REQUEST: Marvel Graphic Novels

[Phaedrus45]

I'm trying to get the Marvel Graphic Novel line of 10"x7" trade paperbacks, and was wondering if anyone had a list of the 35 or so books that Marvel put out back in the day. I know I have the following:

Issue 1 - Death of Captain Marvel
Issue 2 - Elric, The Dreaming City
Issue 3 - Dreadstar
Issue 4 - The New Mutants

I know the only way to buy these will be ebay...I just got Excalibur: Weird War III, and Milehighcomics.com says a Near Mint copy is $60.00; plus, most times the online comic shops don't have them in stock, and they are near impossible to find...except for ebay. It would be much easier if I knew the titles of each one, as putting Marvel Graphic Novel in the ebay search engine brings up quite a bit of other tpbs.

 

[PhotoJones]

I don't know where it comes in at number wise, but "God Loves, Man Kills" is one of them.

 

[yenaled]

I forgot these existed actually. Haven't seen any for years.

 

[PhotoJones]

Because I'm an all around nice guy, here ya go:

Offically Numbered
1. Death of Captain Marvel
2. Elric - The Dreaming City
3. Dreadstar
4. The New Mutants
5. X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills
6. Star Slammers
7. Killraven
8. Super Boxers
9. The Futurians
10. Heartburst
11. Void Indigo
12. Dazzler
13. Starstruck
14. The Swords of the Swashbucklers
15. The Raven Banner (A Tale of Asgard)
16. The Aladdin Effect
17. Revenge of the Living Monolith
18. She-Hulk
19. With Queen of Acheron (Conan)
20. Greenberg the Vampire

Overstreet Numbered
21. Marada the She-Wolf
22. Amazing Spider-Man in Hooky
23. Dr. Strange
24. Daredevil - Love and War
25. Alien Legion
26. Dracula
27. Avengers - Emporer Doom
28. Conan the Reaver
29. Hulk & Thing - The Big Change
30. A Sailor's Story
31. Wolfpack
32. Death of Groo
33. Thor - I, Whom the Gods Would Destory
34. Cloak & Dagger - Predator & Prey
35. The Shadow - Hitler's Astrologer
36. Willow - Movie Adaptation
37. Hercules
38. Silver Surfer - Judgement Day

Unofficial
39. The Inhumans

 

[Phaedrus45]

Thanks Photojones! That's a humongous help. I know it's going to be a pain trying to get them all. When I went to Vegas recently, I asked if any of the numerous comic shops had them, and not a one did. The one thing I hate is I can buy some of them for 99 cents on ebay; but, the way people are charging for shipping lately, it can still cost me about eight dollars.

 

[PhotoJones]

Where do you live?

 

[Doombringer]

Hah! Good luck with this hunt, chief. Tried to do the same hunt down for these MGN's and came up short a good, oh i dunno, 33 books or so. The ones i did manage to find myself (on Ebay) were not up to par condition wise for me, but enjoyable to read nonetheless. Let me know how you fair. Maybe youll have better luck than my sorry ass.

 

[Phaedrus45]

I live in Washington State. From what I've seen on ebay, I could get about 12 of them right now if I bid high enough or want to pay some of the prices. I notice some of the graphic novels aren't on the list, like the Excalibur one I just bought and some Punisher ones I found at half-priced books. I would bet by years end I have half, though.

 

[PhotoJones]

I live in Washington State. From what I've seen on ebay, I could get about 12 of them right now if I bid high enough or want to pay some of the prices. I notice some of the graphic novels aren't on the list, like the Excalibur one I just bought and some Punisher ones I found at half-priced books. I would bet by years end I have half, though.

Flea Markets are where it's at; they are a STEAL. I know for a fact Seattle has two of them with very well respected comic book dealers, and they'd be sure to have a good percentage of the books your looking for. I try and go at least a couple times a month to one of them out here, and I never leave empty handed. The most recent trips included:

Fear Agent 1-8 NM ($15)
DMZ 1-17 NM ($25)
Strange Girl 1-5 NM ($10)
The Exterminators 1-15 NM ($22)
The Walking Dead 1-33 NM ($35)
Girls 1-12 NM ($10)

 

[Themanofbat]

Because I'm an all around nice guy, here ya go:

Offically Numbered
1. Death of Captain Marvel
2. Elric - The Dreaming City
3. Dreadstar
4. The New Mutants
5. X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills
6. Star Slammers
7. Killraven
8. Super Boxers
9. The Futurians
10. Heartburst
11. Void Indigo
12. Dazzler
13. Starstruck
14. The Swords of the Swashbucklers
15. The Raven Banner (A Tale of Asgard)
16. The Aladdin Effect
17. Revenge of the Living Monolith
18. She-Hulk
19. With Queen of Acheron (Conan)
20. Greenberg the Vampire

Overstreet Numbered
21. Marada the She-Wolf
22. Amazing Spider-Man in Hooky
23. Dr. Strange
24. Daredevil - Love and War
25. Alien Legion
26. Dracula
27. Avengers - Emporer Doom
28. Conan the Reaver
29. Hulk & Thing - The Big Change
30. A Sailor's Story
31. Wolfpack
32. Death of Groo
33. Thor - I, Whom the Gods Would Destory
34. Cloak & Dagger - Predator & Prey
35. The Shadow - Hitler's Astrologer
36. Willow - Movie Adaptation
37. Hercules
38. Silver Surfer - Judgement Day

Unofficial
39. The Inhumans

Hmmmmmmm.... these are the ones I have... they were great books.

1. Death of Captain Marvel
4. The New Mutants
5. X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills
8. Super Boxers
9. The Futurians
11. Void Indigo
12. Dazzler
17. Revenge of the Living Monolith
18. She-Hulk
20. Greenberg the Vampire
22. Amazing Spider-Man in Hooky
24. Daredevil - Love and War
25. Alien Legion
27. Avengers - Emporer Doom
29. Hulk & Thing - The Big Change
32. Death of Groo

 

[Phaedrus45]

Well, I just won an ebay auction for 6 graphic novels. Three were DC ones, and I never knew they did the same thing Marvel did. They were Star Raiders, Medusa Chain, and Me & Joe Priest. On the Marvel side, I got Graphic Novel 6, 7, and 8: Star Slammers, Killraven, and Super Boxers.

 

[PhotoJones]

I don't know what the hell half those GN's are anyway. "Super Boxers"? "Star Slammers"? What is that, like, the bastard step child of the "Star Jammers"?

 

[Phaedrus45]

I'm wondering about those ones, too. I'm figuring that's why they were rather cheap to get. I did just get #10 and #15, too. I'm hoping the Asgard one is decent. Having that list has made them much easier to find. Again, a big thanks.

 

[Themanofbat]

"Super Boxers"... and I'm going by memory here, was a futuristic tale about a timewhen the Roman Gladiator mentality is back where hords of people will go watch boxers pummel one another to death, but with spiked gloves and armor. And this particular story features on one young fella determined to be a winner in his poverty ridden life of nothing but losses.

It was written by John Byrne (back when he was actually good at writing), and it's a great story, so you shouldn't be dissapoointed with this read.

 

[Elijya]

I have most of those. One that's missing from that list is Dr. Strange Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment, I'm not sure where it fits on the official list

 

[PhotoJones]

I have most of those. One that's missing from that list is Dr. Strange Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment, I'm not sure where it fits on the official list

I'm not sure where that one fits either. Apparently, it's not an "official" Marvel Graphic Novel, and it's not one of the Overtreet Guide's numbers.

 

[Elijya]

did you get the list from wikipedia? check out the notes:

Marvel numbered stories through 1985 up to number 20, but released many other stories in the same format that are considered unnumbered parts of the series according to the Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. Overstreet continued counting beyond the original "official" numbering, following a Marvel-published list of Graphic Novels. When the list stopped being published, Overstreet stopped trying to number the issues - halting at issue 38, although they list 29 more issues published from 1983 through 1991, although the list is known not to include every graphic novel from this period.

technically, if having a number makes it an "official MGN", then only the first 20 are official since they were given numbers. Overstreet gave the next 18 numbers themselves, and then just arbitrarily stopped.

 

[PhotoJones]

Right, but what's with #39? That one wasn't "official" or listed in the Overstreet Guide. Who counted that one and not the others?

 

[Elijya]

I have no idea, I don't know who wrote the wikipedia article and I don't have a copy of Overstreet near me right now

 

[Themanofbat]

I think you're missing some GN's from your list...

I was noticing a lack of Spider-Man GN's from your list, such as "Fear Itself" & "Parallel Lives", so I looked around and I found this list...



Marvel Graphic Novel The Death of Captain Marvel
Marvel Graphic Novel Michael Moorcock's Elric : The Dreaming City
Marvel Graphic Novel Dreadstar
Marvel Graphic Novel The New Mutants
Marvel Graphic Novel X-Men : God Loves, Man Kills
Marvel Graphic Novel Star Slammers
Marvel Graphic Novel Killraven, Warrior of the Worlds
Marvel Graphic Novel Super Boxers
Marvel Graphic Novel The Futurians
Marvel Graphic Novel Heartburst
Marvel Graphic Novel Void Indigo
Marvel Graphic Novel Dazzler
Marvel Graphic Novel Starstruck : the luckless, the abandoned, and the forsaked
Marvel Graphic Novel Swords of the Swashbucklers
Marvel Graphic Novel The Raven Banner : a tale of Asgard
Marvel Graphic Novel The Aladdin Effect
Marvel Graphic Novel Revenge of the Living Monolith
Marvel Graphic Novel The Sensational She-Hulk
Marvel Graphic Novel The Witch Queen of Acheron (Conan)
Marvel Graphic Novel Greenberg the Vampire
Marvel Graphic Novel Voyager : a Doctor Who adventure
Marvel Graphic Novel Dracula : A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares
Marvel Graphic Novel Daredevil : Love and War
Marvel Graphic Novel The Alien Legion
Marvel Graphic Novel The Amazing Spider-Man in Hooky
Marvel Graphic Novel Doctor Strange : Into Shamballa
Marvel Graphic Novel Marada the She-Wolf
Marvel Graphic Novel The Incredible Hulk and the Thing in The Big Change
Marvel Graphic Novel Conan the Reaver
Marvel Graphic Novel A Sailor's Story
Marvel Graphic Novel The Death of Groo
Marvel Graphic Novel The Pitt
Marvel Graphic Novel Wolfpack
Marvel Graphic Novel Emperor Doom
Marvel Graphic Novel Predator and Prey (Cloak & Dagger)
Marvel Graphic Novel The Mighty Thor in I, Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Marvel Graphic Novel Willow
Marvel Graphic Novel Hitler's Astrologer
Marvel Graphic Novel Ax, the Graphic Novel
Marvel Graphic Novel Conan of the Isles
Marvel Graphic Novel The Dreamwalker
Marvel Graphic Novel Hercules, Prince of Power : Full Circle
Marvel Graphic Novel The Inhumans
Marvel Graphic Novel Abslom Daak : Dalek Killer
Marvel Graphic Novel The Punisher in Assassin's Guild
Marvel Graphic Novel The Horn of Azoth (Conan)
Marvel Graphic Novel The Resurrection of Doom
Marvel Graphic Novel Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Marvel Graphic Novel Doctor Strange, Doctor Doom : Triumph and Torment
Marvel Graphic Novel Kull : The Vale of Shadow
Marvel Graphic Novel Arena
Marvel Graphic Novel The Amazing Spider-Man : Parallel Lives
Marvel Graphic Novel The Punisher in Intruder
Marvel Graphic Novel Shelter from the Storm : Power Pack and Cloak & Dagger
Marvel Graphic Novel The Chronicles of Genghis Grimtoad
Marvel Graphic Novel Marvel Comics Presents The Enslavers (Silver Surfer)
Marvel Graphic Novel Excalibur : Weird War III
Marvel Graphic Novel Black Widow : The Coldest War
Marvel Graphic Novel The Punisher : Kingdom Gone
Marvel Graphic Novel Rio Rides Again
Marvel Graphic Novel Conan the Rogue
Marvel Graphic Novel Wolverine, Nick Fury : The Scorpio Connection
Marvel Graphic Novel Conan, the Ravagers Out of Time
Marvel Graphic Novel X-Men Animation Special : The Pryde of the X-Men
Marvel Graphic Novel Silver Surfer : Judgment Day
Marvel Graphic Novel Ka-Zar : Guns of the Savage Land
Marvel Graphic Novel Wolverine : Bloody Choices
Marvel Graphic Novel Spider-Man in Fear Itself

 

[Themanofbat]

The Spider-Man "Fear Itself" GN was published in 1992, which was probably the last year that these were published, though I couldn't say for certain if it was the last one.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Damn! Now it really is going to take a long time to get all the Graphic Novels.

 

[Themanofbat]

There was a "Life of Groo" Graphic Novel published in 1993 by Marvel, but it was in a thicker comic book sized format.

 

[Elijya]

thanks TMOB

also, Phaed, I don't know if you're a stickler for this, but be aware that several volumes (particularly Death of Captain Marvel, God Loves, Man Kills and New Mutants) have been through multiple printings.

There's also a hardcover edition of several volumes as well

 

[Themanofbat]

Damn! Now it really is going to take a long time to get all the Graphic Novels.

I would do a Google search on all the ones I listed to see if they were indeed "Graphic Novels".

The ones from the 80's were no doubt in GN format, but some of the 90's ones, especially the Punisher & Wolverine ones, might have been in thick Dark Knight formats.

Though I can tell you with 100% certainty that 1989's Spider-Man: Parallel Lives & 1992's Spider-Man: Fear Itself were in GN format.