Micronauts (comics)
| Micronauts | |
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Cover art of Micronauts #1 (January 1979).
From left to right: Acroyear, Arcturus Rann, Marionette and Bug. Baron Karza in background. Art by Dave Cockrum and Al Milgrom. |
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher |
Marvel Comics Image Comics Devil's Due Publishing IDW Publishing |
| First appearance | Micronauts #1 (January 1979) |
| Created by |
Bill Mantlo (Writer) Michael Golden (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Base(s) | Microverse |
| Micronauts | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format |
Micronauts Micronauts: The New Voyages ongoing series X-Men and the Micronauts Micronauts (vol. 3) Micronauts: Karza Micronauts (vol. 4) limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(Micronauts) January 1979 – August 1984 (The X-Men and the Micronauts) January – April 1984 (Micronauts: The New Voyages) October 1984 – May 1986 (Micronauts vol. 3) January 2002 – September 2003 (Micronauts: Karza) February – May 2003 (Micronauts vol. 4) January – May 2004 |
| Number of issues |
Micronauts 59 X-Men and the Micronauts 4 Micronauts: The New Voyages 20 Micronauts (vol. 3) 11 Micronauts: Karza 4 Micronauts (vol. 4) 3 |
| Main character(s) |
Arcturus Rann Marionette Bug Acroyear |
| Creative team | |
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| Creator(s) |
Bill Mantlo (Writer) Michael Golden (Artist) |
| Collected editions | |
| Revolution | |
The Micronauts comic books featuring a group of characters based on the Mego Micronauts toy line. The first title was published by Marvel Comics in 1979, with both original characters and characters based on the toys. Marvel published two Micronauts series, mostly written by Bill Mantlo, until 1986, well after the toy line was cancelled in 1980. In the 2000s, Image Comics and Devil's Due Publishing each briefly published their own Micronauts series. Byron Preiss Visual Publications also published three paperback novels based on the Micronauts. In July 2015, IDW Publishing announced that they would publish a new comic book series.
The Micronauts began life as comic book characters thanks to a fortuitous accident on Christmas 1977. Marvel Comics writer Bill Mantlo's son Adam opened a new present, a line of the Mego Corporation's Micronauts action figures. Seeing the toys, Mantlo was instantly struck by inspiration to write their adventures. Convincing then Editor-in-chief Jim Shooter to get the comics license for these toys, Mantlo was hired to script their series.
The first series of the Micronauts ran from January 1979 to August 1984 and included 59 issues and two Annuals. The series was written by Bill Mantlo and featured art by Michael Golden. Other artists on the series included Howard Chaykin, Steve Ditko, Rich Buckler, Pat Broderick, Val Mayerik, Keith Giffen, Greg LaRocque, Gil Kane, Luke McDonnell, Mike Vosburg, Butch Guice, and Kelley Jones.Micronauts, along with Moon Knight and Ka-Zar the Savage, became one of Marvel's first ongoing series to be distributed exclusively to comic book stores beginning with issue #38 (Feb. 1982).
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