Captain Britain
Reprints Marvel Super-Heroes #387-388 (Marvel UK title; July 1982 – August 1982); Daredevils #1-11 (Marvel UK title; January 1983 – November 1983); & Mighty World of Marvel #7-13 (Marvel UK title; December 1983 – June 1984)
Dr. Strange Vs. Dracula: The Montesi Formula
Reprints Tomb of Dracula #44 (May 1976); & Doctor Strange #14 & #58-62 (May 1976 & April 1983 – December 1983).
Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #238-239, #244-245, #249-251 (March 1983 – April 1983; September 1983 – October 1983; February 1984 – April 1984); & Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #85 (December 1983).
It is placed here based on the chronology of events in History of the Marvel Universe.
Avengers: Hawkeye
Reprints Hawkeye #1-4 (September 1983 – December 1983); Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964); Marvel Super Action #1 (January 1976), Avengers #189 (November 1979); & Marvel Team-Up #95 (July 1980).
New Mutants Classic, vol.2
Reprints New Mutants #8-17 (October 1983 – July 1984).
X-Men: Beauty & the Beast
Reprints Marvel Graphic Novel #12 – Dazzler: The Movie (1984) & Beauty and the Beast #1-4 (December 1984 – June 1985).
Captain America: Death of the Red Skull
Reprints Captain America #290-301 (February 1984 – January 1985).
It is placed here based on the chronology of events in History of the Marvel Universe.
The Thing Classic, vol.1
Reprints The Thing #1-10 (July 1983 – April 1984).
Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne, vol.4
Reprints Fantastic Four #258-267 (September 1983 – June 1984); Alpha Flight #4 (November 1983) & The Thing #10 (April 1984).
Alpha Flight Classic, vol.2
Reprints Alpha Flight #9-19 (April 1984 – February 1985) & X-Men #109 (February 1978).
Thor by Walter Simonson, vol.1
Reprints Thor #337-345 (November 1983 – October 1984).
Secret Wars Omnibus
Reprints Secret Wars #1-12 (May 1984 – April 1985); Thor #383 (September 1987); & She-Hulk #10 (February 2005).
A full reading order for this storyline can be found here.
–> Spider-Man & The Secret Wars
Reprints Spider-Man & The Secret Wars #1-4 (February 2010 – May 2010).
–> Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars
Reprints Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #1–4 (July 2015 – October 2015) & Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1 (May 1984).
–> Secret Wars: Battleworld
Reprints Secret Wars: Battleworld #1-4 (January 2024 – April 2024).
Spider-Man: The Complete Alien Costume Saga Book 1
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #252-258 (May 1984 – November 1984); Marvel Team-Up #141-145 (May 1984 – September 1984) & Annual #7 (1984); Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #90-95 (May 1984 – October 1984).
Follows on directly from Secret Wars.
The Thing Classic, vol.2
Reprints The Thing #11-22 (May 1984 – April 1985) & Fantastic Four #274 (January 1985).
Follows on directly from Secret Wars.
Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne, vol.5
Reprints Fantastic Four #268-275 (July 1984 – February 1985) & Annual #18 (August 1984); & The Thing #19 (January 1985).
–> Marvel 1985
Reprints Marvel 1985 #1-6 (July 2008 – December 2008).
This story is intended to follow on from Secret Wars, but must occur after the preceding volume of the Thing.
Power Pack Classic, vol.1
Reprints Power Pack #1-10 (August 1984 – May 1985).
It is placed here based on the chronology of events in History of the Marvel Universe.
–> Iron Man: Industrial Revolution
Reprints Iron Man Legacy #6-11 (November 2010 – April 2011).
Occurs shortly after Secret Wars.
New Mutants Classic, vol.3
Reprints New Mutants #18-25 (August 1984 – March 1985) & Annual #1 (1984).
West Coast Avengers: Assemble
Reprints West Coast Avengers #1-4 (September 1984 – December 1984); Iron Man Annual #7 (1984); & Avengers #250 (December 1984); plus material from Avengers #239, #243-244, & #246 (January 1984, May 1984 – June 1984 & August 1984); & Avengers West Coast #100 (November 1993).
It is placed here based on the chronology of events in History of the Marvel Universe.
X-Men: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine
Reprints Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6 (November 1984 – April 1985).
Thor Visionaries – Walt Simonson, vol.2
Reprints Thor #349-359 (November 1984 – September 1985).
X-Men Origins: Firestar
Reprints Firestar #1-4 (March 1986 – June 1986); Marvel Age #35 (February 1986, part only); Marvel Comics Presents #82-87 (August 1991 – October 1991, Firestar stories only); Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends #1 (December 1991); Spider-Man Family Featuring Spider-Man’s Amazing Friends #1 (October 2006); & Uncanny X-Men #193 (May 1985);
Placed here based on the dating of the Uncanny X-Men issue.
Spider-Man: The Death of Jean Dewolff
Reprints Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #107–110 & #134-136 (October 1985 – January 1986 & January 1988 – March 1988).
Note that only the Death of Jean Dewolff storyline takes places at this point; the Return of the Sin-Eater arc takes place later.
Power Pack Classic, vol.2
Reprints Power Pack #11-17 (June 1985 – December 1985); Uncanny X-Men #195 (July 1985); & Power Pack & Cloak and Dagger: Shelter from the Storm (1989).
Secret Wars II Omnibus
Reprints Secret Wars II #1-9 (July 1985 – March 1986); New Mutants #30 & #36-37 (August 1985 & February 1986 – March 1986); Captain America #308 (August 1985); Uncanny X-Men #196 & #202-203 (August 1985 & February 1986 – March 1986); Iron Man #197 (August 1985); Fantastic Four #282, #285, #288 & #316-319 (September 1985, December 1985, March 1986, July 1988 – October 1988); Web of Spider-Man #6 (September 1985); Amazing Spider-Man #268 & #273-274 (September 1985 & February 1986 – March 1986); Daredevil #223 (October 1985); Incredible Hulk #312 (October 1985); Avengers #260-261 & #265-266 (October 1985 – November 1985 & March 1986 – April 1986); Dazzler #40 (November 1985); Alpha Flight #28 (November 1985); The Thing #30 (December 1985); Doctor Strange #74 (December 1985); Cloak and Dagger #4 (January 1986); Power Pack #18 (January 1986); Thor #363 (January 1986); Power Man and Iron Fist #121 (January 1986); Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #111 (February 186); Defenders #152 (February 1986); Quasar #8 (March 1990) & Deadpool Team-Up #1 (December 1988).
A full reading order for the Secret Wars II event can be found here.
Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne, vol.6
Reprints Fantastic Four #276-284 (March 1985 – November 1985); The Thing #23 (May 1985); & Secret Wars II #2 (August 1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos
Reprints Avengers #255-261 (May 1985 – November 1985) & Annual #14 (1985); & Fantastic Four Annual #19 (1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Incredible Hulk: Crossroads
Reprints Incredible Hulk #301-313 (November 1984 – November 1985) & Annual #13 (1984); & Alpha Flight #29 (December 1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
–> Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads
Reprints Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads #1-5 (September 2021 – January 2022).
New Mutants Classic, vol.4
Reprints New Mutants #25-34 (April 1985 – December 1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Iron Man: Iron Monger
Reprints Iron Man #193-200 (April 1985 – November 1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Doctor Strange: Into the Dark Dimension
Reprints Doctor Strange #68-74 (December 1984 – December 1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
X-Men: The Asgardian Wars
Reprints X-Men and Alpha Flight #1-2 (December 1985 – January 1986); New Mutants Special Edition #1 (1985) & X-Men Annual #9 (1985).
Occurs during Secret Wars II and parallels Thor Visionaries 3.
Thor Visionaries – Walt Simonson, vol.3
Reprints Thor #360-369 (October 1985 – July 1986).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Power Pack Classic, vol.3
Reprints Power Pack #18-26 (January 1986 – September 1986); & Thor #363 (January 1986).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
New Mutants Classic, vol.5
Reprints New Mutants #35-40 (January 1986 – June 1986) & Special Edition #1 (1985) & X-Men Annual #9 (1985).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II and parallels Thor Visionaries 3.
X-Men: Ghosts
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #199-209 (November 1985 – September 1986); & Annual #10 (1986).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler, vol.4
Reprints Dazzler #35-42 (January 1985 – March 1986); Beauty and the Beast #1-4 (December 1984 – June 1985); Secret Wars II #4 (October 1985); Marvel Fanfare #38 (Dazzler material only, June 1988).
Avengers: Vision & The Scarlet Witch – A Year in the Life
Reprints Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1-12 (October 1985 – September 1986); & West Coast Avengers #2 (November 1985).
Avengers – West Coast Avengers: Family Ties
Reprints West Coast Avengers #1-9 (October 1985 – June 1986); & Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1-2 (October 1985 – November 1985).
Avengers: The Once and Future Kang
Reprints Avengers #262-269 (December 1985 – July 1986) & Annual #15 (1986); & West Coast Avengers Annual #1 (1986).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne, vol.7
Reprints Fantastic Four #285-286 (December 1985 – January 1986) & Annual #19 (November 1985); Avengers #263 (January 1986) & Annual #14 (November 1985); & X-Factor #1 (February 1986).
Fantastic Four Visionaries – John Byrne, vol.8
Reprints Fantastic Four #287-295 (February 1986 – October 1986).
Includes some issues that cross over with Secret Wars II.
Squadron Supreme by Mark Gruenwald
Reprints Squadron Supreme #1–12 (September 1985 – August 1986); Captain America #314 (February 1986) & Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989).
This story crosses over with the Squadron Supreme Universe. It is placed here for the flow of Captain America issues.
X-Men: Longshot
Reprints Longshot #1-6 (September 1985 – February 1986).
–> X-Men Legends: Past Meets Future
Reprints X-Men Legends #1-6 (July 2022 – April 2023).
Only the middle story in this volume takes place at this time; the other two take place here and here respectively.
Alpha Flight Classic, vol.3
Reprints Alpha Flight #20-29 (March 1985 – December 1985) & Incredible Hulk #313 (November 1985).
Incredible Hulk Visionaries – John Byrne
Reprints Incredible Hulk #314-319 (December 1985 – May 1986) & Annual #14 (1985); & Marvel Fanfare #29 (November 1986).
Captain America: Scourge of the Underworld
Reprints Captain America #318-320 & 358-362 (June 1986 – August 1986 & September 1989 – November 1989, Scourge stories only from the latter); U.S. Agent #1-4 (June 1994 – September 1993); Marvel Fanfare #29 (November 1986); & Amazing Spider-Man #278 (July 1986).
The full rampage of Scourge is chronicled here.
Punisher: Circle of Blood
Reprints Punisher #1-5 (January 1986 – May 1986).
Daredevil: Born Again
Reprints Daredevil #226-233 (January 1986 – August 1986).
–> Magneto: Magneto Was Right
Reprints Magneto #1-4 (October 2023 – January 2024).
Takes place around this time.
Iron Man 2020
Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 20 (1986); Astonishing Tales: Iron Man 2020 #1-6 (April 2009 – September 2009); Death’s Head #10 (September 1989); Iron Man 2020 original graphic novel (1994); Machine Man (1984) #1-4 (October 1984 – January 1985); & What If…? #53 (September 1993).
This volume mostly takes place in Earth 8410. It is placed here for the Spider-Man story, which occurs at this time.
Thor Visionaries – Walt Simonson, vol.4
Reprints Thor #371-374 (September 1986 – December 1986) & Balder the Brave #1-4 (November 1985 – May 1986).
X-Men: Mutant Massacre
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #210-214 (October 1986 – February 1987); X-Factor #9-11 (October 1986 – December 1986); New Mutants #46 (December 1986); Thor #373-374 (November 1986 – December 1986); Power Pack #27 (Decenber 1986) & Daredevil #238 (January 1987).
Mutant Massacre and Thor Visionaries 4 both reprint the same issues of Thor, and either can be read before the other. A full reading order for this event can be found here.
New Mutants Classic, vol.6
Reprints New Mutants #41-47 (July 1986 – January 1987) & Annual #2 (1986); & Uncanny X-Men #10 (1986).
This book reprints an issue that is also part of the Mutant Massacre storyline.
Avengers: Under Siege
Reprints The Avengers #270-277 (August 1986 – March 1987).
Takes place shortly after the Mutant Massacre. A more detailed reading order for this event can be found here.

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