The following is a list of Marvel Comics Golden Age characters and teams that first appeared in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
during the
Golden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created and ma ...
(late 1930s and c. 1950), under both of Marvel's previous names,
Timely Comics
Timely Comics was the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. "Timely P ...
and
Atlas Comics.
Characters
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s (pre-''Fantastic Four'' #1)
Modern Age Golden Age
These characters all appeared after Marvel Comics was established, but were
retconned
Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is a literary device in fictional story telling whereby facts and events established through the narrative itself are adjusted, ignored, supplemented, or contradicted by a subsequently published work ...
as characters who were active during the Golden Age.
Teams
See also
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Marvel: The Lost Generation''
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V-Battalion
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several fictional teams and organizations and this page lists them.
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A A-Force
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A.I. Army
The A.I. Army is a fictional organization appearing i ...
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Warriors Three
The Warriors Three are a group of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters served as supporting cast members in ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor''. The Warriors Three are the Asgard (comics), As ...
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Timely Comics
Timely Comics was the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. "Timely P ...
References
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Golden Age characters, List of Marvel Comics