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In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most-enduring icons in American popular media: the one and only Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. During the course of 40 issues of web-slinging, wisecracking wonderment Lee and Ditko built the foundation for 45 years of Spidey spectaculars - girl trouble; bill trouble; bully trouble; the Daily Bugle; and a cast friends, family and, of course, super-villains unlike any other! Completing the entire Stan Lee/Steve Ditko Spider-Man run in one massive volume -including every page, every pinup and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays and bonuses galore! We went back to the Mighty Marvel Archive to restore each and every page in this volume for painstaking accuracy to the originals. There's no kidding - this collector's edition is the guaranteed be-all, end-all book for the Spider-Man fan! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-38 and ANNUAL #1-2, STRANGE TALES ANNUAL #2, and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1. [Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO, Penciled by STEVE DITKO with JACK KIRBY, Cover by JACK KIRBY & ST]
Relive the adventures that started it all! A radioactive spider may have granted bookish young Peter Parker incredible abilities, but it was his uncle's death that truly transformed him. Can the newly minted Spider-Man defeat the menace of the Chameleon - and face the Fantastic Four? Thrill to Spidey's debut issues, completely remastered and beautifully recolored in modern style by Jean-Francois Beaulieu (WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ)! Collecting material from AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #1. [(W) Stan Lee (A) Steve Ditko (CA) Jack Kirby & Various]
The Stan Lee/John Romita era starts here! Lee and Romita transformed the web-slinger into Marvel's top title with stories that raised your spirits, tore at your heartstrings and kept you on the edge of your seat. From the revelation of the Green Goblin's secret identity to the unforgettable entrance of Mary Jane Watson, these classics define Spidey to this day — with star-studded debuts including the Kingpin, the Rhino and Captain Stacy; Spidey's disastrous first tryout with the Avengers; the iconic ""Spider-Man No More!"" issue; the true story of Peter Parker's parents; and an epic battle against the Green Goblin! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #39-67 and ANNUAL #3-5; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE (1968) #1-2; and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #2, #6 and #11.
Just in time for the upcoming cinematic blockbuster The Amazing Spider-Man comes this volume spotlighting the web-head's colorful cast of characters and introducing the film's principal players! Swing along with Spidey as he gains new and frightening powers; honors the memory of his beloved Uncle Ben; and tangles with the likes of the Lizard, Electro and Captain George Stacey - not to mention perennial thorn-in-the-side Flash Thompson! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #6, #82, #90 and material from #8; and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (2003) #27.
In the tradition of CLASSIC X-MEN, we're re-presenting the original AVENGERS #1 digitally re-mastered with THX ™ surround sound and a brand spankin' new cover by ARTHUR ADAMS! But that's not all!!! We have not one, but TWO brand new short stories as well! DWAYNE McDUFFIE and painter MICHAEL AVON OEMING bring you a tale of the Avengers first tumultuous meeting and STAN "THE MAN" LEE (who started it all!) and artist extraordinaire KEVIN MAGUIRE bring you a compelling tale about how the Avengers REALLY formed! Face it, this book is HOT! NOTE: Special over-sized first issue. [Written by STAN LEE & DWAYNE MCDUFFIE - Penciled by JACK KIRBY, MIKE OEMING & KEVIN MAGUIRE - Cover]
Captain America may be dead, but witness his classic rebirth into the Marvel Universe in "Captain America Joins...the Avengers!" -- a tale destined to become a magnificent milestone in the Marvel Age of Comics! Witness the tragic death of Bucky a [Written by Stan Lee & Dwayne McDuffie Penciled by Jack Kirby & Michael Avon Oeming Cover by Art Adam]
Another epic in the annals of the strongest super-team of all! Witness the mighty Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Giant-Man and the wonderful Wasp defend against the incredible Hulk and "The Invasion of the Lava Men!"...a tale only Stan and Jack could tell! Plus: An all-new story written by Dwayne McDuffie (FANTASTIC FOUR) spotlighting Cap and Thor's earliest partnership! [Written by Stan Lee and Dwayne McDuffie Penciled by Jack Kirby Cover by Arthur Adams]
We outdid ourselves in this issue! You're going to see more super heroes and more super-villains than ever in this action-packed, feature-length thriller introducing Zemo and his Masters of Evil! Caution! Don't tear this magazine or wrinkle the pages or get food stains on it. We have a hunch you'll want to save it as a collector's item for a long, long time! Reprinting AVENGERS #6 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with an ALL-NEW story by Dwayne McDuffie (FANTASTIC FOUR) and Michael Avon Oeming (POWERS) [Written by STAN LEE & Dwayne McDuffie / Penciled by JACK KIRBY & MICHAEL AVON OEMING / Cover by ARTH]
The mighty Avengers face their darkest hour as Iron Man finds himself on trial and an ensorcelled Thor battles his teammate --- with the Enchantress, the Executioner and evil Baron Zemo waiting to pick up the spoils in this extraordinary Marvel epic! Reprinting AVENGERS #7 by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with an all-new adventure for Earth's Mightiest Heroes from writer Dwayne McDuffie (FANTASTIC FOUR) and artist Michael Avon Oeming (POWERS)! [Written by STAN LEE & DWAYNE MCDUFFIE / Art by JACK KIRBY & MICHAEL AVON OEMING / Cover by ART ADAMS]
This is the big one! The Avengers break up!! Faced with an unstoppable enemy, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are fragmented and very nearly destroyed in another thrilling Stan Lee/Don Heck yarn from the House of Ideas! Featuring: the incredible, the inconceivable, the incalculable menace of...IMMORTUS! Plus!! All-new Avengers adventures from the incomparable minds of Dwayne McDuffie and Juan Doe! [Written by Stan Lee & Dwayne McDuffie / Penciled by Don Heck & Juan Doe / Cover by Art Adams]
"THIS HOSTAGE EARTH!" In which the mighty Avengers battle to save their beloved planet from a fate so deadly that none but the macabre Mole Man could have devised it! A timeless Marvel tale of most compelling excellence by Stan Lee and Don Heck! PLUS! An astonishing all-new Avengers adventure chockablock with madcap mayhem from masters of mirth Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot Comics) and Juan Doe (FANTASTIC FOUR: ¡ISLA DE LA MUERTE!)!! And MORE all-new material in this double-sized final issue! [Written by STAN LEE & BOB BURDEN / Art by DON HECK & JUAN DOE / Cover by ART ADAMS]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DON HECK with DICK AYERS Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JACK KIRBY The Avengers, comics' greatest super team, burst onto the scene in 1963 at the forefront of revolutionary Marvel Age of Comics. Iron Man, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp joined together to face the menace of Loki - and set off on a streak of tales that nearly 50 years later still sets the trend for super-hero epics. From Captain America's return from the icy depths of the Atlantic to the first appearances of classic enemies like Kang the Conqueror to the game-changing introduction of a trio of former villains into their ranks - Avengers was a bona-fide comic-book blockbuster! And you'll experience every story, every villain, even every letters page in this painstakingly restored Omnibus collection - written by Stan ""The Man"" Lee, and illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. It's a must-have for every Marvel fan's collections - so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #1-30. 728 pages. /Rated T
They are the last of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Hawkeye, the blinded archer; the Wasp, pint-sized dynamo cursed with an incurable shrinking disease; Cannonball, mutant X-Man and Avenger; and former Ant-Man, former Giant-Man, former super hero Hank Pym, the last man who would have volunteered to lead them. They're not the strongest, but they are the only hope in the final battle against the greatest enemies of mankind. They are the Last Avengers. United, they will fall. This is THE LAST AVENGERS STORY. Also featuring timeless tales shedding new light on the early days of Earth's Mightiest Heroes: the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor! In these previously untold stories, the six founding members vie for chairmanship of the team, Bruce Banner fears the Hulk's rage may have gone too far, Iron Man unveils his latest suit of armor, Captain America adjusts to life in the modern world, a WWII veteran reminisces about an early meeting between Cap and Thor, and more! Plus: Marvel's founding father, Stan Lee, tells the "real" story of how the Avengers became a team! Collecting THE LAST AVENGERS STORY #1-2 and material from AVENGERS CLASSIC #1-12. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Peter David, Stan Lee, Dwayne McDuffie, Macon Blair, Tom Beland & Bob Burden / Penciled b]
Written by STAN LEE with ROY THOMAS Penciled by JACK KIRBY & JIM STERANKO with GIL KANE, GEORGE TUSKA, JOHN ROMITA, DICK AYERS & JACK SPARLING Covers by RON GARNEY & JACK KIRBY As America began preparation for the inevitable entry into World War II, a secret military project gave birth to the greatest one-man fighting force ever known: Captain America! Transformed by the Super-Soldier Serum from a 97-pound weakling into the Star-Spangled Avenger, Steve Rogers led the charge to liberate the world from the Axis Powers' grasp. But before the war's end, an accident left Cap frozen in suspended animation and his sidekick Bucky seemingly dead, while the world turned on for decades. When the Avengers resuscitated him decades later, Steve Rogers was greeted by a world vastly changed. He was a man out of time tormented by the death of his partner, but no less committed to the cause of fighting evil in all its forms. In this amazing OMNIBUS collection, you'll experience Captain America's trend-setting Silver Age solo-stories from the very beginning. Packed with page after page of Stan-and-Jack magic, it's Cap vs. his most classic foes of the Marvel Age - including the Red Skull, Baron Zemo, M.O.D.O.K., the Super-Adaptoid and more! And as if every story and every letters page wasn't enough, we're topping it off with an in-depth visual analysis of Jim Steranko's legendary Cap run by no less than Steranko himself! It's Comics 101 by one of the medium's greatest innovators! ""Nuff Said! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #59-99, CAPTAIN AMERICA #100-113 and NOT BRAND ECHH #3. 856 pages. /Rated A
Written by ROGER STERN & STAN LEE Penciled by NICK DRAGOTTA, MARCO SANTUCCI, PATRICK PIAZZALUNGA, PAOLO RIVERA, CHARLES NICHOLAS & JACK KIRBY Cover by LEE WEEKS Who is Lady Lotus? During WWII, the Invaders fought countless enemies. They beat back madmen like the Red Skull and?Master Man time and again - but there were those who fell under the radar. Captain America's one-time sidekick, Bucky - having since taken up the shield himself - knows one of them all too well. During the war, he and the Young Allies encountered the mistress of mind control, Lady Lotus, and barely escaped with their lives! Now, years later, Lotus has seemingly resurfaced. How has she managed to stay young all this time? What is amplifying her powers? With all the Young Allies long gone, it's up to Bucky to find out! Plus: Action! Intrigue! Adventure! Discover the truth behind comics' original kid gang! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: FOREVER ALLIES #1-4, YOUNG ALLIES 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and YOUNG ALLIES (1941) #1. 192 pages. /Rated A
When the Avengers pull a mysterious, tattered soldier from the sea, they unwittingly bring back to life the Living Legend of World War II — a man whose memories of a life sixty years ago are as fresh as yesterday! How will Steve Rogers, frozen in suspended animation for half a century, adapt to the world of the 21st century? Brought to you by super-scribe Mark Waid (CAPTAIN AMERICA, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE artist Jorge Molina! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1-5, plus the classic AVENGERS #4 (1963).
Written by MARK WAID & STAN LEE Penciled by JORGE MOLINA & JACK KIRBY Cover by BRYAN HITCH In the waning days of World War II, Steve Rogers - Captain America - seemingly sacrifices his life to save his nation.?But decades later, he finds himself revived, thrust into a strange new America he barely recognizes. As he meets the heroes his legend inspired, Cap comes to understand what his sacrifice has meant. But it doesn't change one fact: His partner and friend, Bucky, is dead - and Cap may have the means to return to the past and save him. For the sake of the timestream, the Avengers must do everything in their power to stop him! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1-5 and?AVENGERS (1963) #4. 144 pages. /Rated T
There came a day, unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born - to fight the foes no single hero could withstand. Featuring the formation of the Avengers, the revival of Captain America, and enemies such as the Sub-Mariner and Kang the Conqueror! Collecting AVENGERS #1-24. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Jack Kirby & Don Heck / Cover by Jack Kirby]
Eager to serve his country during World War Two, Steve Rogers was transformed into a physically perfect man by the government's Super Soldier Program. Armed with an indestructible shield and the physical prowess of an Olympic athlete, Rogers fought valiantly to uphold the ideals and principles of democracy until frozen in a block of ice where he was preserved for decades. Discovered by the Avengers and revived, Steve Rogers is a man out of time, who remains vigilant in his battle to protect the innocent and uphold the American ideals of truth, justice and honor. In this fully updated re-issue of ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1, Marvel's Sentinel of Liberty renews his mission and fights the good fight, facing off against Baron Zemo, the Red Skull, Power Man, the Swordsman, Batroc the Leaper and the Super-Adaptoid! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #59-99 and CAPTAIN AMERICA #100-102. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Jack Kirby / Cover by Jack Kirby]
Cap goes up against the villainy of AIM, Hydra and the Red Skull - but could the most familiar enemy face be Bucky? Collects Captain America #127-156. Cover by Jack Kirby. [Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich, Gerry Conway & Steve Englehart/Gene Colan, John Romita, Gil Kane & Sal Bus]
He made a big Return during Civil War, but how'd he get here in the first place? Watch the wonders of Mar-Vell right from the start in stories reprinted for the first time in more than 25 years! Earth's newest protector faces such forgotten furies as Mandroid, Man-Slayer and the Metazoid - along with the Super-Skrull, Ronan the Accuser and more of the deadliest dynamos from three galaxies! Plus: the start of his lifelong bond, molecular and otherwise, with professional sidekick Rick Jones! But where there's Rick, can a jade-skinned giant be far behind? Also guest-starring Iron Man and Namor the Sub-Mariner - and introducing Carol Danvers, later known as Ms. Marvel! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #12-13 and CAPTAIN MARVEL #1-21. [Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, ARNOLD DRAKE, GARY FRIEDRICH & ARCHIE GOODWIN / Penciled by GENE CO]
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by JACK KIRBY & WERNER ROTH Cover by JACK KIRBY Born with extraordinary talents and abilities, five teenage mutants gathered under Professor Xavier to protect a world that fears and hates them. Ever expanding their ranks, these children of the Atom combat the evils threatening both humans and mutants. They are the strangest super heroes of all - the Uncanny X-Men! Collecting X-MEN #1-24. 528 pages. /All Ages [Jack Kirby]
Relive the Marvel's Master of the Mystic Arts' earliest adventures! Featuring appearances by his arch-foes Baron Mordo, the Dread Dormammu, Nightmare, Aggamon, the House of Shadows, Loki, the Mindless Ones and more! Collecting STRANGE TALES #110, #111 and #114-168. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by STEVE DITKO / Cover by STEVE DITKO]
These early classic Stan Lee/Jack Kirby adventures of Marvel's First Family - the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic - defined the Marvel Age of Comics! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #1-20 and ANNUAL #1. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JACK KIRBY / Cover by JACK KIRBY]
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #64-83 and ANNUAL #5-6.
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #84-110 and ANNUAL #7-8.
From the Monster from the Lost Lagoon to the Overmind from beyond the stars, menaces from across time and space converge on Earth's most fabulous foursome! A space angel of death! Future warrior women! The horrors of the 1950s! Plus: Doctor Doom, Diablo and Dragon Man! Guest-starring the Inhumans! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #111-137. [Written by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway Penciled by John Buscema, Ross Andru & Joe Sinnott Co]
Miracles, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the end of time - when the world nears its end, the Fantastic Four's day has just begun! The world's greatest super-team faces enemies from the future, the past, the Earth's four corners and the Fifth Dimension! Doctor Doom, Annihilus, Ultron and the world-changing wedding that united Inhuman and mutant, FFer and Avenger! Guest-starring Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Silver Surfer, the Inhumans and more from the circle of friends of Marvel's foremost family! Plus: the first appearance of X-Factor's Madrox the Multiple Man! You've come a long way, Jamie! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #138-159, GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1, GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #2-4 and AVENGERS #127. [Written by GERRY CONWAY, TONY ISABELLA, LEN WEIN, STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, MARV WOLFMAN, CHRIS CLAREMON]
Collecting HULK (1962) #1-6 and TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #60-91. 528 pages. /All Ages
Inventor, businessman, playboy...super hero! Gravely injured in combat, billionaire genius Tony Stark saved his own life by designing a life-sustaining shell - the hi-tech protective covering that transformed him into the Invincible Iron Man! Now, the world believes him to be Tony Stark's personal bodyguard. In this dual role, he faces boardroom intrigue and super-powered menaces. A modern-day knight in shining armor, he fights injustice wherever it rears its ugly head! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-72. [Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Robert Bernstein, N. Korok & Al Hartley / Penciled by Don Heck, J]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by DON HECK & GENE COLAN Cover by GENE COLAN & FRANK GIANCOIA It's armored action at its best as Iron Man faces Ultimo; the Mandarin; the Titanium Man, the ever-popular communist menace; and more! Guest-starring S.H.I.E.L.D., the Sub-Mariner and the Hulk! Includes the first run of Iron Man's solo series! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #73-99, TALES TO ASTONISH #82, IRON MAN & SUB-MARINER #1 and IRON MAN #1-11. 608 pages. /All Ages
Nick Fury's first mission with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Kang's first invasion! Doctor Strange's first battle with Dormammu! The Trial of the Gods! The Coming of Galactus! And those are only a few of the earth-shaking adventures from the second installment of the Marvel Universe's most formative years! The origin of the Green Goblin and the death of Baron Zemo! The Inhumans' Great Refuge and the Savage Land! Spider-Man vs. Daredevil, the Avengers vs. the X-Men and six, count 'em, SIX Avengers who started out on the wrong side of the law! Plus: the Juggernaut and the Scorpion! The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Frightful Four, the Masters of Evil and so much more! Collecting MARVEL SAGA #13-25.
[Written by Peter Sanderson, Stan Lee,Frank Miller, Roy Thomas & More / Penciled by Keith Pollard, Ja]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DICK AYERS Stand at attention, soldier, and get ready for a super-size K-ration of the adventures of Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos! Join Fury and his Howlers - with special guest-appearances by Captain America and Bucky! - as they battle Baron Strucker and his Ratzi hordes, bringing the action all the way to Hitler himself! This tank-size tome brings you such a heaping serving of WWII adventures that enough to whet even Dum Dum Dugan's appetite! WA-HOOO! Collecting SGT. FURY #1-23 and ANNUAL #1. 544 pages. /All Ages
After years of Earthbound exile, the Silver Surfer soars the seas of space once more and finds plenty of peril awaiting when the Elders of the Universe try something new: all-out war on Galactus! Plus: space piracy, intergalactic war, doppelgangers and the Surfer caught in an interstellar love triangle! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Eternals, and Annihilation's Ronan and Super-Skrull! Plus: a rare glimpse of a path not traveled on an alternate Earth! Collecting SILVER SURFER #1, SILVER SURFER #1-18 and ANNUAL #1, and MARVEL FANFARE #51. [Written by STAN LEE, JOHN BYRNE & STEVE ENGLEHART - Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, MARSHALL ROGERS, JOE STA]
ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 01 SC (NEW EDITION) - Description: Written by STAN LEE Penciled by STEVE DITKO Cover by STEVE DITKO While attending a demonstration on radiation, high-school student Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been exposed to radioactive rays. Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities, the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design - seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Ben's death - a tragedy he could have prevented - taught Peter that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. And on that day, a legend was born! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #1-20 and ANNUAL #1. 568 pages. /All Ages 568 pages. Rated: All Ages
ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN VOL. 02 SC (NEW EDITION) - Description: Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO Penciled by STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA & DON HECK Cover by JOHN ROMITA The bite of irradiated spider granted high-school student Peter Parker incredible, arachnid-like powers. When a burglar killed his beloved Uncle Ben, a grief-stricken Peter vowed to use his amazing abilities to protect his fellow man. He had learned an invaluable ?lesson: With great power, there must also come great?responsibility! The wisecracking web-slinger's chosen profession is a series of unrelenting tests - but through all his trials, Spider-Man remains steadfast in his determination to use his gifts for the benefit of all! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #21-43 and ANNUAL #2-3. 536 pages. /All Ages 536 pages. Rated: All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-112. 536 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY Collecting THOR #137-166. 616 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by JACK KIRBY, NEAL ADAMS & JOHN BUSCEMA Cover by JACK KIRBY ""The Fall of Asgard!"" ""The End of Eternity!"" ""A Time of Evil!"" If it""s not one thing, it""s another - but everyone""s favorite thunder god is on top of it all...even when he""s inhabiting his evil foster brother""s body! Trouble comes from all directions with cosmic clashes against Galactus and the Stranger; demonic doings from Surtur and Mephisto; and Dr. Doom, the Wrecker and Mangog picking up the slack! Plus: giants, trolls, demons, robots and more! Collecting THOR #167-195. 600 pages. /All Ages
IT'S THE COMIC BOOK EQUIVALENT OF A LOST BEATLES TRACK! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they'd begun in 1970, but never finished-until now! Working from copies of Jack's penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott have reunited, to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus, this super-sized issue includes reproductions of Kirby's unlinked penciled pages, with border notes and analysis by John Morrow, and a complete reprint of FANTASTIC FOUR #108 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, which incorporated some of the material from the lost story as a flashback. [Written by Stan Lee / Pencils & Cover by Jack Kirby]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY, RON FRENZ, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA SR., JOHN ROMITA JR., BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, KERRY GAMMILL, RON FRENZ, AL MILGROM, JOHN BUSCEMA, MARC SILVESTRI, JERRY ORDWAY & NICK DRAGOTTA Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR Stan's back, and he's brought the Fantastic Four with him! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby made pop-culture history during the 1960s with their landmark run on FANTASTIC FOUR. Unabridged for 102 consecutive issues, the legacy of their work together has influenced the imaginations of comic-book creators and pop-art innovators. And guess what? It's time to make room for a 103rd issue! A lost classic by Stan and Jack has made it into the hands of astonished FF fans everywhere! Featuring art by Kirby, much of which has never been seen by the public, this restoration project was finished off with scripting by Stan and inked by legendary FF delineator Joe Sinnott - marking a reunion of the dynamite combo that made the Marvel Age of Comics so scintillatingly super. Rounding out the contents are three other classic stories by Stan Lee that explore many different facets of the First Family and the universe they helped found. All have one thing in common: the heart, soul, wit and charm of Stan 'The Man' Lee. Collecting THE LAST FANTASTIC FOUR STORY, FANTASTIC FOUR: LOST, FANTASTIC FOUR #296 & #543. 200 pages. Rated A
The comic-book equivalent of a lost Beatles track! Together, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby produced 102 consecutive issues of FANTASTIC FOUR. But there was a 103rd story they'd begun in 1970, but never finished - until now! Working from copies of Jack's penciled pages, Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott reunited to complete the work they started almost four decades ago! Plus: The legendary writer and Fantastic Four co-creator joins forces with artist John Romita Jr. to tell his final story of the team that started the Marvel Age! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE and THE LAST FANTASTIC FOUR STORY, plus rare Stan stories from FANTASTIC FOUR #296 and #543. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JACK KIRBY Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JACK KIRB]
(W) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Various (A) Lee, Kirby, Ditko, Frazetta, Walt Kelly, Dr. Seuss, Various This huge, luxurious hardcover volume lovingly collects the brilliant kids"" comics that such luminaries as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Walt Kelly, Dr. Seuss, Syd Hoff, Jules Feiffer, George Carlson, John Stanley, Dan deCarlo, Sheldon Mayer, Carl Barks and myriad other brilliant geniuses created during the heyday of kids comics in the 1940s and ""50s, and beyond. Astute comic book fans and their eager young fans alike will love the funny and beautiful full-color stories of slapstick superheroes, fantastic fairy tales, and awesome anthropomorphic animals. HC, 304pgs, Full Color.
Graphic Elvis is an illustrated homage to Elvis' lifelong appreciation of comic books, allowing today's premiere comic book creators to find inspiration from Elvis' treasured archives at Graceland, creating a unique visual experience for his millions of fans. Numerous acclaimed graphic novel artists and writers recruited from around the world portray the King of Rock n Roll in unprecedented visual styles. Beyond the original illustrations, the book features numerous hand-written notes and musings, rarely seen by the public and written in the margins of various books owned by Elvis. [(W) Stan Lee & Various (A) Paul Pope & Various (CA) Greg Horn]
Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor, and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. [Stan Lee & John Buscema]
Before WORLD WAR HULK, before PLANET HULK, the Green Goliath spent years fighting the finest the Marvel Universe has to offer! Hulk vs. the Thing! Hulk vs. Thor! Hulk vs. the Silver Surfer, Wolverine and more! Whether facing a tag-team match from the Fantastic Four and the Avengers or going one-and-one against Spider-Man and Daredevil, the Incredible Hulk's the strongest one there is no matter who his opponents are! Also featuring the X-Men, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Fin Fang Foom! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #25-26, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #112, TALES TO ASTONISH #92-93, DAREDEVIL #163, INCREDIBLE HULK #300 AND #340, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #14; and HULK VS. FIN FANG FOOM #1. [Written by STAN LEE, ROGER MCKENZIE, BILL MANTLO, PETER DAVID & HOWARD MACKIE / Penciled by JACK KIR]
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction know as the Incredible Hulk! Marvel is proud to present the tales of everyone's favorite man-monster from the very beginning: From the earliest Stan Lee and Jack Kirby issues that put an irradiated angle on the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde complex to the Steve Ditko's psychological slobbernockers in TALES TO ASTONISH and the Jade Giant's return to his solo series, this Hulk-sized collection is the foundation for every purple-pants'd adventure ever! Featuring artwork by a who's who of Marvel Age luminaries and scripts by Stan 'The Man' Lee, they'll introduce you to General Thunderbolt Ross; the tortured woman who loves both the man and the monster, Betty Ross; the Leader; the Abomination; and a series of earth-shaking fights between the Hulk and the Silver Surfer, Thor, Giant-Man, Namor, Hercules and more! Collecting the first adventures of the Jade Giant in one painstakingly restored volume with every page, every pinup and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays and bonuses galore! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK #1-6, TALES TO ASTONISH #59-101 and INCREDIBLE HULK #102. [Written by Stan Lee & Gary Friedrich / Penciled by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marie Severin, Gil Kane,]
After their first several sagas of success, the Invaders spread across the world to discover new friends and new foes, plus the ever-present question of which is which! Introducing Spitfire! Warrior Woman! The Golem! The Blue Bullet! The Spirit of '76! Agent Axis! Plus: genuine Golden Age villains not seen in decades! Crusaders, Avengers and Destroyers - all for you in '42! Collecting INVADERS #10-21 and ANNUAL #1. [Written by ROY THOMAS, ED SUMMER & STAN LEE / Penciled by FRANK ROBBINS, JIM MOONEY, ALEX SCHOMBURG,]
(W) Various (A) Gene Colan With over 65 years at the drawing board, Gene Colan proved himself to be Marvel's most dedicated, and one of its most important artists. This breathtaking art collection looks back at his important career and phenomenal work, with analysis from Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, John Romita, Walter Simonson, Neil Gaiman, Tom Spurgeon, and Tom Palmer. Edited by comics historian Clifford Meth. Note: Through special arrangement with Marvel Comics, there will be only one printing of this book ever!
As the Marvel Age of Comics exploded on the pop-culture scene, super hero after super hero that redefined the genre leaped forth from the imagination of the Marvel Bullpen. Adventurers and innovators, scientists and high-school bookworms, they were amazing men and women with all the failings and foibles of you and me. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality as Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man. A jet-setter, playboy, and brilliant scientist, Tony is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, the Iron Man Omnibus presents the stories of one of comics' most intriguing characters from the very beginning! Featuring the first appearances of such classic Marvel characters as the Mandarin, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man in lushly-illustrated stories by 'Dazzling' Don Heck, Gene 'The Dean' Colan and scripted by no less than Stan 'The Man' Lee himself, this is the go-to volume for the Iron Man fan. Including every page, every pinup, and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays, and bonuses galore! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-83 & TALES TO ASTONISH #82. [Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Roy Thomas, Robert Bernstein, Don Rico & Al Hartley / Penciled b]
Written by STAN LEE & ARCHIE GOODWIN Penciled by GENE COLAN, GEORGE TUSKA & JOHNNY CRAIG Covers by SALVADOR LARROCA & GENE COLAN Experience the original adventures of the sensational blockbuster of the silver screen-the Invincible Iron Man! To the world, Tony Stark is a playboy scientist leading the jet set life - the envy of every man and the object of every woman's desire. But what they don't know is this debonair arms developer is secretly the Armored Avenger, Iron Man! That secret may not last for long when the U.S. Senate forces Stark to divulge the secrets of Stark Enterprises. It's not just political intrigue, though. There's a host of villains and action galore including classic battles with the Mandarin, the Incredible Hulk, the Crimson Dynamo, the Titanium Man and A.I.M. - not to mention the first appearance of the sultry Madame Masque and, soon-to-be star of Iron Man 2, the villainous Whiplash! Written by Stan ""The Man"" Lee and Iron Man heir apparent Archie Goodwin, with art by the master of the pencil, Gene ""The Dean"" Colan; the iron man of Iron Man artists, George Tuska; and E.C. Comics great Johnny Craig, these tales are the crème de la crème of Iron Man adventures. Collected in the oversize Omnibus format - including every story, every letters page and a host of extras - The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus is a must have for every Marvel Comics aficionado! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #84-99, IRON MAN & SUB-MARINER #1 & IRON MAN #1-25 840 pages. /All Ages.
As the Marvel Age of Comics exploded on the pop-culture scene, super hero after super hero that redefined the genre leaped forth from the imagination of the Marvel Bullpen. Adventurers and innovators, scientists and high-school bookworms, they were amazing men and women with all the failings and foibles of you and me. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality as Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man. A jet-setter, playboy, and brilliant scientist, Tony is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, the Iron Man Omnibus presents the stories of one of comics' most intriguing characters from the very beginning! Featuring the first appearances of such classic Marvel characters as the Mandarin, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man in lushly-illustrated stories by "Dazzling" Don Heck, Gene "The Dean" Colan and scripted by no less than Stan "The Man" Lee himself, this is the go-to volume for the Iron Man fan. Including every page, every pinup, and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays, and bonuses galore! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-83 & TALES TO ASTONISH #82. [Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Roy Thomas, Robert Bernstein, Don Rico & Al Hartley / Penciled b]
By Hiroyuki Takei Synopsis: The Karakuri Dôji were designed by Dr. Dunstan to discover which is stronger: ultimate good or ultimate evil. With Ultimo and Vice leading the way, the galactic war between vice and virtue begins. The fate of all time and space hangs in the balance! Call out: New series from Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei.
In 1977, Kiss was not only the biggest band in the world, they were the biggest comic-book stars around! For the first time ever, both classic Marvel Super Specials are collected in one in trade paperback, with story and art from Stan Lee, John Buscema, John Romita Jr., and more! Featuring an all-new cover recreation by Kiss: Avatars cover artist Nick Runge! [(W) Stan Lee, Ralph Macchio (A) John Buscema, John Romita (CA) Nick Runge]
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]
Featuring an updated foreword by Stan Lee! Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest - from well-known characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Wolverine to lesser-known heroes and villains - complete with artwork, stats, and history for every character in the Marvel Universe. Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion.
Get ready for our most amazing Spider-Man MASTERWORKS yet! Filled with heroic Spidey battles against the likes of the villainous Vulture, Mysterio and Medusa of the Inhumans, this one's a nail-biter if there ever was. And here's the real treat: In 1968, mighty Marvel created a new magazine-sized comic offering: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN! Tying directly into the long-running storylines in AMAZING, the series exploded on the stands first with a marvelous graywash masterpiece, and then a 58-page Spider-Man/Green Goblin fight to the finish you'll never forget! And no, we're not going to let you catch your breath because it all wraps up with the sensational origin of Peter Parker's parents - as Spider-Man battles no less than the Red Skull! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #62-67 and ANNUAL #5, and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1968) #1-2. [(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) John Romita]
The Man Without Fear's Next Hot Masterworks Installment Is Barreling Your Way With Action-Packed Art By No Less Than ""Gentleman"" Gene Colan And The Sensational Stories Of Super-Scribe Stan Lee. Let Me Tell Ya, True Believer, These Cats Pull No Punches! Hold On To Your Hats As ol' Hornhead Goes Toe-To-Toe With The Tri-Man And Gladiator, Laughs It Up At Leap Frog, Sticks It To Stilt Man And Then Marches Through A Marathon Of The Masked Marauder, Mr. Hyde And Cobra! And Just When Your Thought We'd Cut Him A Break, All The Baddies Go Union As Electro's Emissaries Of Evil! If Even That's Not Enough For Your Frantic Fingers, Don't Forget Guest Appearances From Spider-Man, The Mighty Thor And Ka-Zar! And Before We Leave Let's Not Forget Matt Murdock's Swingin"" Twin Brother Mike Murdock. Twin Brother?! Collecting Daredevil (1964) #22-32 & Annual #1
Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO Penciled by STEVE DITKO Cover by STEVE DITKO From the incomparable imaginations of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko comes beginning of the one of comics' most innovative adventurers-Doctor Strange! A vain man driven by greed and hubris, Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renown surgeon until the night a car accident crippled his hands. Broken and destitute, he journeyed to Tibet to seek a cure from a legendary healer, but found not a man of medicine but the venerable Ancient One and the path to the mystic arts! Lee and Ditko reinvented the super hero with the Amazing Spider-Man, but from Dr. Strange's eerie house on a Greenwich Village corner they created entire new dimensions and terrors that remain unmatched nearly 50 years later. And you can experience them all from page one with the Marvel Masterworks! Including the first appearances of mystical menaces including Baron Mordo, Eternity, Dormammu, Nightmare, and the Mindless Ones, as well as the lovely Clea and Dr. Strange's right-hand man, Wong. Including every story, every pinup, every cover and an in-depth introduction by Ditko scholar Blake Bell, this painstakingly restored volume is a must-have for everyone's comic book library! Collecting STRANGE TALES #110-111 & #114-141 312 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE The Fantastic Four return in another collection of classic tales by the team that built the House of Ideas, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Creating the World""s Greatest Comic Magazine wasn""t enough for these two talents, now they had to prove it-and here how! Across ten trend-setting issues, the Thing and the Hulk face-off for the first time; the FF journey to the moon to grapple with the Red Ghost and his Super Apes and first encounter the cosmic presence of The Watcher; the villainous Puppet Master bends the might of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, to his will; the Mad Thinker unleashes his Awesome Android; Rama-Tut (a.k.a. Kang the Conqueror) sends the FF to ancient Egypt; Dr. Doom returns in a two-part epic guest-starring the Astonishing Ant-Man; the Molecule Man menaces the world; and, for the first time, the wild and wacky Impossible Man drops in from the planet Poppup. Oh, and we couldn""t forget, it""s all topped off with a star-studded, action-packed Annual featuring the Sub-Mariner""s all-out aquatic invasion of New York City-with bonus pinups-a-plenty and a back-up feature pitting the FF vs. Spider-Man! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #11-20 & ANNUAL #1 304 PGS/All Ages
Pony up, True Believer, the eighth manic MASTERWORKS featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of classics, this one's packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! The Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho-Man; the Thing - cured; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal of the Inhumans joins the FF; and one of comics' most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards! It just doesn't stop! This one's a humdinger so chock-full of excitement it's ready to burst! And it's brought to you by the minds that made Marvel magnificent, Stan and Jack! Nuff Said! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6. [(W) Stan Lee (A/CA) Jack Kirby]
Pony up, True Believer, the eighth manic MASTERWORKS featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of classics, this one's packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! The Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho-Man; the Thing - cured; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal of the Inhumans joins the FF; and one of comics' most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards! It just doesn't stop! This one's a humdinger so chock-full of excitement it's ready to burst! And it's brought to you by the minds that made Marvel magnificent, Stan and Jack! Nuff Said! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6. [(W) Stan Lee (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Richard Isanove]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Welcome back to the Eternal Realm! Welcome back to Asgard! And welcome back to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Forged in mythology, built for epic adventure and launched on the comic-reading public like a thunderbolt from the blue, the Mighty Thor quickly became one of the standout titles in the revolution that came to be known as the Marvel Age of Comics. Here - in the painstakingly restored, full-color pages of the MARVEL MASTERWORKS - you can experience the early tales of Thor, and witness his evolution and the introduction of his classic cast of characters just like the day they hit newsstands. In this volume, you'll behold the return of Zarrko the Tomorrow Man, the Cobra and Mr. Hyde while witnessing the first appearances of the Enchantress, the Executioner and the Grey Gargoyle. And to top it off, Thor battles X-Men nemesis Magneto, the Avengers drop by, and the Tales of Asgard continue spinning the history of Asgard and the Norse gods. They're Stan and Jack classics you won't want to miss! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #101-110. 232 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE with GERRY CONWAY Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA All hail Asgard! All hail the titanic tenth Thor MASTERWORKS! Stan ""The Man"" Lee and Big John Buscema are back, bringing you a set of comic-book masterpieces as only mighty Marvel could present. So join Thor, Odin, Balder, the lovely lady Sif and the Warriors Three as they confront colossal cosmic threats that only the gods of Asgard can counter. It all starts off with the amazing Infinity epic! An unimaginable destructive force is marching across the universe - one so powerful that before he can face it, the Mighty Thor must travel across Hela's realm of the dead and face off in battle against no less than all-father Odin himself before it can be stopped! It's a father vs. son battle to shake the heavens! And of course, there's treachery a-plenty, courtesy of the mischievous Loki. Teamed with Karnilla, the Norn Queen, Loki won't stop until the throne of Asgard is his, and hell descends upon Earth in the form of Durok the Demolisher. He's an enemy so powerful that Thor must team up with the Silver Surfer to match his might. Then, it all comes to a head when Thor must run a gauntlet of towering Storm Giants before Loki weds the Lady Sif! We'll meet you at the altar! Collecting THOR #184-194. 248 pages. /All Ages
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: SUB-MARINER VOL. 01 SC (DM COVER) - Description: Written by STAN LEE with ROY THOMAS Penciled by GENE COLAN with WALLACE WOOD, JACK KIRBY, BILL EVERETT & JERRY GRANDENETTI Cover by GENE COLAN & DEAN WHITE Imperius Rex! Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner joins the MARVEL MASTERWORKS in his first sensational Silver Age collection! Headed by Stan ""The Man"" Lee and illustrated by Gene ""The Dean"" Colan, you'll dive headlong into the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, and encounter some of the most fascinating heroes and villains in Marvel history! It all kicks off with a classic battle between the hotheaded Subby and the horn-headed Daredevil, before Namor returns at last to Atlantis and begins his quest to regain the crown that is rightfully his. Opposed by Warlord Krang, Namor must locate the ancient Trident of Neptune to reassert his claim as true heir to the throne - while the life of lovely Lady Dorma hangs in the balance! Then, it's back to the surface world for action aplenty with the Puppet Master, a historic throwdown with Iron Man, the scheming Secret Empire saga, and Krang's invasion of New York City. They're classics that made Marvel the No. 1 name in comics, so don't hesitate: Reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #70-87, DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 and TALES OF SUSPE 280 pages. Rated: All Ages
The time has come for Marvel's Green Goliath to grace his second MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection! Kicking off with a Hulk/Giant-Man throwdown and pulling no punches straight into a toe-to-toe with the mighty Hercules, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner's mean, green alter ego battles General Thunderbolt Ross, the Leader and his Humanoids, the Executioner, and more Communists than you can shake a tank at in this earth-shattering series of scintillating slobbernockers! With art by no less than Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, and Gil Kane's first-ever Marvel tale - well, we needn't say more. Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59-79. 256 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & STEVE DITKO Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction known as the Incredible Hulk! Hot off the success of the FANTASTIC FOUR, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's atomic update on the Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde tale, mixed the joy of giant monsters with Cold War intrigue and added a heavy dose of psychological drama to create a formula that even decades later has readers clamoring for more. So for each and every purple pants loving Hulkophile, the MARVEL MASTERWORKS are proud to present the Hulk's original six-issue solo series in one amazingly restored volume. You'll meet Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, General Thaddeus ""Thunderbolt"" Ross of the U.S. Army and the lovely Betty Ross for the first time. You'll see the Hulk's first appearance as the gray goliath before he turned that familiar shade of green. You'll watch the Hulk bust knuckles with the far-out Toad Men, the subterranean Tryannus, monstrous Mongu, and the Metal Master, and to make it that much better, the incomparable Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko illustrate it all. Collecting THE INCREDIBLE HULK #1-6 176 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by DON HECK with JACK KIRBY & DICK AYERS Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Brought together to fight the biggest menaces in the Marvel Universe, Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man and the Wasp represented the heavy-hitters of the super-hero set, but Marvel heroes don't just hang out, they live, breathe, argue-and even fall out. In an innovative twist that would come to define the Avengers, Stan Lee chose to have those original Avengers depart, leaving Captain America alone to carry on. But it was who replaced them that really got reader's attention. Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch-all conflicted and villains in their own right-became Cap 's new recruits creating a dynamic, unpredictable and exciting quartet that to many would become the Avengers's heart and soul. So sit and back enjoy the evolution of Earth's Mightiest Heroes as they battle Kang the Conqueror, the Mole Man, the Red Ghost, Count Nefaria, Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil, the Mandarin and the Swordsman. With guest appearances by Spider-Man the Incredible Hulk himself, it's a Marvel Masterwork from beginning to end! Collecting THE AVENGERS #11-20. 224 pages. All Ages
The World's Greatest Comic Magazine marches forward with a new great artist, Big John Buscema, and the same great man - Stan "The Man," 'natch - in A fresh set of epic adventures as only mighty Marvel can make 'em! It all begins when Johnny Storm's ladylove, Crystal, must leave the polluted human world for the Inhumans' sanctuary, but within her lies the secret solution to freeing the Thing from his rocky prison. Then, as Benjamin Grimm emerges with the power to change into the Thing at will, Reed Richards must descend into the dark of the Negative Zone to face entropic Annihilus and the mysterious Janus, the Nega-Man. But what good is controlling your powers, when you're losing control of your mind? The Thing goes on a rampage and New York City better look out because it can only end in the biggest, the baddest, the best fist-pounding, building-toppling, earth-shaking slobbernocker in Marvel history! The ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing goes toe-to-toe with the gamma-powered goliath, the Incredible Hulk, and only one will walk out alive. That's not all, though! Before the FF collect themselves, the all-powerful Over-Mind descends on the planet Earth - and you know it ain't gonna be good for real-estate values when the Watcher shows up, too. It's a menace so great that even the evil Doctor Doom joins forces with the FF, so reserve your copy today, True Believer - there's plenty more classics to come! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #105-116. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Stan Lee With Archie Goodwin / Penciled by John Buscema With John Romita & Jack Kirby / C]
The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are taking a macabre JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY this October, and you're invited! It's a ten-issue fright fest from the pre-Code days when the scare reigned supreme, and the only thing more horrific than not having a dime in your pocket were the stories inside! Featuring artwork by a collection of the Atlas Era's finest, you'll be wowed by the gruesome turns of future Marvel Age greats Gene Colan, John Romita and Dick Ayers, and taken into a whole new world of horror by such titans of the 1950s as Joe Maneely, Tony DiPreta, Paul Reinman, Jay Scott Pike and more! So take one foot out of the grave, wrap your hands around a murderous intent to scare, and reserve your copy today! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #1-10. Cover by RUSS HEATH. [Written by Stan Lee & Various / Penciled by Gene Colan, Russ Heath, John Romita, Jerry Robinson, Dic]
Mighty Marvel is bringing you another quartet of 64-page action-adventure greats featuring the one-and-only Captain America! From the personal files of Captain America comes comic-book adventure as only found in the bombastic Golden Age!Cap and Bucky battle the Black Talon, race through a spy ambush, sort out a mountain man feud, shrink down to fight pygmies, and venture to the wind-swept moors on the trail of the Hound of Cardiff Manor in the stories that put Captain America in the minds and into the back pockets of millions of Americans. Supported by the wartime tales of foreign correspondent ""Headline"" Hunter, the heroic Hurricane and Father Time, and Stan Lee's cartoon serial the Imp, these stories are pure Golden Age excitement from cover to cover! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #9-12.
[Written by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby & Stan Lee / Penciled by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Avison, Syd Shor]
Join the Marvel Masterworks as we take another dip into the well of pre-Code madness from the era when comics were no-holds-barred and horror was king! You'll be treated to dozens of tales from the dark side by such luminaries as Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Bernie Krigstein, Jerry Robinson and many, many more as they dig up the deepest, darkest tales of suspense and terror found anywhere this side of a mortuary. The Farmer takes a life, but what price will he pay when the chickens come home to roost? Is O'Malley's friend really the kind of guy you want to hang out with? Find out what makes even a monster afraid, and discover the sure-fire solution to father-in-law trouble! The 1950s were a time of gruesome stories and great art, and Stan Lee's Atlas had it all. What more can we say? The devil made us do it! Reserve that copy today! Collecting STRANGE TALES #11-20. [Written by Stan Lee & Various / Penciled by Bill Everett, Gene Colan, Joe Sinnott, Bernie Krigstein,]
Hot dog! It's a treat, the swingin' '60s solo adventures of the Human Torch come to cacophonous conclusion in this much-demanded Masterworks milestone! Written by the one-and-only sultan of the Silver Age, Stan Lee, and illustrated by the Bullen's professor of penciling, Darlin' Dick Ayers, these tales of the Torch (and his odd-couple partner, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing) are bona fide and certified cover-to-cover fun! Join in as the Torch tests his mettle against the Wizard, the riotous Rabble Rouser and Plantman. Then, place your bets in the battle of fire and ice between Johnny Storm and the X-Men's Iceman, illustrated by Jack Kirby! After that we waste no time because it's team-up time. The Thing joins the show and wastes no time getting down to clobberin' time vs. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, Paste-Pot Pete, the Beetle (not those Beatles, they come later), the Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master. And before we close it all down comes...the Watcher! Guest-staring the Amazing Spider-Man, the X-Men, four guys named John, Paul, George and Ringo, and if that doesn't sell you on it, then I've got five words that will: "Thing in a Beatle wig." That's it! We stuck a fork in ya. So reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting STRANGE TALES #118-134. [Written by Stan Lee & Larry Ivie / Penciled by Dick Ayers, Bob Powell, Carl Burgos & Jack Kirby / Co]
I smash, you smash, but nobody, that's NOBODY, smashes like Hulk smash! Welcome back for another set of gamma-irradiated adventures in the tragic saga of Dr. Bruce Banner and his green-skinned Mr. Hyde, the Incredible Hulk! Stan "The Man" and "Happy" Herb Trimpe have pulled out all the stops for you, and just to make sure the non-stop action doesn't miss a beat, Roy Thomas joins in to knock it up enough to make your teeth rattle! The Hulk bashes outer-space aliens, smashes the shifting Sandman, grapples with the deadly Mandarin, and faces the return of his earliest, deadliest enemy - the Leader - all the while defending himself against General "Thunderbolt" Ross and the U.S. Army. It's the Hulk at his absolute most-classic and just in case you had any doubts, we're rounding it out with bare-fisted battles against the Sub-Mariner, the Inhumans and the bizarre swamp beast, the Glob! Collecting THE INCREDIBLE HULK #111-121. [Written by Stan Lee & Roy Thomas / Penciled by Herb Trimpe / Cover by Herb Trimpe]
Written by STAN LEE & VARIOUS Penciled by RUSS HEATH, BILL EVERETT, DON PERLIN, GEORGE TUSKA, DICK AYERS, MYRON FASS, PAUL REINMAN, MORT LAWRENCE, VINCE COLLETTA, JACK ABEL, TONY DIPRETA, HARRY ANDERSON VIC CARRABOTTA, PETE TUMLINSON, ROBERT Q. SALE, AL LUSTER, DOUG WILDEY, AL EADEH, BILL WALTON, JOHN FORTE, DON LORRINO, DICK BRIEFER, PABLO FERRO, MANNIE BANKS, HOWARD POST & MORE Cover by RUSS HEATH It's time again to journey into the deepest, darkest, most terrifying recesses of Marvel history, so make sure you've got batteries in your flashlight and prepare yourself for another deadly dose of pre-Code horror! In 1953 the gloves were off, and for a thin dime you could experience all the horrors of the human imagination as portrayed in despondent four-color gorey. So if you're the sort that likes weird and shocking tales, shamble on up for ten issues of wall-to-wall zombies, ghosts, vampires and devil-dealing ne'er-do-wells illustrated by the very best of the Atlas Era! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #11-20 . 272 PGS/All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by GIL KANE & JOHN ROMITA Cover by JOHN ROMITA The Marvel Masterworks celebrate Spider-Man's centennial bow with ten classic Spidey adventures created by a quartet of the greatest talents in comics" history! Stan Lee and Gil Kane start it off with Peter Parker's attempt to cure himself from his spider-powers gone horribly wrong. Yes, it's the six-armed Spider-Man! And he'll need the extra arms to handle Morbius the Living Vampire, in his first appearance, and the cold rage of Lizard. Rascally Roy Thomas joins the fray and then takes Spidey and his bikini-clad gal, Gwen Stacy, into the forgotten jungle known as the Savage Land to face towering beasts, Kraven the Hunter, and J. Jonah Jameson to boot! When Stan returns the Spider Slayer comes with him, and right behind him is the talented pencil of John Romita. In what Romita cites as the favorite artwork of his storied Spidey career, Stan and the Jazzy One leap into an adventure teaming up Spidey and Doctor Strange against a mystic threat from Vietnam while Flash Thompson's life hangs in the balance! Comics don't come better than this, so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #100-109 256 pages. / All Ages
Written by STAN LEE & MORE Penciled by BILL EVERETT, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, GENE COLAN, JOHN ROMITA, JOE SINNOTT, GEORGE TUSKA, WERNER ROTH, PAUL REINMAN, SHELDON MOLDOFF, JOHN FORTE, ROBERT Q. SALE, TONY DIPRETA, AL EADEH, BOB POWELL, JACK KATZ, SEYMOUR MOSKOWITZ & MORE Cover by BILL EVERETT In 1953 horror comics were king and Atlas editor-in-chief, Stan Lee, launched a new title to make a bid for the throne-and that title was MENACE! Backed by the best of the best in his art stable-Bill Everett, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, George Tuska-Stan's new title became a high-water mark for pre-Code horror. Chock full of page after page of werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, ghouls, double-dealing women and stone-cold killers with a sense of morality as dark as the ink on the page, MENACE lived up to its name-and how! It also showed hints of the Mighty Marvel future to come with running editorial commentary by Stan, reader contests, and characters like the infamous Zombie by Stan and Bill Everett, who would become the Marvel Age's own killer zombie, Simon Garth. MENACE is a must-have for all aficionados of comics' rollicking pre-Code days and the perfect entry point for readers looking to take their first adventure into the Atlas Era! Collecting MENACE #1-11 304 PGS/All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE & OTTO BINDER Penciled by AL AVISON, DON RICO & CHAD GROTHKOPF Cover by AL AVISON The Axis powers may have snuck one past Lady Liberty on December 7, 1941, but America stood ready to give them what for-and nobody was more ready than Captain America! Jumping behind the American war effort with an unmatched fervor, Timely put its star-spangled super hero front and center in patriotic adventures that set the standard for the booming comic book business. Across four jam-packed 64-page classics Steve Rogers and his sidekick, Bucky Barnes, battle Nazi invaders, fifth columnists, weird terrors, robotic menaces, The Red Skull and even Martians! Each issue bursts with action and the unbridled energy that made the Golden Age great! Featuring each and every story complete, including war correspondent ""Headline"" Hunter, Stan Lee's whimsical backup feature ""The Imp"" and the first appearance of the young patriot Roddy Colt, a.k.a. the Secret Stamp, the only thing you can't do is roll ""em up in your back pocket! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #13-16. 280 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by GENE COLAN Cover by GENE COLAN It's a twelve-pack of Captain America classics as only the Marvel Masterworks can bring them to you! Draped in the red, white and blue, there's no character in all of comics who represents America like Cap, and within these pages two of Marvel's greatest creators set him on a path through the tumultuous '70s that bears a character's, and a nation's, soul. In story after story Stan Lee and Gene Colan push the envelope for adventure as Cap goes behind enemy lines in Vietnam; teams with the Falcon to oppose the radical Diamondheads; and then sets out on a coast-to-coast road trip full of motorcycle gangs, rock festivals and the Red Skull! The excitement reaches fever pitch when the long, lost Bucky Barnes returns! Free from the guilt of his partner's death, Cap's slate is wiped clean, however, anything but a normal life is ahead-because Baron Strucker, Dr. Doom and M.O.D.O.K. are tied up in Bucky's return. Before the story's done you'll witness Cap vs. Bucky, the origin of M.O.D.O.K. and the beginning of the Captain America/Falcon team! Featuring guest appearances by Nick Fury, the Incredible Hulk and Peter Parker, and villains from Batroc to the Mole Man and the Monster Ape, they're classics one and all. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #125-136 248 pages. /All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Prepare yourself for another dose of the World's Greatest Comic Magazine, courtesy of the world's greatest comic collaborative team! Lee and Kirby set the standard for out-of-this-world imaginative adventure and launched the Marvel Universe with the Fantastic Four. Now, with all the Marvel U.'s super hero players in place, it's time for the FF to run the gauntlet. The Thing throws down with the Hulk in a battle so huge it takes the combined might of the FF and the Avengers to stop it; the Sub-Mariner makes a play for Sue Storm; the FF tangle with the X-Men; Nick Fury drops by in the story that set the table for ""Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.""; and even Dr. Strange makes an ever so astral appearance! Oh, and there's villains, too! The Mole Man makes his first return since FF #1; Dr. Doom threatens the FF once more, and if he's not evil enough for you, just wait 'til you see the surprise identity of the Hate-Monger! Just for fun, you""ll also get the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android, the Puppet Master, the Red Ghost, the outer space Infant Terrible, and the villain fans love to hate-Diablo! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #21-30. 248 pages. /All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by DICK AYERS Cover by JACK KIRBY Report for duty! It's time for another Marvel Masterworks mission with Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos! It's all-out action against the Axis powers, done in the Mighty Marvel Method as Fury and the Howlers protect the Manhattan Project and the atom bomb against Nazi spies and saboteurs; uproot an undercover agent who is none other than Red Skull; confront a traitor in their own ranks; and go mano-a-mano with Baron Strucker in a knock-down, drag-out fight battle in war-torn France. You'll also see revealed-for the first time-the origin of Nick Fury's eye-patch, follow Dum Dum Dugan as he goes it alone behind enemy lines, and experience the Allied push when Operation Overlord comes together on D-Day! Illustrated by the fightin"" man's penciller, Dick Ayers, and scripted by Stan ""The Man"" and his armed-forces heir apparent, Roy Thomas, it's an all-out classic. Reserve your copy today or it's gonna be K.P. duty for you! Collecting SGT. FURY #24-32 & ANNUAL #2. [(w) Stan Lee & Roy Thomas (a) Dick Ayers (ca) Jack Kirby]
Written by STAN LEE & GERRY CONWAY Penciled by JOHN ROMITA with GIL KANE Cover by JOHN ROMITA The tension-torn adventures of comics' most put-upon super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, continue in another round of Marvel Masterworks classics! Stan Lee kicks it off with one of his craziest creations of all time, the Gibbon. And when that bestial baddy teams up with the vengeful Kraven the Hunter-well, it's enough excitement to give a hero an ulcer-and it does! Then, words between Peter's lovely gal Gwen and Aunt May push his doting aunt out of his life and into the arms of-an octopus! Doc Ock returns to do in Spidey, but with Hammerhead, the only gangster with more steel in his dome than in his gun, waging a turf war to take over the city it's open season on spiders! Always a man of the people, Spidey uncovers the machinations of a mayoral candidate who's not quite what he seems. Let's just say there's no doubt Richard Raleigh put the ""action"" in political action, alright? And topping it off comes a knuckle-busting, knock-down, drag-out fight between Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk that's one for the ages! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #110-120. 240 PGS/All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY with GEORGE TUSKA, JOHN ROMITA & DICK AYERS Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE As America began preparation for the inevitable entry in World War II, a secret military project gave birth to the greatest one-man fighting force ever known-Captain America! Transformed by the Super Soldier Serum from a 97-pound weakling into the Star-Spangled Avenger, Steve Rogers led the charge to liberate the world from the Axis powers"" grasp. But before the war's end an accident left Cap frozen in suspended animation and his sidekick Bucky dead, while the world turned on for decades. When the Avengers finally resuscitated him, Steve Rogers was greeted by a world vastly changed. He was a man out of time tormented by the death of his partner, but no less committed to the cause of fighting evil in all its forms. In this inaugural Silver Age Captain America collection, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby bring you the rebirth of an American icon in issue after issue of classic Marvel magic. You'll read the classic origins of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull; see the first appearances of such cornerstone creations as the cosmic cube and the beautiful Sharon Carter; and watch Cap face off against Baron Zemo's Army of Assassins, the Sleepers, Batroc the Leaper, and his Nazi nemesis the Red Skull! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #59-81 264 pages. /All Ages [captainamerica]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA & JACK KIRBY Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA & DEAN WHITE The soaring Sentinel of the Spaceways makes a MARVEL MASTERWORKS splash with his unmatched solo series. Illustrated by the master of man, menace, and motion, the one-and-only John Buscema, and featuring some of Stan Lee's most inspired and socially-charged scripts of the Silver Age, the adventures of Norrin Radd rank among the definitive tales of all Marveldom! Not only will you be awed beyond imagination by the Surfer's origin, you""ll also face alien invasions, be torn down to the depths of hell by the utterly evil Mephisto, struggle against the Stranger, and face galaxy-conquering barbarians set on the destruction ofwell, everything! Lest we forget what by many is considered the most beautifully rendered story in Marvel history, the Surfer's tête à tête with the mighty Thor! These double-length stories of drama and despair are a must-have for any and every Marvelite, and to prove we mean it, we're including the Surfer's first-ever solo adventure from the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #5 as bonus! Collecting SILVER SURFER #1-6, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #5 & NOT BRAND ECHH #13. 272 pages. /All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE & VARIOUS Penciled by AL AVISON & DON RICO with JIMMY THOMPSON,?CARL PFEUFER & VARIOUS Cover by AL AVISON The never-before-reprinted adventures of Captain America's Golden Age exploits continue with four more amazing 64-page issues! There's action aplenty with menacing monsters; sub-earth horrors; super villains out for revenge; and, of course, more than just a few of Cap's World War II Axis enemies gettin"" a red-white-and-blue sock in the kisser! You'll see Cap and Bucky grapple with Killer Kole, the reanimated murderer; battle the lovely and lethal Queen Medusa, ruler of towering sub-earth monster worms; go ten frames against the fifth column's bowling alley of death; contend with the return of the super villains the Black Talon and the Black Toad; and fight crocodile-men. And in a special story written by Stan Lee, the dire threat of the Nazi is spelled out in no uncertain terms. To top it off, Cap's tales are backed up by the Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner; Fighting Yank; and Roddy Colt, the war-bond-promoting boy hero also known as the Secret Stamp. Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #17-20. 280 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO Penciled by STEVE DITKO & JOHN ROMITA Cover by STEVE DITKO & DEAN WHITE Spinning Spidey's webs to greater and greater heights, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in The Amazing Spider-Man. Their blend of Peter Parker's everyday woes, mixed with his webslinging alter ego's super-heroic exploits, was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece-the Master Planner saga. Spidey roots out the secret hideout of the mastermind that has been terrorizing New York, but he won't take him down without a challenge. Buried under a mountain of machinery with the clock ticking and Aunt May's life on the line, Stan and Steve put Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career and define a hero in the process. They'll also introduce you to Gwen Stacy for the very first time; show you around the campus at E.S.U.; and run the gamut from Kraven the Hunter to ""Just a Guy Named Joe"" before a new talent joins the Spider-Man family. The Jazzy One, John Romita, makes his Spider-Man debut! And oh, what a debut it is! His identity uncovered by the Green Goblin, Spidey finds himself fighting for his life only to discover the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn. To top it off you'll get the Green Goblin's origin in an edge-of-your-seat Marvel classic, and, as an amazing never-before-seen bonus, the complete pencils to Amazing Spider-Man #31! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31-40. [(w) Stan Lee & Steve Ditko (a) Steve Ditko & John Romita (ca) Steve Ditko & Dean White]
All hail Asgard, ""cause it's time for another dose of the Mighty Thor! When Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World's End, Loki looses Mangog, the monster powered by the anger and hatred of a billion beings! It's an all-out epic that leads to the tragic death of the All-father Odin. But death is not the end! Pluto, Lord of Hades, comes to claim Odin's soul -and a war with Hela, Norse Queen of the Dead, erupts. Then, an experiment by the Rigellian Colonizers unleashes Ego-Prime! The cosmic menace embarks on a time-twisting, evolution-bending rampage -and once the dust settles, Thor and company will be exiled to Earth. And to top it off, Mephisto pits Thor against the ones he loves the most. There's no doubt they're Marvel Masterworks, one and all, so reserve that copy today! Collecting THOR (1966) #195-205. 256 pages. /All Ages
The Marvel Masterworks present the painstakingly restored classics tales that gave birth to the greatest saga of myth and adventure to ever grace the comic book page! The adventures of Thor! While vacationing along the coast of Norway, Dr. Donald Blake happened upon a secret chamber and inside it found a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking the cane a shower of lightning rained down and the hobbled doctor found himself transformed into the Mighty Thor, God of Thunder and champion of Asgard! In these pages you'll journey to across the Rainbow Bridge to eternal Asgard, meet Lord Odin, Heimdall, Balder, and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time. And to top it off, the mythological origins of Asgard are revealed in the fan-favorite Tales of Asgard backup features. They're Stan and Jack classics that are a must for every Marvel fan's library, so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83-100 [Jack Kirby & Dean White]
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! The world's favorite space-faring super hero in his continuing saga of anguish and adventure! He sacrificed himself to save his home world of Zenn-La from the planet-devouring menace Galactus, saving those he loved in exchange for a life of servitude as the Silver Surfer. Now, after disobeying his master, Norrin Radd is stranded on the planet Earth - forever removed from his love, Shalla-Bal, and from the beckoning spaceways! A high point of epic adventure and lyrical drama, THE SILVER SURFER took the comic-book super hero to all-new heights. Using their ravaged protagonist as a lens through which they could comment on the social injustices of the era, Stan Lee and John Buscema turned the Surfer into the ultimate outsider archetype, reflecting the reader's world in his metallic skin. In these pages, the Surfer will face ghosts from beyond the grave seeking redemption, the horrors of war, the devious Mephisto, and mighty Marvel heroes including Spider-Man to the Human Torch and the Inhumans. So what more do you need to know? Reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting SILVER SURFER #7-18. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by John Buscema & Jack Kirby / Cover by John Buscema]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with JACK KIRBY Covers by JOHN BUSCEMA & DEAN WHITE The world's favorite space-faring super hero in his continuing saga of anguish and adventure! He sacrificed himself to save his home world of Zenn-La from the planet-devouring menace, Galactus, saving those he loved in exchange for a life of servitude as the Silver Surfer. Now, after disobeying his master, Norrin Radd is stranded on the planet Earth-forever removed from his love, Shalla-Bal, and from the beckoning spaceways! A high point of epic adventure and lyrical drama, The Silver Surfer took the comic-book super hero to all-new heights. Using their ravaged protagonist as a lens through which they could comment on the social injustices of the era, Stan Lee and John Buscema turned the Surfer into the ultimate outsider archetype, reflecting the reader's world in his metallic skin. In these pages the Surfer will face ghosts from beyond the grave seeking redemption, the horrors of war, the devious Mephisto, and mighty Marvel heroes from Spider-Man to the Human Torch and the Inhumans. So what more do you need to know, reserve that copy today, True Believer! Collecting SILVER SURFER #7-18 288 PGS/All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Stan and Jack are back with another classic FANTASTIC FOUR collection, earning the title ""World's Greatest Comic Magazine"" and throwing in a little extra to boot! It all starts off with the origin of that epitome of evil, Dr. Doom. Find out how Doom's face was scarred and how Reed Richards is connected with that fateful day. Witness the birth of an evil quartet to rival the FF-the Frightful Four! Join the Battle of the Baxter Building as a de-powered FF teams with Daredevil against Dr. Doom in a fight to the finish that'll loosen your fillings! There's also monster menaces galore from the Mole Man to Dragon Man and out-of-this-world villains from the shape shifting Skrulls to the undersea warlord Attuma! But it's not just the panel-bursting action that makes FF great, it's the personal drama. How will Johnny and Sue respond when the father they thought dead returns? When Reed pops the question will the Invisible Girl say, ""Yes,"" or do visions of Namor dance in her head? They're not just classics, one and all, they're Masterworks! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #31-40 & ANNUAL #2 272 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA with DON HECK Cover by JOHN ROMITA You just hit the jackpot, tiger! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS bring you another set of classic tales featuring world's most amazing super hero-the Amazing Spider-Man. With Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure, it's Spidey at his very best! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on two legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true heart of the story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He finds new independence as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, a certain Miss Mary Jane Watson. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and rarely has Spidey had it worse than in ""Spider-Man No More!"" Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #41-50 & ANNUAL #3. 240 pages. /All Ages.
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Stan The Man called it the World's Greatest Comic Magazine, and he wasn't kidding. If Lee and Kirby set the comics world on fire in 1961 with the debut of The Fantastic Four, in 1965 they burnt the house down. Letting loose an unmatched burst of rapid-fire creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus, the Silver Surfer and even pulled off the first super-hero wedding while they were at it, and all in just 11 issues. With incomparable embellishment by Joe Sinnott, guest-appearances by everyone in the Marvel Universe, there's no denying that this is the essential volume for any and every Marvel fan! Nuff Said! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #41-50 and ANNUAL #3. 240 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by DON HECK Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Man, Thor, Giant-Man and the Wasp with a trio of former super villains, readers thought he'd gone mad. As it turned out, the only thing crazy about the adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes was how insanely exciting the lineup of Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch became! With super-sized conflict within the team and colossal menaces without, the drama made every issue a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat extravaganza. Classic stories including battles with Kang the?Conqueror, Doctor Doom, Power Man and the Enchantress, and Attuma will prove that the Avengers are the world""s?preeminent heroes - while revelations like Captain America's departure will test the team at its most fundamental level. But it won't just be Cap's Kooky Quartet against the world forever. In these pages, you'll see also the return of Giant-Man and the Wasp, and Hank Pym's transformation into Goliath! And with the first appearances of the Collector, the Swordsman and the Sons of the Serpent - not to mention the entrance of the Black Widow into the Avengers' world - there's no questioning this collection's a MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Collecting AVENGERS #21-30. 224 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Hail Asgard! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are back with another selection of trendsetting Stan and Jack stories featuring the Mighty Thor! That's right, the creative team that sparked the Marvel revolution shows you how it's done with classic stories including an earth-shaking fight to end all fights between Thor and the Incredible Hulk, the return of the Grey Gargoyle, the entrance of the Absorbing Man, Thor and Loki's exile to the danger and desolation of Skornheim, the first appearance of the unstoppable Destroyer, and the introduction of Hercules and the Greek gods to the Marvel Universe! And it's all backed by the fan-favorite 'tales of Asgard"" featuring the origins of Marvel's Norse pantheon of heroes, villains, giants and mystic lands. Reserve your copy today, because ightning doesn't strike twice! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #111-120 and ANNUAL #1. 248 pages. /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Continuing the unmatched Lee/Kirby FANTASTIC FOUR run, this volume kicks off with the return of the infamous Sandman and the debut of Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst. Then, Mr. Fantastic finds himself lost in the Negative Zone - and only Triton, the Inhuman, can save him! Next, it's the debuts of Ronan the Accuser, Kree Sentry 456 and the Supreme Intelligence. If that wasn't enough, the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being known as ""Him"" (a.k.a. Adam Warlock) upon the world. And to take us out on a soaring note of nail-biting drama just after the FF come together under the announcement of Sue Richards' pregnancy, the ever-lovin"", blue-eyed Thing tells his teammates to take a powder - leaving them to face the Mad Thinker and his awesome android on their own! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #61-71 and ANNUAL #5. 304 pages. /All Ages
Get ready for our most amazing Spider-Man MASTERWORKS yet! Filled with heroic Spidey battles against the likes of the villainous Vulture, Mysterio and Medusa of the Inhumans, this one's a nail-biter if there ever was. And here's the real treat: In 1968, mighty Marvel created a new magazine-sized comic offering: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN! Tying directly into the long-running storylines in AMAZING, the series exploded on the stands first with a marvelous graywash masterpiece, and then a 58-page Spider-Man/Green Goblin fight to the finish you'll never forget! And no, we're not going to let you catch your breath because it all wraps up with the sensational origin of Peter Parker's parents - as Spider-Man battles no less than the Red Skull! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #62-67 and ANNUAL #5, and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1968) #1-2. [(W) Stan Lee (A) John Romita (CA) Dean White]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DON HECK Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Pick up the adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes from day one with the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Comicdom's greatest assemblage of super heroes burst onto the scene in 1963 as Marvel Comics revolutionized the comic-adventure art form. Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp and the Mighty Thor formed the improbable core of the ever-changing super-team. But it was three issues later when, from the ice of the northern Atlantic, Captain America returned from the frozen depths that the Avengers truly took form. Illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck, and written by Stan "The Man" Lee, you"ll find the first appearances of Kang the Conqueror, Wonder Man, the Space Phantom and Baron Zemo, the debut of the Masters of Evil and the Hulk's departure from the team and "subsequent team-up with the Sub-Mariner to take down his former comrades. They"re Marvel Masterworks one and all! Collecting THE AVENGERS #1-10 248 PGS/All Ages .
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by STEVE DITKO Cover by STEVE DITKO & DEAN WHITE Welcome back for another helping of Amazing Spider-Man milestones by the team that made the Webslinger a worldwide icon, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko! Their troubled teenager took comics by storm in 1962, and the first round of stories were just a warm up! In these pages. you'll be witness to the debut of more classic Spidey foes including Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter and no less than the Green Goblin himself! And as if one foe at a time wasn't enough, the Sinister Six unite for the first time in the colossal AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, a jam-packed 72-page Lee/Ditko extravaganza! Also featuring the rampaging Hulk, the Human Torch and Spidey's first team-up with Daredevil, but as every Spider-phile knows, it's not costumes alone that make the saga of Peter Parker so compelling, it's his everyday cohorts. From Flash Thompson to Betty Brant, dear old Aunt May to "Jolly" Jonah Jameson, they make for incomparable drama, so don't back, reserve that copy today, True Beliver! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11-19 and ANNUAL #1 288 pages. / All Ages
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by JACK KIRBY & WERNER ROTH with ALEX TOTH Covers by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE The Children of the Atom are back in their classic adventures from the Silver Age! Launched by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the X-Men blended super-hero action, teen angst, and a metaphor for the turbulent social and racial issues of the '60s into one potent package! After laying the foundation for what would become comics' biggest franchise, Stan and Jack passed the headmaster's role of the Xavier School to Roy Thomas and Werner Roth, who would come into their own while crafting the tales of Marvel's merry mutants. Collected in this second amazing MASTERWORKS volume, you'll find the first appearance of the unstoppable Juggernaut, the cosmic Stranger, the mutant Mimic, and in a classic three-part saga, the mutant-hunting robot Sentinels. And for good measure we're topping it off with the return of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil mutants and a two-part tale featuring Lucifer, the early nemesis of Professor X. They're mutant milestones one and all! Collecting THE X-MEN #11-21. 240 pages. All Ages.
Well tickle my webs and call it time for another offering of the greatest, friendliest, webslingingest super hero of all-the Amazing Spider-Man! The adventures Stan "The Man" and the Jazzy One, John Romita, have in store for you in this ten-spot of tales are enough to make even ol' J. Jonah Jameson fall in love with Spidey. Well, maybe not, but that means you've no competition for a date with the likes of the Prowler in his first appearance; the beautiful Black Widow seen for the first time in her sultry new spy gear; an underworld family in-fight between the Kingpin and the Schemer including Vanessa Fisk's entrée into Marveldom; and the Chameleon, Electro and the Kangaroo, a poor assemblage that's always a bridesmaid and never a bride. It's not just the most colorful array of villains in comics, of course! There's melodrama aplenty in the fashion that could only befit poor Peter Parker. See how Mr. Luckless himself handles not only the loss of his powers and glowing Gwen's fear of Spidey, but how he wiggles his way out of revealing his identity right before Gwen, MJ, and the gang's very eyes! We'll be waiting, so don't forget that corsage, most Fearless Front Facer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #78-87. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, JOHN BUSCEMA & JIM MOONEY / Cover by JOHN ROMITA]
They're not just the pair that created the world's most-famous super heroes; Stan Lee and Jack Kirby prove they're the kings of all comics, with a one, two-gun second Rawhide Kid Masterworks! The man from the Texas town of Rawhide, Johnny Bart, is the fastest draw in the wild West, but that kind of reputation doesn't come easy, and with the law on his trail it's all for one for the Rawhide Kid. Every no-good varmit west of the Mississippi from Mister Lightning to the Barker Brothers to Jasper Jelko is looking to build his rep over the Kid's dead body, and when you've got friends like Jesse James, who needs enemies?! So do yerself some good book learin', reserve your copy today, and one day you might be just as good as the roughest, toughest, rootin'est, tootin'est cowboy who ever kicked back a glass of milk! Collecting RAWHIDE KID #26-35. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JACK DAVIS, DON HECK, DICK AYERS, GENE COLAN, PAUL REI]
Hank Pym and his ladylove, Janet Van Dyne, make their highly requested return to the Marvel Masterworks in the concluding volume of Ant-Man/Giant-Man's Silver Age adventures! Penned by no less than "The Man" himself, Stan Lee, and illustrated by an unmatched cadre of Bullpen embellishers from "Dazzling" Dick Ayers and "Sturdy" Steve Ditko to Golden Age greats Carl Burgos and Bob Powell, you'll need high pockets to hold onto the action and adventure that's in store for you. Giant-Man and the winsome Wasp have the decks stacked against them as they go up against an array of antagonists from the wild and weird Human Top, Porcupine, Colossus and the Wrecker to the Incredible Hulk, Attuma and Spider-Man! Also presenting the debut of the world's tallest Avenger's new look and the Wasp's own solo feature! You don't need to be one of the smartest minds in the Marvel Universe to know it's time to reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #53-69. [Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Leon Lazarus & Al Hartley / Penciled by Dick Ayers, Don Heck, Ste]
Ready your fallout shelter, check your 4th-dimensional passport, and get ready for a trip into the wild and wooly days of the Atlas Era! The Marvel Masterworks have prepared another heaping helping of towering terrors that eat atom bombs for breakfast and psychological mind-benders of scintillating suspense. Led by Jack "The King" Kirby, there's a whole passel of monsters from beyond the edge of imagination eager to smash their way into your town. From swamp beasts, terrorizing trees, atomic ants and Gorgilla, the gorilla who'd give King Kong a run for his money. If collateral damage is what your desire, then Groot, Krang, The Blip, Rommbu, Thorr and X, The Thing That Lived, are your best friends and your insurance agent's worst nightmare. While Kirby tested the tensile strength of newsprint, Steve Ditko challenged readers to look through the pages of comic books and into new dimensions. His parables of suspense and wrenching psychological tension will leave you curled up and screaming for more - whether you like it or not! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #11-20. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Various / Penciled by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck & Paul R]
The epic saga of the God of Thunder continues as the Marvel Masterworks present another volume of Mighty Thor masterpieces by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! And there's no holds barred from these masters of storytelling from page one: The evil Loki, God of Mischief, has created a dilemma of Asgardian proportions (natch!). Only with the medical skill of his guise as Dr. Donald Blake can Thor save the life of the lovely Lady Sif, but only with the power of Thor can he keep Loki at bay! Meanwhile, in the darkened depths, a threat greater than any Thor has ever before faced rises when the malignant Mangog threatens to unsheathe the Odinsword and bring Ragnarok upon the Norse gods. It's a tale considered by many to be Lee and Kirby's most-pulse pounding Asgardian epic. Need we say more? We do! Because with Stan and Jack, there's always more amazing revelations around the corner. Like the startling secret hidden from Donald Blake, and a galaxy-spanning adventure that includes the origin of Galactus and a melee that pits Thor and Ego the Living Planet up against the infamous world devourer! Collecting THOR #153-162. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JACK KIRBY / Cover by JACK KIRBY]
It seems you just can't scare the love of a good 80-foot thing from another dimension out of a Marvel Masterworks fan. We're not one to argue with anyone whose postal code reads 'Unknownable Beyond' - so with regrets to the mailman, prepare your post office box for the likes of Sporr, Gor-Kill, Elektro, the Colossus, Metallo and Kraa the Unhuman! This collection from the beyond is full of more amazing monster firsts than Masterworks we've yet imagined, and there's no evidence better than the first-ever father/son space-monster invasion. Yes, it's none other than the fan-favorite Goom, and Googam, Son of Goom! Complemented by tales of thrilling suspense and sci-fi from Marvel Founding Fathers Steve Ditko and Don Heck, there's a something for anyone and everyone looking for a break from the bounds of reality in TALES OF SUSPENSE! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #11-20. [Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER & VARIOUS / Penciled by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK, PAUL RE]
From the heart of comics' Golden Age come the earliest adventures of the greatest patriot to grace the four-color page: Captain America! Created on the eve of America's entry into World War II, these stories are full of jaw-busting battles against the Nazi menace, mad scientists, crazed carnivals and mysteries at the ballpark that could only come from Joe Simon and Jack Kirby - two of the medium's greatest visionaries! But there's more to enjoy than just the adventures of Cap and Bucky; you'll also meet Stan Lee's wartime correspondent, "Headline" Hunter; the mighty Hurricane; Father Time; and Tuk, Cave Boy - and enjoy house ads, Sentinel of Liberty updates and puzzle pages in these complete and fully restored collections of the rarest hits from the Marvel archives! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #5-8. [Written by JOE SIMON & JACK KIRby with STAN LEE / Penciled by JOE SIMON & JACK KIRby with CHARLES NI]
Get ready for the biggest, the best, the single most amazing Marvel Masterworks ever! Filled from stem to stern with heroic Spidey battles against the likes of the villainous Vulture, Mysterio and Medusa of the Inhumans, this one's a nail-biter if there ever was, and here's the real treat: The year was 1968 and the manic madmen who managed mighty Marvel met to make a new mega-magazine-THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN! Tying directly into the long-running storylines in AMAZING, the new series exploded on the stands first with a marvelous graywash masterpiece, and then with a 58-page, Romita-illustrated Spider-Man/Green Goblin fight to the finish that is reprinted here and now for the first time ever! And no, we're not going to let you catch your breath before you leave because it all wraps up with the sensational origin of Peter Parker's parents as Spider-Man battles no less than the Red Skull! Weighing in at a whopping 320 pages, you'll be glad you socked away your lunch money for this one! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (VOL. 1) #62-67, ANNUAL #5 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (MAGAZINE) #1-2!
[Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, DON HECK & LARRY LIEBER Cover by JOHN ROMITA]
Celebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world's most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel's classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with our new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks. And where better to start than where comics' most robust line of archival comic collections began-the Amazing Spider-Man! In 1962 in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most-enduring icons in American popular culture-the one and only Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. So join us in the following pages as we present stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey's very beginning including, the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro, and guest-star nods by the Fantastic Four and Human Torch. And to top it off, we've packed this volume full of bonuses galore, including the complete original artwork to Spider-Man's Amazing Fantasy #15 origin from the Library of Congress archives! Collecting AMAZING FANTASY #15 & THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-10. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Steve Ditko With Jack Kirby / Cover by Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko]
Written by STAN LEE & STEVE DITKO Penciled by STEVE DITKO & JOHN ROMITA Cover by STEVE DITKO & DEAN WHITE Spinning Spidey's webs to greater and greater heights, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in The Amazing Spider-Man. Their blend of Peter Parker's everyday woes, mixed with his webslinging alter ego's super-heroic exploits, was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece-the Master Planner saga. Spidey roots out the secret hideout of the mastermind that has been terrorizing New York, but he won't take him down without a challenge. Buried under a mountain of machinery with the clock ticking and Aunt May's life on the line, Stan and Steve put Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career and define a hero in the process. They'll also introduce you to Gwen Stacy for the very first time; show you around the campus at E.S.U.; and run the gamut from Kraven the Hunter to ""Just a Guy Named Joe"" before a new talent joins the Spider-Man family. The Jazzy One, John Romita, makes his Spider-Man debut! And oh, what a debut it is! His identity uncovered by the Green Goblin, Spidey finds himself fighting for his life only to discover the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn. To top it off you'll get the Green Goblin's origin in an edge-of-your-seat Marvel classic, and, as an amazing never-before-seen bonus, the complete pencils to Amazing Spider-Man #31! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31-40. [(w) Stan Lee & Steve Ditko (a) Steve Ditko& John Romita (ca) Steve Ditko & Dean White]
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! You just hit the jackpot, tiger; one of Marvel's most amazing Masterworks is back in print! It's a truly epic run from the annals of the world's most amazing super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, with Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on four legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He'll reach new heights as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, Miss Mary Jane Watson, for the very first time. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and you'll be rattled to your core when J. Jonah Jameson finally editorializes Spidey out of existence! Wrapped up inside quite possibly the greatest Spider-Man image ever, do we even need to say it? Reserve your copy now, True Believer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #41-50 & ANNUAL #3. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. / Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.]
The first brand-new Spider-Man Masterworks volume in 12 years debuts just in time for SPIDER-MAN 2! This action-packed volume collects an ""amazing"" selection of Spidey tales by legends Stan Lee & John Romita Sr. Includes a four-part Doctor Octopus epic - plus appearances by the Kingpin, Ka-Zar, the Spider-Slayer, Captain Stacy and more! And an introduction by John Romita Sr. himself! Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #51-61, ANNUAL #4.
[Written by STAN LEE Pencils by JOHN ROMITA, DON HECK, LARRY LIEBER]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA with DON HECK & LARRY LIEBER Cover by JOHN ROMITA & DEAN WHITE Take another swing through the life of the Amazing Spider-Man! Peter Parker's been taken to the edge, and he's come back - but now he faces the Kingpin! And the boss of New York City's crime scene doesn't just have it in for Spider-Man, he's looking to deep-six both Spidey and Mr.-Hugs-and-Kisses himself, J. Jonah Jameson. Will the web-slinger save the day, or will he do a favor for all humanity and let Jonah take a well-deserved dip with the fishes? Then, it's horror on the home front when Peter Parker becomes the third wheel to comics' odd couple. Yes, Aunt May's found a new friend - in the person of Dr. Otto Octavius! Yowza! While a klonk on the head may help Spidey forget that one, teaming up with Doc Ock isn't going to improve his image as public Enemy No. 1! Also featuring a rumble in the urban jungle with Ka-Zar, the return of Jolly Jonah's Spider-Slayer, the first appearance of Captain Stacy, plenty of go-go dancing by the gorgeous Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy, and a huge Hollywood SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL adventure with the Human Torch! You know the drill if you wants the thrills: Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #51-61 and ANNUAL #4.
Well tickle my webs and call it time for another offering of the greatest, friendliest, webslingingest super hero of all-the Amazing Spider-Man! The adventures Stan 'The Man' and the Jazzy One, John Romita, have in store for you in this ten-spot of tales are enough to make even ol' J. Jonah Jameson fall in love with Spidey. Well, maybe not, but that means you've no competition for a date with the likes of the Prowler in his first appearance; the beautiful Black Widow seen for the first time in her sultry new spy gear; an underworld family in-fight between the Kingpin and the Schemer including Vanessa Fisk's entrée into Marveldom; and the Chameleon, Electro and the Kangaroo, a poor assemblage that's always a bridesmaid and never a bride. It's not just the most colorful array of villains in comics, of course! There's melodrama aplenty in the fashion that could only befit poor Peter Parker. See how Mr. Luckless himself handles not only the loss of his powers and glowing Gwen's fear of Spidey, but how he wiggles his way out of revealing his identity right before Gwen, MJ, and the gang's very eyes! We'll be waiting, so don't forget that corsage, most Fearless Front Facer! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #78-87. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JOHN ROMITA, JOHN BUSCEMA & JIM MOONEY / Cover by JOHN ROMITA]
Prepare yourself for a collection of no-holds-barred Spider-Man classics that defined comicdom's favorite super hero unlike any other! Starting off with the return of one of Spidey's oldest foes, Doctor Octopus, the two archenemies set into motion a gut-wrenching series of events leading to the death of Captain George Stacy. Ally to Spider-Man and father to Peter Parker's ladylove, Gwen, Captain Stacy's death marks Spidey for murder and pits the entire city against him. Now with hero, villain and even the man-on-the-street after him, there's no moment for rest for the ol' web-slinger as he wriggles his way through threats from the X-Men's Iceman to the politicking Sam Bullit and former friend the Prowler. And it all leads into one of the landmark moments of Marvel history, the Comics Code defying "drug" issues. There's no question Stan Lee's Marvel Comics strove for a relevance that the competition could only dream of - and with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #96-98, that mission was placed front and center: Peter Parker's best friend, Harry Osborn, was revealed to be a drug addict. Letting a battle with Spidey's nemesis, the Green Goblin, take a back seat to the personal drama that scourged the real-life streets of the reader's world, the Lee/Kane/Romita team set a new standard for the mainstream's relevance. Stan Lee pens some of his greatest scripts, chock full of edge-of-your-seat drama and up-to-the-moment politics, while the incomparable artistic team-up of John Romita and Gil Kane launches into the most lavishly illustrated and panel-bursting artwork to ever grace the pages of a Marvel comic. There's no denying it, True Believer, these are Masterworks one and all! Collecting THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #88-99. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by John Romita & Gil Kane / Cover by Gil Kane]
The Atlas Era Heroes hits the high-water mark of the 1954 revival with the sovereign of the seven seas, the Sub-Mariner! Collected for the first time ever, the Atlas SUB-MARINER series showcases Bill Everett's most lavish, most manic and most exciting interpretation of his undersea creation. Supported by Namora, Princess Fen and intrepid love interest Betty Dean, Namor faces off against the nefarious Prince Byrrah, his own doppelganger, giant crocodiles and Communists a-plenty in issue after issue of pre-Code action and marine adventure. From all-out invasions of the surface world to the perils of exile from Atlantis, these pages define the Sub-Mariner in a way never before, and perhaps never since, captured in any comic series! Along with Dick Ayer's Human Torch and backup stories featuring the terrors of the deep, you'll also be treated to Everett's tales of the young Namor and how he came to be the hot-headed protector the kingdom beneath the Antarctic ice. Collecting SUB-MARINER #33-42. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Various With Stan Lee / Penciled by Bill Everett With Dick Ayers, Mort Lawrence, Howard P]
Prepare yourself for a haunted Halloween full of pre-Code horror courtesy of the Marvel Masterwork's Atlas Era! We're turning the clock back to 1951, the time when horror reined supreme in comics. These never-before-collected stories of ghosts, ghouls, monsters, morgues, vampires, and more than just a few terrors-that-dare-not-speak-their-names aren't just some of the most frightening tales ever published, they're also by a frightening array of star comic-book talents! See why Gene Colan says He Wished He Was a Vampire; Look out when Bill Everett gives The Evil Eye; Come along as Russ Heath finds a planet that may, or may not, be Uninhabited; Prove to Bernie Krigstein if you were The Boy Who Was Afraid, and to stand in shock and amazement at the bevy of stories lurking just around the corner by Stan Lee's right-hand man of the '50s, comics great Joe Maneely! Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Stan Lee, Hank Chapman and Various Penciled by Joe Maneely, John Romita, Gene Colan, Russ]
It seems you just can't scare the love of a good 80-foot thing from another dimension out of a Marvel Masterworks fan. We're not one to argue with anyone whose postal code reads "Unknownable Beyond" - so with regrets to the mailman, prepare your post office box for the likes of Sporr, Gor-Kill, Elektro, the Colossus, Metallo and Kraa the Unhuman! This collection from the beyond is full of more amazing monster firsts than Masterworks we've yet imagined, and there's no evidence better than the first-ever father/son space-monster invasion. Yes, it's none other than the fan-favorite Goom, and Googam, Son of Goom! Complemented by tales of thrilling suspense and sci-fi from Marvel Founding Fathers Steve Ditko and Don Heck, there's a something for anyone and everyone looking for a break from the bounds of reality in TALES OF SUSPENSE! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #11-20. [Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER & VARIOUS / Penciled by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK, PAUL RE]
The Marvel Masterworks bring you the final, fantastic volume of TALES OF SUSPENSE with another dose of giant monsters, intergalactic alien invaders and weird menaces. Including each complete pre-hero issue, as well as the many never-before-reprinted backup stories that supported Iron Man after his debut, crafted by a who's who list of top talent: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Jack Davis and more. This must-have volume brings you the stories that were the crucible for the Marvel Age of Comics, so don't wait - reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #32-48 and #50-54. [(W) Stan Lee, Steve Lieber (A) Various (CA) Jack Kirby]
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by DON HECK Cover by GIL KANE & RICHARD ISANOVE Avengers Assemble! Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back in another mighty MARVEL MASTERWORKS volume of top-notch Silver Age classics! So hold on tight as Captain America, Goliath, the Wasp, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch battle the villainous Sons of the Serpent, the Living Laser, Ultrana and no less than the scheming Sub-Mariner himself! This one's a packed-to-the-gills thriller - with guest-appearances by Iron Man, Black Widow, Hercules and Nick Fury; the first appearance of Giant-Man-to-be Bill Foster; and the beginning of AVENGERS storyteller supreme Roy Thomas' amazing run,! Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #31-40. [(W) Stan Lee, Roy Thomas (A) Don Heck (CA) Gil Kane]
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS Penciled by DON HECK Cover by GIL KANE & RICHARD ISANOVE Avengers Assemble! Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back in another mighty MARVEL MASTERWORKS volume of top-notch Silver Age classics! So hold on tight as Captain America, Goliath, the Wasp, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch battle the villainous Sons of the Serpent, the Living Laser, Ultrana and no less than the scheming Sub-Mariner himself! This one's a packed-to-the-gills thriller - with guest-appearances by Iron Man, Black Widow, Hercules and Nick Fury; the first appearance of Giant-Man-to-be Bill Foster; and the beginning of AVENGERS storyteller supreme Roy Thomas' amazing run,! Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #31-40. [(W) Stan Lee, Roy Thomas (A) Don Heck (CA) Richard Isanove]
Steve Rogers is dead. Long live Captain America! The Sentinel of Liberty returns in another series of Marvel Masterworks adventures by the crème de la crème of the Bullpen's unmatched artists and Stan "The Man" Lee. While the world thinks Steve Rogers dead, he continues on in secret as Captain America - but one identity crisis leads to another when the Red Skull returns and uses the power of the Cosmic Cube to switch bodies! Only with the help Sam Wilson, the Falcon - the world's first African-America super hero - can Cap regain his true identity and defeat his Nazi nemesis? There're also adventures against the Scorpion, Suprema and a classic Cap college campus story from the students' rights era that proves if ain't relevant, it ain't Marvel! And lest we forget, Cap's beautiful gal, Sharon Carter; guest-appearances by the Avengers, Nick Fury and Rick Jones in the guise of Bucky; and the looming menace of M.O.D.O.K. and the men of Advanced Idea Mechanics! So forget your war bonds and invest in Cap Masterworks, this one's guaranteed greatness! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #114-124. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Gene Colan, John Romita & John Buscema / Cover by Gene Colan]
It doesn't come much more classic than a collaboration by Stan Lee and John Romita, and that's just what we have in store! And to sweeten the pot, they're by kicking it off by teaming Captain America and the Falcon with Spider-Man! Then, Cap takes a gig as a New York policeman to unravel the disappearance of the city's boys in blue. Lest we forget, there's no shortage of larger-than-life villains: From the Grey Gargoyle to Hydra to the Red Skull, there's plenty of opportunity for Cap to swing that shield! And speaking of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's spy shop is here, along with Sharon Carter and Femme Force! Before it's over, you'll also see the debut of the Falcon's new duds and the first Cap story by Sal Buscema! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #137-148.
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by WALLACE WOOD with BILL EVERETT & JOE ORLANDO Cover by BILL EVERETT & DEAN WHITE Born to a past-his-prime prizefighter, Matt Murdock's luck always ran a step behind his good intentions. When a daring act to save a man's life results in an accident that blinds young Murdock, he finds that the same accident has enhanced his remaining sense to super-human levels. After his father's murder those powers make him Daredevil, the protector of the New York's mean streets. Launched in 1964, Stan Lee and Bill Everett's Daredevil debut was as gritty as they came, a tale of murder and sacrifice tempered with the desire to protect the downtrodden. Matt Murdock was someone different, and you'll see just why in his inaugural Marvel Masterworks! Featuring the first appearances of core characters like Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, as well as classic villains like the Owl, the Purple Man, Stilt-Man and Electro, and guest-appearances by the Fantastic Four and the Sub-Mariner, they're classics as only Stan Lee made them! With artwork by the incomparable Wallace Wood and Joe Orlando, I dare you not to reserve your copy today! Collecting DAREDEVIL #1-11. 256 PGS/All Ages
The classic adventures of the Man Without Fear reach new heights in his second MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection with the debut of not just one, but two seminal Daredevil artists! Kicking it off, John Romita takes DD into the heart of the Savage Land to do battle with the Plunderer and meet none other than Ka-Zar! If learning Ka-Zar's origin wasn't thrilling enough, then surely a Daredevil/Spider-Man team-up ought to enhance your excitement! In a story featuring Romita's first-ever artwork on Spidey, these two highflying heroes give the Masked Marauder what-for — but only after duking it out themselves, natch. Next comes the debut of Daredevil's classic nemesis, the Gladiator — and before you know it, enter another amazing artist: Gene Colan. Just in time to close out our volume, the Dean of Delineation lends his pencil to the first of what would become a nearly uninterrupted seven-year tenure on the Man Without Fear. Come experience it all from the very beginning with the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Collecting DAREDEVIL #12-21.
The Man Without Fear faces his greatest threats yet in his fantastic fifth MASTERWORKS adventure! Matt Murdock has done battle with Marveldom's most maddening villains - but when he meets the Jester for the very first time, the rules change forever. Framing DD for murder, the Jester sets all of New York on a manhunt for the Man Without Fear! But there's another menace looking to push the stakes even higher: Starr Saxon, the mastermind who discovers DD's secret identity! Then comes the all-time Stan Lee/Gene Colan classic, ""Brother, Take My Hand!"" - a story that marked the ever-advancing march of super-hero comics into the social issues of the '60s by tackling the tale of a blinded Vietnam vet finding his way Stateside. It's a no-question classic! There's plenty of action, too, as DD jumps inside the ring to rub knuckles with Captain America, teeters over the city with Stilt Man, teams-up with the Black Panther and all the while struggles to rebuild his relationship with the lovely Karen Page. And as if that wasn't enough, we're rounding it out with the Stan and Gene's Not Brand Echh side-splitter, ""Scaredevil, Defeated by the Evil Electrifico!"" Collecting DAREDEVIL #42-53 and NOT BRAND ECHH #4.
[Written by Stan Lee & Roy Thomas / Penciled by Gene Colan & Barry Windsor-Smith / Cover by Gene Cola]
In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren't just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn't float their rent and didn't always enjoy their superpowers. So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner's return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more! Collecting THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1-10. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Jack Kirbycovers by Jack Kirby & Dean White]
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! Continuing their greatest hits streak on the The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby weren't content just to create the Inhumans, Galactus, and the Silver Surfer. No, a three-peat was thinking far, far smaller than the most amazing team in comics' history imagined. Their follow-up was a heart-wrenching tale of tragedy and heroism titled This Man! This Monster! If this story doesn't make you come to love Benjamin J. Grimm, then yer heart must be made of orange rock, fella! Because the greatest FANTASTIC FOUR story wasn't enough, waiting in the wings Stan and Jack had yet another unmatched milestone: the first-appearance of the world's first African super hero, the Black Panther and his kingdom of Wakanda! And that's just the start! In the pages of this Marvel Masterworks you'll also encounter the vile Klaw, see the Silver Surfer go toe-to-toe with the Thing, watch the Human Torch face his namesake, the original 1940s Torch, and wonder in shock and awe at how the Fantastic Four can hope to overcome Dr. Doom when he's wrested the Power Cosmic from the all-powerful Silver Surfer himself! We can't guarantee that you won't wear out the pages reading stories these great again and again! You may want to order two just in case! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #51-60 and ANNUAL #4. Also availavle with a Variant Cover. [Written by Stan Lee Penciled by Jack Kirby Cover by Jack Kirby]
Continuing their greatest-hits streak on the ""The World's Greatest Comic Magazine,"" Stan Lee and Jack Kirby weren't content just to introduce the Inhumans, Galactus and the Silver Surfer. No, a three-peat was thinking far, far smaller than the most amazing team in comics' history imagined. Their followup was a heart-wrenching tale of tragedy and heroism titled ""This Man! This Monster!"" If this story doesn't make you come to love Benjamin J. Grimm, then yer heart must be made of orange rock, fella! Because the greatest Fantastic Four story wasn't enough, Stan and Jack had yet another unmatched milestone waiting in the wings: the debut of the world's first African super hero, the Black Panther, and his kingdom of Wakanda! And that's just the start! In the pages of this MARVEL MASTERWORKS, you'll also encounter the vile Klaw; see the Silver Surfer go toe-to-toe with the Thing; watch the Human Torch face his namesake, the original 1940s Torch; and wonder in shock and awe at how the Fantastic Four can hope to overcome Dr. Doom when he's wrested the Power Cosmic from the Surfer himself! We can't guarantee you won't wear out the pages of this volume reading stories this great again and again! You may want to order two just in case! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #51-60 and ANNUAL #4.
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! Continuing the unmatched Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four run, Volume 7 takes the First Family of Super Heroes to even greater heights! Kicking off with the return of the infamous Sandman and the debut of Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst, the Mr. Fantastic finds himself lost in the Negative Zone - and only Triton, the Inhuman, can save him! Next, it's straight into another instant classic with the debut of the alien Kree adjudicator Ronan the Accuser, Kree Sentry 456 and that spaghetti-headed wonder, the Supreme Intelligence. Then, it's mystery and intrigue a-plenty as the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being known as "Him" (a.k.a. Adam Warlock) upon the world. And to take us out on a soaring note of nail-biting drama, just after the FF comes together under the announcement of Sue Richard's pregnancy, the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing tells his teammates to take a powder - leaving them to face the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android alone! With guest-appearances by the Inhumans and the Silver Surfer, the first appearance of the one-and-only Psycho Man, pinups, and extras galore, there's nothing more we can say but reserve your copy now, True Believer! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #61-71 and ANNUAL #5. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by JACK KIRBY / Cover by JACK KIRBY]
Marvel proudly presents more Golden Age goodness, collecting issues #1-4 of USA COMICS from 1941. The Defender! Major Liberty! Rockman! Rusty! The original Young Avenger! The origins of the Whizzer, Jack Frost and the Vagabond! Captain Terror turns back a deadly Nazi undersea invasion! Stan The Man himself chronicles the historic first meeting of the USA heroes! This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, some reprinted for the very first time! [Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Charles Nicholas, Al Avison, Phil Sturm, Syd Shores, Stan Lee, Basil Wolverto]
It's time for more Masterworks mayhem from the house-shakin' Hulk! Now headlining his very own title again for the first time in six years, the Green Goliath has twice the space to shake the Earth with his mighty rage, and you can bet Mighty Marvel is going to take advantage of every square inch of that space!See the beginnings of the Hulk's first outer-space adventure versus the Space Parasite! Place your bets for the strongest man-monster in the Marvel U.-ol' Greenskin or the Rhino! Then it's road-trip time! The mighty Hulk travels continents far and wide, and believe it or not, he doesn't make too many friends along the way! It's a travelogue of destruction that's going to leave the Mandarin, the Inhumans, and the entire Savage Land rubbing a sore jaw in the wake of a freight train named Banner. Guest-starring Nick Fury and Ka-Zar, this baby's guaranteed to give your greenback's worth! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (Vol. 2) #103-110 and ANNUAL #1. [Written by Gary Friedrich, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Bill Everett & Archie Goodwin Penciled by Marie Sev]
Long live Asgard, True Believers! What better way to herald the return of the God of Thunder, than to usher in another Mighty Thor Masterworks! After years of honing the tragedy and intrigue of the Son of Odin, Stan and Jack hit a stride that would produce the most mythic tales in all of Marveldom. Beginning with a pair of irredeemable uglies, Replicus and the Super-Skrull, the adventure then takes itself up a Norse notch when the evil Loki conspires to have Thor stripped of his power and vanquished to Earth! Stranded there, he must struggle to survive the machinations of his scheming half-brother, while attemping to regain the graces of All-Father Odin. Last, but not least: Enter one of the most beloved baddies in all of the Asgardian entourage-The Wrecker! The decidedly mortal Thor must battle to his very last breath against this crowbar-wielding wingnut, who himself is powered with Asgardian might! And we'll warn you now, the last note is a tragic one as Thor faces his ladylove, Sif-in the body of the undefeatable Destroyer! It's drama as only the Masters of the Marvel Age can make it! Collecting THOR (Vol. 1) #141-151.
[Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY]
It's time to take another trip up the Rainbow Bridge to fair Asgard with the greatest team comics has ever known, Stan "The Man" and Jack "King" Kirby! Their Thor epics are the peak of cosmic action and mythic adventure, and these ten adventures will show you yet again just why. It all begins as the Mighty Thor takes a journey across time into an apocalyptic atomic future where man is now mutate, but there's no rest upon his return because then it's the god vs. god when Thor does battles with Pluto, Lord of the Underworld! And battles aren't the only thing you can bet on. Queen Karnilla pines for the noble Balder the Brave, while the amazing being known as "Him" (and known to Marvelites as Adam Warlock) takes the Lady Sif to be his perfect mate! Methinks that date may end in fisticuffs. Then it's a battle through Loki to find, and learn the amazing origin of, the one-and-only Galactus! It's a cosmic revelation as can only be brought to you by the King of Comics! But that ain't all! There's a knuckle-smashing showdown with the Thermal Man, the return of the Wrecker and a heart-wrenching astral adventure featuring Thor's former ladylove, Jane Foster. Collecting THOR #163-172. Also available with a variant cover. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by Jack Kirby / Cover by Jack Kirby]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA & NEAL ADAMS Cover by JACK KIRBY The mountain giants are on the march! Surtur has broken free! Odin sleeps, while Loki has claimed the throne of Asgard! In short, all Ragnarok is about to break loose! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby bring you another set of adventures with all the power and majesty that one of comics' most-famous runs can bring. Even across their many epics of the Eternal Realm, none can match the build-up and battle that Stan and Jack have for you in these pages! When the dust settles, Loki's evil spells lead to a body-swap between the God of Thunder and his mischievous half-brother that brings Thor to the gates of hell. With Kirby backed by none other than comics legend Neal Adams, it's a comic-art lover's dream! Then Big John Buscema steps up to carry the hammer and wastes no time making history when Thor journeys to Latveria. It's a fight for the ages, and you'll witness Dr. Doom's horrible face revealed to boot! Also featuring Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime, Ulik the Troll, the Crypto-Man, the cosmic Stranger and earth-shaking Abomination and Mephisto! It's page after page of action and adventure in the manner that made Marvel a household name. Collecting THOR #173-183 240 PGS/All Ages [Jack Kirby]
Having revolutionized everything from war to Westerns to good ol' super heroes, in 1965 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. With Cold War covert ops snagging headlines and James Bond topping the box office, Marvel's greatest minds unveiled a whole new wild world upon the comic book faithful. So break out your Priority A-1 Clearance, and get ready to dive into the world of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Featuring more amazing gadgets and world-dominating baddies than you can shake a Heli-Carrier at, this Masterworks collects, for the first time ever, the complete early S.H.I.E.L.D. extravaganzas. With guest stars including Tony Stark, Captain America, and Nick's trusty team of Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, and Jasper Sitwell, not to mention the Marvel debut of comics visionary, Jim Steranko, this book is truly a watershed of Silver Age wonder! You know it. We're not going to hold you back, so say it loud, say it proud, "Don't yield, back S.H.I.E.L.D.!" Collecting STRANGE TALES #135-153, TALES OF SUSPENSE #78 and FANTASTIC FOUR #21.
[Written by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas & Dennis O’Neil Penciled by Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Jo]
Get off your duff, goldbrick, and get ready for another k-ration of the adventures of Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos! From the heart of the Marvel Age Stan Lee and Darlin' Dick Ayers bring you an assortment of WWII adventures that define the 'War comic for people who hate war comics!' That means it's for you AND everybody else, bunky! Fury and his crack squadron tackle the Axis powers across both the European and Pacific theatres - over land and under sea, from scorching sands of North Africa to the darkest jungles of Burma, there's no order too tall for the Howlers! They'll square off against Baron Strucker and his cadre of Nazi commandos, the Blitzkrieg Squad; meet the young Hans Rooten for the first time; and before you finish turning these pages, one will fall in the line of duty, forever changing the life of Nick Fury. To top it off, we're including the first SGT. FURY ANNUAL, featuring a rare adventure of the Howlers in the Korean War and the story of Fury's promotion to Second Looie! Collecting SGT. FURY #14-23 & ANNUAL #1. [Written by STAN LEE / Penciled by DICK AYERS / Cover by JACK KIRBY]
Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand! The soaring Sentinel of the Spaceways makes a Marvel Masterworks splash with his unmatched solo series. Illustrated by the master of man, menace and motion, the one-and-only John Buscema, and featuring some of Stan Lee's most inspired and socially-charged scripts of the Silver Age, the adventures of Norrin Radd rank among the definitive tales of all Marveldom! Not only will you be awed beyond imagination by the Surfer's origin, you'll also face alien invasions, be torn down to the depths of hell by the utterly evil Mephisto, struggle against the Stranger, and face galaxy-conquering barbarians set on the destruction of, well, everything! Lest we forget what many consider the most beautifully rendered story in Marvel history: the Surfer's tête à tête with the mighty Thor! These double-length stories of drama and despair are a must-have for any and every Marvelite, and to prove we mean it, we're including the Surfer's first-ever solo adventure from the pages of Fantastic Four Annual #5 as a bonus! Collecting SILVER SURFER #1-6 and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #5. [Written by Stan Lee / Penciled by John Buscema & Jack Kirby / Cover by John Buscema]
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: SUB-MARINER VOL. 01 SC - Description: Written by STAN LEE with ROY THOMAS Penciled by GENE COLAN with WALLACE WOOD, JACK KIRBY, BILL EVERETT & JERRY GRANDENETTI Cover by GENE COLAN & DEAN WHITE Imperius Rex! Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner joins the MARVEL MASTERWORKS in his first sensational Silver Age collection! Headed by Stan ""The Man"" Lee and illustrated by Gene ""The Dean"" Colan, you'll dive headlong into the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, and encounter some of the most fascinating heroes and villains in Marvel history! It all kicks off with a classic battle between the hotheaded Subby and the horn-headed Daredevil, before Namor returns at last to Atlantis and begins his quest to regain the crown that is rightfully his. Opposed by Warlord Krang, Namor must locate the ancient Trident of Neptune to reassert his claim as true heir to the throne - while the life of lovely Lady Dorma hangs in the balance! Then, it's back to the surface world for action aplenty with the Puppet Master, a historic throwdown with Iron Man, the scheming Secret Empire saga, and Krang's invasion of New York City. They're classics that made Marvel the No. 1 name in comics, so don't hesitate: Reserve your copy today! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #70-87, DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 and TALES OF SUSPE 280 pages. Rated: All Ages
After a five-year drought, it's time for Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner to come ashore with a second spectacular Masterworks offering. One of Marvel's oldest and most storied characters, the Sub-Mariner protects the undersea kingdom of Atlantis from the threats of the murky deep, and from those pesky pink-skinned land lubbers! In this volume, you'll be treated to the amazing illustration of Namor's creator, Bill Everett, as he brings his unmatched ability to craft action and adventure in all things aquatic. You'll also be graced by the first scripts of heir apparent to the scripting crown of Atlantis, Roy Thomas, as he builds the foundation for the Sub-Mariner's leap into his very own solo series! With head-to-head battles with the Hulk, guest art by Gene Colan and the first of John Buscema's classic run on the character, you'll need an aqualung not to be drowned out by the majesty of this Masterworks! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH #88-101, IRON MAN & SUB-MARINER #1 and SUB-MARINER #1. [Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, ARCHIE GOODWIN & RAYMOND MARAIS - Penciled by BILL EVERETT, DAN ADK]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY & DEAN WHITE Welcome to the uncanny world of Marvel's mutant adventurers, the X-Men! Billled as 'The Strangest Super-Heroes of All!' the X-Men blasted onto the comic-book scene in 1963, as the Marvel Comics revolution mounted a full-scale reinvention of four-color adventure like no other! You'll feast your eyes on the foundation of one of comic's most-famous franchises in these first ten issues. It's all here from the very beginning with the debut of Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman and Marvel Girl, Professor X's teen team with a mission of peace and brotherhood for man and mutant, in their first battle with the Master of Magnetism, Magneto. You'll also read the first appearances of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Marvel Universe mainstays, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, the villainous Blob and Unus the Untouchable, as well as the reinvention of the Golden Age jungle man, Ka-Zar! Written by Stan 'The Man' Lee and illustrated by Jack 'King' Kirby, it's super-hero adventure at its very best! Collecting THE X-MEN #1-10. 248 PGS/All Ages.
Continuing the story of Marvel's original mutant adventurers, the MARVEL MASTERWORKS brings you the rarest X-Men appearances collected together for the first time ever! When the merry mutants hit the skids, they don't buckle under - they hit the road, and you're riding shotgun. So sit back and get ready for a set of stories that rock the X-Men world to this day! Pushed undercover by mutant paranoia run amok, the Beast sets off on his own, taking a genetic research job with the Brand Corporation. But Hank McCoy's scientific curiosity will come to curse him forever as an experiment gone horribly wrong turns him truly into a beast. Fanged, covered in head-to-toe fur, hunched over and driven to bouts of furious bloodlust, McCoy must struggle to retain his humanity as he struggles against the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Quasimodo the Living Computer, Juggernaut, the mutant Mimic and the emerging menace of the Secret Empire that seeks to rend the X-Men asunder. Meanwhile, you'll see Havok and Polaris head to the desert Southwest - but somehow excitement doesn't stray far when the green-haired magnetic mutant encounters the green goliath himself, the Incredible Hulk! Iceman engages in aerial battle with someone who might not call him "friend," the Amazing Spider-Man - but all is forgiven when the combined X-Men team-up to aid the wall-crawler against the living vampire, Morbius! Collecting AMAZING ADVENTURES #11-17, INCREDIBLE HULK #150 and 161, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #92, MARVEL TEAM-UP #4, and the rare X-MEN #67-80 and ANNUAL covers, this volume is a must-have for every mutant madman. Cover by GIL KANE. [Written by Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Stan Lee & Archie Goodwin / Penciled by Tom Sutton, Gil Ka]
Written by ROGER STERN & STAN LEE Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, KEITH POLLARD & JACK KIRBY Covers by KEITH POLLARD & MARC SILVESTRI When Magneto's on trial, he needs all the help he can get; he finds it in the remnants of his former fortress, Asteroid M! The X-Men aren't sure what his scheme is, but they're positive they don't want the Avengers and the Soviet Super-Soldiers to find out first! Multi-team warfare with the eyes of the world on all three! Also featuring the X-Men's fabulous first fight with the Avengers, to keep them from unleashing the legendary Lucifer! Collecting X-MEN VS. THE AVENGERS #1-4 and UNCANNY X-MEN #9. 136 pages. Rated A
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & STAN LEE Penciled by JON BOGDANOVE & JACK KIRBY Covers by JON BOGDANOVE Old soldiers may fade away, but so do young mutants! On the verge of disintegration, Kitty Pryde seems resigned to her doom - but the X-Men will do anything to save her, even bargain with a worse doom...DOCTOR Doom! What stunning secret prevents Mister Fantastic and the Fantastic Four from saving the day instead? Is he terrified of failing because his greatest failure, the fateful rocket flight, might have really been his greatest success? Do the answers all come down to wunderkind Franklin Richards? Plus: the classic tale of the two teams' original face-off in Marvel's early era! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR VS. THE X-MEN #1-4 and FANTASTIC FOUR #28. 136 pages. Rated A
Written by WARREN ELLIS & STAN LEE Penciled by MIKE DEODATO JR. & JACK KIRBY Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. Thor and Beta Ray Bill have taken ill! Yggdrassil, the World Tree, has been grafted with an engine to hasten its destruction and bring about Ragnarok and the end of the world! What mysterious villain is behind it all, and can Thor figure it out in time to save all of existence? And when the God of Thunder finds an unlikely ally in the form of Amora, the Enchantress, his longtime foe, could there be romance blossoming between these age-old enemies? Plus: the first appearance of the Enchantress and the Executioner! Collecting THOR (1966) #491-494 and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #103. 112 pages. /Rated A.
Written by STAN LEE & DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by STEVE DITKO & ERIK LARSEN Covers by ERIK LARSEN & STEVE DITKO When still in high school, the Amazing Spider-Man faced one of his most chilling challenges when six of his most nerve-wracking nemeses formed a cabal of crime: the Sinister Six! Years later, Doctor Octopus reunites the team for his most remarkable racket yet, and time has made them deadlier than ever - even as it""""s made Spidey""""s life more complicated than ever! Can he teach the Six a lesson, or will they school him instead? Plus: the fate of a longtime Spidey supporting character and of Mary Jane""""s greatest enemy! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #334-339. 192 pages. /Rated A
Retrace the roots of THE INFILTRATION all the way back to the beginning of the Marvel Age of Heroes! First, in FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (1962), it's a close encounter of the Skrull kind as four shape-changing aliens pose as Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Thing and the Human Torch in an attempt to destroy the fledgling Fantastic Four! Then, flash-forward to the present day as the SECRET INVASION stands revealed in the pages of NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI, NEW AVENGERS, MIGHTY AVENGERS and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE. Conspiracy. Paranoia. Betrayal. Who do you trust? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #2, NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1 and #5, NEW AVENGERS #31-32 and #38-39, MIGHTY AVENGERS #7, and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE ANNUAL #1. [Written by STAN LEE, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, BRIAN REED & DAN SLOTT / Penciled by JACK KIRBY, JIM CHEU]
Born by the hand of the world-devourer, Galactus, Norrin Radd sacrificed himself to save his home planet and his true love, Shalla-Bal, but the price of their lives was servitude to the mighty Galactus - as his herald, the Silver Surfer! Now, exiled upon Earth, he struggles to understand the beauty and humanity of mortal men, and nobly seeks to heal the rifts that separate man from his brothers.Created by the titanic team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR, the Silver Surfer went on to become one of the most-beloved characters in all comicdom. Embodying the mind-blowing concepts of Kirby and Stan's socially conscious writing craft, the Surfer's stories expressed their creative vision in staggering and unique tales. Another talent would touch the character, however, granting him a soul-wrenching humanity that helped define him to this very day: the one and only John Buscema! A master of the craft, Buscema's Silver Surfer is considered by many to be the peak of comic-book art. Now, the original adventures of the Silver Surfer are presented in one complete volume! Containing every story and letters page, restored and recolored to match the original issues, plus behind-the-scenes bonuses and critical essays, this book is the guaranteed way to get in on the character in the upcoming Fantastic Four film! Collecting SILVER SURFER #1-18. [Written by Stan Lee Penciled by John Buscema with Jack Kirby Cover by John Buscema]
A star falls to earth. Panic grips the planet as mankind prepares for its inevitable end. But the star is a ship, and inside is a god. All he asks is adoration. Overcome with relief, man rushes to obey. There is only one voice of dissent that will not be silenced: the Silver Surfer, who recognizes the ""god"" as his former master. But why has Galactus encouraged mankind to live down to his darkest nature? From Stan Lee and Moebius, one of France's living treasures, comes a bewitching tale of man's folly and nobility. Plus: Almost every hero on Earth has fallen before the unexpected power of Mrrungo-Mu, the alien leader of the Enslavers. All except the Silver Surfer. But what chance does even he have against such power? Collecting SILVER SURFER (EPIC) #1-2 and SILVER SURFER: THE ENSLAVERS HC. 168 pages. /Rated T
(W) Stan Lee, Paul Cornell (A) Javier Pina, Sergio Arino Specially priced at 9.99! Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up critically acclaimed writer Paul Cornell (Action Comics, Doctor Who) and artist Javier Pina for the dramatic, action-packed, superhero scorched Soldier Zero! Half-Human. Half-Alien. All Weapon - and all in this brand new collection! Compiling the highly celebrated first arc, find out Soldier Zero's origin and how wheelchair-bound college lecturer Stewart Trautmann becomes an intergalactic weapon of war.
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA Cover by JOHN ROMITA ALL THE STRIPS THAT ARE FIT TO PRINT! And since we're talking about strips written by Stan 'The Man' Lee and drawn by 'Jazzy' John Romita...that means ALL of 'em! Reprinting all of Stan and John's Spider-Man newspaper strips in chronological order, Spider-Man Newspaper Strips brings you the earliest classic panels that hit the daily and Sunday papers of the late 1970s! All the daily strips are printed in the original black and white, and all the Sundays in their original color, featuring remastered linework in a deluxe hardcover format that will spin a web of enchantment upon anyone who reads them! Collecting Stan Lee/John Romita's Spider-Man daily strips and Sunday pages. originally published from 1977-1980 352 pages. Rated A.
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & LARRY LIEBER Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. All the strips that are fit to print! And since we're talking about strips written by Stan ""The Man"" Lee and drawn by ""Jazzy"" John Romita, that means ALL of ""em! The second of two volumes reprinting Stan and John's Spider-Man newspaper strips in chronological order, this titanic tome brings you the classic panels that hit the daily and Sunday papers from Jan. 29, 1979, to Jan. 11, 1981, in a deluxe hardcover format that will spin a web of enchantment upon anyone who reads them! 320 pages. /All Ages
It was no day at the beach when criminal Flint Marko was mutated into one of Marveldom's most versatile villains and began a career of kicking sand in our favorite heroes' faces! Some of the best battles between Sandman, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Hulk are collected here in commemoration of his gritty film debut! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 and #18-19, FANTASTIC FOUR #61, INCREDIBLE HULK #138, MARVEL TEAM-UP #1, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #86, and UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #3. [Written By Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Tom Defalco & Kurt Busiek Penciled By Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Herb]
(E) Roy Thomas, Danny Fingeroth Face Front, True Believers! The Stan Lee Universe is the ultimate repository of interviews with and mementos about Marvel Comics' fearless founder! From his 'soapbox"" to the box-office, the Smilin"" One literally changed the face of comic books and pop culture, and this tome presents numerous rare and unpublished interviews with Stan, plus interviews with top luminaries of the comics industry, including John Romita Sr. & Jr., Todd McFarlane, Roy Thomas, Dennis O'Neil, Gene Colan, Al Jaffee, Larry Lieber, Jerry Robinson, and Michael Uslan, discussing his vital importance to the field he helped shape. And as a bonus, direct from Stan's personal archives, you'll see rare photos, sample scripts and plots, and many other unseen items, such as: personal correspondence between Stan and such prominent figures as: James Cameron, Oliver Stone, Ray Bradbury, Denis Kitchen, Alain Resnais and (Sinatra lyricist and pal) Sammy Cahn! Transcripts of 1960s radio interviews with Stan during the early Marvel era (one co-featuring Jack Kirby, and one with Stan debating Dr. Fredric Wertham's partner in psychological innovation and hating comics)! Rarely seen art by legends including Kirby, Romita Sr. and Joe Maneely! Plot, script, and balloon placements from the 1978 Silver Surfer graphic novel, including comprehensive notes from Lee and Kirby about the story. Notes by Richard Corben and Will Eisner for Marvel projects that never came to be! Pages from a Silver Surfer screenplay done by Stan for Roger Corman! Notes and thumbnail sketches by John Buscema from How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way, and more! So get a jump-start on the celebration of Marvel's 50th anniversary, and let this incredible book take you on a guided tour of The Stan Lee Universe! Excelsior! Available in Softcover and Hardcover (featuring a deluxe dust jacket plus 16 extra full-color pages of rare Archive Material not found in the Softcover) editions.
(E) Roy Thomas, Danny Fingeroth The Stan Lee Universe is the ultimate repository of interviews with and mementos about Marvel Comics' fearless founder! This tome presents numerous rare and unpublished interviews with Stan, plus interviews with top luminaries of the comics industry. As a bonus, direct from Stan's personal archives, you'll see rare photos, sample scripts and plots, and many other unseen items. Get a jump-start on the celebration of Marvel's 50th anniversary, and let this incredible book take you on a guided tour of The Stan Lee Universe! Available in Softcover and Hardcover (featuring a deluxe dust jacket plus 16 extra full-color pages of rare Archive Material not found in the Softcover edition).
Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with critically acclaimed writers Paul Cornell, Dan Abnett, and Andy Lanning and artist Javier Pina for the dramatic, action-packed, superhero scorcher Soldier Zero! In Volume 1, compiling the highly celebrated first arc, find out Soldier Zero's origin and how wheelchair-bound college lecturer Stewart Trautmann becomes an intergalactic weapon of war, while Volume 2 explores the reasons for Soldier Zero's flight to Earth! [(W) Paul Cornell, Stan Lee (A) Sergio Arino, Javier Pina (CA) Trevor Hairsine]
From the imagination of legendary comic book creator Stan Lee comes a superheroine with a pair of huge attributes - courage and determination! Exotica Jones is a dancer by trade, but when she's not swinging from a pole and tucking twenties into her g-string, Exotica is the sexiest costumed superhero you've ever seen. While hot an heavy action and adventure are her forte, the object of Exotica's desire is Nick, who just may be the only man on earth who doesn't seem to notice her at all! Join Stripperella as she battles ""The Macabre Menace of the Mad Melter.""
(W) Stan Lee In Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics, Stan Lee sets out to teach everything he knows about writing, drawing, and creating comic book characters. The book focuses primarily on action-adventure comics, but will touch upon other genres and styles. From producing concepts and character sketches to laying out the final page of art, the man with no peer, Stan Lee, is the ultimate guide to the world of creating comics.
The wit and wisdom of the caliph of comics is on display for all to see in one mighty volume! All of Stan Lee's groundbreaking, legendary ""Stan's Soapbox"" columns from 1967 to 1980 are collected for the first time ever! And that's not all! Columns are presented in a historical context, so you can immerse yourself in the flavor of the day, and get a sense what was happening right outside Stan's window when he penned 'em. Some are poignant, some informative, some touching, and some funny. But they're all memorable! Add to that, a bountiful bevy of celebs also write about their most memorable columns, including Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige, X-Men movie producer Tom DeSanto, and a vast variety of great names from the fields of comics, literature, politics and academia. No comics historian will want to miss out on the historical heavyweights contained within this titanic tome!
[Stan Lee & Various]
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am - THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel's most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel's greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack's stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel's most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting the "Tales of Asgard" backup stories from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97-104 48 pages. / Remastered Reprints/All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am - THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel's most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel's greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack's stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel's most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting the ""Tales of Asgard"" backup stories from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #121-125 & THOR #126-128. 48 pages. /Reprint/All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am - THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel's most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel's greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack's stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel's most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting the 'Tales of Asgard' backup stories from THOR #129-136. 48 pages. Remastered Reprints /All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am - THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel's most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel's greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack's stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel's most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and six extraordinary interlocking covers by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting the ""Tales of Asgard"" backup stories from THOR #137-145. 48 pages. /Remastered Reprint/All Ages
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am - THOR!!! And so began the very first epic tale of Marvel's most revered hero, the mighty Thor, whose legend would grow alongside the success of Marvel comics, making him the most exciting super hero of all time! Never has Thor been more sensational than during these early tales, crafted by Marvel's greatest, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Re-live classic Norse mythology in the mighty Marvel manner as well as Stan and Jack's stories of the Norse Gods and Thor before he came to Earth as Don Blake. Witness as these masters breathe life into the thunder god and some of Marvel's most enduring characters: Helmdall, Balder, Loki, Odin and Hela. Read these stories as never before with all-new, modern coloring and acover by current THOR artist Olivier Coipel. Collecting THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY #1-6. 256 pages. /Rated A
Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Covers by OLIVIER COIPEL & JACK KIRBY Two of comics' immortal talents - the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - tell the tales of that most hallowed pantheon of gods: Asgard! Experience the seminal tales of Norse godhood, beautifully restored and recolored by Matt Milla: the origins of the Ice and Storm Giants, the diabolical Surtur, and the noble Heimdall; and the very creation of Asgard itself! Plus: delve into the boyhood of Thor, when his relationship with wicked stepbrother Loki was not yet fully formed! Throw in the earliest tales of Thor's loyal Warriors Three - Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg - and TALES OF ASGARD proves to be one of the most fun and fast-paced curios from Marvel's glorious Silver Age! Collecting THOR: TALES OF ASGARD BY STAN LEE & JACK KIRBY #1-6. 304 pages. /Rated A
This special edition features early appearances of Golden Age greats Fiery Mask, Mister E and Rockman - stars of J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston's bestselling, critically acclaimed epic THE TWELVE! Collecting material from DARING MYSTERY COMICS #1-2 (January-February 1940), HUMAN TORCH COMICS #2 (Fall 1940) and USA COMICS #2 (November 1941) [Written by Joe Simon, Joe Cal Cagno & Stan Lee / Penciled by Joe Simon, Al Carreno & Basil Wolverton]
Original Concept by Stan Lee Story and Art By Hiroyuki Takei Synopsis: Things just keep getting more complicated for teenage Yamato since the mechanism known as Ultimo showed up. Now Yamato and Ultimo must face other doji and their bizarre masters who's intentions are not always so clear. Can Yamato find the strength to meet these challenges and solve the mysteries of the darakuri doji?
Original Concept by Stan Lee Story and Art by Hiroyuki Takei Yamato's best friend Rune is now a doji master to the envious trickster Jealousy. But why is Rune using Jealousy to attack Yamato and Ultimo? The answer lies deep in the past and will shock everyone-even Rune!
Yamato wakes up again on the 21st century day that he first encountered Ultimo, and soon learns that he was sent back in time and it's up to him to prevent total world annihilation. But does he really have the ability to stop the apocalypse--and save Ultimo!--in just 24 hours? On a breakneck tour to meet up with all the dôji, Yamato gets into a skirmish with Iruma and Jealousy and must again go back (way back) in time to make things right...
Returning from his time travels, Yamato lands back on the day before the Hundred Machine Funeral. Will his newfound knowledge about Iruma help him divert the inevitable, or will it only help him mess things up more? In a fierce continuation of the battle that started Yamato's first time around, both Maruyama and Yamato are injured. Sensing weakness, Vice takes things into his own hands...
ULTIMO VOL. 06 GN - Description: (W/A) Hiroyuki Takei; Concept by Stan Lee Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Age Rating: T
Pure Virtue vs. Vice! Can one survive without corrupting the other?! [(W) Stan Lee, Hiroyuki Takei (A/CA) Hiroyuki Takei]
In 1963 the slow boil of the Marvel super-hero revolution exploded in a full eruption with a slate of new heroic adventurers that redefined comic-book adventure forever. Joining the Fantastic Four, the Amazing Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Dr. Strange came the Avengers and an odd sister book featuring a weird assortment of brand new characters: Cyclops, the Beast, Iceman, the Angel, Marvel Girl, and the mysteriously-named Professor X. They were the X-Men, and little did anyone know that they would come to take the comic book business by storm. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby billed their new creations "The Strangest Super-Heroes of All!" and while their mutant powers were certainly weird, the binding concept of this band of heroes, a group feared, hunted and hated because the of prejudice of their fellow man was pure Marvel relevance, striking at the heart of Civil Rights battles of the time. So join us as we collect in this massive, painstakingly restored, archival volume as we recount the earliest adventures of the world's most-famous super-hero team as they encounter for the very first time their nemesis Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Juggernaut, Ka-Zar and the Savage Land, Master Mold and the Sentinels, and many more of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains. Supplemented with a bevy of behind-the-scenes bonus material, critical and historical essays, and original artwork, this volume is a bona fide must-have for each and every X-addict! Collecting THE X-MEN #1-31. [Written by Stan Lee & Roy Thomas / Penciled by Jack Kirby, Jay Gavin, Werner Roth & Jack Sparkling C]
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