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Calvin Zabo

Calvin Zabo

104 appearances · Silver Age · 1964–2026 · 6 key issues
Who is Calvin Zabo?

Few villains can claim a Silver Age pedigree forged by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby themselves, but Calvin Zabo made exactly that entrance in Journey into Mystery #110 back in 1964 — and he's been a thorn in Marvel's side ever since. Over six decades and 104 catalogued appearances, this enduring figure has haunted the pages of Captain America, Avengers, and Thunderbolts, sharing panel space with heavyweights like Thor, Captain America, and Spider-Man. With six key issues to his name and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2026, Zabo is the kind of deep-cut Marvel mainstay who rewards the collector willing to dig in — a genuine piece of the House of Ideas' Silver Age foundation still making waves today.

Teams & affiliations
Serpent Society
Journey into Mystery
#99
★ First appearance
Journey into Mystery #99
Dec 1963

Covers through the years — 1965–2024

Fantastic Four #34 1965
Fantastic Four #34
Captain America #251 1980
Captain America #251
The Avengers #300 1989
The Avengers #300
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault #[nn] 1991
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault #[nn]
Captain America #435 1995
Captain America #435
Avengers: Under Siege #[nn] 2010
Avengers: Under Siege #[nn]
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1 2017
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1
Avengers Epic Collection #21 2018
Avengers Epic Collection #21
Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells #10 2024
Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells #10

Appearances

Journey into Mystery (1952)
Fantastic Four (1961)
#34
Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
#3
Daredevil (1964)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
#46
Captain America (1968)
Iron Man (1968)
Thor (1966)
The Avengers (1963)
Avengers Spotlight (1989)
#26
Captain America [War and Remembrance] (1990)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
The Avengers Annual (1967)
#19
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault (1991)
Ghost Rider: Resurrected (1991)
Venom: Deathtrap: The Vault (1993)
Daredevil / Batman (1997)
Best of Marvel (1994)
Earth X (2000)
Avengers Finale (2005)
#1
Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (2005)
Young Avengers (2005)
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern (2007)
#1
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005)
#5
Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness (2008)
#1
Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
#13
Punisher (2009)
Dark Reign: The Underside (2009)
Captain America: War & Remembrance (2010)
New Avengers (2005)
#12
Avengers: Under Siege (2010)
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (2011)
#1
Fear Itself: Thunderbolts (2011)
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2010)
#12
Thunderbolts (2006)
Moon Knight (2011)
#1
Thunderbolts: Like Lightning (2012)
Thunderbolts: The Great Escape (2012)
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: Heroic Age (2012)
Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus (2012)
Dark Avengers (2012)
Infinity: Heist (2013)
#1
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
#7
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse - Dawn (2016)
Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha (2016)
Black Knight: The Fall of Dane Whitman (2016)
Captain America: Sam Wilson (2016)
#2
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (2017)
#1
Captain America: Secret Empire (2017)
Secret Warriors (2017)
#1
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#15
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)
#1
Incredible Hulk: Last Call (2019)
#1
Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed (2019)
#2
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (2021)
#1
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute (2022)
#1
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022)
#35
Marvel-Verse: Jane Foster, The Mighty Thor (2022)
Captain America: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection (2020)
#2
Daredevil Epic Collection (2014)
#7
The Amazing Spider-Man (2022)
Punisher: The Bullet That Follows (2024)
Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells (2023)
#10
Immortal Thor (2023)
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
#13
X-Men (2024)
Sam Wilson: Captain America (2025)
Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Sixteen (2025)
#1
Wolverine: Old Man Logan [Marvel Premier Collection] (2025)