Comics:Marvel Saga Vol 1 1
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Appearing in "Book I: The Saga Begins...!"
Featured Characters:
- Wathcer
- Galactus
- Kree
- Skrull
- Watchers
- Eternals
- Deviants
- Inhumans
- Conan
- Hercules
- Black Knight
- Morgan le Fay
- Kid Colt
- Rawhide Kid
- Two-Gun Kid
- Phantom Rider
- Baron Blood
- Union Jack
- Howling Commandos
- Invaders
- Red Skull
- Anthony Stark
- Bruce Banner
- Thaddeus Ross
- Betty Ross
- Henry Pym
- Donald Blake
- Charles Xavier
- Jean Grey
- Stephen Strange
- Matt Murdock
- Foggy Nelson
- Peter Parker
- Flash Thompson
- Liz Allan
- Nathaniel Richards
- Victor von Doom
- Gormuu
- Fantastic Four
- Mole Man
- Guardian
- Jerry Jaxon
- Heather McNeil
- Wolverine
Material Excerpted From:
- Fantastic Four #1
- Fantastic Four #2
- Fantastic Four #271
- Fantastic Four #273
- Tales to Astonish #27
- Tales to Astonish #44
- Avengesr #227
- Alpha Flight #2
- The Thing #1
- Various other sources
Synopsis for "Book I: The Saga Begins...!"
The first issue in a series telling the history of the Marvel Universe in chronological order. This issue tells the events of:
- The origins of the Universe, including Galactus, the Watchers and the Kree/Skrull conflict.
- The birth of the Eternals and Deviants on Earth.
- The birth of the Inhumans on Earth.
- The great cataclysm that sank ancient Atlantis and the early adventures of Conan.
- The early adventures of Hercules
- The original Black Knight's adventures in Camelot
- The adventures of the wild west heroes Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider, Kid Colt, and the Rawhide Kid.
- World War I, and the adventures of the original Union Jack.
- The World War II adventures of Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos and the Invaders.
- The fates of Captain America, Namor and Nick Fury after the war.
- The early pre-super-hero careers of Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Donald Blake, Charles Xavier, Stephen Strange, Matt Murdock, and Peter Parker.
- The early days of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, Benjamin Grimm, and Victor Von Doom before the formation of the Fantastic Four.
- Retelling the origin of the Fantastic Four and their first battle against the Mole Man.
- The events that led to James Hudson and Heather McNeil quitting Am-Can industries, and the formation of the Guaridan armor, and their meeting with Logan, who is fated to become Wolverine.
- The murder of Henry Pym's first wife, and how it led him to create the formula which would lead to him becoming the Ant Man.
- This issue wraps up with a partial retelling of the Skrull's first attempt to take over modern day Earth by framing the Fantastic Four for various criminal activities.
Notes
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Trivia
- No trivia.
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Recommended Reading
- None.
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Categories: Comics | 1985, December | Copper-Age | Marvel Saga Vol 1 | Jim Shooter/Editor-in-Chief | Ron Frenz/Cover Artist | Bob Layton/Cover Artist | Peter Sanderson/Writer | Stan Lee/Writer | Larry Lieber/Writer | H.E. Huntley/Writer | John Byrne/Writer | Ron Frenz/Penciler | Jack Kirby/Penciler | John Byrne/Penciler | Don Heck/Penciler | Ron Wilson/Penciler | Sal Buscema/Penciler | Al Milgrom/Inker | Art Simek/Inker | Joe Sinnott/Inker | Dick Ayers/Inker | Hilary Barta/Inker | Bret Breeding/Inker | Janet Jackson/Colourist | Bill Vallely/Colourist | Ron Zalme/Letterer | Barry Sharpro/Letterer | Phil Felix/Letterer | Ken Lopez/Letterer | Harry Candelario/Letterer | Rob Carosella/Letterer | Paul Becton/Letterer | Dawn Geiger/Letterer | Danny Fingeroth/Editor | Mark Gruenwald/Editor | Ralph Macchio/Editor | Uatu (Earth-616)/Appearances | Galactus (Earth-616)/Appearances | Kree/Appearances | Skrull/Appearances | Watchers/Appearances | Eternals/Appearances | Deviants/Appearances | Inhumans/Appearances | Conan (Earth-616)/Appearances | Hercules (Earth-616)/Appearances | Sir Percy of Scandia (Earth-616)/Appearances | Morgan le Fay (Earth-616)/Appearances | Blaine Colt (Earth-616)/Appearances | Jonathan Clay (Earth-616)/Appearances | Matthew Liebowicz (Earth-616)/Appearances | Phantom Rider/Appearances | John Falsworth (Earth-616)/Appearances | Montgomery Falsworth (Earth-616)/Appearances | Howling Commandos (WWII) (Earth-616)/Appearances | Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)/Appearances | Timothy Dugan (Earth-616)/Appearances | Gabriel Jones (Earth-616)/Appearances | Invaders (WWII) (Earth-616)/Appearances | Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances | James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-616)/Appearances | Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)/Appearances | Jim Hammond (Earth-616)/Appearances | Thomas Raymond (Earth-616)/Appearances | Johann Schmidt (Earth-616)/Appearances | Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances | Robert Bruce Banner (Earth-616)/Appearances | Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)/Appearances | Elizabeth Ross (Earth-616)/Appearances | Henry Pym (Earth-616)/Appearances | Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Appearances | Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Appearances | Jean Grey (Earth-616)/Appearances | Stephen Strange (Earth-616)/Appearances | Matthew Murdock (Earth-616)/Appearances | Franklin Nelson (Earth-616)/Appearances | Peter Parker (Earth-616)/Appearances | Eugene Thompson (Earth-616)/Appearances | Elizabeth Allan (Earth-616)/Appearances | Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616)/Appearances | Victor von Doom (Earth-616)/Appearances | Gormuu (Earth-616)/Appearances | Fantastic Four (Earth-616)/Appearances | Reed Richards (Earth-616)/Appearances | Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616)/Appearances | Susan Storm (Earth-616)/Appearances | Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)/Appearances | Harvey Elder (Earth-616)/Appearances | James Hudson (Earth-616)/Appearances | Jerry Jaxon (Earth-616)/Appearances | Heather McNeil (Earth-616)/Appearances | James Howlett (Earth-616)/Appearances | Comics:Fantastic Four Vol 1 1/Appearances | Comics:Fantastic Four Vol 1 2/Appearances | Comics:Fantastic Four Vol 1 271/Appearances | Comics:Fantastic Four Vol 1 273/Appearances | Comics:Tales to Astonish Vol 1 27/Appearances | Comics:Tales to Astonish Vol 1 44/Appearances | Comics:Avengers Vol 1 227/Appearances | Comics:Alpha Flight Vol 1 2/Appearances | Comics:Thing Vol 1 1/Appearances | Wikify | Synopsis Written
