Making Sense Of Marvel’s Legacy Numbering

The Marvel Comics Universe has been running since the early 1960s. Many comics that started at that time are still around today and have racked up hundreds of issues. While they’ve been relaunched at various times, starting at issue #1 again, they have a special number that keeps track of how many issues they have had in totality. This is known as the legacy number.

The legacy number can be confusing since Marvel has used it inconsistently and applied odd leaps in logic to calculate some of them. This guide gives you everything you need to know about Marvel’s legacy number. It explains what it is and how it works, showing how the publisher has calculated it for many of their comic book series.

Updating…

This is intended to be a living guide that’s updated regularly. The plan is to update the guide every one to two months with the latest legacy numbering for each series. Additionally, other series/characters will be added over time.

Please don’t jump into the comments to tell me I’m a month behind. I’ll get to it eventually.

Legacy numbering explained

For the longest time, superhero comics were treated as ongoing series. Each month Marvel would release an issue of a comic book series, with the issue number ticking upward with each subsequent release. The numbering would continue if the comic received a new creative team or a radical shake-up. This meant that comics that started in the 1960s saw numbers in the 300s and 400s by the mid-1990s. Then the relaunches started.

First, there was the ill-fated Heroes Reborn initiative, which relaunched series such as Avengers, Fantastic Four, and Captain America. That was followed by Heroes Return, which corrected the mistakes made by Heroes Reborn. Further relaunches happened under the Marvel Knights imprint and in the 2000s. It became a tool to strategically fix lagging titles, with a #1 issue being seen as a clean jumping-on point for readers and a license to print money for Marvel. The 2010s amplified this practice, with titles relaunched for every creative team change.

While these relaunches have advantages, some readers felt like a series being relaunched every few years meant that the comic books lost some of their legacy. To help connect everything together Marvel Comics introduced the legacy number in 2001.

The legacy numbering was a secondary number on the cover that added up all the comics from previous iterations of a comic that came before. For instance, Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #35 had a legacy number of #476 on the cover. This is a combination of 441 issues of the original 1963 series plus the 35 of the 1999 series.

The legacy number has been sporadically used since its inception. However, Marvel does keep track of it and will roll it out when a comic reaches a milestone. When series such as Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man, and Fantastic Four reached their 500th issue in the legacy numbering, Marvel shifted legacy number to be the main number and continued from there. For instance, Fantastic Four (1997 series) #70 was followed by Fantastic Four #500 and Fantastic Four #501 after that and so on.

Marvel has been implementing legacy numbering on a more consistent basis since 2017. Most comics with some form of history will include a legacy number on the cover, indicated by “LGY” before it.

Wonky calculations

Some comic book series are straightforward in their legacy numbers. Guardians of the Galaxy comes to mind as being an easy calculation. On the other hand, many are a bit more wonky in how they’re calculated.

Some of the longer-running characters, such as Doctor Strange, Captain America, and The Hulk, inherited their numbering from anthologies they appeared in before those comics transformed into full-time superhero comics. Marvel renamed the series and continued the numbering due to restrictions on the number of comics they were allowed to publish at the time.

Other times, there are odd inclusions that make up the legacy number of some series. There are a few instances where a miniseries is included in the make-up. However, that logic isn’t applied to all characters. This is either by mistake or perhaps done to strategically reach a milestone at a particular time.

In one or two cases, Marvel just got it wrong. An example is The Hulk, where the publisher celebrated issue #600 too early.

I’ve tried to note and explain these oddities where possible throughout this guide.

How to use this guide

I’ve tried to make this guide as straightforward as possible. Each set of legacy number calculations are grouped by character/series, which are ordered alphabetically. The list is then broken into instances of a series, where each one is where a comic might have been relaunched, changed names, or adopted the legacy number once it reached a milestone.

Here’s an example of a line item in the list:

#442-499 – Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #1-58

The bolded part is the legacy numbers. It’s then followed by the corresponding issues. At the top, I’ve also included where that comic book series is up to in its legacy numbering and the issue that corresponds with it.

Don’t worry if it doesn’t make sense here. It will be clearer once you see a entire list.

Breakdowns of Marvel’s legacy numbers by series

Below is a breakdown of Marvel’s legacy numbering by series. Most popular comics have been included (with more added later) and have been listed in alphabetical order.

Amazing Spider-Man

We kick everything off with Amazing Spider-Man! This is the main Spider-Man comic book series, which has been running in some capacity since 1963.

Current Legacy Number: #989
Current issue: Amazing Spider-Man (2025 series) #25 [Published 25th March, 2025]

#1-441 – Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #1-441

#442-499 – Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #1-58

#500-700 – Amazing Spider-Man #500-700

#701-733 – Superior Spider-Man (2013 series) #1-33

#734-751 – Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #1-18

#752-756 – Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1-5

Note: Marvel have included Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows miniseries, which was a tie-in to the 2015 Secret Wars event. Not sure why they’ve only included the Secret Wars tie-ins for Amazing Spider-Man and not for other comics. I assume it was a way for Marvel to reach the issue #800 milestone faster.

#757-788 – Amazing Spider-Man (2015 series) #1-32

#789-801 – Amazing Spider-Man #789-801

#895-964 – Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #1-70

#965-Current – Amazing Spider-Man (2025 series) #1-Current

Avengers

The line-up of the Avengers team might’ve changed numerous times throughout the years, but the one thing that’s consistent is that Marvel has had an Avengers comic.

Current Legacy Number: #802
Current issue: Avengers (2023 series) #36 [Published 4th March, 2026]

#1-402 – Avengers (1963 series) #1-402

#403-415 – Avengers (1996 series) #1-13

#416-499 – Avengers (1998 series) #1-84

#500-503 – Avengers #500-503

#504-567 – New Avengers (2005 series) #1-64

#568-601 – Avengers (2010 series) #1-34

#602-645 – Avengers (2013 series) #1-44

#646-660 – All-New, All-Different Avengers #1-15

#661-671 – Avengers (2016 series) #1-11

#672-690 – Avengers (2017 series) #672-690

#691-707 – Avengers (2018 series) #1-17

#708-717 – Avengers: No Road Home #1-10

Note: Marvel has included he limited series Avengers: No Road Home #1-10 into the legacy numbering. I suspect this is due to it being a follow-up a story in the main series or Marvel’s desire to reach a legacy number by a certain date.

#718-766 – Avengers (2018 series) #18-66

#667-802 – Avengers (2023 series) #1-36

Black Panther

Black Panther’s legacy numbering is rather straightforward – apart from borrowing Daredevil’s legacy numbering for a short period of time.

Current Legacy Number: #222
Current issue: Black Panther (2023 series) #10 [Published 20th March, 2024]

#1-15 – Black Panther (1977 series) #1-15

#16-77 – Black Panther (1998 series) #1-62

#78-118 – Black Panther (2005 series) #1-41

#119-130 – Black Panther (2009 series) #1-12

#131-141 – Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #513-523

#142-147 – Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #524-529

Note: The reason that Black Panther all of a sudden has issue numbers in the 500s is due to the character taking over Daredevil for a time. From a story perspective, Daredevil was recovering from the conclusion of the Shadowland event and T’Challa took over his mantle for a time. While it was a Black Panther series, the comic borrowed the numbering for a time.

#148-165 – Black Panther (2016 series) #1-18

#166-172 – Black Panther #166-172

#173-197 – Black Panther (2018 series) #1-25

#198-212 – Black Panther (2022 series) #1-15

#213-222 – Black Panther (2023 series) #1-10

Cable

Luckily, calculating Cable’s legacy numbering is easier than figuring out the Summers-Grey family tree.

Current Legacy Number: #175
Most recent issue: Cable (2024 series) #4 [Published 1st May, 2024]

#1-107 – Cable (1993 series) #1-107

#108-119 – Soldier X #1-12

#120-144 – Cable (2008 series) #1-25

#145-149 – Cable (2017 series) #1-5

#150-159 – Cable #150-159

#160-171 – Cable (2020 series) #1-12

#172-175 – Cable (2024 series) #1-4

Captain America

It’s worth noting that Marvel doesn’t count any of the golden age Captain America stories. However, his legacy numbering does get a leg-up thanks to inheriting the numbering for Tales of Suspense. This has further wrinkles to it by shifting focus from Steve Rogers to Sam Wilson and then back again at certain times.

Current Legacy Number: #779
Current issue: Captain America (2025 series) #8 [Published 18th March, 2026]

#1-99 – Tales of Suspense #1-99

Note: Tales of Suspense was a science fiction anthology, which told one-off stories. However, it became a home for Iron Man stories with issue #39 and later was shared Captain America from issue #59. The series became a full-time Captain America series with issue #100 and inherited the numbering.

#100-454 – Captain America (1968 series) #100-454

#455-467 – Captain America (1996 series) #1-13

#468-517 – Captain America (1998 series) #1-50

#518-549 – Captain America (2002 series) #1-32

#550-599 – Captain America (2005 series) #1-50

#600-619 – Captain America #600-619

#620-638 – Captain America (2011 series) #1-19

#639-663 – Captain America (2012 series) #1-25

#664-669 – All-New Captain America (2015 series) #1-6

#670-693 – Sam Wilson: Captain America (2015 series) #1-24

Note: There were two Captain America series at this time, one starring Sam Wilson and the other starring a fake Steve Rogers. Marvel has used the Sam Wilson series as he was seen as the main Captain America at this time.

#694 – Captain America (2015 series) #25

#695-704 – Captain America #695-704

#705-734 Captain America (2018 series) #1-30

#735 – Captain America (2022 series) #0

#736-749 – Captain America: Symbol of Truth #1-14

Note: Again, this was a period where there were two simultaneous Captain America series running at the same time. Marvel have used the Sam Wilson series again as I think it was more convenient for to reach issue #750.

#750 – Captain America #750

#751-766 – Captain America (2023 series) #1-16

#767-Current – Captain America (2025 series) #1-Current

Captain Marvel (Carrol Danvers)

While Marvel has had multiple heroes call themselves Captain Marvel, the legacy numbering here refers to the current one – Carrol Danvers. Further to that, this legacy number accounts for Carrol’s time as Ms. Marvel as well, making it number based around the character and less the identity.

Current Legacy Number: #195
Current issue: Captain Marvel Dark Past #1 [Published 1st April, 2026]

#1-23 – Ms. Marvel (1977 series) #1-23

#24-73 – Ms. Marvel (2006 series) #1-50

#74-90 – Captain Marvel (2012 series) #1-17

#91-105 – Captain Marvel (2014 series) #1-15

#106-115 – Captain Marvel (2016 series) #1-10

#116-124 – The Mighty Captain Marvel #1-9

#125-129 – Captain Marvel #125-129

#130-134 – The Life Of Captain Marvel #1-4

#135-184 – Captain Marvel (2019 series) #1-50

#185-194 – Captain Marvel (2023 series) #1-10

#195-Current – Captain Marvel: Dark Past #1-Current

Note: Marvel hasn’t noted on the legacy numbering on the covers of Captain Marvel: Dark Past. However, this limited would get the legacy numbering up to #199 and would allow Marvel to release a big Captain Marvel #200 one-shot.

Daredevil

One of the more straightforward legacy numbers to calculate. Daredevil has been relaunched a few times but there hasn’t been the same wonkiness as other comic book series.

Current Legacy Number: #688
Current issue: Daredevil (2026 series) #1 [Published 1st April, 2026]

#1-380 – Daredevil (1964 series) #1-380

#381-499 – Daredevil (1998 series) #1-119

#500-512 – Daredevil #500-512

#513-548 – Daredevil (2011 series) #1-36

#549-566 – Daredevil (2014 series) #1-18

#567-594 – Daredevil (2016 series) #1-28

#595-612 – Daredevil #595-612

#613-648 – Daredevil (2019 series) #1-36

#649-662 – Daredevil (2022 series) #1-14

#663-687 – Daredevil (2023 series) #1-25

#688-Current – Daredevil (2026 series) #1-Current

Deadpool

While Deadpool has had heaps of miniseries, the only ones that count towards the legacy numbering are the first two. Also, it appears that Deadpool has gotten the legacy numbering from the original Cable/Deadpool series.

Current Legacy Number: #352
Current issue: Wade Wilson: Deadpool #2 [Published 18th March, 2026]

#1-4 – Deadpool: The Circle #1-4

#5-8 – Deadpool (1994 series) #1-4

#9-77 – Deadpool (1997 series) #1-69

#78-92 – Agent X #1-15

#93-142 – Cable/Deadpool (2004 series) #1-50

#143-205 – Deadpool (2008 series) #1-63

#206-250 – Deadpool (2013 series) #1-45

#251-286 – Deadpool (2015 series) #1-36

#287-300 – Despicable Deadpool #287-300

#301-315 – Deadpool (2018 series) #1-15

#316-325 – Deadpool (2019 series) #1-10

#326-335 – Deadpool (2022 series) #1-10

#336-350 – Deadpool (2024 series) #1-15

#351-Current – Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1-Current

Doctor Strange

Apparently Marvel is not including the Marvel Knights Strange miniseries from the 2000s as part of their calculations.

Current Legacy Number: #455
Current issue: Doctor Strange (2026 series) #5 [Published 1st April, 2026]

#1-168 – Strange Tales (1951 series) #1-168

Note: Doctor Strange first appeared in the Strange Tales anthology with issue #110. He eventually became the main star of the series and then adopted the numbering when the comic transformed into a Doctor Strange series.

#169-183 – Doctor Strange (1968) #169-183

#184-264 – Doctor Strange (1974 series) #1-81

#265-354 – Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1-90

#355-380 – Doctor Strange (2015 series) #1-26

#381-390 – Doctor Strange #381-390

#391-410 – Doctor Strange (2018 series) #1-20

#411-416 – Dr. Strange: Surgeon Supreme #1-6

#417-426 – Strange (2022 series) #1-10

#427-444 – Doctor Strange (2023 series) #1-18

#444-449 – Doctor Strange of Asgard #1-5

#450 – Doctor Strange #450

#451-Current – Doctor Strange (2026 series) #1-Current

Fantastic Four

Marvel’s first family’s legacy numbering is relatively straightforward.

Current Legacy Number: #735
Current issue: Fantastic Four (2025 series) #9 [Published 25th March, 2026]

#1-416 – Fantastic Four (1961 series) #1-416

#417-429 – Fantastic Four (1996 series) #1-13

#430-499 – Fantastic Four (1997 series) #1-70

#500-588 – Fantastic Four #500-588

#589-599 – FF (2011 series) #1-11

#600-611 – Fantastic Four #600-611

#612-627 – Fantastic Four (2012 series) #1-16

#628-641 – Fantastic Four (2014 series) #1-14

#642-645 – Fantastic Four #642-645

#646-693 – Fantastic Four (2018 series) #1-48

#694-726 – Fantastic Four (2022 series) #1-38

#727-Current – Fantastic Four (2025 series) #1-Current

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is an odd one. Marvel have included every series called “Ghost Rider” but have not included not included All-New Ghost Rider, even though the follow-up series starring Robbie Reyes (the 2016 series) is included as part of the legacy numbering.

Current Legacy Number: #270
Current issue: Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #6 [Published 21st August, 2023]

#1-81 – Ghost Rider (1973 series) #1-81

#82-175 – Ghost Rider (1990 series) #1-93

#176 – Ghost Rider Finale #1

Note: Ghost Rider Finale #1 has been included in the legacy numbering as it was originally intended to be Ghost Rider (1990 series) #94 but wasn’t released until 2007.

#177-182 – Ghost Rider (2001 series) #1-6

#183-188 – Ghost Rider (2005 series) #1-6

#189-223 – Ghost Rider (2005 series) #1-35

#224-233 – Ghost Rider (2011 series) #0.1-9

#234-239 – Ghost Rider (2016 series) #1-5

#240-246 – Ghost Rider (2019 series) #1-7

#247-264 – Ghost Rider (2022 series) #1-21

#265-270 – Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #1-6

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the easier legacy numbers to calculate due to very fewer title changes.

Current Legacy Number: #190
Current issue: Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 series) #10 [Published 13th January, 2024]

#1-62 – Guardians Of The Galaxy (1990 series) #1-62

#63-87 – Guardians Of The Galaxy (2008 series) #1-25

#88-114 – Guardians Of The Galaxy (2013 series) #1-27

#115-133 – Guardians Of The Galaxy (2015 series) #1-19

#134-145 – All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy (2017 series) #1-12

#146-150 – Guardians Of The Galaxy #146-150

#151-162 – Guardians of the Galaxy (2019 series) #1-12

#163-180 – Guardians of the Galaxy (2020 series) #1-18

#181-190 – Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 series) #1-10

The Incredible Hulk

Tis list took the longest to smash out. Marvel also made an error in the legacy numbering at one point too. Apparently The Incredible Hulk (1962 series) doesn’t count towards the numbering as it was always intended as a short run and not an ongoing series.

Current Legacy Number: #816
Current issue: Infernal Hulk #5 [Published 18th March, 2026]

#1-101 – Tales To Astonish #1-101

Note: Like Captain America and Doctor Strange, The Hulk got adopted it’s numbering from a previous anthology.

#102-474 – Incredible Hulk (1968 series) #102-474

#475-485 – Hulk (1999 series) #1-11

#486-586 – Incredible Hulk (2000 series) #12-112

#587-598 – Hulk (2008 series) #1-12

#599-634 – Incredible Hulk (2009 series) #600-635

Note: Marvel made an error somewhere along the line when calculating when they could celebrate the issue #600 milestone so Incredible Hulk #600-635 are out of whack by one issue.

#635-649 – Incredible Hulk (2011 series) #1-20

#650-669 – Indestructible Hulk #1-20

#670-685 – Hulk (2014 series) #1-16

#686-708 – Totally Awesome Hulk #1-23

#709-717 – Incredible Hulk #709-717

#718-767 – Immortal Hulk #1-50

#768-781 – Hulk (2021 series) #1-14

#782-811 – Incredible Hulk (2023 series) #1-30

#812-Current – Infernal Hulk #1-Current

Iron Fist

A quick and easy calculation for Iron Fist.

Current Legacy Number: #85
Current issue: Iron Fist (2022 series) #5

#1-15 – Iron Fist (1975 series) #1-15

#16-17 – Iron Fist (1996 series) #1-2

#18-20 – Iron Fist (1998 series) #1-3

#21-26 – Iron Fist (2004 series) #1-6

#27-53 – Immortal Iron Fist #1-27

#54-65 – Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1-12

#66-72 – Iron Fist (2017 series) #1-7

#73-80 – Iron Fist #73-80

#81-85 – Iron Fist (2022 series) #1-5

Iron Man

Name changes and relaunches have meant that there is a lot to calculate for Iron Man’s legacy number.

Current Legacy Number: #683
Current issue: Invincible Iron Man (2026 series) #3 [Published 25th March, 2026]

#1-332 – Iron Man (1968 series) #1-332

#333-345 – Iron Man (1996 series) #1-13

#346-434 – Iron Man (1998 series) #1-89

#435-469 – Iron Man (2004 series) #1-35

#470-530 – Invincible Iron Man (2008 series) #1-33, #500-527

Note: Marvel made a mistake with the legacy numbering in 2010 when celebrating Invincible Iron Man #500.

#531-558 – Iron Man (2012 series) #1-28

#559-567 – Superior Iron Man (2015 series) #1-9

#568-581 – Invincible Iron Man (2015 series) #1-14

#582-592 – Invincible Iron Man (2016 series) #1-11

#593-600 – Invincible Iron Man (2017 series) #693-600

#601-619 – Tony Stark: Iron Man #1-19

#620-625 – Iron Man 2020 #1-6

Note: Iron Man 2020 was a comic book event that spun out of Tony Stark: Iron Man. I suspect this was included in the numbering to reach the #650 milestone sooner.

#626-650 – Iron Man (2020 series) #1-25

#651-670 – Invincible Iron Man (2023 series) #1-20

#671-680 – Iron Man (2024 series) #1-10

#681-Current – Iron Man (2026 series) #1-Current

Luke Cage

Luke Cage rightfully gets the Power Man and Iron Fist numbering as that series was a continuation of the previous Hero For Hire and Power Man series.

Current Legacy Number: #170
Current issue: Luke Cage #170 [Published 21st February, 2018]

#1-16 – Hero For Hire (1972 series) #1-16

#17-66 – Power Man (1974 series) #17-66

#67-125 – Power Man And Iron Fist (1981) #67-125

#126-145 – Cage (1992 series) #1-20

#146-160 – Power Man And Iron Fist (2016 series) #1-15

#161-165 – Luke Cage (2017 series) #1-5

#166-170 – Luke Cage #166-170

Moon Knight

Moon Knight has had several title changes throughout the character’s run. Marvel hasn’t included the 1998 miniseries in their calculations.

Current Legacy Number: #257
Current issue: Marc Spector: Moon Knight (2026 series) #2 [Published 18th March, 2026]

#1-38 – Moon Knight (1980) #1-38

#39-44 – Moon Knight: Fist Of Khonshu (1985) #1-6

#45-104 – Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-60

#105-134 – Moon Knight (2006) #1-30

#135-144 – Vengeance Of The Moon Knight (2009) #1-10

#145-156 – Moon Knight (2011) #1-12

#157-173 – Moon Knight (2014) #1-17

#174-187 – Moon Knight (2016) #1-14

#188-200 – Moon Knight #188-200

#201-230 – Moon Knight (2021 series) #1-30

#231-239 – Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024 series) #1-9

#240-255 – Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024 series) #1-15

#256-Current – Marc Spector: Moon Knight (2026 series) #1-Current

The Punisher

The Punisher comic has been relaunched a lot! At one point there were three Punisher series running at the same time. However, Marvel has only taken into account the called “The Punisher”, and the titles that inherit its lineage. As a result, no Punisher: War Journal or Punisher MAX.

Current Legacy Number: #267
Current issue: The Punisher (2026 series) #2 [Published 25st March, 2026]

#1-5 – The Punisher (1986 series) #1-5

#6-109 – The Punisher (1987 series) #1-104

#110-127 – The Punisher (1995 series) #1-18

#128-131 – The Punisher (1998 series) #1-4

#132-143 – The Punisher (2000 series) #1-12

#144-159 – Punisher (2009 series) #1-16

#160-164 – Franken-Castle (2010 series) #17-21

#165-180 – The Punisher (2011 series) #1-16

#181-200 – The Punisher (2014 series) #1-20

#201-217 – The Punisher (2016 series) #1-17

#218-228 – The Punisher #218-228

#229-244 – The Punisher (2018 series) #1-16

#245-256 – The Punisher (2022 series) #1-12

#257-260 – The Punisher (2024 series) #1-4

#261-265 – The Punisher: Red Band #1-5

#266-Current – The Punisher (2026 series) #1-Current

She-Hulk

She-Hulk’s legacy numbering is much easier to figure out than her cousin’s.

Current Legacy Number: #193
Current issue: Planet She-Hulk #5 [Published 18th March, 2026]

#1-25 – Savage She-Hulk #1-25

#26-85 – Sensational She-Hulk #1-60

#86-97 – She-Hulk (2004 series) #1-12

#98-135 – She-Hulk (2005 series) #1-38

#136-147 – She-Hulk (2014 series) #1-12

#148-158 – Hulk (2016 series) #1-11

Note: The series might’ve been called “Hulk” but it starred She-Hulk.

#159-163 – She-Hulk #159-163

#164-178 – She-Hulk (2022 series) #1-15

#179-188 – The Sensational She-Hulk (2023 series) #1-10

#189-Current – Planet She-Hulk #1-Current

Spectacular Spider-Man

The secondary Spider-Man series has had a few variations on it’s name and a long history.

Current Legacy Number: #313
Current issue: Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #313 [Published 12th December, 2018)

#1-133 – Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #1-133

#134-263 – Spectacular Spider-Man (1988 series) #134-263

#264-290 – Spectacular Spider-Man (2003 series) #1-27

#291-296 – Spectacular Spider-Man (2017 series) #1-6

#297-313 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #297-313

Thor

The god of thunder is the god of confusing legacy numbering. So many relaunches and title changes!

Current Legacy Number: #794
Current issue: Mortal Thor #8 [Published 18th March, 2026]

#1-125 – Journey Into Mystery #1-125

#126-502 – Thor (1966) #126-502

#503-587 – Thor (1998) #1-85

#588-599 – Thor (2007) #1-12

#600-621 – Thor (2007) #600-621

#622-643 – The Mighty Thor (2011) #1-22

#644-668 – Thor: God Of Thunder (2012) #1-25

Note: Thor: God of Thunder #1 is the start of Jason Aaron’s Thor run, which runs over multiple volumes of Thor and a few tie-ins not listed here. Check out our reading order to understand how they all fit together.

#669-676 – Thor (2014) #1-8

#677-699 – The Mighty Thor (2015) #1-23

#700-706 – The Mighty Thor (2017) #700-706

#707-722 – Thor (2018 series) #1-16

#723-726 – King Thor #1-4

#727-761 – Thor (2020 series) #1-35

#762-786 – The Immortal Thor #1-25

#787-Current – Mortal Thor #1-Current

Ultimate Spider-Man/Miles Morales

This is an odd one. It starts as legacy numbering for the Ultimate Universe’s Peter Parker but Miles Morales inherits the numbering later down the line.

Current Legacy Number: #324
Current issue: Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022 series) #42 [Published on 28th January, 2026]

#1-53 – Ultimate Spider-Man (2000 series) #1-53

#54-60 – Ultimate Six #1-7

#61-140 – Ultimate Spider-Man (2000 series) #54-133

#141-142 – Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1-2

#143-168 – Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2009 series) #1-15, 150-160

Note: Retroactively including Ultimate Six #1-7 and Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1-2 has make this legacy number a little wonky.

#169-196 – Ultimate Spider-Man (2011 series) #1-28

#197-199 – Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014 series) #1-3

#200 – Ultimate Spider-Man #200

#201-212 – Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man #1-12

#213-233 – Spider-Man (2016 series) #1-21

#234-240 – Spider-Man #234-240

#241-282 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2019 series) #1-42

#283-324 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022 series) #1-42

Uncanny X-Men

The flagship X-Men comic has an annoying legacy numbering rational.

Current Legacy Number: #725
Current issue: Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #25 [Published 25th March, 2026]

#1-141 – X-Men (1963 series) #1-141

Note: Uncanny X-Men was simply known as “X-Men” for the first 141 issues. 

#142-544 – Uncanny X-Men #142-544

#545-564 – Uncanny X-Men (2011 series) #1-20

#565-599 – Uncanny X-Men (2013 series) #1-35

#600 – Uncanny X-Men #600

#601-619 – Uncanny X-Men (2016 series) 1-19

#620-634 – Uncanny X-Men (2018 series) #1-15

#635-637 – War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1-3

Note: Marvel Math strikes again! War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men was a tie-in miniseries to the War of the Realms event that ran concurrently with the regular Uncanny X-Men series. While Marvel usually doesn’t count these in legacy numbering in these scenarios, they have decided to do it in this instance. It’s not the last time we’ll see something screwy as part of the Uncanny X-Men legacy numbering.

#638-644 – Uncanny X-Men (2018 series) #16-22

#645-665 – X-Men (2019 series) #1-21

Note: There wasn’t an Uncanny X-Men series during the Krakoa Era of X-Men comics. Instead, the flagship title, X-Men (2019 series) inherited the legacy numbering.

#666-700 – X-Men (2021 series) #1-35

Note: See the above note.

#701-Current – Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #1-Current

Venom

Venom was part of a trend in the 1990s known as the ongoing miniseries. While there technically wasn’t an ongoing series, there was always an issue released each month in the form of a Venom miniseries or one-shot. Marvel has added all of these up to make up the legacy number.

Current Legacy Number: #256
Current issue: Venom #256 [Published 1st April, 2026]

#1-6 – Venom: Lethal Protector (1993 series) #1-6

#7-9 – Venom: Funeral Pyre (1993 series) #1-3

#10-12 – Venom: The Madness #1-3

#13-15 – Venom: The Enemy Within #1-3

#16-18 – Venom: The Mace #1-3

#19-22 – Venom: Nights Of Vengeance #1-4

#23-26 – Venom: Separation Anxiety (1994 series) #1-4

#27-30 – Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1-4

#31 – Venom Super Special #1

#32-36 – Venom: Sinner Takes All #1-5

#37-40 – Venom: Along Came A Spider #1-4

#41-43 – Venom: The Hunted #1-3

#44-47 – Venom: The Hunger #1-4

#48-50 – Venom: Tooth And Claw #1-3

#51-53 – Venom: On Trial #1-3

#54-56 – Venom: License To Kill #1-3

#57 – Venom: Seeds Of Darkness #1

#58-60 – Venom: The Finale #1-3

#61-78 – Venom (2003 series) #1-18

#79-83 – Venom: Dark Origin #1-5

#84-130 – Venom (2011 series) #1-42, #13.1-13.4, #27.1

#131-143 – Venom: Space Knight #1-13

#144-149 – Venom (2017 series) #1-6

#150-165 – Venom #150-165

#166-200 – Venom (2018 series) #1-35

Note: Venom (2018 series) is the backbone to Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s celebrated Venom run. Find out how to read it along with the tie-ins and events in this reading order.

#201-239 – Venom (2021 series) #1-39

#240-249 – All-New Venom #1-10

#250-Current – Venom #250-Current

Wolverine

Apparently the 1982 miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller doesn’t count towards the legacy number.

Current Legacy Number: #409
Current issue: Wolverine (2024 series) #17 [Published 4th March, 2026]

#1-189 – Wolverine (1988 series) #1-189

#190-263 – Wolverine (2003 series) #1-74

264-279 – Wolverine: Weapon X #1-16

#280-299 – Wolverine (2010 series) #1-20

#300-317 – Wolverine #300-317

#318-330 – Wolverine (2013 series) #1-13

#331-342 – Wolverine (2014 series) #1-12

#343-292 – Wolverine (2020 series) #1-50

#393-Current – Wolverine (2024 series) #1-Current

X-Men

Also known as X-Men (volume 2), this is traditionally the secondary flagship X-Men title. Like Uncanny X-Men, it’s not without it’s legacy numbering complications.

Current Legacy Number: #328
Current issue: X-Men (2024 series) #28 [Published 1 April, 2026]

#1-207 – X-Men (1991 series) #1-207

#208-275 – X-Men: Legacy #208-275

Note: The series was renamed to “X-Men: Legacy” between 2008-2012. There was a series called “X-Men” that ran concurrently between 2010 and 2013. However, that series doesn’t count towards the legacy numbering due to X-Men: Legacy being the direct descendant of the lineage. 

#276-299 – X-Men: Legacy (2013 series) #1-24

Note: Similar to the above, there was a series called “X-Men” that ran concurrently between 2013 and 2015. Again, this one doesn’t contribute to the legacy numbering due to X-Men: Legacy’s direct inheritance.

#300 – X-Men: Legacy #300

#301-Current – X-Men (2024 series) #1-Current

Note: Why the huge gap between #300 and #301? That’s because the lineage of the title got a little screwy. Most of it was to X-Men (2019 series) and X-Men (2021 series) being assigned to Uncanny X-Men.

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