100 Greatest Marvels of All Time

The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time was a series of trade paperbacks published in 2001 by Marvel Comics. Earlier in the year, the publisher had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of Marvel comic book series. The top 25 issues were then reprinted in trade paperback form, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the last issue contained in that particular volume. Numbers 25 to 6 were published in volumes one through five, each of which contained four issues. The top five issues were each reprinted in their own volumes (volumes six through ten).

The issues

Sortable table
NumberTitleIssueReprint Series VolumeNotes
100Generation X1First appearance of Generation X
99Captain America (vol. 1)444First issue written by Mark Waid
98Fantastic Four (vol. 1)232First issue written and drawn by John Byrne
97X-Factor (vol. 1)87The team visits psychiatrist Doc Samson
96The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)101First appearance of Morbius, the Living Vampire
95Iron Man (vol. 3)1Heroes Return, first issue written by Kurt Busiek
94Fantastic Four (vol. 1)18First appearance of Super-Skrull
93Uncanny X-Men145Doctor Doom and Murderworld
92Captain Marvel (vol. 1)34Captain Marvel I battles Nitro and contracts cancer
91X-Men (vol. 1)121First appearance of Alpha Flight
90Uncanny X-Men282First appearance of Bishop
89Secret Wars8First appearance of the black Spider-Man costume
88Uncanny X-Men248First issue by Jim Lee
87X-Factor (vol. 1)24First appearance of Archangel
86X-Men (vol. 2)53First appearance of Onslaught
85The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)238First appearance of Hobgoblin
84The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)194First appearance of Black Cat
83The Avengers (vol. 1)57First appearance of Vision
82The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)90Death of Captain Stacy
81Captain America (vol. 1)117First appearance of Falcon
80Fantastic Four Annual3Wedding of Susan Storm (Invisible Woman) and Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic)
79Tales of Suspense (vol. 1)57First appearance of Hawkeye
78The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)31First appearances of Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy
77Uncanny X-Men266First appearance of Gambit
76X-Force (vol. 1)1
75The Punisher War Journal6Punisher vs. Wolverine
74X-Factor (vol. 1)6First (full) appearance of Apocalypse
73Iron Man (vol. 1)55First appearance of Thanos
72Uncanny X-Men162Wolverine vs. the Brood
71Uncanny X-Men172Wedding of Wolverine and Mariko Yashida
70X-Men (vol. 1)14First appearance of Sentinels
69Uncanny X-Men212Wolverine vs. Sabretooth
68X-Men (vol. 2)30Wedding of Jean Grey (Phoenix) and Scott Summers (Cyclops)
67The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)13First appearance of Mysterio
66X-Factor (vol. 1)1Return of the original X-Men
65X-Men (vol. 1)129First appearance of the Hellfire Club and Kitty Pryde
64Uncanny X-Men256Introduction of "new" Psylocke
63Uncanny X-Men210Mutant Massacre
62The New Mutants (vol. 1)1First issue of their own series
61X-Men (vol. 1)100Sacrifice and death of Jean Grey (Phoenix)
60Uncanny X-Men303Death of Illyana Rasputin (Magik)
59Iron Fist (vol. 1)14First appearance of Sabretooth
58Fantastic Four (vol. 1)100Features all previous Fantastic Four villains
57The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)298First issue drawn by Todd McFarlane
56X-Men (vol. 1)9X-Men vs. the Avengers
55Iron Man (vol. 1)225“Armor Wars”
54Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1)5First appearance of Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
53Fantastic Four (vol. 1)4Return of Namor the Sub-Mariner
52The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)2First appearance of the Vulture
51X-Men (vol. 1)108The X-Men save the M'Kraan Crystal
50The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)129First appearance of the Punisher
49Uncanny X-Men171Rogue joins the X-Men
48Uncanny X-Men225Fall of the Mutants
47Uncanny X-Men159X-Men vs. Dracula; origin of Bloodstorm
46The Avengers (III)1Heroes Return; first issue written by Kurt Busiek
45The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)50First appearance of the Kingpin
44X-Men (vol. 1)12First appearance of Juggernaut
43The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)6First appearance of the Lizard
42X-Men (vol. 1)58First appearance of Havok
41X-Men (vol. 1)3First appearance of the Blob
40Wolverine (vol. 2)145Wolverine gets his adamantium skeleton back
39The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2)340Hulk vs. Wolverine
38X-Men (vol. 1)2First appearance of the Vanisher
37Wolverine (vol. 1)4Wolverine and Mariko Yashida are engaged
36Secret Wars1First appearance of Beyonder
35The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)3First appearance of Dr. Octopus
34The Silver Surfer (vol. 1)1Silver Surfer gets his own series
33Fantastic Four (vol. 1)12The Thing battles the Hulk for the first time
32X-Men (vol. 1)95Death of Thunderbird (John Proudstar)
31Journey into Mystery (vol. 1)83First appearance of Thor
30X-Men (vol. 1)4First appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
29Tales of Suspense (vol. 1)39First appearance of Iron Man
28Fantastic Four (vol. 1)5First appearance of Dr. Doom
27The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)14First appearance of Green Goblin
26Daredevil (vol. 2)1First issue of Daredevil under the Marvel Knights imprint; first issue written by Kevin Smith
25X-Men (vol. 1)141Vol. 1 (#25-22)Days of Future Past
24Fantastic Four (vol. 1)48Vol. 1 (#25-22)First appearance of Silver Surfer and Galactus
23The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)1Vol. 1 (#25-22)First issue of Spider-Man in his own series; he meets the Fantastic Four; first appearance of Chameleon
22Daredevil (vol. 1)181Vol. 1 (#25-22)Death of Elektra
21The Avengers (vol. 1)1Vol. 2 (#21-18)First appearance of the Avengers
20Uncanny X-Men350Vol. 2 (#21-18)Gambit’s secret revealed, return of Magneto
19The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)122Vol. 2 (#21-18)Death of Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
18Captain America (vol. 1)109Vol. 2 (#21-18)Origin of Captain America retold
17The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2)181Vol. 3 (#17-14)First appearance of Wolverine
16X-Men (vol. 2)25Vol. 3 (#17-14)Magneto removes Wolverine's adamantium and is rendered catatonic by Professor X; this is later revealed to be the birth of Onslaught
15The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)33Vol. 3 (#17-14)Spider-Man overcomes many obstacles to save his sick Aunt May
14Spider-Man (vol. 1)1Vol. 3 (#17-14)First issue of the Todd McFarlane-created series
13The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1)1Vol. 4 (#13-10)First appearance of the Hulk
12Ultimate X-Men1Vol. 4 (#13-10)
11Amazing Fantasy15Vol. 10 (#1)First appearance of Spider-Man.
10Wolverine (vol. 2)75Vol. 4 (#13-10)Wolverine copes with the loss of his adamantium; he is revealed to have bone claws
9Ultimate Spider-Man1Vol. 5 (#9-6)
8X-Men (vol. 1)1Vol. 5 (#9-6)First appearance of the X-Men and Magneto
7The Avengers (vol. 1)4Vol. 5 (#9-6)First (real) Captain America appearance since World War II
6The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1)121Vol. 5 (#9-6)The death of Gwen Stacy
5X-Men (vol. 2)1Vol. 6 (#5)Sold more than 8 million copies (thanks in part to five different covers)
4Giant-Size X-Men1Vol. 7 (#4)First appearance of a new team of X-Men
3X-Men (vol. 1)137Vol. 8 (#3)The death of Jean Grey (Phoenix)
2Daredevil (vol. 1)227Vol. 4 (#13-10)Born Again: Kingpin learns Daredevil’s secret identity
1Fantastic Four (vol. 1)1Vol. 9 (#2)First appearance of Marvel’s first Silver Age superhero team
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References

  • The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (vols. 1-10), Marvel Comics, 2001.
  • "The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics". Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
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