President Jimmy Carter

The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter appeared in Marvel's universe as himself, a real-world political figure briefly depicted during his term in office in a 1977 Fantastic Four story.

Few real-world figures have earned a recurring spot in Marvel's four-color universe, but President Jimmy Carter made his comics debut in the Bronze Age pages of Fantastic Four #178 (1977), brought to life by the legendary team of Roy Thomas and George Pérez. Over nearly five decades of appearances, he's crossed paths with some of Marvel's heaviest hitters — The Thing, Reed Richards, Steve Rogers, and Hank McCoy among them — turning up most frequently in Captain Britain, Classic X-Men, and the irreverent Crazy Magazine. With 28 catalog appearances spanning 1977 to 2024, Carter stands as one of the more enduring real-world presences in Marvel history, a genuine piece of Bronze Age Americana woven into the fabric of superhero storytelling.