Below is a list of role-playing game supplements based on properties of Marvel Comics.

History

The original Marvel Super Heroes game was published by TSR. It received extensive support from TSR, covering a wide variety of Marvel Comics characters and settings, including a Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe patterned after Marvel's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. MSH even received its own column in the (at the time) TSR-published gaming magazine, Dragon, called "The Marvel-phile", which usually spotlighted a character or group of characters that had not yet appeared in a published game product.

Before losing the Marvel license, TSR published a different game using their SAGA System game engine, called the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game. This version, written by Mike Selinker, was published in the late 1990s as a card-based game. Though critically praised in various reviews at the time, it never reached a very large market and has since faded into obscurity.

In 2003, after the gaming license had lapsed, the Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game was published by Marvel Comics themselves. This edition uses mechanics that are totally different from any previous versions, using a diceless game mechanic that incorporated a Karma-based resolution system of "stones" (or tokens) to represent character effort. Since its initial publication, a few additional supplements were published by Marvel Comics. However, Marvel stopped supporting the game a little over a year after its initial release.

In 2012, the fourth role playing game set in the Marvel Universe called the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying was published by Margaret Weis Productions under license from Marvel Comics. It was a fast playing game using the Cortex Plus system. In early 2013 Margaret Weis Productions announced they would not be renewing their license.[1]

In 2021, Marvel announced it would be releasing a new role-playing game titled the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game designed by Matt Forbeck and published by Marvel Universe.[2]

Supplements

Marvel RPGs – Supplements Index
Publisher System Marvel # TSR # ISBN Label Year Orig. Price Pages
TSRMSH-5371ISBN 0-394-54020-4Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 1 (12 figures)1984$12.00
TSRMSH-5372ISBN 0-394-55424-8Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 2 (12 figures)1984?
TSRMSH-5375?Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 3 (6 figures)1985?
TSRMSH-5376ISBN 0-88038-473-5Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 41986$12.00
TSRMSH-5377ISBN 5-551-65663-2Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 51986?
TSRMSH-6890ISBN 0-88038-750-5Deluxe City Campaign Set (box)1989$18.00
TSRMSH-6896ISBN 0-88038-888-9The Uncanny X-Men Campaign Set (box)1990$18.00
TSRMSH-6900ISBN 1-56076-087-7Marvel Superheroes Basic Set (revised edition) (box)1991$20.00
TSRMSHMA06871ISBN 0-88038-368-2Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set1986$15.00
TSRMSHMA16872ISBN 0-88038-292-9Children of the Atom1986$12.00
TSRMSHMA26874ISBN 0-88038-293-7Avengers – Coast to Coast1986$12.00
TSRMSHMA36876ISBN 0-88038-413-1The Ultimate Powers Book1987$12.00
TSRMSHMA46889ISBN 0-88038-483-2The Fantastic Four Compendium1987$8.95
TSRMSHME16879ISBN 0-88038-547-2Cosmos Cubed1988$5.95
TSRMSHME26880ISBN 0-88038-568-5Ragnarok & Roll1988$5.95
TSRMSHME36882ISBN 0-88038-583-9The Left Hand of Eternity1988$7.95
TSRMSHMH06850ISBN 0-88038-345-3Marvel Superheroes Basic Set (original edition) (box)1984$15.00
TSRMSHMH16851ISBN 0-88038-125-6The Breeder Bombs (X-Men)1984$6.00
TSRMSHMH26853ISBN 0-88038-127-2Time Trap (Avengers)1984$6.00
TSRMSHMH36855ISBN 0-88038-129-9Murderworld! (Fantastic Four)1984$6.00
TSRMSHMH46859ISBN 0-88038-131-0Lone Wolves (Daredevil, Black Widow, Power Man, Iron Fist)1984$6.00
TSRMSHMH56857ISBN 0-88038-132-9Cat's Paw (Alpha Flight)1984$6.00
TSRMSHMH66862ISBN 0-88038-198-1Thunder over Jotunheim (Thor)1985$6.00
TSRMSHMH76864ISBN 0-88038-225-2The Last Resort (West Coast Avengers)1985$6.00
TSRMSHMH86866ISBN 0-88038-227-9Fault Line (Spider-Man & Avengers)1985$7.95
TSRMSHMH96867ISBN 0-88038-228-7Gates of What If? (Spider-Man, FF, Avengers)1985$7.95
TSRMSHMHAC16852ISBN 0-88038-126-4Judge's Screen1984$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC26854ISBN 0-88038-128-0Avengers Assembled!1984$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC36856ISBN 0-88038-130-2Adventure Foldup Figures1984$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC46858ISBN 0-394-54576-1Pit of the Viper (incl. Adventure Foldup Figures)1984$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC56861ISBN 0-88038-193-0Project Wideawake1985$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC66863ISBN 0-88038-199-XNew York, New York1985$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC76865ISBN 0-88038-226-0Concrete Jungle: Official Character Roster1985$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC86868ISBN 0-88038-229-5Weapons Locker1985$6.00
TSRMSHMHAC96870ISBN 0-88038-278-3Realms of Magic1986$12.00
TSRMSHMHR16905ISBN 1-56076-403-1X-Forces Mutant Update (box)1992$15.00
TSRMSHMHR26907ISBN 1-56076-405-8Webs: Spider-Man Dossier (box)1993$15.00
TSRMSHMHR36908ISBN 1-56076-406-6Avengers Archive (box)1993$15.00
TSRMSHMHR46906ISBN 1-56076-404-XLands of Dr. Doom (box)1992$20.00
TSRMSHMHSP16860ISBN 0-88038-184-1Secret Wars I1984$6.00
TSRMSHMHSP26869ISBN 0-88038-268-6Secret Wars II1986$6.00
TSRMSHMLA16892ISBN 0-88038-832-3After Midnight1990$8.95
TSRMSHMLA26895ISBN 0-88038-874-9Night Moves1990$8.95
TSRMSHMLA36897ISBN 0-88038-893-5Night Life1990$8.95
TSRMSHMLBA16893ISBN 0-88038-841-2Mutating Mutants1990$5.95
TSRMSHMSL16899ISBN 1-56076-066-4X-Terminate1991$6.95
TSRMSHMSL26901ISBN 1-56076-100-8Warlord of Baluur1991$6.95
TSRMSHMSL36902ISBN 1-56076-101-6Spore of Arthros1991$6.95
TSRMSHMSL46904ISBN 1-56076-103-2Stygian Knight1991$6.95
TSRMSHMT16885ISBN 0-88038-718-1All This and World War II1989$7.95
TSRMSHMT26886ISBN 0-88038-741-6The Weird, Weird West1989$8.95
TSRMSHMT36891ISBN 0-88038-777-7The Revenge of Kang1989$8.95
TSRMSHMU16878ISBN 0-88038-540-5Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Abomination through Dreadnought1988$13.95
TSRMSHMU26881ISBN 0-88038-576-6Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Eel through Mad Dog1988$13.95
TSRMSHMU36883ISBN 0-88038-601-0Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Mad Thinker through Sentry1988$13.95
TSRMSHMU46884ISBN 0-88038-617-7Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Serpent Society through Zzzax1988$13.95
TSRMSHMU56887ISBN 0-88038-766-1Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1989 Characters Update1989$15.95
TSRMSHMU66894ISBN 0-88038-866-8Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1990 Characters Update1990$15.95
TSRMSHMU76903ISBN 1-56076-102-4Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1991 Characters Update1991$15.95
TSRMSHMU86909ISBN 1-56076-407-4Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1992 Characters Update1992$15.95
TSRMSHMU9?ISBN 1-56076-600-XGamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1993 Characters Update1993$15.95
TSRMSHMX16873ISBN 0-88038-402-6Nightmares of Futures Past1986$8.00
TSRMSHMX26875ISBN 0-88038-403-4The X-Potential1987?
TSRMSHMX36877ISBN 0-88038-481-6Reap the Whirlwind1987$5.95
TSRMSHMX46888ISBN 0-88038-482-4Flames of Doom1987$5.95
TSRMSHAGB-8021ISBN 0-88038-299-6Adventure Gamebook #1 – Amazing Spider-Man – City in Darkness1986$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-8022ISBN 0-88038-300-3Adventure Gamebook #2 – Captain America – Rocket's Red Glare1986$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-8023ISBN 0-88038-301-1Adventure Gamebook #3 – The Wolverine – Night of the Wolverine1987$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-8024ISBN 0-88038-435-2Adventure Gamebook #4 – Doctor Strange – Through Six Dimensions1987$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-8025ISBN 0-88038-436-0Adventure Gamebook #5 – The Thing – One Thing After Another1987$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-8026ISBN 0-88038-437-9Adventure Gamebook #6 – The Uncanny X-Men – An X-cellent Death1987$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-8027ISBN 0-88038-438-7Adventure Gamebook #7 – Amazing Spider-Man – As the World Burns1988$2.95
TSRMSHAGB-?ISBN 0-88038-533-2Adventure Gamebook #8 – Daredevil – Guilt by Association1988$2.95
TSROOOAGB-8468ISBN 0-88038-305-4One-on-One Adventure Gamebook #8 –
The Fantastic Four vs. Doctor Doom – The Doomsday Device		1986?
TSROOOAGB-?ISBN 0-88038-459-XOne-on-One Adventure Gamebook #9 –
Daredevil vs. Kingpin – The King Takes a Dare		1987$5.95
TSROOOAGB-?ISBN 0-88038-518-9One-on-One Adventure Gamebook #11 –
Doctor Strange and the High Priest of Set – Prisoner of Pharaoh's Tomb		1989?
WotCMSHAG-6926ISBN 0-7869-1227-8Marvel Superheroes Adventure Game (box)1998$24.95
WotCMSHAG-6927ISBN 0-7869-1228-6X-Men Roster Book1998$17.95
WotCMSHAG-6928ISBN 0-7869-1229-4X-Men: Who Goes There?1998$8.95
WotCMSHAG-6929ISBN 0-7869-1230-8A Guide to Marvel Earth1998$15.95
WotCMSHAG-6930ISBN 0-7869-1231-6Avengers Roster Book1998$17.95
WotCMSHAG-6931ISBN 0-7869-1232-4Avengers: Masters of Evil1998$8.95
WotCMSHAG-11320ISBN 0-7869-1320-7Fantastic Four Roster Book1999$18.95
WotCMSHAG-11330ISBN 0-7869-1330-4Fantastic Four: Fantastic Voyages1999$8.95
WotCMSHAG-11340ISBN 0-7869-1340-1The Reed Richards Guide to Everything1999$16.95
WotCMSHAG-?ISBN 0-7869-1409-2Marvel Team-Up Roster Book1999$18.95
WotCMSHAG-??The Green Goblin's Guide to Crime1999?
WotCMSHAG-??Age of Apocalypse1999?
WotCMSHAG---Wolverine vs. the Brood Queen1999-
WotCMSHAG-?-Adventurer's Guild – Series 3 – Throne of Huangdi1998-
WotCMSHAG-?-Adventurer's Guild – Series 4 – Avengers: Live Kree or Die!1998-
WotCMSHAG-?-Adventurer's Guild – Series 5 – Pages of Doom1999-
WotCMSHAG-?-Adventurer's Guild – Series 7 – Smoke and Mirrors1999-
MarvelMUMVL11028-ISBN 0-7851-1028-3Marvel Universe RPG (hc)2003$24.99
MarvelMUMVL11035-ISBN 0-7851-1035-6Guide to the X-Men2003$19.99
MarvelMUMVL11158-ISBN 0-7851-1158-1Guide to the Hulk & the Avengers2003$19.99
MarvelMUMVL11305-ISBN 0-7851-1305-3Guide to Spider-Man's NYC2004$19.99
MarvelMUMVL11353-ISBN 0-7851-1353-3Guide to Wolverine2004$19.99
MWPMH--ISBN 1-9366-8516-7Marvel Heroic Roleplay Basic Game2012$19.99128
MWPMH--ISBN 1-9366-8515-9Civil War - Essentials Event Book2012$ ?160
MWPMH--ISBN 1-9366-8517-5Civil War - Premium Event Book2012$49.99226
MWPMH--ISBN 1-9366-8518-3Civil War - 50 States Initiative2013$ ?
MWPMH--ISBN 1-9366-8519-1Civil War - Young Avengers/Runaways2013$ ?
MWPMH--ISBN 1-9366-8520-5Civil War - X-Men2013$ ?

References

  1. ↑ Cardenas, Christi. "Creative Directions; Pipeline News, 7th paragraph". Creative Directions. Margaret Weis Productions website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Marvel to Launch Official 'MARVEL MULTIVERSE' Tabletop Role-Playing Game in 2022". Marvel. August 22, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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