Title/issues: Cavaleiro Negro - issues between #79-245 (May 1960-1972); Almanaque do Cavaleiro Negro 1963-1965 (see comments)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Black Rider

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: The Timely era Black Rider was republished in Brazil by RGE (Rio Gráfica Editora) from September 1952 as Cavaleiro Negro (literally "Black Knight," and yes, that does cause some confusion). The character proved massively popular with Brazilian audiences, so when the US stories began to run out RGE started using other Western strips with the art modified just enough to pass as Black Rider adventures, adapting characters including Magazine Enterprises' Durango Kid and the Spanish company Selecciones Ilustradas' Gringo. They were doing this for the covers, and possibly the interior stories, at least as early as Cavaleiro Negro#37. Additionally, at some point it appears that they also began producing brand new stories (I'm informed this began with #79), presumably because they were running out of Durango Kid and Gringo tales too. The comic ran until #245 in 1972, and I'm still trying to parse out for sure which stories are Black Rider reprints, which are adapted from other characters, and which are originals.

Title/issues: Almanaque do o Globo Juvenil ("Youth Globe Almanac") (1963)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Human Torch (Jim Hammond)

616?: No. The presence of Billy Batson's Captain Marvel precludes it.

Summary: (Almanaque do o Globo Juvenil) - "A volta de um grande herói / The Return of a Grand Hero" - Captain Marvel wonders where the long-missing Human Torch may be, discovers he has been a prisoner of the villainous Cobra, and frees him.

Reprinted in English?: Yes, in TwoMorrows' Alter Ego#52-60

Comments: RGE (Rio Grafica e Editora)'s semi-annual series Almanaque do O Global Juvenil features a very much unauthorized team-up between Fawcett's Captain Marvel and the android Human Torch, although the company did have the rights to reprint material from both Fawcett and Marvel. Story and art attributed to Rodriguez Zelis.  Eighteen pages, it was the fifth of seven stories - the others stories (perhaps only reprints) starred United Features' Davy Jones (as Jim Marlin), Billy the Kid & Wild Bill Hickok, Robin Hood, Wyatt Earp, Fawcett's Lash Larue (as Don Chicote) and Frew Publications' Sir Falcon (as Aguia Negra).

Title/issues: Edições Gep#1-8, 13-14 (January 1969-February 1970)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: The original X-Men

616?: Potentially

Summary: (Edições Gep#1/2) - Luta de titãs! / Clash of Titans! - In Africa on a safari, the Beast discovers a hibernating caveman and wakes him. Unfortunately the caveman proves hostile and able to match the Beast's strength and agility. Luckily the Beast manages to seal him back inside his cave.

(Edições Gep#2/2) - O dia em que Jean se tornou líder!/ The Day Jean became Leader! - While Professor X is absent, Cyclops takes charge of the team, but one day he is inexplicably absent and Jean takes charge. To her teammates' confusion she assigns them seemingly inane tasks to perform, which they do but with growing ire towards her. Eventually Cyclops shows up, and explains that the tasks were (somehow) intended to prevent Magneto realizing he was away.

(Edições Gep#3/2) - Corrida complicada! / Complicated race! - Jean participates in a car race, but Magneto and Mastermind both try to kill her during it, the latter using an illusion of a T-Rex.

(Edições Gep#4/2) - Os X-Men contra Octópus, o terrível! / The X-Men against Octopus the Terrible - Investigating a new mutant detected by Cerebro, the X-Men encounter an eight-armed giant (Octopus the Terrible) who then attacks them. Realizing (somehow) that their foe isn't a mutant but a normal man transformed by radiation, Beast uses a lead shield to block the radiation, causing the man to revert to normal.

(Edições Gep#5/2) - A casa assombrada / The Haunted House - Deciding to investigate an allegedly haunted house in a nearby neighborhood, the Beast and Angel discover that the spooky goings-on have been faked by the late owner's villainous nephew and his henchmen, designed to scare people away so the nephew can claim the property. Deciding to turn the tables on the miscreants, Beast and Angel use their powers to terrify the crooks, causing them to turn themselves in to the police. And they would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling kid mutants!

(Edições Gep#6/2) - Os mutantes de Júpiter! / Mutants of Jupiter - When a meteorite crashes in the school grounds it proves to be carrying a distress message from Emperor Zaikros of Jupiter, who explains that he needs the X-Men's help to stop five local mutants from conquering his world. Coming to Zaikros' aid, each X-Man faces off against one of the enemy mutants - Marvel Girl versus Acumulador (Accumulator), Beast against Computador (Computer), Iceman tackles Assustador (Scary), Angel battles Camuflagem (Camouflage), and Cyclops confronts Coordenador (Coordinator) - with the Earth mutants emerging victorious.

(Edições Gep#7/2) - O homem que queria dominar o mundo! / The Man Who Wanted to Rule the World - Professor X sends the X-Men to capture Lahar the Magician, a villain who plans to take over the world, but they fall under the sway of Lahar's incredible hypnotic powers. Since most believe he is only a performer, Lahar intends to use a televised broadcast to spread his influence, but he makes the mistake of using Jean as his assistant; she breaks free of his control and frees her teammates. Caught off guard, Lahar is captured before he can turn his powers on them again.

(Edições Gep#8/2) - Thor, o viking / Thor the Viking - A nuclear detonation frees the thunder god Thor (who looks identical to the regular Marvel Thor) from frozen hibernation. He goes on a rampage until the X-Men confront him and use a time machine to send him back to the Viking era.

(Edições Gep#13/2) - Perigo sob as águas / Danger Underwater - Taking a break from school Beast and Iceman decide to to a secluded beach and go spear fishing, but once on the water they are attacked by vicious giant sharks, and even with their mutant powers they only narrowly escape.

(Edições Gep#14/2) - Fireman e o supremo sacrifício / Fireman and the Supreme Sacrifice - Sent by Professor X to investigate why miners have been going missing from the Koonklide Mines, the X-Men are caught in an underground explosion that sends them down into the depths of the Earth. Deep underground they encounter the giant Fireman, a malevolent being responsible for the disappearances. Battle ensues, ending when Iceman freezes Fireman and Beast then shatters him. However, Marvel Girl notes that there may be others of their foe's race out there.

Reprinted in English?: No.

Comments: In Brazil the publisher GEP (Gráfica e Editora Penteado) had the license to reprint Marvel stories including the X-Men. Their title Edições GEP (GEP Editions) thus began a run of reprints of the original X-Men stories, but from the outset these included brand new back-up stories (mostly 8 pages, though #6/2 was 9 pages) written and drawn by Brazilian creators including Gedeone Malagola (creator of the Brazilian superhero Raio Negro (Black Ray)) and Walter S. Gomes. The X-Men took a break between #8 and #13, replaced by reprints of Silver Surfer, Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) and other stories.

   Among the stories are a smattering of new characters - Octopus the Terrible, the Jupiter mutants, Lahar - as well as the ersatz Thor. For those (like me) who try to keep track of such things, the bizarro Thor doesn't mean these stories couldn't be taking place in the "real" Marvel universe (Earth-616) - after all, it's not like we haven't seen other Thor doppelgangers.

   The canonicity of these stories is debatable - GEP did have permission to use the characters, but probably only for reprints, not new stories (despite what the publisher claimed). Nevertheless, that license does mean they aren't totally unauthorized. While they've never been reprinted in English (to the best of my knowledge), they did get collected in 2014 by Produtora Cultural WAZ in a 92 page trade paperback Arquivos de Gedeone Malagola: X-Men em Ação! (Gedeone Malagola Archives: X-Men in Action!).

   Per an article in Alter Ego#120: As the original U.S. stories contained about 20 pages, and GEP lacked paid advertising to fill the remaining pages of the comic book in the same manner that Marvel did, [publisher Miguel] Penteado opted to assign some Brazilian writers and artists to produce new stories of eight or nine pages. The creators primarily responsible for this unusual task (after all, it is not documented with 100% certainty that Marvel even knew of these extra stories--or that they cared much one way or the other) were Gedeone Malagola and Walter Silva Gomes...Malagola stated, years later, that Marvel had authorized the GEP to produce new "X-Men" stories. That assertion was never adequately explained, but it was commonplace for Brazilian publishers to produce extra adventures of foreign, licensed characters.

Title/issues: Raio Negro#15 (March 1969)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Unus the Untouchable

616?: Probably not, given Unus' depiction as a hero and the presence of the non-Marvel hero Raio Negro.

Summary: (Raio Negro#15/3) - O fim do Raio Negro/The End of Raio Negro - Brazilian hero Raio Negro teams up with the heroic mutant Unus the Untouchable to battle the villain Capitão Op-Art.

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Published by GEP during the period where they had the license to reprint Marvel stories, this was a story in the ongoing series Raio Negro (Black Ray), featuring the titular (and non-Marvel) Brazilian superhero teaming up with an unusually heroic version of the normally villainous Marvel mutant Unus the Untouchable. Their opponent, Capitão Op-Art (Captain Op-Art), was an unhinged robotics expert whose name came from his use of psychedelic illusions to attack his foes.

Title/issues: Nick Fury, Agente da S.H.I.E.L.D.#6-8 (October-December 1969)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Nick Fury

616?: Potentially

Summary: (Nick Fury#6/2) - Nick Fury encontra Xenia / Nick Fury Encounters Xenia - Scorpio sends Xenia to seduce and assassinate Nick Fury.

(Nick Fury#7/2) - Chantagem / Bribery

(Nick Fury#8/2) - A ameaça! / The Threat!

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Published by Trieste de Estevão La Selva and reprinting Jim Steranko's stories from Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD, three later issues of the Brazilian "Agente da SHIELD" also included new seven page back-up stories produced by Brazilian writers and artists.

Title/issues: O Judoka#27 (June 1971)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Nick Fury

616?: Probably not, given that Judoka isn't a Marvel character.

Summary: (O Judoka#27) - Nick Fury sends Brazilian hero Judoka a video message warning him that dangerous spy Irma La Douce is active in the area.

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Published by Ebal, for the first six issues the title O Judoka had reprinted Charlton's Judomaster series. However, at this point the Charlton material ran out. Since the title had been a solid seller for Ebal, they decided to make their own character in the same vein as Judomaster, and with the seventh issue the readers were introduced to Carlos, a young man who trained in the martial arts to become the hero Judoka. At the time Ebal had the license for reprinting comics from numerous American comic companies, including Marvel, and as a result in O Judoka#27 the titular hero receives a recorded message from Nick Fury. It's only a cameo appearance, but since it's semi-authorized by the reprint license it counts for this list.

Title/issues: Chamada Geral (1970)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Captain America, Daredevil, Sharon Carter, Thor

616?: No.

Summary: To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, publisher Ebal invite the stars of many of their comics to attend a celebration in Brazil.

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Chamada Geral translates into English as General Call, reflecting the message sent out to the various characters in the story inviting them to the celebration. In a copyright nightmare that will ensure this story can never be reprinted, the Marvel heroes appear alongside characters from numerous other companies, including DC, Kings Features, Warner Bros cartoons, Disney, Tarzan, the Lone Ranger, and Ebal's own Judoka; though the crossover story wasn't authorized by the various companies that owned the characters, Ebal did hold reprint rights to them.

Title/issues: Capitão Mistério Apresenta Frankenstein#9-11 (December 1977-February 1978)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Frankenstein's Monster

616?: Potentially

Summary: (Frankenstein#9/1) - A volta de Frankenstein / The Return of Frankenstein

(Frankenstein#9/4) - Perseguição macabra / Macabre persecution

(Frankenstein#10/1) - Frankenstein enfrenta o Lobisomem / Frankenstein faces the Werewolf

(Frankenstein#10/5) - Espetáculo Macabro / Macabre Spectacle

(Frankenstein#11/1) - Escravas de Gora / Slaves of Gora

(Frankenstein#11/5) - O usurpador / The Usurper

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Capitão Mistério Apresenta (Captain Mystery Presents) was the header for a string of reprint horror titles published by Brazilian publisher Bloch (named for company founder Adolpho Bloch). The company gained the rights to reprint Marvel stories in 1975, and had Capitão Mistério Apresenta titles covering Frankenstein's Monster, Tomb of Dracula, Living Mummy and Werewolf by Night, among others. However, Bloch also began including new stories produced by Brazilian writers and artists for these characters; in part because of this, Marvel terminated the contract with Bloch part way through 1978. Among the creators who worked on these new tales was writer Rubens Francisco Lucchetti and artist Jose Menezes.

   There were also new stories published in Capitão Mistério Apresenta Mumia Viva (Living Mummy), but in that instance the comic explicitly stated that the American material had run out and that they were now telling the adventures of a different mummy; though drawn to look like Marvel's N'Kantu, the new character was said to be based on the "original" (read: Universal Studios) mummy, Kharis.

Title/issues: Capitão Mistério Apresenta Lobisomem#13-20 (December 1978-July 1979)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Werewolf by Night

616?: Potentially

Summary: (Lobisomem#13) - Dama do Pantano / Swamp Lady

(Lobisomem#14) - A Noite do Demonio / The Night of the Devil

(Lobisomem#15) - O Amuleto de Oaxaclan / The Amulet of Oaxaclan

(Lobisomem#16) - Terrivel Maldicao / Terrible Curse

(Lobisomem#17/1) - O Circo do Horror / The Circus of Horror

(Lobisomem#17/2) - O Buda de Jade / The Jade Buddha

(Lobisomem#18/1) - O Senor dos Mortos Vivos / Lord of the Living Dead

(Lobisomem#18/2) - A Mansao da Serpente / The Serpent Mansion

(Lobisomem#19/1) - Morte no Gelo / Death on Ice

(Lobisomem#19/2) - Sequestro Sangreto / Bloody Kidnapping

(Lobisomem#19/3) - Trem do Pavor / Train of Dread

(Lobisomem#20/1) - Instinto Assassino / Killer Instinct

(Lobisomem#20/2) - Panico no Hospital / Panic in the Hospital

(Lobisomem#20/3) - A Galeria da Morte / The Gallery of Death

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Capitão Mistério Apresenta (Captain Mystery Presents) was the header for a string of reprint horror titles published by Brazilian publisher Bloch (named for company founder Adolpho Bloch). The company gained the rights to reprint Marvel stories in 1975, and had Capitão Mistério Apresenta titles covering Frankenstein's Monster, Tomb of Dracula, Living Mummy and Werewolf by Night, among others. However, Bloch also began including new stories produced by Brazilian writers and artists for these characters; in part because of this, Marvel terminated the contract with Bloch part way through 1978. The new stories called their protagonist "Tab" Russell rather than Jack Russell, but despite this tiny attempt at obfuscation it's visibly still the Marvel Werewolf in the stories. Among the creators who worked on these new stories was Flavio Colin.

Title/issues: Capitão Mistério Apresenta Conde Dracula#15-23 (December 1978-August 1979)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Dracula

616?: Potentially

Summary: (Conde Dracula#15/1) - Perseguicao de Vampiro / Chase of the Vampire

(Conde Dracula#16/1) - Ilha da Maldicao / Curse Island

(Conde Dracula#17/1) - Uma Virgem Para Dracula / A Virgin for Dracula

(Conde Dracula#18/1) - O Homem Imortal / The Immortal Man

(Conde Dracula#19/1) - A Mansao Infernal / The Hellish Mansion

(Conde Dracula#20/1) - Osadoradores do Mal / Worshipers of Evil

(Conde Dracula#21/1) - A Caverna do Maldito / Cave of the Damned

(Conde Dracula#21/2) - A Herdeira de Dracula / Dracula's Heiress

(Conde Dracula#22/1) - Sangue Para Dracula / Blood for Dracula

(Conde Dracula#23/2) - Orgia Sangrenta / Bloody Orgy

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Capitão Mistério Apresenta (Captain Mystery Presents) was the header for a string of reprint horror titles published by Brazilian publisher Bloch (named for company founder Adolpho Bloch). The company gained the rights to reprint Marvel stories in 1975, and had Capitão Mistério Apresenta titles covering Frankenstein's Monster, Tomb of Dracula, Living Mummy and Werewolf by Night, among others. However, Bloch also began including new stories produced by Brazilian writers and artists for these characters; in part because of this, Marvel terminated the contract with Bloch part way through 1978.

   There are other stories in each of the issues, though in the absence of Dracula or other confirmed Marvel characters, I've not bothered listing them above. A few are worthy of mention despite this, including adaptations of one of the Hammer Dracula movies and the movie Blacula - this last does include a Dracula who resembles the Marvel version, which means if we considered it to be a valid appearance of the Marvel Dracula then the tale would bring Blacula into the Marvel universe.

   Various sites online state there are 24 issues in the series, and one online sales site even lists there being 27; however, nowhere seems to have cover images of anything past #23, making me wonder if they are wrong about which issue the series ended on and if it really concluded with #23.

In Bloch's title Almanaque Histórias Reais de Drácula #3 (1989) there's a story called A Carona by Claudivan Nonato which includes "O Demônio do Fogo (the Fire Demon), who is a clear rip-off of the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider. It doesn't strictly count as a new Marvel tale for the purpose of this list, since Bloch by this time had no rights to use Marvel characters, and more importantly, though he's clearly visually based on Ghost Rider, he's not intended to be the character.

Title/issues: Unnamed Spider-Man web comic (2001)

Where: Brazil

Featuring: Spider-Man

616?: Potentially

Summary: Spider-Man helps a poor boy from Brazil find his father, who is missing in the United States.

Reprinted in English?: No.

Comments: Honestly, I'd never heard of this story before I started researching, and as of yet I'm still not 100% sure it actually existed. Apparently in 2001 the publisher Portal Zip released a brand new, presumably licensed, Spider-Man web comic, one page of which (seen left) can be found on the Wayback Machine - but sadly not any of the rest of the story.

   The text on the page, as translated by Google, says:
   "What if we had Spider-Man around here to help and save us from harm? Unfortunately, he lives many miles away from Brazil, and swings among the skyscrapers of New York. This Christmas however, a Brazilian you'll be lucky to have the hero's help! Embark on this story, where Spider-Man helps a poor boy from Brazil find his father who is missing in the United States. It is with great pride that we present, for the first time in Marvel history, an adventure of Spider-Man 100% produced in Brazil."

Title/issues: Héroes del Oeste#250-252, 355, 414, 433, 437, 439, 449, 455, 457, 459, likely several others.

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Kid Colt, Rawhide Kid, Two-Gun Kid

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: In 1952 La Prensa launched Héroes del Oeste (Heroes of the West), a Western title that mixed translated reprints from various companies with original Western tales - among the Timely/Atlas/Marvel content included in the 499 issue run from 1952 to 1976 were Rawhide Kid (renamed Latigo Kid), Outlaw Kid, Kid Colt, Two-Gun Kid (renamed "Juan di Pistolas" (John Two Guns)) and Gunhawks. Some of these were reprints, but new material also featured. Though I can only personally confirm a small number of issues with such new material, some online sources claim that as many as eighty new stories were published.

Title/issues: El Sargento Furia Y Sus Comandos#107, 109, 110?, 111-115, 117, 119, 121, 123-130, 136-142, 144-149, 153-157, 161-170?, 171-183, 186, 188-192, 194-195, 197-201, 204-213, 217-218, 220-224, 226-234, 236-239, 241-44, 246-251, 253-258, 260-263, 265-268, 270, 272-274, 276-279, 281-283, 285-295, 298, 300-307, 310, 316, 320, 324, 327-329 (Mexican original Sgt. Fury stories); possibly also original stories in the following issues I couldn't find info on: 118, 202, 269, 271, 275, 280, 284, 296-297, 308-309, 311-315, 317-319, 321-323, 325-326

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Nick Fury, Howling Commandos

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: From June 1965 Mexican publisher La Prensa began reprinting the American series Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos in El Sargento Furia Y Sus Comandos. Though initially published monthly like its U.S. source, it proved immensely popular with its Mexican audience, which prompted La Prensa to gradually increase the publishing schedule from monthly to fortnightly and eventually weekly. Naturally, this also rapidly eroded the original's initial two year lead. Running out of available American material to translate, La Prensa decided to produce new stories, apparently starting with El Sargento Furia#107 (31st December 1971). In 1973 La Prensa lost (most of?) their Marvel license to rival publisher OEPISA (more on them below); accordingly the ended all their Marvel-related titles, except for Sargento Furia, which kept running until 17th November 1976, concluding with #329. I'm led to believe that as many as 166 new stories appeared in the title during that lengthy run, though I can't confirm that as yet.

I'm not certain if La Prensa somehow retained a sole license for Sargento Furia - given it was so successful for them perhaps they negotiated to keep that one going. What makes me think they might have done so was that OEPISA's response to their rival's continued publication of the Marvel-related war title was not to raise the issue with Marvel or take legal action, but instead to launch their own similarly named war comic, Los Comandos, which did not feature Fury or any other Marvel characters.

Title/issues: El Sorprendente Hombre Araña#123-125, 128-129, 135-139, 145-159, 163-173, 176-185 (15th March 1972-26th October 1973)

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Spider-Man

616?: Potentially. Despite some mistaken claims that the series shows Peter Parker marrying Gwen Stacy that doesn't actually happen, and so unless another continuity issue arises it's theoretically possible these tales might fit between American-produced Spider-Man stories.

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Since La Prensa's Spider-Man reprint title launched in June 1963, it's American parent title only ever had a few months lead, so when La Prensa decided to move El Sorprendente Hombre Araña to a bi-weekly schedule, they soon began to run low on available American stories. They tried to fix this at first by inserting Ant-Man/Giant-Man reprints into the occasional issue, and sometimes switched back to a monthly schedule, but since the title was their best seller, La Prensa sought another option. Their solution was, unsurprisingly, to begin producing their own tales, though only after they first got Marvel's approval. The new tales, mostly written by Raúl Martinez and illustrated by José Luis González Durán, began in #123 (15th March 1972), and would continue intermittently between translated U.S. tales until #185 (26th October 1973), for a total of forty five new stories. The reason for the title's cancellation was simple - La Prensa lost the license to rival publisher OEPISA, who relaunched the title from #1 (see below).

Title/issues: El Sorprendente Hombre Araña#12 (8th November 1974), 19, 21, 25 (perhaps)

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Spider-Man

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Initially Macc Division's fortnightly Spider-Man comic retained the title La Prensa had used and picked up the U.S. reprints where La Prensa left off. However, this didn't last long. The first "new" story was actually a retelling of Spider-Man's origin in #12, but brand new stories appear in #19 and 21. I've seen online sources claim #25 is also a new story, but Comics.org has catalogued it as a reprint of the second half of Giant Size Spider-Man#5; however, I've also read that there were a few numbering errors where the same number was used twice, and yes, #25 is one such case, so there might be two issues with that number, one a reprint and one a new story. Complicating matters further, between #16 and 36 Black Panther shared the comic, starring in alternate issues; thus Spidey appeared in the odd numbered issues, while Black Panther appeared in the even ones, which were retitled El Hombre Arana Presenta Pantera Negra. The last of these Black Panther issues, #36, featured a new story, but since the Panther then spun off into his own title, I'll cover that properly below. With the Black Panther's departure into his own title, the title began a new alternating schedule. Odd numbers continued to be called El Sorprendente Hombre Araña and reprinted U.S. stories, but even issues were titled Arañita Super Historias, with tales aimed at younger readers. Again, since these issues had a different cover title, I'll detail them below.

Title/issues: El Hombre Arana Presenta Pantera Negra#36

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Black Panther

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: The sole new story under this title before Black Panther spun off into his own title.

Title/issues: La Pantera Negra#42, 44, 46, 48

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Black Panther

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: New stories alternating between reprints of Black Panther in Jungle Action. With the single new story in El Hombre Arana Presenta Pantera Negra, there were a total of five Mexican new tales of Black Panther.

Title/issues: Arañita Super Historias#44, 50, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 76, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Spider-Man

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: Always even numbered, since it alternated with the odd numbered El Sorprendente Hombre Araña, Arañita Super Historias was aimed at younger readers, with some tales reprinted from Spidey Super Stories. There's a fair bit of conflicting information online as to which issues had new material. The ones I can confirm are #60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 76, 86, 88, 90 and 94. Conversely, ones I've seen stated to have new material which my research says actually don't include 40 (actually reprints Spidey Super Stories#1), 52 (actually reprints Spidey Super Stories#2), 56 (actually reprints SSS#5), and 72 (actually reprinting Daredevil I#69). Ones that online sites claim have new material but which I've been unable to check thus far include #44, 50, 58, 70, 80, 82, 84, 92 and 96; for those where I've at least been able to see the cover art, #58, 70, 84, 90 and 96's support them having new material, #82's is uncertain (it shows Rhino, but not a cover I recognize from elsewhere), #50 shares a cover with Spidey Super Stories#3 which suggests it's a reprint, while the cover for #80 shows that it contains Conan, not Spider-Man, and so I believe is less likely to be new stories.

Title/issues: Los 4 Fantasticos#11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 30, 46, 49 (see comments)

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Fantastic Four

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: New stories were also produced for OEPISA's Fantastic Four title. I have personally confirmed #11, 12 and 17, and online sources claim the others listed above also carried new material. However, this needs to be taken with a pinch of salt as 19, 29 and 38 are also on those lists, but mycomicshop.com states that 19 reprints FF#53 while #38 reprints FF#15, and the cover of #29 matches Giant Size FF#4; it's not impossible they also included new stories, but it seems less likely.

Title/issues: Kung-Fu#6, 7, 11, 12, 14; Puño de Acero#23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47, 51, 57, 61; Kung-Fu Maestro de Artes Marciales#68

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Shang-Chi, Iron Fist

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: The popularity of martial arts movies and the TV series Kung-Fu was apparently the prompt for OEPISA to begin reprinting Shang-Chi stories. As with the Spider-Man titles, they began rotating in another character, Iron Fist (Puño de Acero), starting with #13, and confusingly changed the comic's name from one issue to the next to reflect whoever was starring inside. Thus the comic started out as simply Kung-Fu, became alternately Kung-Fu presente Puño de Acero and Kung-Fu presente Shang-Chi, Maestro de Artes Marciales, then just Puño de Acero and Shang-Chi, Maestro de Artes Marciales, then Puño de Acero and Kung-Fu Maestro de Artes Marciales. Iron Fist took the odd issues once he started, while Shang-Chi appeared in the even ones. Conan was added into the rotation with #62, giving the title three rotating stars for a while, but by #88 if not earlier Shang-Chi was back to being the sole star. 

   The issues listed above are ones I have personally checked and can confirm contain new stories. Based on available covers that don't have obvious counterparts in U.S. Marvel, the following issues might also include new material: Kung-Fu#9, 10, Shang-Chi#22, 24, 26, 36, 38, 44, 46, 48, 56; Kung-Fu#72. However, it's also possible that OEPISA was using interior pages as covers, since they appear to have done so with Shang-Chi#64, which uses the splash page of MoKF#34 as a cover.

Title/issues: Ecatecomic 2017

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Spider-Man

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: A free 24 page comic distributed to attendees of the Mexican comic convention Ecatecomic in 2017. It contained three stories, written by Huitzi Trujano, Hannah Art and Alejandra Yáñez; in each tale Spider-Man takes on one or other pre-Hispanic deity originating from the geographical area of Ecatepec.

Title/issues: Estado de Mexico Spider-Man

Where: Mexico

Featuring: Spider-Man

616?: Potentially

Summary: To follow

Reprinted in English?: No

Comments: At the 2017 Ecatecomic convention in Mexico there was a competition to write and draw a comic; the winner's comic was then printed up to be distributed for free to the attendees. The seventeen year old Erick Marshall (the pen name of Erick Sánchez García) won with his Spider-Man tale.