Marvel seem to keep most of the Essentials in print (dunno about the Punisher)
orly come at me bro
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Ant-Man 1 Tales to Astonish #27, 35-69 OOP
Avengers 1 Avengers #1-24 OOP
2 Avengers #25-45, Annual #1 available from stockists
3 Avengers #47-68, Annual #2 OOP
4 Avengers #69-97, Incredible Hulk #140 available from stockists
5 Avengers #98-119, Defenders #8-11, Daredevil #99 available from stockists
6 Avengers #120-140, Giant-Size #1-4, Captain Marvel #33 and FF #150 OOP
7 Avengers #141-163, Annual #6, and Super-Villain Team-Up #9 available from stockists
8 Avengers #164-184, Annual #7-8, and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 available from stockists
Black Panther 1 Jungle Action (1972) #6-22 and # 24, and Black Panther (1977) #1-10 available from stockists
Captain America 1 Captain America Comics #5, Tales of Suspense #59-99, Captain America #100-102 OOP
2 Captain America #103-126 available from stockists
3 Captain America #127-156 OOP
4 Captain America #157-186 available from stockists
5 Captain America #187-205, Annual #3, Bicentennial Battles available from stockists
6 Captain America #206-230, Annual #4, Incredible Hulk #232 available from stockists
Captain Marvel 1 Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13, Captain Marvel #1-21 OOP
2 Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13, Captain Marvel (1968) #22-35, #37-46, Iron Man (1968) #55, and Marvel Feature #12 unavailable
Conan 1 Conan the Barbarian #1-25 OOP
Daredevil 1 Daredevil #1-25 available from stockists
2 Daredevil #26-48, Annual #1, Fantastic Four #73 OOP
3 Daredevil #49-74, Iron Man #25-26 OOP
4 Daredevil #75-101 and Avengers #111 OOP
5 Daredevil #101-125 and Marvel Two-In-One #3 #111 available from stockists
Dazzler 1 Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131 and Amazing Spider-Man #203 OOP
2 Dazzler #22-42, Marvel GN #12, Beauty and the Beast #1-4 and Secret Wars II #4 OOP
Defenders 1 Doctor Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22, 34-35, Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-14, Avengers #115-118 OOP
2 Defenders #15-30, Giant-Size Defenders #1-4, Marvel 2-in-1 #6-7, Marvel Team-Up #33-35, Marvel Treasury #12 OOP
3 Defenders #31-60, Annual #1 OOP
4 Defenders #61-91 available from stockists
5 Defenders #92-106, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #101, #111, #116 and Captain America (1968) #268 available from stockists
6 Defenders #107-124, New Defenders #125, Avengers Annual #11, Marvel Team-Up #119 available from stockists
Doctor Strange 1 Strange Tales #110, 111, 114-163 OOP
2 Doctor Strange #169-178, 180-183, Avengers #61, Sub-Mariner #22, Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1, Marvel Premiere #3-10, 12-14 OOP
3 Doctor Strange #1-29, Annual #1, Tomb of Dracula #44-45 OOP
4 Doctor Strange #30-56, Chamber of Chills #4, Man-Thing #4 available from stockists
Fantastic Four 1 Fantastic Four #1-20, Annual #1 OOP
2 Fantastic Four #21-40, Annual #2, Strange Tales Annual #2 OOP
3 Fantastic Four #41-63, Annual #3, 4 OOP
4 Fantastic Four #64-83, Annual #5, 6 OOP
5 Fantastic Four #84-110, Annual #7, 8 OOP
6 Fantastic Four #111-137 available from stockists
7 Fantastic Four #138-159, Giant-Size Super-Stars #1, Giant-Size FF #2-4, Avengers #127 OOP
8 Fantastic Four #160-179,181-183, Annual #11, Marvel 2-in-1 #20, Marvel 2-in-1 Annual #1 available from stockists
Ghost Rider 1 Marvel Spotlight #5-12, Ghost Rider #1-20, Daredevil #138 OOP
2 Ghost Rider #21-50 OOP
3 Ghost Rider #51-65, Marvel 2-in-1 #80, Marvel Super Heroes Fall 1992, and Avengers #214 OOP
4 Ghost Rider #66-81, Amazing Spider-Man #274, New Defenders #145-146 available from stockists
Godzilla 1 Godzilla #1-24 OOP
Howard The Duck 1 Howard the Duck #1-27, Ann #2; Fear #19; Marvel Treasury Edition #12; Giant-Size Man-Thing #4,5 OOP
Human Torch 1 Strange Tales #101-134, Annual #2 OOP
Incredible Hulk 1 Incredible Hulk #1-6, Tales to Astonish #60-91 available from stockists
2 Tales to Astonish #92-101, Incredible Hulk #102-117, 147, Annual #1 available from stockists
3 Incredible Hulk #118-142, Captain Marvel #20-21, Avengers #88 available from stockists
4 Incredible Hulk #143-170 available from stockists
5 Incredible Hulk #171-200, Annual #5 OOP
6 Incredible Hulk #201-225, Annual #6 available from stockists
Iron Fist 1 Marvel Premiere #15-25, Iron Fist #1-15, Marvel Team-Up #63-64, Power Man/Iron Fist #48-50 OOP
Iron Man 1 Tales of Suspense #39-72 OOP
2 Tales of Suspense #73-99, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Iron Man #1-11 OOP
3 Iron Man #12-38, Daredevil #73 available from stockists
4 Iron Man #39-61 available from stockists
5 Iron Man ##62-75, #77-87, Annual #3 available from stockists
Killraven 1 Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel GN #7, Killraven #1 (MK) OOP
Luke Cage, Power Man 1 Hero For Hire #1-16, Power Man #17-27 OOP
2 Power Man #28-49, Annual #1 OOP
Man-Thing 1 Savage Tales #1, Astonishing Tales #12-13, Adventures Into Fear #10-19, Man-Thing #1-14, Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-2, Monsters Unleashed #5, 8-9 OOP
2 Man-Thing (1974) #15-22, Man-Thing (1979) #1-11, Giant-Size Man-Thing #3-5, Marvel Team-Up #68, Marvel 2-in-1 #43 and Doctor Strange #41 OOP
Marvel Horror 1 (Son of Satan/Satana) Ghost Rider #1-2, Marvel Spotlight #12-24, Son of Satan #1-8, Marvel 2-in-1 #14, Marvel Team-Up #32, 80-81; Vampire Tales #2-3; Haunt of Horror #24-25; Marvel Premiere #27 $10.59 OOP
2 (Living Mummy, Brother Voodoo, Golem, Mordred the Mystic, etc.) Supernatural Thrillers #5, 7-15; Strange Tales #169-174, 176-177; Tales of the Zombie #6, 10; Marvel Team-Up #24; Haunt of Horror #2-5; Monsters Unleashed #11; Marvel 2-in-1 #11, 18, 33; Marvel Chillers #1-2; Dead of Night #11; Marvel Spotlight #26 available from stockists
Marvel Saga 1 Marvel Saga #1-12 OOP
2 Marvel Saga #13-25 OOP
Marvel Team-Up 1 Marvel Team-Up #1-24 OOP
2 Marvel Team-Up #25-51, Marvel 2-in-1 #17 OOP
3 Marvel Team-Up #52-73, 75, Annual #1 OOP
4 Marvel Team-Up #76-78, 80-98, Annual #2,3 available from stockists
Marvel Two-In-One 1 Marvel Feature #11-12, Marvel 2-in-1 #1-20, 22-25, Annual #1, Fantastic Four Annual #11 OOP
2 Marvel Two-In-One #26-52, Annual #2-3 OOP
3 Marvel Two-In-One #53-77 and Annual #4-5 OOP
4 Marvel Two-In-One #78-98, 100 and Annual #6-7 available from stockists
Monster of Frankenstein 1 Monster of Frankenstein #1-5, Frankenstein's Monster #6-18, Giant-Size Werewolf #2, Monsters Unleashed #2, 4-10 OOP
Moon Knight 1 Werewolf By Night #32-33, Marvel Spotlight #28-29, Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #22-23, Marvel 2-in-1 #52, Hulk Magazine #11-15, 17-18 & 20, Marvel Preview #21, Moon Knight #1-12, Marvel Team-Up Annual #4 OOP
2 Moon Knight #11-30 OOP
3 Moon Knight #31-38, #1-6(1985), Marvel Fanfare #30,38,39, Solo Avengers #3, and Marvel Super-Heroes #1 available from stockists
Ms. Marvel 1 Ms. Marvel #1-23, Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine #10-11 OOP
Nova 1 Nova #1-25, Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3, Amazing Spider-Man #171 OOP
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe 1 OHOTMU Vol. 1 #1-15 OOP
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition 1 OHOTMU: Deluxe Edition #1-7 OOP
2 OHOTMU: Deluxe Edition #8-14 OOP
3 OHOTMU: Deluxe Edition #15-20 OOP
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: '89 Update 1 OHOTMU: '89 Update #1-8 OOP
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition 1 OHOTMU: Master Edition (Abomination to Gargoyle) OOP
2 OHOTMU: Master Edition (Garokk to Proctor) OOP
3 OHOTMU: Master Edition (Professor Power to ZZZAX) OOP
Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man 1 Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #1-31 OOP
2 Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #32-53, Annual #1-2, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #13 OOP
3 Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #54-74, Annual #3 OOP
4 Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #75-96 and Annual #4 available from stockists
5 Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #97-114 available from stockists
Power Man & Iron Fist 1 Power Man and Iron Fist #50-72, 74-75 OOP
2 Power Man and Iron Fist #76-100, Daredevil #178 OOP
Punisher 1 Amazing Spider-Man #129,134-135,161-162,174-175,201-202,Annual #15, Giant-Size Spider-Man #4, Marvel Preview #2, Marvel Super-Action #1, Captain America #241, Daredevil #182-184, Spectacular Spider-Man #81-83, Punisher #1-5 OOP
2 Punisher #1-20, Annual #1, Daredevil #257 OOP
3 Punisher #21-40, Annual #2-3 OOP
4 Punisher #41-59, Annual #4-5 available from stockists
Rampaging Hulk 1 Rampaging Hulk #1-9, The Hulk! #10-15, Incredible Hulk #269 OOP
2 Hulk! #16-27 available from stockists
Rawhide Kid 1 Rawhide Kid #17-35 available from stockists
Savage She-Hulk 1 Savage She-Hulk #1-25 OOP
Sgt. Fury 1 Sgt. Fury #1-23, Annual #1 available from stockists
Silver Surfer 1 Silver Surfer #1-18, Fantastic Four Annual #5 OOP
2 Silver Surfer (1982) #1, Silver Surfer (1987) #1-18, Annual #1, Marvel Fanfare #51 OOP
Spider-Man 1 Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #1-20, Annual #1 OOP
2 Amazing Spider-Man #21-43, Annual #2, 3 available from stockists
3 Amazing Spider-Man #44-68 OOP
4 Amazing Spider-Man #69-89, Annual #4, 5 available from stockists
5 Amazing Spider-Man #90-113 available from stockists
6 Amazing Spider-Man #114-137, Giant-Size Superheroes #1, Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-2 OOP
7 Amazing Spider-Man #138-160, Annual #10, Giant-Size Spider-Man #3-5 OOP
8 Amazing Spider-Man #161-185, Annual #11, Giant-Size Spider-Man #6, Nova #12 OOP
9 Amazing Spider-Man #186-210, Annual #13-14, Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 OOP
10 Amazing Spider-Man #211-230, Annual #15 available from stockists
11 Amazing Spider-Man #231-248, Annual #16-17 available from stockists
Spider-Woman 1 Marvel Spotlight #32, Spider-Woman #1-25, Marvel Two-In-One #29-33 OOP
2 Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97, Uncanny X-Men #148 OOP
Sub-Mariner 1 Daredevil #7, Tales To Astonish #70-101, Tales of Suspense #80, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, and Sub-Mariner #1 available from stockists
Super-Villain Team-Up 1 Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2, Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14, 16-17, Avengers #154-156, Champions #16, Astonishing Tales #1-8 OOP
Tales of the Zombie 1 Tales of the Zombie #1-10, Dracula Lives #1-2 OOP
Thor 1 Journey Into Mystery #83-112 available from stockists
2 Journey Into Mystery #113-124, Thor #125-136, Annual #1-2 OOP
3 Journey Into Mystery #137-166 available from stockists
4 Thor #167-195 OOP
5 Thor #196-220 available from stockists
6 Thor #221-247 available from stockists
Tomb of Dracula 1 Tomb of Dracula #1-25, Giant-Size Chillers #1, Werewolf by Night #15 OOP
2 Tomb of Dracula #26-49, Dr. Strange #14, Giant-Size Dracula #2-5 OOP
3 Tomb of Dracula #50-70, Tomb of Dracula magazine #1-4 OOP
4 Tomb of Dracula magazine #2, 4-6, Dracula Lives #1-13 OOP
Warlock 1 Marvel Premiere #1-2, Warlock (1972) #1-15, Incredible Hulk (1968) #176-178, Strange Tales (1951) #178-181, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #55 and Annual #2, and Avengers Annual (1967) #7 available from stockists
Web Of Spider-Man 1 Web Of Spider-Man (1985) #1-18, Annual #1-2, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #268 available from stockists
2 Web Of Spider-Man (1985) #19-32, Annual #3, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #293-294, Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132 available from stockists
Werewolf By Night 1 Marvel Spotlight #2-4, Werewolf By Night #1-21, Marvel Team-Up #12, Giant-Size Creatures #1, Tomb of Dracula #18 OOP
2 Werewolf By Night #22-43, Giant-Size Werewolf #2-5, Marvel Premiere #28 OOP
Wolverine 1 Wolverine #1-23 OOP
2 Wolverine #24-47 OOP
3 Wolverine #48-69 OOP
4 Wolverine #70-90 OOP
5 Wolverine #91-110, Annual 1996, Uncanny X-Men #332 OOP
6 Wolverine #111-128, Annual 1997 available from stockists
X-Factor 1 Avengers #262, Fantastic Four #286, X-Factor #1-16, Annual #1, Thor #373-374, Power Pack #27 available from stockists
2 X-Factor #17-35, Annual #2, Thor #378 OOP
3 X-Factor #36-50 and Uncanny X-Men #239-243 OOP
4 X-Factor #51-59, Annual #4-5, X-Factor: Prisoner of Love, Marvel Fanfare #50 and more available from stockists
5 X-Factor #60-70 and Annual #6, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #270-272, #280, material from Annual #15, and New Mutants (1983) #95-97, material from Annual #7 available from stockists
X-Men 1 X-Men #94-119, Giant-Size X-Men #1 OOP
2 X-Men #120-141, Uncanny X-Men #142-144 available from stockists
3 Uncanny X-Men #145-161, Annual #3-5 OOP
4 Uncanny X-Men #162-179, Annual #6; God Loves, Man Kills graphic novel available from stockists
5 Uncanny X-Men #180-198, Annual #7-8 available from stockists
6 Uncanny X-Men #199-213, New Mutants Special Edition #1, X-Men Annual #9, X-Factor #9-11, New Mutants #46, Thor #373-374, Power Pack #27 available from stockists
7 Uncanny X-Men #214-228, Annual #10-11, Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4 available from stockists
8 Uncanny X-Men #229-243, Annual #12, X-Factor #36-39 available from stockists
9 Uncanny X-Men #244-264 and Annual #13 OOP
10 Uncanny X-Men (1963) #265-272 and Annual #14, , New Mutants (1983) #95-97, and X-Factor (1986) #60-62, material from Fantastic Four Annual #23, New Mutants Annual #6 and X-Factor Annual #5 available from stockists
11 Uncanny X-Men (1963) #273-280, Annual #15, X-Factor (1986) #69-70, X-Men (1991) #1-3, and material from X-Factor Annual #6 and New Mutants Annual #7 available from stockists
X-Men (Classic) 1 X-Men #1-24 available from stockists
2 X-Men #25-53, Avengers #53 OOP
3 X-Men #54-66, 67-80 (covers only), Amazing Adventures #11-17, Marvel Team-Up #4, Incredible Hulk #150, 161 OOP
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I count that as 104 out of 168 currently unavailable from Diamond or Amazon, or almost 2/3s. Those that are available either have movie tie-ins and would have been resolicited, late entries in a run that haven't sold out their initial print run yet, or are things that no-one bought in the first place (eg The Rawhide Kid).
And in instances where Marvel does resolicit something, that means it's unavailable to order for at least four months, and then technically out of print a month later. That's not "keeping in print."
Even if you're generously allowing "resoliciting occasionally and hoping that Diamond and Amazon between them warehouse enough to cover a couple of months or years" as "keeping in print", note that the first five out of six WOLVERINE volumes are unavailable in the year before a Wolverine movie. If they actually had even a semblance of a program for "keeping things in print," would that happen?
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
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