What was your first experience of Marvel characters?

[Odd Rödney]

Hey folks!

I thought this might make for a nice thread. What was your fist exposure to Marvel characters? Mine was the Marvel Secret Wars coloring book!

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^ That is the facsimile edition but I'm talking about the legit one. That coloring book was at my Nan's house as a young lad. I remember sitting at her dinner table coloring in that book. I was probably 10 or 11 at the time. It was the first time I saw Magneto, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Kang, Dr. Doom, Iron Man, Doc Ock and Captain America!

What was it for you?

Thanks,
-Odd Rödney.

[Lee Stone]

The cartoons of the late '70s and early '80s. Three in particular: Spider-Woman, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, and The Incredible Hulk.

[Panic]

The 60's Spider-Man cartoon in the early seventies in the UK. Totally hooked me.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

Mostly cartoons of the 90s.

[Celtic1967]

The Hulk green chocolate syrup from the early 2000s is the first time I remember getting exposed to Marvel as a little kid. It was disgusting.

[Zero Hunter]

Probably the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends cartoon as a kid, but the first actual Marvel superhero book I ever got was Uncanny X-Men #166 the finale of the Brood Saga.

[jwatson]

First experience xmen tas. First time I purchased for myself the black and white xmen essentials. I also had the ff essentials too. Of course that's not counting Spidey in the Sunday strip so I guess that would actually be the first first. Lol

[Huntsman Spider]

Mostly cartoons of the 90s.

Same here, mainly X-Men and Spider-Man, though I also liked Iron Man, Fantastic Four, and Incredible Hulk, especially once Iron Man's and Fantastic Four's second seasons came out. Real jump in quality there. I particularly loved how Spider-Man, by the end of the 90s animated series, spotlighted a lot of other great Marvel heroes in numerous guest appearances throughout its run, especially the X-Men team-up in Season 2 (with the same cast and designs from their concurrent animated series) and the Daredevil team-up in Season 3.

[K7P5V]

OMG! There were so many, but the earliest that I can remember would be the artwork of Ross Andru from ASM #134 (XD)

[Phoenixx9]

OMG! There were so many, but the earliest that I can remember would be the artwork of Ross Andru from ASM #134 (XD)

That is some great artwork to have as first experience, K7P5V!

[scribbleMind]

Mostly cartoons of the 90s.

This or the live action Hulk series. My mom used to watch it, and while I never stuck around to watch a full episode, I certainly knew who Hulk was.

[Sirius J Moonlight]

When the comics first came out in the 60s. Iron Man, FF, and Avengers in particular. I learned to read just as FF came out, so most of the comics I found were DC, but they were in there.

[Thundershot]

Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends.

[K7P5V]

That is some great artwork to have as first experience, K7P5V!

Thanks! Glad to know there's someone else who appreciates Ross Andru

[CaptCleghorn]

The 1960's FF cartoon