Comic Book: Marvels

What This Book is About:
Classic miniseries by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross shows us the familiar superheroes from the viewpoint of the ordinary citizen, exemplified by Daily Bugle photographer Phil Sheldon. An all-time classic.

Data Sheet:

Jan 1994 to Aug 1994

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Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Phil Sheldon

J. Jonah Jameson
(JJ Jameson)

Avengers

Fantastic Four

Human Torch
(Jim Hammond)

Ben Urich

Captain America
(Steve Rogers)

Plus: Alicia Masters, Betty Dean, Bolivar Trask.

Marvels #1
(Jan 1994)

Comics Index

Total Indexed Comics: 5

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Marvels #0

August 1994
"(No title given)"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek explains how the MARVELS series came to be. Begins on the inside front cover and continues on the inside back cover. (No title given)Writer: Steve Darnall, Alex Ross. Art: Alex Ross. Letters: Comicraft. [...]

Marvels #1

January 1994
"Marvels Book One: A Time of Marvels"
Script: Kurt Busiek
New York City, 1939: photographer Phil Sheldon and his pals (including a young J. Jonah Jameson) are eager to cover the war in Europe; Phil attends a demonstrate where Professor Philip Horton shows off a synthetic man that bursts into flames. The Human Torch then escapes, terrifying the city. [...]

Marvels #2

February 1994
"Marvels Book Two: Monsters"
Script: Kurt Busiek
A street battle between the Avengers and the Masters of Evil has the city transfixed as the adventures of the beloved heroes make for great theater. The Fantastic Four also thrills the populace. Phil Sheldon snaps the pictures and pitches a book about the Marvels to a publisher. [...]

Marvels #3

March 1994
"Marvels Book Three: Judgment Day"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Just two months after the Richards-Storm wedding, various Marvels are under fire. Phil Sheldon and Ben Urich cover the announcement that the Avengers have been cleared of criminal charges, stories of Tony Stark under investigation, the Black Widow on trial for murder. [...]

Marvels #4

April 1994
"Marvels Book Four: The Day She Died"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Phil Sheldon’s book on the Marvels has been published and it is a best-seller. The heroes are popular again but the cynical attitudes towards them continue. Phil, getting older and more tired, hires an assistant, Marcia Hardesty to help with the photos. [...]