Marvel Masterworks comic books issue 5

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Spider-Man: Book 2!"" Collects Amazing Spider-Man #11-20.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. 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, 234 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 520 copies.

Cover price $29.95.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. "Spider-Man: Book 2!"" Collects Amazing Spider-Man #11-20.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. 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, 234 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 520 copies.

Cover price $34.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Amazing Spider-Man: Book 2!" Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #11-19 and ANNUAL #1.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. Cover by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Welcome back for another helping of Amazing Spider-Man milestones by the team that made the Webslinger a worldwide icon, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko! Their troubled teenager took comics by storm in 1962, and the first round of stories were just a warm up!

In these pages you'll be witness to the debut of more classic Spidey foes including Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter and no less than the Green Goblin himself! And as if one foe at a time wasn't enough, the Sinister Six unite for the first time in the colossal AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1, a jam-packed 72-page Lee/Ditko extravaganza!

Also featuring the rampaging Hulk, the Human Torch and Spidey's first team-up with Daredevil, but as every Spider-phile knows, it's not costumes alone that make the saga of Peter Parker so compelling, it's his everyday cohorts. From Flash Thompson to Betty Brant, dear old Aunt May to "Jolly" Jonah Jameson, they make for incomparable drama, so don't back, reserve that copy today, True Believer!

Softcover, 278 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $24.99.

Leonardo Romero Cover

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #39-46 and The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #3. Written by Stan Lee Art by John Romita, Sr., Don Heck, and Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]. Cover by Leonardo Romero. John Romita Sr. joins Stan Lee to take the wallcrawler from strength to strength in some of the best Spidey stories ever told! Face it, tiger, you just hit the jackpot! Artist John Romita Sr. makes his AMAZING SPIDER-MAN debut, and oh, what a debut it is! With his identity uncovered by the Green Goblin, Spider-Man finds himself fighting for his life - only to discover that the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn! It's a story that reset the stakes for super heroes, and the historic moments don't stop there! This volume also features the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson, Spidey's attempt to join the Avengers, and the debuts of the Rhino and the Shocker! Peter Parker's personal life also gets an upgrade when he moves out of Aunt May's house and gets his first apartment...not to mention his first pair of wheels! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 216 pages, full color. Ages 10 & Up Cover price $15.99.

John Romita, Sr Cover

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #39-46 and The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #3. Written by Stan Lee Art by John Romita, Sr., Don Heck, and Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]. Cover by John Romita, Sr. John Romita Sr. joins Stan Lee to take the wallcrawler from strength to strength in some of the best Spidey stories ever told! Face it, tiger, you just hit the jackpot! Artist John Romita Sr. makes his AMAZING SPIDER-MAN debut, and oh, what a debut it is! With his identity uncovered by the Green Goblin, Spider-Man finds himself fighting for his life - only to discover that the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn! It's a story that reset the stakes for super heroes, and the historic moments don't stop there! This volume also features the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson, Spidey's attempt to join the Avengers, and the debuts of the Rhino and the Shocker! Peter Parker's personal life also gets an upgrade when he moves out of Aunt May's house and gets his first apartment...not to mention his first pair of wheels! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 216 pages, full color. Ages 10 & Up Cover price $15.99.

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $46.83 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #131-140 and ANNUAL #2.

Written by STAN LEE. Art and cover by JACK KIRBY.

We've been ordered from on high, True Believers, and Marvel doesn't say 'Nay' to our ol' buddy Odin! That's right, it's time for another captivating Masterworks collection of the one and only Mighty Thor! A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope, and boundless drama, Stan and Jack's Thor collaborations mark a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe, and that's no small accomplishment coming from the imaginations of the most celebrated creators in comics! And boy, oh boy, bunky, do they knock it up a notch, a cosmic notch, with the tales we'll be bringing you here! It all begins when the Thunder God is captured by Rigellian colonizers and taken on a trip to the Black Galaxy to confront the one and only Ego, the Living Planet! It's non-stop action, action, action from there as he journeys to Wundagore Mountain to meet the matchless High Evolutionary and his menagerie of man-beasts! It all wraps up with a trio of titanic tussles between the Odinson and Ulik the Troll, the Growing Man, and the Destroyer! There's a soft spot to these tales too, so don't forget your hanky as Thor struggles to reconcile his love for the mortal Jane Foster, and then there's the return of a certain Lady Sif...The cup runneth over with drama and delight!

Hardcover, 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #3.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby.

Stan "The Man" called it the "World's Greatest Comic Magazine," and he wasn't kidding.

If Lee and Kirby set the comics world on fire in 1961 with the debut of The Fantastic Four, in 1965 they burnt the house down. Letting loose an unmatched burst of rapid-fire creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus, the Silver Surfer and even pulled off the first super-hero wedding while they were at it, and all in just 11 issues.

With incomparable embellishment by Joe Sinnott, guest-appearances by everyone in the Marvel Universe, there's no denying that this is the essential volume for any and every Marvel fan!

'Nuff Said!

Softcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #2-13.

Written by ARCHIE GOODWIN. Art by GEORGE TUSKA and JOHNNY CRAIG. Cover by GEORGE TUSKA.

Step back from the big screen and jump into the tales that made Marvel's Iron Avenger one of the world's most-famous super heroes!

It's a new era for comics' most of sophisticated scientist/socialite, Tony Stark, as Archie Goodwin, E.C. Comics great Johnny Craig and the iron man of IRON MAN illustrators, George Tuska, take you on an amazing set of adventures! Just to warm you up, we've got Happy Hogan transformed into the Freak, one of Iron Man's earliest enemies back to settle a score, a wild adventure into the far-flung future and a good, old-fashioned bash-'em-up with the Crusher teamed with a twisted-metal duel with the buzzsaw blades of the Gladiator. And now, the main course! Iron Man's oldest and evilest of enemies, the Mandarin, returns and pushes the Golden Gladiator to the breaking point. First, he pits Iron Man against the Incredible Hulk in a battle of the titans that only one will walk away from, and then he tears him down with his discovery that Tony Stark is Iron Man!

It's an all-time Iron Man classic that's so great that for good measure, we're also bringing you the carnage of the Controller, a threat so awesome that it brings Iron Man together with Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to stop it!

Hardcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #3.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby.

Featuring the wedding of Reed and Sue, guest-starring EVERYBODY!

Plus the coming of the Uncanny Inhumans! The arrival of Galactus and his herald, the star-spanning Silver Surfer! The Watcher and more!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #3.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby.

Featuring the wedding of Reed and Sue, guest-starring EVERYBODY!

Plus the coming of the Uncanny Inhumans! The arrival of Galactus and his herald, the star-spanning Silver Surfer! The Watcher and more!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #125-136.

Written by STAN LEE. Art and cover by GENE COLAN.

It's a twelve-pack of Captain America classics as only the Marvel Masterworks can bring them to you! Draped in the red, white and blue, there's no character in all of comics who represents America like Cap, and within these pages two of Marvel's greatest creators set him on a path through the tumultuous '70s that bears a character's, and a nation's, soul.

In story after story Stan Lee and Gene Colan push the envelope for adventure as Cap goes behind enemy lines in Vietnam; teams with the Falcon to oppose the radical Diamondheads; and then sets out on a coast-to-coast road trip full of motorcycle gangs, rock festivals and the Red Skull! The excitement reaches fever pitch when the long, lost Bucky Barnes returns! Free from the guilt of his partner's death, Cap's slate is wiped clean, however, anything but a normal life is ahead-because Baron Strucker, Dr. Doom and M.O.D.O.K. are tied up in Bucky's return. Before the story's done you'll witness Cap vs. Bucky, the origin of M.O.D.O.K. and the beginning of the Captain America/Falcon team!

Featuring guest appearances by Nick Fury, the Incredible Hulk and Peter Parker, and villains from Batroc to the Mole Man and the Monster Ape, they're classics one and all.

Hardcover, 248 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #42-53 and Not Brand Echh (1967-1969) #4.

Written bySTAN LEE and ROY THOMAS. Art by GENE COLAN and BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH. Cover by GENE COLAN.

The Man Without Fear faces his greatest threats yet in his fantastic fifth MASTERWORKS adventure!

Matt Murdock has done battle with Marveldom's most maddening villains - but when he meets the Jester for the very first time, the rules change forever. Framing DD for murder, the Jester sets all of New York on a manhunt for the Man Without Fear! But there's another menace looking to push the stakes even higher: Starr Saxon, the mastermind who discovers DD's secret identity! Then comes the all-time Stan Lee/Gene Colan classic, "Brother, Take My Hand!" - a story that marked the ever-advancing march of super-hero comics into the social issues of the '60s by tackling the tale of a blinded Vietnam vet finding his way Stateside. It's a no-question classic! There's plenty of action, too, as DD jumps inside the ring to rub knuckles with Captain America, teeters over the city with Stilt Man, teams-up with the Black Panther and all the while struggles to rebuild his relationship with the lovely Karen Page.

And as if that wasn't enough, we're rounding it out with the Stan and Gene's Not Brand Echh side-splitter, "Scaredevil, Defeated by the Evil Electrifico!"

Hardcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $35.00

Add to cart Near Mint $35.00

Add to cart NM 9.4 $37.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #1.

Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, DON HECK and GEORGE TUSKA. Cover by DON HECK.

The year was 1967, and what a year it was to be an Avengers fan. Why? Because Earth's Mightiest Heroes gained one of Earth's Mightiest artists-the one and only John Buscema!

If an artist like Big John teaming up to create the titanic Thomas/Heck/Buscema triumvirate isn't enough to wet your whistle for amazing tales of the adventurous Avengers, then get a load of the manic Marvel Masterworks they have in store for you: Prince of Power, Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man; Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian for the Red, White and Blue; the entire dag-blamed Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid; Goliath and the Wasp face a blast from their shrinking past as they fight the Whirlwind. And a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight only to have the Avengers lose their teammates, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants-it's a cosmic balance, bub! And let us not forget, Avengers past and present joining together in combat against a sextet of baddies built up by the Mandarin. It's a story so huge it could only be contained in the first-ever Avengers Annual!

Remember, True Believer, there's no guarantee that a yuletide gift this hot won't ignite, so don't forget to fireproof the ol' fir tree.

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #111-121.

Written by STAN LEE and ROY THOMAS. Art and cover by HERB TRIMPE.

I smash, you smash, but nobody, that's NOBODY, smashes like Hulk smash! Welcome back for another set of gamma-irradiated adventures in the tragic saga of Dr. Bruce Banner and his green-skinned Mr. Hyde, the Incredible Hulk! Stan "The Man" and "Happy" Herb Trimpe have pulled out all the stops for you, and just to make sure the non-stop action doesn't miss a beat, Roy Thomas joins in to knock it up enough to make your teeth rattle! The Hulk bashes outer-space aliens, smashes the shifting Sandman, grapples with the deadly Mandarin, and faces the return of his earliest, deadliest enemy - the Leader - all the while defending himself against General "Thunderbolt" Ross and the U.S. Army. It's the Hulk at his absolute most-classic and just in case you had any doubts, we're rounding it out with bare-fisted battles against the Sub-Mariner, the Inhumans and the bizarre swamp beast, the Glob!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #132-140, Annual #4, Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984), and material from Bizarre Adventures (1981-1983 Magazine) #27.

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by JOHN BYRNE, JOHN ROMITA JR. and JOHN BUSCEMA. Cover by JOHN BYRNE.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary and presented here for the first time in full-archival color, including pages straight from the Byrne/Austin originals, the Dark Phoenix Saga!

Gathered together by Professor Charles Xavier to protect a world that fears and hates them, the X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled enemies of limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. One of their own members, Jean Grey, has gained power beyond all comprehension, and that power has corrupted her absolutely! Now they must decide if the life of the woman they cherish is worth the existence of the entire universe! Collecting X-Men #132-140, Annual #4 with special bonus features including the original X-Men #137 story where Jean Grey lived "Phoenix: The Untold Story" and the Claremont/Buscema Phoenix classic from Bizarre Adventures #27!

And if that wasn't enough, brace yourself for a brouhaha with Wendigo and the seminal story of that furry blue elf Nightcrawler in "Nightcrawler's Inferno.

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Premiere (1972-1981) #9-14 and Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #1-9.

Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, FRANK BRUNNER and MIKE FRIEDRICH. Art by FRANK BRUNNER and GENE COLAN. Cover by FRANK BRUNNER.

Entering the good Doctor Strange's world like a bolt from above, Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner teamed up to take the Master of the Mystic Arts to new heights of cosmic consciousness and other-dimensional adventure-and now you can experience it all in one amazing MARVEL MASTERWORKS edition! From the conclusion of the Shuma-Gorath saga and death of the Ancient One, to Stephen Strange's assumption of the mantle Sorcerer Supreme; from the time-lost "Sise-Neg Genesis" with Baron Mordo, to the classic Silver Dagger epic-these are Marvel comics at their very best! Brunner's art mixes a deliriously lush line with psychedelic stylings, while Englehart's scripting plumbs the depths of Strange's soul to create a strikingly personal epic that's just as challenging today as the first day it hit the racks. And with Gene Colan waiting in the wings for a massive Dormammu/Umar attack on Earth, there's no question what you have here is something special-a true MARVEL MASTERWORKS!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 5 – 1st printing. Collects Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #41-52, Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #17, Mighty Marvel Calendar (1975-1981) #YR-1976, and material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #9 and 13.

Written by Bill Mantlo, Gerry Conway, and Roger Stern. Art by Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, Ron Wilson, Dan Adkins, George Tuska, and Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane.

MARVEL TEAM-UP goes all timey-wimey as Spider-Man takes a bicentennial journey through America's past, present - and futures!

When the man behind the Salem witch trials pulls the Vision and Scarlet Witch back in time, Spidey gets dragged along for the ride. But Doctor Doom doesn't cotton to people messing with his time platform, and he soon enters the fray - as they all must battle the Dark Rider!

Then, it's off to the dystopian futures of Killraven and Deathlok - before landing back in the 20th century for a crossover co-starring the Thing!

Finally, Spidey, Iron Man and Doctor Strange face the Wraith in a saga featuring the debut of a Marvel mainstay: tough-as-nails NYPD Captain Jean DeWolff!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects [Peter Parker,] The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) #56-66 and ANNUAL #3.

Written by Roger Stern, Bill Mantlo, Marv Wolfman, and David Anthony Kraft. Art by Jim Shooter, Jim Mooney, John Byrne, Vince Colletta, Ed Hannigan, Greg LaRocque, Al Milgrom, Bob Hall, Jim Sherman, Alan Weiss, Marie Severin, Rick Parker, Bob Budiansky, Keith Pollard, Bob Wiacek, Steve Mitchell, Frank Giacoia, and John Romita, Sr. Cover by Frank Miller and Bob Wiacek.

Roger Stern's seminal writing run concludes, and Bill Mantlo returns for a fan-favorite second stint!

After a run-in with the Jack O'Lantern, Spider-Man must protect Marla Madison - noted scientist and J. Jonah Jameson's one true love - from the deadly Will-O'-the-Wisp! The Ringer menaces Spidey's world in a tale drawn by John Byrne, setting up a double-sized issue featuring Stern's retelling of Spider-Man's origin!

Then, Mantlo pits Spidey against a cavalcade of his deadliest rogues: Kraven, Electro and the Molten Man!

And in one of the most timeless tales in SPECTACULAR history, teen-runaways-turned-heroes Cloak and Dagger make their debut! Plus: An Annual that takes Spidey to the "Dark Side of the Moon" with Man-Wolf!

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $49.95

Add to cart Near Mint $49.95

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects The Tomb of Dracula (1972-1979 1st Series) #41-55 and Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #14. Written by Marv Wolfman and Steve Englehart. Art and cover by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Blade's quest for vengeance reaches its high-stakes conclusion! The creative talents of Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer made TOMB OF DRACULA the must-read comic of the 1970s. Lushly illustrated, beautifully colored and featuring taut stories that wove together thrilling action with in-depth character subplots, it was everything you could hope for in a comic book. And in this volume, so many strands come together: The Doctor Sun saga concludes, Blade finally wreaks vengeance on the man who killed his mother and a resurrected Count Dracula finds an unholy bride who will bear his child! Dracula also crosses paths with Marvel mainstays - including a crossover where he sinks his teeth into Doctor Strange's neck and a battle with the cosmic power of the Silver Surfer! The Marvel Masterworks, with their stunning new restoration, make these classics look better than ever! Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $75.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Sub-Mariner (1968-1974 1st Series) #25-48 and material from Ka-Zar (1970-1971 1st Series) #1. Written by ROY THOMAS and Allyn Brodsky. Art and Cover by Sal Buscema. Brace yourself for one of the most epic eras in the history of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner! Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema have prepared for you a string of classics that have defined the Atlantean's life forevermore - and lucky you, the Marvel Masterworks are bringing them to you in one sweet package! Featuring team-ups with Hercules and Captain Marvel, gladiator battles against Triton and Stingray, the return of Attuma and Prince Byrrah, the founding of the Titans Three - who would soon become none other than the Defenders - and oh, did we forget the Red Raven? But the heart of the drama is Namor and Lady Dorma's wedding, and the scheming Lemurian Llyra's plans to destroy it all! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Ghost Rider (1973-1983 1st Series) #51-62. Written by Michael Fleisher. Art by Don Perlin, Carmine Infantino, Jim Shooter, Jack Sparling, Herb Trempe, Alan Kupperberg, Don Perlin, Frank Giacoia, Al Milgrom, Sal Trapani, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Bob Budianski and Frank Giacoia. Introduction by Ralph Macchio. The Marvel Masterworks are on the highway to hell with the original demon biker, the Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze - and we wouldn't have it any other way! In our fifth installment of GHOST RIDER classics - restored and reprinted in color for the first time ever - the supernatural side of the Marvel Universe is coming out of the dark! The spirit of big-rig trucker Clem Barstow does not share the road. And the first appearance of Asmodeus might mean the last appearance for GR! Meanwhile, the Tatterdemalion mixes it up with Werewolf by Night, and Moondark casts a spell that brings in the cavalry with the Night Rider! And, no, your eyes are not playing tricks on you: The Orb is back! Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $39.95

Add to cart Near Mint $39.95

Add to cart Very Fine $32.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #17-20.

Written by JOE SIMON, RAY GILL, and ANDREW MCWHINEY. Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER and BEN THOMPSON. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG.

The greatest comic magazine of the Golden Age returns with the Marvel Masterworks! Headlining the heavy-hitters of the Timely era, Marvel Mystery Comics has it all-from top-of-the-field super hero action to bizarre mystery, otherworldly noir, jungle adventure and boy detectives! And it all starts off with the history-making Human Torch/Sub-Mariner team-up by the titanic talents Carl Burgos and Bill Everett! Then the Human Torch's sidekick Toro, the Flaming Kid, makes his Marvel Mystery debut. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, takes his uniquely anarchic brand of action straight to the Nazis' noses, while the Angel's origin is revealed and he begins a multi-part crusade against the sexy villainess, the Cat's Paw. Rounded out by Jack Kirby's eerie agent of vengeance, the Vision; the wonderfully weird Electro; Terry Vance, School Boy Sleuth; and the adventures of Ka-Zar, it's the classic package that made Marvel famous!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $36.00

Add to cart Near Mint $36.00

3rd Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Amazing Spider-Man: Book 2!" Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #11-19 and The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #1. Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Steve Ditko. Introduction by Stan Lee. By popular demand! Back in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material! Welcome to Marvel's reMasterworks! Peter Parker hasn't been Spider-Man for very long, but the threats this newly minted hero must face are mounting quickly! In this volume, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter and the Green Goblin make their debuts! And as if that wasn't enough, Doctor Octopus has returned - determined to unmask Spidey! Plus: Witness the wall-crawler's first meetings with Daredevil and the Hulk, and the continuing development of his love/hate friendship with the Human Torch! But when Doc Ock recruits five villains to join him in the Sinister Six, Spider-Man will face the battle of his life! Peter Parker's personal life is rife with drama as well as he struggles to build a relationship with Betty Brant, care for Aunt May and hold down a job! Hardcover, 312 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #47-60 and ANNUAL #4.

Written by Bill Mantlo, Mary Jo Duffy, John Byrne, Peter Gillis, Steve Grant, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Marv Wolfman, Allyn Brodsky, and David Michelinie. Art by Chic Stone, Tex Blaisdell, Alan Kupperberg, Gene Day, John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Frank Miller, Bob McLeod, Jim Craig, Pablo Marcos, George Perez, Al Gordon, Bruc e Patterson, and Bob Budiansky. Cover by George Perez.

Benjamin J. Grimm - the world's one and only Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing - doesn't shy away from any fight. And in this Marvel Masterworks edition, he'll have to plow through the Machinesmith, the hated Yancy Street Gang, Graviton, Crossfire and even his younger self! But he's not fighting alone: The Thing will battle alongside Jack of Hearts, Doctor Strange, the Inhumans, Moon Knight and the Human Torch - as well as the Marvel Universe's greatest poker club! But all this action is just a prelude to Gruenwald, Macchio, Byrne and Pérez's all-time classic: the PROJECT PEGASUS SAGA! The Project is part advanced energy research facility and part super villain prison - and that makes for one dangerous (and exciting!) combination when the inmates break out! Plus: Don't miss the incorrigible Impossible Man's attack on the Marvel Bullpen!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects UNCANNY X-MEN (1963-2011 1st Series) #43-53, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #53, selections from KA-ZAR #2-3 and MARVEL TALES #30.

Written by ROY THOMAS, GARY FRIEDRICH, ARNOLD DRAKE and JERRY SIEGEL. Art by JIM STERANKO, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, DON HECK, JOHN BUSCEMA, WERNER ROTH and GEORGE TUSKA. Cover by JIM STERANKO.

Buckle down your mortarboards, students of Marvel's merry mutants, 'cause we've got a summer crash course in X-Men classics coming your way! Lesson #1: It ain't easy being an X-Man. No sooner has their mentor, Professor X, died than who shows up but Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Only a study in teamwork with Earth's Mightiest Heroes can help our grieving heroes make the grade! Lesson #2: Think twice before inviting family over. A friendly house call from the Juggernaut or Polaris, the daughter of Magneto himself, isn't the summertime bliss the brochure may have described! Lesson #3: Battling a bevy of baddies including Mesmero, Blastaar, the Red Raven, Warlock and Computo may cause cramps. Be sure to stretch before jumping into this pool!

And for extra credit you can pull an all-nighter with the origins of Iceman and Beast, along with a rare solo story featuring the Angel!

Consult guest instructors Jim Steranko, Barry Smith and John Buscema this July or risk failure at the end of the term. Dismissed!

Softcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #3.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita, Sr. and Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!

You just hit the jackpot, tiger; one of Marvel's most amazing Masterworks is back in print! It's a truly epic run from the annals of the world's most amazing super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, with Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on four legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He'll reach new heights as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, Miss Mary Jane Watson, for the very first time. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and you'll be rattled to your core when J. Jonah Jameson finally editorializes Spidey out of existence!

Wrapped up inside quite possibly the greatest Spider-Man image ever, do we even need to say it? Reserve your copy now, True Believer!

Hardcover, 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #41-50 and Annual #3.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita, Sr. and Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

Back-to-press and fully restored by popular demand!

You just hit the jackpot, tiger; one of Marvel's most amazing Masterworks is back in print! It's a truly epic run from the annals of the world's most amazing super hero, the Amazing Spider-Man, with Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on four legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He'll reach new heights as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, Miss Mary Jane Watson, for the very first time. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and you'll be rattled to your core when J. Jonah Jameson finally editorializes Spidey out of existence!

Wrapped up inside quite possibly the greatest Spider-Man image ever, do we even need to say it? Reserve your copy now, True Believer!

Hardcover, 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #40-48.

Cover by JOE MANEELY.

From the dark heart of the Atlas Era comes another dose of bizarre and exciting STRANGE TALES!

Crafted by a host of the most talented illustrators to ever grace the comic-book page - from early work by Steve Ditko to accomplished efforts by Bill Everett - each story is a page-turning pleasure from the days when comics were as frightful as they were delightful! A heaping helping of bug-eyed aliens, unexplored caves, time machines, mermaids and atomic bombs will prove to you there's a taste of something for everyone with a penchant for the fearsome and the fantastic. And with an in-depth introduction by noted Atlas scholar Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, there's no other place where comics' most contentious era is presented and studied in such detail as here. So reserve your copy today, and march on with the MARVEL MASTERWORKS!

Hardcover, 248 pages, full color.

Cover price $64.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects The Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #31-41 and ANNUAL #1, and Marvel Treasury Edition (1974-1981) #12.

Written by Steve Gerber. Art by Sal Buscema. Cover by Al Milgrom.

Steve Gerber's Defenders run comes to its revolutionary conclusion in the latest Marvel Masterworks extravaganza! Gerber consistently broke the boundaries of what a super-hero comic could be, and his Headmen saga stands as one of the high points in a celebrated career.

From the Elf With a Gun to Bambi and the Bozos, Gerber wove together an unlikely cast with a challenging critique of the era's culture. His stories would influence a generation of new writers - and with artwork by the stellar team of Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson, Defenders is an indisputable '70s Marvel masterpiece. And we've topped it off with the classic Defenders/Howard the Duck MARVEL TREASURY EDITION team-up.

Need we say more? Reserve your copy today!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Avengers (1963 1st Series) Annual #1.

Written by ROY THOMAS. Art and Cover by John Buscema.

Earth's Mightiest Heroes gain one of Earth's Mightiest artists: the one and only John Buscema!

Big John joins Roy Thomas for the beginning of their classic Avengers collaboration. And here's what they have in store for you: Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man, Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian, the Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid, Goliath and the Wasp fight the Whirlwind, and a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight - only for Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch to defect to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!

And topping it off, Avengers past and present join together against the Mandarin and his cadre of villains in the first ever Avengers Annual!

Softcover, 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $44.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #17-20.

Written by STAN LEE. Art by AL AVISON, DON RICO, JIMMY THOMPSON and CARL PFEUFER. Cover by AL AVISON.

The never-before-reprinted adventures of Captain America's Golden Age exploits continue with four more amazing 64-page issues! There's action aplenty with menacing monsters; sub-earth horrors; super villains out for revenge; and, of course, more than just a few of Cap's World War II Axis enemies gettin' a red-white-and-blue sock in the kisser! You'll see Cap and Bucky grapple with Killer Kole, the reanimated murderer; battle the lovely and lethal Queen Medusa, ruler of towering sub-earth monster worms; go ten frames against the fifth column's bowling alley of death; contend with the return of the super villains the Black Talon and the Black Toad; and fight crocodile-men. And in a special story written by Stan Lee, the dire threat of the Nazi is spelled out in no uncertain terms. To top it off, Cap's tales are backed up by the Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner; Fighting Yank; and Roddy Colt, the war-bond-promoting boy hero also known as the Secret Stamp.

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 2" Collects Collects Amazing Spider-Man #11-19 & Annual #1. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. 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, 234 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 520 copies. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #132-140, Annual #4, Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984), and material from Bizarre Adventures (1981-1983 Magazine) #27.

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by JOHN BYRNE, JOHN ROMITA JR. and JOHN BUSCEMA. Cover by JOHN BYRNE.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary and presented here for the first time in full-archival color, including pages straight from the Byrne/Austin originals, the Dark Phoenix Saga! Gathered together by Professor Charles Xavier to protect a world that fears and hates them, the X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled enemies of limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. One of their own members, Jean Grey, has gained power beyond all comprehension, and that power has corrupted her absolutely! Now they must decide if the life of the woman they cherish is worth the existence of the entire universe!

Collecting X-Men #132-140, Annual #4 with special bonus features including the original X-Men #137 story where Jean Grey lived "Phoenix: The Untold Story" and the Claremont/Buscema Phoenix classic from Bizarre Adventures #27! And if that wasn't enough, brace yourself for a brouhaha with Wendigo and the seminal story of that furry blue elf Nightcrawler in "Nightcrawler's Inferno.

Softcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES) #41-50 and ANNUAL #3. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JOHN ROMITA Sr. and DON HECK. Cover by JOHN ROMITA, Sr. You just hit the jackpot, tiger! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS bring you another set of classic tales featuring world's most amazing super hero-the Amazing Spider-Man. With Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure, it's Spidey at his very best! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on two legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true heart of the story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He finds new independence as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, a certain Miss Mary Jane Watson. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and rarely has Spidey had it worse than in "Spider-Man No More!" Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-1998 1ST SERIES) #41-50 and ANNUAL #3. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JOHN ROMITA Sr. and DON HECK. Cover by JOHN ROMITA, Sr. You just hit the jackpot, tiger! The MARVEL MASTERWORKS bring you another set of classic tales featuring world's most amazing super hero-the Amazing Spider-Man. With Stan Lee and John Romita bringing story after story of unmatched drama and adventure, it's Spidey at his very best! It begins with the first appearance of the bulldozer on two legs, the Rhino, and if he can't turn Spidey into an endangered species, then perhaps an out-of-control, outer-space powered Col. John Jameson might be able to do the trick. The action keeps pumping with Spidey's first meeting with the Avengers (hint, it doesn't go well), the Shocker, the return of the Lizard, Kraven the Hunter, and the debut of an all-new Vulture and the Kingpin! But the true heart of the story is in the tale of young Peter Parker finding his way in the world. He finds new independence as he gets his own pad with pal Harry Osborn, courts Gwen Stacy, and beholds one of comics' most unforgettable entrances, a certain Miss Mary Jane Watson. Of course, for poor Spidey there's just as many pitfalls as perigees, and rarely has Spidey had it worse than in "Spider-Man No More!" Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series - Journey Into Mystery) #131-140 and ANNUAL #2.

Written by STAN LEE. Art and Cover by JACK KIRBY.

A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope and boundless drama, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's THOR marks a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe - and in this collection they kick their efforts up a cosmic notch!

It begins when Thor is captured by Rigellian colonizers and pitted against Ego, the Living Planet! The action continues non-stop from there as Thor faces the High Evolutionary and his man-beasts, battles the Ulik the Troll in the under-earth menace's first appearance, and confronts the unstoppable Destroyer! There's a soft spot to these tales, too, as Thor struggles to reconcile his love for the mortal Jane Foster. And when Lady Sif returns, the cup runneth over with drama and delight!

Softcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #47-57, AVENGERS ANNUAL #7 and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2.

Cover by Al Milgrom.

Captain Marvel has returned to Earth, but the space-born super hero shouldn't expect a warm welcome. His enemies from the Kree Empire have followed him to our world, and a war is about to break out - the War of Three Galaxies! Teamed with the Inhumans and Kree agents on Earth, Captain Marvel must stop the Kree Science Council from escalating their struggle for genetic superiority and galactic empire. Meanwhile, Cap fights with the Avengers against the Super-Adaptoid, and he and Rick Jones are at long last separated. Each their own man for the first time in ages, Rick and Mar-Vell must search for a new purpose before it finds them - in the guise of Nitro and Thanos!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $69.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $105.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #43-53, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #53, and material from Ka-Zar (1970 1st Series) #2-3 and Marvel Tales (1964-1994 Marvel) #30.

Written by ROY THOMAS, GARY FRIEDRICH, ARNOLD DRAKE & JERRY SIEGEL. Art by JIM STERANKO, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, DON HECK, JOHN BUSCEMA, WERNER ROTH & GEORGE TUSKA. Cover by JIM STERANKO.

Buckle down your mortarboards, students of Marvel's merry mutants, 'cause we've got a summer crash course in X-Men classics coming your way! Lesson #1: It ain't easy being an X-Man. No sooner has their mentor, Professor X, died than who shows up but Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Only a study in teamwork with Earth's Mightiest Heroes can help our grieving heroes make the grade! Lesson #2: Think twice before inviting family over. A friendly house call from the Juggernaut or Polaris, the daughter of Magneto himself, isn't the summertime bliss the brochure may have described! Lesson #3: Battling a bevy of baddies including Mesmero, Blastaar, the Red Raven, Warlock and Computo may cause cramps. Be sure to stretch before jumping into this pool! And for extra credit you can pull an all-nighter with the origins of Iceman and Beast, along with a rare solo story featuring the Angel!

Consult guest instructors Jim Steranko, Barry Smith and John Buscema this July or risk failure at the end of the term. Dismissed!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

NOTE: Vol. 5-Up have the Silver Dust Jackets.

Cover price $49.99.