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Angelica Jones

270 appearances · Bronze Age · 1980–2026 · 16 key issues

Who is Angelica Jones?

Few characters can claim a Bronze Age debut in a Fred Hembeck humor anthology and go on to rack up 270 appearances across nearly five decades, but Angelica Jones is genuinely that kind of Marvel success story. She's woven into the fabric of some of the publisher's most beloved corners — Avengers, X-Men, and The New Warriors among them — sharing pages with titans like Spider-Man, Captain America, and Iron Man along the way. With 16 key-issue appearances to her name, collectors have taken serious notice, and her longevity from 1980 all the way into 2026 speaks to a character who clearly resonates. Whether you're a longtime Marvel devotee or just discovering her, Angelica Jones rewards the deep dive.

★ First appearance

The Uncanny X-Men #193

May 1985

Trivia

Marvel engineered Firestar's comic debut as a direct play on the ratings momentum of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, then doubled down by commissioning a four-issue origin miniseries for a character who had been born on Saturday-morning television rather than on the printed page.en.wikipedia.org
Marvel transformed Angelica Jones into a breast-cancer survivor, using that storyline as a deliberate editorial pivot to recast her from action-heavy teammate into teacher and community mentor — a shift that carried unmistakable real-world weight alongside its narrative one.en.wikipedia.org
Fabian Nicieza has written more of Angelica Jones's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 30 issues.

Covers through the years — 1985–2023

★ 1985

The Uncanny X-Men #193

★ 1989

Thor #411

1992

The New Warriors: Beginnings #[nn]

2001

Avengers: Ultron Unlimited #[nn]

2004

Avengers: Living Legends #[nn]

2008

Mini Marvels: Rock, Paper, Scissors #[nn]

2010

Avengers Assemble #1

2013

New Warriors Omnibus #1

2017

Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2

2020

Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #2

2023

Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen #3

Appearances (most recent 150 of 270)

Hembeck: The Best of Dateline: @!!?# [Hembeck Series] (1980)

Archie (1959)

#309

Life with Archie (1958)

#227

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981)

Spider-Man, Fire-Star and Iceman (1983)

#[nn]

Hardee's 3-D Adventures Weekly (1983)

#[3]

Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) (1983)

Cloak and Dagger (1983)

G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (1982)

#19

Dazzler (1981)

#30

The Uncanny X-Men (1981)

#193

Spider-Man Comic (1984)

#634 #635

Firestar (1986)

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Transformers (1984)

#15

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988)

Thor (1966)

#411 #412

Comics Scene (1987)

#13 / 24

X-Men Annual (1970)

#14 #15

The New Warriors (1990)

#1 #2 #6 #10 #13 #15 #19 #26 #29 #31 #32 #34 #36 #40 #41 #44 #75

The New Mutants Annual (1984)

The New Warriors Annual (1991)

Marvel Comics Presents (1988)

#82 #83 #84 #85 #86 #87

The Infinity Gauntlet (1991)

X-Factor Annual (1986)

Marvel Super-Heroes (1990)

Marvel Annual Report (1991)

#1992

The New Warriors: Beginnings (1992)

#[nn]

Marvel Holiday Special (1992)

#[nn]

Slapstick (1992)

Marvel Swimsuit Special (1992)

#2 #4

Starblast (1994)

Quasar (1989)

#60

Justice: Four Balance (1994)

#1 #2 #3 #4

Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha (1995)

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)

#227

Web of Scarlet Spider (1995)

Thunderbolts (1997)

Avengers (1998)

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #13 #15 #16 #0 #18 #22 #23 #24 #25 #28 #48 (463)#50 (465)#52 (467)#53 (468)#55 (470)#59 (474)#501 #502 #503

Avengers / Squadron Supreme '98 (1998)

#[nn]

Avengers Forever (1998)

New Warriors (1999)

#0 #2 #8

The Amazing Spider-Man (1999)

#1 #11

Black Panther (1998)

#7 #8 #11

Mutant X 1999 (1999)

#[nn]

Contest of Champions II (1999)

Galactus the Devourer (1999)

X-51 (1999)

#4 #12

Spider-Girl (1998)

#14

Mutant X (1998)

#14

Iron Man (1998)

#22 #25

Generation X (1994)

#59

Ant-Man's Big Christmas (2000)

Fantastic Four (1998)

#27 #28

Avengers Infinity (2000)

Iron Fist: Wolverine (2000)

Avengers: Ultron Unlimited (2001)

#[nn]

Avengers 2001 (2001)

#[nn]

Giant Size Mini-Marvels: Starring Spidey (2002)

Avengers: Living Legends (2004)

#[nn]

Avengers Assemble (2004)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (2004)

#[nn]

Avengers Finale (2005)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: The Women of Marvel 2005 (2005)

#[nn]

New Thunderbolts (2005)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 (2005)

#[nn]

G.L.A. (2005)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005 (2005)

#[nn]

Marvel Halloween Ashcan 2005 [Spider-Man Halloween Ashcan 2005] (2005)

#[nn]

I (heart) Marvel: Masked Intentions (2006)

All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)

Marvel Holiday Special 2006 (2006)

Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (2007)

#1 #[nn]

Avengers Classic (2007)

Civil War Chronicles (2007)

#3 #7

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005)

#33

House of M: Avengers (2008)

#3 #5

Avengers: The Initiative (2007)

#10

Mini Marvels: Rock, Paper, Scissors (2008)

#[nn]

New Warriors Classic (2009)

Marvel Divas (2009)