Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars  MSHW   (Marvel, 1984-1985, 1992, 1999, 2012) ™ and ©1984 Marvel Entertainment Group

In May, 1984, Marvel decided to shake up the Marvel Universe a bit. To do this, they created the Secret Wars, a twelve-issue limited series that involved almost every major Marvel character. In this series, Earth’s heroes are kidnapped by an almost omnipotent being known as the Beyonder, and pitted against their most deadly enemies. The members of winning side were promised their fondest desire—but the losers would be granted no mercy.

The Secret Wars changed the lives of all involved, particularly The Amazing Spider-Man. As part of his involvement, he was given a black alien costume which gave him special powers. Eventually, however, it was revealed that this “costume” was actually a living being—a symbiote. When Spider-Man rejected bonding with it, it found another host and became known as the super-villain Venom.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date: 5/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $4.75 30 copies available from $0.99	X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four in all	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#1 (2nd printing) Date: 5/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	2nd printing	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#1 (3rd printing) Date: 5/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included with Marvel Universe Captain America vs Klaw 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#2 Date: 6/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $3.00 29 copies available from $0.65		Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#2 (2nd printing) Date: 6/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	2nd printing	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#2 (3rd printing) Date: 6/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included with the Marvel Universe Wolverine & Human Torch Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#3 Date: 7/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $3.50 33 copies available from $0.69	1st Appearance of Volcana; Origin of Volcana	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#3 (2nd printing) Date: 7/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	2nd printing; 1st Appearance of Volcana; Origin of Volcana	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#3 (3rd printing) Date: Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included with Marvel Universe Spider-Man vs Thunderball Figure 2-Pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#4 Date: 8/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $4.00 39 copies available from $0.69		Jim Shooter	Bob Layton
	#4 (2nd printing) Date: 8/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included in the Marvel Universe Hulk and Cyclops Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Bob Layton
	#5 Date: 9/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $3.00 33 copies available from $0.50		Jim Shooter	Bob Layton
	#5 (2nd printing) Date: 9/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $0.80 No copies available	Included in Marvel Universe Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Bob Layton
	#6 Date: 10/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $3.75 34 copies available from $0.99	Death of Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#6 (2nd printing) Date: Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included with Marvel Universe Ultron & Mr. Fantastic 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#7 Date: 11/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $2.75 26 copies available from $0.50	1st Appearance of Spider-Woman II (Julia Carpenter)	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#7 (2nd printing) Date: 11/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included in the Marvel Universe Spider-Woman / Iron Man Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#8 Date: 12/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $36.00 5 copies available from $10.00	1st Appearance of Alien costume (later Venom); Origin of Spider-Man’s black costume	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#8 (2nd printing) Date: 12/1/1984 Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 1 copy available for $39.00	Included in the Marvel Universe Spider-Man vs Magneto Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#9 Date: 1/1/1985 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $2.25 26 copies available from $0.25		Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#9 (2nd printing) Date: 10/1/2009 Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Marvel Universe Hawkeye and Piledriver 2-pack insert	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#10 Date: 2/1/1985 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $2.25 22 copies available from $0.44		Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#10 (2nd printing) Date: 2/1/1985 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $0.50 1 copy available for $0.42	Included in the Marvel Universe Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#11 Date: 3/1/1985 Cover Price: $0.75 NM Guide: $2.50 26 copies available from $0.33		Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#11 (2nd printing) Date: Cover Price: $0.00 NM Guide: $1.50 No copies available	Included with Marvel Universe Enchantress & Thor figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#12 Date: 4/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.00 NM Guide: $2.25 25 copies available from $0.42	Conclusion	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	#12 (2nd printing) Date: 4/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.00 NM Guide: $1.00 No copies available	Included with Marvel Universe Figure 2-pack	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck
	Book #1 Date: 4/1/1992 Cover Price: $19.95 NM Guide: $13.50 No copies available	Collects series	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck, Bob Layton
	Book #1 (2nd printing) Date: Cover Price: $24.95 NM Guide: $23.00 1 copy available for $24.95	Collects series; ca. 1999	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck, Bob Layton
	Book #1 (3rd printing) Date: Cover Price: $34.99 NM Guide: $34.99 No copies available	Collects Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1-12; ca. 2012	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck, Bob Layton
	Book #1 Hardcover Date: Cover Price: $29.99 NM Guide: $29.99 No copies available	Indicia reads title as Secret Wars, Second Edition; Hardcover; Collects Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1–12; ca. 2005	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck, Bob Layton
	Special Edition #1 Date: 5/1/1984 Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.50 No copies available	Collects Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars issues 1-3	Jim Shooter	Mike Zeck