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Owen Reece

Owen Reece

86 appearances · Bronze Age · 1974–2025 · 7 key issues
Who is Owen Reece?

Few characters in Marvel's Bronze Age carry as much quiet cosmic weight as Owen Reece, who first stepped onto the page in Marvel Two-in-One #1 in 1974, brought to life by the imaginative pairing of writer Steve Gerber and artist Gil Kane. A member of the Fantastic Four whose story has threaded through Marvel continuity for over five decades, Owen has kept extraordinary company — sharing adventures with Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, the Human Torch, and Iron Man — and his presence across landmark series like Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars and Fantastic Four speaks to a character woven deep into the fabric of the Marvel Universe. With seven key-issue appearances flagged by collectors and 86 catalog entries spanning 1974 to 2025, Owen Reece is the kind of figure whose longevity rewards the curious fan willing to dig in.

Teams & affiliations
Fantastic FourAvengers
★ First appearance
Fantastic Four #20
Nov 1963

Covers through the years — 1977–2022

Fantastic Four #186 1977
Fantastic Four #186
The Amazing Spider-Man #274 1986
The Amazing Spider-Man #274
Fantastic Four #416 1996
Fantastic Four #416
Avengers Assemble #1 2010
Avengers Assemble #1
Avengers: Time Runs Out #1 2015
Avengers: Time Runs Out #1
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #5 2022
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #5

Appearances

Marvel Two-in-One (1974)
#1
Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974)
#4
Captain Marvel (1968)
#39
Iron Man Annual (1976)
#3
Fantastic Four (1961)
The Avengers (1963)
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (1984)
Secret Wars II (1985)
Doctor Strange (1974)
#74
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
Marvel Masterworks (1987)
#6
Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
#88
Timeslip Collection (1998)
#1
Avengers (1998)
#10
Iron Man / Captain America '98 (1998)
She-Hulk (2004)
#10
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#3
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four (2005)
#11
Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (2007)
Essential Dazzler (2007)
#2
Marvels: Eye of the Camera (2009)
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic (2007)
#4
Dark Avengers (2009)
Avengers Assemble (2010)
#1
Iron Man: Revenge of the Mandarin (2012)
Essential Captain Marvel (2008)
#2
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003)
Avengers: Time Runs Out (2015)
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Fantastic Four (2015)
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (2015)
#1
Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014)
#2
Future Foundation (2019)
#3
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2021)
#2
New Mutants Omnibus (2020)
#2
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2020)
#5
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition (2024)
Dazzler Omnibus (2024)
Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus (2025)
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion (2025)