Blue Marvel , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (November) , style="text-align:center;", Kevin Grevioux , style="text-align:center;", ''Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Alisa Tager Cipher (Alisa Tager) is a fictional mutant character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a young African-American woman who first appeared in ''Young X-Men'' #8 (Nov. 2008) and was created by Marc ...

, style="text-align:center;", Cipher , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (November) , style="text-align:center;", Marc Guggenheim, Rafa Sandoval , style="text-align:center;", Young X-Men #8 , - , style="text-align:center;", Peter Parker , style="text-align:center;", Currently: The Spider-Man
Former: Spider-Man Noir , style="text-align:center;", 2008 (December) , style="text-align:center;", David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky , style="text-align:center;", ''Spider-Man: Noir'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Victoria Hand Victoria Hand is a fictional supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the American espionage organization S.H.I.E.L.D. of which Hand was a member. Saffron Burrows portrayed th ...

, style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;",

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

(February) , style="text-align:center;", Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato , style="text-align:center;", '' The Invincible Iron Man'' Vol 2 #8 , - , style="text-align:center;", Humberto "Berto" Lopez , style="text-align:center;", Reptil , style="text-align:center;", 2009 (May) , style="text-align:center;",

Christos N. Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', ''Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Caveman ...

, Steve Uy , style="text-align:center;", ''Avengers: The Initiative Featuring Reptil'' #1 , - , style="text-align:center;",

Eden Fesi Eden Fesi, also known as Manifold, is a fictional, mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, the character first appeared in ''Secret Warriors'' #4 (July 2009), ...

, style="text-align:center;", Manifold , style="text-align:center;", 2009 (May) , style="text-align:center;",

, Jonathan Hickman, Stefano Caselli , style="text-align:center;", ''Secret Warriors'' #4 , - , style="text-align:center;", Bentley Wittman , style="text-align:center;", Bentley-23 , style="text-align:center;", 2009 (August) , style="text-align:center;", Jonathan Hickman,

Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Soci ...

, style="text-align:center;", ''Fantastic Four'' #570 , - , style="text-align:center;", Lana Baumgartner , style="text-align:center;", Bombshell , style="text-align:center;", 2009 (September) , style="text-align:center;",

Brian Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Mich ...

, David LaFuente , style="text-align:center;", ''

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man ''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' was a monthly comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in September 2011 as part of the second re-launch of the Ultimate Marvel imprint. It followed the "Death of Spider-Man" storyline that conclude ...

'' #2 , - , style="text-align:center;", Víctor Hernán Álvarez , style="text-align:center;", Power Man , style="text-align:center;", 2009 (September) , style="text-align:center;", Fred Van Lente, Mahmud Asrar , style="text-align:center;", ''Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil'' #1 , -

2010s

2020s

Notes

References

{{Marvel Comics Comic book publication histories Lists of Marvel Comics characters