The Mighty World of Marvel #1 published in 1972

The Mighty World Of Marvel ( commonly shortened to MWOM ) was Marvel UK's first ever title published in 1972. Starting out publishing reprints of Marvel's existing characters including Spiderman, The Hulk and the Fantastic Four, it proved to be a great success and Marvel gained a foothold in the ( at the time ) vast UK weekly comic market. Deaths Head II: One of the initially successful, but shortlived titles launched by Marvel UK in the US. Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 1990s. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Incredible Hulk The Hulk, often called The Incredible Hulk, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... The Fantastic Four is a Marvel Comics superhero group. ...

Spending much of the 1970s as Marvel UK's flagship title it carried on providing reprints of American Marvel material. This changed when in 1978 Dez Skinn was hired by Stan Lee to revamp the now ailing Marvel UK. Skinn revamped all of Marvel UK's titles, including The Mighty World of Marvel by making it a monthly title and renaming it Marvel Superheroes. In issue 377 the first of a new series of original Captain Britain stories started, continuing directly from Hulk Weekly, which also featured original material. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Deaths Head II: One of the initially successful, but shortlived titles launched by Marvel UK in the US. Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 1990s. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Dez Skinn is a British comic book and magazine editor. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... Hulk Weekly #1 Hulk Weekly was a Marvel UK title published under the editorship of Dez Skinn starting in 1979. ...

These stories were written by Dave Thorpe and drawn by Alan Davis, however erratic distribution affected sales and eventually Marvel Superheroes was cancelled with issue 388 in 1982. This ended the continuous run of Marvel UK's longest running title but it soon reappeared renumbered from issue one in the same year. This also mainly concentrated on reprint material but it did later feature the end of Alan Moore and Alan Davis's Captain Britain story. After Moore left, Jamie Delano took over writing duties of Captain Britain but this volume of MWOM was cancelled with issue 16 and Captain Britain left to his own monthly title in 1985. Alan Davis is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Moore Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton, England) is a British writer most famous for his work in comics. ... Alan Davis is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), also briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... Jamie Delano. ... This article is about the year. ...

The title remained in limbo until Panini Comics obtained the license for Marvel UK in 1995 and is now published by them featuring reprints of American Marvel material. Panini Comics is a comic book publisher that publishes comic books in Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mighty World of Marvel volume 2, #12: Art by Alan Davis

External links

• Marvel UK fansite

• Panini Comics homepage