Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant TPB (2009-2014 Marvel) comic books 2009-2011

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Amazing Spider-Man: Book 1!" Collects Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15 and The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #1-10.

Written by STan Lee. Art and cover by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Celebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world's most-famous super heroes from the very beginning!

The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel's classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with our new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks. And where better to start than where comics' most robust line of archival comic collections began - the Amazing Spider-Man! In 1962 in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most-enduring icons in American popular culture-the one and only Amazing Spider-Man!

Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. So join us in the following pages as we present stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey's very beginning including, the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro, and guest-star nods by the Fantastic Four and Human Torch.

And to top it off, we've packed this volume full of bonuses galore, including the complete original artwork to Spider-Man's Amazing Fantasy #15 origin from the Library of Congress archives!

Softcover, 272 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 1!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #1-10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, George Klein, Sol Brodsky, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Jack Kirby and George Klein. Introduction by Stan Lee.

In 1961 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse on the greatest revolution in comic book history, the Marvel Age of Comics, and right here in the pages of The Fantastic Four, you can experience it from page one. With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four!

These weren't just any super heroes, though, they were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn't float their rent and didn't always enjoy their superpowers.

So come join the Marvel Masterworks and witness the first appearance of such Marvel U. cornerstones as the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner's return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more!

Softcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The X-Men: Book 1!" Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #1-10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, and Chic Stone. Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Welcome to the uncanny world of Marvel's mutant adventurers, the X-Men!

Billled as "The Strangest Super-Heroes of All!" the X-Men blasted onto the comic-book scene in 1963, as the Marvel Comics revolution mounted a full-scale reinvention of four-color adventure like no other! You'll feast your eyes on the foundation of one of comic's most-famous franchises in these first ten issues.

It's all here from the very beginning with the debut of Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman and Marvel Girl, Professor X's teen team with a mission of peace and brotherhood for man and mutant, in their first battle with the Master of Magnetism, Magneto. You'll also read the first appearances of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Marvel Universe mainstays, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, the villainous Blob and Unus the Untouchable, as well as the reinvention of the Golden Age jungle man, Ka-Zar!

Written by Stan "The Man" Lee and illustrated by Jack "King" Kirby, it's super-hero adventure at its very best!

Softcover, 248 pages, full color.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: Book 1!" Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #1-10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman, George Roussos, Chic Stone, Vince Collett, and Don Heck. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Pick up the adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes from day one with the MARVEL MASTERWORKS!

Comicdom's greatest assemblage of super heroes burst onto the scene in 1963 as Marvel Comics revolutionized the comic-adventure art form. Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp and the Mighty Thor formed the improbable core of the ever-changing super-team. But it was three issues later when, from the ice of the northern Atlantic, Captain America returned from the frozen depths that the Avengers truly took form.

Illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck, and written by Stan "The Man" Lee, you'll find the first appearances of Kang the Conqueror, Wonder Man, the Space Phantom and Baron Zemo, the debut of the Masters of Evil and the Hulk's departure from the team and "subsequent team-up with the Sub-Mariner to take down his former comrades.

They're Marvel Masterworks one and all!

Softcover, 240 pages, full color.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Amazing Spider-Man: Book 2!" Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #11-19 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Welcome back for another helping of Amazing Spider-Man milestones by the team that made the Webslinger a worldwide icon, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko! Their troubled teenager took comics by storm in 1962, and the first round of stories were just a warm up!

In these pages you'll be witness to the debut of more classic Spidey foes including Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter and no less than the Green Goblin himself! And as if one foe at a time wasn't enough, the Sinister Six unite for the first time in the colossal AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, a jam-packed 72-page Lee/Ditko extravaganza!

Also featuring the rampaging Hulk, the Human Torch and Spidey's first team-up with Daredevil, but as every Spider-phile knows, it's not costumes alone that make the saga of Peter Parker so compelling, it's his everyday cohorts. From Flash Thompson to Betty Brant, dear old Aunt May to "Jolly" Jonah Jameson, they make for incomparable drama, so don't back, reserve that copy today, True Believer!

Softcover, 278 pages, full color. All Ages

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 2!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #11-20 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996) Annual #1.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, and Steve Ditko. Cover by Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

The Fantastic Four return in another collection of classic tales by the team that built the House of Ideas, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby!

Creating the World's Greatest Comic Magazine wasn't enough for these two talents, now they had to prove it-and here how! Across ten trend-setting issues, the Thing and the Hulk face-off for the first time; the FF journey to the moon to grapple with the Red Ghost and his Super Apes and first encounter the cosmic presence of The Watcher; the villainous Puppet Master bends the might of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, to his will; the Mad Thinker unleashes his Awesome Android; Rama-Tut (a.k.a. Kang the Conqueror) sends the FF to ancient Egypt; Dr. Doom returns in a two-part epic guest-starring the Astonishing Ant-Man; the Molecule Man menaces the world; and, for the first time, the wild and wacky Impossible Man drops in from the planet Poppup.

Oh, and we couldn't forget, it's all topped off with a star-studded, action-packed Annual featuring the Sub-Mariner's all-out aquatic invasion of New York City-with bonus pinups-a-plenty and a back-up feature pitting the FF vs. Spider-Man!

Softcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Book 2!" Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #11-21.

Written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Art by Jack Kirby, Chic Stone, Vince Colletta, Werner Roth, Joe Sinnott, Dick Ayers, and Alex Toth. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Launched by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the X-Men blended super-hero action, teen angst, and a metaphor for the turbulent social and racial issues of the '60s into one potent package!

After laying the foundation for what would become comics' biggest franchise, Stan and Jack passed the headmaster's role of the Xavier School to Roy Thomas and Werner Roth, who would come into their own while crafting the tales of Marvel's merry mutants.

Collected in this second amazing MASTERWORKS volume, you'll find the first appearance of the unstoppable Juggernaut, the cosmic Stranger, the mutant Mimic, and in a classic three-part saga, the mutant-hunting robot Sentinels. And for good measure we're topping it off with the return of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil mutants and a two-part tale featuring Lucifer, the early nemesis of Professor X.

They're mutant milestones one and all!

Softcover, 240 pages, full color.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Incredible Hulk: Book 1!" Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #1-6.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers, and Steve Ditko. Cover by Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction known as the Incredible Hulk!

Hot off the success of the FANTASTIC FOUR, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's atomic update on the Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde tale, mixed the joy of giant monsters with Cold War intrigue and added a heavy dose of psychological drama to create a formula that even decades later has readers clamoring for more. So for each and every purple pants loving Hulkophile, the MARVEL MASTERWORKS are proud to present the Hulk's original six-issue solo series in one amazingly restored volume.

You'll meet Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross of the U.S. Army and the lovely Betty Ross for the first time. You'll see the Hulk's first appearance as the gray goliath before he turned that familiar shade of green. You'll watch the Hulk bust knuckles with the far-out Toad Men, the subterranean Tryannus, monstrous Mongu, and the Metal Master, and to make it that much better, the incomparable Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko illustrate it all.

Softcover, 164 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: Book 2!" Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #11-20.

Written by Stan Lee, Larry Ivie, and Larry Lieber. Art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Chic Stone, Dick Ayers, Mike Esposito, and Wally Wood. Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Brought together to fight the biggest menaces in the Marvel Universe, Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man and the Wasp represented the heavy-hitters of the super-hero set, but Marvel heroes don't just hang out, they live, breathe, argue-and even fall out.

In an innovative twist that would come to define the Avengers, Stan Lee chose to have those original Avengers depart, leaving Captain America alone to carry on. But it was who replaced them that really got reader's attention. Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch-all conflicted and villains in their own right-became Cap 's new recruits creating a dynamic, unpredictable and exciting quartet that to many would become the Avengers's heart and soul. So sit and back enjoy the evolution of Earth's Mightiest Heroes as they battle Kang the Conqueror, the Mole Man, the Red Ghost, Count Nefaria, Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil, the Mandarin and the Swordsman.

With guest appearances by Spider-Man the Incredible Hulk himself, it's a Marvel Masterwork from beginning to end!

Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The Amazing Spider-Man: Book 3!" Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #20-30 and ANNUAL #2.

Written by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Art and cover by Steve Ditko. Introduction by Stan Lee.

There's no Spidey like Stan Lee/Steve Ditko Spidey, and the MARVEL MASTERWORKS are here to prove it once again with another heaping helping of webslinging wonderment!

Teenage outcast and king of the wallflowers, Peter Parker, may have the most amazing powers in the super-hero biz, but good luck coming up with more downsides than this cat. Not only does his boss, J. Jonah Jameson consider him Public Enemy #1, he's sending not just one, but two villains after him-Mac Gargan, the Scorpion, and the vicious Spider-Slayer. And to add insult to injury, the Human Torch one-ups him against the Beetle and the Circus of Crime offers a whole host of reasons to hate peanuts. After that anybody'd need therapy, so Spidey hits the couch, and the couch hits right back with a mysterious foe that's going to give Parker's complexes complexes! To make matters worse, the Green Goblin teams up with the Crime-Master, Aunt May finds a certain red and blue costume, and the Molten Man makes high school graduation a day to remember in Forest Hills, Queens.

Top that off with a classic team-up between Lee and Ditko's greatest creations, Spidey and Dr. Strange, and you've got yourself a cover-to-cover classic!

Softcover, 272 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Uncanny X-Men: Book 1!" Collects GIANT-SIZE X-MEN (1974) #1 and Uncanny X-Men #94-100. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, LEN WEIN and BILL MANTLO. Art by DAVE COCKRUM. Cover by DEAN WHITE. The Children of the Atom, runts of the Silver Age litter, are reborn as the All-New, All-Different team of mutants that took the world by storm! With the original team held hostage by unknown forces, Professsor X recruits an international cast including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Sunfire and Warpath to take on the mantle of the Uncanny X-Men! Marked by progressive politics and personal conflicts, these All-New X-Men redefined super-hero teams for a generation of readers that can't get enough X-adventure to this day. Here for the first time you'll see Wolverine throw down with Cyclops; experience the shocking death of an X-Man; tremble at the return of the towering Sentinels; watch as X-Man battles X-Man as the new team attempts to tear apart the old; and bear witness to the sacrifice of Jean Grey. They're mutant milestones of the highest order, one and all - the stories that set the table for a comics revolution - so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Uncanny X-Men: Book 2!" Collects Uncanny X-Men #101-110. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT and BILL MANTLO. Art by DAVE COCKRUM, JOHN BYRNE, BOB BROWN and TONY DEZUNIGA. Cover by DAVE COCKRUM and DEAN WHITE. Setting a new standard for Marvel super heroes wasn't enough for mssrs. Claremont and Cockrum. In their second Marvel Masterworks outing with the Uncanny X-Men they aren't just aiming for All-New and All-Different, they're shooting for the stars! But before they can reach those heights Jean Grey must fall from the heavens in order to save her teammates' lives-and to reemerge from the ashes as The Phoenix! And though they may have saved one of their own, the X-Men must next face a fight from within the family. The Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy drive the Children of Atom to the edge of disaster, pushing Storm into the depths of childhood horrors and testing the mettle of Colossus and Wolverine to their utmost. And then, with the X-Men at their seeming breaking point, comes the return of Magneto! Then it's off to the stars and to the Shi'ar empire to meet the Starjammers, Lilandra, Deathbird, and the Imperial Guard, not to mention a certain artist named John Byrne! Also featuring the first appearance of Weapon Alpha, the cornerstone of both Alpha Flight and Wolverine's storied past in Weapon X, and a baseball game so wild it could only be the X-Men - this second volume of Uncanny Masterworks extends the dynamic legacy of Marvel's merry mutants! Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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

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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.

Volume 24 - 1st printing. "Uncanny X-Men: Book 3!" Collects Uncanny X-Men #111-121. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT and JOHN BYRNE. Art and cover by JOHN BYRNE. The creative team that took the X-Men to their greatest heights-Claremont and Byrne-returns, so why worry, why wait, why not just dive straight into a full-out battle with Magneto! The Master of Magnetism has a score to settle with the students of the Xavier School, and each member of the merry mutants must struggle to hold onto their humanity as their nemesis strips them to their very core. A narrow escape leads them out of the fire, into the frying pan (a.k.a. the Savage Land) where they face Sauron and the immortal Garokk, the Petrified Man. As they refined their uncanny team, Claremont and Byrne began to peel back the layers of mystery behind their increasingly popular hot-headed Canuck, Wolverine. You'll see his healing factor put on display for the first time, meet Mariko, a woman who seems to know the details of his shrouded past, and learn that he has a name, an enigmatic name-"Logan." Meanwhile, thinking her teammates killed in their battle with Magneto, Jean Grey heads for Muir Island in the beginning of the storyline that will culminate in the Dark Phoenix Saga! That's not all, though, there's one more battle ahead for the X-Men, and it's against the fan-favorite super team from up north-Alpha Flight! It's the X-Men at their very best, so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 5!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #3. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY. Stan "The Man" called it the "World's Greatest Comic Magazine," and he wasn't kidding. If Lee and Kirby set the comics world on fire in 1961 with the debut of The Fantastic Four, in 1965 they burnt the house down. Letting loose an unmatched burst of rapid-fire creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus, the Silver Surfer and even pulled off the first super-hero wedding while they were at it, and all in just 11 issues. With incomparable embellishment by Joe Sinnott, guest-appearances by everyone in the Marvel Universe, there's no denying that this is the essential volume for any and every Marvel fan! 'Nuff Said! Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "Mighty Thor: Book 2!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series - Journey Into Mystery) #101-110. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. Welcome back to the Eternal Realm! Welcome back to Asgard! And welcome back to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Forged in mythology, built for epic adventure and launched on the comic-reading public like a thunderbolt from the blue, the Mighty Thor quickly became one of the standout titles in the revolution that came to be known as the Marvel Age of Comics. Here - in the painstakingly restored, full-color pages of the MARVEL MASTERWORKS - you can experience the early tales of Thor, and witness his evolution and the introduction of his classic cast of characters just like the day they hit newsstands. In this volume, you'll behold the return of Zarrko the Tomorrow Man, the Cobra and Mr. Hyde while witnessing the first appearances of the Enchantress, the Executioner and the Grey Gargoyle. And to top it off, Thor battles X-Men nemesis Magneto, the Avengers drop by, and the Tales of Asgard continue spinning the history of Asgard and the Norse gods. They're Stan and Jack classics you won't want to miss! Softcover, 232 hardcover, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 3!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #21-30. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Don Heck. Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man and the Wasp with a trio of former super villains, readers thought he'd gone mad. As it turned out, the only thing crazy about the adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes was how insanely exciting the lineup of Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch became! With super-sized conflict within the team and colossal menaces without, the drama made every issue a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat extravaganza. Classic stories including battles with Kang the?Conqueror, Doctor Doom, Power Man and the Enchantress, and Attuma will prove that the Avengers are the world's?preeminent heroes - while revelations like Captain America's departure will test the team at its most fundamental level. But it won't just be Cap's Kooky Quartet against the world forever. In these pages, you'll see also the return of Giant-Man and the Wasp, and Hank Pym's transformation into Goliath! And with the first appearances of the Collector, the Swordsman and the Sons of the Serpent - not to mention the entrance of the Black Widow into the Avengers' world - there's no questioning this collection's a MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 28 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 6" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #51-60 and Annual #4. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY. Continuing their greatest-hits streak on the "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine," Stan Lee and Jack Kirby weren't content just to introduce the Inhumans, Galactus and the Silver Surfer. No, a three-peat was thinking far, far smaller than the most amazing team in comics' history imagined. Their followup was a heart-wrenching tale of tragedy and heroism titled "This Man! This Monster!" If this story doesn't make you come to love Benjamin J. Grimm, then yer heart must be made of orange rock, fella! Because the greatest Fantastic Four story wasn't enough, Stan and Jack had yet another unmatched milestone waiting in the wings: the debut of the world's first African super hero, the Black Panther, and his kingdom of Wakanda! And that's just the start! In the pages of this MARVEL MASTERWORKS, you'll also encounter the vile Klaw; see the Silver Surfer go toe-to-toe with the Thing; watch the Human Torch face his namesake, the original 1940s Torch; and wonder in shock and awe at how the Fantastic Four can hope to overcome Dr. Doom when he's wrested the Power Cosmic from the Surfer himself! We can't guarantee you won't wear out the pages of this volume reading stories this great again and again! You may want to order two just in case! Softcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 528 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 29 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 2" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #12-21. Written by STAN LEE and DENNIS O'NEIL. Art by JOHN ROMITA, Sr., JACK KIRBY and GENE COLAN. Cover by JACK KIRBY and DEAN WHITE. The classic adventures of the Man Without Fear reach new heights in his second MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection with the debut of not just one, but two seminal Daredevil artists! Kicking it off, John Romita takes DD into the heart of the Savage Land to do battle with the Plunderer and meet none other than Ka-Zar! If learning Ka-Zar's origin wasn't thrilling enough, then surely a Daredevil/Spider-Man team-up ought to enhance your excitement! In a story featuring Romita's first-ever artwork on Spidey, these two highflying heroes give the Masked Marauder what-for - but only after duking it out themselves, natch. Next comes the debut of Daredevil's classic nemesis, the Gladiator - and before you know it, enter another amazing artist: Gene Colan. Just in time to close out our volume, the Dean of Delineation lends his pencil to the first of what would become a nearly uninterrupted seven-year tenure on the Man Without Fear. Come experience it all from the very beginning with the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 542 copies. Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 30 - 1st printing. "The Mighty Thor: Book 3!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series - Journey Into Mystery) #111-120 and ANNUAL #1. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY. Cover by JACK KIRBY and DEAN WHITE. Hail Asgard! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are back with another selection of trendsetting Stan and Jack stories featuring the Mighty Thor! That's right, the creative team that sparked the Marvel revolution shows you how it's done with classic stories including an earth-shaking fight to end all fights between Thor and the Incredible Hulk, the return of the Grey Gargoyle, the entrance of the Absorbing Man, Thor and Loki's exile to the danger and desolation of Skornheim, the first appearance of the unstoppable Destroyer, and the introduction of Hercules and the Greek gods to the Marvel Universe! And it's all backed by the fan-favorite "Tales of Asgard" featuring the origins of Marvel's Norse pantheon of heroes, villains, giants and mystic lands. Reserve your copy today, because ightning doesn't strike twice! Softcover, 248 hardcover, full color. NOTE: Limited to 610 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 31 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Book 3!" Collects Uncanny X-Men #22-31. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by WERNER ROTH and JACK SPARLING. Cover by WERNER ROTH. Join the original X-Men - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman - in these early adventures from the days when Marvel's Merry Mutants were more the quirkiest quintet in comics than the worldwide wunderkinds they are today. Across ten issues, you'll see the X-Men confronted by a host of villains weird and varied - from Count Nefaria and his horde of henchmen to the Locust and the Aztec-inspired Kukulcán. You'll also witness the first appearance of X-Men mainstay Banshee and read the rare stories when a sixth mutant member, the Mimic, joined Professor X's squad. Also featured are the beginnings of the long-ranging Factor Three saga, and the classic battle between Mimic and the Super-Adaptoid - and all are painstakingly restored to offer the best presentation of these Marvel classics! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 545 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 32 - 1st printing. "Sub-Mariner: Book 1" Collects material from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #70-87, Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #80, and Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #7. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Gene Colan. Cover by Gene Colan. Imperius Rex! Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner joins the MARVEL MASTERWORKS in his first sensational Silver Age collection! Headed by Stan "The Man" Lee and illustrated by Gene "The Dean" Colan, you'll dive headlong into the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, and encounter some of the most fascinating heroes and villains in Marvel history! It all kicks off with a classic battle between the hotheaded Subby and the horn-headed Daredevil, before Namor returns at last to Atlantis and begins his quest to regain the crown that is rightfully his. Opposed by Warlord Krang, Namor must locate the ancient Trident of Neptune to reassert his claim as true heir to the throne - while the life of lovely Lady Dorma hangs in the balance! Then, it's back to the surface world for action aplenty with the Puppet Master, a historic throwdown with Iron Man, the scheming Secret Empire saga, and Krang's invasion of New York City. They're classics that made Marvel the No. 1 name in comics, so don't hesitate: Reserve your copy today! Softcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 533 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 33 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 6!" Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES) #51-61 and ANNUAL #4. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JOHN ROMITA, DON HECK and LARRY LIEBER. Cover by JOHN ROMITA and DEAN WHITE. Take another swing through the life of the Amazing Spider-Man! Peter Parker's been taken to the edge, and he's come back - but now he faces the Kingpin! And the boss of New York City's crime scene doesn't just have it in for Spider-Man, he's looking to deep-six both Spidey and Mr.-Hugs-and-Kisses himself, J. Jonah Jameson. Will the web-slinger save the day, or will he do a favor for all humanity and let Jonah take a well-deserved dip with the fishes? Then, it's horror on the home front when Peter Parker becomes the third wheel to comics' odd couple. Yes, Aunt May's found a new friend - in the person of Dr. Otto Octavius! Yowza! While a klonk on the head may help Spidey forget that one, teaming up with Doc Ock isn't going to improve his image as public Enemy No. 1! Also featuring a rumble in the urban jungle with Ka-Zar, the return of Jolly Jonah's Spider-Slayer, the first appearance of Captain Stacy, plenty of go-go dancing by the gorgeous Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy, and a huge Hollywood SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL adventure with the Human Torch! You know the drill if you wants the thrills: Reserve your copy today, True Believer! Softcover, 304 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 560 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 34 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 7!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #61-71 and ANNUAL #5. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY. Continuing the unmatched Lee/Kirby FANTASTIC FOUR run, this volume kicks off with the return of the infamous Sandman and the debut of Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst. Then, Mr. Fantastic finds himself lost in the Negative Zone - and only Triton, the Inhuman, can save him! Next, it's the debuts of Ronan the Accuser, Kree Sentry 456 and the Supreme Intelligence. If that wasn't enough, the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being known as "Him" (a.k.a. Adam Warlock) upon the world. And to take us out on a soaring note of nail-biting drama just after the FF come together under the announcement of Sue Richards' pregnancy, the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing tells his teammates to take a powder - leaving them to face the Mad Thinker and his awesome android on their own! Softcover, 304 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 545 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 35 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Book 4!" Collects Uncanny X-Men #32-42. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by WERNER ROTH, DON HECK, ROSS ANDRU and DAN ADKINS. Cover by GEORGE TUSKA and DEAN WHITE. Here comes the next hit from the MARVEL MASTERWORKS juggernaut! Collecting the original tales of Marvel's merry mutants, we have milestone after milestone prepared just for you, and it all starts off - of course - with the Juggernaut! That's not the only earth-shaking tale in store, though. There's the X-Men vs. Spider-Man, an underworld battle against the Mole Man and Tyrannus, an encounter with the Frankenstein monster, and the culmination of the Factor Three epic featuring the Changeling and the unbelievable Mutant Master. Also featured are the "Origins of the X-Men" backup strips revealing the beginnings of Professor X and his teen mutant team supreme! And we're not afraid to go out with a bang. That's right: On top of the X-Men's cool new costumes, in our heart-wrenching conclusion the brutal beast Grotesk kills Professor X before the eyes of Cyclops and his teammates! You'll have to read it to believe it - so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Softcover, 248 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 500 Copies. Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 36 - 1st printing. "Golden Age: Marvel Comics!" Collects Golden Age Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-4. By Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Ben Thompson, Al Anders, Paul Gustavson, and Paul Lauretta. In celebration of 65 years in comic book publishing the House of Ideas is proud to present the first four issues of the comic series that launched Marvel Comics. This monumental hardcover volume re-masters and restores these first four historic issues and collects them for the first time. Return to the Golden Age of comics with the original tales of Sub- Mariner, the Human Torch, the Angel, and Ka-Zar. Softcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 400 copies. Cover price $29.99.