Decades: Marvel in the 50s - Captain America Strikes!


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Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - with the complete shield-slinging adventures of the Captain America of the Fab Fifties! As Atlas Comics revived their super hero titles, the star-spangled Sentinel of Liberty took on a new mission - smashing the rise of Communism across the globe! But an old enemy lies in wait: the Red Skull! In this complete collection of Cap's 1950s revival, Captain America and Bucky charge into action against fi fth columnists, Soviet spies, secret agents from around the globe, and fearsome foes from Electro to the Executioner! Plus, a modern-day story pulling back the Iron Curtain on the '50s Cap, as he teams up with none other than Nick Fury! COLLECTING: Material from Young Men 24-28, Captain America (1954) 76-78, Men's Adventures 27-28; Captain America: Theater of War - America First!




Decades: Marvel in the 80s - Awesome Evolutions


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Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - and witness major shakeups for iconic heroes in the Awesome Eighties! A new generation of creators crafting character-defi ning runs changed everything, with new faces donning Iron Man's armor and slinging Captain America's shield! Bold makeovers were everywhere, including Spider-Man's black costume, Storm's mohawk, Thor's battle armor and the Hulk's return to gray! Super team shake-ups included the sensational She-Hulk joining the Fantastic Four - and the transformation of the original X-Man, Angel, into Apocalypse's metal-winged Horseman of Death! And Peter Parker faced the biggest life-altering event of all - marriage to Mary Jane Watson! COLLECTING: IRON MAN (1968) 170, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 173, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 265, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 252, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) 324, THOR (1966) 378, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) 333, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 21, X-FACTOR (1986) 24




Decades


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Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #16 And Annual #2-3, Strange Tales Annual #2, Avengers (1963) #11, Daredevil (1964) #16-17 And #27, X-Men (1963) #35 And Fantastic Four (1961) #73 — And Material From Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1, #8 And #14; Fantastic Four Annual #1; And Tales To Astonish (1959) #57. Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade — and see how Spider-Man became an icon of the (Web) Swinging Sixties! The ever-sociable wallcrawler helped build the connected Marvel Universe we know and love with these early team-ups (and tussles) with his fellow heroes — beginning with his bid to join the Fantastic Four! Witness the beginnings of Spidey’s amazing friendships with the Human Torch and Daredevil — and his first run-ins with the Hulk, Avengers, X-Men and more! Plus: The legendary Steve Ditko unites his signature characters, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange!




Decades: Marvel in the 70s - Legion of Monsters


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Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - together with the groovy ghoulies of the Supernatural Seventies! It was an era of black-and-white magazines filled with macabre monsters, and unsettling new titles starring horror-themed "heroes"! Now, thrill to Marvel's greatest horror icons: The melancholy muck-monster known as the Man-Thing -whosoever knows fear burns at his touch! Morbius, the Living Vampire! Jack Russell, cursed to be a Werewolf-by-Night! And the flame-skulled spirit of vengeance, the Ghost Rider! But what happens when they are forced together to become...the Legion of Monsters? Plus stories starring Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Manphibian, the vampire-hunter Blade...and never-before-reprinted tales of terror! COLLECTING: LEGION OF MONSTERS (1975) 1; MARVEL PREVIEW 8; MARVEL PREMIERE 28; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) 2, 5; FRANKENSTEIN (1973) 1; TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) 10; MATERIAL FROM SAVAGE TALES (1971) 1




Captain America


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Captain America the hero we know today. From skinny Steve Rogers at boot camp to the Super-Soldier leading a battalion of men against the Nazis, this is the Captain America you thought you knew but you've never seen. And when the choice is between his country or his best friend, this is the decision he had to make. Then, follow Cap as he experiences one of his darkest days when a WWII mission doesn't go the way anyone planned. Plus, witness how the legacy of the Super Soldier reverberates through the years in this all-new story set during the height of the Gulf War. Collects America the Beautiful, Brother in Arms, To Soldier On, and Ghosts of My Country.




West Coast Avengers Vol. 1


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Collecting West Coast Avengers (2018) #1-6. The Avengers go west once again — but these ain’t your daddy’s Whackos! A bold new era begins for the mightiest heroes to ever live on the Pacific Coast. That means Hawkeye (your favorite one, Kate Bishop)! Hawkeye (the other one, Clint Barton)! America Chavez! Kid Omega! Gwenpool! And a guy named Fuse! Wait, what? That’s right, these are the new West Coast Avengers. And you better hope they can figure out how to save the world, and fast — because big things are headed for their part of the planet! Including the attack of the 50-foot were-woman — better known as original WCA member Tigra — plus more B-movie, monster-sized threats! The West Coast Avengers are back, and California’s super villains aren’t happy — and in a not-so-amusing amusement park, they’re going to make their feelings known!




Decades


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Collects Excalibur (1988) #42, Wolverine (1988) #48, X-Factor (1986) #87, X-Men (1991) #27, Generation X (1994) #4, X-Man #5, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #328, X-Force (1991) #55, Deadpool (1997) #2 And Cable (1993) #64. Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade — and see how Marvel’s mighty mutants dominated the Notorious Nineties! As the X-Men’s popularity exploded, the X-books were the place to be — and there sure were a lot of them! From EXCALIBUR to the radically revised X-FACTOR to two (count ’em, two) books for the X-Men alone! Generation X learned the ropes, while X-Force kicked butt! Wolverine searched for secrets of his past, Cable struggled with his destiny, X-Man explored our strange new world and Deadpool began his rise to superstardom! But which ’90s nemesis would prove most deadly: the Legacy virus or the mansion’s latest inhabitant Sabretooth?!




Spider-Man Through the Decades


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Spider-Man: a hero in every age! Watch as Spidey matures from a high-school student fighting Sandman to a desperate hero battling the Green Goblin to the death! Witness threats ranging from underworld thugs to giant robots to alien symbiotes! And see some of the key moments in his personal life, including his proposal to Mary Jane Watson! It's a glimpse of classic Spidey from every era of his life - accompanied by thoughtful text pieces highlighting Spidey's growth and evolution, and featuring an all-new set of Spidey-centric OHOTMU profiles! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #4, #50, #122, #195, #243, #290, #363 and Ɵ and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #2, #40 and #546.




The United States Of Captain America


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Collects The United States Of Captain America (2021) #1-5. Captain America’s shield has been stolen! Nobody understand its value — scientific, inspirational, sentimental and strategic — like the people who have wielded it, so Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson set out on a road trip across America to chase down the thief. But instead they find…the Captains! Everyday people from all walks of life who’ve taken up the mantle of Captain America to defend their communities. And for some reason, the shield thief wants all of them dead. Can Sam and Steve find them first? Christopher Cantwell and Dale Eaglesham celebrate the Sentinel of Liberty’s 80th anniversary with a tour across the United States of Captain America — and some of the industry’s brightest talents join the star-spangled quest, telling the inspirational stories of each new Captain!




Decades


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Collecting Captain America: Theater Of War — America First! And Material From Young Men #24-28, Captain America (1954) #76-78 And Men’s Adventures #27-28. Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade — with the complete shield-slinging adventures of the Captain America of the Fab Fifties! As Atlas Comics revived its super-hero titles, the star-spangled Sentinel of Liberty took on a new mission: smashing the rise of communism across the globe! But an old enemy lies in wait: the Red Skull! In this complete collection of Cap’s 1950s revival, Captain America and Bucky charge into action against fifth columnists, Soviet spies, secret agents from around the globe and fearsome foes from Electro to the Executioner! Plus: A modern-day story pulling back the Iron Curtain on the ’50s Cap as he teams up with none other than Nick Fury!