Comic books October 2009

1st printing. Written by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou. Art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna. This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers while his most ambitious goal, to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics, continues to loom before him. Russell persists in the quest that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity. Logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality. Softcover, 348 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

2nd and later printings. Written by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou. Art by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna. This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers while his most ambitious goal, to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics, continues to loom before him. Russell persists in the quest that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity. Logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality. Softcover, 348 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing.

Written by J. Torres. Art and cover by Elbert Or.

Jesse sees dead people, monsters, and demons that nobody else sees except his ailing grandmother - a woman who used her visions to help those in the Philippine countryside. Upon her death, Jesse has no choice but to face his demons and whatever else might be awaiting him at grandma's house.

Hardcover, 112 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

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Lone Ranger writer Brett Mathews is re-joined by artist Vatch (LONE RANGER & TONTO #2) Mavlian along with co-writer Jon Abrams and cover artist John Cassaday for a unique tale of the Ranger, Tonto and a travelling circus of most unique properties. Cover price $4.99.

Official Program for the inaugural Long Beach Comic-Con. Program for the October 2-4, 2009 Con. Includes guest list with photos, map of con floor, and program schedule. 6.5" x 10.25". 24 pages, full color.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Ryan Sohmer. Art by Lar DeSouza. Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed. Others say love, it is far less useful than evil; whereas love is only helpful in situations involving bunnies, unicorns, and other pink animals, evil is applicable whenever a horde of marauding soldiers invade your homeland with the sole purpose of domination, where an Elf and a sadistic Warlock are all that stand between you and the abyss! Softcover, full color Cover price $14.95.

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Cover by Scott Gross. Written by Frank Strom, Bill Matheny, Sholly Fisch and David Cody Weiss. Art by Leo Batic, Neal Sternecky, Omar Aranda, David Alvarez, Horacio Ottolini, Alberto Saichann and Mike DeCarlo. Egypt is full of monuments built to honor kings, but Pharoah Fudd will have the greatest monument constructed by his master engineer, Daffy Duck. Wait. Daffy Duck? See for yourself in "Pyramid Scheme!" by Frank Strom, Leo Batic and Horacio Ottolini. Also: 2-page Yosemite Sam and Marvin the Martian story "Mars Is Heavin'!" by Bill Matheny and Neal Sternecky. Plus classic Egyptian themed Looney Tunes adventures: Bugs Bunny in "All's Fair-oh" by Sholly Fisch, Omar Aranda and Alberto Saichann (reprinted from #134), and Wile E. Coyote tries to catch The Road Runner in ancient Egypt in "Cheops Stix" by David Cody Weiss, David Alvarez and Mike DeCarlo (reprinted from #79). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. The stories are legendary, the characters unforgettable, the world horrible and disturbing. Howard Phillips Lovecraft may have been a writer for only a short time, but the creations he left behind after his death in 1935 have shaped modern horror more than any other author's in the last two centuries: the shambling god Cthulhu, and the other deities of the Elder Things, the Outer Gods, and the Great Old Ones, and Herbert West, Reanimator, a doctor who unlocked the secrets of life and death at a terrible cost. In Lovecraft Unbound, more than twenty of today's most prominent writers of literature and dark fantasy tell stories set in or inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Among the contributors are multiple New York Times best-selling authors Michael Chabon and Joyce Carol Oates, award-winning writers Brian Evenson and Marc Laidlaw, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and many others. Edited by multiple-award-winning editor Ellen Datlow. Features new work from Michael Chabon and Joyce Carol Oates! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 336 pages, Text Only. Cover price $19.95.

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Cover by TIM BRADSTREET. Written by MIKE BENSON and ADAM GLASS. Art by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH. 'MOON OVER HARLEM,' PART 3 Luke Cage is finally reunited with his old lover Josephine Ball, but their reunion is bittersweet. Josephine has been horribly disfigured, her face cut up with a razor. She wants Luke to leave and forget about her, about them. But Cage can't forget, and he sure as hell can't forgive. Whoever did this is going to pay. Luke is finally starting to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, and when he does -- blood will run through the streets of Harlem. But Cage's enemies have one last ace up their sleeve. The question is, will it be enough to save them from a very angry 'power man'? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

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Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO Written by MIKE BENSON and ADAM GLASS. Art by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH 'MOON OVER HARLEM,' PART 3 Luke Cage is finally reunited with his old lover Josephine Ball, but their reunion is bittersweet. Josephine has been horribly disfigured, her face cut up with a razor. She wants Luke to leave and forget about her, about them. But Cage can't forget, and he sure as hell can't forgive. Whoever did this is going to pay. Luke is finally starting to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, and when he does -- blood will run through the streets of Harlem. But Cage's enemies have one last ace up their sleeve. The question is, will it be enough to save them from a very angry 'power man'? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

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Cover by TIM BRADSTREET. Written by ADAM GLASS & MIKE BENSON. Art by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH. Luke Cage has been set up. Now he's going to settle the score. And Harlem will never be the same. So lock your doors and order up some extra body bags, because things are about to get real bloody. Luke finally learns the truth about Stryker, Tombstone, Officer Rachman, and the mysterious man that has been yanking his chain this whole time, from right under his nose. As the streets of Harlem run red, Power-Man reminds us why you always bet on BLACK. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.50

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Variant Cover by DENNIS CALERO. Written by ADAM GLASS & MIKE BENSON. Art by SHAWN MARTINBROUGH. Luke Cage has been set up. Now he's going to settle the score. And Harlem will never be the same. So lock your doors and order up some extra body bags, because things are about to get real bloody. Luke finally learns the truth about Stryker, Tombstone, Officer Rachman, and the mysterious man that has been yanking his chain this whole time, from right under his nose. As the streets of Harlem run red, Power-Man reminds us why you always bet on BLACK. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Mark Fredrickson. Smallville ad. Spy Vs. Spy books ad. "Harry Plodder Is A Hot-Blooded Putz," script by Desmond Devlin, art by Herman Mejia; Satire on the movie Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Peter Kuper; The Black Spy tricks the White Spy into overloading an elevator so that the cable snaps. "Bo Confidential," art by Tom Richmond; Fake diary of President Obama's dog, Bo. "The New iPhone Apps Are Here!"; Parody of apps for the iPhone. "William Shatner Twitters While Watching Star Trek"; Fake Tweets about new Star Trek movie. "MAD's Guide To Making A Recently-Released Gitmo Detainee Feel Welcome In Your Town," script and art by John Caldwell. "MisMatch.com," script by Scott Maiko; Parody of things found on Match.com. The MAD 2009-2010 Calendar. "A MAD Look At Star Trek," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Scenes that might have been from the Star Trek movie. "A TV Commercial We'd Like To See," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Tom Bunk; This is a parody of ShamWow commercials, with ScamWow as the product. "The Hardships Faced By The Super Obese of America's Wild West," script and art by Teresa Burns Parkhurst; Problems of very fat people during the old days out west. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 60 pgs., B&W. Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Matt Wagner. Art and cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Nominated for 4 Eisner Awards! With the awards season in full tilt, Vertigo's biggest buzz book continues with 'Sins of the Fathers,' by comic book legends Matt Wagner and Michael Wm. Kaluta. Trapped in a secret that straddles two different centuries, time is running out for the beautiful mystic. And out of this land of nightmares steps a surprise player in the mystery theater! 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.99.

Man-Eating Cow and the Chainsaw Vigilante: The Complete Works - 1st printing. Collects Man-Eating Cow (1992) #1-10 and Chainsaw Vigilante (1993) #1-3. Re-presenting all 13 issues of two very popular Tick "spin-offs"! Includes the entire 10-issue run of the offbeat Man-Eating Cow, relating the adventures of the four-hooved super-hero assigned by The Tick to protect The City during his absence! Plus, the entire classic 3-issue Chainsaw Vigilante limited series, featuring story and art by fan-favorite Zander Cannon. Includes several guest appearances by The Tick and Arthur! Softcover, 344 pages,B&W. Cover price $29.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art by John Porcellino.

Map Of My Heart celebrates the twentieth anniversary of John Porcellino's seminal and influential comics zine, King Cat Comics. Known for his sad, quiet honesty rendered in his signature deceptively minimalist style, Porcellino has a command of graphic storytelling as sophisticated as the medium's more visually intricate masters.

Few other artists are able to so expertly contemplate the sadness, beauty, and wonder of life in so few lines.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Collects Marvel 1602: New World (2005) #1-5 and Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four (2006) #1-5. Written by GREG PAK and PETER DAVID. Art by GREG TOCCHINI and PASCAL ALIXE. Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU. America, the New World! When Captain America was thrust back in time, it changed reality as we know it. Dinosaurs still roam the earth, and the Marvel super heroes we know came to exist 500 years early. Witness David Bruce Banner and Peter Parquagh become the Hulk and Spider-Man! Then in FANTASTICK FOUR, Doom returns! The Four from the Fantastik's greatest enemy has an insidious plan that takes them to the ends of the Earth! Peter David takes the reins with superstar artist-to-be Pascal Alixe for the spin-off from Neil Gaiman's 1602. What does Doom want? Why doesn't Invisible Woman want to fight him? And what does Shakespeare have to do with it? Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by Horacio Domingues. Cover by CASEY JONES. TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS: Aleksei Sytsevich just wants to retire. The economy is bad, and freelance jobs are harder to find. Business just isn't what it used to be. It's time to hang up the suit and live the good life. Of course, when the 'business' is super-villain crime sprees as the Rhino, and the 'suit' in question is his costume, the Rhino is finding it a bit harder to close the books on his 'career.' Luckily, the Avengers are more than glad to help an old foe get out of the game, even if it means dealing with a little bit of trouble. Or, in this case, a LOT of trouble, because the Abomination and the Leader aren't going to let their old teammate step away from the game quite that easily! 32 pages, full color. ALL AGES. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Invasion!" Collects Marvel Adventures: Avengers (2006-2009) #36-39.

Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by JACOPO CAMAGNI, DARIO BRIZUELA, LEANDRO CORRAL and HORACIO DOMINGUES. Cover by CASEY JONES.

Facing the foes no single super hero could withstand! When global threats surface, they must contend with the combined might of: Captain America! Storm! Iron Man! The Hulk! Giant-Girl! Wolverine! Spider-Man! It's all-ages action in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

Featuring the Thing, Puppet Master, the Mandarin and the Rhino!

Softcover, 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $9.99.

Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by MATTEO LOLLI. Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG. TAKEN FOR A RIDE: Peter Parker makes a 'date' with the new girl at school, then realizes a major missing component: A car. Luckily, he's a got a friend of a friend that loans rides for cheap. But when Pete discovers the cars are cheap because they've been stolen, it's a little late...some of the cars belonged to some bad guys...guys that don't mind hurting teenagers... Join Tobin, Lolli, and Young as Pete's brand-new Adventures continue! 32 pages, full color. ALL AGES Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

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Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by DAVID BALDEON. Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS. All Hawkeye wanted was to show the Blonde Phantom a new exhibit at the art gallery, but the art gallery is in a bank lobby, and on this day the bank lobby is featuring more than art; it has a gang of bank robbers! And they're not just any bank robbers...isn't that Bruce Banner with them? Or, hey, maybe it's not. If that's NOT Bruce Banner, then a little old fashioned detective work on the part of Hawkeye and the Blonde Phantom should put an end to the 'Banner Bandit' crime spree. And if it IS Bruce Banner, well then...umm...let's just hope it's not. 32 pages, all ages. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC. Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, AL ANDERS & ART PINAJIAN Colored by DEAN WHITE, DAVE McCAIG, JASON KEITH, MORRY HOLLOWELL, FRANK D'ARMATA & more! Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Marvel Comics in style the best and brightest color-art talents in the field bring you a bold new look at the comic that started it all! From the first appearance of The Human Torch to the original jungle adventures of Ka-Zar and the incomparable introduction of Bill Everett's Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, each tale from Marvel Comics #1 has been paired with one of the field's most innovative color artists to create a fascinating contemporary take on these classic tales. Including contributions from the trend-setting talents of Dean White (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN; LOGAN), Dave McCaig (NEW AVENGERS; NEXTWAVE), Jason Keith (MIGHTY AVENGERS; SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL), Morry Hollowell (CIVIL WAR; WOLVERINE) and Frank D'Armata (CAPTAIN AMERICA; HOUSE OF M), there's no question that this will be MARVEL COMICS #1 like you've never seen it before! So come join the party-including Marvel's mega-midnight birthday bash-and toast to the most important comic art achievement of 1939-2009-style!64 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99 Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Fine $3.90

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Midnight Opening Cover by FRANK R. PAUL & DEAN WHITE. Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, AL ANDERS & ART PINAJIAN Colored by DEAN WHITE, DAVE McCAIG, JASON KEITH, MORRY HOLLOWELL, FRANK D'ARMATA & more! Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Marvel Comics in style the best and brightest color-art talents in the field bring you a bold new look at the comic that started it all! From the first appearance of The Human Torch to the original jungle adventures of Ka-Zar and the incomparable introduction of Bill Everett's Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, each tale from Marvel Comics #1 has been paired with one of the field's most innovative color artists to create a fascinating contemporary take on these classic tales. Including contributions from the trend-setting talents of Dean White (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN; LOGAN), Dave McCaig (NEW AVENGERS; NEXTWAVE), Jason Keith (MIGHTY AVENGERS; SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL), Morry Hollowell (CIVIL WAR; WOLVERINE) and Frank D'Armata (CAPTAIN AMERICA; HOUSE OF M), there's no question that this will be MARVEL COMICS #1 like you've never seen it before! So come join the party-including Marvel's mega-midnight birthday bash-and toast to the most important comic art achievement of 1939-2009-style!64 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99 Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

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Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA Art by TONCI ZONJIC Cover by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC After last issue's shocking revelation, Angelica 'Firestar' Jones seeks out medical advice...from none other than Dr. Stephen Strange. (Paving the way for yet another diva to enter the fray: The nocturnal Night Nurse!) Meanwhile, Monica 'Photon' Rambeau and Patsy 'Hellcat' Walker are drawn back into the lives of their ex-boyfriends of the damned: Brother Voodoo and Daimon Hellstrom, respectively. And Felicia 'Black Cat' Hardy contemplates a return to her life of crime...the claws are out as this mini-series continues! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

70th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. Cover by BRANDON PETERSON. Featuring an updated foreword by Stan Lee! Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest - from well-known characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Wolverine to lesser-known heroes and villains - complete with artwork, stats, and history for every character in the Marvel Universe. Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion. Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 400 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.

70th Anniversary Edition - 2nd and later printings. Cover by BRANDON PETERSON. Featuring an updated foreword by Stan Lee! Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest - from well-known characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Wolverine to lesser-known heroes and villains - complete with artwork, stats, and history for every character in the Marvel Universe. Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion. Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 400 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.

70th Anniversary Edition (Limited Slipcase Edition) - 1st printing. Cover by BRANDON PETERSON. Featuring an updated foreword by Stan Lee! Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest - from well-known characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Wolverine to lesser-known heroes and villains - complete with artwork, stats, and history for every character in the Marvel Universe. Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion. Hardcover (Slipcase), 10-in. x 12-in., 400 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

#0A cover by ED MCGUINNESS. Santa's carryin' a swingin' bag of sweet surprises this Christmas as the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR comes your way with a giant-size extravaganza of Marvel fun! Includes 20 pages of previously unprinted content, including: a 5-page Franklin Richards story, the 8-page X-Men story "If the Fates Allow" by Jim McCann & Todd Nauck; the 3-page "Last Christmas" by Ryan Penagos & Juan Doe; the 1-page "Werewolf By Eve" by Ben Morse & Stephanie Buscema; and the 3-page "Santa Claus vs. the Illuminati" by Brian Reed & Val Semeiks. Plus, reprints from Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #166 by Len Wein & Ross Andru (cover+18 pages), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #365 by Steve Seagle & Chris Bachalo (cover+22 pages), Stan Lee & Steve Lightle's "The Big X-Mas Blackout" from Marvel Holiday Special 1993 (8 pages); and Kurt Busiek & James Fry's "Catastrophe on 34th Street" from Marvel Holiday Special 1994 (20 pages). Plus, we'll be compiling the ultimate Christmas gift-giving guide for Marvel fans. (Because Santa can't put everything under the tree!) And topping off the tree: an interview with Santa Claus about his characterization over the years in Marvel comics. 104 PGS./Magazine Format/Rated T+ ...$9.99 Cover price $9.99.

#0B Variant Cover of the Spider-Man Parade Balloon. Santa's carryin' a swingin' bag of sweet surprises this Christmas as the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR comes your way with a giant-size extravaganza of Marvel fun! Includes 20 pages of previously unprinted content, including: a 5-page Franklin Richards story, the 8-page X-Men story "If the Fates Allow" by Jim McCann & Todd Nauck; the 3-page "Last Christmas" by Ryan Penagos & Juan Doe; the 1-page "Werewolf By Eve" by Ben Morse & Stephanie Buscema; and the 3-page "Santa Claus vs. the Illuminati" by Brian Reed & Val Semeiks. Plus, reprints from Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #166 by Len Wein & Ross Andru (cover+18 pages), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #365 by Steve Seagle & Chris Bachalo (cover+22 pages), Stan Lee & Steve Lightle's "The Big X-Mas Blackout" from Marvel Holiday Special 1993 (8 pages); and Kurt Busiek & James Fry's "Catastrophe on 34th Street" from Marvel Holiday Special 1994 (20 pages). Plus, we'll be compiling the ultimate Christmas gift-giving guide for Marvel fans. (Because Santa can't put everything under the tree!) And topping off the tree: an interview with Santa Claus about his characterization over the years in Marvel comics. 104 PGS./Magazine Format/Rated T+ ...$9.99 Cover price $9.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #20-30 and ANNUAL #2. Written by STAN LEE. Art by STEVE DITKO. Cover by STEVE DITKO and DEAN WHITE. 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.

1st printing. Collecting Menace (1953-1654 Atlas) #1-11.

Written by STAN LEE. Art by BILL EVERETT, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, GENE COLAN, JOHN ROMITA, JOE SINNOTT, GEORGE TUSKA, WERNER ROTH, PAUL REINMAN, SHELDON MOLDOFF, JOHN FORTE, ROBERT Q. SALE, TONY DIPRETA, AL EADEH, BOB POWELL, JACK KATZ, and SEYMOUR MOSKOWITZ. Cover by BILL EVERETT.

In 1953 horror comics were king and Atlas editor-in-chief, Stan Lee, launched a new title to make a bid for the throne-and that title was MENACE!

Backed by the best of the best in his art stable-Bill Everett, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, George Tuska-Stan's new title became a high-water mark for pre-Code horror. Chock full of page after page of werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, ghouls, double-dealing women and stone-cold killers with a sense of morality as dark as the ink on the page, MENACE lived up to its name-and how! It also showed hints of the Mighty Marvel future to come with running editorial commentary by Stan, reader contests, and characters like the infamous Zombie by Stan and Bill Everett, who would become the Marvel Age's own killer zombie, Simon Garth.

MENACE is a must-have for all aficionados of comics' rollicking pre-Code days and the perfect entry point for readers looking to take their first adventure into the Atlas Era!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Fine $22.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #11-20.

Written by STAN LEE. Art by DON HECK, JACK KIRBY and DICK AYERS. Cover by JACK KIRBY and DEAN WHITE.

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

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

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

Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Fine $15.00

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #11-20.

Written by STAN LEE. Art by DON HECK, JACK KIRBY and DICK AYERS. Cover by JACK KIRBY and DEAN WHITE.

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

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

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

Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 125 - 1st printing. "The Inhumans!" Collecting Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #146-152, Amazing Adventures (1970-1976 2nd Series) #1-10, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #95 and Marvel Super Heroes (1966-1982 1st Series) #15 with bonus material from Not Brand Echh (1967-1969) #6 & 12. Written by JACK KIRBY, STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY and ARCHIE GOODWIN. Art by JACK KIRBY, NEAL ADAMS, MIKE SEKOWSKY and GENE COLAN. Cover by NEAL ADAMS. The uncanny Inhumans come to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS at last! In 1965, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave a strange family of outcasts their debut in the pages of Fantastic Four. Responding to their Shakespearean pathos and Kirby's out of this world character designs, the fans loved them-and wanted more! The mysterious origins of Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Triton, Karnak and the rest of their wondrous, secret world was initially revealed in a series of Thor features. But that only whetted reader's appetites-and so came their first headlining series in AMAZING ADVENTURES! Launched by writer/artist Jack Kirby, the new series took the Inhumans to their roots, defending their kingdom against the aggressions of mankind-especially against the ultimate threat of the Mandarin. Then a team with uncanny credentials, Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, took up the crown and sent the Inhumans on a mythical exodus into the world of man. It was a saga exploring the social issues of the era and, of course, topped of with a heavy dose of Inhuman action! Also featuring a rare Medusa and Black Bolt tale from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES and a trio of satirical tales from NOT BRAND ECHH by Stan, Jack and their blushing Bullpen! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 126 - 1st printing. "Atlas Era Menace!" Collecting Menace (1953-1654 Atlas) #1-11. Written by STAN LEE. Art by BILL EVERETT, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, GENE COLAN, JOHN ROMITA, JOE SINNOTT, GEORGE TUSKA, WERNER ROTH, PAUL REINMAN, SHELDON MOLDOFF, JOHN FORTE, ROBERT Q. SALE, TONY DIPRETA, AL EADEH, BOB POWELL, JACK KATZ, and SEYMOUR MOSKOWITZ. Cover by BILL EVERETT. In 1953 horror comics were king and Atlas editor-in-chief, Stan Lee, launched a new title to make a bid for the throne-and that title was MENACE! Backed by the best of the best in his art stable-Bill Everett, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, George Tuska-Stan's new title became a high-water mark for pre-Code horror. Chock full of page after page of werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, ghouls, double-dealing women and stone-cold killers with a sense of morality as dark as the ink on the page, MENACE lived up to its name-and how! It also showed hints of the Mighty Marvel future to come with running editorial commentary by Stan, reader contests, and characters like the infamous Zombie by Stan and Bill Everett, who would become the Marvel Age's own killer zombie, Simon Garth. MENACE is a must-have for all aficionados of comics' rollicking pre-Code days and the perfect entry point for readers looking to take their first adventure into the Atlas Era! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.00

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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.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #146-152, Amazing Adventures (1970-1976 2nd Series) #1-10, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #95 and Marvel Super Heroes (1966-1982 1st Series) #15 with bonus material from Not Brand Echh (1967-1969) #6 & 12. Written by JACK KIRBY, STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY and ARCHIE GOODWIN. Art by JACK KIRBY, NEAL ADAMS, MIKE SEKOWSKY and GENE COLAN. Cover by NEAL ADAMS. The uncanny Inhumans come to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS at last! In 1965, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave a strange family of outcasts their debut in the pages of Fantastic Four. Responding to their Shakespearean pathos and Kirby's out of this world character designs, the fans loved them-and wanted more! The mysterious origins of Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Triton, Karnak and the rest of their wondrous, secret world was initially revealed in a series of Thor features. But that only whetted reader's appetites-and so came their first headlining series in AMAZING ADVENTURES! Launched by writer/artist Jack Kirby, the new series took the Inhumans to their roots, defending their kingdom against the aggressions of mankind-especially against the ultimate threat of the Mandarin. Then a team with uncanny credentials, Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, took up the crown and sent the Inhumans on a mythical exodus into the world of man. It was a saga exploring the social issues of the era and, of course, topped of with a heavy dose of Inhuman action! Also featuring a rare Medusa and Black Bolt tale from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES and a trio of satirical tales from NOT BRAND ECHH by Stan, Jack and their blushing Bullpen! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

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Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN, RONALD BYRD, ANTHONY FLAMINI, STUART VANDAL, KEVIN GARCIA, JACOB ROUGEMONT, DAVID WILTFONG and SEAN MCQUAID. Cover by MITCH BREITWEISER. As the Marvel Universe celebrates 70 years of the world's greatest comics, journey back to where it all began -- OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE style! Featuring the greatest characters of Marvel's first year -- a year that not only gave us the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, the Angel and Ka-Zar, but also THE TWELVE's Black Widow, Phantom Bullet, Electro, Mister E, Dynamic Man, Phantom Reporter, Fiery Mask, Master Mind Excello and Laughing Mask! Also featuring a host of oddities from Fletcher Hanks' Whirlwind Carter to Taxi Taylor! Plus: an introduction by Timely comics scholar Dr. Michael J. Vassallo! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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Volume 32 - 1st printing. "Mephisto vs...!" Collects Mephisto vs. ... (1987) #1-4.

Written by AL MILGROM. Art by JOHN BUSCEMA. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA.

The Fantastic Four! X-Factor! The X-Men! The Avengers! What threat could menace all four major Marvel teams of the 1980s? Can you say...the Devil?

Mephisto wants super-hero souls, and he's out to collect them all! With their worst nightmares AND their wildest dreams at his command, he's not getting cast out of THIS fight! How can he lose...when it's HIS series?

Hardcover, 112 pages. full color.

NOTE: This tale picks up after the epic events of Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #380.

Cover price $19.99.

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Your Marvel companion piece to the regular issue of PREVIEWS! Each issue of Marvel Previews is a comic book-sized, 120-page, full-color guide and preview to all of Marvel's upcoming releases - it's your #1 source for advanced information on Marvel Comics! This October issue features items scheduled to ship in December 2009. Cover price $1.25.

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Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS. Cover by PETE WOODS Marvel's most maniacal Merc gets a whole issue of SPOTLIGHT in which to mouth off! Flush from his big-screen success with a wildly popular turn in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, Deadpool is ready to rock, roll and reload on a Marvel Universe that has pushed him around for too long! We're going to catch up with Deadpool creators past and present to find out what makes Wade Wilson tick, tick, tick like a timebomb - DEADPOOL's Daniel Way and Paco Medina, new hit series DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH's Victor Gischler, classic comics scribe Joe Kelly, and none other than Rob Liefeld! 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Marvel Universe Comic Packs action figure reprint. "The Battle of Four Armies!" Part 5 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Bob Layton and John Beatty. Injured and weary, the heroes witness in horror as Galactus summons forth his homeworld. If this means what Reed Richards thinks it does, it could mean the end of everyone. Then, things go from bad to worse when the villains stage yet another sneak attack. However, the Uncanny X-Men, led by Professor X and Magneto, show up to save the day. By issue's end however, one combatant will be mortally wounded.

Marvel Universe Comic Packs action figure reprint. "A Little Death...!" Part 6 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. As Doctor Doom continues to explore the massive homeworld of Galactus, he discovers the nefarious Klaw and recruits the sound-master to his cause. Meanwhile, the X-Men, Cyclops, Rogue, and Wolverine, battle for their lives against four of Marvel's deadliest villains, Doctor Octopus, Titania, Molecule Man, and the Absorbing Man. Plus, within these pages, the first casualty of war.

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Marvel Universe Comic Packs action figure reprint. "Assault on Galactus!" Part 9 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. The World Devourer makes his ultimate move. Can even the combined powers of the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Magneto, Spider-Man, and Incredible Hulk prevent mighty Galactus from consuming Battleworld, thus destroying everyone and everything on it? Plus, watch as Doctor Doom's diabolical scheme comes to fruition.

Marvel Universe Comic Packs action figure reprint. "Death to the Beyonder!" Part 10 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. It's Doctor Doom vs. the Beyonder. The nefarious villain has stolen vast amounts of cosmic energy from mighty Galactus and now stands in defiance before the nigh omnipotent Beyonder. What follows is a battle that will rock the cosmos, and only one shall survive.

Marvel Universe Comic Packs action figure reprint. "...And Dust to Dust!" Part 11 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Doom has accomplished the unimaginable, he has defeated the nigh omnipotent Beyonder and now contains the fallen entity's vast power within himself. The heroes must make a fateful decision, can Victor Von Doom be trusted with so much power? It's a decision that could cost them everything. Plus, learn the ultimate fate of the villains and the city of Denver, Colorado.

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Marvel Universe Comic Packs action figure reprint. "...Nothing to Fear...!" Part 12 of 12. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. This is it, the explosive conclusion to the most epic adventure of all. The Marvel heroes rally behind Captain America and confront a cosmically empowered Doctor Doom in a final showdown that will change everything. The end of this epic story has great ramifications throughout the Marvel Universe. Plot threads from this issue continue in Thing #11, Fantastic Four #265, Amazing Spider-Man #252, Avengers #243, and Secret Wars II #1.

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AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1, NOVA #6, IMMORTAL IRON FIST #6, GHOST RIDER #19, X-MEN: LEGACY #213 128 PGS./Rated T+ ...$5.99 Cover price $5.99.