Irv Watanabe — comics creator

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Known for[Marvel Hostess Ads]

Issues credited481

Active1942–2026

Primary roleletterer

Irv Watanabe is a comic book creator credited as letterer on 481 issues in our catalog, including [Marvel Hostess Ads], Iron Man, The Mighty World of Marvel, active 1956–2026.

Full bibliography · 169 series

[Marvel Hostess Ads] (1975) · 43

#4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #11 #12 #14 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #29 #37 #38 #39 #43 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58 #59 #60 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69

Iron Man (1968) · 21

#85 #88 #89 #92 #96 #97 #105 #106 #109 #123 #133 #134 #140 #141 #142 #144 #145 #153 #154 #156 #157

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972) · 19

#196 #208 #218 #226 #227 #229 #233 #252 #253 #257 #246 #281 #284 #286 #287 #329 #219 #221 #225

Captain Britain (1976) · 13

#7 #8 #15 #17 #19 #25 #26 #27 #29 #30 #33 #34 #35

Super Spider-Man (1976) · 12

#158 #231 #238 #243 #247 #250 #252 #289 #296 #297 #301 #310

The Incredible Hulk (1968) · 11

#108 #199 #202 #211 #217 #218 #220 #266 #267 #269 #270

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) · 10

#18 #23 #25 #30 #31 #33 #56 #70 #74 #82

Marvel Team-Up (1972) · 9

#42 #44 #47 #91 #92 #94 #101 #103 #115

Spider-Woman (1978) · 9

#2 #83026-0 #27 #32 #39 #41 #42 #43 #1

Master of Kung Fu (1974) · 8

#35 #58 #61 #63 #96 #103 #108 #111

Tomb of Dracula (1972) · 7

#38 #39 #40 #54 #55 #62 #63

Rampage (1977) · 7

#11 #12 #14 #16 #32 #5 #6

Micronauts (1979) · 7

#16 #23 #25 #27 #28 #34 #36

The Titans (1975) · 7

#2 #21 #27 #35 #47 #48 #51

Planet of the Apes (1974) · 6

#74 #80 #81 #95 #117 #120

The Defenders (1972) · 6

#33 #34 #37 #46 #55 #93

The Invaders (1975) · 6

#7 #12 #14 #15 #27 #37

John Carter, Warlord of Mars (1977) · 6

#3 #5 #6 #7 #8 #11

Marvel Super Action (1977) · 6

#4 #5 #7 #17 #25 #29

Star Trek (1967) · 6

#49 #1 #12 #13 #15 #17

Marvel Tales (1966) · 6

#88 #119 #125 #131 #132 #138

Tales to Astonish (1979) · 6

#4 #5 #6 #11 #12 #14

Nightmare (1970) · 5

#2 #3 #9 #14 #10

Psycho (1971) · 5

#2 #3 #5 #6 #18

Daredevil (1964) · 5

#126 #141 #149 #167 #3

Captain America (1968) · 5

#196 #213 #220 #255 #256

The Avengers (1973) · 5

#142 #150 #165 #166 #194

Howard the Duck (1976) · 5

#5 #15 #16 #23 #26

Ghost Rider (1973) · 5

#21 #22 #36 #52 #59

Marvel Premiere (1972) · 5

#35 #39 #40 #41 #61

Rom (1979) · 5

#4 #5 #10 #12 #29

The Champions (1975) · 4

#2 #5 #6 #14

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1974) · 4

#132 #145 #157 #167

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) · 4

#155 #161 #169 #198

Thor (1966) · 4

#255 #258 #270 #317

Fantastic Four (1961) · 4

#193 #220 #197 #204/205

Bubble Funnies Mini Comics (1981) · 4

#1 [Amazing Spider-Man]#2 [Incredible Hulk]#3 [Captain America]#4 [Spider-Woman]

Young Love (1963) · 3

#71 #73 #75

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) · 3

#1 #8 #10

Ka-Zar (1974) · 3

#12 #13 #14

My Love (1969) · 3

#37 #38 #39

Skull the Slayer (1975) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Black Goliath (1976) · 3

#1 #2 #4

Dracula Lives (1974) · 3

#74 #84 #85

Omega the Unknown (1976) · 3

#2 #3 #7

Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (1963) · 3

#70 #88 #95

Iron Fist (1975) · 3

#10 #1 #2

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) · 3

#2 #14 #15

Star Wars (1977) · 3

#9 #35 #50

Doctor Strange (1974) · 3

#33 #8 #9

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979) · 3

#361 #362 #363

Conan the Barbarian (1970) · 3

#113 #116 #129

King Conan (1980) · 3

#5 #8 #9

Eerie (1965) · 2

#22 #36

Swing with Scooter (1966) · 2

#24 #36

Heart Throbs (1957) · 2

#125 #126

Butch Cassidy (1971) · 2

#2 #3

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973) · 2

#123 #145

Fantastic Four Annual (1963) · 2

#11 #12

The Eternals (1976) · 2

#1 #4

Power Man (1974) · 2

#34 #45

Marvel Spotlight (1971) · 2

#32 #10

Marvel Triple Action (1972) · 2

#38 #39

Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (1963) · 2

#146 #175

Dynomutt (1977) · 2

#2 #3

The Human Fly (1977) · 2

#11 #14

Machine Man (1978) · 2

#12 #13

Fun and Games Magazine (1979) · 2

#7 #12

The Story of Inflation (1981) · 2

#1981 #1983

Gwandanaland Comics (2016) · 2

#2412 #3033

Valour (1980) · 2

#6 #16

Silver Streak Comics (1939) · 1

#20

Yellow Claw (1956) · 1

Wonder Woman (1942) · 1

#161

Howard Johnson's Children's Menu Featuring 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · 1

#[nn]

Bomba the Jungle Boy (1967) · 1

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968) · 1

#11

Secret Hearts (1949) · 1

#143

Marvel Comic Annual (1970) · 1

#1971

Blazing Six Guns (1971) · 1

Superboy (1949) · 1

#187

Millie the Model (1966) · 1

#203

The 1974 Nightmare Yearbook (1974) · 1

The Super-Heroes (1975) · 1

#43

Astonishing Tales (1970) · 1

#30

Special Collector's Edition Featuring Savage Fists of Kung Fu (1975) · 1

Man-Thing (1974) · 1

#22

Kid Colt Outlaw (1949) · 1

#201

Our Love Story (1969) · 1

#37

Iron Man Annual (1976) · 1

The X-Men (1963) · 1

#99

Captain America Annual (1971) · 1

Tomb of Darkness (1974) · 1

#21

Master of Kung Fu Annual (1976) · 1

The Son of Satan (1975) · 1

Weird Wonder Tales (1973) · 1

#17

Nova (1976) · 1

Thor Annual (1966) · 1

Captain Britain Annual (1977) · 1

#1978

Logan's Run (1977) · 1

Two Gun Kid (1953) · 1

#136

Grimm's Ghost Stories (1972) · 1

#42

New Terrytoons (1962) · 1

#47

Red Sonja (1977) · 1

Spidey Super Stories (1974) · 1

#28

The Twilight Zone (1962) · 1

#81

Tom and Jerry (1962) · 1

#300

Turok, Son of Stone (1962) · 1

#112

Walter Lantz Andy Panda (1973) · 1

#22

Scooby-Doo (1977) · 1

Tarzan (1977) · 1

The Flintstones (1977) · 1

Man from Atlantis (1978) · 1

Yogi Bear (1977) · 1

Laff-A-Lympics (1978) · 1

Rampaging Hulk (1977) · 1

Godzilla (1977) · 1

#11

Kull, the Destroyer (1973) · 1

#27

Marvel Super Special (1978) · 1

Super Heroes Puzzles and Games (1979) · 1

#[nn]

The Spectacular Spider-Man Weekly / Spider-Man Comic (1979) · 1

#343

Battlestar Galactica (1979) · 1

Chiller Pocket Book (1980) · 1

Exclusive Collectors' Edition: Spider-Man (1980) · 1

#[nn]

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) · 1

Daffy Duck (1962) · 1

#128

Walt Disney Chip 'n' Dale (1967) · 1

#65

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1962) · 1

#7 / 475

Captain America and the Campbell Kids (1980) · 1

#[nn]

Future Tense (1980) · 1

Marvel Team-Up Annual (1976) · 1

Fantastic Four [Save the Shuttle] (1981) · 1

#[nn]

Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk (1981) · 1

#[nn]

Spider-Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Woman (1981) · 1

#[nn]

The Empire Strikes Back Annual (1980) · 1

#1981

Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) · 1

#95

Moon Knight (1980) · 1

#10

Power Man and Iron Fist (1981) · 1

#72

Dragonslayer (1981) · 1

Ka-Zar the Savage (1981) · 1

Dennis the Menace (1981) · 1

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983) · 1

The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (1983) · 1

The Invincible Iron Man (1990) · 1

#123

Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (2005) · 1

The Chronicles of Conan (2003) · 1

#15

Thing: Liberty Legion (2011) · 1

#[nn]

Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection (2015) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003) · 1

#16

Champions: No Time for Losers (2016) · 1

#[nn]

True Believers: Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003) · 1

#10

Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003) · 1

#19

True Believers: X-Men - Betsy Braddock (2019) · 1

True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Gypsy Moth (2020) · 1

Avengers Epic Collection (2013) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck (2020) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003) · 1

#17

Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection (2018) · 1

Daredevil Epic Collection (2014) · 1

Ghost Rider Epic Collection (2022) · 1

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2026) · 1

#[nn]

Chamber of Chills (1977) · 1

Hulk (1980) · 1

#7/1983

Ms. Marvel (1979) · 1

Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man (1979) · 1

Super-Villain Team Up (1975) · 1

The Complete Fantastic Four (1977) · 1

#35

Twin Hearts (1958) · 1

#160