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Marvel Masterworks
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1

1964

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1-10. When a young Peter Parker is given the fantastic powers of an arachnid, he must also deal with the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. Check out these 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.
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The X-Men Vol. 1 - The Strangest Super Heroes Of All

1987

The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators—now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! See the X-Men from the very beginning with the debut of Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman and Marvel Girl—Professor X’s original teen team with a mission to forge peace between man and mutantkind! Thrill to their first encounter with the Master of Magnetism, Magneto—and meet his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Plus, the X-Men battle the immovable Blob and the untouchable Unus—and have run-ins with the Sub-Mariner, the Avengers and Ka-Zar, lord of the Savage Land! Written by Stan “The Man” Lee and illustrated by Jack “King” Kirby, it’s super hero adventure at its very best! COLLECTING: X-Men (1963) 1-10
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The Avengers, Vol. 1

1990

Collecting Avengers (1963) #1-10. 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. And 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 battle with the Sub-Mariner vs. the Avengers.
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The Fantastic Four, Vol. 2

1988

Collects Fantastic Four #11-20 and Annual #1. See the Thing and the Hulk face-off for the first time as well as the FF battling the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, the villainous Puppet Master with a brainwashed Namor, the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android; Kang the Conquer; Dr. Doom, the Molecule Man, and the Impossible Man! Plus, FF vs. Spider-Man!
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The X-Men, Vol. 2

1988

The origin of Professor X! The birth of the Juggernaut! The end of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! The coming of the Sentinels! And the mystery of the Mimic! Collects The X-Men #11-21
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The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1

1989

Collects Incredible Hulk (1962) #1-6. Witness the birth of the green goliath himself - The Incredible Hulk ! Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner now finds himself transformed during times of stress into the dark personification of his repressed rage and fury: The Incredible Hulk!
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 3

1965

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 early days including battles with the Green Goblin, the Molten Man, Vulture and Scorpion! Featuring appearences by Dr. Strange and the Human Torch! Collects The Amazing Spider-Man #20-30, Annual #2
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The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1

1991

Collects Giant-Size X-Men #1, The X-Men #94-100
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The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2

1982

Collects Uncanny X-Men #101-110. Ever-expanding their ranks, the Children of the Atom combat the evils threatening both mutants and humans - like the Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy, Magneto, The Imperial Guard. The Starjammers. Weapon Alpha and Warhawk.
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Captain America, Vol. 1

1990

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 trend-setting 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
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The Silver Surfer, Vol. 1

1990

Collects Silver Surfer (1968) #1-6, Fantastic Four Annual #5 & Not Brand Echh #13. 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 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!
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 4

1966

Collects Amazing Spider-Man #31-40. As Spider-Man struggles to stop the crime spree of the Master Planner (secretly Dr. Octopus) and his men, he ends up buried under a collapsed water tower! See Spidey use his strength as never before to get free! Peter Parker tries balancing his new life at college and his Aunt May's ailing health! Ned Leeds wants to marry Betty Brant, but she's still got feelings for her old flame, Peter, who's too preoccupied to even notice his beautiful new classmate Gwen Stacy! Spidey tangles with old foes like Kraven the Hunter and the Molten Man, and new ones like the Looter, a Guy Named Joe, and Mendel Stromm! And when the Green Goblin attacks, he learns Spider-Man is Peter Parker, then reveals himself as Norman Osborn, father of Peter's classmate, Harry!
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Daredevil Masterworks, Vol. 1

1991

Collects Daredevil (1964) #1-11. When young Matt Murdock saved a man from being hit by a truck, he was rendered blind by a radioactive chemical that also enhanced his other senses! Now, after years of training, the fledgling attorney is ready to fight crime as Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, in both his yellow and read costumes! See Daredevil's earliest battles against the Fixer (the man responsible for the death of Battlin' Jack Murdock), Electro, the Owl, Purple Man, Matador, Mr. Fear's Fellowship of Fear, the Sub-Mariner, Stilt-Man, Klaus Kruger, and the mysterious Organizer and his operatives, who would later become the Ani-Men! Meet Matt's one true love, Karen Page, his law partner and best friend Foggy Nelson, and Foggy's future wife Debbie Harris!
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Thor Masterworks Vol. 1 (Journey Into Mystery

1991

Collects material from Journey Into Mystery #83-100. It's the classic 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.
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The Silver Surfer, Vol. 2

2001

Collects Silver Surfer (1968) #7-18. 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.
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The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1

1992

Collects Tales of Supsense #39-50. Inventor, businessman, playboy... SUPER HERO! Gravely injured in combat, billionaire genius Tony Stark saved his own life by designing a life-sustaining shell - the high-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 both boardroom intrigue and super-powered menaces. A modern-day knight in shining armor, he fights injustice wherever it rears its ugly head!
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 5

1967

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #41-50 & Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3. After months of hints and failed setups, Mary Jane Watson jumps into Peter Parker's life with a bang - leaving him unsure who he likes more, MJ or Gwen Stacy! And while Peter gets a motorcycle and his fi rst apartment with friend Harry Osborn, Spider-Man faces villains deadlier than ever! The Lizard! Kraven the Hunter! A new Vulture! The Kingpin! And introducing the Rhino and Shocker!Collects The Amazing Spider-Man #41-50, Annual #3
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Doctor Strange Vol. 1 - The World Beyond

1966

Collects material from Strange Tales (1951) #110-111, 114-141; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #2. The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! Dr. Stephen Strange is a once-brilliant surgeon whose own failings left his hands in ruins and his career in tatters. He desperately sought a cure, but found so much more instead. Now, Doctor Strange is the Master of the Mystic Arts, Earth's Sorcerer Supreme - mankind's only hope against dark and otherworldly forces! From Strange's wicked rival Baron Mordo to the Dread Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension, prepare to have your horizons widened by the mind-boggling mystic realms on display in these strange tales from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's spellbinding, visionary run!
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The Fantastic Four, Vol. 5

2004

In the early 1960s, the Fantastic Four billed itself as "the world's greatest comics magazine," and issues 41-50, collected here in the FF's fifth volume in the Marvel Masterworks series, actually live up to that lofty claim. A trademark of the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby years was their epic sweep, and these 10 issues encompass three different story arcs that are themselves connected. Issues 41-43 feature the Frightful Four (the Wizard, the Sandman, the Trapster, and Madam Medusa) in an elaborate plot to brainwash the Thing into turning on his compatriots, including a battle with Reed Richards in the story memorably entitled "To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?" There's a timeout for a light-hearted break in Fantastic Four Annual no. 3, the marriage of Sue and Reed, in which the most dizzying array of supervillains and superheroes—almost everyone in the Marvel Universe—drops in for a page or even a panel in order to stop or save the wedding. When Medusa returns in issue 44, she's not simply a member of a supervillain group, but one of the Inhumans, super-powered beings led by the mighty Black Bolt, and the FF must follow them to the Great Refuge. If all that's not momentous enough, enter the most noble and tragic character of all, the Silver Surfer, the herald for the almighty Galactus, who consumes planets not because he's evil, but because he must in order to survive. In a 10-issue span, it's hard to imagine a similar wave of classic characters and mind-bending concepts, and yet Lee and Kirby also take the time to make their characters achingly human. Simply put, comics never got better than this, and this Masterworks edition reprints every issue in its full-color glory. - David Horiuchi Collects The Fantastic Four #41-50, Annual #3
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Daredevil, Vol. 2: Alone against the underworld

2001

Legendary artist John Romita Sr. makes his Marvel Age debut, and he's taking Daredevil straight into the heart of the Savage Land! There, DD will battle the Plunderer - and meet none other than Ka-Zar! Then, it's a Daredevil/Spider-Man team-up featuring Romita's first-ever Spidey art! The adventure pits the two high-flying heroes against the Masked Marauder - but only after they duke it out themselves! Next comes the debut of Daredevil's classic nemesis the Gladiator - and before you know it, another amazing artist the unforgettable 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! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #12-21.
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The Mighty Thor, Vol. 3

2003

Collects Journey Into Mystery #111-120, Annual #1. The creative team that sparked the Marvel revolution, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, 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.
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 6

1968

This action-packed volume collects an amazing selection of Spidey tales by legends Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. Includes a four-part Doctor Octopus epic - plus appearances by the Kingpin, Ka-Zar, the Spider-Slayer, Captain Stacy and more! Also reprinted are the issues' original covers. Collecting The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #51-61 and Annual #4
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The Fantastic Four, Vol. 7

2007

Written by Stan Lee Pencils by Jack Kirby The First Family of Super Heroes ushers in a new era of Marvel Masterworks with the addition of Fantastic Four Vol. 7 to the Masterworks Library! Showcasing the unmatched team-up of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this edition is a must-have! Hold on to your seats, True Believers, as the F.F. battle Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst, the Sandman, Ronan the Accuser and more! Also featuring the Silver Surfer, the incomparable Inhumans and the first appearance of Him, the man later to be known as Adam Warlock! Collecting Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #61-71 and Annual #5. VARIANT COVER EDITION IS LIMITED TO 1505 COPIES
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The Avengers, Vol. 4

2012

Die-hard Avengers fans know that over the years, there have been many changes in this roster of "earth's mightiest super heroes". What remains the same are the best in thrills, fun and fantasy provided by our superheroes and supervillians engaged in the classic good vs. evil struggle. Collects The Avengers #31-40
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The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 5

2005

Collects The X-Men #132-140, Annual #4, Bizarre Adventures #27, Phoenix: The Untold Story #1
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The Fantastic Four, Vol. 8

2012

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #72-81, Annual #6. It's 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!
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 7

2005

Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (1968) #1-2, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #62-67, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5. 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! Plus, the sensational origin of Peter Parker's parents as Spider-Man battles no less than the Red Skull!
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Captain America, Vol. 2

2005

Reprinting Captain America from Tales of Suspense Nos. 82-99 & Captain America No. 100
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The X-Men, Vol. 5

2005

Collecting X-MEN (Vol. 1) #43-53, AVENGERS (Vol. 1) #53 and selections from KA-ZAR #2, 3 and MARVEL TALES #30.
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The Avengers, Vol. 5

2005

Collects Avengers (1963) #41-50, Avengers Annual #1. Prince of Power, Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man; Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian for the Red, White and Blue; the entire dag-blamed Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid; Goliath and the Wasp face a blast from their shrinkingpast as they fight the Whirlwind. And a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight only to have the Avengers lose their teammates, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants-it's a cosmic balance, bub! And let us not forget, Avengers past and present joining together in combat against a sextet of baddies built up by the Mandarin.
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Ant-Man/Giant-Man Vol. 1

2006

Collects material from Tales To Astonish (1959) #27 and #35-52. Burned under the magnifying glass of overwhelming demand, Mighty Marvel has given in to bring you our smallest hero in his first big Masterwork! Scientist Hank Pym invented an amazing growth serum and a cybernetic helmet, making him the Astonishing Ant-Man! Teamed with the winsome Wasp, the tiny twosome battle a sensational array of mini- and maxi-sized menaces from the Scarlet Beetle to the Black Knight! And if that’s not enough to occupy a man of science, he’s also defending the good ol’ U.S. of A.’s secrets from the Commie hordes! But we’ve got more than just miniature mayhem for you, True Believer—you can also look forward to the birth of the biggest Avenger there ever was: Giant-Man!
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The X-Men, Vol. 6

2011

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #54-66. The X-Men's greatest adventures. Thrill to the introduction of mutant mainstay Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Mutates and Sunfire; and battles against the Living Pharaoh and the Sentinels.
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The Fantastic Four, Vol. 10

1970

Certifiably the Worlds Greatest Comic Collaboration, the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Fantastic Four run stands as one of the high-water marks in the history of the medium. The ten titanic years on the title laid the very foundation of the Marvel Universe, and birthed more amazing concepts and creative characters than perhaps any series before or since. In this tenth Masterworks volume, we celebrate the entire Lee/Kirby run with essays by critics, creators and luminaries in the field of comics. But it just aint waxing nostalgic, True Believer! This is a Marvel comic, after all! Expect plenty of explosive action and family drama a-go-go as the FF build up to their 100th issue featuring everyone from Doc Doom to Dragon Man! Theyll also help mankind take one giant leap when the Krees robot Sentry tries to stop the Apollo 11 moon landing! Just for good measure, well throw in the uncanny Inhumans and Attilan, and the whole shebang comes to a head when the mutant menace, Magneto, teams up with Namor in a bid to conquer the worldNixon is not pleased! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #94-104.
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Captain America, Vol. 3

1969

Collects Captain America (1968) #101-113. The MARVEL MASTERWORKS proudly unfurl one of the greatest runs in Marvel history: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko's CAPTAIN AMERICA! We begin with the Red Skull in a plot that forces Cap to do his nemesis' bidding or risk America's nuclear annihilation! Its Kirby action at its best with Batroc the Leaper and the Trapster, and Lee drama at its deepest as Cap relives his first meeting with - and the death of - Bucky Barnes. Last, but most certainly not least, comes Jim Steranko! The master of the medium will take you on a ride like none other with Cap vs. the Hulk, the return of Bucky and...the death of Captain America!
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The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 3

2006

Collects Tales of Suspense (1959) #66-83, Tales to Astonish (1959) #82. Tony Stark is pitted against the undersea menace Attuma, the Dream-Maker and the Titanium Man in classics without compare! Then, it's straight into a who's who of villains when the Mandarin returns, Ultimo attacks and Iron Man goes toe-to-toe with Namor the Sub-Mariner in one of Marveldom's earliest crossover epics!
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 8

1969

Collects 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (Vol. 1) #68-77 and 'Marvel Super-Heroes' #14.
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The Avengers, Vol. 6

2006

Collects Avengers (1963) #51-58 and Annual #2 & X-Men (1963) #45. Take a trip through one of the most stellar creative periods in Avengers' history! The Black Panther joins the team, the Avengers fight the X-Men, a new Masters of Evil debuts, the story of Bucky Barnes' tragic death is told in full for the first time, the new Avengers and the original Avengers face off in a reality-bending battle—and don't forget the first appearance of Ultron! Plus, one of the most famous stories in all of Marveldom: the Vision's debut in "Even an Android Can Cry."
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Warlock

Marvel Masterworks, Vol. 1

2012

Collects Marvel Premiere (1972) #1-2, Warlock (1972) #1-8, Incredible Hulk (1968) #176-178. In 1972, Marvel Comics marched into a new era—an era in which super heroes increasingly reflected the world's turmoil and social unrest. And the hero for that era was the newly christened Adam Warlock! The character previously known as "Him" with the sublime Soul Gem was launched on a wild ride across the cosmos to Counter-Earth. Hastened by the High Evolutionary to become the savior of this parallel planet, Warlock must rally humanity against the evil of the Man-Beast!
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The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 4

1968

Collects Tales Of Suspense #84-99, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1 And Iron Man (1968) #1. Mr. Tony Stark is back again as the Invincible Iron Man! Brought before the United States Senate to divulge the secrets of Stark Enterprises, the stakes have never been higher for the Iron Avenger. But survival in the halls of government means risking the life of his closest confidante, when the Mandarin mistakes an armored Happy Hogan for the real deal! There's no time for recovery even after a face-off against the many rings of the Mandarin - because waiting right in the wings are the Mole Man, the Melter and the Crusher! And lemme tell ya, executive privilege don't mean nuts to these ne'er-do-wells! With a return adventure to Vietnam, the communist terror of the Titanium Man and the evil ideologues of A.I.M. lined up in a row after that, you can bet your bottom dollar that it'll be an action-packed ride straight through to the debut of Iron Man's very own solo-series!
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Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Vol. 1

2007

Having revolutionized everything from war to Westerns to good ol' superheroes, 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 and Dennis O'Neil; pencilled by Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, John Severin, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, Howard Purcell and Ogden Whitney, with a cover by Jack Kirby.
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Captain America, Vol. 4

2008

Collects Captain America (1968) #114-124. 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!
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Captain Marvel, Vol. 3

1991

He's back and better than ever - the hero that wouldn't die, Captain Marvel! After a few years in hiatus, mighty Marvel's space-born super hero returned, and under the aegis of writer/artist Jim Starlin, his story would achieve a scale never before imagined! Stripping the Kree Captain down to his very core and forcing him through a gauntlet of past opponents, Starlin then brought to the fore one of Marvel's pre-eminent cosmic menaces for the very first time: the mad Titan, Thanos. With the stage set and the players from unearthly entity Eon to Drax the Destroyer and the mighty Avengers pulled into fray, the good Captain led the fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube in a confrontation that would redefine super-hero epics forever! Featuring an introduction by Jim Starlin and an extensive selection of bonuses, this Marvel Masterworks volume is the definitive collection of the creative arc that defined Captain Marvel! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL #22-33 and IRON MAN #55.
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The Defenders, Vol. 1

2008

Collects Sub-Mariner (1968) #34-35, Marvel Feature (1971) #1-3 and Defenders (1972) #1-6. Leap into the adventures of the dynamic Defenders, comics' greatest non-team! Bonded in a mutual mission are the mightiest misfits in the Marvel U.: the Incredible Hulk, the Sub-Mariner and the Silver Surfer. But these warriors three don't rest on bylaws and butlers; they - along with the Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Strange, and the defiant Valkyrie - come together only in moments of utmost crisis. Facing enemies from across the incomprehensible divide, the Defenders square off against Dormammu; the Nameless One; the Enchantress; and a dark menace from Dr. Strange's past, the sorcerer Cyrus Black. It's not just baddies they do battle with, though. In a prelude to the epic Avengers/Defenders War, Hulk, Namor and the Silver Surfer go head-to-head with the mighty Avengers in a fight that pits hero against hero like none other!
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The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10

2008

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #88-99. It's 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, when Peter Parker’s best friend, Harry Osborn, was revealed to be a drug addict.
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Marvel Masterworks

The X-Men, Vol. 7

2008

Collects Amazing Adventures #11-17, Marvel Team-Up #4, The Amazing Spider-Man #92, The Incredible Hulk #150, 161, plus the covers to The X-Men #67-80 and Annual #1-2
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Marvel Masterworks

The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 5

2008

Collects Iron Man (1968) #2-13. Step back from the big screen and jump into the tales that made Marvel's Iron Avenger one of the world's most-famous super heroes! It's a new era for comics' most of sophisticated scientist/socialite, Tony Stark, as Archie Goodwin, Johnny Craig and the iron man of IRON MAN illustrators, George Tuska, take you on an amazing set of adventures! Just to warm you up, we've got Happy Hogan transformed into the Freak, one of Iron Man's earliest enemies back to settle a score, a wild adventure into the far-flung future and a good, old-fashioned bash-'em-up with the Crusher teamed with a twisted-metal duel with the buzzsaw blades of the Gladiator. And now, the main course! Iron Man's oldest and evilest of enemies, the Mandarin, returns and pushes the Golden Gladiator to the breaking point. First, he pits Iron Man against the Incredible Hulk in a battle of the titans that only one will walk away from, and then he tears him down with his discovery that Tony Stark is Iron Man! It's an all-time Iron Man classic that's so great that for good measure, we're also bringing you the carnage of the Controller, a threat so awesome that it brings Iron Man together with Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to stop it!
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 11

2009

100 ISSUES...6 ARMS...1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!!! 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
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Deathlok the Demolisher

The Complete Collection

2009

Col. Luther Manning has been locked in a state of living death. He is no longer a man, but a mockery of a man. He has become an amalgam of reanimated flesh and computer circuitry, stripped of his family, his humanity—but not his will. He has become Deathlok the Demolisher—a weapon of war programmed solely for destruction. Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #25-28, 30-36; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #46; Marvel Spotlight (1972) #33; Marvel Two-In-One (1975) #27, 54; Captain America (1968) #286-288.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Fantastic Four, Vol. 12

2010

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #117-128. Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing face-off against their greatest adversary ever. In a word...Galactus! The world devourer returns and either the Silver Surfer must submit to his will or the Earth dies! It's a four-part epic that will make a True Believer out of comic fans young and old. That's worth the price of admission alone, but since we're so nice there's also the Human Torch's struggle to rescue his ladylove Crystal from the alchemical clutches of Diablo; a progressive parable of social consciousness in the Marvel Manner that Stan Lee championed; the secret of the Monster from the Lost Lagoon; and Roy Thomas' regular-series writing debut on a three-part saga featuring the menacing Mole Man and sultry Kala, Queen of the Netherworld-and topped of with a retelling of the FF's origin! Guest-starring the Inhumans, the Black Panther, the world's weirdest babysitter-Agatha Harkness-and Richard Nixon!
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Black Panther Masterworks Vol. 1 (Jungle Action

2010

Collects material from Jungle Action #6-24. In 1973 comics' first African super hero took the headlining slot in an ambitious ongoing series, beginning a 13-issue epic unprecedented in its time. Writer Don McGregor teamed with artists Rich Buckler and Billy Graham to tell "Panther's Rage," a story so huge it ranges across the savannah, into the deepest jungles and up to the snow-topped mountains of Wakanda. Over its course McGregor & Co. would define T'Challa, give full depth and life to the Wakandas and their culture, while pitting the Panther against the murderous Erik Killmonger for control of the kingdom. Not one to rest on his laurels, McGregor then set out to raise the bar once again, sending T'Challa to the American South to investigate the murder of Angela Lynne and its connection to the Klan and the history of the Soul Strangler.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 12

2010

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #110-120. When The Gibbon 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!
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Marvel Masterworks

Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1

2010

Collects Marvel Team-Up" #1-11
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Marvel Masterworks

The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 7

2011

It's a lucky seventh volume chock full of memorable X-Men moments by the classic creator combo of Claremont and Cockrum! First up, Kitty's leaving the School For Gifted Youngsters. Her new academic destination? The Massachusetts Academy, run by none other than Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club's White Queen – setting up the inevitable showdown between the X-Men and Sebastian Shaw's minions, with a classic, no-holds-barred, Storm/Emma catfight in the clouds! Next, it's the immortal "Kitty's Fairy Tale," a storybook fantasy that introduced Kitty's loyal pet dragon, the lovable Lockheed! Then, the first half of the all-time great "Brood Saga," with four-issues of space operatics starring the Starjammers, the Shi'Ar, and those disgusting parasites from beyond the outer limits, the Brood! Topping off this marvelous mutant Masterworks is the return of Rogue and Mystique's Evil Mutants and the coming of Dracula in a tale only Bill Sienkiewicz could draw! Throw in a double-sized annual team-up with the X-Men and Fantastic Four combining forces against the Badoon, and, just because we love ya, Avengers Annual #10, featuring the first appearance of Rogue and her pivotal meeting with Ms. Marvel, and this is indeed the most masterful way to start off a blockbuster new year of Marvel Masterworks! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #151-159, X-MEN ANNUAL #5 & AVENGERS ANNUAL #10
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Marvel Masterworks

Doctor Strange, Vol. 5

2011

Collects Marvel Premiere #9-14, Doctor Strange #1-9
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Marvel Masterworks

The Fantastic Four, Vol. 13

2011

The MARVEL MASTERWORKS march on with the next collection of incomparable FANTASTIC FOUR adventures! When the Human Torch skips out for the Inhumans' hidden city and his girl Crystal, he doesn't find the reception he planned for when Quicksilver greets him. Meanwhile, the Frightful Four launch a surprise attack with their newest member - Thundra - that pushes Reed and Sue to the breaking point. Once the dust settles, the FF will be one fewer - because the Invisible Girl has quit! Of course, we wouldn't have the makings of an FF/Inhumans epic if Maximus the Mad didn't rear his head and make a power play for the Inhuman throne. By the time all is said and done, the Human Torch will be sporting a fiery new costume, and the Inhuman Queen Medusa will be the FF's newest member. And that's just for starters! Ahead of you are classic battles between the Thing and Thundra; the return of the towering Dragon Man and Gideon; the world's creepiest babysitter, Agatha Harkness; a bizarre trip back to the '50s courtesy of the Shaper of Worlds; and a reunion with Wyatt Wingfoot in a fight against one of the FF's oldest enemies, the Miracle Man! To top it off, we're also including a trip to the Negative Zone and the origin of its truly evil inhabitant, Annihilus. The villain's plan to harness the enormous powers in Franklin Richards will devastate the FF in a story that changed the Marvel Universe forevermore! So don't hesitate: Celebrate 50 years of FANTASTIC FOUR - the World's Greatest Comic Magazine - and reserve your copy today! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #129-141.
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Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 8

2012

Collects Uncanny X-Men #160-167 & X-Men Annual #6. It's an adventure in Belasco's mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus' little sister Ilyana Rasputin aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi'ar, the X-Men are in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 15

2013

Peter Parker's life has never been easy, but it's hard to take a turn for the worse when your dead girlfriend shows up on your doorstep. Oh, then there's that famous Parker luck, which means it does. It means, Spidey, you've been cloned! The Amazing Spider-Man launches into the storyline that shocked the comics world! The scheming Jackal takes our hero through the wringer as he not only has to face one of his greatest personal tragedies, but also has to battle through the Scorpion, the Tarantula ... and himself! You'll also enjoy the blossoming of Peter and Mary Jane's relationship, and even their first kiss, as well as the return of the Shocker and the Sandman, and so much more! COLLECTING: Amazing Spider -Man (1963) 143-155, Marvel Special Edition 1
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 16

2014

Peter Parker's past comes back to haunt him in his latest and greatest Marvel Masterworks volume! Doc Ock has returned, and he's brought the ghost of Hammerhead with him! And those two aren't the only ones back from the grave: the Kingpin is out to resurrect his son - and he can only do it if Spider-Man dies! The danger doesn't stop there, either, as the Punisher sets his sights on Spider-Man in an adventure guest-starring the X-Men's Nightcrawler; dinosaurs rampage down Broadway in the war of the reptile-men; one of Spidey's oldest foes hijacks the Spider-Mobile; and J. Jonah Jameson secures proof of Spidey's secret identity in the return of the Spider-Slayer! Reserve your copy today! COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 156-168, Annual (1964) 10
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Marvel Masterworks

Marvel Rarities, Vol. 1

2014

Reprints Watcher, Doctor Doom, and Doctor Droom stories from: Amazing Adventures #1-4 & 6 Tales of Suspense #49-58 Silver Surfer #1-7 Marvel Super-Heroes #20 & 23 Astonishing Tales #1-8 eight unpublished pages of Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins' Starhawk (not the Guardians of the Galaxy character) Plus lots of bonus material from Marvel’s early years and issues of FOOM.
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Marvel Masterworks

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1

2014

Collects Ms. Marvel (1977) #1-14. The year was 1977, and Marvel was set to debut its latest and greatest new super heroine. NASA Security Chief Carol Danvers' life had long been intertwined with the alien Kree's interventions on Earth. But now it was time for this new woman in a new era to take on a new persona all her own: Ms. Marvel! As editor of Woman magazine, Danvers must contend with the Marvel Universe's biggest blowhard, J. Jonah Jameson, while discovering her identity and origins as a super hero. Chris Claremont, continuing the series begun by Gerry Conway, brings to bear all the craft and character development of his renowned X-MEN run - while Jim Mooney, John Buscema and Joe Sinnott supply some of the most stunning art of the era!
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Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 9

2015

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #168-175, X-Men Annual (1970) #7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #5, Wolverine (1982) #1-4. By 1982, the Uncanny X-Men had become the biggest franchise in comic books. Chris Claremont's writing rose to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in "God Loves, Man Kills," while his work with Frank Miller on Wolverine skyrocketed the character's popularity. With the culmination of Paul Smith's classic run - featuring the growing romance between Kitty Pryde and Colossus, the first appearance of Callisto and the Morlocks, Rogue's debut as an X-Man.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 17

2015

J. Jonah Jameson has Peter Parker pegged as Spider-Man. Dr. Faustus is set to drive our hero insane. The Molten Man returns. The Punisher is back in town. And that's just the warm-up for the return of the Green Goblin, in the conclusion of Len Wein's celebrated Amazing Spider-Man run! When the Goblin strikes, all bets are off . Spider-Man's secret identity, the lives of Aunt May and Mary Jane, everything is on the line! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 169-180, ANNUAL (1964) 11, NOVA (1976) 12, MARVEL TREASURY(1974) 14
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Marvel Masterworks

The Champions, Vol. 1

2016

Collects Champions (1975) #1-17; Iron Man Annual (1970) #4; Avengers (1963) #163; Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) #14; Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #17-18, Hulk Annual #7. Join the Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel as they form an all-new super-team: the Champions! This massive Masterworks collects the Champions' complete adventures in a single volume! Every issue, every highlight, every page as the lives of these Marvel icons play out together. Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow, pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Doctor Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!
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Captain America Masterworks Vol. 14

2022

Collects Captain America (1968) #247-260. Captain America is the people's choice in a timeless run by Roger Stern and John Byrne! These legendary creators begin their Cap adventures with the Machinesmith and his army of robot replicas. But Steve Rogers soon winds up in an even tighter spot: a race for the presidency?! Next, Batroc is back, with Mister Hyde and Cobra by his high-jumping side! The Stern/Byrne run concludes with a timeless tale of horror from Captain America's war-torn past as the vampiric Baron Blood seeks to conscript Cap into the army of the undead - plus a 40th anniversary celebration that explores Cap's all-American origin! This top-shelf Masterworks also includes a return appearance by all-time great Cap artist Gene Colan and the beginning of Mike Zeck's iconic run!
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 18

2016

Together with Ross Andru, Keith Pollard and guest artists including John Byrne and Jim Starlin, Marv Wolfman will prove why Spidey has become the world's favorite super hero. Sure, there's tenacious villains to fight: Electro, Jigsaw and the Spider-Slayer. And there's unlikely enemies to face: Rocket Racer and the Big Wheel. And J. Jonah Jameson is going to have an even sharper axe to grind with Spidey after their latest encounter with the Man-Wolf. But the true drama comes from the life of Peter Parker. Aunt May is hanging on by a thread. Will Mary Jane accept his proposal for marriage? When Betty Brant walks back into his love life, what's a Parker to do? COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 181-193; MIGHTY MARVEL COMICS CALENDAR 1978; AND MATERIAL FROM ANNUAL (1964) 12
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Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 10

2017

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #176-188, Magik (1983) #1-4, material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #40. John Romita Jr. joins Chris Claremont as the Uncanny X-Men's chart-topping adventures continue! Drama abounds as Cyclops heads off on his honeymoon with Madelyne Pryor, Wolverine's relationship with Mariko takes a turn for the worse, and Kitty Pryde is kidnapped and forced to marry the Morlock Caliban. Meanwhile, Rogue is public enemy number one and anti-mutant sentiment threatens the passage of a law that will strip every mutant in the United States of their rights. There's no shortage of action either: Colossus battles Juggernaut, Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants return, Rachel Summers arrives on the scene, and the Dire Wraiths attack. Topped off by Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith's stunning classic story "Lifedeath" and the Magik miniseries, there's no shortage of mutant masterworks!
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 19

2017

The Amazing Spider-Man swings toward his historic 200th issue! Peter Parker has faced villain after villain over the course of his heroic career, but despite all those victories, one moment will forever torment him - the death of his Uncle Ben. And now, our hero is struck low when not only does Aunt May die, but the man who killed Uncle Ben returns! It's a saga that plumbs the emotional depths of Peter Parker's life like no other. As Spidey struggles through his grief, old villains and new faces emerge: the Kingpin returns and the Black Cat makes her first appearance. Spidey faces Doc Ock in an Annual extravaganza. COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 193-202, ANNUAL (1964) 13, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1979) 1
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Marvel Masterworks

The Avengers, Vol. 17

2017

Collects Avengers (1963) #164-177, Annual (1967) #7, Marvel Two-In-One Annual (1976) #2. Jim Shooter and an unparalleled team of avenging artists—George Pérez, John Byrne, Jim Starlin and more—bring you Earth's Mightiest Heroes at their best! This Marvel Masterworks volume is packed with classic encounters staged on a truly massive scale: Jim Starlin's defining Thanos War, Ultron's revenge, the cosmic Korvac Saga—it's a dizzying array of iconic adventures! Luckily, the Avengers aren't alone as they face these challenges—they're joined by the Guardians of the Galaxy, the amazing Spider-Man and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing! Also featuring Adam Warlock, Gamora, the Collector, the Lethal Legion, Count Nefaria, a new look for Wonder Man, and the unfolding secret origins of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch!
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Marvel Masterworks

The Avengers, Vol. 18

2018

Avengers Mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth! Government agent Henry Peter Gyrich is kicking out all but seven Avengers. Despite their protests, the team won't have time to argue—because a mysterious man from Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's past has emerged, kicking off an adventure that leads the Avengers to Wundagore Mountain and reveals the answer to one of Marvel's oldest mysteries! But first, the Absorbing Man shows up for a good ol' fashioned knuckle-crunching battle! Also featuring a trip to the Inhumans' Great Refuge, an all-new Doctor Spectrum in a story illustrated by George Pérez, solo Beast and Falcon adventures and the massive mountain-menace Monolith! Brought to you by Avengers greats David Michelinie and John Byrne! Collects Avengers (1963) #178-188, Annual (1967) #8-9, Marvel Premiere (1972) #49 and material from Marvel Tales (1966) #100.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 20

2018

Peter Parker's always had the worst luck, but Spider-Man's a hit with the ladies in his latest round of adventures! The Black Cat is back, and her love-hate relationship with Spidey is heating up. Dazzler disco dances with our hero in an early appearance not to be missed. She's not only mutant caught in Spidey's web; Mesmero is back, courtesy Dennis O'Neil. Then, an all-time Spider-Man great makes his series debut: John Romita Jr.! JRJR carries on the family tradition, creating some of the most iconic Spider-Man adventures of all time beginning right here. Also featuring a Stern 'n' Byrne one-shot, the first appearances of Madame Web and Hydro-Man and Frank Miller's classic Spider-Man/Doctor Strange team-up! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 203-212, ANNUAL (1964) 14
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Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 11

2019

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #189-193, X-Men Annual (1970) #8, X-Men and Alpha Flight (1985) #1-2, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (1984) #1-6. Chris Claremont made the X-Men a global sensation and the Marvel Masterworks are once again proud to present his tales of honor, prejudice, evolution and perseverance. It begins with Wolverine’s return to Japan, where the young Kitty Pryde has found herself in over her head with the yakuza. It’s an adventure that will change both characters forever! Meanwhile in America, the X-Men face the Hellfire Club and Kulan Gath turns all of Manhattan—and all Marvel’s heroes—into a barbarian horde. Then, in the All-New, All-Different X-Men 100th issue, a ghost from the team’s past confronts them on one of their most devastating moments. Finally, fan-favorite Paul Smith returns for a story with massive implications for the X-Men’s future.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 21

2019

New York City has always been a defining element in Spider-Man's world, but it's going to drive him crazy-if it doesn't kill him first. From an NYC Marathon assassination plot to Peter Parker's paper-thin apartment walls; from a merged Hydro-Man/Sandman menace to running into your ex-girlfriend's new beau Biff Rifkin, the City That Never Sleeps just won't give Spidey a break. And the hits keep coming when Peter Parker is accused of causing a prison break and thrown in the slammer himself. Also featuring Moon Knight, a team-up with Sub-Mariner against the Frightful Four and the Aunt May solo "adventure" you demanded! Topped off with an iconic Dennis O'Neil/Frank Miller Annual pitting Spider-Man and the Punisher against Doc Ock! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 213-223, ANNUAL (1964) 15
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Marvel Masterworks

Daredevil, Vol. 14

2020

Dangerous and desperate, the Owl is on the attack - and he's far from the Man Without Fear's only problem! Bullseye is back, while the Purple Man has employed his mind-control powers to torment Daredevil and his friends alike. It's a gritty, edge-of-your-seat saga that traps DD in Ryker's Island prison, forcing him to fight a gauntlet of his most violent enemies! The personal drama is no less captivating: After Heather Glenn discovers that Matt Murdock is Daredevil, she blames him for her father's death, sending Matt into a tailspin. And things won't get any easier when his old flame, the Black Widow, returns! This historic volume culminates with an epic final battle against Death-Stalker - and Frank Miller's Daredevil debut! COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 144-158; MARVEL PREMIERE (1972) 43
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Marvel Masterworks

The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 12

2020

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #194-200, Annual (1970) #9; New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1; Nightcrawler (1985) #1-4; material from Bizarre Adventures (1981) #27. Chris Claremont, together with an absolute dream team of art talent—John Romita Jr., Arthur Adams, Barry Windsor-Smith and Dave Cockrum—brings you an indisputable Marvel masterwork! Beginning with the earthshaking return of the Juggernaut, tensions rise as Professor X’s health fails, a crisis of faith strikes Nightcrawler and Storm ranges across the African savannah in the second “Lifedeath” masterpiece! Meanwhile, the X-Men and New Mutants are whisked away to Asgard to battle Loki and his minions in the all-time great “Asgardian Wars,” illustrated by the incomparable Arthur Adams! Finally, the day of reckoning arrives as an international tribunal tries Magneto for crimes against humanity. Also featuring a swashbuckling saga starring Nightcrawler by X-Men icon Dave Cockrum!
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Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 22 (Amazing Spider-Man

2020

The Marvel Masterworks are proud to present one of the greatest eras in Spider-Man history - Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. 's AMAZING SPIDERMAN. These two all-time greats raised Spidey to new heights while recapturing the compelling tone and character-driven focus that made the web-slinger world famous. Stern and JRJR returned classic villains like the Vulture to the fore, explored a disturbing fate for the Tarantula, told the definitive Juggernaut story and made J. Jonah Jameson a bigger pain than ever before. And that was just their warm-up! This incomparable volume also features the first appearance of Monica Rambeau (A. K. A. Captain Marvel), a mountain of character profiles from the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, an in-depth intro by Roger Stern and more! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 224-237 & ANNUAL (1964) 16, THE MARVEL COMICS GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS (1982) AND MATERIAL FROM THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE (1983)
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Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 13

2021

Collects Iron Man (1968) #113-128; Marvel Premiere (1972) #44. Many have lent their talents to IRON MAN, but few—if any—have had a greater impact than the creative trio of David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. has! They remade IRON MAN with new co-stars—including Jim Rhodes, the future War Machine—and new armors, but more important than anything else, a new and character-defining take on the man inside the armor. Their Tony Stark is a hero not because of the extent of his technological wizardry, but because of his perseverance in the face of his own personal failings. This beautifully restored Marvel Masterworks edition presents the beginning of the reinvention of a Marvel icon, culminating in the classic "Demon in a Bottle"!
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Marvel Masterworks

The Black Panther, Vol. 3

2021

The Marvel Masterworks proudly presents the continuing adventures of the Black Panther! In a political-thriller miniseries by Peter Gillis and Denys Cowan, the Black Panther as king of Wakanda finds himself in an existential crisis, presenting himself as a hero of Africa while with an apartheid state exists next door to Wakanda. Then, Don McGregor, the mastermind behind the Black Panther's first series, continues his saga with "Panther's Quest." When T'Challa learns that the mother he never knew may still be alive, he stops at no cost to rescue her, invading South Africa and battling mercenaries and militaries alike. It's a creative tour de force with artwork by Marvel icons Gene Colan and Tom Palmer that defined the character for a generation. Black Panther (1988) 1-4, material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 13-37
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Marvel Masterworks

The Mighty Thor, Vol. 20

2021

With writer Doug Moench behind the helm, Thor returns to Midgard (A.K.A. Earth) — but there's no getting comfortable for the God of Thunder, as he soon discovers heavies like the Wrecking Crew, Mephisto, and Galactus' heralds Firelord and Gabriel, all ready and waiting to take him on! And even when Thor finally does get time for a well-earned rest, he finds himself haunted with visions of the Dream-Demon! But why is the All-Father Odin putting Thor on trial? Plus: X-Men scribe Chris Claremont delivers a super-sized battle against the dread Dormammu, while Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio provide a fresh set of Tales of Asgard! Lift Mjolnir high—because this is a Masterworks fit for the Realm Eternal! COLLECTING: Thor (1966) 303-314, Thor Annual (1966) 9
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Brother Voodoo Masterworks Vol. 1

2021

Collects Strange Tales (1951) #169-173; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #24, Werewolf by Night (1972) #39-41, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #41, Doctor Strange (1974) #41, Moon Knight (1980) #21; material from Tales of the Zombie (1973) #6, 10, Tomb of Dracula (1972) #34-37, Werewolf by Night (1972) #38, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1, Doctor Strange (1988) #16-17, 20. In 1973, Marvel's iconic series Strange Tales was reborn starring an extraordinary new horror hero. Today, the Marvel Masterworks are bringing the zombie hunting adventures of that hero—Brother Voodoo—back to life! Haitian-born, Jericho Drumm left his island nation to study psychology in America. When his brother is on his death bed, he returns home and this man of science becomes entangled in the spiritual world of voodoo! Jericho's brother's spirit is joined with his own, making him the new Brother Voodoo and a powerful protector of mankind. His exploits pit him against zombies and A.I.M. and team him with Moon Knight and Doctor Strange. The classic tales of Brother Brother are beautifully restored and collected in complete in this single volume.
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Incredible Hulk Masterworks Vol. 15 (Incredible Hulk

2021

Roger Stern brings his timeless Hulk run to a close with an Incredible finish! With Hulk icon Sal Buscema at the drawing board, ol' Jade Jaws gets wound up in an epic four-issue struggle with Machine Man that'll test the limits of both man and, well, machine! The high-tech thief Goldbug is searching for a lost city of gold, and needs the Hulk to find it, but what is his connection to the enigmatic They Who Wield Power? And can Hulk stand up to a foe even bigger than he is? Find out when he takes on It the Living Colossus! Plus: It's Hulk vs. Canadian heavyweight Sasquatch in one extra-sized Annual, and the legendary Steve Ditko is on hand to draw another! COLLECTING: Incredible Hulk (1968) 234-244, Annual (1968) 8-9; material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 20, 24
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Marvel Masterworks

Daredevil, Vol. 15

2021

One of the most influential runs in not just Marvel history, but all of comics history begins with the arrival of Frank Miller as the creative force behind DAREDEVIL! Miller remade the mythos of the Man Without Fear, first illustrating Roger McKenzie’s scripts with art partner Klaus Janson, then taking over as both writer and artist. Miller grinds the grit of New York City’s streets into every page, blending super heroics with the dark tone of noir crime thrillers. DD squares off against Doctor Octopus, the Hulk, Gladiator and the psychotic side of Bullseye before Miller introduces a new icon: the assassin Elektra! And her tempestuous relationship with Matt Murdock will form the unforgettable backdrop to DD’s war against the Kingpin! COLLECTING: Daredevil (1964) 159-172; material from Bizarre Adventures (1981) 25
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Marvel Masterworks

The Avengers, Vol. 21

2021

Avengers storytelling doesn’t get much more dramatic than the tales in this Marvel Masterworks, as the disgraced Yellowjacket reaches rock bottom! Meanwhile, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes join the Defenders to take on Nebula, and team with Drax the Destroyer in battle against—Thor and Moondragon?! Two new members join the team (spoiler: it’s She-Hulk and Hawkeye!), and the blustery bowman gets right into the action in a classic team-up with Scott Lang, the Ant-Man, against the Taskmaster! And the Black Knight shows up for a stirring two-part tale! Capping off this volume is the classic VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH miniseries, where Vizh and Wanda’s attempts at suburban bliss are rocked by deep revelations—including the identity of Wanda’s father! COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 217-226, Annual (1967) 11; Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) 1-4; material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) 3
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Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 14

2022

Collects Iron Man (1968) #129-144. The Marvel Masterworks continue David Michelinie and Bob Layton’s timeless IRON MAN run! Tony Stark recovers from his problems with the bottle by throwing himself into globetrotting business (and pleasure), but his enemies aren’t giving him an edge: The All-Devourer awaits in Hong Kong, the Titanium Man is ready to tango in Times Square and Force makes his brutal debut in the Bahamas! But sometimes it’s your friends you need to worry about the most: Can Stark beat back a hostile takeover of his company by Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.? With rich characterizations, a vibrant supporting cast and a steady stream of new armor designs, Michelinie and Layton prove they’re just getting started!
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Marvel Masterworks

The Fantastic Four Vol. 23

2022

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #251-257, Annual (1964) #17; Avengers (1963) #233; Thing (1983) #2; material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983). The Marvel Masterworks continue John Byrne's iconic FF run! When the Fantastic Four journey on a mind-bending quest through the Negative Zone, the opportunistic Annihilus attacks the undefended Baxter Building. It's a gripping saga with two universes hanging in the balance! With Daredevil, She-Hulk and the Avengers racing to the FF's side, Reed and Sue must make some drastic decisions concerning their future with the team! Plus: Galactus is back, he's hungering and the Skrull homeworld is on the menu. The ramifications of this moment will be felt for generations! And speaking of Skrulls: Whatever happened to the first Skrulls to cross paths with the FF? Find out here! Also featuring a massive trove of FF entries from the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
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Doctor Strange Masterworks Vol. 10

2022

The Marvel Masterworks reach the epic finale of legendary writer Roger Stern’s Doctor Strange run! He’s joined by Paul Smith and Dan Green and a host of top guest-artists, all of whom add their beautifully-crafted visuals to the magical milieu. These master storytellers will introduce Dr. Stephen Strange to some of his toughest challenges yet: Dracula is in pursuit of the mythical book of demonic power—the Darkhold! Scarlet Witch, Monica Rambeau, Blade and Hannibal King join forces with Doctor Strange to keep it from the Lord of the Vampires! Then, the curse of the Ebony Blade has driven the Black Knight mad. Can Doc Strange pull him back from the brink? Plus: Clea wages war to end Umar’s reign over the Dark Dimension! COLLECTING: Doctor Strange (1974) 58-73
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Marvel Masterworks

The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 14

2022

In his very first work for Marvel in the U.S., iconic artist Alan Davis delivers on a double-sized NEW MUTANTS Annual that introduces Psylocke to the world of the X-Men! But she’s arrived just as Sabretooth and the Marauders go on the hunt for Morlocks—and they don’t mind slaying any X-Men who get in the way! The “Mutant Massacre” event shocked readers and set a high-water mark for X-Men storytelling. Plus: Longshot joins the X-Men as they—and the New Mutants—take on Mojo in an Arthur Adams-drawn Annual! Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde is slowly disintegrating, leading the X-Men to make a deal with Doctor Doom to save her. Needless to say, the Fantastic Four have something to say about that! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #210-219, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #10, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #2 and FANTASTIC FOUR VS. X-MEN #1-4.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Mighty Thor, Vol. 21

2022

Collects Thor (1966) #315-327, Annual (1966) #10; material from Bizarre Adventures (1981) #32. The God of Thunder needs all the help he can get against the Bi-Beast. Enter: Iron Man! Then, it's a Man-Beast/Man-Thing showdown with Thor in the middle—while Loki conspires to pit his adopted brother against the stone men of Easter Island and the great dragon Fafnir! As if that's not drama enough, Thor faces a gauntlet of foes in Zaniac, the Dark Man and the Scarlet Scarab, plus a one-on-one showdown with Darkoth—with Mephisto lurking in the background! And who are Grult and the Menagerie of Rimthursar? This Masterworks edition also includes a double-sized Annual extravaganza pitting Thor and the gods against the Demogorge and "Sea of Destiny," a tale beautifully rendered by master illustrator John Bolton.
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Marvel Masterworks

The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 15

2022

The hall of fame creative trio of Michelinie, Layton and Romita Jr. concludes its classic tenure with a run of stories that pushes the Armored Avenger to his limits! Tony Stark isn't the only one constantly upgrading his tech when Whiplash returns with a fearsome set of augmented powers and a new codename: Blacklash! Then Ant-Man takes his I.T. role at Stark International to super-heroic lengths! And what happens when Doctor Doom and Iron Man travel back in time to the era of King Arthur's Camelot? These two armored titans square off in "Doomquest!" Plus: The Living Laser, the Mauler and the Unicorn return to menace our man Stark. And wait until you see Iron Man's awesome new stealth armor! Collecting IRON MAN (1968) #145-157.
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Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 15

2023

Marc Silvestri’s uncanny legacy as an X-Men artist begins here! The artist who would define a new era of mutant drama kicks things off with the X-Men vs. Avengers limited series, in which Magneto is summoned to trial for crimes against humanity. Can the Avengers bring him to justice? And why are the X-Men standing in their way? Next, Alan Davis draws an epic Annual introducing the alien force named Horde. Then, as regular artist of The Uncanny X-Men, Silvestri joins with mutant maestro Chris Claremont for a run of legendary stories. Their iconic “Fall of the Mutants” storyline changed everything for the X-Men. With many team members missing and presumed dead, mutantkind regroups in Australia, becoming targets of the mysterious Reavers! COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men (1981) 220-231, X-Men Annual (1970) 11, X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) 1-4, material from Best of Marvel Comics (1987)
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Marvel Masterworks

Daredevil Vol. 17

2023

The Marvel Masterworks caps off Frank Miller's early '80s writer/artist run on DAREDEVIL with a volume that stands tall with the best comics of all time! In the aftermath of Elektra's death, Matt Murdock is at a crossroads - obsessed with the idea she might not really be dead. Can he pull it together in time to stop the Kingpin's criminal machinations and bring justice to Bullseye? Enter Black Widow to help the man she once loved more than any other - but she finds far more than she ever bargained for as the duo steps into the midst of a duel between the Hand and the Chaste to resurrect Elektra! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #182-191, and material from ELEKTRA SAGA #1-4 and THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE (1983).
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Marvel Masterworks

The Avengers, Vol. 23

2023

Roger Stern's run of Avengers excellence continues! First, Spider-Man is short on cash - and an Avengers salary is just the ticket to fix his finances! Then, it's pandemonium at Project PEGASUS - and in the aftermath, Starfox connects the Vision to Titan's supercomputer, giving Vizh nearly unlimited power! Next, the team battles Morgan Le Fey in a struggle to save Spider-Woman's soul. Meanwhile, Hawkeye introduces his new bride, Mockingbird, to the Avengers - just in time to get whisked away to Battleworld along with most of the team! The Vision is left behind, but can he assemble an all-new Avengers roster? Plus: An Annual adventure by the creative dream team of Stern, Ditko and Byrne - and Mark Gruenwald's milestone HAWKEYE limited series! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #236-245 and ANNUAL #13, and HAWKEYE (1983) #1-4.
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Captain America Masterworks Vol. 15

2023

Collects CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #261-269 and ANNUAL #5, and DEFENDERS (1972) #106. J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck made CAPTAIN AMERICA their own in a celebrated three-year creative collaboration! Theirs is one of the Star-Spangled Avenger's greatest eras - and it begins when a Captain America movie causes Cap to cross paths with a new Nomad, the Ameridroid and the Red Skull! Next, the American Dream comes under assault by an enigmatic force - and in a two-part tale guest-starring Spider-Man, the cyborg S.U.L.T.A.N. sets his sights on Washington, DC! Finally, the Defenders join up with Cap to stop the psychopathic physicist August Masters from embroiling America in a war with the Soviet Union! Plus: Veteran Cap artist Gene Colan returns for a double-sized Annual pitting Steve Rogers against the Constrictor and Samson Scythe!
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS

THE INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 17

2023

Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema take the Hulk around the world! First, Israel's best defense against the Hulk is the super hero called Sabra! Next up is Egypt, where the Hulk faces the swashbuckling might of the Arabian Knight! Then it's off to Mother Russia for a battle against Darkstar and the Soviet Super-Soldiers! In Japan, Glenn Talbot faces a dramatic reckoning—after which the Hulk gets his passport stamped on Easter Island by the Absorbing Man! And in a pair of Hulk-sized Annuals, Rick Leonardi joins Mantlo to fuse Bruce Banner with the cosmic power of Captain Universe, and the Hulk battles the Avengers! Plus: Frank Miller's first Marvel story! And CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS—the Mantlo limited series that changed everything! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #256-265 and ANNUAL #10-11, and MARVEL SUPER HERO CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #1-3.

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Tony Isabella
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John Byrne
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Archie Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
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Roger Stern
Roger Stern
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Len Wein
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Marc Silvestri
Marc Silvestri
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Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
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Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
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Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Author · 37 books

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Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Author · 334 books

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Jon Bogdanove
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Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 469 books

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Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler
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Bob Hall
Bob Hall
Author · 13 books

Robert "Bob" Hall is an American comics artist and writer as well as a playwright and theatre director. He is the co-creator of the West Coast Avengers for Marvel Comics and has worked on such series as Armed and Dangerous and Shadowman, which he both drew and wrote for Valiant Comics. According to his personal webpage: BOB HALL: WRITER, ARTIST, AND COMIC CREATOR I’ve worked in the comics industry for more than forty-five years, starting at Charlton Comics in 1974, illustrating horror stories and drawing covers. That same year I took a course in creating comics taught by the legendary John Buscema and at the end of the class, Buscema recommended me to Archie Goodwin, Editor-In-Chief at Marvel, as a penciler. I was immediately thrown into drawing a group book, The Champions, written by Bill Mantlo, who graciously mentored me through my first jobs. Over the next fifteen years, I drew most of Marvel’s Major books and characters, The Champions, Doctor Doom, the Red Skull, The Avengers, The West Coast Avengers, The Squadron Supreme, Spider-man, including Spider-Man meeting the original Saturday Night Live cast, Thor, Nick Fury, Moon Knight, one issue of The New Mutants, and What If Conan Were Trapped In the Twentieth Century, Part 2. I also did a slew of Movie adaptations including Willow, Dark Man, and arguably the worst superhero movie ever, the 1980s Captain America. On the other hand, check out the graphic novel, Emperor Doom, probably my best work for Marvel. In 1977, Jim Shooter, the new Editor-In Chief, offered me a job as one of a new group of sub-editors. I signed on for a six-month tenure since a stage adaptation I had co-authored, The Passion of Dracula, then running Off Broadway, was due to receive a West End production in London. There was no question that was going to be there for that. Those six months in the bullpen gave me opportunity of working with some of the most talented people in the comics field, Shooter, Stern, Salicrup, Giacoia, both Buscema’s, Colan, Janson, Rubenstein, Layton, Marie Severin, Byrne, Jo Duffy, Claremont, others too many to list. I learned more about making comics than any time before or since. Then in the 1990s, Jim Shooter started a new company, Valiant. Having seen a plays I had authored, he invited me to write and asked me to choose one of four different titles. For me, Shadowman had the most potential, set in New Orleans, featuring a musician and involving voodoo, all stuff I could dig into. I wrote and eventually drew the book for thirty-five issues. It was very successful but was eventually rebooted to support a video game while moved on to I create Armed and Dangerous, a crime series and probably my finest work in comics. It’s hard to find copies but well worth the effort. Then, in the late 1990s, the comics industry went to hell.

Alan Davis
Alan Davis
Author · 14 books

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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
Author · 9 books

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Ernie Hart
Author · 2 books

Also wrote under the pen-name H.E. Huntley. American comic-book writer and artist best known for creating Marvel Comics' funny animal character Super Rabbit as well as co-creating the superhero The Wasp.

Jerry Siegel
Jerry Siegel
Author · 64 books

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Al Milgrom
Al Milgrom
Author · 29 books
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Larry Lieber
Larry Lieber
Author · 19 books
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Mike W. Barr
Mike W. Barr
Author · 59 books

Mike W. Barr is an American writer of comic books, and mystery, and science fiction novels. Barr's debut as a comics professional came in DC Comics' Detective Comics #444 (Dec. 1974-Jan. 1975), for which he wrote an 8-page back-up mystery feature starring the Elongated Man. Another Elongated Man story followed in Detective Comics #453 (November 1975). He wrote text articles and editorial replies in letter columns for the next few years. By mid-1980 he was writing regularly for both DC and Marvel, including stories for Marvel Team-Up, Mystery in Space, Green Lantern, and various Batman titles. Legion of Super-Heroes #277 (July 1981) saw him take on editorial duties at DC, while writing issues of DC's Star Trek comic, for whom he created the native American character Ensign Bearclaw and a pacifist Klingon named Konom. In December 1982, he and artist Brian Bolland began Camelot 3000, a 12 issue limited series that was one of DC Comics' first direct market projects. In August 1983, Barr created what may well be his most enduring work, the monthly title Batman and the Outsiders with art by Jim Aparo. Barr wrote every issue of the original series, and its Baxter paper spinoff, The Outsiders. His other comics work includes Mantra and Maze Agency as well as the 1987 OGN hardcover book Batman: Son of the Demon (with art by Jerry Bingham), proceeds from which reputedly "restored DC Comics to first place in sales after fifteen years." This title, and Barr's work on Batman with artist Alan Davis have been cited by Grant Morrison as key inspirations for his recent (2006) run on the Batman title. In 2007, he wrote a two-part story for the pages of DC's JLA: Classified (#47-48, Jan-Feb 2008), returned to the Outsiders with Outsiders: Five of a Kind—Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct 2007), contributed to Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga, and relaunched Maze Agency at IDW Publishing. He has also scripted many of Bongo Comics' Simpsons titles, including a Christmas story for 2010. In May 2010, the Invisible College Press published Barr's science fiction/fantasy novel, Majician/51, about the discoveries of a scientist working at Area 51.

Jackson Guice
Author · 11 books

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Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart
Author · 206 books

See also John Harkness. Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry. He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one). After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund. And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane. In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.

Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Author · 16 books

Stephen J. "Steve" Ditko was an American comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990, and into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994.

Scott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell
Author · 105 books

Scott Lobdell (born 1960) is an American comic book writer. He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.

Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin
Author · 94 books

James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine. In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974). When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. ( In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.

Doug Moench
Doug Moench
Author · 150 books

Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.) Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond. Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Dennis O'Neil
Dennis O'Neil
Author · 175 books

Dennis "Denny" O'Neil was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement. His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.

Ron Goulart
Ron Goulart
Author · 75 books

Pseudonyms: Howard Lee; Frank S Shawn; Kenneth Robeson; Con Steffanson; Josephine Kains; Joseph Silva; William Shatner. Ron Goulart is a cultural historian and novelist. Besides writing extensively about pulp fiction—including the seminal Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of Pulp Magazines (1972)—Goulart has written for the pulps since 1952, when the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction published his first story, a sci-fi parody of letters to the editor. Since then he has written dozens of novels and countless short stories, spanning genres and using a variety of pennames, including Kenneth Robeson, Joseph Silva, and Con Steffanson. In the 1990s, he became the ghostwriter for William Shatner’s popular TekWar novels. Goulart’s After Things Fell Apart (1970) is the only science-fiction novel to ever win an Edgar Award. In the 1970s Goulart wrote novels starring series characters like Flash Gordon and the Phantom, and in 1980 he published Hail Hibbler, a comic sci-fi novel that began the Odd Jobs, Inc. series. Goulart has also written several comic mystery series, including six books starring Groucho Marx. Having written for comic books, Goulart produced several histories of the art form, including the Comic Book Encyclopedia (2004).

Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont
Author · 248 books

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties. Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman. Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Author · 86 books
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium. He was also a comic book writer and editor. His most common nickname is "The King."
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