A key issue noted for First cameo appearance of The Hunger. Thanos #1 was published by Marvel Comics on December 1, 2003, as part of a series that began in 2003. Jim Starlin writes, and art comes from Al Milgrom, Christie Scheele and Heroic Age. This 36-page issue features Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Iron Man and Cyclops, among 32 characters cataloged on VerseDB.