Sure a whole lot of nerds are already hip to the strange significance of Rutland, VT in the DC and Marvel universes, but what about the Skrull cows in Kings Crossing? Daredevil’s jaunt to Fagan Corners? That time the GI Joe team flattened Springfield? What about Concrete’s trip to the Green Mountain State or the all those newlyweds Charlton sent north for skiing vacations? Hell, is the House of Secrets really located in Vermont?
Do you know of any references we’ve missed? If so, drop us a line and we’ll add ’em in!
Here’s the tally so far:
| Title | Issue/volume | Publisher | Date | Description of content | Genre | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 AD | Prog 242 | IPC Magazines LTD | 1981, December | “Mister, Could You Use a Sqonge?” - "...until one fateful morning on a suburban lawn somewhere in Vermont..." | Science Fiction | CO |
Adventures into Darkness | 14 | Standard | 1954, February | "Horror's Scrapbook" feature on Shineas (sic) P. Gage. Poor Phineas, Standard Comics couldn’t even get the poor man’s name right. | Horror | AK |
Alien Worlds | 2 | Pacific | 1983 | "A Mind of Her Own" - girl/woman with psychic powers transports herself via memory to her childhood in Vermont. | Science Fiction | |
Amazing Adventures | 16/2 | Marvel | 1973 | Rutland | Superhero | |
Avengers | 83 | Marvel | 1970, December | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 93 | Marvel | 1971, November | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 119 | Marvel | 1974, January | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 166 | Marvel | 1977, December | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 227 | Marvel | 1982, January | "Testing ...1 ...2...3!" Wingless Wizard is referenced as being in prison in "Upstate Vermont." | Superhero | CO |
Avengers | 235 | Marvel | 1983, September | Superhero | ||
Batman | 237 | DC | 1973, December | "Night of the Reaper" Rutland | Superhero | |
Batman | 337 | DC | 1981, July | Stowe mentioned. | Superhero | CO |
Career Girl Romances | 55 | Charlton | 1970, February | Playwright Nick’s cynicism is poisoning his art. Ex-lover (and actress) Andrea tries to warn him, but he just won’t see. All it takes is a week in Vermont for Nick to open his heart and once more see the good in life. | Romance | AK |
Carvel Comics | 2 | Carvel Corporation | 1974 | Captain Carvel and his Carvel Crusaders travel to Vermont in search of the Ice Cream Hater. | Superhero, Promotional | AK |
City People Notebook | Kitchen Sink | 1989 | Lawyer reading the will of a deceased parent informs her children that their mother has left the bulk of her estate to the "East Feline Animal Shelter in Vermont." | Graphic Novel | CO | |
Combat | 2 | Dell | 1961, January | "Pearl Harbor." Vermont referenced in text, "In Vermont, maple syrup was being poured on pancakes." Reprinted in Combat 28. | War | AK |
Concrete Full Color Special | 1 | Dark Horse | 1989 | "The Damp Descent" - Concrete goes to visit friends living in VT. New story in color reprint volume. | Superhero | AK |
Crime Does Not Pay | 33 | Lev Gleason | 1944, March | "Murder Master." Story of NH-born (and one-time Vermont resident) serial killer HH Holmes. | Crime | |
Daredevil | 56 | Marvel | 1969, September | Karen Page retuns to Fagen Corners, VT | Superhero | |
Daredevil | 57 | Marvel | 1969, October | Karen Page retuns to Fagen Corners, VT | Superhero | |
DC Pride 2023 | DC | 2023, May | Jon Kent and John Constantine story written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Skylar Patridge and Dearbhla Kelly. | Superhero | RM | |
DC Super Stars | 18 | DC | 1977, Winter | Deadman/Phantom Stranger in VT. | Superhero | CO |
Death Rattle | 2 | Kitchen Sink | 1973, January | "A Normal Event on the New York Subway." Script by Mike Olshan, Art by Mike Vosberg. Accounts Receivable clerk in New York City reflects on his childhood in Vermont. | Horror, Underground | AK |
Defenders | 10 | Marvel | 1973, November | Superhero | ||
Defenders | 18 | Marvel | 1974, December | Superhero | ||
Defenders | 20 | Marvel | 1975, February | Superhero | ||
Defenders | 21 | Marvel | 1975, March | Superhero | ||
Defenders | 100 | Marvel | 1981, October | Superhero | ||
Demon | 1 | DC | 1972, September | Superhero | ||
Electra Lives Again | Epic | 1990 | Mentions a potential visit to a lodge in Vermont. | Superhero; Graphic Novel | JR | |
Fantastic Four | 2 | Marvel | 1962, January | First appearance of the Skrull cows in Kings Crossing Vermont | Superhero | |
Fantastic Four Annual | 17 | Marvel | 1983, September | Fantastic Four return to Kings Crossing, VT. | Superhero | |
Forbidden Worlds | 131 | ACG | 1965, October | "Two Weeks With Pay." Mr. Hobbs vacations on a farm in Vermont. | Science Fiction | |
Freedom Fighters | 6 | DC | 1977, January-February | "Witching Hour for the Warrior Wizards!" | Superhero | |
Freedom Fighters | 13 | DC | 1978, March-April | Superhero | ||
Freedom Fighters (2019) | 6 | DC | 2019, July | "Hidden in the forests of Vermont, the Blue Tracer, mobile HQ of the Freedom Fighters." | Superhero | CA via P2P |
Ghost Manor | 65 | Charlton | 1982, October | "Class Reunion" by Joe Gill (as "Tom Tuna") and Steve Ditko. Reprint from Ghostly Haunts (Charlton) 48. | Horror | AK |
Ghostly Haunts | 48 | Charlton | 1976, February | "Class Reunion" by Joe Gill (as "Tom Tuna") and Steve Ditko. Reprinted in Ghost Manor (Charlton) 65 | Horror | AK |
Ghostly Weird Stories | 121 | Star Publications | 1953, December | "Terrible Encounter" by Jay Disbrow. Jim Stanford inherits an estate in "Upper Vermont" | Horror | AK |
Ghosts | 45 | DC | 1975, September | "Ghosts and the Supernatural" feature about Emily's Bridge in Stowe. | Horror | AK |
Ghosts | 95 | DC | 1980, December | Horror | ||
GI Joe | 10 | Marvel | Springfield, VT | Licensed Property | ||
GI Joe | 14 | Marvel | Springfield, VT | Licensed Property | ||
GI Joe | 30 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 31 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 32 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 33 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 34 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 35 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 38 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 42 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 43 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 46 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 47 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 48 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 49 | Marvel | Battle of Springfield | Licensed Property | ||
GI Joe | 50 | Marvel | Battle of Springfield | Licensed Property | ||
GI Joe | 51 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
GI Joe | 52 | Marvel | Licensed Property | |||
The Hidden Witch: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #2) | Graphix | 2018 | Phone number with 802 area code poking out of top of backpack | YA Graphic Novel | MW via P2P | |
Human Fly | 7 | Marvel | 1978 | Superhero | ||
Jason v.s. Leatherface | 3 | Topps | 1996 | Billboard displays, "When Vacationing in Vermont — visit Camp Crystal Lake" | Licensed Property | P2P |
Just Married | 74 | Charlton | 1970, December | "A Perfect Couple" - skiing vacation in VT | Romance | AK |
Justice League | 5 | DC | 1987, September | Stone Ridge, VT | Superhero | |
Justice League | 6 | DC | 1987, October | Stone Ridge, VT | Superhero | |
Justice League International | 7 | DC | 1987, November | Stone Ridge, VT | Superhero | |
Justice League of America | 103 | DC | 1972, December | Felix Faust and the Rutland Halloween Parade | Superhero | |
Justice League of America | 145 | DC | 1977, August | Count Crystal and his Carnival of Souls. Rutland, VT | Superhero | |
Justice League of America | 146 | DC | 1977, September | Count Crystal and his Carnival of Souls. Rutland, VT | Superhero | |
Justice League of America | 200 | DC | 1982, March | Superhero | ||
Love Diary | 84 | Charlton | 1973, May | "Not Mine Alone" - honeymoon in VT, move there at conclusion | Romance | AK |
Marvel Feature | 2 | Marvel | 1972, March | Defenders travel to Rutland. | Superhero | |
Marvel Two-in-One | 7 | Marvel | 1975, January | Barbara Denton / Valkyrie and Thing in VT. "Marvel Two-in-One #7 has the Thing travel to "Cobbler's Roost" Vermont because that's where guest star Valkyrie's human form Barbara Denton came from. http://cyberspacecomics.com/blog/2012/04/guide-to-marvel-two-in-one-7-the-thing-valkyrie/" | Superhero | CO |
Master of Kung Fu | 49 | Marvel | 1977, February | Brando look alike and demolitions expert James Larner pines for his home in the Green Mountain State. | Superhero | CO |
My Bad | 1 | Ahoy Comics | 2021, November | Parody Ad references Willimington, VT | Superhero | CO |
My Only Love | 1 | Charlton | 1975, July | "A Shattered Dream" - weekend trip to Vermont proposed. | Romance | AK |
My Romantic Adventures | 121 | American Comics Group | 1962, February | “Hard-Hearted Hannah.” Hannah inherits a general store in Green Corners, VT. Reprinted in Nadel, Dan and Frank Santoro (Eds.). 2019. Return to Romance. New York: New York Review Comics. | Romance | CO |
New Heroic Comics | 42 | Famous Funnies | 1947, May | "Destruction in Vermont" - Mrs. saves life and property during a fire in South Washington, VT | Non-Fiction; Adventure | AK |
Occult Files of Doctor Spektor | 18 | Gold Key | 1975, December | Rutland Halloween Parade | Horror | |
Our Fighting Forces | 67 | DC | 1962, April | "Buzzy asks: 'Do You Know Your Neighbors?" PSA. Includes a woman from VT talking about maple sugaring. | Public Service Announcement | CO |
Out of Night | 15 | American Comics Group | 1954 | "Vampire's Vow." Couple visits cursed uncle at his home in Vermont. | Horror | AK |
| Penance: Relentless | Marvel | |||||
Pope Hats | 6 | AdHouse Books | 2019, June | "Driving Through Vermont I", "Driving Through Vermont II", "Driving Through Vermont III" | Memoir | CA |
Rocky Lane's Black Jack | 26 | Charlton | 1959, February | "Merciless Mesa." Vermonter Elph McHale asserts himself with the help of Rocky Lane's Black Jack. Art by Steve Ditko. Reprinted in Outer Limits, Steve Ditko Archives (Fantagraphics 2009) and Cheyenne Kid #100 (Famous Comics 2021). | Western | SB |
Romantic Story | 109 | Charlton | 1969, November | "Rich Little Me" - repeated references to Sugar Bush. | Romance | AK |
Sandman | 14 | DC | 1990, March | "You have a shack out in Vermont that no one knows about..." | Superhero ; Horror | CO |
Secrets of Sinister House | 14 | DC | 1973, October | "The Roommate" - set at "Vermont Girls' College" (possibly Bennington College). | Horror | AK |
Son of Satan | 5 | Marvel | 1976, August | Silas Warden calls Damian Hellstrom to tell him that his realtor has found a house for him in Vermont. | Superhero ; Horror | AK |
Sovereign Seven | 29 | DC | 1997, October | "In Crossroads, where the borders of three states meet (New York, Massachusetts and Vermont)...and where Seven Sovereigns now make their home." | Superhero | RM |
Superboy and the Ravers | 16 | DC | 1997, December | Halloween in Rutland | Superhero | JR |
Swamp Thing | 6 | DC | 1973, September-October | Swamp thing faces an evil clock maker in a small Vermont town. | Superhero | |
Sweethearts | 113 | Charlton | 1970, Novemver | "Not Worth Loving" - skiing vacation in VT | Romance | AK |
Tales of the Mysterious Traveler | 6 | Charlton | 1957, December | "When Old Doc Died." Reprinted in Fantagraphics Books's Impossible Tales: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 4 | Horror | CO |
Teen-Age Love | 73 | Charlton | "Poor Little Me." Vermont and skiing mentioned in the text. | Romance | AK | |
| Thor | 206 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thor | 207 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thor | 232 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thor | 236 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
Thunderbunny | 5 | WaRP | Rutland Halloween parade. | Superhero | ||
Time for Love | 46 | Charlton | 1976, February | "Leave Love Behind" - ski trip to Vermont. | Romance | SO via P2P |
Unseen | 13 | Pines | 1953 | "Death Tolls the Bells!" Makes reference to Poe's "The Bells" and suggests poem was set in Vermont. | Horror | |
Vampirella | 3 (Volume 5) | Dynamite Entertainment | 2019 | Story set in Montpelier, VT. Vampirella attempts to rescue a kidnapped child from a cult. | Horror | CA |
Vermont Horror Comics: Vermont's Darkest Secrets Revealed | Bat Books | 2022 | A collection of ghost, cryptid and traditional Vermont horror stories by writer Joe Citro and cartoonist Robert Brunelle. | Horror | AK | |
| What If | 22 | Marvel | Rutland referenced in letters page | Superhero | ||
What is a Glacier? | Retrofit | 2016 | Cartoonist Sophie Yanow reflects on moving from Quebec to Vermont. | Non-Fiction; Memoir | PC via P2P | |
Witches Tales | 6 | Harvey | 1951 | " The Thing That Grew!" Vermont-based Scientist finds baby dinosaur, gives it special formula, it grows to planetary size. | Horror | DB |
World Around Us - The Illustrated Story of Festivals | 17 | Gilberton | 1959, November | "The Earth Unlocks: Easter." Panel depicting people riding a chair lift to attend the annual Easter service on Mount Mansfield. | Nonfiction | |
X-Men | 54 | Marvel | 1969, January | Warren Worthington III (aka Angel/Archangel) attends St. Joe's Preparatory School in Vermont, where his mutant power emerges. | Superhero | |
X-Force | 59 | Marvel | 1996, October | Origin of Shatterstar "Weisman Institute for the Criminally Insane" in Rutland. | Superhero | JR |
X-Force | 60 | Marvel | 1996, November | Origin of Shatterstar - Rutland | Superhero | JR |
X-Force | 61 | Marvel | 1996, December | Origin of Shatterstar - Rutland | Superhero | JR |
X-Men Unlimited | 21 | Mavel | 1998, December | Melvin J. Wells of Rutland, VT seeks the power of the devil. | Superhero | JR |
Zippy Stories | Last Gasp | 1982 | Zippy makes reference to Vermont while playing a video game. Reprinted from either Zippy Stories (1977) 1 or 2. | Underground | JM |