| 0 | Origins of Marvel Comics | cover | 1 | pencils: Claudio Castellini; inks: Claudio Castellini | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm]] |
| 1 | Prologue | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 2 | If One Is Good, Four Will Be Better | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 7 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 3 | Fantastic Four #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein | Fantastic Four: Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; monster from Monster Isle |
| 4 | The Fantastic Four | comic story | 13 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein, Sol Brodsky; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Mayor of Central City |
| 5 | The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein, Sol Brodsky; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Moleman [Mole Man; Harvey Elder] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Monsters of Monster Isle |
| 6 | The Moleman's Secret! | comic story | 6 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein, Sol Brodsky; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman; Harvey Elder] (origin); Monsters of Monster Isle |
| 7 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 8 | Fantastic Four #243 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Rick Parker | Galactus; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] |
| 9 | Shall Earth Endure? | comic story | 22 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Jim Novak; editing: Jim Salicrup | Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Frankie Raye [Nova]; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sp |
| 10 | There Shall Come a Jolly Green Giant | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 8 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 11 | The Incredible Hulk #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | The Hulk; Bruce Banner; General Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross |
| 12 | The Hulk | comic story | 24 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Hulk [Bruce Banner] (introduction, origin); Rick Jones (introduction); Betty Ross (introduction); Thunderbolt Ross [Thaddeus E. Ross] (introduction); Igor (introduction) |
| 13 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 14 | The Incredible Hulk #372 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dale Keown; inks: Joe Rubinstein; editing: Bobbie Chase | Green Hulk; Grey Hulk; Bruce Banner |
| 15 | He's Back | comic story | 22 | script: Peter David; pencils: Dale Keown; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Joe Rosen; editing: Bobbie Chase | Hulk [Bruce Banner] (Grey and Green, also in flashback); Prometheus; Betty Ross Banner (also in flashback); General Thunderbolt Ross [Thaddeus E. Ross] (cameo flashback) |
| 16 | The World's Best-Selling Swinger | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 9 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 17 | Amazing Fantasy #15 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Burglar |
| 18 | Spider-Man! | comic story | 11 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (introduction, origin); Ben Parker (introduction); Crusher Hogan; Flash Thompson (introduction); Liz Allan (introduction); May Parker (introduction); the Burglar |
| 19 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 20 | Spider-Man #1, August 1990 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; editing: Jim Salicrup | Spider-Man [Peter Parker] |
| 21 | Torment Part 1 | comic story | 19 | script: Todd McFarlane; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick Parker; editing: Jim Salicrup | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Lizard (villain); Kraven (cameo); Calypso (cameo) |
| 22 | Meanwhile, Back in Asgard | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 8 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 23 | Introducing... the Mighty Thor! [Journey into Mystery #83] | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Thor [Doctor Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Kronans |
| 24 | Thor the Mighty, and "The Stone Men from Saturn!" | comic story | 13 | script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Thor [Doctor Donald Blake; Thor Odinson] (introduction, origin); Gorr; Kronans; Korg |
| 25 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 26 | Thor #380 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Walt Simonson | Thor [Thor Odinson]; Midgard Serpent |
| 27 | Mjolnir's Song | comic story | 24 | script: Walt Simonson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Max Scheele; letters: John Workman; editing: Ralph Macchio | Thor [Thor Odinson]; Midgard Serpent (death) |
| 28 | Mainly About a Master of the Mystic Arts | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 7 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 29 | Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic! | comic story | 5 | script: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Terry Szenics; editing: Stan Lee | Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (introduction); Wong (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (introduction, called "the Master"); Nightmare (introduction) |
| 30 | The Origin of Dr. Strange | comic story | 8 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (origin); Ancient One [Yao]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (origin) |
| 31 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 32 | Doctor Strange #56 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Paul Smith | Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] |
| 33 | A Mystic Reborn! | comic story | 21 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim Novak; editing: Al Milgrom | Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Morgana Blessings; Wong; Sara Wolfe; Adria [Sylvia Nettlebaum]; Kaecilius [Joe Crocker]; Demonicus [Tyrone Lewis]; Ancient One [Yao] (flashback); Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (flashback); Loki (cameo); Dormammu (cameo); Silver Dagger (cameo); The Hulk (cameo); P |
| 34 | Epilogue | recap | 2 | script: Stan Lee | |