Sure a whole lot of nerds are 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?
So we’re looking for your help – crowd sourcing, as it were: do you know of any references we’ve missed? If so, drop us a line and we’ll add ’em in!
We’d greatly appreciate it if you can include at least the following bits of info with any submission:
Title
Issue/Volume
Publisher
Any additional info (synopsis, story title, artists/writer, page range, etc.) is terrific – and let me know if you want your initials listed as the “Source.”
Here’s the tally so far:
| Title | Issue/volume | Publisher | Date | Description of content | Genre | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alien Worlds | 2 | Pacific | 1983 | "A Mind of Her Own" - girl/woman with psychic powers transports herself via memory to her childhood in Vermont. | Sci-fi | |
Amazing Adventures | 16/2 | Marvel | 1973 | Rutland | Superhero | |
Avengers | 83 | Marvel | 1970, Dec | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 93 | Marvel | 1971, Nov | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 119 | Marvel | 1974, January | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 166 | Marvel | 1977, December | Superhero | ||
Avengers | 227 | Marvel | 1982 | "Testing ...1 ...2...3!" Wingless Wizard is referenced as being in prison in "Upstate Vermont." | Superhero | CO |
Avengers | 235 | Marvel | 1983, Sept | Superhero | ||
Batman | 237 | DC | "Night of the Reaper" Rutland | Superhero | ||
Batman | 337 | DC | July 1981 | Stowe mentioned. | Superhero | CO |
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 |
Combat | 2 | Dell | 1961 | "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 | "The Damp Descent" - Concrete goes to visit friends living in VT. New story in color reprint volume. | Superhero | ||
Daredevil | 56 | Marvel | Karen Page retuns to Fagen Corners, VT | Superhero | ||
Daredevil | 57 | Marvel | Karen Page retuns to Fagen Corners, VT | Superhero | ||
DC Super Stars | 18 | DC | Deadman/Phantom Stranger in VT. | Superhero | CO | |
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 | Superhero | |||
Electra Lives Again | Epic | 1990 | Mentions a potential visit to a lodge in Vermont. | Superhero | ||
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 | Superhero | |||
Freedom Fighters | 13 | DC | Superhero | |||
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 | "Terrible Encounter" by Jay Disbrow. Jim Stanford inherits an estate in "Upper Vermont" | Horror | AK |
Ghosts | 95 | DC | 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 | |||
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 | December 1970 | "A Perfect Couple" - skiing vacation in VT | Romance | AK |
| Justice League | 5 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Justice League | 6 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Justice League International | 7 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Justice League of America | 103 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Justice League of America | 145 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Justice League of America | 146 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Justice League of America | 200 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Love Diary | 84 | Charlton | "Not Mine Alone" - honeymoon in VT, move there at conclusion | Romance | AK | |
| Marvel Feature | 2 | Marvel | 1972 | Superhero | ||
| Marvel Two-in-One | 7 | Marvel | 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 | 1974 | Brando lookalike and demolitions expert James Larner pines for his home in the Green Mountain State. | 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 |
| Occult Files of Doctor Spektor | 18 | Gold Key | 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 |
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 | 1958 | "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 | Vermont referenced in text. | Superhero ; Horror | CO |
| Secrets of the Sinister House | 14 | DC | 1973, October | "The Roommate" - set at "Vermont Girls' College" (possibly Bennington College). | Horror | AK |
Son of Satan | 5 | Marvel | 1976 | Silas Warden calls Damian Hellstrom to tell him that his realtor has found a house for him in Vermont. | Superhero ; Horror | AK |
| Swamp Thing | 6 | DC | Superhero | |||
| Sweethearts | 113 | Charlton | November 1970 | "Not Worth Loving" - skiing vacation in VT | Romance | AK |
| Tales of the Mysterious Traveler | 6 | Charlton | 1957 | "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. | Horror | AK | |
| Thor | 206 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thor | 207 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thor | 232 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thor | 236 | Marvel | Superhero | |||
| Thunderbunny | 5 | WaRP | Superhero | |||
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 |
| What If | 22 | Marvel | Rutland referenced in letters page | Superhero | ||
Witches Tales | 1 | Harvey | 1951 | "The Dead Won't Die." Thief, Rod and his lady friend, May, attempt to flee to their hide out in Vermont. | Horror | AK |
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 |
| X-Men | 54 | Marvel | Superhero |