Marvel Comics

Greetings, true believers and newcomers alike! This is the untold history of Marvel Comics -- a tale to astonish!

Marvel these days is a household name, known for creating a mighty shared universe of stories containing heroes and villains both street-level and cosmic, waging battles here on our Earth and throughout the far reaches of space... And they also make films! The company is responsible for the vast majority of content printed in The Transformers, and not just the fighting robots!

Marvel's Comics

Here are the comics produced by Marvel that saw print in The Transformers UK:

By Marvel U.S. (the reprints)

These strips were first printed in Marvel books in the U.S.A., then reprinted in TFUK:

• Hercules
• Iron Man
• Machine Man
• Rocket Raccoon
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters!

With Hasbro

• A bunch of The Transformers
• Most of Action Force (first printed as G.I. Joe)
• Inhumanoids
• Robotix

Star Comics

• Planet Terry
• Visionaries

By Marvel UK (in-house content)

• The rest of The Transformers
• The Action Force stories "Dummy Run!", "Road Safety - From the Air!", and "Battle Island!"
• Combat Colin
• The Chromobots
• Death's Head
• Matt and the Cat
• Robo-Capers
• The Spider-Man story "Marvel Comics Present: Children in Danger! Starring the Amazing Spider-Man!"

The rights to Combat Colin and Matt and the Cat remain with their creators Lew Stringer and Mike Kazybrid respectively.

In fiction

Humph wanted to send a subscription in to Marvel Matt and the Cat issue 13 having found out he could from an issue of The Transformers. Issue 12 He thought he had missed the opportunity, apparently not noticing a moon or planetoid near Darkon with a big sign advertising for Marvel. Issue 16 He showed his fandom by wearing a "Make Mine Marvel" shirt under his smock top. Matt was also a fan as, when offered a space suit to survive the cold climate of Darkon, he reckoned it'd make him look like something out of Marvel Comics. Issue 17 After they'd landed on Darkon, Humph was grabbed by the Myzoni. He tried to break the ice by asking if they'd seen a post office from which to send his subscription. Issue 21 When Humph unwittingly became the head of a Slavebot uprising, he was glad he read Matt's Marvel comics so at least he could emulate a superhero. Finding a post office for his subscription was third on his agenda after attacking a Myzoni patrol car and finding Matt. Issue 25 Not long afterwards, Matt attempted to escape from the Myzoni's clutches using his knowledge of how to fight robots, aliens, and the odd mutant from reading his Marvel comics. Issue 26

Young Dudley was a Marvel fan, having a "Make Mine Marvel" flag on his bedroom wall. The Chromobots issue 12 Issue 16 Issue 20 One of Marvel's titles was Captain America; Dudley owned at least one issue of it. Issue 13 Dudley's Chromobot ally Mikros reported to Cygnet of the Chromatic Star Federation that Dudley was familiar with the existence of mutants, aliens, and robotic life-forms thanks to Marvel, though it was unclear if she Cygnet was made aware that "Marvel" was a comic book publisher. Issue 21 After the Chromobots were transported to the year 2535, Mikros wished he'd stayed at home reading Dudley's comics. Issue 22 Dudley hoped that his ally Shield could defeat the Brute so that he could see his home and his Marvel comics again. Issue 24 Dudley also reckoned he could use the evil Predator's time modulator to avert this future in favour of a nicer one, where people were into Marvel in a big way. Issue 25 When he did manage to return to 1985, comics were among the things he was grateful he'd be able to see again, alongside home, his own bed, and chip butties. Issue 26

See also

• List of Marvel properties