Superstar John Byrne's legendary run concludes with one of the most innovative periods in FANTASTIC FOUR history! The sensational She-Hulk replaces the Thing, Sue Richards becomes the Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic is tried for crimes against the universe! Also featuring the return of Doctor Doom, the fate of Reed and Sue's unborn child, the resurrection of Jean Grey and more as the FF confront deadly foes including the Mole Man, Doctor Octopus, Terminus, the Beyonder, Mephisto, Psycho-Man and Annihilus! Plus: the unfinished classic "The Last Galactus Story." Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #261-295 and Annual #18-19, Alpha Flight (1983) #4, Thing (1983) #10 and #19 and Avengers Annual #14 - plus material from Secret Wars II #2, Epic Illustrated #26-34, What If? (1977) #36, What The-?! #2 and #10, Thing (1983) #7, Fantastic Four Roast and Fantastic Four Special Edition.
It's prime time in the Marvel Universe with Chris Claremont, John Byrne and the amazing Spider-Man! That's right, before they created the definitive X-Men, Claremont and Byrne were spinning tales with the web-slinger. And the historic Spidey exploits they have in store include Captain Britain's introduction to the Marvel U. proper, the first appearance of Arcade, adventures alongside the scintillating Tigra and the malodorous Man-Thing, a two-part tale that revives the Living Monolith and co-stars X-Men Havok and Polaris, and an encounter with Luke Cage and New York's Bravest! Also featured are a mystic turn with Doctor Strange and Clea that features the return of the Silver Dagger; adventures with Cap, Iron Man and Daredevil - and a bevy of bonus material including cover art from Marvel Tales! Collecting Marvel Team-Up (1972) #65-73 and #75-77.
Featuring screen-capture images from Marvel's Avengers Assemble Season Two! All the action of your favorite animated series! • The Avengers and Squadron Supreme face off in the ultimate battle of the super-teams! • But when evil triumphs, can the Avengers strike back and retake a conquered world? • It's Earth's Fightiest Heroes when Iron Man takes on Captain America! What could put these two heroes at odds? Only the entire future of the Avengers! • When Thanos comes a-conquering, the whole team must stand united more than ever before. Only the Avengers can stop Thanos from dominating dozens of alien worlds, and Earth is next in the mad Titan's crosshairs. Sound the call: It's time to assemble! Collecting Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble Season Two #13-16.
Turmoil and tragedy for the New Mutants! Bird-Brain is the team's new feathered friend, but when the New Mutants trace his origins to the freak-filled island of the Ani-Mator, one teammate will not return home! The New Mutants are shattered by grief - but when they're dragged into an outer-space adventure and a revolt in Limbo ignites an Inferno on Earth, the team must ally with X-Factor's wards, the X-Terminators, to repel an army of demons and save Magik's soul! Then, when Hela's evil spell corrupts Mirage's Valkyrie side, the New Mutants travel to Asgard! Can a handful of mortal mutants defeat the Goddess of Death? Collecting New Mutants (1983) #55-85 and Annual #4, Spellbound (1988) #4, Power Pack (1984) #40, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #231 and X-Terminators (1988) #1-4 - plus material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #22, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #55, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1 and X-Men: Odd Men Out One-Shot.
In one uncanny issue, the X-Men meet two of the most important mutants they will ever know! One will become one of the greatest X-Men of all - and the other will spend years as a bitter enemy before proving herself a hero. They're Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost, and their destinies are intertwined! In their first appearance, Frost - White Queen of the insidious Hellfire Club - seeks to persuade Pryde to join her Massachusetts Academy rather than Xavier's School. She's one headmistress who's strict about getting her own way - and the X-Men will soon learn just how strict! Meanwhile, the Hellfire Club's Jason Wyngarde exerts his influence over Jean Grey in the first chapter of the Dark Phoenix Saga! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #129.
