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This may come as a big surprise to some of you, but not all books have pictures in them. Some books just have a whole bunch of words. Over the years, Marvel (and DC) superheroes have made numerous appearances in various novels, and can still be found today sitting right next to Arthur Clarke and Tolkein in the bookstores. This isn't a unique phenomenon. "Media tie-in" novels have been popular for years, with the two most famous lines probably being the extensive libraries of Star Trek novels Star Wars novels. This page will attempt to chronicle the vast extent of superhero fiction over the years. In the late 60's, the very first Marvel novels appeared, including an Avengers novel and a Captain America novel. In 1978-79, Marvel's heroes made a brief return to prose fiction, with 11 books showing up in that brief span, featuring autors including David Michelinie, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman. Once again, Marvel novels went on hiatus, but when they returned, they came back in a big way. Starting in 1994, a new series of Marvel novels was started, and by the time they were done, they had added FIFTY new works of fiction to the Marvel Universe. Since 2000, Marvel fiction has been somewhat scarce and has come out at irregular intervals. Frankly, it seems as if novelizations of all the Marvel movies have been the main additions. However, starting this year (2005), a new publishing initiative has begun, which promises to once again add to Marvel's literary depth. NOTE: This list will focus on the "adult" fiction for now, so none of the children's books will be included. (Mary Jane made the cut, anything below that level didn't.) -- by Cleazer HEY FOLKS: Check out THIS INTERVIEW with veteran Marvel novel scribe Keith R.A. DeCandido, where he sits down with this website's very own Chris Leazer! ....yer pal in comix, Gormuu!
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Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets
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The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker (1967)
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 The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker Captain America: The Great Gold Steal |
 1. Spider-Man: Mayhem in Manhattan 2. The Incredible Hulk: Stalker from the Stars 3. The Incredible Hulk: Cry of the Beast 4. Captain America: Holocaust for Hire 5. Fantastic Four: Doomsday 6. Iron Man: And Call My Killer...Modok!
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 7. Doctor Strange: Nightmare 8. Spider-Man: Crime Campaign 9. The Marvel Super-Heroes 10. The Avengers: The Man Who Stole Tomorrow 11. Spider-Man & The Incredible Hulk: Murdermoon |
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 The Venom Factor Carnage In New York The Lizard Sanction Goblin's Revenge The Octopus Agenda Valley Of The Lizard |
 Wanted: Dead Or Alive Venom's Wrath The Gathering Of The Sinister Six Goblin Moon Emerald Mystery |
 The Ultimate Spider-Man The Ultimate Silver Surfer The Ultimate Super-Villains The Ultimate X-Men Untold Tales Of Spider-Man The Ultimate Hulk X-Men Legends
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| Iron Man | Incredible Hulk | Fantastic Four | |||
 The Armor Trap Operation A.I.M. |
 What Savage Beast Abominations |
 To Free Atlantis Redemption Of The Silver Surfer Countdown To Chaos
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| Daredevil | X-Men | X-Men | |||
 Predator's Smile The Cutting Edge |
 Mutant Empire 1: Siege Mutant Empire 2: Sanctuary Mutant Empire 3: Salvation Smoke And Mirrors Empire's End
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 The Jewels Of Cyttorak Law Of The Jungle Prisoner X Codename Wolverine Soul Killer |
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| Doom's Day | Generation X | X-Men & Spider-Man: Time's Arrow | |||
 1: Spider-Man & The Incredible Hulk: Rampage 2: Spider-Man & Iron Man: Sabotage 3: Spider-Man & Fantastic Four: Wreckage
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 Generation X Crossroads Genogoths |
 1: The Past 2: The Present 3: The Future |
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| X-Men & Avengers: Gamma Quest | Other Heroes | X-Men/Star Trek | |||
 1: Lost And Found 2: Search And Rescue 3: Friend Or Foe? |
 Captain America: Liberty's Torch The Avengers & The Thunderbolts Nick Fury, Agent Of SHIELD: Empyre
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 Planet X |
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| Spider-Man 2001-02 | X-Men 2000-2002 | Movie Novelizations | |||
 The Revenge Of The Sinister Six Secret Of The Sinister Six The Sinister Six COMBO |
 Shadows Of The Past Chaos Engine 1: Doctor Doom Science Of The X-Men Chaos Engine 2: Magneto Five Decades Of The X-Men The Legacy Quest Book 1 The Legacy Quest Book 2 The Legacy Quest Book 3 Chaos Engine 3: Red Skull The Chaos Engine Trilogy Legacy Quest Trilogy Omnibus
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 Blade X-Men Spider-Man Daredevil X-Men 2 Hulk |
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| Movie Novelizations | Mary Jane | Fantastic Four | |||
 Punisher Spider-Man 2 Blade: Trinity Elektra Fantastic Four
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 Mary Jane 1 Mary Jane 2 |
 War Zone |
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| Spider-Man | X-Men | Ultimates | |||
 Down These Mean Streets |
 Weapon X HC Weapon X MMPB Dark Mirror |
 Tomorrow Men |
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