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Dreadnought

14 appearances · Bronze Age · 1973–2006 · 1 key issues
Who is Dreadnought?

Dreadnought is a powerful robotic weapon created by the criminal organization HYDRA to battle S.H.I.E.L.D. and its agents. Heavily armored and built for combat, it has clashed with major Marvel heroes including Nick Fury and Iron Man.

A Marvel menace forged in the Bronze Age, Dreadnought crashed onto the scene in 1973's SHIELD #5, brought to life by the legendary Jim Steranko and Roy Thomas — a pedigree that alone makes any appearance worth hunting down. Over more than three decades, this imposing figure has turned up across some of Marvel's most iconic titles, from Iron Man to Daredevil to Venom: Sinner Takes All, crossing paths with heavy hitters like Colonel Nick Fury and Iron Man along the way. With nine catalog appearances including one key issue, Dreadnought is the kind of durable Bronze Age creation that serious Marvel collectors love to track — a rare, lurking presence whose every appearance feels like a genuine find.

Teams & affiliations
HydraS.H.I.E.L.D.
SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD]
#5
★ First appearance
SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] #5
Oct 1973

Top series

Covers through the years — 1975–1995

Daredevil #121 1975
Daredevil #121
Iron Man #129 1979
Iron Man #129
Marvel Team-Up #139 1984
Marvel Team-Up #139
Iron Man #247 1989
Iron Man #247
Venom: Sinner Takes All #1 1995
Venom: Sinner Takes All #1

Appearances

SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (1973)
#5
Daredevil (1964)
Iron Man (1968)
Strange (1970)
Marvel Team-Up (1972)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
#30
Venom: Sinner Takes All (1995)
Hulk (1997)
#34
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#5
Iron Man : L'intégrale (2008)