Mid-credits and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Mid-credits and post-credits scenes have been used in various Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media, since the beginning of the franchise with the 2008 film Iron Man.

The first post-credits scene involving Marvel Comics characters occurred prior to the MCU, in the 2003 film Daredevil, showing the previously defeated villain Bullseye in a hospital bed, managing to impale a fly with a syringe.

"[7] Since then, the MCU has made extensive use of mid- and post-credit scenes (often both) which typically serve as teasers for future Marvel Studios films.

agent Phil Coulson locating a large hammer at the bottom of a crater in a New Mexico desert, thus teasing the release of Thor the following year; while the post-credits sequence of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) introduces the characters of Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, who join the franchise in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

[1][2][3] Avengers: Endgame (2019) also does not feature a post-credits scene, instead having the credits end with the sound of clanging metal first heard in Iron Man.

", features the cast of the fictional Rogers: The Musical performing the number, "Save the City", first seen in a shorter form in the premiere episode,[12] with the full version being over four minutes long.

List indicators The MCU has been described as having "made the post-credits scene commonplace",[48] and as being the media that "uses them to the greatest effect", and having "reset moviegoers' expectations about when a film is actually over".

[49] Post-credit scenes often contain humor,[48] or Easter eggs referencing matters ranging from the significant to the obscure that would be of interest to fans of the media.

[52] A 2022 review in Total Film observed that "[t]he recent wave of Marvel post-credits scenes do not seemingly lead into any known sequel, instead offering a scattergun approach to the future".

[54] A number of films, television series, and other media not occurring in the MCU, but featuring characters from Marvel Comics, have also had post-credit scenes.

In the 2003 film Daredevil, the previously defeated villain Bullseye is shown to be in a hospital bed, managing to impale a fly with a syringe.