Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant TPB (2009-2014 Marvel) comic books 2010

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 3!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #21-30. Written by STAN LEE. Art and cover by JACK KIRBY. Prepare yourself for another dose of the World's Greatest Comic Magazine, courtesy of the world's greatest comic collaborative team! Lee and Kirby set the standard for out-of-this-world imaginative adventure and launched the Marvel Universe with the Fantastic Four. Now, with all the Marvel U's super hero players in place, it's time for the FF to run the gauntlet. The Thing throws down with the Hulk in a battle so huge it takes the combined might of the FF and the Avengers to stop it; the Sub-Mariner makes a play for Sue Storm; the FF tangle with the X-Men; Nick Fury drops by in the story that set the table for "Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."; and even Dr. Strange makes an ever so astral appearance! Oh, and there's villains, too! The Mole Man makes his first return since FF #1; Dr. Doom threatens the FF once more, and if he's not evil enough for you, just wait 'til you see the surprise identity of the Hate-Monger! Just for fun, you'll also get the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android, the Puppet Master, the Red Ghost, the outer space Infant Terrible, and the villain fans love to hate-Diablo! Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Captain America: Book 1!" Collects Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #59-81. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY, GEORGE TUSKA, JOHN ROMITA and DICK AYERS. Cover by JACK KIRBY. As America began preparation for the inevitable entry in World War II, a secret military project gave birth to the greatest one-man fighting force ever known-Captain America! Transformed by the Super Soldier Serum from a 97-pound weakling into the Star-Spangled Avenger, Steve Rogers led the charge to liberate the world from the Axis powers' grasp. But before the war's end an accident left Cap frozen in suspended animation and his sidekick Bucky dead, while the world turned on for decades. When the Avengers finally resuscitated him, Steve Rogers was greeted by a world vastly changed. He was a man out of time tormented by the death of his partner, but no less committed to the cause of fighting evil in all its forms. In this inaugural Silver Age Captain America collection, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby bring you the rebirth of an American icon in issue after issue of classic Marvel magic. You'll read the classic origins of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull; see the first appearances of such cornerstone creations as the cosmic cube and the beautiful Sharon Carter; and watch Cap face off against Baron Zemo's Army of Assassins, the Sleepers, Batroc the Leaper, and his Nazi nemesis the Red Skull! Softcover, 264 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 993 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Silver Surfer: Book 1!" Collects Silver Surfer (196-1970 1st Series) #1-6 and material from Fantastic Four Annual #5, and Not Brand Echh (1967-1969) #13. Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema. 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! Softcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 4!" Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #31-40. Written by STAN LEE and STEVE DITKO. Art by STEVE DITKO and JOHN ROMITA. Cover by STEVE DITKO and DEAN WHITE. Spinning Spidey's webs to greater and greater heights, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in The Amazing Spider-Man. Their blend of Peter Parker's everyday woes, mixed with his webslinging alter ego's super-heroic exploits, was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece-the Master Planner saga. Spidey roots out the secret hideout of the mastermind that has been terrorizing New York, but he won't take him down without a challenge. Buried under a mountain of machinery with the clock ticking and Aunt May's life on the line, Stan and Steve put Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career and define a hero in the process. They'll also introduce you to Gwen Stacy for the very first time; show you around the campus at E.S.U.; and run the gamut from Kraven the Hunter to "Just a Guy Named Joe" before a new talent joins the Spider-Man family. The Jazzy One, John Romita, makes his Spider-Man debut! And oh, what a debut it is! His identity uncovered by the Green Goblin, Spidey finds himself fighting for his life only to discover the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn. To top it off you'll get the Green Goblin's origin in an edge-of-your-seat Marvel classic, and, as an amazing never-before-seen bonus, the complete pencils to Amazing Spider-Man #31! Softcover, 240 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 1!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #1-11. Written by STAN LEE. Art by WALLACE WOOD, JOE ORLANDO, and BILL EVERETT. Born to a past-his-prime prizefighter, Matt Murdock's luck always ran a step behind his good intentions. When a daring act to save a man's life results in an accident that blinds young Murdock, he finds that the same accident has enhanced his remaining sense to super-human levels. After his father's murder those powers make him Daredevil, the protector of the New York's mean streets. Launched in 1964, Stan Lee and Bill Everett's Daredevil debut was as gritty as they came, a tale of murder and sacrifice tempered with the desire to protect the downtrodden. Matt Murdock was someone different, and you'll see just why in his inaugural Marvel Masterworks! Featuring the first appearances of core characters like Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, as well as classic villains like the Owl, the Purple Man, Stilt-Man and Electro, and guest-appearances by the Fantastic Four and the Sub-Mariner, they're classics as only Stan Lee made them! With artwork by the incomparable Wallace Wood and Joe Orlando, I dare you not to reserve your copy today! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Thor: Book 1!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series - Journey Into Mystery) #83-100. Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, and Al Hartley. The Marvel Masterworks present the painstakingly restored classics tales that gave birth to the greatest saga of myth and adventure to ever grace the comic book page! The adventures of Thor! While vacationing along the coast of Norway, Dr. Donald Blake happened upon a secret chamber and inside it found a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking the cane a shower of lightning rained down and the hobbled doctor found himself transformed into the Mighty Thor, God of Thunder and champion of Asgard! In these pages you'll journey to across the Rainbow Bridge to eternal Asgard, meet Lord Odin, Heimdall, Balder, and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time. And to top it off, the mythological origins of Asgard are revealed in the fan-favorite Tales of Asgard backup features. They're Stan and Jack classics that are a must for every Marvel fan's library, so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Softcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Silver Surfer: Book 2!" Collects Silver Surfer (196-1970 1st Series) #7-18. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JOHN BUSCEMA and JACK KIRBY. Covers by JOHN BUSCEMA and DEAN WHITE. The world's favorite space-faring super hero in his continuing saga of anguish and adventure! He sacrificed himself to save his home world of Zenn-La from the planet-devouring menace, Galactus, saving those he loved in exchange for a life of servitude as the Silver Surfer. Now, after disobeying his master, Norrin Radd is stranded on the planet Earth-forever removed from his love, Shalla-Bal, and from the beckoning spaceways! A high point of epic adventure and lyrical drama, The Silver Surfer took the comic-book super hero to all-new heights. Using their ravaged protagonist as a lens through which they could comment on the social injustices of the era, Stan Lee and John Buscema turned the Surfer into the ultimate outsider archetype, reflecting the reader's world in his metallic skin. In these pages the Surfer will face ghosts from beyond the grave seeking redemption, the horrors of war, the devious Mephisto, and mighty Marvel heroes from Spider-Man to the Human Torch and the Inhumans. So what more do you need to know, reserve that copy today, True Believer! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Iron Man: Book 1!" Collects Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #39-50. Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, and ROBERT BERNSTEIN. Art by DON HECK, JACK KIRBY and STEVE DITKO. Cover by JACK KIRBY and DEAN WHITE. As the '60s unrolled, Stan Lee's Marvel released hit after revolutionary hit, bringing fresh new heroes to a public all too ready for amazing adventurers with feet of clay. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality like Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man! A jet-setter, playboy, and brilliant scientist, Stark is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, the inaugural Iron Man Masterworks is a cover-to-cover classic that's "must" reading for every fan of the sensational character that took both comics and film by storm. Led by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko-the trio of artists that launched the Marvel Age-bring you the creation of a cultural icon. You'll see the ever-evolving Iron Man armor in development, the first appearance of classic characters from Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts, to the Crimson Dynamo and the Mandarin, and so much more. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 21 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 4!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #31-40 and ANNUAL #2. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY and DEAN WHITE. Stan and Jack are back with another classic FANTASTIC FOUR collection, earning the title "World's Greatest Comic Magazine" and throwing in a little extra to boot! It all starts off with the origin of that epitome of evil, Dr. Doom. Find out how Doom's face was scarred and how Reed Richards is connected with that fateful day. Witness the birth of an evil quartet to rival the FF-the Frightful Four! Join the Battle of the Baxter Building as a de-powered FF teams with Daredevil against Dr. Doom in a fight to the finish that'll loosen your fillings! There's also monster menaces galore from the Mole Man to Dragon Man and out-of-this-world villains from the shape shifting Skrulls to the undersea warlord Attuma! But it's not just the panel-bursting action that makes FF great, it's the personal drama. How will Johnny and Sue respond when the father they thought dead returns? When Reed pops the question will the Invisible Girl say, "Yes," or do visions of Namor dance in her head? They're not just classics, one and all, they're Masterworks! Softcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 5!" Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES) #41-50 and ANNUAL #3. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JOHN ROMITA Sr. and DON HECK. Cover by JOHN ROMITA, Sr. You just hit the jackpot, tiger! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS bring you another set of classic tales featuring world's most amazing super hero-the Amazing Spider-Man. With Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure, it's Spidey at his very best! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on two legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true heart of the story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He finds new independence as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, a certain Miss Mary Jane Watson. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and rarely has Spidey had it worse than in "Spider-Man No More!" Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. "Doctor Strange: Book 1!" Collects Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #110-111 and 114-141. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Master of the Mystic Arts, a sorcerer supreme, a white knight who wields black magic against blacker villains. Doctor Strange is mankind's only hope against the dark otherworldly forces that conspire to steal the life of the conscious world - forces such as Baron Mordo, the Dread Dormammu, Nightmare, Aggamon, The House of Shadows, Loki, the Mindless Ones, and more. Softcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.