| Official Name: | Marvel, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1467°N -87.0031°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bibb |
| Elevation Ft: | 522 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 205, 659 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 122348 |
Marvel is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.
The community was named for the poet Andrew Marvell by Elizabeth Roden, wife of the operator of the mines at Marvel.[1] Marvel was founded by Benjamin F. Roden, who was the founder of the Roden Coal Company. Roden was an early business owner who was instrumental in the rapid growth of Birmingham. He operated a grocery company in Birmingham, established the first street car system in Birmingham, and founded the city of Avondale.[2] The Roden Coal Company operated two mines in Marvel.[3] The coal company also operated a company store in the community, which included a candy, drug, and tobacco department.[4] An explosion at the mines in October 1916 killed 19 miners.[5]
A post office operated under the name Marvel from 1907 to 1973.[6]