Marvel Adventures is an imprint

Imprint

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 of Marvel Comics

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 intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marvel Adventures comic tells a standalone story.

The idea was initially established as the Marvel Age imprint in 2003. The Marvel Age

Marvel Age

Marvel Adventures is an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marvel Adventures comic tells a standalone story.The idea was initially...

 name had last been used as the title of a promotional magazine published by Marvel from 1983-1994. The initial idea for the imprint was to reuse the early plots, written by Stan Lee

Stan Lee

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 in the 1960s, in a modern day setting, with new writers and artists retelling the stories. The stories would be published in the standard comic book format and quickly collected and reprinted in manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

-style digest size

Digest size

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. Several titles from Marvel's failed Tsunami line, as well as several other Marvel series, were also collected in this format and released under the Marvel Age banner.

In 2005 the Marvel Age imprint was relaunched as Marvel Adventures, with Marvel Age: Spider-Man

Spider-Man

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 and Marvel Age: Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

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 being restarted as Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man and Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four. This time around, the stories would be original and not based on existing stories. In order to be able to tell standalone stories and to escape the trappings of having to reflect the events of other Marvel titles, none of the titles take place within the primary Marvel Universe continuity

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. Each title under the Marvel Adventures imprint seems to have its own continuity set apart from the other titles. In some instances, multiple continuities have even been used within single titles.

The titles currently published consist of Marvel Adventures: The Avengers, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man is a Marvel Comics comic book series intended for all ages, especially children, that ran for 61 issues from May 2005 through May 2010. The Marvel Age Spider-Man stories were based on early issues that Stan Lee wrote in the 1960s...

 and Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes. Two other titles, Marvel Adventures: Iron Man

Iron Man

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 and Marvel Adventures: Hulk, were both canceled after brief runs. Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

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 ended its run, after 48 issues, in May, 2009. It was followed two months later by a Fantastic Four Giant-Size Adventures one-shot.

In 2010, the line was ended and then rebooted with only two titles, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man is a Marvel Comics comic book series intended for all ages, especially children, that ran for 61 issues from May 2005 through May 2010. The Marvel Age Spider-Man stories were based on early issues that Stan Lee wrote in the 1960s...

 and Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes returning. Both titles started over with a new first issue.

The Marvel Adventures imprint carries on the tradition of reprinting its stories in the manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

-style digest

Digest size

Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5½ x 8¼ inches, but can also be 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches and 5½ x 7½ inches. These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end...

format and continues to incorporate stories and characters from other areas of the Marvel Universe.

Marvel Adventures

• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man/Iron Man/Hulk: Triple Threat (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #1-4)
• Marvel Adventures Thor Featuring Captain America, Dr. Strange, & Ant-Man (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #5-8)
• Marvel Adventures Thor & The Avengers (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #9-12)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man & The Avengers (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #13-16)
• Marvel Adventures Iron Man/Spider-Man (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #57, Marvel Adventures Iron Man #1, Iron Man #234, and Marvel Team-Up #9)
• Marvel Adventures Black Widow & The Avengers (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #17-21)
• Marvel Adventures Thor: Bringer of the Storm (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #7 & 11 and Marvel Adventures Avengers #5 & 15)
• Marvel Adventures Thor/Spider-Man (Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #4, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #40, Marvel Team-Up #115-116, and Thor #391)

Marvel Adventures Avengers

• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 1: Heroes Assembled (Marvel Adventures Avengers #1–4)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 2: Mischief (Marvel Adventures Avengers #5-8)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 3: Bizarre Adventures (Marvel Adventures Avengers #9-12)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 4: The Dream Team (Marvel Adventures Avengers #13-15)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 5: Some Assembling Required (Marvel Adventures Avengers #16-19)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 6: Mighty Marvels (Marvel Adventures Avengers #20-23)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 7: Weirder And Wilder (Marvel Adventures Avengers #24-27)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 8: The New Recruits (Marvel Adventures Avengers #28-31)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 9: The Times They Are A-Changin'(Marvel Adventures Avengers #32-35)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 10: Invasion (Marvel Adventures Avengers #36-39)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers: Iron Man (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes vol. 2 #1-4)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers: Thor (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes vol. 2 #5-8)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers: Captain America (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes vol. 2 #8 & 12, Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #2, and Captain America #255)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers: Hulk (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes vol. 2 #9-12
• Marvel Adventures Avengers: Thor & Captain America (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes vol. 2 #13-16)
• Marvel Adventures Avengers: United (Marvel Adventures Super Heroes vol. 2 #17 & 19, and Marvel Adventures Avengers #1-2)

Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four

• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Family of Heroes (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #1–4)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 2: Fantastic Voyages (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #5–8)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 3: World's Greatest (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #9–12)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 4: Cosmic Threats (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #13–16)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 5: All 4 One, 4 For All (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #17-20)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Monsters & Mysteries (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #21-24)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 7: The Silver Surfer (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #25-28)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 8: Monsters, Moles, Cowboys & Coupons (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #29-32)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 9: New York's Finest (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #33-36)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 10: Spaced Crusaders (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #37-40)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 11: Doomed If You Don't (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #41-44)
• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 12: Four-Three-Two-One (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #45-48)

Marvel Adventures Hulk

• Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol. 1: Misunderstood Monster (Marvel Adventures Hulk #1-4)
• Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol. 2: Defenders (Marvel Adventures Hulk #5-8)
• Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol. 3: Strongest One There Is (Marvel Adventures Hulk #9-12)
• Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol. 4: Tales To Astonish (Marvel Adventures Hulk #13-16)

Marvel Adventures Iron Man

• Marvel Adventures Iron Man Vol. 1: Heart of Steel (Marvel Adventures Iron Man #1-4)
• Marvel Adventures Iron Man Vol. 2: Iron Armory (Marvel Adventures Iron Man #5-8)
• Marvel Adventures Iron Man Vol. 3: Hero by Design (Marvel Adventures Iron Man #9-12)
• Marvel Adventures Iron Man Vol. 4: Armored Avenger (Marvel Adventures Iron Man #13, Iron Man: Golden Avenger #1, Marvel Adventures Iron Man & Hulk: FCBD 2007, and Marvel Adventures Iron Man, Hulk, & Spider-Man: FCBD 2008)

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man

• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 1: The Sinister Six (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1–4)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 2: Power Struggle (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #5–8)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 3: Doom with a View (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #9–12)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 4: Concrete Jungle (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #13–16)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 5: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #17-20)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 6: The Black Costume (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #21-24)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 7: Secret Identity (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #25-28)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 8: Forces of Nature (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #29-32)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 9: Fiercest Foes (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #33-36)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 10: Identity Crisis (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #37-40)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 11: Animal Instinct (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #41-44)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 12: Jumping To Conclusions (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #45-48)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 13: Animal Attack! (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #49-52)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 14: Thwip! (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #53-56)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 15: Peter Parker vs. The X-Men (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #58-61)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: Amazing (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man vol. 2 #1-4)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: Spectacular (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man vol. 2 #5-8)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: Sensational (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man vol. 2 #9-12)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: Friendly Neighborhood (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man vol. 2 #13-16)
• Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: Tangled Web (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man vol. 2 #17-20)

External links

• Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four comics on Marvel.com
• Marvel Adventures Flip Magazine at Spiderfan.org