Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition comic books

Volume 151 - 1st printing. "Uncanny X-Men: Book 7!" Collects Uncanny X-Men #151-159, ANNUAL #5 and AVENGERS ANNUAL #10. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by DAVE COCKRUM, MICHAEL GOLDEN, BRENT ANDERSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, JIM SHERMAN and BOB MCLEOD. Cover by DAVE COCKRUM. It's a lucky seventh volume chock full of memorable X-Men moments by the classic creator combo of Claremont and Cockrum! First up, Kitty's leaving the School For Gifted Youngsters. Her new academic destination? The Massachusetts Academy, run by none other than Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club's White Queen-setting up the inevitable showdown between the X-Men and Sebastian Shaw's minions, with a classic, no-holds-barred, Storm/Emma catfight in the clouds! Next, it's the immortal "Kitty's Fairy Tale," a storybook fantasy that introduced Kitty's loyal pet dragon, the lovable Lockheed! Then, the first half of the all-time great "Brood Saga," with four-issues of space operatics starring the Starjammers, the Shi'Ar, and those disgusting parasites from beyond the outer limits, the Brood! Topping off this marvelous mutant Masterworks is the return of Rogue and Mystique's Evil Mutants and the coming of Dracula in a tale only Bill Sienkiewicz could draw! Throw in a double-sized annual team-up with the X-Men and Fantastic Four combining forces against the Badoon, and, just because we love ya, Avengers Annual #10, featuring the first appearance of Rogue and her pivotal meeting with Ms. Marvel, and this is indeed the most masterful way to start off a blockbuster new year of MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 152 - 1st printing. "Battlefield!" Collects Battlefield (1952) #1-11. Written by HANK CHAPMAN and DON RICO. In the early 1950s with the Korean War raging Marvel Comics' predecessor, Atlas, launched a bevy of war comics featuring the heroism and horrors of human conflict. Battlefield ranked four-star amongst them with art by Atlas Era luminaries including war comics great Russ Heath along with Paul Reinman, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan, Bill Everett and many more. With challenging scripts by Stan Lee's stable of Atlas Era scribes these never-before-reprinted pre-Code comics delve into a challenging range of themes-from tales of the American fightin' G.I., to the machinations of the Communist front, and striking meditations on the atrocities of modern war. This amazing MARVEL MASTERWORKS collects the complete run of BATTLFIELD in one beautiful volume. Topped off with an introduction by Atlas Era scholar, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, there's no doubt that it's time to join up and set out on the battlefield! Hardcover, 336 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 153 - 1st printing. "Sub-Mariner: Book 4!" Collects SUB-MARINER (1968-1974) #14-25. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by MARIE SEVERIN, JOHN BUSCEMA, SAL BUSCEMA and JACK KATZ. Cover by MARIE SEVERIN. There's no mariner like the Sub-Mariner as you're about to see! Yes, Prince Namor is back for another dip with the Marvel Masterworks. Featuring scripts Roy Thomas and art by Marie Severin-with a little help from the brothers Buscema-comics' first anti-hero embarks upon 12 action-packed adventures in this classic collection! It all starts off with the return of a legend from comics' Golden Age-the Human Torch, or is he? Then a triumvirate of villains pits the Sub-Mariner against Dragon Man in a knuckle-buster that'll rattle your fillings. The drama ratchets up another notch when the alien Stalker robs Namor of his ability to fly and to breathe underwater. Stranded on land, the Avenging Son is public enemy #1 and even Dr. Doom tries for the target on his back. You can't threaten a prince without calling down the wrath of his dominion-and you know what that means. Invasion! After Atlantis rocks NYC, Subby ventures on an otherworldly adventure with Dr. Strange, and then faces an all-out attack by the vicious Tiger Shark and Orca. They're true Marvel classics, most of which have never been collected before, so need we say more? Reserve that copy today, True Believer! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

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Volume 154 - 1st printing. "Golden Age Mystic Comics!" Collects Mystic Comics (1940-1942 1st Series) #1-4. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Hot on the heels of the smash comic book hit of 1939, Marvel Comics, publisher Martin Goodman called up two companion titles to join his emerging comics line, post-haste. And now, for the first time in 70 years, the Marvel Masterworks bring the last of that trio of titles-Mystic Comics! Chock full of pulp-style men of action, hard-boiled gumshoes, mythical strongmen, undead avengers, and-of course-super heroes, Mystic Comics is a roller-coaster thrill ride back to the earliest days of comic books, when freewheeling writers and artists threw out wild ideas to a public with an insatiable appetite for comics. In this fully restored collection you'll encounter comics first super-stretching hero-Flexo the Rubber Robot; the hero from beyond the grave-the Blue Blaze; the Dynamic Man, Master Mind Excello, the invisible Dr. Gade, Dakor the Magician, Zara of the Jungle, the Space Rangers, Hercules, the devil-possessed Black Widow, and more! Featuring an in-depth introduction by noted comics and pulp historian Will Murray, this volume is a priceless adventure into the Golden Age of comics! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 155 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 13!" Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES) #121-131. Written by GERRY CONWAY. Art by GIL KANE, ROSS ANDRU and JOHN ROMITA. Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. Norman Osborn's memory has returned. The Green Goblin is back. Gwen Stacy is missing. And it will all lead to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge whose aftermath will leave Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, forever changed. That's right it's the-spoiler warning!- death of Gwen Stacy, the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Green Goblin's name as the definition of evil. The Marvel Masterworks present this tragic tale and a host of Spider-Man classics that would come to define the Webspinner's world for years to come: the debut of Col. John Jameson's werewolf curse, the Man-Wolf. The beginning of Harry Osborn's descent into madness and suspicion and a certain green costume. The first appearance of Frank Castle-the Punisher-the maybe-villain, maybe-anti-hero who would rise to become one of Marvel's most famous characters. Topping it off, there's first appearance of the nefarious Jackal, the return of the Vulture, Hammerhead, the hilarious Human Torch-built Spider-Mobile, and the shocking wedding of Aunt May and Doctor Octopus! Add to that the debut of fan-favorite Spidey artist Ross Andru and what you have is a Marvel Masterworks! Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 1,182 copies. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 156 - 1st printing. "Atlas Era: Strange Tales: Book 4!" Collects Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #31-39. Cover by HARRY ANDERSON. From the heart of the 1950s comes another dose of horrific monsters, unhinged lunatics, rampaging robots, and outer space invaders-the hallmarks of the explosive Atlas Era! Yes, it's a new batch of classics from the time when your comics kept you up at night. Chock full of stories-most never before reprinted-that run the spectrum of twists, surprises and shocks, Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales features a host of artistic talent rarely seen a single series! So prepare yourself for just a few of the shocks they have in store for you: Werner Roth will find out whether or not you're made of "Flesh and Blood." Joe Sinnot sets off the "Danger Signal." Like it or not, Paul Reinman will discover whether you're "Man or Beast." John Romita sets his sights on "The Target." And Bill Everett reveals "Karnoff's Plan." Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales is a dark trip into the wry and subversive heyday of horror comics that pushed comics hysteria to the breaking point. So why don't you see what all the hubbub was about and come join us for a scare? Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 157 - 1st printing. "Doctor Strange: Book 5!" Collects Marvel Premiere (1972-1981) #9-14 and Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #1-9. Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, FRANK BRUNNER and MIKE FRIEDRICH. Art by FRANK BRUNNER and GENE COLAN. Cover by FRANK BRUNNER. Entering the good Doctor Strange's world like a bolt from above, Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner teamed up to take the Master of the Mystic Arts to new heights of cosmic consciousness and other-dimensional adventure-and now you can experience it all in one amazing MARVEL MASTERWORKS edition! From the conclusion of the Shuma-Gorath saga and death of the Ancient One, to Stephen Strange's assumption of the mantle Sorcerer Supreme; from the time-lost "Sise-Neg Genesis" with Baron Mordo, to the classic Silver Dagger epic-these are Marvel comics at their very best! Brunner's art mixes a deliriously lush line with psychedelic stylings, while Englehart's scripting plumbs the depths of Strange's soul to create a strikingly personal epic that's just as challenging today as the first day it hit the racks. And with Gene Colan waiting in the wings for a massive Dormammu/Umar attack on Earth, there's no question what you have here is something special-a true MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 158 - 1st printing. "Mighty Thor: Book 10!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #184-194. Written by STAN LEE and GERRY CONWAY. Art and cover by JOHN BUSCEMA. All hail Asgard! All hail the titanic tenth Thor MASTERWORKS! Stan "The Man" Lee and Big John Buscema are back, bringing you a set of comic-book masterpieces as only mighty Marvel could present. So join Thor, Odin, Balder, the lovely lady Sif and the Warriors Three as they confront colossal cosmic threats that only the gods of Asgard can counter. It all starts off with the amazing Infinity epic! An unimaginable destructive force is marching across the universe - one so powerful that before he can face it, the Mighty Thor must travel across Hela's realm of the dead and face off in battle against no less than all-father Odin himself before it can be stopped! It's a father vs. son battle to shake the heavens! And of course, there's treachery a-plenty, courtesy of the mischievous Loki. Teamed with Karnilla, the Norn Queen, Loki won't stop until the throne of Asgard is his, and hell descends upon Earth in the form of Durok the Demolisher. He's an enemy so powerful that Thor must team up with the Silver Surfer to match his might. Then, it all comes to a head when Thor must run a gauntlet of towering Storm Giants before Loki weds the Lady Sif! We'll meet you at the altar! Hardcover, 248 pages, fullcolor. NOTE: Limited to 1,090 copies Cover price $54.99.

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Volume 159 - 1st printing. "Atlas Era Jungle Adventure: Book 2!" Collects Jungle Tales (1954 Atlas)#1-4, Jungle Action (1954 Atlas) #1-3 and Lorna, the Jungle Queen (1953-1957) #10-12. Written by DON RICO. Art by WERNER ROTH, JOE MANEELY, JOHN ROMITA, JAY SCOTT PIKE and AL HARTLEY. Cover by JOE MANEELY. The jungle adventure MASTERWORKS are back - and this time, the whole gang's come along for the ride! In VOL. 1, you met the lithe and lovely Lorna, the Jungle Girl. Now, with VOL. 1, it's our pleasure to introduce you to the full cast and cadre of Atlas' amazing jungle adventurers! In the pages of JUNGLE TALES, animal trainer and movie stunt girl Jane Hastings ditches Hollywood and chooses the wild life to become the siren of the safari: Jann of the Jungle! Next come the trials of the young African chieftain Waku, Prince of the Bantu! Threatened by challengers to the throne and the legends of the jungle alike, he must follow the Fire God's path to lead his people. Then, Cliff Mason - legendary hunter, tracker and adventurer - travels the globe in search of the most dangerous game the jungle depths holds. JUNGLE ACTION features its own quartet of thrill-seekers: Lo-Zar, Lord of the Jungle takes on every menace that infiltrates his domain. From dinosaurs to Commies, he'll bring down the law of the jungle on them all! You'll also meet Man-oo the Mighty, in the unique stories of an ape's struggle to conquer his jungle kingdom, and leap from treetop to treetop with Jungle Boy, who with his tribe of monkey sidekicks seeks out all the action and excitement the jungle can offer! And lest we forget, there's also the one and only Leopard Girl! Bookish secretary Gwen may go unnoticed - but when she dons the skins of Leopard Girl, every creature in the jungle is ready to fall into the heart of darkness! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 900 copies. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 160 - 1st printing. "Iron Fist: Book 1!" Collects Marvel Premiere (1972-1981) #15-25 and Iron Fist (1975-1977 1st Series) #1-2. Written by ROY THOMAS, CHRIS CLAREMONT, LEN WEIN, DOUG MOENCH and TONY ISABELLA. Art by GIL KANE, JOHN BYRNE, LARRY HAMA, ARVELL JONES and PAT BRODERICK. Cover by GIL KANE. In 1974, nobody was kung-fu fighting like Marvel Comics, and at the forefront of the craze was Daniel Rand - the Iron Fist! A Himalayan expedition in search of the mystical mountain city of K'un-Lun left 9-year-old Daniel's father murdered by his partner Harold Meachum and his mother dead. However, Daniel found the path to the K'un-Lun, and there he spent a decade training under its immortal inhabitants. After years of ceaseless tutelage, he became an unmatched master of martial arts and spiritual control; armed with the shattering power of the iron fist, he left immortality behind to set out into the Western world and avenge his parents' deaths. Packed with wall-to-wall kung-fu action, Iron Fist runs a gauntlet through the Kara-Kai death cult and ninja adversaries, and into mystic dimensions where the battle must be fought with mind and spirit. But Iron Fist's saga not only follows Daniel Rand's quest for vengeance - it also introduces Marvel mainstays Colleen Wing and Misty Knight, guest stars the Marvel Bullpen, and brings together for the very first time the creative team of Chris Claremont and John Byrne! It's the beginnings of a true comic-book classic that can only be called a MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 964 copies. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 161 - 1st printing. "Golden Age Captain America: Book 5!" Collects Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #17-20. Written by STAN LEE. Art by AL AVISON, DON RICO, JIMMY THOMPSON and CARL PFEUFER. Cover by AL AVISON. The never-before-reprinted adventures of Captain America's Golden Age exploits continue with four more amazing 64-page issues! There's action aplenty with menacing monsters; sub-earth horrors; super villains out for revenge; and, of course, more than just a few of Cap's World War II Axis enemies gettin' a red-white-and-blue sock in the kisser! You'll see Cap and Bucky grapple with Killer Kole, the reanimated murderer; battle the lovely and lethal Queen Medusa, ruler of towering sub-earth monster worms; go ten frames against the fifth column's bowling alley of death; contend with the return of the super villains the Black Talon and the Black Toad; and fight crocodile-men. And in a special story written by Stan Lee, the dire threat of the Nazi is spelled out in no uncertain terms. To top it off, Cap's tales are backed up by the Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner; Fighting Yank; and Roddy Colt, the war-bond-promoting boy hero also known as the Secret Stamp. Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 920 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 162 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 11" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #101-111 and Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #99. Written by ROY THOMAS, STEVE ENGLEHART, HARLAN ELLISON and STEVE GERBER. Art by RICH BUCKLER, DON HECK, GEORGE TUSKA,JOHN BUSCEMA, DAVE COCKRUM, JIM STARLIN and SAM KWESKIN. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA. Avengers Assemble! Back in another beautifully restored MARVEL MASTERWORKS edition, Cap, Iron Man, Thor and the gang present another set of trendsetting adventures! Starting off with an intriguing Harlan Ellison adaptation, there's no time wasted upping the ante when the mutant-hunting Sentinels return from the heart of the sun. Then, the order changeth! After six years as writer of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Roy Thomas passes the torch to the new scribe who would take the super-team to even loftier heights. Enter: Steve Englehart! Without skipping a beat, he descends into the time-lost Savage Land and brings back the Black Panther - all the while devising the machinations of the Grim Reaper and the Space Phantom that cruelly twist the Vision to their will. The tension peaks when Hawkeye quits, and the mutant menace Magneto takes out not just the Avengers, but the X-Men, too. Toss in Daredevil and the Black Widow, and what we've got here is an epic in the Marvel manner. So reserve that copy today, True Believer! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 1,065 copies. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 163 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 6" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #54-63. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art and cover by GENE COLAN. With Matt Murdock thought dead to the world, Daredevil's adventures take on a whole new level of action, drama and excitement in the manner only Marvel can present - and it takes off with a test of courage that pits DD against Mr. Fear. Then comes the flaming skeleton horseman, Death's-Head - a villain with deep, unknown links to those closest to Daredevil. It's a classic battle that pushes Matt Murdock to reveal his identity to the lovely Karen Page at last - but will it bring them closer together, or force them apart? Also featured are the debut of Stunt-Master; the return of war vet Willie Lincoln; an encounter with the underworld mastermind Crime-Wave; a battle with the triple-threat team-up of Mr. Hyde, Cobra and Jester; the introduction and origin of Nighthawk; and a fight to the finish with the one and only Gladiator! Brought to you by Roy Thomas and the unmatched penciling talent of Gene Colan, they're MASTERWORKS one and all - so reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 920 copies. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 164 - 1st printing. Atlas Era: Venus: Book 1" Collects Venus (1948-1952 Marvel) #1-9, Lana (1948-1949) #4 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #91. Art by KEN BALD, DON RICO, WERNER ROTH, and MIKE SEKOWSKY. Cover by KEN BALD. The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are proud to present one of the most amazing titles and characters in the Marvel pantheon: Venus! Debuting in 1948, Venus would come to reflect the morphing genres and content of the comic-book industry like almost no other title, and across its run would present some of the most compelling stories of the era. From the beginning, the title featured the goddess of love, Venus, who leaves her immortal throne to seek love as a normal - though stunningly beautiful - mortal on Earth. Publisher Whitney Hammond turns her arrival on Earth into a media event and appoints her editor of his flagging magazine Beauty. Stories on the trials and tribulations of magazine publishing and men smitten by her beauty, however, soon gave way to mythological tales with a fantasy/adventure bent. Increasingly dark in tone, Venus' adventures began to feature scheming Olympian villains set to control, foil or destroy the Earthbound goddess' plans. Trips into the underworld ruled by the Atlas Era's Loki became the norm, and lush artwork by many of the period's top talents graced extended-length stories. Collected here for the first time, this rare fan-favorite title is a must-have for every Atlas aficionado! Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 890 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 165 - 1st printing. "Iron Man: Book 7!" Collects Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #26-38 and Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #73. Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN, GERRY CONWAY, MIMI GOLD and ALLYN BRODSKY. Art by DON HECK with GEORGE TUSKA and GENE COLAN. Cover by MARIE SEVERIN. Iron Man's original artist, Don Heck, returns for another dose of Armored Avenger action! And what adventures he'll take you on - starting with a trip to the Dark Dimension courtesy of the Collector, followed by the villainy of the politically charged '70s stalwart Firebrand and a face-off with the Controller in a story also featuring the first appearance of Tony Stark's father, inventor Howard Stark! Revolution in Latin America, massive monsters and a mechanical visitor from outer space keep ol' Shellhead on his toes and you turning pages. But when the Spy-Master assembles an elite team with one objective - to destroy Stark Industries - the pieces for an Iron Man crossover classic come together. Only with the combined forces of Nick Fury, Daredevil and Madame Masque will our hero have a chance of overturning the Spy-Master and the power of the Zodiac Key. It's an adventure as only Marvel can make 'em! With the first appearance of Kevin O'Brien - a figure who will loom large in future - and the introduction, of course, of a lovely new lady in Tony Stark's life, it's Iron Man just as you like it. So reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. All Ages. NOTE: Limited to 960 copies. Cover price $54.99.

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Volume 166 - 1st printing. "Golden Age of Marvel Comics: Book 6!" Collects Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #21-24. Written by STAN LEE, JOE SIMON, and RAY GILL. Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, BOB OKSNER, AL GABRIELE, and SID GREENE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. The series that made Marvel the biggest name in comics continues its heralded run in the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Headlined by the hottest hero of the Golden Age, the Human Torch, and the anti-hero with a temper just as fiery, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS presents a collection of stories that defined the medium! Torn from the turbulent headlines of 1941 America, each tale crackles with the tension of a nation on the brink of war - and there's no doubt these heroes were ready to fight! And arriving on the scene to prove it is Jeffrey Mace, a.k.a. the Patriot, making his MARVEL MYSTERY debut! Of course, each 64-page issue is also jam-packed with the adventures of Ka-Zar, protecting his jungle domain from Nazi invaders; school-boy sleuth Terry Vance and his monkey compatriot, Dr. Watson, solving mind-boggling mysteries; other-dimensional hero the Vision, fighting the weirdest menaces imaginable; and the gritty Angel, battling evil from gangsters to ghosts! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 870 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 167 - 1st printing. "Incredible Hulk: Book 6!" Collects Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #122-134. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by HERB TRIMPE and SAL BUSCEMA. Cover by HERB TRIMPE. Oh yeah, MARVEL MASTERWORKS fans, it is time to Hulk out! Roy Thomas and the man who made ol' Purple Pants his mission for nearly 100 issues, Herb Trimpe, bring you a stack of INCREDIBLE HULK classics that'll leave you feeling green and liking it. It starts off the way it should - with a fight. The Hulk and the Thing go mano-a-mano once more to prove which one is the strongest force in the Marvel Universe! Then, with Reed Richards' help, the man inside the monster is freed - allowing Bruce Banner to at long last step up to the wedding altar with the lovely Betty Ross. But when the Leader returns with the Rhino at his side, happily ever after is the last thing he has in mind. Also featuring an earth-shaking battle between the Hulk and the Avengers, the Absorbing Man, a team-up with Dr. Strange, the return of the swamp-born Glob, the unbelievable separation of Banner and the Hulk into separate beings, the hordes of Hydra, and a green-powered drive to overthrow the cruel dictator Draxon. You wouldn't want to make Hulk angry - so reserve that copy today, True Believer! Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 980 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 168 - 1st printing. "Atlas Era - Strange Tales: Book 5!" Collects Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #40-48. Cover by JOE MANEELY. From the dark heart of the Atlas Era comes another dose of bizarre and exciting STRANGE TALES! Crafted by a host of the most talented illustrators to ever grace the comic-book page - from early work by Steve Ditko to accomplished efforts by Bill Everett - each story is a page-turning pleasure from the days when comics were as frightful as they were delightful! A heaping helping of bug-eyed aliens, unexplored caves, time machines, mermaids and atomic bombs will prove to you there's a taste of something for everyone with a penchant for the fearsome and the fantastic. And with an in-depth introduction by noted Atlas scholar Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, there's no other place where comics' most contentious era is presented and studied in such detail as here. So reserve your copy today, and march on with the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 865 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 169 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 13" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #129-141. Written by ROY THOMAS and GERRY CONWAY. Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, ROSS ANDRU and RAMONA FRADON. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA. The MARVEL MASTERWORKS march on with the next collection of incomparable FANTASTIC FOUR adventures! When the Human Torch skips out for the Inhumans' hidden city and his girl Crystal, he doesn't find the reception he planned for when Quicksilver greets him. Meanwhile, the Frightful Four launch a surprise attack with their newest member - Thundra - that pushes Reed and Sue to the breaking point. Once the dust settles, the FF will be one fewer - because the Invisible Girl has quit! Of course, we wouldn't have the makings of an FF/Inhumans epic if Maximus the Mad didn't rear his head and make a power play for the Inhuman throne. By the time all is said and done, the Human Torch will be sporting a fiery new costume, and the Inhuman Queen Medusa will be the FF's newest member. And that's just for starters! Ahead of you are classic battles between the Thing and Thundra; the return of the towering Dragon Man and Gideon; the world's creepiest babysitter, Agatha Harkness; a bizarre trip back to the '50s courtesy of the Shaper of Worlds; and a reunion with Wyatt Wingfoot in a fight against one of the FF's oldest enemies, the Miracle Man! To top it off, we're also including a trip to the Negative Zone and the origin of its truly evil inhabitant, Annihilus. The villain's plan to harness the enormous powers in Franklin Richards will devastate the FF in a story that changed the Marvel Universe forevermore! So don't hesitate: Celebrate 50 years of FANTASTIC FOUR - the World's Greatest Comic Magazine - and reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 950 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 170 - 1st printing. "Golden Age: All-Winners: Book 4" Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #15-19 and 21, and All-Winners Vol. 2 (1948) #1. Written by BILL FINGER and OTTO BINDER. Art by SYD SHORES, AL AVISON, CARL PFEUFER, and VINCE ALASCIA. Cover by SYD SHORES. Combating everyone from World War II Axis armies to voodoo priestesses and atomic saboteurs, the super heroes of the Golden Age engaged in adventures wilder than any other. And in the pages of ALL-WINNERS COMICS, the solo adventures of Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch and their cohorts were worth every thin dime. Of course, Marvel's greatest Golden Age heroes had already been together in one book, but there was one winning concept that hadn't been explored - a team-up! Now, at last, the fantastic tales that brought together Captain America, Bucky, the Human Torch, Toro, the Sub-Mariner, Miss America and the Whizzer as Marvel's first super-hero team - the All-Winners Squad - are presented complete and painstakingly restored for the first time! Joining forces, these seven heroes appeared in two amazing book-length adventures in which they raced to solve the perplexing riddle of Isbisa, and journeyed across the globe and back in a fierce fight with Madame Death and the Future Man! Also including the one-issue relaunch of ALL-WINNERS featuring the beautiful Blonde Phantom, this volume proudly completes your collection - making us winners one and all! Hardcover, 312 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 870 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 171 - 1st printing. "Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD: Book 3!" Collects Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968-1971 1st Series) #4-15, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #72 and Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #31. Cover by JIM STERANKO. The MARVEL MASTERWORKS are proud to present the continuing adventures of Col. Nick Fury in the Swinging Sixties! The irascible Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s series was a truly innovative lightning-in-a-bottle merger of comics and the spy craze of the day, and where better to start our collection than with a Nick Fury origin issue housed inside an iconic Jim Steranko cover? Next up: Steranko's last S.H.I.E.L.D. epic, "Whatever Happened to Scorpio?," will dazzle you before we launch into a new era of adventures including a moon-busting space mission, a mind-bending trip Fury may never come back from and a sub-earth battle with Supremus! Then, Nick Fury faces one of his oldest enemies in the Hate-Monger (a.k.a. Adolf Hitler); the British invade as Steve Parkhouse and Barry Windsor-Smith offer the one-shot "Hell Hath No Fury;" and Hydra returns with its sights set on assassinating the S.H.I.E.L.D. director. It's a cliffhanger that will shock and surprise you! Also packed with cool covers from the Colonel's many S.H.I.E.L.D. reprint comics, and his appearance from MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #31, this Masterworks completes every fan's classic Nick Fury library! Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 172 - 1st printing. "Golden Age USA Comics: Book 2!" Collects USA Comics (1941) #5-8. By SYD SHORES, VINCE ALASCIA, ALEX SCHOMBURG, MIKE SEKOWSKY, BASIL WOLVERTON, and CHIC STONE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Hot on the heels of the explosion of star-spangled super heroes, U.S.A. COMICS presented a wild and wooly selection of patriotic characters fighting for the Red, White and Blue. From the Victory Boys and the American Avenger to wilder heroes like Roko the Amazing, the Blue Blaze and the Fighting Hobo, U.S.A. was a comics magazine bursting at the seams with crazy concepts. But with the Second World War raging, it became clear there was only one hero who could headline a book titled U.S.A.: Captain America! Backed up by the Destroyer, Marvel Boy and the Whizzer - as well as the adventures of regular joes like Sergeant Dix and Jeep Jones, and true tales of WWII - U.S.A. COMICS was the perfect dose of four-color excitement for the American G.I.! Sporting some of the most famous covers of comics' Golden Age, the early Captain America issues of U.S.A. are some of the rarest Marvel comics of all time, and they're collected here for the first time ever! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 173 - 1st printing. "Captain Marvel: Book4!" Collects Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #34-46. Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, AL MILGROM, JIM STARLIN, MIKE FRIEDRICH and CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by AL MILGROM, JIM STARLIN and ALFREDO ALCALA. Cover by GIL KANE. Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom take the good Captain to the next level. Beginning with Nitro's pivotal first appearance and the fight for Compound 13, the action jumps into the Negative Zone where Annihilus confronts Marv's other half, Rick Jones. Then, it's off to the Blue Area of the Moon for a fight that will forever change our Nega-Band-bound combo. Next comes a trip to the Watcher's homeworld for the trial of Uatu. A return to Hala reveals the Supreme Intelligence's master plan for Cap and Rick, and the residents of Earth aren't going to like it one bit. Topped off with menaces including Ronan the Accuser, Drax the Destroyer and the Stranger; team-ups with Ant-Man and the Wasp; and appearances of cosmic Marvel lynchpins the Universal Church of Truth and the Soul Gem. Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 174 - 1st printing. "Atlas Era: Tales to Astonish: Book 4!" Collects Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #31-34, and material from 35-51 and 54. Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER and ROBERT BERNSTEIN. Art by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK, LARRY LIEBER, PAUL REINMAN and JOE SINNOTT. Cover by JACK KIRBY. The final volume in your complete TALES TO ASTONISH library! From headlining horrors to the frightful backup features that supported TTA's first Ant-Man epics, they're all here to shock your socks off. Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 940 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 175 - 1st printing. "UNCANNY X-MEN: Book 8!" Collects UNCANNY X-MEN (1963-2011) #161-167 and ANNUAL #6, X-Men Special Edition (1983) #1, and material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #26-27. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT with MARY JO DUFFY and SCOTT EDELMAN. Art by DAVE COCKRUM, PAUL SMITH, BRENT ANDERSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ and KEN LANDGRAF. Cover by PAUL SMITH. When you've got amazing stories by Chris Claremont, excellent artwork by Dave Cockrum and the astonishing debut of fanfavorite Paul Smith, what you have is a mutant masterwork! It starts off with an adventure in Belasco's mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus' little sister, Illyana Rasputin, aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi'ar, the X-Men find themselves fighting in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space. There's also the debut of Carol Danvers as Binary, the return of Dracula and an appearance by the New Mutants. And to top it off, we're including the long-demanded Wolverine and Angel backup stories from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27, and the Kitty Pryde classic from SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 999 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 176 - 1st printing. "The Mighty Thor: Book 11!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #195-205. Written by Gerry Conway and Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Jim Mooney. Cover by John Buscema. All hail Asgard, 'cause it's time for another dose of the Mighty Thor! When Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World's End, Loki looses Mangog, the monster powered by the anger and hatred of a billion beings! It's an all-out epic that leads to the tragic death of the All-father Odin. But death is not the end! Pluto, Lord of Hades, comes to claim Odin's soul -and a war with Hela, Norse Queen of the Dead, erupts. Then, an experiment by the Rigellian Colonizers unleashes Ego-Prime! The cosmic menace embarks on a time-twisting, evolution-bending rampage -and once the dust settles, Thor and company will be exiled to Earth. And to top it off, Mephisto pits Thor against the ones he loves the most. There's no doubt they're Marvel Masterworks, one and all, so reserve that copy today! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

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Volume 177 - 1st printing. "Golden Age: Young Allies: Book 2!" Collects Young Allies Comics (1941-1946) #5-8. Written by STAN LEE. Cover by Alex Schomburg. If you were a red-blooded American youngster in 1942, there was one adventure you'd love to have - and the Young Allies, comics' first team of kid adventurers, would take you there with a knuckle sandwich straight to the Axis powers! Bucky, Toro and their gang protect America on the homefront and on the front line in giant 40-plus-page adventures that burst off the page with action and excitement. Traveling across the country and around the globe, the Young Allies fight Hitler's Hollywood infiltrator the Owl, the South American Ambassador of Terror, the North African Nazi Wehrmact and the fiendish Whip. Backed-up by the time-traveling Tommy Tyme and humorous Norman the Doorman, the Golden Age classics in this volume are collected here for the first time in 70 years. So don't wait a moment longer - reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 845 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 178 - 1st printing. "Captain America: Book 6!" Collects Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #137-148. Written by STAN LEE and Gary Friedrich. Art by John Romita, SR. IT DOESN'T COME MUCH MORE CLASSIC THAN A COLLABORATION BY STAN LEE AND JOHN ROMITA, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE! AND TO SWEETEN THE POT, THEY'RE BY KICKING IT OFF BY TEAMING CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON WITH SPIDER-MAN! THEN, CAP TAKES A GIG AS A NEW YORK POLICEMAN TO UNRAVEL THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CITY'S BOYS IN BLUE. LEST WE FORGET, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF LARGER-THAN-LIFE VILLAINS: FROM THE GREY GARGOYLE TO HYDRA TO THE RED SKULL, THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR CAP TO SWING THAT SHIELD! AND SPEAKING OF S.H.I.E.L.D., NICK FURY'S SPY SHOP IS HERE, ALONG WITH SHARON CARTER AND FEMME FORCE! BEFORE IT'S OVER, YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE DEBUT OF THE FALCON'S NEW DUDS AND THE FIRST CAP STORY BY SAL BUSCEMA! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 890 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 179 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 12!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #112-119, Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #8-11 and material from FOOM (1973-1978 Magazine) #5-7. Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Bob Brown. Cover by John Romita. Earth's Mightiest Heroes fight one of the greatest battles in super-hero history! It's hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973: the "Avengers/Defenders War." Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It's the original crossover clash, and there's never been another one like it. But first, there are even more trendsetting classics in store for you: Mantis makes her debut; the Lion God brings the Avengers to their knees; Vision and the Scarlet Witch's relationship blossoms, but not without the intolerant objections of others; and the Swordsman joins the ranks of the Avengers. And as an added bonus, we're including rare pinups, profiles and an interview with the Avengers' own Jarvis - all from the pages of the '70s fan-mag F.O.O.M.! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Limited to 930 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 180 - 1st printing. "Atlas Era Journey into Mystery: Book 4!" Collects Journey into Mystery (1952-1962) #31-40. Cover by Bill Everett. The MARVEL MASTERWORKS once again go back to the days when horror ruled the racks. Yes, it's time to take a journey into mystery! And this volume offers a special treat: Steve Ditko's first story for Marvel. In 1956, at the beginning of his career, Ditko drew a handful of stories for Stan Lee - and you'll get not just one, but two of them here. Also providing heaping helpings of suspense, scares and twist endings are 1950s comics luminaries like Wally Wood, Al Wiliamson, Bernie Krigstein and Gene Colan. These rare stories are collected here for the first time and bring you one zombie-shuffling step closer to completing your JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY library! Reserve that copy today, True Believer! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 835 copies. Cover price $64.99.

Volume 181 – 1st printing. "Marvel Team-Up: Book 2!" Collects Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #12-22 and Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #103. Written by LEN WEIN with GERRY CONWAY and STEVE GERBER. Art by GIL KANE with ROSS ANDRU, SAL BUSCEMA, and DON HECK. Cover by JOHN ROMITA. Spider-Man has never had the best luck with friends and when you're teamed-up with buddies like Ghost Rider and Jack Russell, the Werewolf by Night-well, who needs enemies? Yes, that's right, it's time for another webslinging Marvel Team-Up Masterworks! Spidey is joined by an unmatched who's who of the Marvel U. From Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, Mr. Fantastic and Captain Marvel to Ka-Zar, Black Panther, Dr. Strange and Hawkeye, it's a feast of super heroic proportions for every action/adventure addict. You'll experience a cross-country course of battles from San Fran to NYC against the Grey Gargoyle, the unnerving Orb, Mole Man, Stegron the Dinosaur Man, Quasimodo, and Xandu, who returns for the first time since his Lee/Ditko debut. And just for good measure, Human Torch and the Hulk pair up against Blastaar the Living Bomb Burst! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 885 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 182 – 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 14!" Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES)#132-142, Giant Size Super Heroes Featuring Spider-Man (1974)#1 And Marvel Treasury Edition (1974)#1. Written by GERRY CONWAY. Art by Ross Andru. Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR. Peter Parker Has Never Had It Easy. When He's Facing A Gauntlet Of Ne'er-Do-Wells The Likes Of The Molten Man, Morbius And Man-Wolf, You Know That The Parker Luck Is In Full Effect - And You're In Store For Some Top-Notch Spider-Man Adventures! Exhibit A: Teetering On The Edge Of Sanity Since The Death Of His Father - A.K.A. The Green Goblin - Harry Osborn Goes Off The Deep End And Takes Up The Mantle Of Spidey's Nemesis. With His Best Friend Out To Kill Him, It's An Edge-Of-Your-Seat Encounter That Will Redefine The Webslinger's World For Decades To Come. Plus: The Tarantula Debuts; The Punisher Returns; And Mindworm, Grizzly, Mysterio And The Jackal Pile On. It's Another Heaping Helping Of Spidey Masterworks! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 1,045 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 183 – 1st printing. "Golden Age of Marvel Comics: Book 7!" Collects Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #25-28. Written by STAN LEE, JOE SIMON, and RAY GILL. Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, BOB OKSNER, AL GABRIELE, and SID GREENE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. The Comic That Started It All - Marvel Mystery Comics - Continues Its Historic Marvel Masterworks Run. Featuring The Headlining Heroes That Made Marvel An Overnight Success - The Human Torch And Sub-Mariner By Carl Burgos And Bill Everett - Each Issue Offers 64 Jam-Packed Pages Of Thrills And Adventure. And Those Two Heroes Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, 'Cause This Is The Golden Age! You'll Also See The Conclusion Of Ka-Zar's 1940S Jungle Adventures, The Whimsical Jimmy Jupiter's Debut, The Eerie Vision's Avenging Hand, The Patriot's Fight Against Fifth Columnists, Terry Vance's Mystery-Detective Exploits, And The Angel's Battle Against Weird Monsters And Mob Menaces. Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 842 copies. Cover price $74.99.

Volume 184 – 1st printing. "Defender: Book 3!" Collects Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #17-24, Giant-Size Defenders (1974) #2-4, and Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) #6-7. Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, LEN WEIN and TONY ISABELLA. Art by SAL BUSCEMA, BOB BROWN and JIM STARLIN. Cover by GIL KANE. Comicdom's #1 non-team is back, and they've never been better! Hulk, Dr. Strange, Sub-Mariner, Valkyrie and Nighthawk team with Luke Cage, Daredevil and Son of Satan to take on the likes of the Wrecking Crew, Satannish and Asmodeus! Then, spinning out of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, comes Steve Gerber! Deconstructing genre conventions with a healthy dose of absurdity, Gerber's innovative Defenders run turned readers' expectations on their heads - so suitably we're including the original Atlas Era appearances of the Headmen: Gorilla Man, Jerold Morgan and Chondu the Mystic! Topped off with a GIANT-SIZE battle royale with the Grandmaster and a Squadron Sinister rematch, this one is a MARVEL MASTERWORKS if there ever was! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 850 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 185 – 1st printing. Iron Fist: Book 2! Collects Iron Fist (1975-1977 1st Series) #3-15 and Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) #63-64. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art and cover by John Byrne. Before they made X-Men the No. 1 hit of its time, Chris Claremont and John Byrne brought their storytelling magic to the adventures of Iron Fist. It's kung-fu action in the Mighty Marvel Manner - and here, in the pages of the Masterworks, you'll enjoy their classic run collected and fully restored for the first time. Joined by ladies of action Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, Iron Fist has his skill in both mind and body tested by radioactive horrors, martial-arts masters, New York's kung-fu kingpin and even his closest confidantes. Plus: an assault on Avengers Mansion; the first appearance of Sabretooth; an early guest-appearance by the All-New, All-Different X-Men; and the final showdown with the Steel Serpent. Its '70s Marvel at its most exciting Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 900 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 186 – 1st printing. "Atlas Era Tales of Suspense: Book 4!" Collects Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #32-48, and #50-54. Written by STAN LEE and LARRY LIEBER. Art by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DIKTO, DON HECK and PAUL REINMAN. Cover by JACK KIRBY. The Marvel Masterworks bring you the final, fantastic volume of TALES OF SUSPENSE with another dose of giant monsters, intergalactic alien invaders and weird menaces. Including each complete pre-hero issue, as well as the many never-before-reprinted backup stories that supported Iron Man after his debut, crafted by a who's who list of top talent: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Jack Davis and more. This must-have volume brings you the stories that were the crucible for the Marvel Age of Comics, so don't wait - reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 885 copies. Cover price $74.99.

Volume 187 – 1st printing. "Sgt. Fury: Book 4!" Collects Sgt. Fury (1964-1981) #33-34. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art and cover by DICK AYERS. All right, ya goldbricks! Stand at attention and salute the good Sgt. Fury and his latest cache of World War II adventures brought to you by none other than the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Your mission includes action on the Greek front, covert operations inside Berlin, incursions into Rommel's North African territory and a rendezvous with the French resistance - and that's just to shake the dust off. You'll also read the Howling Commandos' origin, meet a new member of the group in ex-Nazi Eric Koenig and face off with Colonel Klaue's crack Blitzkrieg Squad. It's war action in the mighty Marvel manner - so report for duty as requested, or it'll be permanent K.P. duty. Dismissed! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 810 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 188 – 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 14!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #142-150, Giant Size Super Stars (1974) #1, Giant Size Fantastic Four (1974) #2, and Avengers (1963 1st Series) #127. Written by Steve Englehart and GERRY CONWAY. Art by Rich Buckler. Cover by Gil Kane. FANTASTIC FOUR stands tall as one of the most famous super-hero series of all time - and it certainly didn't get there by resting on its laurels. How better can that be proven than by another MARVEL MASTERWORKS collection? First, Dr. Doom pushes the FF to the limit! Then, Human Torch and Medusa adventure in the Himalayas! Reed and Sue's relationship is strained when Sue joins Namor in an invasion of New York - and just to keep things tense, the Frightful Four pile on, too! Then, Ultron crashes Crystal and Quicksilver's wedding! Finally, it's a Thing vs. Hulk battle royale and a tense time-traveling tale - masterworks, one and all! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 930 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 189 – 1st printing. "Golden Age Captain America: Volume 6!" Collects Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #21-24. Written by STAN LEE. Art by Syd Shores. Cover by AL AVISON. When Captain America says, "Report for Marvel Masterworks duty!" you'd better snap to attention, soldier! You've been called up for a serving of the first Avenger's Golden Age adventures. Illustrated by breakout talent Syd Shores and a cadre of titans of the Timely era, each tale explodes off the page with panel-bursting action and excitement. From the Reaper and the Creeper to the Cobra Ring of Death and vampire killers, Cap and Bucky's wartime exploits are collected here for the first time. With backup stories featuring the Human Torch and the Secret Stamp, every giant 64-page issue is a package that's worth its weight in the Golden Age! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $74.99.

Volume 190 – 1st printing. "Ka-Zar: Book 1!" Collects Marvel Super Heroes (1966 1st Series)#19, Astonishing Tales (1970) #1-16, and material from Savage Tales (1971 Magazine) #1. Cover by Barry Windosr Smith and Herb Trimpe. Beyond the cold Antarctic wastes, in the depths of a secret hidden jungle, Ka-Zar rules the Savage Land. Populated by dinosaurs, barbarians and saber-tooth tigers, this land that time forgot is threatened from beyond its borders by enemies including Kraven the Hunter and madmen still fighting World War II - and from within, by the bizarre Garokk the Petrified Man and the sun-priestess Zaladane. These adventures, the origin of Ka-Zar and Zabu, and more await you! Featuring stories never before collected, this inaugural Ka-Zar Masterworks showcases a bona-fide who's who of top comics talent! Hardcover, 312 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 750 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 191 – 1st printing. "Atlas Era: Jungle Adventure Volume 3!" Collects Jungle Tales (1954 Atlas)#5-7, Jungle Action (1954 Atlas) #4-6 and Lorna, the Jungle Queen (1953-1957) #13-16. Written by DON RICO. Art by WERNER ROTH, JOE MANEELY, JOHN ROMITA, JAY SCOTT PIKE and AL HARTLEY. Cover by Vince Coletta. Go wild with another set of jungle adventures from the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! This thundering third volume brings you the continuing adventures of the lovely Lorna the Jungle Girl; the end of Jann of the Jungle's JUNGLE TALES series; and every last page of Leopard Girl, Lo-Zar, Jungle Boy and Man-oo the Mighty's JUNGLE ACTION stories. Featuring artwork by the greatest good-girl artists in Stan Lee's Atlas stable - Jay Scott Pike, John Romita, Don Heck, Joe Maneely, Vince Colletta and more - you'll love every lithe page of vine-swinging, Commie-bashing, treasure-hunting jungle action. Oh, and lest we forget, there's monkeys, too! Hardcover, 280pages, full color. Cover price $74.99.

Volume 192 – 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man Volume 15!" Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES)#143-155. Written by GERRY CONWAY. Art by Ross Andru. Cover by Gil Kane. Peter Parker's life has never been easy, but it's hard to take a turn for the worse when your dead girlfriend shows up on your doorstep. Oh, then there's that famous Parker luck, which means it does. It means, Spidey, you've been cloned! The Amazing Spider-Man launches into the storyline that shocked the comics world! The scheming Jackal takes our hero through the wringer as he not only must face one of his greatest personal tragedies, but also has to battle through the Scorpion, the Tarantula - and himself! You'll also enjoy the blossoming of Peter and Mary Jane's relationship, and even their first kiss, as well as the return of the Shocker and the Sandman - and more! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 885 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 193 – 1st printing. "Incredible Hulk: Book 7!" Collects Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #135-144, Avengers (1963 1st Series) #88, and Marvel Super Heroes (1966 1st Series) #16. Cover by HERB TRIMPE. The Hulk is back, and he's going to smash his way through more masterworks than you can throw a tank at! It starts off with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror and a trip back to World War I featuring the Phantom Eagle. Then, Hulk takes it to outer space, fighting the Abomination, before falling down to Earth and into the sub-atomic world of the Psyklop. Following the classic introduction of Hulk's love, Jarella, comes the first appearance of Doc Samson, a battle atop the Empire State Building, and the fight for who's meanest and greenest against Dr. Doom! With the Phantom Eagle's first appearance from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES to round it out, there's no doubt - this is a Marvel Masterworks! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 194 – 1st printing. "Iron Man: Book 8!" Collects Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #39-53. Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN, GERRY CONWAY, MIMI GOLD and ALLYN BRODSKY. Art by DON HECK with GEORGE TUSKA and GENE COLAN. Cover by Gil Kane. The adventures of inventor and Avenger Tony Stark take a turn for the extraordinary as his ESP-empowered fiancée, Marianne Rodgers, is tormented by visions of Iron Man's death. Joined by the Guardsman, Iron Man faces a host of enemies as each hero's abilities are pushed to their limits - with tragic consequences. As if that wasn't drama enough, the Board of Directors vies to force Tony from his own company; protesters riot at the gates; and Firebrand, the Super-Adaptoid and the Cyborg-Sinister strive to make Iron Man's death a reality. Also featuring Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith's stunning retelling of Iron Man's origin, this volume is a Masterworks must for every Iron Man fan! Hardcover, 320 pages, full color. All Ages. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 195 – 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 13!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #120-128, Giant Size Avengers (1974) #1, Captain Marvel (1968 1st Series Marvel) #33, and Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #150. Cover by Gil Kane. Earth's Mightiest Heroes begin to unravel the origin of Mantis in their latest Masterworks extravaganza! An all-hands-on-deck battle with the Zodiac takes the Avengers to the stars and into the jungles of Vietnam before Mantis' surprise connection to the criminal gang is revealed. Then, the team lends its might to Captain Marvel's fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube! Next, Roy Thomas returns for a GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS adventure including the Golden Age heroes Miss America and the Whizzer, and a revelation about Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's origins. And that's not all! There's the wedding of Quicksilver and Crystal; the return of Ultron; and the increasingly tense love triangle emerging between the Scarlet Witch, the Vision and Mantis - classics one and all! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 875 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 196 – 1st printing. "Doctor Strange: Book 6!" Collects Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #10-22, Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series) Annual #1, and Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) #44. Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, FRANK BRUNNER and MIKE FRIEDRICH. Art and Cover by GENE COLAN.Steve Englehart and Gene Colan set Dr. Strange on a series of unmatched classics in the Sorcerer Supreme's next Marvel Masterworks - and it all begins with the end of the world! Eternity declares that the end times are here - and to save us all, Stephen Strange must first face...himself. Next comes a Doc Strange vs. Dracula crossover, followed by a trip to Hell and finally a time-traveling Occult History of America! Then, Marv Wolfman takes the reins as Dr. Strange rejects his Sorcerer Supreme status - and must battle Xander the Merciless and a Clea gone mad! With lush and lyrical art by Rudy Nebres and P. Craig Russell, you'll find none more worthy of the name "Masterworks."! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 197 – 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 15!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #151-163, Giant Size Fantastic Four (1974) #3-4, and Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #2. Written by Steve Englehart and GERRY CONWAY. Art by Rich Buckler. Cover by Gil Kane. It's a treasure trove of FF classics, courtesy of the Marvel Masterworks! First comes a battle of the sexes as the FF find themselves in the midst of the fight between Femizons and Mahkizmo the Nuclear Man. Then, the Silver Surfer returns with a vengeance! The Machiavellian Dr. Doom has captured the Surfer's beloved Shalla-Bal and used her to turn him against the FF. And that's just the warm up! The FF and Inhumans team up against Xemu, the Invisible Girl returns to the fold, and Arkon the Annihilator initiates an adventure featuring an inter-dimensional alternate Thing. Topped off with a giant-size battle against the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the first appearance of Madrox the Multiple Man, they're Masterworks one and all! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 198 – 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 7!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #64-74 and Iron Man (1968 1st Series) #35-36. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art Gene Colan and Don Heck. Cover by Marie Severin. The Man Without Fear heads out to the Left Coast in a quest to earn back the love of Miss Karen Page - and L.A.'s never been stranger! A cast of bizarre and action-packed enemies stands between DD and the woman he loves - including Stunt-Master, Brother Brimstone and the Stilt-Man. Back in the Big Apple, Daredevil teams up with the Black Panther, fights Tagak the Leopard Lord and protects a young boxer under the wing of his father's trainer. Meanwhile, the Tribune attempts to lay down his own justice on the youth movement. And it all leads to a crossover classic as DD joins forces with Iron Man and Nick Fury against Spymaster and the Zodiac! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 860 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 199 – 1st printing. "Thor: Book 12!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #206-216. Written by Gerry Conway and Len Wein. Art by John Buscema and Jim Mooney. Cover by Gil Kane. Hail Asgard! Hail Thor! Hail a great big battle with the Absorbing Man and Loki that takes the Thunder God to Rutland, Vermont! Next comes Mercurio the Four-Dimensional Man, a mystery at the mystic ring of Stonehenge, and Ulik the King of the Trolls' attempt to wrest Mjlonir from Thor's hand and conqueror Earth. That's just the warm up, though! Thor, the Warriors Three and Hildegard return to Asgard to free Odin from alien slavers. With the All-Father at their side, an adventure across the stars worthy of the gods begins. But waiting in the Dark Nebula, the 4-D Man and Xorr the Spawner of Worlds stand in the way of Thor and his rescue of the Lady Sif! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 200 – 1st printing. "Marvel Two-In-One: Book 1!"Collects Marvel Feature (1971 1st Series) #11-12, and Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) #1-10. Cover by Jim Starlin. Two hundred volumes long and still going strong, the MARVEL MASTERWORKS celebrate Vol. 200 with the launch of Marvel Two-In-One! Yes, the ever lovin', blue-eyed Thing's own series collected is between hard covers at last! Begun as a MARVEL FEATURE tryout, Ben Grimm's headlining effort kicked off with Hulk and Iron Man battles (not to mention Thanos and the Blood Brothers), and then shifted into high gear with monster vs. monster - yup, it's Thing vs. Man-Thing! Rounding out the first ten issues are the revival of the Guardians of the Galaxy; revelations in the life of the Valkyrie; and adventures with Daredevil, Sub-Mariner, Ghost Rider, Thor and Black Widow - and before you know it, you'll be clamoring for more! Ya ain't a Yancy Streeter, are ya? Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $69.99.