Welcome to the

Marvel Heroes Library

! Since 1997, a vast resource about Marvel comics (reviews, synopses, images), Marvel characters (including Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk) plus movies, wallpapers and more!

Latest Site Updates

Public Updates

Sam Cap! Red Hulk! Thunderbolts! Two Spideys!

By Peter Silvestro

May 8, 2025

Several movie connections here:

The brand new SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 concludes the miniseries with an offbeat victory, a surprising change for Red Hulk…and a weird fate for the villain!

FEAR ITSELF confronts the THUNDERBOLTS in their issue #158! But first: zombies!

We resume our coverage of Captain Marvel (the unsung Monica Rambeau) with MARVEL TEAM-UP #142 wherein CM teams up with Spider-Man to chase some baddies who want to wipe out half the population! So MCU Thanos wasn’t first!

And Thor joins Spidey in PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #2 against the mad Tokkots of the Dark Gods on the streets of Manhattan!

SECRET DEFENDERS #5 reveals the bizarre secret of Roadkill, the demonic killer on the legendary Route 66!

And Anthony Silvestro brings us UNCANNY X-MEN #188, the team deals with chaos, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #84, more Kingpin and Schemer, and DAREDEVIL #183, DD meets the Punisher—with that shocking cover!

PeterS

Several movie connections here:

The brand new SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 concludes the miniseries with an offbeat victory, a surprising change for Red Hulk…and a weird fate for the villain!

DIAMOND SELECT TOYS FEB182309 Marvel Premier Collection, Elektra Resin Statue, 16 inches

For the special Marvelite in you

FEAR ITSELF confronts the THUNDERBOLTS in their issue #158! But first: zombies!

And Thor joins Spidey in PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #2 against the mad Tokkots of the Dark Gods on the streets of Manhattan!

SECRET DEFENDERS #5 reveals the bizarre secret of Roadkill, the demonic killer on the legendary Route 66!

PeterS

Subscribers-Only Updates

1939, 1940, and 1941: Marvel's First Baby-Step Years

By Julio M2

January 8, 2025

Marvel Comics exists because of… Superman! Yes, the competition’s flag character ignited the comic book industry explosion in the late 1930s. Marvel Comics, called Timely Publications, was then born. One of many interesting facts on the all-new Marvel Year by Year pages. A work-in-progress, historic journey of the House of Ideas. 1939, 1940, and 1941 pages are now available. For subscribers only.

recently reviewed marvel comics

Daredevil #183

(June 1982)

Amazing Spider-Man, The #84

(May 1970)

Uncanny X-Men, The #188

(December 1984)

Sam Wilson, Captain America #5

(July 2025)

Thunderbolts #158

(August 2011)

Marvel Team-Up #142

(June 1984)

Peter Parker: Spider-Man #2

(February 1999)

Secret Defenders, The #5

(July 1993)

(January 2012)

(December 2004)

(November 2004)

(December 1991)

Doctor Doom Faces off Against a Powerful Alliance of Marvel’s Most Vicious Villains

From Our Blog:

Before *Avengers: Doomsday* and *Avengers: Secret Wars*, where the Avengers fight Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, Marvel’s One World Under Doom will unite Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with some villains.

Doctor Doom Faces off Against a Powerful Alliance of Marvel’s Most Vicious Villains

Marvel Settles the Debate: Which Cosmic Titan Reigns Supreme in a Battle of Epic Proportions?

From Our Blog:

A Battle Between Galactus and Khonshu Shows Who is Undeniably the Mightiest of These TwoThe Marvel Universe boasts hundreds of immensely powerful characters, including cosmic entities and deities who rank highest in the power hierarchy.

Marvel Settles the Debate: Which Cosmic Titan Reigns Supreme in a Battle of Epic Proportions?