A love interest is a theme or subsidiary plot character who provides a romantic storyline to the central character.

Love triangle's are usually romantic relationships involving three people and two being in conflict over one person. Although it may refer to two people romantically linked with a third or that each of the three people have a romantic relationship with the other two.

Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group.

The mad scientist is a stock character of a scientist who is perceived as "mad, bad and dangerous to know" or "insane" owing to a combination of unusual or unsettling personality traits and the unabashedly ambitious, taboo or hubristic nature of their experiments. Popular in literature, movies, TV shows, and of course comic books.

Magic is a term utilized to describe a wide variety of supernatural sources of power. Notable users include Zatara, Zatanna, Doctor Strange, and Doctor Fate.

In the Fables Universe there exist passages between different magical worlds. Many have been destroyed recently in the war with the Adversary.

Genre in Japanese anime and manga which features girls with magical powers. It has become popular with Western television shows and comic books as well.

Magick is the Science of understanding oneself and one's conditions. It is the Art of applying that understanding in action. - Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), Magick in Theory and Practice.

This page is using the term 'manga' in the colloquial sense to refer to the comic publishing industry of Japan, for further clarification read below.

The highly secretive research program that created the first atomic bombs during World War II.

This page covers the comic-publishing industry of Korea.

Mantles are identities that have been used by more than one character.

Mantles are identities that have been used by more than one character.

Marvel variants for June, 2013 cover date.

A festival that concludes the day before Ash Wednesday when the 40 days of Lent begins.

Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people (usually between a man and a woman, and in other cases same sex couples) that creates kinship.

A term used to describe various methods of combat ranging from self defense, to competition, to war, to physical fitness.

Although there are many comics about specific martial arts (which are represented by their own pages), this page covers all of the more single-use or obscure martial arts as well as the popular genre of stories where fighters are a complete mixture of various martial arts.

In July 1997, Marvel Comics released #-1 issues of most of its comic volumes in an event dubbed Flashback Month. These issues were meant to showcase untold tales from their characters origins. Titles involved in the "Heroes Reborn" event did not participate in the Flashback Month.

An online promotion that ran in March and April 2013, in which Marvel offered digital editions of over 700 #1 issues for free.

All the ongoing Marvel Comics that had a publication date of November 1986 where branded with a special frame cover!

The Alterniverse was what Marvel briefly labeled their What If stories from 1995–1996.

Marvel's superhero multimedia franchise that shares continuity across numerous movies and tv shows.

Exclusive covers for the Marvel Collector Corps Subscription Box.

Custom comics published by Marvel in partnership with various organizations and companies.

Adaptations of popular fairy tales using Marvel characters.

Comic book adaptations of classic literature produced by Marvel Comics.

Marvel's newest innovation: digital comic books designed to specifically take advantage of the format and capabilities of mobile devices.

Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics containing standalone material taking place within the main Marvel continuity.

Following the events of Secret Empire, the Legacy initiative is the latest rebranding/relaunching of the Marvel Universe.

The Marvel Mangaverse was designated Earth-2301 in the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005. Inevitably the series was short lived with mixed reactions.

This is the collection of realities known in the Marvel universe, known as the Multiverse.

Short lived Marvel Comics imprint that focused on music-themed comics. The imprint existed in the early to mid 1990's and focused on comics for music-related characters.

In 2009, Marvel came out with a good amount of comic books with the "Noir" theme, taking many of their superheroes and placing them in the 1930's. The Noir story-lines remained pretty similar to the character's originals, adding many of their already supporting cast, but there were often unforeseen twists and variants from the original.

Marvel NOW! is a Marvel relaunch that began in October 2012. It brought some major changes to the Marvel Universe and launched many new ongoing series from some of the biggest names in the business.

Marvel NOW!...the sequel?! This Marvel initiative makes it's return in October 2016 after the "Civil War II" storyline.

In 2013, Marvel started publishing a new line of graphic novels titled Marvel Original Graphic Novel or Marvel OGN.

Collaboration between the French publisher Soleil and Marvel.