Marvel Graphic Novel (MGN) was a series of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. In response, DC Comics established a competitor line known as DC Graphic Novel.
The first story (the second Marvel graphic novel produced) was The Death of Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin. 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.
Several characters were featured in an issue of Marvel Graphic Novel before receiving their own miniseries or ongoing series. The most successful of these was the New Mutants which ran for 100 issues. Other series which were spun off from a Marvel Graphic Novel are Dreadstar, Void Indigo, Starstruck, and the Swords of the Swashbucklers. In addition, Star Slammers had a miniseries published by Malibu Comics and Futurians was a short lived title published by Lodestone Comics.
List of graphic novels in the Marvel Graphic Novel line[]
| Number | Title | Year | Writers | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officially-numbered titles | |||||
| 01 | Death of Captain Marvel | 1982 | Jim Starlin | Jim Starlin | |
| 02 | Elric: The Dreaming City | 1982 | Michael Moorcock, Roy Thomas | P. Craig Russell | |
| 03 | Dreadstar | 1982 | Jim Starlin | Jim Starlin | |
| 04 | The New Mutants | 1982 | Chris Claremont | Bob McLeod | first appearance of the New Mutants |
| 05 | X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills | 1982 | Chris Claremont | Brent Eric Anderson | elements of this story are used in the X2: X-Men United movie |
| 06 | Star Slammers | 1983 | Walt Simonson | Walt Simonson | |
| 07 | Killraven: Warrior of the Worlds | 1983 | Don McGregor | P. Craig Russell | |
| 08 | Super Boxers | 1983 | Ron Wilson, John Byrne | Ron Wilson | |
| 09 | The Futurians | 1983 | Dave Cockrum | Dave Cockrum | |
| 10 | Heartburst | 1983 | Rick Veitch | Rick Veitch | |
| 11 | Void Indigo | 1983 | Steve Gerber | Val Mayerik | |
| 12 | Dazzler: The Movie | 1984 | James Shooter | Frank Springer | |
| 13 | Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked | 1984 | Elaine Lee | Michael Wm. Kaluta | |
| 14 | The Swords of the Swashbucklers | 1984 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 15 | The Raven Banner (A Tale of Asgard) | 1984 | Alan Zelenetz | Charles Vess | |
| 16 | The Aladdin Effect | 1985 | David Michelinie | Greg LaRocque | features Storm, She-Hulk, Tigra, and Wasp |
| 17 | Revenge of the Living Monolith | 1985 | David Michelinie | Marc Silvestri, Geof Isherwood | |
| 18 | The Sensational She-Hulk | 1985 | John Byrne | John Byrne, Kim DeMulder | |
| 19 | Conan the Barbarian: The Witch Queen of Acheron | 1985 | Don Kraar | Gary Kwapisz | |
| 20 | Greenberg the Vampire | 1985 | J. M. DeMatteis | Mark Badger | |
| Overstreet-numbered titles | |||||
| 21 | Marada the She-Wolf | 1985 | Chris Claremont | John Bolton | collects material originally serialized in Epic Illustrated |
| 22 | Amazing Spider-Man: Hooky | 1986 | Susan K. Putney | Bernie Wrightson | |
| 23 | Doctor Strange: Into Shamballa | 1986 | J. M. DeMatteis, Dan Green | Dan Green | |
| 24 | Daredevil: Love and War | 1986 | Frank Miller | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
| 25 | Alien Legion: A Grey Day to Die | 1986 | Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz | Frank Cirocco | |
| 26 | Dracula: A Symphony in Moonlight & Nightmares | 1986 | Jon J Muth | Jon J Muth | |
| 27 | Emperor Doom | 1987 | David Michelinie | Bob Hall | features the Avengers |
| 28 | Conan the Reaver | 1987 | Don Kraar | John Severin | |
| 29 | The Incredible Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change | 1987 | Jim Starlin | Bernie Wrightson | |
| 30 | A Sailor's Story | 1987 | Sam Glanzman | Sam Glanzman | biographical story about Sam Glanzman's service aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479) during World War Two |
| 31 | Wolfpack | 1987 | Larry Hama | Ron Wilson | |
| 32 | Death of Groo | 1987 | Mark Evanier | Sergio Aragones | |
| 33 | The Mighty Thor: I, Whom The Gods Would Destroy | 1988 | James Shooter, Jim Owsley | Paul Ryan | |
| 34 | Cloak and Dagger: Predator and Prey | 1988 | Bill Mantlo | Larry Stroman | |
| 35 | The Shadow: Hitler's Astrologer | 1988 | Denny O'Neil | Michael Wm. Kaluta, Russ Heath | |
| 36 | Willow: Movie Adaptation | 1988 | Mary Jo Duffy | Bob Hall, Romeo Tanghal | |
| 37 | Hercules | 1988 | Bob Layton | Bob Layton | |
| 38 | Silver Surfer: Judgment Day | 1988 | Stan Lee | John Buscema | |
| Unofficially-numbered titles | |||||
| 39 | The Inhumans | 1988 | Ann Nocenti | Bret Blevins | |
External links[]
- The Definitive Graphic Novels List by Bob Rozakis (Note: Rozakis uses a different numbering from Overstreet on MGN #32-35.)