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..




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




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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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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Collecting Doctor Strange (1974) #38-46; What If? (1977) #18; Marvel Fanfare (1982) #5. Celebrated writer Chris Claremont turns his magic toward the Master of the Mystic Arts: Doctor Strange! Joined by artistic icon Gene Colan, there's no doubt that the Doctor is in! Together, these creative giants return Baron Mordo to the fore, arming him with the occult secrets of the Vatican and testing Doctor Strange's mystic might. Then, Wong is captured by the Shadowqueen, and Clea and Strange must traverse dimensions and battle the demonic N'Garai to save him! Also featuring a Claremont/Marshall Rogers masterpiece; an alternate world where Doctor Strange is a disciple of the Dread Dormammu; and the1980 all-Doctor Strange Marvel Comics Calendar, illustrated by an amazing array of top artists from Frank Miller to John Byrne!




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




Marvel Masterworks Presents The Mighty Thor


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Collects the earliest stories of Thor, the Thunder God from the 1960s.




Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider Vol. 2


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Marvel's hell-bound super hero, Ghost Rider, hits the road for a second Marvel Masterworks! Johnny Blaze's adventures begin with the return of Zodiac, an organized crime gang powered by agents of hell, in a plot that can only be foiled with the help of the super-heroic Stunt-Master! Then, after fighting for his very soul against Satan himself, Ghost Rider fi nds himself teamed up with the Ever-Lovin' Thing, in mortal combat against the ever-angry Hulk and in league with the ever-courageous Champions! And if you thought the Orb was fi nis, think again as Marvel's deadliest eyeball returns to extract another pound of Ghost Rider fl esh! Plus: with Karen Page having joined Ghost Rider's cast, Daredevil makes the scene in a crossover classic drawn by John Byrne! COLLECTING: GHOST RIDER (1973) 6-20; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) 8; DAREDEVIL (1964) 138




Marvel Masterworks


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




Mighty Marvel Masterworks


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Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1-10, material from Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15. The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators — now available in a new lineof Mighty Marvel Masterworks! 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! When young Peter Parker gains remarkable abilities from a radioactive spider, he must step up and try to become a hero — while also dealing with the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager! For with great power, there must also come great responsibility! Enjoy these stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey’s very beginning — including the tragic origin that started it all; the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture and Electro and guest-star nods from the Fantastic Four and Human Torch! Relive the foundation of every amazing arachnid adventure that followed!