Character · The Hitchhiker's Guide · 4 books
Marvin
Marvin is a paranoid android with a brain the size of a planet, endlessly depressed.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
- Latest appearance
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984)
- Books
- 4 (3 major, 1 minor)
- Series
- Hitchhiker's Guide
- Author
- Douglas Adams
- Circle
- The Hitchhiker's Guide
Where to meet Marvin
Marvin first appears in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), in a major role, book 1 of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.
Every book with Marvin
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1979MThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxymajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
- 1980MThe Restaurant at the End of the Universemajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
- 1982MLife, the Universe and Everythingmajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
- 1984·So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishminor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Arthur DentEnglishman in a dressing gown | 4 |
| Ford PrefectResearcher for the Guide | 4 |
| TrillianAstrophysicist Tricia McMillan | 3 |
| Zaphod BeeblebroxTwo-headed President of the Galaxy | 3 |
| SlartibartfastPlanet designer | 2 |