Appearing in "Book I: The Saga Begins...!"
Featured Characters:
- Watcher (Only in recap)
- Galactus (Only in recap)
- Kree (Only in recap)
- Sentry #213 (Only in recap)
- Skrulls (Only in recap)
- Celestials (Only in recap)
- Gaea (Only in recap)
- Eternals (Only in recap)
- Deviants (Only in recap)
- Inhumans (Only in recap)
- Conan (Only in recap)
- Kulan Gath (Only in recap) (Shadow only)
- Hercules (Only in recap)
- Nemean Lion (Only in recap)
- Black Knight (Only in recap)
- King Arthur (Referenced)
- Morgan Le Fay (Only in recap)
- Kid Colt (Only in recap)
- Rawhide Kid (Only in recap)
- Two-Gun Kid (Only in recap)
- Phantom Rider (Only in recap)
- Baron Blood (Only in recap)
- Union Jack (Only in recap)
- Howling Commandos (Only in recap)
- Nick Fury (Only in recap)
- Dum Dum Dugan (Only in recap)
- Gabriel Jones (Only in recap)
- Percival Pinkerton (Only in recap)
- Nazis (Referenced)
- Invaders (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Only in recap)
- Bucky (Only in recap)
- Sub-Mariner (Only in recap)
- Human Torch (Only in recap)
- Toro (Only in recap)
- Red Skull (Only in recap)
- Anthony Stark (Only in recap)
- Bruce Banner (Only in recap)
- Thaddeus Ross (Only in recap)
- Betty Ross (Only in recap)
- Henry Pym (Only in recap)
- Donald Blake (Only in recap)
- Charles Xavier (Only in recap)
- Jean Grey (Only in recap)
- X-Men (Referenced)
- Stephen Strange (Only in recap)
- Matt Murdock (Only in recap)
- Foggy Nelson (Only in recap)
- Peter Parker (Only in recap)
- Flash Thompson (Only in recap)
- Liz Allan (Only in recap)
- Nathaniel Richards (Only in recap)
- Victor von Doom (Only in recap)
- Gormuu (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four (Only in recap)
- Mr. Fantastic (Only in recap)
- Thing (Only in recap)
- Invisible Girl (Only in recap)
- Human Torch (Only in recap)
- Mole Man (Only in recap)
- Guardian (Only in recap)
- Jerry Jaxon (Only in recap)
- Heather McNeil (Only in recap)
- Wolverine (Only in recap)
Other Characters:
- Elders of the Universe (Referenced)
- Prime Minister of Canada (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Taa-ans (Only in recap)
- Watchers (Only in recap)
- Celestials (Only in recap)
- Kree (Only in recap)
- Skrulls (Only in recap)
- Eternals (Only in recap)
- Deviants (Only in recap)
- Humans (Only in recap)
- Inhumans (Only in recap)
- Atlanteans (Only in recap)
- Olympians (Only in recap)
- Gods of Ancient Egypt (Referenced)
- Asgardians (Only in recap)
- Vampires (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
- Celestial ship
Locations:
- A dead cosmos (Referenced)
- Earth
Material Excerpted From:
- Fantastic Four #1
- Fantastic Four #2
- Fantastic Four #271
- Fantastic Four #273
- Tales to Astonish #27
- Tales to Astonish #44
- Avengers #227
- Alpha Flight #2
- Alpha Flight #3
- Alpha Flight #12
- Thing #1
- Thing #10
Synopsis for "Book I: The Saga Begins...!"
The first issue in a series telling the history of the Marvel Universe in chronological order. This issue tells the events of:
- The origins of the Universe, including Galactus, the Watchers and the Kree/Skrull conflict.
- The birth of the Eternals and Deviants on Earth.
- The birth of the Inhumans on Earth.
- The great cataclysm that sank ancient Atlantis and the early adventures of Conan.
- The early adventures of Hercules
- The original Black Knight's adventures in Camelot
- The adventures of the wild west heroes Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider, Kid Colt, and the Rawhide Kid.
- World War I, and the adventures of the original Union Jack.
- The World War II adventures of Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos and the Invaders.
- The fates of Captain America, Namor and Nick Fury after the war.
- The early pre-super-hero careers of Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Donald Blake, Charles Xavier, Stephen Strange, Matt Murdock, and Peter Parker.
- The early days of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, Benjamin Grimm, and Victor Von Doom before the formation of the Fantastic Four.
- Retelling the origin of the Fantastic Four and their first battle against the Mole Man.
- The events that led to James Hudson and Heather McNeil quitting Am-Can industries, and the formation of the Guaridan armor, and their meeting with Logan, who is fated to become Wolverine.
- The murder of Henry Pym's first wife, and how it led him to create the formula which would lead to him becoming the Ant Man.
- This issue wraps up with a partial retelling of the Skrull's first attempt to take over modern day Earth by framing the Fantastic Four for various criminal activities.
Notes
- Wraparound cover.
See Also
- 4 image(s) from Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe Vol 1 1
- 1 reprint(s) of Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe Vol 1 1