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Red Guardian

Alexei Shostakov, Marvel

52 appearancesSince 1967

Red Guardian first appeared in The Avengers #43 (1967-08), published by Marvel. 52 appearances are indexed across 34 series.

First appearance: The Avengers (Marvel, 1964 series) #43 (August 1967).

Character history

Key issues

1 issue

The Avengers
#43
first appearance
1967-08-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

34 series

Ultimate Wolverine
2025–2026
5 issues →
WGCape Archive 2021
Winter Guard
2021–2022
4 issues →

The Avengers

1963–1996

2 issues →

Amazing Adventures cover

Amazing Adventures

1970–1976

2 issues →

BWECape Archive 2019

Black Widow Epic Collection

2019–

2 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

1963–1998

1 issue →

The Avengers Annual cover

The Avengers Annual

1967–1994

1 issue →

Captain America cover

Captain America

1968–1996

1 issue →

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] cover

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes]

1979–1983

1 issue →

Marvel Fanfare cover

Marvel Fanfare

1982–1992

1 issue →

BWTCape Archive 1990

Black Widow The Coldest War

1990–1990

1 issue →

P/BCape Archive 1992

Punisher / Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web

1992–1992

1 issue →

The Essential Spider-Man cover

The Essential Spider-Man

1996–2012

1 issue →

Avengers cover

Avengers

1998–2004

1 issue →

Daredevil cover

Daredevil

1998–2011

1 issue →

COCCape Archive 1999

Contest of Champions

1999–1999

1 issue →

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil cover

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil

2003–2025

1 issue →

WOMCape Archive 2006

Women of Marvel

2006–2007

1 issue →

BWDCape Archive 2010

Black Widow: Deadly Origin

2010–2010

1 issue →

BWDCape Archive 2010

Black Widow: Deadly Origin

2010–2010

1 issue →

BWWCape Archive 2010

Black Widow: Web of Intrigue

2010–2010

1 issue →

BWDCape Archive 2010

Black Widow: Deadly Origin

2010–2010

1 issue →

AACape Archive 2010

Avengers Assemble

2010–2012

1 issue →

WCACape Archive 2013

West Coast Avengers Omnibus

2013–2013

1 issue →

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MMHCape Archive 2014
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes
2014–
1 issue →
MTBCape Archive 2019
Marvel Tales: Black Widow
2019–2019
1 issue →
The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus
2019–2019
1 issue →
MFNCape Archive 2020
Marvel Fanfare No.10 Facsimile Edition
2020–2020
1 issue →
TBBCape Archive 2020
True Believers: Black Widow & the Amazing Spider-Man
2020–2020
1 issue →
WRGCape Archive 2021
Widowmakers: Red Guardian and Yelena Belova
2021–2021
1 issue →
MSHCape Archive 2022
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Gallery Edition
2022–2022
1 issue →
TWCape Archive 2024
Thunderbolts: Worldstrike
2024–2024
1 issue →
TWCape Archive 2025
Thunderbolts: Worldstrike
2025–2025
1 issue →
TDCape Archive 2025
Thunderbolts: Doomstrike
2025–2025
1 issue →