Marvels is a four-issue miniseries comic book written by Kurt Busiek, painted by Alex Ross and edited by Marcus McLaurin.

Marvels was a four-issue miniseries (cover dated January–April 1994) by writer Kurt Busiek, with painted art by Alex Ross and editing by Marcus McLaurin.

Sheldon, feeling it would be irresponsible for him to raise children in a world where these Marvels run rampant, breaks off his engagement with Doris.

When World War II begins, Sheldon, Doris, and many others see the Marvels in newsreels joining forces with the Allies, providing public reassurance.

After rekindling his romance with Doris, Sheldon hears that the Human Torch and Namor are fighting again, and the battle this time damages several New York City landmarks.

During the fight, the duo come near but do not directly encounter Sheldon; he is knocked out by a small chunk of masonry and permanently blinded in his left eye.

Despite the public's distrust of the X-Men, some Marvels are treated as celebrities, as seen by Sheldon at the gala opening of Alicia Masters' sculptures, where gossip spreads over the upcoming marriage of the Fantastic Four's Reed Richards and Susan Storm.

Sheldon leaves the gala and rushes home after hearing about an anti-mutant mob near there, and he finds his daughters hiding their friend, a mutant girl with a skull-like head.

Following the wedding, mutant-hunting robots called Sentinels are unleashed by Bolivar Trask during a televised debate with Charles Xavier; they malfunction and begin rampaging throughout the city.

The news is filled with stories of the Avengers being declared a menace, the law going after Tony Stark, sightings of Spider-Man, and a possible Judgement Day.

However, he is later disgusted by the way the public has again turned on the heroes, with Jameson (now the publisher of the Daily Bugle and Sheldon's most frequent employer) claiming that the Galactus threat was a hoax.

He remains dismayed at the public's reaction to the Marvels and is disgusted by Jameson and his screeds against Spider-Man, who has been framed for the death of NYPD Captain George Stacy.

While talking to a witness with Luke Cage, he learns that not only do the police believe Spider-Man is innocent, but that they suspect Otto Octavius to be the real killer.

He plans to retire, but before he can hang up his camera, he has his assistant take a final photo of himself, Doris, and a "nice, normal boy" — Danny Ketch, who, unbeknownst to Sheldon, will grow up to become the demonic hero Ghost Rider.

The 1997 miniseries Code of Honor, written by Chuck Dixon and painted by Tristan Shane and Brad Parker, had a similar approach to Marvels, following a police officer whose job is affected by the superheroes and villains.

Phil Sheldon makes a cameo appearance on The Super Hero Squad Show episode "This Al Dente Earth!

In fall 2019, a radio drama podcast adaptation of Marvels was released with the first season focusing on the aftermath of the Fantastic Four's battle with Galactus in New York City, New York, starring Clifford "Method Man" Smith as Ben Urich, AnnaSophia Robb as Marcia Hardesty, Ethan Peck as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Seth Barrish as Phil Sheldon, Louisa Krause as Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, Jake Hart as Ben Grimm / The Thing, Ehad Berisha as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Teo Rapp-Olsson as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, and Gabriela Ortega as Charlie Martinez.

[6][7] The adaptation was written by Lauren Shippen, directed by Paul Bae, with music by Evan Cunningham, and sound design by Mischa Stanton.