Irv Watanabe — comics creator

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Known for[Marvel Hostess Ads]

Issues credited481

Active1942–2026

Primary roleletterer

Irv Watanabe is a comic book creator credited as letterer on 481 issues in our catalog, including [Marvel Hostess Ads], Iron Man, The Mighty World of Marvel, active 1956–2026.

Known for

The Incredible Hulk #108

The Amazing Spider-Man #155

Iron Man #85

The Incredible Hulk #199

The Incredible Hulk #202

The Avengers #150

Full bibliography · 140 series

[Marvel Hostess Ads] (1975) · 43

#4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #11 #12 #14 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #29 #37 #38 #39 #43 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58 #59 #60 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972) · 19

#196 #208 #218 #226 #227 #229 #233 #252 #253 #257 #246 #281 #284 #286 #287 #329 #219 #221 #225

Captain Britain (1976) · 13

#7 #8 #15 #17 #19 #25 #26 #27 #29 #30 #33 #34 #35

Super Spider-Man (1976) · 12

#158 #231 #238 #243 #247 #250 #252 #289 #296 #297 #301 #310

Planet of the Apes (1974) · 9

#10 #14 #74 #80 #81 #19 #95 #117 #120

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) · 8

#23 #25 #28 #30 #31 #33 #56 #70

Rampage (1977) · 7

#11 #12 #14 #16 #32 #5 #6

The Titans (1975) · 7

#2 #21 #27 #35 #47 #48 #51

The Incredible Hulk (1968) · 5

#108 #199 #202 #211 #220

Psycho (1971) · 5

#2 #3 #5 #6 #18

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) · 5

#155 #161 #169 #198 #198

John Carter, Warlord of Mars (1977) · 5

#3 #5 #6 #7 #11

Nightmare (1970) · 4

#2 #3 #14 #10

Dracula Lives (1973) · 4

#13 #74 #84 #85

Ghost Rider (1973) · 4

#15 #21 #22 #36

The Champions (1975) · 4

#2 #5 #6 #14

Iron Man (1968) · 4

#85 #92 #97 #123

Howard the Duck (1976) · 4

#5 #15 #26 #3

Fantastic Four (1961) · 4

#179 #220 #197 #204/205

Spider-Woman (1978) · 4

#2 #83026-0 #27 #1

Bubble Funnies Mini Comics (1981) · 4

#1 [Amazing Spider-Man]#2 [Incredible Hulk]#3 [Captain America]#4 [Spider-Woman]

Young Love (1963) · 3

#71 #73 #75

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) · 3

#1 #8 #10

Daredevil (1964) · 3

#126 #141 #3

Ka-Zar (1974) · 3

#12 #13 #14

Marvel Team-Up (1972) · 3

#48 #58 #72

Iron Fist (1975) · 3

#10 #1 #2

Marvel Super Special (1978) · 3

#5 #6 #20

Doctor Strange (1974) · 3

#33 #8 #9

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979) · 3

#361 #362 #363

Eerie (1965) · 2

#22 #36

Swing with Scooter (1966) · 2

#24 #36

Heart Throbs (1957) · 2

#125 #126

Butch Cassidy (1971) · 2

#2 #3

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973) · 2

#123 #145

Skull the Slayer (1975) · 2

#3 #4

Omega the Unknown (1976) · 2

#2 #3

The Avengers (1973) · 2

#142 #150

Power Man (1974) · 2

#34 #45

The Invaders (1975) · 2

#12 #37

The Human Fly (1977) · 2

#11 #14

Machine Man (1978) · 2

#12 #13

Fun and Games Magazine (1979) · 2

#7 #12

The Story of Inflation (1981) · 2

#1981 #1983

Hulk (1978) · 2

#27 #7/1983

Marvel Tales (1966) · 2

#131 #132

Return of the Jedi Weekly (1983) · 2

#139 #141

Gwandanaland Comics (2016) · 2

#2412 #3033

Valour (1980) · 2

#6 #16

Silver Streak Comics (1939) · 1

#20

Yellow Claw (1956) · 1

Wonder Woman (1942) · 1

#161

Howard Johnson's Children's Menu Featuring 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · 1

#[nn]

Bomba the Jungle Boy (1967) · 1

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968) · 1

#11

Secret Hearts (1949) · 1

#143

Marvel Comic Annual (1970) · 1

#1971

Blazing Six Guns (1971) · 1

Superboy (1949) · 1

#187

Millie the Model (1966) · 1

#203

The 1974 Nightmare Yearbook (1974) · 1

The Witching Hour (1969) · 1

#38

Big Jim's P.A.C.K. (1975) · 1

#[nn]

The Super-Heroes (1975) · 1

#43

Special Collector's Edition Featuring Savage Fists of Kung Fu (1975) · 1

Man-Thing (1974) · 1

#22

Kid Colt Outlaw (1949) · 1

#201

Amazing Adventures (1970) · 1

#34

Black Goliath (1976) · 1

Iron Man Annual (1976) · 1

Fantastic Four Annual (1963) · 1

#11

The X-Men (1963) · 1

#99

Doc Savage (1975) · 1

The Eternals (1976) · 1

Nova (1976) · 1

Thor Annual (1966) · 1

Captain Britain Annual (1977) · 1

#1978

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) · 1

Thor (1966) · 1

#255

Marvel Spotlight (1971) · 1

#32

Logan's Run (1977) · 1

The Defenders (1972) · 1

#46

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) · 1

New Terrytoons (1962) · 1

#47

Spidey Super Stories (1974) · 1

#28

Tom and Jerry (1962) · 1

#300

Marvel Premiere (1972) · 1

#41

Rampaging Hulk (1977) · 1

Godzilla (1977) · 1

#11

Kull, the Destroyer (1973) · 1

#27

Super Heroes Puzzles and Games (1979) · 1

#[nn]

The Spectacular Spider-Man Weekly / Spider-Man Comic (1979) · 1

#343

Battlestar Galactica (1979) · 1

Chiller Pocket Book (1980) · 1

Exclusive Collectors' Edition: Spider-Man (1980) · 1

#[nn]

Marvel Super Action (1977) · 1

#17

Daffy Duck (1962) · 1

#128

Rom (1979) · 1

#10

Captain America and the Campbell Kids (1980) · 1

#[nn]

Tales to Astonish (1979) · 1

#11

Conan the Barbarian (1970) · 1

#116

Future Tense (1980) · 1

Fantastic Four [Save the Shuttle] (1981) · 1

#[nn]

Savage Action (1980) · 1

Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk (1981) · 1

#[nn]

Spider-Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Woman (1981) · 1

#[nn]

The Empire Strikes Back Annual (1980) · 1

#1981

Power Man and Iron Fist (1981) · 1

#72

Star Wars (1977) · 1

#50

Dragonslayer (1981) · 1

Dennis the Menace (1981) · 1

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983) · 1

The Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (1983) · 1

Reese's Pieces (1985) · 1

The Invincible Iron Man (1990) · 1

#123

Kiss Classics (1995) · 1

Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (2005) · 1

The Chronicles of Conan (2003) · 1

#15

Thing: Liberty Legion (2011) · 1

#[nn]

Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman (2015) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003) · 1

#16

Champions: No Time for Losers (2016) · 1

#[nn]

True Believers: Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003) · 1

#10

Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003) · 1

#19

True Believers: X-Men - Betsy Braddock (2019) · 1

True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Gypsy Moth (2020) · 1

Avengers Epic Collection (2013) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: Howard the Duck (2020) · 1

Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003) · 1

#17

Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection (2018) · 1

Daredevil Epic Collection (2014) · 1

Ghost Rider Epic Collection (2022) · 1

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2026) · 1

#[nn]

Chamber of Chills (1977) · 1

Ms. Marvel (1979) · 1

Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man (1979) · 1

Super-Villain Team Up (1975) · 1

The Complete Fantastic Four (1977) · 1

#35

Twin Hearts (1958) · 1

#160

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