Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition comic books

Volume 214 - 1st printing. "Uncanny X-Men: Book 9!" Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #168-175, ANNUAL #7, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills GN (1982 Marvel) and Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1-4. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Cover by PAUL SMITH. The Uncanny X-Men had become the biggest franchise in comic books by 1982. Chris Claremont's writing rose to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in "God Loves, Man Kills," while his work with Frank Miller on WOLVERINE skyrocketed the character's popularity. With culmination of Paul Smith's classic run-featuring the growing romance between Kitty Pryde and Colossus, the first appearance of Callisto and the Morlocks, Rogue's debut as an X-Man, and the wedding of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor-this Marvel Masterworks is nothing short of a marathon of mutant milestones! Hardcover, 432 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 900 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 232 - 1st printing. "Captain Marvel: Book 6!" Collects Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #58-62, Marvel Spotlight (1979-1981 2nd Series) #1-4 and #8, Death of Captain Marvel GN (1982 Marvel) and material from Marvel Super Heroes (1990-1993 2nd Series) #3. Cover by Jeff Aclin. The Marvel Masterworks once again presents Captain Marvel -- and this volume completes his adventures! From the epic Battle of Titan to the all-time classic Death of Captain Marvel, you can now experience every page of Mar-Vell's cosmic quest in painstakingly restored hardcover editions. The action begins with a plan set in motion by Thanos's death: the worldwide computer ISAAC has taken control of Titan in Thanos's name! To overcome this deadly threat, Captain Marvel and Drax the Destroyer must fight a war on two fronts that spans the entire solar system. Art turns by Steve Ditko and Frank Miller, plus a rare tale held over for years, set the stage for Jim Starlin's touching farewell to Mar-Vell. Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 740 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 244 - 1st printing. "Doctor Strange: Book 8!" Collects Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #38-45, MAN-THING (1979) #4, WHAT IF? (1977) #18, material from MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #5, and Mighty Marvel Calendar (1975-1981) 1980. Written by Chris Claremont and Peter Gillis. Art by Gene Colan, Don Perlin, Tom Sutton, and Marshall Rogers. Cover by Michael Golden. 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 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, the Shadowqueen captures Wong, 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 the 1980 all-Doctor Strange Marvel Comics Calendar, illustrated by an amazing array of top artists from Frank Miller to John Byrne! Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 780 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 268 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 20!"

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #203-212 and ANNUAL #14.

Written by Marv Wolfman, David Michelinie, Roger Stern, and Denny O'Neil. Art by Keith Pollard, Mike Esposito, Pablo Marcos, Jim Mooney, John Byrne, Gene Day, John Romita Jr., Al Milgrom, Brett Breeding, Alan Weiss, Klaus Janson, Bob McLeod, Joe Rubinstein, Bob Wiacek, Joe Sinnott, Tom Palmer, and Frank Miller. Cover by Frank Miller.

Peter Parker has always had the worst luck, but Spider-Man is a hit with the ladies in his latest round of adventures! The Black Cat is back, and her love/hate relationship with Spidey is heating up! Dazzler disco-dances with our hero in an early appearance not to be missed! But she's not the only mutant caught in Spidey's web as Mesmero returns - courtesy of writer Dennis O'Neil! And Spidey history is made with the debut of an all-time-great Spider-Man artist: John Romita Jr.! JRJR carries on the family tradition, creating some of the most iconic Spider-Man adventures of all time - beginning right here!

Also featuring a Stern 'n' Byrne one-shot, the first appearances of Madame Web and Hydro-Man, and Frank Miller's classic Spider-Man/Doctor Strange team-up!

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 276 - 1st printing. "Spectacular Spider-Man: Book 2!" Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) #16-31.

Written by Elliot Maggin and Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney, Mike Zeck, Mike Esposito, David Hunt, Mike Esposito, Bruce Patterson, Frank Springer, and Frank Miller. Cover by Keith Pollard.

Peter Parker's second Spectacular serving is even greater than the first!

Things kick off with a battle against the Beetle, then Peter heads west to cover the breakup of the Champions - but how does this lead to a clash with Angel and Iceman? The White Tiger enters for an extended guest role as the Lightmaster, the Enforcers and the Scorpion turn up the tension! Then, Moon Knight helps Spidey fight the Maggia - who retaliate in the form of the Masked Marauder!

It's a multipart epic pairing Spider-Man and Daredevil, and featuring Frank Miller's very first DD artwork!

It all culminates in the seven-part saga of Carrion, the mysterious rotting horror with hidden ties to Peter Parker's past - and a violent desire to punish him for the death of Gwen Stacy!

Hardcover, 312 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 693 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 283 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 21!" Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #213-223 and ANNUAL #15.

Written by Denny O'Neil, Michael Fleisher, Mike W. Barr, J.M. DeMatteis, Mark Gruenwald, Roger Stern, and Bill Mantlo. Art by John Romita Jr., Jim Mooney, Al Milgrom, Luke McDonnell, Mark Gruenwald, Marie Sevenrin, Keith Pollard, Greg LaRocque, Bob McLeod, Alan Kupperberg, Bob Hall, Klaus Janson, Win Mortimer, Bob Layton, Terry Austin, Frank Giacoia, and Frank Miller.

New York City has always been a defining element in Spider-Man's world, but it's going to drive him crazy - if it doesn't kill him first. From an NYC Marathon assassination plot to Peter Parker's paper-thin apartment walls, and from a merged Hydro-Man/Sandman menace to running into his ex-girlfriend's new beau, Biff Rifkin, the City That Never Sleeps just won't give Spidey a break! And the hits keep coming when Peter Parker is accused of causing a prison break - and thrown in the slammer himself! Also featuring Moon Knight, a team-up with Sub-Mariner against the Frightful Four and the Aunt May solo "adventure" you demanded! And it's all topped off with an iconic Dennis O'Neil/Frank Miller Annual pitting Spider-Man and the Punisher against Doc Ock!

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 734 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 285 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 14!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #144-158 and Marvel Premiere (1972) #43.

Written by Gerry Conway, Jim Shooter, Gil Kane, Roger McKenzie, and Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Lee Elias, Dan Green, George Tuska, Jim Mooney, Gil Kane, Klaus Janson, Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Tony DeZuniga, Steve Leialoha, Frank Robbins, Tom Sutton, and Frank Springer, and Frank Miller. Cover by Frank Miller.

Dangerous and desperate, the Owl is on the attack, and he's far from the Man Without Fear's only problem! Bullseye is back, while the Purple Man has employed his mind-control powers to torment our hero and his friends alike. It's a gritty, edge-of-your-seat saga that traps DD in the Ryker's Island prison, forcing him to fight a gauntlet of his most violent enemies. The personal drama is no less captivating: After Heather Glenn discovers Matt Murdock is Daredevil, she blames him for her father's death, sending Matt into a tailspin. It won't get any easier when his old flame, the Black Widow, returns.

This historic volume culminates with an epic final battle with Death-Stalker - and Frank Miller's Daredevil debut!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 668 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 296 - 1st printing. "Marvel Two-in-One: Book 5!" 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

NOTE: Limited to 635 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 307 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 15!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #159-172 and material from Bizarre Adventures (1981 Magazine) #25.

Written by Frank Miller, Roger McKenzie, Michael Fleisher, Ralph Macchio, and David Michelinie. Art by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Steve Ditko, Paul Gulacy, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Frank Miller. Introduction by Charles Soule.

One of the most influential runs in not just Marvel history, but all of comics history begins with the arrival of Frank Miller as the creative force behind DAREDEVIL!

Miller remade the mythos of the Man Without Fear, first illustrating Roger McKenzie's scripts with art partner Klaus Janson, then taking over as both writer and artist. Miller grinds the grit of New York City's streets into every page, blending super heroics with the dark tone of noir crime thrillers.

DD squares off against Doctor Octopus, the Hulk, Gladiator and the psychotic side of Bullseye before Miller introduces a new icon: the assassin Elektra! And her tempestuous relationship with Matt Murdock will form the unforgettable backdrop to DD's war against the Kingpin!

Hardcover, 368 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 735 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 312 - 1st printing. "The Spectacular Spider-Man: Book 4!" Collects The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) #43-55 and ANNUAL #2.

Written by Roger Stern, Marv Wolfman, Steve Leialoh, Marie Severin, Bill Mantlo, and Ralph Macchio. Art by Mike Zeck, Steve Leialoha, Marie Severin, Jim Mooney, Denys Cowan, Rick Leonardi, Luke McDonnell, Steve Mitchell, Al Gordon, Bruce Patterson, Frank Springer, Dave Humphrys, Joe Rubinstein, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein.

Before he would set AMAZING SPIDER-MAN on the path to comics glory, master storyteller Roger Stern did a spectacular job on Spidey's sister title!

Producing a run of the wall-crawler's most memorable tales, Stern introduced a host of new and compelling characters - including the gangster Belladonna and a new love interest for Aunt May, Nathan Lubensky - and reinvigorated the Prowler and White Tiger. But don't worry, Stern left room to spare for iconic enemies! The Vulture returns - and he's brought his evil nephew Malachi with him! And another veteran of the Sinister Six, Mysterio, is up to no good, in league with a gang of Spider-Man's oldest villains!

This Masterworks volume also includes a double-sized showdown with the man called Rapier!

Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 661 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 325 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 16!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #173-181 and material from What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #28 and #35, Bizarre Adventures (1981 Magazine) #28 and Marvel Fanfare (1982-1992 1st Series) #1.

Written by Frank Miller and Mike W. Barr. Art by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Paul Smith, and Terry Austin. Cover by Frank Miller.

In issue after issue, Frank Miller redefined the Man Without Fear with work that stands atop the peak of comic book storytelling. When Miller introduced Elektra, readers could not get enough of the assassin from Matt Murdock's past.

In this volume, her saga ratchets up as she and Daredevil fight the unstoppable ninjas of The Hand. Miller also introduces Stick, the gruff mentor who trained a young Murdock and who now must help him regain his radar sense before the Kingpin closes in. Also featuring a deadly reckoning for Ben Urich and a double-sized battle with Bullseye that ends in one of the most scintillating moments in comics history.

Plus: A pair of essential WHAT IF? rarities and an Elektra solo mission!

Hardcover, 344 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 1,036 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 326 - 1st printing. "The Spectacular Spider-Man: Book 5!" Collects 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

NOTE: Limited to 882 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 340 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 17!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #182-191, and material from The Elektra Saga (1984) #1-4 and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983-1984 Marvel). Written by Frank Miller and Roger McKenzie. Art by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Terry Austin. Cover by Frank Miller. Introduction by Ralph Macchio. The Marvel Masterworks caps off Frank Miller's early '80s writer/artist run on DAREDEVIL with a volume that stands tall with the best comics of all time! In the aftermath of Elektra's death, Matt Murdock is at a crossroads - obsessed with the idea she might not really be dead. Can he pull it together in time to stop the Kingpin's criminal machinations and bring justice to Bullseye? Enter Black Widow to help the man she once loved more than any other - but she finds far more than she ever bargained for as the duo steps into the midst of a duel between the Hand and the Chaste to resurrect Elektra! Hardcover, 368 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.

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NOTE: Limited to 696 copies.

Volume 344 - 1st printing. "Captain America: Book 15!" Collects Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #261-269, Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) Annual #5, and The Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #106. Written by J.M. DeMatteis, David Anthony Kraft, and David Michelinie. Art by Mike Zeck, Gene Colan, Don Perlin, Frank McLaughlin, Joe Rubinstein, Sal Trapani, Rick Magyar, Jack Abel, Al Milgrom, John Beatty, Dave Simons, and Quickdraw Studios. Cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. Introduction by J.M. DeMatteis. J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck made CAPTAIN AMERICA their own in a celebrated three-year creative collaboration! Theirs is one of the Star-Spangled Avenger's greatest eras - and it begins when a Captain America movie causes Cap to cross paths with a new Nomad, the Ameridroid and the Red Skull! Next, the American Dream comes under assault by an enigmatic force - and in a two-part tale guest-starring Spider-Man, the cyborg S.U.L.T.A.N. sets his sights on Washington, DC! Finally, the Defenders join up with Cap to stop the psychopathic physicist August Masters from embroiling America in a war with the Soviet Union! Plus: Veteran Cap artist Gene Colan returns for a double-sized Annual pitting Steve Rogers against the Constrictor and Samson Scythe! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.

NOTE: Limited to 640 copies.

Volume 346 - 1st printing. "The Incredible Hulk: Book 17!" Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #256-265 and ANNUAL #10-11, and Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982) #1-3. Written by Bill Mantlo, Mary Jo Duffy, Steven Grant, and Mark Gruenwald. Art by Sal Buscema, Rick Leonardi, Rich Buckler, John Romita, Jr., Al Milgrom, Frank Giacoia, Sal Trapani, Walt Simonson, Bruce Patterson, Bob Wiacek, Chic Stone, Dan Green, Joe Sinnott, Steve Mitchell, Pablo Marcos, Bob Layton, and Frank Miller. Cover by Frank Miller. Introduction by Steve Grant. Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema take the Hulk around the world! First, Israel's best defense against the Hulk is the super hero called Sabra! Next up is Egypt, where the Hulk faces the swashbuckling might of the Arabian Knight! Then it's off to Mother Russia for a battle against Darkstar and the Soviet Super-Soldiers! In Japan, Glenn Talbot faces a dramatic reckoning - after which the Hulk gets his passport stamped on Easter Island by the Absorbing Man! And in a pair of Hulk-sized Annuals, Rick Leonardi joins Mantlo to fuse Bruce Banner with the cosmic power of Captain Universe, and the Hulk battles the Avengers! Plus: Frank Miller's first Marvel story! And CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS - the Mantlo limited series that changed everything! Hardcover, 400 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.