Avengers Masterworks Vol. 9


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Collects Avengers (1963) #80-88, Incredible Hulk (1962) #140. It's a batch of true Avengers classics! First you'll meet a new face in the Marvel Universe, the Native American hero, Red Wolf! Then, it's all-out invasion when the Zodiac take over Manhattan, followed by the first appearance of the Defender-to-be, Valkyrie and the Lady Liberators. Then comes a set of other-dimensional threats that helped defined a decade: the sword-and-sorcery menace, Arkon, and the evil super-team, the Squadron Sinister. Follow that up with the origin of the Black Panther, and a crossover classic that pits the Avengers with the Hulk in an adventure that changed ol' Greenskin forever. With guest-star appearances by Peter Parker, Aunt May, the Fantastic Four, Black Widow, the Inhumans' Medusa, Professor..




Doctor Strange Masterworks Vol. 9


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Collects Doctor Strange (1974) #47-57, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #6; material from Crazy (1973) #88, OHOTMU (1983). This Halloween, the Marvel Masterworks cast an enticing spell with the newest volume of Doctor Strange! All-time great writer Roger Stern joins a host of the best artists ever to draw the Master of the Mystic Arts. The result? Pure magic. The tales in store feature the return of classic enemies such as Nightmare, Baron Mordo and Dormammu; introduce Morgana Blessing; team Stephen Strange with Brother Voodoo; draw Clea into a war for the Dark Dimension; and send Strange back in time - both to ancient Egypt alongside the Fantastic Four and to World War II with Nick Fury! Painstakingly restored and packed with extras galore, this amazing tome honors one of greatest eras in Doctor Strange's history.




Marvel Masterworks


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Field trip! That's "field trip" as defined in the Lee/Kirby dictionary, which means you'd better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and buckle up for a trip beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: a visit to the neighbor's place, Attilan, the home of the Inhumans! Second stop: Paris is beautiful in the springtime, but according to the brochure Latveria's lovely year round. Then again, the savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down Under. Way down under in the lair of the Mole Man! Last stop: The Thing takes an intergalactic tour as a gladiator in the Skulls' slave arena! You'd better make those travel plans today, True Believer...tickets for this trip are guaranteed to sell out! COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 82-93, Annual (1963) 7




Essential Avengers - Volume 1


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There came a day, unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born - to fight the foes no single hero could withstand.




Marvel Masterworks


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In this inaugural Silver Age Captain America collection Stan Lee and Jack Kirby bring you the rebirth of an American icon in issue after issue of trend-setting Marvel magic. You'll read the classic origins of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull; see the first appearances of such cornerstone creations as the cosmic cube and the beautiful Sharon Carter; and watch Cap face off against Baron Zemo's Army of Assassins, the Sleepers, Batroc the Leaper, and his Nazi nemesis the Red Skull! Collecting: Tales of Suspense #59-81




Avengers Masterworks


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




Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 18


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Avengers Mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth! Government agent Henry Peter Gyrich is kicking out all but seven Avengers. Despite their protests, the team won't have time to argue, because a mysterious man from Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's past has emerged. He'll take the Avengers to Wundagore Mountain and reveal the answer to one of Marvel's oldest mysteries...But first - the Absorbing Man shows up for a good ol' fashioned knuckle-crunching battle. Also featuring a trip to the Inhuman's Great Refuge, an all-new Doctor Spectrum in a story illustrated by George Perez, a solo Beast adventure and the massive mountain-menace Monolith. Brought to you by Avengers greats David Michelinie and John Byrne! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 178-188, ANNUAL (1967) 8-9; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL TALES (1966) 100




Marvel Masterworks: the Avengers Vol. 23


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




Marvel Masterworks


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Iron Man's adventures take on a cosmic dimension in our latest lavishly restored Marvel Masterworks collection. Tony Stark faces an entirely new league of villain in the first appearances of Thanos, Drax the Destroyer and Moondragon. Then a gauntlet of his greatest villains-from the Mandarin to Whiplash-push him to his limits before a new Dr. Spectrum enters the fray. Their four-part epic stands against the backdrop of an increasingly tense love triangle between Tony Stark, Pepper Potts and her husband Happy Hogan. Topped off with an Avenger vs. Avenger battle with Thor, these Marvel classics are essential reading for every Iron Man aficionado! COLLECTING: IRON MAN (1968) 54-67




Marvel Masterworks


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Hulk, Dr. Strange, Sub-Mariner, Valkyrie and Nighthawk join up with Luke Cage, Daredevil and Son of Satan to take on the likes of the Wrecking Crew, Satannish and Asmodeus. Then, spinning out of a storyline in Marvel Two-In-One, comes Steve Gerber! Deconstructing genre conventions and adding a healthy dose of absurdity, Gerber's innovative run turned the expectations of readers on their heads, so suitably we're including the original Atlas Era appearances of the Headmen-Gorilla Man, Jerold Morgan and Chondu the Mystic! COLLECTING: DEFENDERS 17-21, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS 2-4, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 6-7