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Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by STEVE UY Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN Captain America and Bucky...the Human Torch and Toro...the Sub-Mariner...Miss America...the Whizzer...THE ALL-WINNERS SQUAD! It's 1946 and World War 2 is over, but the memory of those lost in the War haunts everyone- especially when Times Square is overrun by undead soldiers wanting their lives back! And leading this tattered battalion are the two casualties the All-Winners Squad can't fight- the original Captain America and Bucky! Plus: a surprise romance that has all the tabloids a-twitter! ""Old Soldiers Never Die..."" by Karl Kesel (MARVEL APES) and Steve Uy (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE) Buy Bonds! And this comic! 48 pages. /One-Shot/New and Reprint/Rated A
Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by KARL KESEL Cover by BUTCH GUICE Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Uncovered at last: The 1940's daily newspaper comic strip starring Captain America that you never knew about! Travel with us through the mists of time to the tumultuous days of World War II, when skinny Steve Rogers was transformed into the star-spangled, shield-slinging Super Soldier! And what is a classic Cap adventure without the two-fisted might of his wise-cracking, jaw-jacking sidekick Bucky? Plus: Rampaging robots! Secret underground cities! Dangerous dames and femme fatales! No-good Nazis that deserve a sock to the kisser! All brought to you by acclaimed writer/artist Karl Kesel! Buy U.S. war bondsand this! 32 pages. /Rated A
Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by KARL KESEL Cover by BUTCH GUICE Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Uncovered at last: The 1940s daily newspaper comic strip starring Captain America that you never knew about! Travel with us through the mists of time to the tumultuous days of World War II, when skinny Steve Rogers was transformed into the star-spangled, shield-slinging Super-Soldier! And what is a classic Cap adventure without the two-fisted might of his wise-cracking, jaw-jacking sidekick Bucky? Plus: Rampaging robots! Secret underground cities! Dangerous dames and femme fatales! No-good Nazis that deserve a sock to the kisser! All brought to you by acclaimed writer/artist Karl Kesel! Buy U.S. war bondsand this! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA 1940's DAILY STRIP #1-3. 120 pages. /Rated A
Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by KARL KESEL Cover by BUTCH GUICE Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Uncovered at last: The 1940's daily newspaper comic strip starring Captain America that you never knew about! Travel with us to the tumultuous days of World War II, when the star-spangled, shield-slinging Super- Soldier battled Axis threats alongside his wise-cracking, jaw-jacking sidekick Bucky! Plus: Rampaging robots! Secret underground cities! Dangerous dames! No-good Nazis that deserve a sock to the kisser! All brought to you by acclaimed writer/artist Karl Kesel! Buy U.S. war bondsand this! 32 pages. /Rated A [Butch Guice]
Written by KARL KESEL Pencils & Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER What does it take to be the living symbol of America... the Sentinel of Liberty... the Super-Soldier of World War II? What does it take to be CAPTAIN AMERICA? 1941. Captain America puts on his mask and shield for the first time-- and instantly inspires an entire nation, including Jeff Mace-- a rough-and-tumble reporter- who quickly dons his own star-spangled suit and calls himself the PATRIOT! It's a decision that will take him from stopping stateside saboteurs... to headlining the home front heroes known as the Liberty Legion... to the most unexpected offer of all... ...When the Sentinel of Liberty dies and Jeff Mace is asked to be the NEXT CAPTAIN AMERICA! This is the story of a man who was a great Patriot, and his determination to be something more. His attempt to be not just a hero, but a symbol. His struggle to show he has what it takes to be CAPTAIN AMERICA! 32 pages. (each)/Rated A (each)
Written by KARL KESEL & ROY THOMAS Penciled by MITCH BREITWEISER, STEVE UY & FRANK ROBBINS Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER What does it take to be the living symbol of America...the Sentinel of Liberty...the Super-Soldier of World War II? What does it take to be Captain America? 1941. Captain America puts on his mask and shield for the first time, and instantly inspires an entire nation - including rough-and-tumble reporter Jeff Mace, who quickly dons his own star-spangled suit and calls himself the Patriot! It's a decision that will take him from stopping stateside saboteurs to headlining the home-front heroes known as the Liberty Legion to the most unexpected offer of all when the Sentinel of Liberty dies, and Jeff Mace is asked to be the next Captain America! This is the story of a man who was a great Patriot and his determination to be something more. His attempt to be not just a hero, but a symbol. His struggle to show he has what it takes to be Captain America! Plus: It's 1946, and the memory of those lost in World War II haunts everyone - including Jeff Mace, the new Captain America, and his teammates on the All-Winners Squad - especially when Times Square is overrun by undead soldiers wanting their lives back! And bear witness as Mace takes up the mantle of Captain America as originally chronicled in the classic ""What If the Invaders Had Stayed Together after World War Two?"" Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: PATRIOT #1-4, WHAT IF? #4 and ALL-WINNERS COMICS 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL. 160 pages. /Rated A
The incredible Inhumans have long been allies to the FF in defending the Earth, but what happens when they leave it? And what awaits them when they come back? See for yourself in a saga where treachery, intrigue and buried secrets reach from the depths of space to deep within Inhuman history! Guest-starring Ronan and Starlord of ANNIHILATION! Collecting INHUMANS #1-4 and FANTASTIC FOUR #51-54. [Written by CARLOS PACHECO, RAFAEL MARIN & KARL KESEL - Penciled by JORGE PEREIRA LUCAS, JOSE LADRONN]
The original Fantastic Four is together again, just in time to cross paths with a hero who has traveled twenty years into the past in a desperate attempt to save his future from Reed Richards, the madman who is about to change the face of the planet. Oh, and the hero who has come back to save the world? His name is Doctor Doom. Plus: Diablo's back - more dangerous than ever as the potion-toting terrorist declares alchemical warfare on the FF! Making matter worse, the World's Greatest Imaginauts are becoming more and more tired, irritable, delirious...sick! Coincidence...or part of Diablo's nightmarish plan? And finally, Ben Grimm has been keeping a secret from his teammates for years. But when Reed, Sue and Johnny investigate, the mystery brings them to the tropics, face-to-face with an old nemesis and a monstrous creature known as...EL CHUPACABRAS!! All we can say is, ""¡¡QUE EL MÍO SEA MARVEL!!"" Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #525-526 and #551-553, and FANTASTIC FOUR: ISLA DE LA MUERTE! [Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, KARL KESEL & TOM BELAND / Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER, TOM GRUMMETT & JUA]
The Joker's lovable partner in crime takes the spotlight in this new hardcover volume collecting HARLEY QUINN #1-7, written by Karl Kesel (SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL) with art by the fan-favorite team of Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson (WONDER WOMAN)! Don't miss these beautifully illustrated tales of lunacy! [Written by Karl Kesel / Art and cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson]
The Joker's lovable partner in crime takes the spotlight in this new paperback edition collecting HARLEY QUINN #1-7. Don't miss these beautifully illustrated tales of lunacy!
[Written by Karl Kesel / Art and Cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson]
Written by JACK C. HARRIS & KARL KESEL Penciled by STEVE DITKO Cover by MARK BAGLEY From the depths of the Marvel Vault comes a long-lost issue from Mighty Marvel mainstay Steve Ditko! Face front, fans! This is Johnny Storm--the high-flying HUMAN TORCH--with a tale so taut with tension and terror it couldn't be told until today! When that twisted genius, the Wizard, gains the power of the moon's magnetism he becomes more dangerous than Magneto! Add in that bull-headed behemoth, the irrational HULK, and it's up to Yours Truly to save the day! Again! Don't miss this page-turning epic of betrayal, brute force, and blazing heroics as only mighty Marvel (and me!) can tell it! 32 pages. /One-Shot/Rated A
(W) Karl Kesel (A) Marcio Takara The alien invasion may be over, but the action never stops for the Parr family! Mrs. Incredible takes center stage in an all-new arc by comics legend Mark Waid and Landry Walker!
Indiana Jones is back in this massive volume recounting three of the most important discoveries in the career of the twentieth century's most adventurous archaeologist! Containing the long-out-of-print stories, "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis," "Thunder in the Orient," and "Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold," this substantial tome follows the intrepid Dr. Jones as he travels from Africa to Asia and nearly everywhere in between in a race against the Nazis for the world's greatest treasures. From lost cities, to ancient temples, to artifacts of legendary power, Indy will stop at nothing to preserve these prizes from the grasp of Adolf Hitler's evil minions. Scheduled to arrive in February. [WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS (W), DAN BARRY (W), LEE MARRS (W), DAN BARRY (A), LEO DURANONA (A), KARL KESEL]
He's the newest Marvel superstar, as seen in the pages of the smash-hit MARVEL APES miniseries! Now, experience the birth of the Gibbon in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110-111 (1972) - also featuring the often-imitated, never-duplicated Kraven the Hunter! Plus: the Sensational Spider-Monkey stars in a story from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1 - and a gallery of all your favorite MARVEL APES variant covers! Cvoers by Arthur Adams and Salva Espin sent randomly unless ordered as a set. [Written by Stan Lee, Gerry Conway & Karl Kesel / Penciled by John Romita Sr. & Ramon Bachs / Cover b]
Flingin' feces, True Believer-- the entire Marvel Universe has gone APE! Just when he thinks life can't get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank - a.k.a. that lovable loser, the Gibbon -- finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don't exist! SEE the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! MEET the hominoid heroes and villains - SPIDER-MONKEY! DOC OOK! IRON MANDRILL! SIMIAN TORCH! THE APE-VENGERS! And more! THRILL to the return of Speedball! CONTAINS No-Ads, as we are thrilled to present you backup tales exploring the Apeiverse! LEARN the dark secret of the primate planet! WORRY that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon! Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story - just the most not-to-be-missed mini-series of the season! If you only buy one (well, two) comics this month about super-powered, intelligent apes-in-capes, it must be MARVEL APES! Available with a Ramon Bachs variant cover which is only available as part of a set of 21 (20 regular covers 1 variant) [Written by Karl Kesel / Pencils by Ramon Bachs / Cover by John Watson Variant Cover For Marvel Apes]
Flingin' feces, True Believer-- the entire Marvel Universe has gone APE! Just when he thinks life can't get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank - a.k.a. that lovable loser, the Gibbon -- finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don't exist! SEE the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! MEET the hominoid heroes and villains - SPIDER-MONKEY! DOC OOK! IRON MANDRILL! SIMIAN TORCH! THE APE-VENGERS! And more! THRILL to the return of Speedball! CONTAINS No-Ads, as we are thrilled to present you backup tales exploring the Apeiverse! LEARN the dark secret of the primate planet! WORRY that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon! Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story - just the most not-to-be-missed mini-series of the season! If you only buy one (well, two) comics this month about super-powered, intelligent apes-in-capes, it must be MARVEL APES! Available with a Phil Jimenez variant cover which is only available as part of a set of 21 (20 regular covers 1 variant) [Written by Karl Kesel / Pencils by Ramon Bachs / Cover by John Watson Variant Cover For Marvel Apes]
THE FURRY, FURIOUS FINALE OF MARVEL'S MONKEYFIED MASTERPIECE! It's Gorilla Warfare as the Simian Superheroes plot their primate plan against the human's homeworld-- and the only one who can stop them is... The Gibbon!?! Good thing he has help from... Speedball??!!?! We're doomed... Don't miss the all-out ape action and primate (plus prosimian!) pandemonium in this-- the must-read mini-series of the month! Be the envy of your friends as people ask: ""Is that a copy of MARVEL APES in your pocket... or are you just happy to see me?"" Covers by JOHN WATSON also available in a Variant Cover for Marvel Apes #3 by STEPHANIE BUSCEMA And a Variant Cover for Marvel Apes #4 by ART ADAMS. [Written by Karl Kesel / Penciled by Ramon Bachs]
Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by RAMON BACHS Cover by JOHN WATSON Flingin" feces, True Believer-- the entire Marvel Universe has gone APE! Just when he thinks life can't get any worse or weirder, Marty Blank - a.k.a. that lovable loser, the Gibbon -- finds himself and the brilliant-and-beautiful Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh transported to a world where monkeys rule and humans don't exist! SEE the spectacular simian city of Monkhattan! MEET the hominoid heroes and villains - SPIDER-MONKEY! DOC OOK! IRON MANDRILL! SIMIAN TORCH! THE APE-VENGERS! And more! THRILL to the return of Speedball! LEARN the dark secret of the primate planet! WORRY that the fate of the entire universe is in the hands of the Gibbon! Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story - just the most not-to-be-missed story of the season! Plus, witness the birth of Gibbon from way back in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110-111! Collecting MARVEL APES #0-4. 136 pages. /Rated T .
Written by KARL KESEL & TOM PEYER Penciled by REILLY BROWN & CHAD HARDIN Cover by JOHN WATSON Feces front, True Believers, it's the AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY! From the pages of last year's simian-smash hit, join the Monkey-verse's Peter Parker as he comes to grips with a world too savage for his heroic legacy to allow. But as Spider-Monkey tries to create a better world for all ape-kind, Captain America (the top ape of the ape-verse) -stands in his way. Will the webbed wonder survive? By Karl Kesel and Reilly Brown! Meanwhile, Tom Peyer and Chad Hardin take us deeper into the history of the Ape Universe, as CHARLES DARWIN (yes, THE Charles Darwin) uncovers more of the Ape-verse's wonders! 40 pages. /One-Shot/All-New/Rated T .
Written by KARL KESEL & TOM PEYER Penciled by REILLY BROWN, CHAD HARDIN, TODD NAUCK & RAMON BACHS Cover by JOHN WATSON Includes material never before seen in print! Feces front, True Believers, as we travel back to the Monkey-verse with four thrilling tales of bad puns and big guns. First, join the irrepressible Spider-Monkey as he comes to grips with a world too savage for his heroic legacy to allow. But as the Monkey-verse Peter Parker tries to create a better world for all ape-kind, Captain America (the top ape of the ape-verse) -stands in his way. Will the webbed wonder survive? Then, when teenager Roy Reyna finds he can transform into the super-powered simian APE X, it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys...until H.A.M.M.E.R. agents capture him! Plus: in the face of a fate worse than death, the Ape Universe's greatest minds and leaders must come together to save their world in a secret council known as - the PRIME EIGHT! Watch the undercover action unfold in this never before seen story that could only be called APE-OKOPLIS NOW! And then, it's the masked (monkey) marvel SPEEDBALL! Bouncing out of the pages of the hit MARVEL APES mini-series- it's the masked (monkey) marvel SPEEDBALL! Branded a traitor to the entire Ape Universe, the simian superhero is now exiled, alienated, and alone on a bizarre Planet of Humans! Can this monkey make it in Man's World? It won't be easy. Collecting MARVEL APES SPECIALS: AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY, GRUNT LINE, PRIME EIGHT and SPEEDBALL. 144 pages. Rated T
Written by KAREL KESEL Penciled by JOE SUITOR Cover by JOHN WATSON Evolution got ya down? Fear not hairless ones, because MARVEL APES are about to get HAMMERED! When teenager Roy Reyna finds he can transform into the super-powered simian APE X, it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys...until H.A.M.M.E.R. agents capture him. The next thing Ape X knows, he's in a secret prison being interrogated about some strange...Ape Universe. He doesn't have the answers they want, and they don't believe him. But they'll break him, one way or another... Ape X's only hope is Jane Potter- a young journalist working for the Front Line newspaper, hungry for her first Big Story- plus her quirky co-conspirators: the Initiative's furry fury, Gorilla Girl, and the world's most lovable loser, the Gibbon. All this banana bunch has to do to save Ape X is break into the secret government facility known as...PROJECT PEGASUS. Mix in some bad puns and big guns, the Red Ghost's Super-Apes and a sinister cyber-simian called Ooktron, and the fur really flies! But escaping from Project Pegasus is no joke- and on this front line everyone is expendable! 48 pages. / One-Shot/Rated T
Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by RAMON BACHS Cover by JOHN WATSON Bouncing out of the pages of the hit MARVEL APES mini-series- it's the masked (monkey) marvel SPEEDBALL! Branded a traitor to the entire Ape Universe, the simian superhero is now exiled, alienated, and alone on a bizarre Planet of Humans! Can this monkey make it in Man's World? It won't be easy when he has to take down the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, put up with the irredeemable Ant-Man...and come face-to-face with the parents of the human Speedball! PLUS: a super-strong gorilla in a Mexican wrestling mask? It can't be Speedball's best friend, APE X...can it? It's a super-simian smackdown in the Mighty Marvel Monkey Manner, and more furry fun than humans should be allowed to have- just ask any ape! 48 pages. One-Shot/Rated T.
Written by KARL KESEL Penciled by ROB DISALVO Cover by MARCOS MARTIN Fur and severed limbs fly in a story that reveals an important missing link in the saga of the Marvel Zombies! Two worlds of hurt collide as the popular Marvel Zombie Universe gnaws its way into the cult-favorite Marvel Apes Universe with a handful of our Earth's furriest heroes stuck in the middle! Who will be the last man (or monkey) standing? SEE - IRON MANDRILL's descent into Zombie Madness! FEAR -- COLONEL AMERICA's battle with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY! Who will come out triumphant? What will be left of them? Can Gorilla Girl, the Gibbon and Ape Speedball survive?! No one is safe and nothing is certain in this destiny-altering battle between the flesh-eaters and the feces flingers! Apes mastermind Karl Kesel teams with rising star Rob DiSalvo (Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man) for MARVEL ZOMBIES: EVIL EVOLUTION! 64 pages. /One-Shot/Rated T
The Looter! This guy found a meteorite that gave him enhanced speed and strength, and the misconception that he's a genius (he's actually dumber than dirt) So WHY is he such a pain to Spidey and the FF??? Well, obviously it...oh, wait. I can't tell you why. Read and find out! This special issue is brought to you by Mr. Kesel, DeZago and Waid, who take you on an adventure that spans their buddy Mike Wieringo's favorite places in the Marvel U! We miss ya, Mike! Also featuring classic tales and Spider-Man J! [Written by Todd Dezago & Mark Waid / Art & Cover by Karl Kesel]
A heaping helping of timeless tales of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! First up, the Looter! This guy found a meteorite that gave him enhanced speed and strength, and the misconception that he's a genius. (He's actually dumber than dirt). So WHY is he such a pain to Spidey and the FF? Well, obviously it...oh, wait. I can't tell you why. Read and find out! Also featuring Iron Man, Iceman, Nick Fury, Marvel Girl, Dr. Octopus and the Hulk! Collecting SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #7-9. [Written by Todd Dezago, Mark Waid, Kevin Grevioux, Nate Piekos & Paul Tobin / Penciled by Karl Kesel]
A heaping helping of timeless tales of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! First, Spidey teams up with Falcon to handle an outbreak of futuristic weaponry showing up in Harlem. Then a young Spidey's doing his darndest to find allies in his war against crime, but he didn't count on being matchmaker to two bickering heroes! Can the webslinger get Firestar to chill out and warm Iceman's heart...by setting them up on a date!? Also featuring Iron Man and Silver Surfer. Collecting material from KING-SIZE SPIDER-MAN SUMMER SPECIAL #1 (Falcon; 2-page backup), SPIDER-MAN FAMILY FEATURING SPIDER-MAN'S AMAZING FRIENDS #1 (Firestar, Iceman; Mini Marvels), SPIDER-MAN FEATURING THE SILVER SURFER MAGAZINE (Silver Surfer prose story) and SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE: GREAT POWER (Iron Man prose story) [Written by Keith Giffen, Paul Tobin, Sean McKeever, Karl Kesel & David Michelinie / Penciled by Rick]
Collecting more of DC's Tangent titles, presenting a group of strange new heroes with very familiar names! This volume includes TANGENT COMICS: JOKER, NIGHTWING, BATMAN, SECRET SIX and DOOM PATROL. Scheduled to arrive in January. [Written by Karl Kesel, John Ostrander, Chuck Dixon and Dan Jurgens / Art by Sean Chen, Klaus Janson,]
For the first time, the historic story of the death and return of Superman is collected in one massive, 784-page hardcover volume featuring an all-new cover by pivotal creator Dan Jurgens, timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the event! THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN OMNIBUS includes the best-selling trade paperbacks THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN and THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN, as well as portions of WORLD WITHOUT A SUPERMAN, plus 40 pages of bonus extras including promotional material and product spotlights.
[Written by Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway and Karl Kesel: Art by Jurgens, J]
SUPERMAN and BATMAN take on their archnemeses - LEX LUTHOR and THE JOKER - in this classic tale by DAVE GIBBONS and STEVE RUDE! Collecting the 3-issue miniseries from 1990! [(W) Dave Gibbons (A) Steve Rude, Karl Kesel (CA) Steve Rude]
Is she a bad girl? Is she a mutant? Does even she know what or who she is? Is that her real hair? The mysterious MEDUSA has escaped the reach of the Fantastic Four, only to run right into the home of the Uncanny X-Men! [Written by Jeff Parker / Penciled by Karl Kesel / Cover by Carlo Pagulayan]
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