Marvel Boy (2nd Series)

    (Marvel, 2000-2001)
™ and ©2000 Marvel Characters, Inc.

Grant Morrison may have gotten the name for the main character in this limited series from an obscure 1950s Timely character, but it would be a mistake of laughably cosmic proportions to think any similarities go beyond that. Noh-varr, a member of an alternate universe Kree race, may echo some of the costume and character elements of the 1960s Mar-vell, but again, the similarities don’t extend beyond a passing reference or two. After that, everything is purely original mayhem from the mind that brought us the Invisibles and the re-imagined Doom Patrol.

Traversing the known realities, Noh-varr’s dimension-hopping ship crash-lands on an alternate Earth, and ends up in the clutches of the megalomaniacal Midas (imagine if Doctor Doom and the original Iron Man got merged in a transporter accident, and you’ve got the basic picture). To escape dissection, Noh-varr must use his vast arsenal of bio-technical powers to fend off the Midas forces, as well as other nasty surprises, including a sentient corporation and the deadly (and dead sexy) Oubliette. J.G. Jones’ art delivers a kinetic thrill ride, too.
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  • 1
    #1
    Regular Cover by J.G. Jones
    Aug 2000
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones
    1st Appearance of Dr. Midas; 1st Appearance of Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr)
    3 copies from $7.95
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Dynamic Forces Cover A by J.G. Jones
    Aug 2000
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones
    1st Appearance of Dr. Midas; 1st Appearance of Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr)
    1 copy for $80.00
  • 2
    #2
    Sep 2000
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones
    7 copies from $1.00
  • 3
    #3
    Oct 2000
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones
    1st Appearance of Exterminatrix
    4 copies from $1.00
  • 4
    #4
    Nov 2000
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones
    Versus Dr. Midas; Versus Oubliette
    3 copies from $4.00
  • 5
    #5
    Dec 2000
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones
    Versus Dr. Midas
    6 copies from $1.00
  • 6
    #6
    Mar 2001
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones, Ryan Kelly
    Death of Doctor Midas
    5 copies from $2.06
  • Bk 1/HC
    Book #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by J.G. Jones
    Cover: $24.99
    W: Grant Morrison  ·  A: J.G. Jones, Ryan Kelly
    Collects Marvel Boy (2nd Series) #1-6; ca. 2008
    2 copies from $24.00