Marvel Masterworks comic books issue 27

Volume 27 - 2nd and later printings. "The Avengers: Book 3!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #21-30.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Don Heck, Wally Wood, John Romita, Sr., Dick Ayers, and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Romita, Sr. Introduction by Stan Lee.

It was 1961 and out of the fertile imaginations of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others emerged the Marvel Age. First came the Fantastic Four, soon to be followed by the Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Iron Man, and the Uncanny X-Men.

These were Marvel's heroes, stalwart and true, ready to face any and all threats to mankind. Marvel Masterworks were created to give fans a chance to experience this phenomenon from the beginning.

Hardcover, 226 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 3!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #21-30. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Don Heck. Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man and the Wasp with a trio of former super villains, readers thought he'd gone mad. As it turned out, the only thing crazy about the adventures of Earth's Mightiest Heroes was how insanely exciting the lineup of Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch became! With super-sized conflict within the team and colossal menaces without, the drama made every issue a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat extravaganza. Classic stories including battles with Kang the?Conqueror, Doctor Doom, Power Man and the Enchantress, and Attuma will prove that the Avengers are the world's?preeminent heroes - while revelations like Captain America's departure will test the team at its most fundamental level. But it won't just be Cap's Kooky Quartet against the world forever. In these pages, you'll see also the return of Giant-Man and the Wasp, and Hank Pym's transformation into Goliath! And with the first appearances of the Collector, the Swordsman and the Sons of the Serpent - not to mention the entrance of the Black Widow into the Avengers' world - there's no questioning this collection's a MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #286-296. Written by John Byrne, Roger Stern, Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter, and Stan Lee. Art by John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Jackson "Butch" Guice, Barry Windsor-Smith, Kerry Gammill, Ron Frenz, Al Milgrom, John Buscema, Marc Silvestri, Terry Austin, Joe Sinnott, Al Gordon, P. Craig Russell, Vince Colletta, Bob Wiacek, Klaus Jansen, Steve Leialoha, and Joe Rubenstein. Cover by John Byrne. Introduction by Michael Higgins. Comic master John Byrne concludes his all-time great run on Fantastic Four, and celebrates the teams 25th anniversary! John Byrne concludes his iconic tenure as Fantastic Four writer/artist and he's going to make history every step of the way! He begins with the shocking resurrection of Jean Grey. How do you follow that up? With the return of the true Doctor Doom in a next-level war with the Beyonder! Then, our heroes journey into the Negative Zone with Nick Fury to face Blastaar and a resurgent Annihilus, but when their return trip catapults them to 1936 they're faced with a classic dilemma. Do you stop Nick Fury from killing Hitler? It all builds a triple-sized 25th anniversary extravaganza that seeks to bring the Thing back into the fold, set where else but Monster Island? Hardcover, 392 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #279-288 and The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #20 and material from Marvel Tales (1964-1994 Marvel) #198. Written by Tom DeFalco, Christopher Priest (as Jim Owsley), Fred Schiller, Ken McDonald, and Sholly Fisch. Art by Rick Leonardi, Ron Frenz, Alan Kupperberg, Erik Larsen, Mark Beachum, James W. Fry III, Vince Colletta, Brett Breeding, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein, Jim Fern, Art Nichols, Bob Wiacek, and Mark McKenna. Cover by Ron Frenz. The storied Spider-Man run by fan favorite creative team Tom DeFalco & Ron Frenz run concludes! Spider-Man will need some amazing friends to survive the stories in his latest Marvel Masterworks! A bigger, badder super-villain mercenary team—the Sinister Syndicate—has formed and its an action extravaganza as Spidey fights five of his greatest enemies all at once. Then, the era-defining saga of the Hobgoblin continues with Flash Thompson on the run and an enigmatic figure lurking in the shadows who offers clues to the burning mystery of who really is the Hobgoblin. Next, a war for control of New York Citys underworld erupts into the streets. Spidey is joined by Silver Sable, Daredevil, Black, Cat, Falcon and the Punisher to combat the chaos and the identity of the Rose is revealed. Also featuring an early appearance of X-Factor and the future-Iron Man of 2020! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.