Secret Wars (1984) Reading Order

Heroes and villains are transported to a mysterious world where they're forced to battle for survival and power.

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Primary collected edition:
Secret Wars
Omnibus

Collects: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #1-12, Thor (1966) #383, She-Hulk (2004) #10, What If? (1989) #4, #114.

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1 -2OptionalFEB 1984-NOV 1983

Amazing Spider-Man #249-250

#249: Secrets!

#250: Confessions!

#249-250 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man: Volume 23

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3 -4OptionalNOV 1983-MAR 1984

Uncanny X-Men #178-179

#178: Hell Hath No Fury...

#179: What Happened to Kitty?

#178-179 collected in:X-Men: Epic Collection: Lifedeath

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5OptionalNov 1983

New Mutants #13

School Daysze

#13 collected in:New Mutants: Epic Collection: The Demon Bear Saga

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6 -7OptionalFEB 1984-DEC 1983

Avengers #240-241

#240: The Ghost of Jessica Drew!

#241: Dark Angel!

#240-241 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers: Volume 23

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8OptionalDec 1983

The Incredible Hulk #293

Rebuilding Hadleyville

9RecommendedJan 1984

Iron Man #181

Though My Life Be Forfeit...

#181 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man: Volume 17

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10RecommendedJan 1984

Captain America #292

An American Christmas

11RecommendedJan 1984

The Thing #10

Marking Time

12OptionalJan 1984

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #89

Power-Search!

#89 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man: Volume 7

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13OptionalJan 1984

Marvel Team-Up #140

Where Were You... When the Lights Went Out?

14RecommendedJan 1984

Avengers #242

Easy Come...Easy Go!

15RecommendedJan 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #251

Endings!

16RecommendedJan 1984

The Incredible Hulk #294

[untitled]

17RecommendedJan 1984

Uncanny X-Men #180

Whose Life Is It, Anyway?

#180 collected in:X-Men: Epic Collection: Lifedeath

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Cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1

Cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #2

Cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #3

18 -29EssentialMAY 1984-APR 1985

Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1-12

#1: The War Begins

#2: Prisoners of War!

#3: The Crisis Within

#4: Situation: Hopeless

#5: The Battle of Four Armies

#6: A Little Death...

#7: Berserker!

#8: Invasion!

#9: Assault on Galactus!

#10: Death to the Beyonder

#11: ...And Dust to Dust!

#12: Nothing to Fear

#1-12 collected in:Secret Wars

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30RecommendedMay 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Homecoming!

#252 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man: Volume 24

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31RecommendedFeb 1984

The Incredible Hulk #295

Turning Point!

32RecommendedFeb 1984

Avengers #243

Chain of Command!

#243 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers: Volume 23

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33OptionalFeb 1984

Iron Man #182

Deliverance

#182 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man: Volume 17

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34RecommendedJan 1984

Fantastic Four #265

The House That Reed Built

#265 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four: Volume 24

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35RecommendedFeb 1984

Uncanny X-Men #181

Tokyo Story

#181 collected in:X-Men: Epic Collection: Lifedeath

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36OptionalFeb 1984

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #90

Where, Oh Where Has My Spider-Man Gone?

#90 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man: Volume 7

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37OptionalFeb 1984

Marvel Team-Up #141

Blind Justice!

38RecommendedJan 1984

The Thing #11

Rocky Grimm, Space Ranger: Part 1

39 -40OptionalNOV 1983-JUN 1987

Thor #341, #383

#341: The Past is a Bucket of Ashes

#383: The Secret Love

#341-383 collected in:Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor: Volume 23

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Cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1

Cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2

Cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #3

41 -44OptionalMAY-AUG 2015

Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1-4

#1: [untitled]

#2: [untitled]

#3: [untitled]

#4: [untitled]

#1-4 collected in:Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars

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Cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars: Battleworld #1

Cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars: Battleworld #2

Cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars: Battleworld #3

45 -48OptionalNOV 2023-FEB 2024

Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars: Battleworld #1-4

#1: A Whole New War!

#2: Antagonists Assemble!

#3: Victory or Death

#4: Even Heroes Can Die!

#1-4 collected in:Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld

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Secret Wars (1984) Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Secret WarsOmnibus

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Amazing Spider-Man #249-250

Uncanny X-Men #178-179

New Mutants #13

Avengers #240-241

The Incredible Hulk #293

Iron Man #181

Captain America #292

The Thing #10

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #89

Marvel Team-Up #140

Avengers #242

Amazing Spider-Man #251

The Incredible Hulk #294

Uncanny X-Men #180

Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1-12

Amazing Spider-Man #252

The Incredible Hulk #295

Avengers #243

Iron Man #182

Fantastic Four #265

Uncanny X-Men #181

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #90

Marvel Team-Up #141

The Thing #11

Thor #341, #383

Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1-4

Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars: Battleworld #1-4

Primary collected edition:
Secret Wars
Omnibus