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No. 180 — Longer term

The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes

Ed Brubaker · Steve Epting

Story era 01 · The Dawn of the Heroes

Brubaker and Epting connect Marvel’s wartime heroes through an eight-issue story of their shared beginnings.

UnownedReading status not recorded224 pages8 full issues

One-book project: The Marvels Project — birth of the wartime heroes

Setup & reading order

  1. After The beginning of the timeline

    Read the complete eight-issue wartime tapestry together, then Marvels for the later civilian perspective.

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The books

This book

The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes

Trade paperback · 224 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · The Dawn of the Heroes

1939–1941: the original Human Torch, Namor, Angel and Captain America converge as the world enters war.

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Released 26 Oct 2021 · 224 pages · Steve McNiven cover9781302931575Planned edition
The Marvels Project (2009)#1–8
Earth-616 Primary
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Duplication · The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes

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