About r/Marvel
In its own words:
This is a subreddit dedicated to Marvel Comics, its publications and hundreds of characters. It is not affiliated with Marvel Entertainment, LLC and is an unofficial community owned and operated by dedicated fans.
Community guide
r/Marvel (#262, about 3.8 million) is an unofficial Marvel Comics fan community for publications and characters—not affiliated with Marvel Entertainment. Rules require spoiler/leak care and civil talk, labeled comic scans, ban spam/videos, memes, piracy, and politics. Image/Gallery (~140.4 ppd).
Comics-first Marvel room
Publications and characters are in scope; politics and meme posts are out.
Scans, spoilers, no piracy
Label comic scans; mark spoilers/leaks; no piracy or spam videos.
Practical pointers
Image/gallery-heavy samples; Film/Television and Comics flairs appear.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 4, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,804 subscribers (+0.08%). It sits just behind r/relationships (#261) and ahead of r/RelationshipMemes (#263) in our ranking.
What sets r/Marvel apart
r/Marvel is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 49% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 37.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 90% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.60% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 89% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 3.8× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Marvel grew from 3,739,056 to 3,761,666 subscribers (+22.6K, +0.60%). That is about 514 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Marvel talks about
Across 699 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “doomsday”, “mcu”, “patrick”, “avengers” and “stewart”. Other frequent themes are doom, spider-man, halloween, rip, man and sir. Recurring phrases include “patrick stewart”, “avengers doomsday”, “sir patrick” and “sam wilson”. By format, 49% are images, 26% are galleries and 16% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Film/Television (252), Comics (130), Other (120), Fan Made (79), Artwork (57), Cosplay (38).
Activity and best time to post
r/Marvel gets about 140 new posts a day. The public archive holds 491,352 posts and 6,785,713 comments in total, about 13.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (214 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (113). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Marvel
The moderators of r/Marvel list 7 rules. In short:
- Spoilers/Leaks
- Be civil
- Label comic scans
- No spam or videos
- No memes.
- No Piracy
- No politics
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Marvel and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/Marvel have?
r/Marvel has 3,761,666 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #262 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 22,610 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Marvel?
r/Marvel was created on Aug 4, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/Marvel?
Very active: r/Marvel gets about 140 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 491,352 posts and 6,785,713 comments. In a sample of 699 recent posts we counted 533 different authors.
When is r/Marvel most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Marvel about?
The community describes itself as: “This is a subreddit dedicated to Marvel Comics, its publications and hundreds of characters. It is not affiliated with Marvel Entertainment, LLC and is an unofficial community owned and operated by dedicated fans.” Recent post titles often mention doomsday, mcu, patrick, avengers and stewart. Most posts are images (49%).
Is r/Marvel safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Marvel as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Marvel?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Marvel accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Spoilers/Leaks”; “Be civil”; “Label comic scans”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Marvel?
Communities with similar topics include r/marvelstudios (4.9M), r/marvelmemes (4.3M), r/comicbooks (4.1M), r/entertainment (6.6M) and r/comics (3.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Marvel.