Marvel Mangaverse #1 – NM – 2002 (Marvel)

NM — Bagged and boarded.

Ben Dunn launches the ongoing Mangaverse series with a fresh take on Captain Marvel — timid teen Marvin Elwoodinheriting Kree technology and the Nega Bands is a classic reluctant hero setup filtered through full manga sensibility. A Galactus threat at manga scale with the Fantastic Four as the Megascale Metatalent Response Team is exactly as gloriously unhinged as it sounds.

• 32 pages, full color
• June 2002
• Notable: Ongoing series debut; manga reimagining of Captain Marvel; Galactus as primary threat; Fantastic Four as Megascale Metatalent Response Team; written and drawn by Ben Dunn
• Cover price $2.25

Written and illustrated by Ben Dunn. Cover by Ben Dunn.