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Night Raven
Night Raven

Night Raven

38 appearances · Bronze Age · 1979–2021 · 2 key issues
Who is Night Raven?

A mysterious vigilante operating in 1930s America, Night Raven branded criminals with his distinctive raven mark as both punishment and calling card. His true identity remained unknown, adding to the legend surrounding this shadowy figure of justice.

Born in the pages of Marvel UK's Hulk Comic in 1979, Night Raven is one of Bronze Age British comics' most intriguing homegrown creations, conjured by a legendary creative team that included Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Over a remarkable four-decade span — from the late seventies through to 2021 — this shadowy figure carved out a distinctive niche across Marvel UK staples like Savage Action and The Mighty World of Marvel, keeping remarkable company along the way: Captain Britain, the reality-hopping Opal Luna Saturnyne, and the terrifying Fury have all shared pages with him. With two collector-recognised key issues to his name and a publishing history that outlasted countless flashier characters, Night Raven is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds you why British Marvel deserves its own dedicated shelf.

Hulk Comic
#2
★ First appearance
Hulk Comic #2
Mar 1979

Trivia

  • Night Raven stands apart from the bulk of Marvel UK's lineup as a genuinely homegrown creation rather than a repackaged American import, placing him at the forefront of an early drive to establish distinctly British-originated Marvel content.en.wikipedia.org
  • His earliest stories ran as very short standalone episodes tucked inside anthology comics rather than a dedicated solo title, an unconventional, fragmented format that is precisely why the character cultivated such a devoted cult following.en.wikipedia.org

Top series

Covers through the years — 1991–2019

Night Raven: House of Cards #[nn] 1991
Night Raven: House of Cards #[nn]
Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults #[nn] 2017
Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults #[nn]
Marvel Comics #1000 2019
Marvel Comics #1000

Appearances

Hulk Comic (1979)
#2
Savage Action (1980)
Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979)
The Daredevils (1982)
The Mighty World of Marvel (1982)
Captain Britain (1985)
#1
Night Raven: House of Cards (1991)
Fury / Black Widow: Death Duty (1995)
X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain (1995)
#4
Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults (2017)
Marvel Comics (2019)
Black Widow Epic Collection (2019)
#2
Captain Britain Omnibus (2021)