Value Stamps

Marvel Value Stamps were a set of collectible stamps released as a promotional marketing program run by Marvel Comics from 1974–1976.
==History==
Beginning in March 1974, Marvel began printing a Value Stamp on the letters page of every title. The campaign culminated with the appearance of the 100th stamp with a secret character in a secret issue, eventually revealed to be Galactus in . They also sold a stamp book for 50 cents, to cover postage and "manhandling," in which collectors could put their stamps. A full book entitled the owner to discounts on admission to comic book conventions, merchandise, and other goodies. These books were also numbered, for reasons that never become clear.
None of the artwork in the vintage stamps is original. All of the artwork for them was recycled from earlier Marvel artists' work, either published or unpublished. For example, the Captain America image shown above is from the cover of . All original artists' work and credits are listed at The Marvel Value Stamp Site. 
Marie Severin did a great deal of work on this project. Severin showed a propensity to reprint a number of classic images from the Silver Age of Marvel, including a large number of Jack Kirby and John Romita, Sr. work, while mixing in new "horror" characters being promoted by Marvel at the time, such as the Werewolf by Night. Images were sometimes "flipped" by being displayed on a photostat projector and re-printed at a reverse angle, such as the Human Torch image shown above has been.
The first set would become known as Series A; meanwhile, Series B ran from December 1975 to August 1976 and included parts of 10 "mini-posters," with 10 stamps making up each picture. Collectors could get another stamp book for Series B, for another 50 cents.
===Revival===
A new series began in 2006, exclusively in the 2006 Marvel Spotlight Series from the 2nd issue to the 12th issue.
Series C began in October 2017 as a way to promote the regular covers of Marvel Legacy issues. This set contained 53 stamps, which could not be found in issues with variant covers, and collectors could pick up a stamp book for Series C for free at their local comic book stores that also contained artwork for seven additional unproduced stamps featuring Katie Power, Alex Power, the Dazzler, Darkhawk, Shang-Chi, Jack Power, and Julie Power.
==Series A Stamps==
Peter Parker (Earth-616) from Power Man Vol 1 20.jpg|1. Spider-Manin 
Bruce Banner (Earth-616) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 130.jpg|2. Hulkin 
Conan Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|3. Conan the Barbarian
Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 123.jpg|4. Thingin 
Vlad Dracula (Earth-616) from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 14 001.jpg|5. Draculain 
Thor Odinson (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 125.jpg|6. Thorin 
Jack Russell (Earth-616) from Daredevil Vol 1 114 001.jpg|7. Werewolf by Nightin 
Captain America Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|8. Captain America
Mar-Vell (Earth-616) from Fantastic Four Vol 1 145.jpg|9. Captain Marvelin 
Lucas Cage (Earth-616) from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 36.jpg|10. Power Manin 
Deathlok Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|11. Deathlok
Matthew Murdock (Earth-616) from Frankenstein Vol 1 11.jpg|12. Daredevilin 
Stephen Strange (Earth-616) from Amazing Adventures Vol 2 23.jpg|13. Dr. Strangein 
N'Kantu (Earth-616) as a Value Stamp from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 19 001.jpg|14. The Living Mummyin 
Anthony Stark (Earth-616) from Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 28.jpg|15. Iron Manin 
Zheng Shang-Chi (Earth-616) from Incredible Hulk Vol 1 179.jpg|16. Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fuin 
Blackagar Boltagon (Earth-616) from Man-Thing Vol 1 4.jpg|17. Black Boltin 
Volstagg (Earth-616) from Astonishing Tales Vol 1 24.jpg|18. Volstaggin 
Hogun (Earth-616), Balder Odinson (Earth-616), and Fandral (Earth-616) from Man-Thing Vol 1 7 001.jpg|19. Hogun, Balder, and Fandralin 
Jericho Drumm (Earth-616) from Sub-Mariner Vol 1 69.jpg|20. Brother Voodooin 
Kull (Earth-616) from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 15 001.jpg|21. Kullin 
Theodore Sallis (Earth-616) from Amazing Adventures Vol 2 27 001.jpg|22. Man-Thingin 
Nicholas Fury (Earth-616) from Doctor Strange Vol 2 1 001.jpg|23. Sgt. Furyin 
Falcon Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|24. The Falcon
Human Torch Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|25. The Torch
Mephisto (Earth-616) from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 20 001.jpg|26. Mephisto from 
Natalia Romanova (Earth-616) from Tomb of Dracula Vol 1 22 001.jpg|27. The Black Widow from 
Clinton Barton (Earth-616) from Werewolf by Night Vol 1 26.jpg|28. Hawkeye from 
Karl Mordo (Earth-616) from Iron Man Vol 1 68 001.jpg|29. Baron Mordo from 
Paul Duval (Earth-616) from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 38.jpg|30. The Grey Gargoyle from 
George Tarleton (Earth-616) from Jungle Action Vol 2 9 001.jpg|31. M.O.D.O.K. from 
Johann Shmidt (Earth-616) from Worlds Unknown Vol 1 7 001.jpg|32. The Red Skull from 
Invisible Girl Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|33. Sue Richards, Invisible Girl
Mr. Fantastic Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|34. Mr. Fantastic
Jonathan Raven (Earth-691) from Worlds Unknown Vol 1 6 001.jpg|35. Killraven
Yao (Earth-616) from Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 8 001.jpg|36. Ancient One
Uatu (Earth-616) from Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 29 001.jpg|37. Watcher
Red Sonja (Earth-616) from Jungle Action Vol 1 10 001.jpg|38. Red Sonja
Daniel Rand (Earth-616) from Fantastic Four Vol 1 144 001.jpg|39. Iron Fist
Loki Laufeyson (Earth-616) from Kull Vol 1 14 001.jpg|40. Loki
Melvin Potter (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 132.jpg|41. The Gladiator
John Jonah Jameson III (Earth-616) from Kull Vol 1 15.jpg|42. Man-Wolf
Enchantress Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|43. Amora
Carl Creel (Earth-616) from Defenders Vol 1 16.jpg|44. The Absorbing Man
Mantis (Brandt) (Earth-616) Marvel Value Stamp from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 17 001.jpg|45. Mantis
Quentin Beck (Earth-616) from Ka-Zar Vol 2 3.jpg|46. Mysterio
Norman Osborn (Earth-616) from Incredible Hulk Vol 1 174.jpg|47. The Green Goblin
Sergei Kravinoff (Earth-616) from Captain America Vol 1 174.jpg |48. Kraven
Odin Borson (Earth-616) from Fear Vol 1 2.jpg|49. Odin
T'Challa (Earth-616) from Captain America Vol 1 171.jpg|50. Black Panther
Bucky Barnes Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|51. Bucky Barnes
Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616) from Amazing Adventures Vol 1 33.jpg|52. Quicksilver
Eric Williams (Earth-616) from Master of Kung Fu Vol 1 17.jpg|53. The Grim Reaper
Shanna O'Hara (Earth-616) from Astonishing Tales Vol 1 23.jpg|54. Shanna the She-Devil
Medusalith Amaquelin (Earth-616) from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 43.jpg|55. Medusa
Rawhide Kid Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|56. The Rawhide Kid
Adrian Toomes (Earth-616) from Tomb of Dracula Vol 1 24.jpg|57. The Vulture
Mandarin (Earth-616) from Amazing Adventures Vol 1 24.jpg|58. The Mandarin
Golem (Statue) (Earth-616) from frankenstein Vol 1 12.jpg|59. The Golem
Kevin Plunder (Earth-616) from Man Thing Vol 1 3.jpg|60. Ka-Zar
Red Ghost Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|61. The Red Ghost
Parnival Plunder (Earth-616) from Master of Kung Fu Vol 1 18 001.jpg|62. The Plunderer
Namor McKenzie (Earth-616) from Werewolf by Night Vol 1 25.jpg|63. The Sub-Mariner
Sif (Earth-616) from Man-Thing Vol 1 14.jpg|64. Sif
Robert Drake (Earth-616) from Werewolf by Night Vol 16.jpg|65. Iceman
Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 133.jpg|66. General Ross
Scott Summers (Earth-616) from incredible Hulk Vol 1 176.jpg|67. Cyclops
Daimon Hellstrom (Earth-616) from Astonishing Tales Vol 1 25.jpg|68. Son of Satan
Jean Grey (Earth-616) from Frankenstein Vol 1 10.jpg|69. Marvel Girl
Kl'rt (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 131.jpg|70. Super Skrull
Vision (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 122.jpg|71. The Vision
Lizard Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|72. The Lizard
Wilson Fisk (Earth-616) from Kull Vol 1 13.jpg|73. Kingpin
Stranger Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|74. The Stranger
Morbius Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|75. Morbius
Dormammu (Earth-616) from Doctor Strange Vol 1 5.jpg|76. Dormammu
Jacques Larocque (Earth-616) from Fear Vol 1 21 001.jpg|77. The Swordsman
Leland Owlsley (Earth-616) from Fantastic Four Vol 1 149 001.jpg|78. The Owl
Nathaniel Richards (Kang) (Earth-6311) from Giant-Size Man-Thing Vol 1 5.jpg|79. Kang
Johnathon Blaze (Earth-616) from Iron Man Vol 1 67 001.jpg|80. The Ghost Rider
Aleksei Sytsevich (Earth-616) from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 18 001.jpg|81. Rhino
Mary Jane Watson (Earth-616) from Fantastic Four Vol 1 147.jpg|82. Mary Jane Watson
Draconus (Earth-616) from Marvel Spotlight Vol 1 15 001.jpg|83. Dragon Man
Victor von Doom (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 121 001.jpg|84. Dr. Doom
Lilith Drake (Earth-616) from Daredevil Vol 1 113 001.jpg|85. Lilith, Dracula's Daughter
Franz Gruber (Earth-616) from Defenders Vol 1 13 001.jpg|86. Zemo
John Jonah Jameson (Earth-616) from Marvel Two-in-One Vol 1 25 001.jpg|87. J. Jonah Jameson
Samuel Sterns (Earth-616) from Tomb of Dracula Vol 1 20.jpg|88. The Leader
Hammerhead Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|89. Hammerhead
Hercules Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|90. Hercules
Hela (Earth-616) from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 41.jpg|91. Hela, the Goddess of Death
Byrrah Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|92. Byrrah
Silver Surfer Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|93. Silver Surfer
Maxwell Dillon (Earth-616) from marvel Premiere Vol 1 15.jpg|94. Electro
Harvey Elder (Earth-616) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 136.jpg|95. Mole Man
Otto Octavius (Earth-616) from Marvel Value Stamps 0001.jpg|96. Dr. Octopus
Black Knight Marvel Value Stamp.jpg|97. Black Knight
Phillip Masters (Earth-616) from Sub-Mariner Vol 1 70.jpg|98. The Puppet Master
William Baker (Earth-616) from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 137 001.jpg|99. Sandmanin 
Galan (Earth-616) from Sub-Mariner Vol 1 72.jpg|100. Galactus
There was a preview stamp featuring the Incredible Hulk, without any number or character name, that appeared in books cover dated February 1974.
There was an alternative stamp featuring the same image of the Incredible Hulk, marked as "5" but without listing the character's name, that appeared in books cover dated March 1974.
5a Bruce Banner (Earth-616) from Kull Vol 1 12.jpg
5b Bruce Banner (Earth-616) from Creatures on the Loose Vol 1 28.jpg
Several books featured a stamp marked with the number "100" without a character, just a question mark, in books cover dated April 1974, before the real #100 stamp was revealed to be Galactus in September 1974.
100b from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 37.jpg
==Series B Stamps==
*Spider-Man (stamps 1, 14, 24, 36, 52, 58, 67, 75, 80, 93)
*Dracula (stamps 2, 22, 27, 33, 48, 54, 61, 77, 85, 96)
Value Stamps from Captain America Vol 1 194 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Iron Man Vol 1 81 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Omega the Unknown Vol 1 2 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 59 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Champions Vol 1 5 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 60 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Thor Vol 1 248 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Skull the Slayer Vol 1 4 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Iron Fist Vol 1 4 001.jpg
Value Stamps from Skull the Slayer Vol 1 3 001.jpg
*Captain America (stamps 3, 17, 25, 29, 37, 46, 53, 64, 69, 74)
*Hulk (stamps 4, 19, 41, 42, 76, 82, 83, 87, 97, 99)
*Stan Lee (stamps 5, 15, 31, 40, 63, 71, 81, 89, 92, 100)
Value Stamps from Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 62 001.jpg
*Conan (stamps 6, 11, 28, 38, 44, 60, 65, 78, 86, 94)
*Thor (stamps 7, 16, 20, 21, 32, 39, 47, 55, 62, 72)
*Silver Surfer (stamps 8, 12, 26, 43, 50, 57, 68, 79, 88, 91)
*Doctor Strange (stamps 9, 13, 23, 35, 45, 51, 66, 73, 90, 95)
*Fantastic Four (stamps 10, 18, 30, 34, 49, 56, 59, 70, 84, 98)
==Marvel Spotlight Stamps==
*1. Araña
*2. Sgt. Fury
*3. Sentry
*4. Hulk
*5. Spider-Woman
*6. Spider-Man
*7. Ms. Marvel
*8. Dr. Doom
*9. Planet Hulk
*10. Ant-Man
*11. Sensational Spider-Man
*12. Silver Surfer
*13. Cannonball
*14. Wolverine
*15. X-Men
*16. Fantastic Four
*17. Daredevil
*18. Firestar
*19. Nitro
*20. Cap and Iron Man
*21. Black Panther
*22. Civil War Captain America
*23. Civil War Iron Man
*24. Thor
*25. Hulk 
*26. Vision
*27. Ultimate Vision
*28. Namor
==Series C Stamps==
*1. Spider-Man
*2. Wolverine
*3. Thor
*4. Venom
*5. The Incredible Hulk
*6. Black Panther
*7. Captain Marvel
*8. Phoenix
*9. Iron Man
*10. Moon Knight
*11. Ms. Marvel
*12. The Mighty Thor
*13. Human Torch
*14. Captain America
*15. Thing
*16. Magneto
*17. Deadpool
*18. Doctor Strange
*19. Gambit
*20. She-Hulk
*21. Daredevil
*22. Hawkeye
*23. Black Bolt
*24. Cable
*25. Old Man Logan
*26. Thanos
*27. Iceman
*28. Nick Fury
*29. Iron Fist
*30. Medusa
*31. Miles Morales: Spider-Man
*32. All-New Wolverine
*33. Young Jean Grey
*34. Luke Cage
*35. Moon Girl
*36. Storm
*37. Mary Jane
*38. Squirrel Girl
*39. Falcon
*40. Star-Lord
*41. Kate Bishop
*42. Ironheart
*43. Totally Awesome Hulk
*44. Spider-Gwen
*45. Jubilee
*46. Vision
*47. Jessica Jones
*48. Gwenpool
*49. America
*50. Quake
*51. Punisher
*52. Ghost Rider
*53. Fin Fang Foom
==Spidey Stamps==
A similar idea was run through ; starting with issue , the back cover included a stamp.
== Rick Jones's Very Own Value Stamp ==
In the letter page of The Incredible Hulk #434, Rick Jones is given his very own value stamp labeled #100. 
==See Also==
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==Links==
* Images of Value Stamps
* Known Issues with Value Stamps
* The Marvel Value Stamp Site
* A discussion of Spidey Stamps
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