This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of Marvel Comics. Focusing on Marvel"s mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication"s title, writers-artists, publisher, ISBN (if available), and a plot synopsis. One appendix provides a comprehensive alphabetical index of Marvel and Marvel related publications to 2005, while two other appendices provide selected lists of Marvel-related game books and unpublished Marvel titles.