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




Marvel Masterworks


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In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse to the greatest revolution in comic book history - the Marvel Age of Comics - and now you can experience it from page one! With the space race on, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm aimed for the stars - but after their craft was bombarded by cosmic rays, they gained the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! The FF weren't just any super heroes, though. COLLECTING: Fantastic Four 1-10




Mighty Marvel Masterworks: the Fantastic Four Vol. 1 - the World's Greatest Heroes


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The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! While testing an experimental spacecraft, scientist Reed Richards, pilot Ben Grimm and siblings Sue and Johnny Storm were bombarded by mysterious cosmic rays. Upon their return to Earth, they found that they'd gained fantastic new abilities! From the boundless imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, witness Mister Fantastic, the Thing, the Invisible Girl and the Human Torch overcome their differences and band together as the Fantastic Four - and thrill to their first battles with the Mole Man, the Skrulls, the Puppet Master, the Sub-Mariner and Doctor Doom! Discover why they call it "the World's Greatest Comic Magazine!" Collects FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1-10.




Marvel Masterworks


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Marvel Masterworks


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This Marvel Masterworks collections presents The Fantastic Four series from the Silver Age of comic books.




Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 4


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Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #31-40, Fantastic Four Annual #2. With classic foes like the Mole Man, the Invincible Man (hint: he's really Doctor Doom!), Atuma, Mr. Gideon, Dragon Man and the Frightful Four! Including the life and death of Franklin Storm, father of Johnny and Sue! Guest-starring Namor, Daredevil and Medusa of the Inhumans! With all the fights, frustrations and financial troubles that make up the world's most fantastic family! And, for the first time ever, the origin of Doctor Doom!




Marvel Masterworks


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The Fantastic Four have split up! Having gone their separate ways, you might worry that we'll have to come up with a new title for this book, but no, the evil machinations of Doctor Doom will reunite the First Family of Super-Heroes for the FF #200 extravaganza! All Johnny Storm's hot-rod racing, the Thing's demon bashing, Sue's dalliances with Namor and Reed's soul-searching culminate in a massive five-part saga that pits the FF against their nemesis in the series' greatest tradition! Who is Doom's son? How does he have the FF's powers? It's a fight to the finish in Latveria. Also featuring an outer-space adventure with the Inhumans, the return of the Mole Man and Quasimodo the Living Computer! COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 192-203, ANNUAL (1963) 12-13.




Marvel Masterworks


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Certifiably the World's Greatest Comic Collaboration, the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Fantastic Four run stands as one of the high-water marks in the history of the medium. Their ten titanic years together laid the foundation of the Marvel Universe, and birthed more concepts and characters than any series before or since! There's plenty of explosive acti on and family drama as Stan and Jack's run comes to a close: the FF help mankind take one giant leap when the Kree's robot Sentry tries to stop the Apollo 11 moon landing, encounter the uncanny Inhumans, and celebrate their 100th issue featuring everyone from Dr. Doom to Dragon Man! And finally, the mutant menace Magneto teams up with Namor in a bid to conquer the world! 'Nuff said! COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 94-104, FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE (2007) 1




The Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 4


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Celebrate 60 years of the World's Greatest Comics Collaboration! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby conclude their record-setting tenures on the FANTASTIC FOUR, the book that birthed the Marvel Universe! In Kirby's final issues, Doctor Doom lurks in the shadows, the FF save Apollo 11 from an alien threat, and the Sub-Mariner and Magneto team up to attack our heroes! Then, Stan Lee is joined by Marvel art legends John Romita Sr. and John Buscema to forge a new future for Marvel's first family! Along the way, the Thing battles the Hulk, the Surfer is taken captive by Galactus, and the Overmind menaces Earth -- leading to the strangest event in Marvel history: Doctor Doom joins the FF?! Guest-starring Black Panther, the Inhumans and more! COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 94-125, Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure (2008) 1, material from Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 8-9




Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications


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This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of Marvel Comics. Focusing on Marvel's mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication's title, writers/artists, publisher, ISBN (if available), and a plot synopsis. One appendix provides a comprehensive alphabetical index of Marvel and Marvel-related publications to 2005, while two other appendices provide selected lists of Marvel-related game books and unpublished Marvel titles.