I plan on covering all the heroes and villains from the SECRET WARS in time, but I've bumped Titania forward as she's been requested many times recently, due to her role in the upcoming Disney+ 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' TV series.
MCG Notes:
- Issue listings in blue & black: The must-read Titania stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
- Issue listings in grey: Cameo appearances or stories that are non-essential, not as strong or no longer considered 'required reading'.
- Chronology: Every appearance of Titania from this period is included in chronological order, mapping out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
- Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
- WANT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE? Scroll down to THE CORE LIST to see a version of this reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns or less important appearances - just a list of the essentials.
Secret Wars #3-8, 11-12 (1984-1985)
First appearance of Titania/Mary 'Skeeter' MacPherran, Spider-Woman/Julia Carpenter, Volcana/Marsha Rosenberg and Zsaji; Doctor Doom locates and empowers two women from the part of Denver, Colorado that makes up part of the Beyonder's Battleworld; Titania is among the 'villains' who beat She-Hulk to within an inch of their life, initiating a rivalry between them; Spider-Man defeats Titania, making her deathly afraid of him; Titania and the other villains are transported back to Earth by the Molecule Man; on the journey, Titania's attraction to the Absorbing Man grows during SECRET WARS.
Secret Wars II #7 (1986)
Titania is one of the superhuman criminals who join the Legion Accursed and attempt to kill the Beyonder for Mephisto during SECRET WARS II.
Avengers #270 (1986)
Titania cameo; Titania and the Absorbing Man disguise themselves as cops and 'arrest' Moonstone in order to recruit her during ASSAULT ON ATLANTIS.
Avengers #273 (1986)
Amazing Spider-Man #283 (1986)
Avengers #275 (1987)
First cameo appearance of Mongoose; Titania is revealed to be a member of Baron Zemo's new Masters of Evil; Titania & the Absorbing Man are sent to recruit another member, but are intercepted by Spider-Man; Titania & the Absorbing Man's attempt to kill Hercules is thwarted to an embarrassing degree by Wasp and Ant-Man of the during UNDER SIEGE.
Iron Man #228 (1988)
Captain America #340 (1988)
Titania takes advantage of Iron Man invasion of the Vault super-prison; the Captain (Steve Rogers) struggles to get Titania and her fellow escapees back in their cells during ARMOR WARS.
Solo Avengers #14[2/2] (1989)
Titania draws She-Hulk out of court for a rematch.
Fantastic Four #326-328 (1989)
Titania, Klaw and Hydro-Man are recruited into the Wizard's new Frightful Four; the Thing loses his mutated rocky form mid-battle with the Fantastic Four; both teams are defeated by Aron the Rogue Watcher.
Fantastic Four #329-332 (1989)
Titania cameo; the Fantastic Four & Frightful Four are prisoners of Aron the Rogue Watcher.
Fantastic Four #333 (1989)
The Frightful Four and Fantastic Four escape and clash once again; Aron sends the Frightful Four to the Vault.
Avengers Spotlight #26[1/2] (1989)
Web of Spider-Man #59 (1989)
Avengers Spotlight #29[2/2] (1990)
Titania is among the villains who break out of the Vault due to the Wizard's deal with a mystery benefactor; Doctor Doom employs Titania to fight the cosmically-powered Spider-Man during ACTS OF VENGEANCE.
Avengers: Deathtrap, The Vault (1991)
Titania is among the villains who break out of the Vault due to the Wizard's deal with a mystery benefactor; Doctor Doom employs Titania to fight the cosmically-powered Spider-Man during ACTS OF VENGEANCE.
Avengers: Deathtrap, The Vault (1991)
Venom triggers another break-out at the Vault, allowing Titania and others to make an escape attempt; he Avengers and Freedom Force intervene to return the super-criminals to their cells.
Web of Spider-Man #64-65 (1990)
Titania joins forces with the other villains defeated by the cosmically-powered Spider-Man to attack him again, this time without his Captain Universe upgrade.
Captain America #389[1/2]-391[1/2] (1991)
First full appearance of Ice Princess; Titania joins Superia's army of Femizons intent on transforming the world into a female-only utopia.
Thor #436 (1991)
Titania is reunited with the Absorbing Man; Thor (Eric Masterson) reconsiders his duty to apprehend them when their only goal becomes is to be together.
Sensational She-Hulk #49 (1993)
She-Hulk is in a weakened state having swapped forms with Louise Mason against her will; Titania returns, demanding a rematch and takes advantage of She-Hulk's diminutive stature.
Guardians of the Galaxy #28 (1992)
Titania is recruited into Doctor Octopus' Masters of Evil who invade Avengers Mansion while the heroes are off-planet; the Masters are defeated by the Guardians of the Galaxy of Earth-691.
Thor #447[1/2]-448[1/2] (1992)
The Absorbing Man turns to Thor (Eric Masterson) to convince Titania to keep their promise to maintain a low profile; things become more complicated when Spider-Man and Code: Blue become involved.
Captain America #411, 413 (1993)
Titania cameo; Titania attends an AIM weapons expo.
Sensational She-Hulk #52 (1993)
Titania's attempt to threaten her way into a job at a women's clothing store is overheard by She-Hulk as she tries on underwear, leading to another rematch which is joined by the Thing.
Incredible Hulk Annual #19[3/3] (1993)
Titania, the Abomination and Gargantua trash an Arizona town that renames itself after the Hulk.
Thunderstrike 16[1/2] (1995)
Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson) and the Absorbing Man arrange for the She-Hulk and Titania to meet and sort out their differences; the meet descends into chaos when Stellaris shows up uninvited, prompting another fight between She-Hulk and Titania.
Avengers Unplugged #4 (1996)
The Absorbing Man and Titania mark their efforts to go straight by getting married; the wedding is interrupted by She-Hulk and the Avengers who stir up a violent response from the super-criminal attendees.
Marvel Valentine Special #1[4/5] (1997)
The Absorbing Man buys a collectors item Millie the Model doll for Titania on Valentine's Day, only to end up getting them both in trouble with the law; Titania considers their clash with the police to be the perfect gift.
Amazing Spider-Man #429 (1997)
First appearance of Titania/Mary MacPherran as Thunder Girl; first appearance of Absorbing Man as Lightning Bolt; taking a leaf out of the Thunderbolts' book, Titania and the Absorbing Man disguise themselves as new heroes to claim the price Norman Osborn has placed on Spider-Man's head.
Heroes For Hire #17 (1998)
Luke Cage and She-Hulk's date at an expensive restaurant is interrupted by Titania and the Absorbing Man when they attempt to rob it.
Thor #14 (1999)
First appearance of Enrakt; Thor and Iron Man stop Titania and the Absorbing Man when their shopping trip turns into a rampage through New York; they're defeated but Thor is forced to leave rapidly, allowing them a chance to escape.
Fantastic Four #22 (1999)
Titania and the Absorbing Man attack She-Hulk and force her to take a drug that allows them to control her, making her an ally on their on their latest rampage through New York; the trio are defeated by Marvel Girl (Valeria von Doom) of Earth-99315.
Thor #25 (2000)
Titania cameo; Titania is revealed to be in critical condition; with no health insurance, the Absorbing Man knows she'll die during THE FINAL MORNING.
Thor #26-27 (2000)
Titania cameo; with Titania dying of cancer, the Absorbing Man kidnaps Jane Foster; Thor rescues Jane and convinces the Absorbing Man to let him take Titania to a hospital.
Thor #55 (2002)
Titania cameo; out of hospital, the Absorbing Man swears loyalty to Thor for helping save Titania's life.
She-Hulk #9-12 (2005)
The events leading up to Mary MacPherran gaining her powers from Doctor Doom are revealed; Titania attacks She-Hulk, unaware that her strength has been enhanced; the Champion of the Universe gives Titania the Power Gem to give her the edge over She-Hulk; Titania turns to Jennifer Walters to ask for legal representation, against She-Hulk.
Titania cameo; having somehow escaped incarceration at the Big House, Titania and the Absorbing Man drink too much at the AIM Christmas party.
Underworld #4-5 (2006)
Titania cameo; Titania is among the super-criminals sent by the Owl to kill the assassin who calls himself Underworld.
Amazing Spider-Man #233 (2006)
Titania cameo; Titania is among those shown reacting to Spider-Man's secret identity becoming public knowledge during CIVIL WAR.
Fantastic Four #547-549 (2007)
Titania rejoins the Frightful Four who attack Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman on Titan; Titania votes to kill the Invisible Woman; the Fantastic Four defeat the Frightful Four during THE INITIATIVE.
She-Hulk #21-23 (2007)
Titania cameo; first appearance of Jazinda Kl'rt-Spawn and Freeman Bonding Inc; having been shrunk down and returned to the Big House for incarceration, Titania calls on Mallory Book for legal representation; Titania escapes the Big House and assists the Absorbing Man against She-Hulk and Jazinda when they attempt to bring in Hi-Lite - the Absorbing Man's cousin who's skipped bail.
X-Factor #204 (2010)
The Absorbing Man hires X-Factor Investigations when he believes his wife Titania is cheating on him; the team don't realise they're being led into a trap by the Mutant Response Division during SECOND COMING.
Thunderbolts #144 (2010)
Titania cameo; first appearance of Mach-IV/Abner Jenkins as Mach-V; Titania is revealed to have been apprehended and incarcerated at the Raft during THE HEROIC AGE / CAGED.
Fear Itself: The Worthy #3: Titania (2011) [digital comic]
Fear Itself #2 (2011)
Iron Man 2.0 #5-6 (2011)
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #1 (2011)
Avengers Academy #15-19 (2011)
Fear Itself #4 (2011)
Fear Itself: Wolverine #2 (2011)
Fear Itself #6 (2011)
Fear Itself #7 (2011)
Fear Itself: The Fearless #5 (2012)
First appearance of Titania as Skirn; first appearance of the Absorbing Man/Carl Creel as Griethoth; Titania recalls her origin before breaking out of the Farnum Observational Facility; Titania is possessed by Skirn, Breaker of Men - one of the Serpent's Worthy - when she obtains the Hammer of Skirn; Skirn opposes War Machine, Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons to obtain the Hammer of Greithoth for the Absorbing Man; Skirn & Greithoth attack the Infinite Mansion - the training ground for the Avengers Academy - and battle Giant-Man; Set's Worthy face Odin's Mighty - select Avengers granted Asgardian weapons - until Thor's final battle with Set costs the Worthy their hammers; Titania is apprehended and returned to the Raft during FEAR ITSELF.
Gambit #9 (2013)
Titania cameo; Titania is seen a the Club WIth No Name.
A+X #12[1/2] (2013)
Titania cameo; Beast and Wonder Man help Titania and the Absorbing Man get back together after a disagreement.
Fearless Defenders #10, 12 (2013-2014)
First appearance of Ren Kimura and the Doom Maidens; Titania joins Caroline le Fay's new Doom Maidens line-up; the Doom Maidens battle the Defenders.
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #6 (2014)
Titania and the Absorbing Man rejoin the Masters of Evil and are opposed by Spider-Man's Superior Six.
Titania forces She-Hulk to look into the mysterious blue file that she'd given up on, despite her being hired to stop her from looking into it; Titania and Volcana join forces against She-Hulk.
Thor #5 (2015)
The new Thor (Jane Foster) makes short work of Titania and the Absorbing Man when they knock over a rob an armoured car during AVENGERS NOW!
Illuminati #1-5 (2016)
First appearance of the new Illuminati; She-Hulk helps Titania reform and sets her up with a new job, her efforts to stop armed robbers is misinterpreted by Iron Fist and Luke Cage; the Hood uses the opportunity to recruit Titania ino his new Illuminati; Titania clashes with Fenris, has a rematch with Thor and is betrayed by a member of the Illuminati during ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL.
Illuminati #6 (2016)
The Hood and Titania break the Absorbing Man out of the Pleasant Hill super-prison during STANDOFF.
Illuminati #7 (2016)
Titania and the Absorbing Man turn against the Hood when a plan for revenge crosses even their moral line; Titania turns her back on reforming and accepts her life as a criminal.
Deadpool & the Mercs For Money #2 (2016)
Titania cameo; Titania returns to the Doom Maidens who take a job with Umbral Dynamics during ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL.
Howard the Duck #1[1/2] (2016)
First appearance of Tara Tam; Titania helps the Wizard open a portal to other realities so that she can find a universe where she can finally beat She-Hulk during ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL.
Deadpool & the Mercs For Money #4-5 (2016)
Titania and the Doom Maidens clash with Deadpool's Mercs for Money when they rescue Negasonic Teenage Warhead from Umbral Dynamics during MARVEL NOW!
Old Man Logan #19 (2017)
Titania cameo; Logan and Spider-Man (Miles Morales) accidentally free Titania, Absorbing Man and others from Ryker's Island Maximum Security Penitentiary.
Black Bolt #8-9(pp.1-8) (2018)
Titania is visited by Black Bolt who tells her of her husband's heroic death during MARVEL LEGACY.
Defenders #8-9 (2017)
While still mourning the loss of the Absorbing Man, Titania takes a job from Diamondback that pits her against the street-level Defenders during MARVEL LEGACY.
Black Bolt #9(pp.9-20)-12 (2018)
Titania attends the Absorbing Man's funeral; the Absorbing Man rises from the grave; Titania and the Absorbing Man help Black Bolt face-off against Blinky when she's possessed by a Jailer during MARVEL LEGACY.
Weapon H #8-12 (2018)
Weapon H's full name is revealed to be Clayton Cortez; Titania joins Weapon H's squad on a mission to Weirdworld on behalf of Roxxon Industries where they clash with Morgan La Fay.
Immortal Hulk #18 (2019)
Titania is revealed to have joined Gamma Flight - a team dedicated to finding and stopping the Hulk - at the request of the Absorbing Man.Immortal Hulk #20-23 (2019)
Gamma Flight are drawn into the ongoing enmity between the Hulk and Shadow Base; Titania and the Absorbing Man battle the new Abomination.
Star #1 (2020)
Star gets into a brief altercation with Titania when she accidentally takes her regular seat at the Bar With No Name.
Immortal Hulk #30, 36-37, 40, 42, 47 (2020-2021)
Alongside Gamma Flight, Titania fights Roxxon's kaiju-like Bio-Assets; Gamma Flight attack the Hulk and fight a heavily-mutated Rick Jones; Gamma Flight and the Avengers battle the Hulk; the merged Rick Jones/Del Frye joins Gamma Flight.
Gamma Flight #1-5 (2021)
Marvel Voices: Pride #1[6/14] (2021)
Titania mistakes a transgender cosplayer for the real She-Hulk.
She-Hulk #1, 4 (2022)
When Titania attacks She-Hulk again, they admit they love fighting each other; She-Hulk suggests they make their fights prearranged and official so they can fight legitimately and not ruin their reputations; together, they form the Super Fight Club.
- Secret Wars #3-8, 11-12
- Avengers #273
- Amazing Spider-Man #283
- Avengers #275
- Iron Man #228
- Captain America #340
- Solo Avengers #14
- Fantastic Four #326-328, 333
- Web of Spider-Man #59, 64-65
- Thor #436
- Sensational She-Hulk #49
- Thor #447-448
- Thunderstrike #16
- Avengers Unplugged #4
- Marvel Valentine Special #1
- Amazing Spider-Man #429
- Thor #26-27
- She-Hulk #9-12
- Fantastic Four #547-549
- Fear Itself: The Worthy #3: Titania
- Fear Itself #2
- Iron Man 2.0 #5-6
- Avengers Academy #15-19
- Fear Itself #7
- She-Hulk #10-12
- Thor #5
- Illuminati #1-7
- Howard the Duck #1
- Black Bolt #8-12
- Weapon H #8-12
- Immortal Hulk #18
- Gamma Flight #1-5
- She-Hulk #1, 4
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Spider-Man: Secret Wars #1-2 (2010)
A version of the SECRET WARS plays out a little differently in this alternate universe; Doctor Doom empowers Titania and Volcana after a battle with the alien Spindlies on Battleworld.
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House of M: Masters of Evil #1-4 (2009)
Titania is a member of the Hood's Masters of Evil in the 'House of M' reality; the 'Secret Wars' didn't take place in this reality, but the origin of Titania's powers is never explained.
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Squadron Sinister #2 (2015)
Titania resided in the Wittland domain on God Emperor Doom's Battleworld; she fought Simon Savage's Leatherneck Raiders alongside her fellow Frightful Four teammates, but ultimately fell foul of the Squadron Sinister during SECRET WARS.
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Marvel's Avengers: Iron Man #1 (2020)
As a member of the Lethal Legion, Titania battles Iron Man and his fellow Avengers.
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