Secret Wars

Marvel's 1984 crossover, made with a Mattel toy line.

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars is a 12-issue crossover limited series published from 1984 to 1985, written by Jim Shooter with art by Mike Zeck and Bob Layton. It was tied to a Mattel toy line and a TSR role-playing game of the same name.

Quick Facts

Schedule: Monthly
Format: Limited series
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Date: May 1984 – Apr. 1985
Issues: 12
Writers: Jim Shooter

Reader's Guide

The series was announced as Cosmic Champions and renamed after Mattel's focus groups found children responded well to the words "wars" and "secret".

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