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

Volume 37 - 1st printing. "UNCANNY X-MEN" Collects Uncanny X-Men #122-131 and Annual #3. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and George Perez. Introduction by Chris Claremont. 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, 218 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 37 - 2nd and later printings. "UNCANNY X-MEN" Collects Uncanny X-Men #122-131 and Annual #3. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Byrne and George Perez. Introduction by Chris Claremont. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of everyone's favorite canucklehead, Wolverine, with the newest addition to the Marvel Masterworks library! Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne took a little reprint series called X-MEN and turned it into the all-new, all-different titan that conquered comicdom. Experience the thrills and excitement of these classic tales as the X-Men battle the mutant menace Proteus, the trickster Arcade (with a little help from the web-slinging wonder, Spider-Man!) and the White Queen! Witness the emergence of Jean Grey as the Phoenix; Colossus' transformation into the Proletarian; and the first-ever appearances of Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club, disco-queen Dazzler and Kitty Pryde! Featuring an introduction by the X-Father himself, Chris Claremont, this one's a must-have, True Believer! Hardcover, 218 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 136 - 1st printing. "Inhumans!" Collects Inhumans (1975-1977 1st Series) #1-12, Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel), #52-53 and What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #29-30 & Thor Annual #12, and Fantastic Four Annual #12. Written by DOUG MOENCH, SCOTT EDELMAN, PETER GILLIS, MARV WOLFMAN and MARY JO DUFFY. Art by GEORGE PEREZ, GIL KANE, KEITH POLLARD, AL MILGROM, RON WILSON, RICH HOWELL, BOB HALL, ALAN WEISS, DON PERLIN, JIM MOONEY, FRANK CHIARAMONTE, FRED KIDA, MIKE ESPOSITO, VINCE COLLETTA, BOB WIACEK, TERRY AUSTIN, JOE SINNOTT and SAM DE LA ROSA. Art by GEORGE PEREZ, GIL KANE, KEITH POLLARD and AL MILGROM. Cover by GIL KANE. Because one trip to Attilan and the world of the uncanny Inhumans just wasn't enough, the Marvel Masterworks present the amazing Lee/Kirby creations in their very first self-titled series! Come along and join Black Bolt, Medusa, Triton, Gorgon, Karnak and loveable Lockjaw, as they struggle in battle against both Kree and Skrull in The War of the Three Galaxies! It all begins when Blastaar bursts into the Inhumans' Himalayan refuge to activate an ancient menace designed to devour the entire Inhuman race. That Kree monster is just the first salvo in a war that will lead the Royal Family to the stars and into battle side by side with Captain Marvel. And if cosmos-spanning war isn't enough to keep Black Bolt and company busy, the insane Maximus can always be relied upon to wreak havoc - and then only to whet the appetite for the coming of the Incredible Hulk! Illustrated by the king of detail-packed penciling George Perez, master of amazing anatomy Gil Kane, and 1970s up-and-comer Keith Pollard, with scripts by the fan-favorite writer that crafted many of the era's greatest epics, Doug Moench, it's a singular saga that's collected here for the very first time! Hardcover, 308 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Volume 210 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 16!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #164-175 and ANNUAL #11, Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #20 and ANNUAL #1, and Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #11. Written by Bill Mantlo and Roy Thomas. Art by George Pérez, John Buscema, Sal Buscema and Rich Buckler. Cover by Jack Kirby. The Crusader! The Thing cured! Luke Cage joins the FF! Hulk vs. the Thing and both of them vs. the FF! Galactus vs. the High Evolutionary! Time-traveling adventures with the Invaders! And the impossible return of an improbable guest-star! Writer Roy Thomas teams with breakout art talent George Pérez, master storyteller John Buscema, and Bullpen stalwarts Sal Buscema and Rich Buckler to bring you some of the greatest FF tales of the 1970s! Trust us, True Believer, you'll know why they call it "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine" by the time you're done with this jam-packed Marvel Masterworks collection! Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 740 copies. NOTE: Limited to 740 copies. Cover price $69.99.

Volume 217 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 15!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #136-149 and Marvel Treasury Edition (1974-1981) #7. Stories by Steve Englehart, Tony Isabella and Scott Edelman. Art by George Perez, George Tuska, Don Heck, Keith Pollard, Vince Colletta, Sam Grainger, Mike Esposito and John Tartaglione. Earth's Mightiest Heroes have put out a call for new members - and into their ranks come the Beast, Hellcat and Moondragon! With the return of Captain America, Yellowjacket and the Wasp, it makes for one of the greatest Avengers teams of all time! And they're going to need every last one of them to overcome the challenges ahead. When the cosmic Stranger attacks and the Wasp is critically injured in battle, the Avengers must save the life of one of their own while struggling to save themselves! Then comes one of the greatest Avengers sagas of all time: In a time-traveling adventure, Earth's Mightiest must team with the Marvel heroes of the old West in a fight to overcome Kang and the Squadron Sinister! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 850 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 220 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 17!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #176-191. Stories by Roy Thomas, Mike Friedrich, Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Jim Shooter, Archie Goodwin, Bill Mantlo, Roger Stern, Ralph Macchio, Roger Slifer and Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez, Ron Wilson, Sal Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Dave Hunt and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Jack Kirby. The Fantastic Four continue their explorations into the impossible - when they confront none other than the Impossible Man! From a tale that rampages through the Marvel Bullpen and features the return of the Frightful Four, Impy will both torment and team up with our heroes in an attempt to make them a Fantastic Five! Then, Reed Richards is replaced by his evil Counter-Earth counterpart. It's a saga so epic in scope that it pulls in Thundra, Tigra, the Mad Thinker and Annihilus - as Reed battles for his life in the heart of the Negative Zone! With little time to rest, our heroes must then battle through the Eliminator, Salem's Seven, Klaw and the Molecule Man in a series of struggles so shocking that they may tear apart the FF forever! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 233 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 16!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #150-163 and ANNUAL #6, and Super-Villain Team-Up (1975-1980) #9. Cover by George Perez. It's a new lineup and a new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Writers Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter join George Pérez for an amazing collection of all-time Avengers classics. Wonder Man is back, but can he be trusted? What will his return mean for the Vision? And can the Avengers overcome the inconceivable might of the Serpent Crown? That's just the beginning of a war that will grow to include the powers of Nuklo, Atlantis and Doctor Doom! Then, the mad tyrant Graviton increases the tension, and the Grim Reaper puts the Avengers on trial. The controversy continues when Ultron takes a bride and Iron Man attacks the Champions! With so much Avengers history in one place, why wait? Reserve your copy today! Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 850 copies. Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 234 - 1st printing. "Ms. Marvel: Book 2!" Collects Ms. Marvel (1977-1979 1st Series) #15-23, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #200, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) Annual #10 and material from Marvel Super Heroes (1990-1993 2nd Series) #10-11, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #197-199 and Marvel Fanfare (1982-1992 1st Series) #24. Cover by George Perez. Chris Claremont weaves complex plots and compelling characterization in our second Ms. Marvel Masterworks, concluding Carol Danvers' original adventures! The highlights are many: Ms. Marvel meets the Avengers! Mystique makes her first appearance! A battle with Ronan the Accuser brings Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel together, and leads to an all-new look for our heroine! Encounters with underground lizard-men, Deathbird, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Sabretooth set the stage for a controversial Avengers saga and a life-altering battle with Mystique and Rogue. And the story reaches its epic conclusion in a Marvel milestone featuring Ms. Marvel, the X-Men and the Avengers! Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 850 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 236 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 18!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #192-203 and ANNUAL #12-13. Written by Roger Slifer, Keith Pollard, Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez, Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott, John Buscema, Bob Hall, and Sal Buscema. Cover by Jack Kirby. The Fantastic Four have split up! Having gone their separate ways, you might worry we'll have to come up with a new title for this book - but don't, because the Doctor Doom's evil machinations will reunite Marvel's first family for its issue #200 extravaganza! Johnny Storm's hotrod 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 its 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 Quasimodo the Living Computer, an outer-space adventure with the Inhumans and the return of the Mole Man! Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 880 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 247 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 17!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #164-177 and ANNUAL #7, and Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) Annual #2. Written by Jim Shooter, Marv Wolfman, David Michelinie, Bill Mantlo, Jim Starlin. Art by John Byrne, George Perez, Sal Buscema, Dave Wenzel, Jim Starlin, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by George Perez. im Shooter and an unparalleled team of avenging artists - George Pérez, John Byrne, Jim Starlin and more - bring you Earth's Mightiest Heroes at their best! This Marvel Masterworks volume is packed from cover to cover with classic encounters staged on a truly massive scale: Jim Starlin's defining "Thanos War," Ultron's revenge, the cosmic "Korvac Saga" - it's a dizzying array of iconic adventures! Luckily, the Avengers aren't alone as they face these challenges - they're joined by the Guardians of the Galaxy; the Amazing Spider-Man; and the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing! Also featuring Adam Warlock, Gamora, the Collector, the Lethal Legion, Count Nefaria, a new look for Wonder Man, and the unfolding secret origins of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch! Hardcover, 352 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 789 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 248 - 1st printing. "Luke Cage [Power Man]: Book 2!" Collects Power Man and Iron Fist (1972-1986 Hero for Hire) #17-31. Written by Len Wein, Tony Isabella, Bill Mantlo, Steve Englehart, and Don McGregor. Art by George Tuska, Ron Wilson, George Perez, Rich Buckler, Arv Jones, Keith Pollard, and Sal Buscema. Cover by Sal Buscema. Marvel's bulletproof man is back! The Marvel Masterworks proudly present the evolution of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire, into his new identity: Power Man! It's a series of iconic Cage classics featuring the debut of Cottonmouth, Cage's evolving relationship with Claire Temple and action galore! Cage goes toe-to-toe with Iron Man, battles the villainous Power Man for the right to the name, and hits the road to uncover the secrets of Security City. Also featuring the first appearances of Bill Foster as Giant-Man...and the one and only Piranha Jones! With stories and art by comic-book greats - Wein, Isabella, McGregor, Tuska, Wilson, Pérez and more - these are the stories that defined the Marvel and Netflix icon for an entire generation of fans! Hardcover, 312 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 253 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 19!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #204-218 and ANNUAL #14. Written by Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, and George Perez. Art by Keith Pollard, Sal Buscema, George Perez, and John Byrne. Cover by Joe Sinnott. In their latest, greatest Marvel Masterworks, the Fantastic Four confront one of their oldest enemies: the Skrulls! And they'll have to do it as their older selves after an aging weapon advances them to death's door! The talents of Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard and John Byrne - in his FF debut - keep the story feisty, the art spry and the adventure fantastic. How could it not be when the world-devourer Galactus enters the fray with a new herald? As if that weren't enough, the cosmic Sphinx, scheming Monocle, combustible Blastaar, formidable Frightful Four and diabolical Salem's Seven keep the scope epic, the stakes absolute and you on the edge of your seat! And H.E.R.B.I.E.? He's just keeping it real. Hardcover, 328 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 730 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 258 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: Book 18!"

Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #164-177 and ANNUAL #7, and Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) Annual #2.

Written by Steve Gerber, Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie, Bill Mantlo, Roger Slifer, Mark Evanier, and Mike Nasser. Art by John Byrne, George Perez, Carmine Infantino, Rudy Nebres, Jim Mooney, Dan Green, Al Gordon, Klaus Janson, Don Newton, Sal Buscema, and Terry Austin. Cover by George Perez.

Avengers Mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth! Government agent Henry Peter Gyrich is kicking out all but seven Avengers. Despite their protests, the team won't have time to argue - because a mysterious man from Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's past has emerged, kicking off an adventure that leads the Avengers to Wundagore Mountain and reveals the answer to one of Marvel's oldest mysteries! But first, the Absorbing Man shows up for a good ol' fashioned knuckle-crunching battle! Also featuring a trip to the Inhumans' Great Refuge, an all-new Doctor Spectrum in a story illustrated by George Pérez, solo Beast and Falcon adventures and the massive mountain-menace Monolith! Brought to you by Avengers greats David Michelinie and John Byrne!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 728 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 264 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 20!"

Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #219-231 and ANNUAL #15.

Written by Doug Moench, John Byrne. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Pablo Marcos, Bruce Patterson, Jerome Moore, George Perez, Jon D'Agostino, Chic Stone, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.

The Fantastic Four has always been the home for Marvel's biggest ideas and most creative concepts. It's a tradition founded by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - and now, Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz carry the torch (no pun intended) forward in this amazing Masterworks! Giant monsters invade New York! A possessed Franklin Richards threatens all reality with his immeasurable power! The FF join Captain Marvel in a cosmic war against the Skrulls, drawn by George Pérez! Doctor Doom retakes Latveria! A lost race of technologically advanced Vikings, powered by a blind god's tears, needs the FF's aid! And a trip to the great outdoors ain't no picnic when alien brain parasites attack! The legendary John Byrne makes his writer/artist debut, and so much more!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 681 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 286 - 1st printing. "The Mighty Thor: Book 19!" Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #291-302 and stories from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974-1981) #24 and 26.

Written by Roy Thomas, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Keith Pollard, Chic Stone, Gene Day, Al Milgrom, Ken Landgraf, Ricardo Villamointe, and George Perez. Cover by Keith Pollard.

THE MIGHTY THOR celebrates its 300th issue as the amazing Celestial Saga reaches its epic conclusion!

In these pages Thor will join forces with the Eternals, the secrets of Marvel's gods will be revealed, the true story of Odin's creation of the unstoppable Destroyer will be told - and gods young and old will die! Then, before us all, the Fourth Host of the Celestials will descend to lay down their judgment - and both man and god may be found wanting.

Also featuring the warrior woman Valkyrie, a Marvel adaptation of Richard Wagner's classic Der Ring des Nibelungen and two rare Hercules tales from MARVEL TREASURY EDITION!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 619 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.

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Volume 318 - 1st printing. "Marvel Two-in-One: Book 6!" Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #61-74.

Written by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. Art by Jerry Bingham, George Perez, Ron Wilson, Mike Nasser, Frank Springer, Gene Day, Pablo Marcos, and Chic Stone. Cover by George Perez.

Remember when the FF encountered Him? Well, Thing and Starhawk discover Her!

This sets off a multi-part saga of cosmic proportions that draws in Moondragon, the High Evolutionary and - wouldn't you know it, the being formerly known as Him: Adam Warlock! But isn't he dead?

Then, the Thing fights alongside Stingray, Scarlet Witch and Triton in an underwater adventure against the Serpent Squad! Further team-ups with Hyperion and the Angel set up another mini-epic teaming the Thing, Mister Fantastic and the Inhumans against the super-villainous threat of Maelstrom!

This TWO-IN-ONE trip concludes with a battle against dinosaurs in a secret high-tech land with Quasar, Ben's old boss at Project PEGASUS, and a special Christmas issue with the Puppet Master!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 675 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

NOTE: Limited to 656 copies.

Volume 354 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 18!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #192-203 and material from Marvel Fanfare (1982-1992 1st Series) #7 and 10-13. Written by Denny O'Neil, Ralph Macchio, Alan Brennert, Larry Hama, Mike Carlin, Steven Grant, and George Perez. Art by Klaus Janson, William Johnson, George Perez, Larry Hama, Geof Isherwood, Mike Mignola, Danny Bulanadi, Luke McDonnell, Brett Breeding, Joe Sinnott, Jack Abel, Al Milgrom, and John Beatty. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Daredevil enters a new era as the iconoclastic Dennis O'Neil takes over the writing reins! Making sure the transition goes from strength to strength, the incomparable Klaus Janson remains aboard for a stint penciling, inking and coloring. Each tale is a gritty exploration of humankind's temptations and broken aspirations - topped off with a touch of Marvel magic. Meanwhile, the Kingpin consorts with a Yakuza group who seek to bond Bullseye's shattered spine with adamantium! It's a saga that teams DD with Wolverine and takes him to Japan for an epic issue #200 rematch with the man who murdered Elektra! Also featuring the debut of penciler William Johnson, the first appearance of Micah Synn, and Ralph Macchio and George Pérez's fan-favorite MARVEL FANFARE Black Widow serial! Hardcover, 392 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.