Monday, September 22, 2025

An Index of MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (2005-2010 series)

This is my attempt at an index of the MARVEL SPOTLIGHT series of one-shots published by Marvel from 2005 to 2010.  This was not a comic book, but was published at comic book size, and featured text articles and interviews about comics.  

     Each issue was a one-shot, so there was no overall numbering system for the series.  I have given them numbers below, however, according to the order in which the issues were published.  Keep in mind that it's possible I missed an issue or two, which would throw off my numbering as arranged here.  I have decided not to include the final giveaway releases as part of the numbering scheme, as shown at the end of the list.

     The date next to the title should be the date as listed in the indicia (I say "should" because I have not seen the indicias of most of them).  The "release date" is the date on which the issue was available for sale in comics shops. (I have included a link called "list" next to the release date that is a full list of all items that came out that week, to confirm that the date shown is correct.)

     Much of the list and many of the cover images below were compiled from the info at the Marvel Database wiki entries for the series.  You can find a general listing of the various Marvel Spotlight series here (including the older series with that name).  A link to the individual Wiki entries for each issue is included below. (Since it was not actually a comic, the series is generally not indexed at the Grand Comics Database, although I have also included links to the GCD entries that are available.)  

     Last updated on September 22, 2025.


#1: John Cassaday / Sean McKeever (2005)
Release date: December 21, 2005 (list)
GCD: N/A 









#2: Warren Ellis / Jim Cheung (2006)
Release date: January 25, 2006 (list)
GCD: N/A









#3: Joss Whedon / Michael Lark
(2006)
Release date: February 22, 2006 (list)
GCD: N/A




#4: David Finch / Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
(2006)
Release date: March 29, 2006 (list)
GCD: N/A









#5: Daniel Way / Oliver Coipel (2006)
Release date: April 19, 2006 (list)
GCD: N/A









#6: Civil War: Mark Millar / Steve McNiven (2006)
Release date: June 7, 2006 (list)

 







#7: Neil Gaiman / Salvador Larroca
(2006)







#8: Robert Kirkman / Greg Land
(2006)









#9: Ed Brubaker / Billy Tan (2006)










#10: Stan Lee / Jack Kirby
 (2006)
Note: Although Kirby's name is listed first on the front cover, the indicia lists Lee's name first.







#11: Heroes Reborn / Onslaught Reborn (2006)









#12: Ultimate Spider-Man: Brian Michael Bendis / Mark Bagley (2006)








#13: Ghost Rider (2007)









#14: The Dark Tower (2007)









#15: Civil War: Aftermath (2007)









#16: Spider-Man (2007)









#17: Fantastic Four featuring the Silver Surfer (2007)









#18: Captain America Remembered
(2007)









#19: World War Hulk (2007)









#20: Halo
(2007)
Release date: August 29, 2007 (list)
GCD: N/A





#21: Thor (2007)
Release date: September 26, 2007 (list)
GCD: N/A









#22: Marvel Zombies
(2007)









#23: Spider-Man: One More Day / Brand New Day
(2007)








#24: X-Men: Messiah Complex
(2007)





#25: The Ultimates 3 (2008)
Release date: January 30, 2008 (list)
GCD: N/A









#26: Laurell K. Hamilton / George R. R. Martin
(2008)









#27: Iron Man Movie (2008)
Note: There were two different covers released for this issue; the newsstand edition (shown below) has Robert Downey, Jr. on the cover.












#28: The Incredible Hulk Movie (2008)









#29: Secret Invasion
(2008)









#30: Uncanny X-Men 500 Issues Celebration
(2008)









#31: The Amazing Spider-Man: Inside Brand New Day
(2008)
#32: Marvel Knights 10th Anniversary Special
(2008)
Note: There were two different covers released for this issue; the variant (shown below) has the characters depicted with ape faces, described as the "Incentive Monkey Variant Cover."






#33: Ultimatum
(December 2008)
Release date: October 29, 2008 (list)
GCD: N/A




#34: The Punisher Movie
 (January 2009?)
Release date: November 12, 2008 (list)
GCD: N/A


#35: Secret Invasion: Aftermath
(February 2009)

#36: Dark Reign
(March 2009)
#37: War of Kings
(April 2009)
Release date: February 11, 2009 (list)
GCD: N/A
#38: Wolverine
(May 2009)







#39: New Mutants
(2009)
#40: Captain America
(2009)









#42: Marvel Zombies Return!
(November 2009)


#43: Deadpool
(December 2009)
Release date: October 7, 2009 (list)
Note: Final issue of the regular series?








no #: Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic
(2009)
Release date: circa October 2009
GCD: N/A
Wiki: N/A
Note: Giveaway promotional release to coincide with the premiere of the motion comic.









no #: Iron Man Extremis Motion Comic
 (2010)
Release date: early 2010
GCD: N/A
Wiki: N/A
Note: Giveaway promotional release to coincide with the premiere of the motion comic.

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