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Marvel Masterworks Avengers HC (1988-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 7-1ST NM- 9.2

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #59-68.

Written by ROY THOMAS. Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, GENE COLAN, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, SAL BUSCEMA, and HOWARD PURCELL. Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA.

Earth's Mightiest Heroes assemble once again under the banner of the crème de la crème of comics collections-the Marvel Masterworks. Joined by the titanic talents of John Buscema, Gene Colan, and Barry Windsor-Smith, AVENGERS scribe, Roy Thomas, elevates the intrigue to fever pitch in yet another watershed collection. Featuring Hank Pym's first turn as Yellowjacket, Hawkeye's metamorphosis into Goliath, the wedding of Giant-Man and the Wasp, a solo adventure with the Black Panther, and building to a boil with a battle against the one and only Ultron, we dare to catch your breath while reading this classic collection! And to top it all off, we're including Roy Thomas and Howard Purcell's rare Black Knight tale from the pages of MARVEL SUPER-HEROES!

Reserve that copy today, True Believer!

Hardcover, 248 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Marvel Masterworks Avengers HC (1988-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 14-1ST VF+ 8.5

Volume 14 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #129-135, Giant Size Avengers (1974) #2-4, and FOOM (1973-1978 Magazine) #12.

Written by Steve Englehart and Roy Thomas. Art by Sal Buscema. Cover by Ron Wilson.

Prepare yourself for one of the greatest sagas in Avengers history: the Celestial Madonna! Throughout his AVENGERS run, writer Steve Englehart slowly built the mysterious Mantis into one of the '70s most intriguing characters. Here, her tale reaches its cosmic climax in a series of adventures spanning space and time! The action begins when Kang the Conqueror arrives on the scene - and before it's over Hawkeye will return; an Avenger will die; the Legion of the Unliving shall rise; and Kang, Rama-Tut and Immortus will have time-twisted you in two!

And that's just for starters, as this volume presents the origin of the Vision and the android Avenger's wedding to the Scarlet Witch! They're Marvel Masterworks, one and all!

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $69.99.

Marvel Masterworks Avengers HC (2003-2004 Marvel) 2nd Edition 3-1ST NM- 9.2

2nd Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #21-30.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Don Heck.

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, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Marvel Masterworks Captain America HC (1990-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 11-1ST FN/VF 7.0

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #201-214 and ANNUAL #4.

Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia, John Verpoorten, Mike Royer, Dan Green, and John Tartaglione. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia.

Jack Kirby concludes his '70s CAPTAIN AMERICA tenure with adventures that only the King of the Marvel Age of Comics could create!

It begins when the Falcon goes missing in an other-dimensional asylum - that's run by the inmates! The tale of the Night People and Agron the Unburied One is a tense sci-fi horror thriller unlike any other! Then comes "The Swine," a storyline packed with iconic moments: the debut of Arnim Zola, the return of the Red Skull and Nazi X - the android with Hitler's brain!

Plus: An Annual exploit where Cap takes on Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!

When it's all wrapped up in the incomparable power of Kirby's art, you know these are Marvel Masterworks!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Defenders HC (2008-Present Marvel) 3-1ST NM- 9.2

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #17-21, Giant-Size Defenders (1974) #2-4, and Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) #6-7.

Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, LEN WEIN and TONY ISABELLA. Art by SAL BUSCEMA, BOB BROWN and JIM STARLIN. Cover by GIL KANE.

Comicdom's #1 non-team is back, and they've never been better!

Hulk, Dr. Strange, Sub-Mariner, Valkyrie and Nighthawk team with Luke Cage, Daredevil and Son of Satan to take on the likes of the Wrecking Crew, Satannish and Asmodeus!

Then, spinning out of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, comes Steve Gerber! Deconstructing genre conventions with a healthy dose of absurdity, Gerber's innovative Defenders run turned readers' expectations on their heads - so suitably we're including the original Atlas Era appearances of the Headmen: Gorilla Man, Jerold Morgan and Chondu the Mystic!

Topped off with a GIANT-SIZE battle royale with the Grandmaster and a Squadron Sinister rematch, this one is a MARVEL MASTERWORKS if there ever was!

Hardcover, 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $69.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 7-1ST FN+ 6.5

1st Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Book 2!" Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #11-21.

Written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Art by Jack Kirby, Werner Roth, and Alex Toth. Cover by Jack Irby. 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, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 20-1ST VF 8.0

1st Edition - Volume 20 - 1st printing. "The Invincible Iron Man: Book 1!" Collects Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #39-50.

Written by Robert Bernstein, Stan Lee, and Larry Lieber. Art by Don Heck, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Cover by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. 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, 198 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 161-1ST NM- 9.2

Volume 161 - 1st printing. "Golden Age Captain America: Book 5!" 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. NOTE: Limited to 920 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 166-1ST NM- 9.2

Volume 166 - 1st printing. "Golden Age of Marvel Comics: Book 6!" Collects Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #21-24. Written by STAN LEE, JOE SIMON, and RAY GILL. Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, BOB OKSNER, AL GABRIELE, and SID GREENE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. The series that made Marvel the biggest name in comics continues its heralded run in the MARVEL MASTERWORKS! Headlined by the hottest hero of the Golden Age, the Human Torch, and the anti-hero with a temper just as fiery, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS presents a collection of stories that defined the medium! Torn from the turbulent headlines of 1941 America, each tale crackles with the tension of a nation on the brink of war - and there's no doubt these heroes were ready to fight! And arriving on the scene to prove it is Jeffrey Mace, a.k.a. the Patriot, making his MARVEL MYSTERY debut! Of course, each 64-page issue is also jam-packed with the adventures of Ka-Zar, protecting his jungle domain from Nazi invaders; school-boy sleuth Terry Vance and his monkey compatriot, Dr. Watson, solving mind-boggling mysteries; other-dimensional hero the Vision, fighting the weirdest menaces imaginable; and the gritty Angel, battling evil from gangsters to ghosts! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 870 copies. Cover price $59.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 172-1ST NM- 9.2

Volume 172 - 1st printing. "Golden Age USA Comics: Book 2!" Collects USA Comics (1941) #5-8. By SYD SHORES, VINCE ALASCIA, ALEX SCHOMBURG, MIKE SEKOWSKY, BASIL WOLVERTON, and CHIC STONE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Hot on the heels of the explosion of star-spangled super heroes, U.S.A. COMICS presented a wild and wooly selection of patriotic characters fighting for the Red, White and Blue. From the Victory Boys and the American Avenger to wilder heroes like Roko the Amazing, the Blue Blaze and the Fighting Hobo, U.S.A. was a comics magazine bursting at the seams with crazy concepts. But with the Second World War raging, it became clear there was only one hero who could headline a book titled U.S.A.: Captain America! Backed up by the Destroyer, Marvel Boy and the Whizzer - as well as the adventures of regular joes like Sergeant Dix and Jeep Jones, and true tales of WWII - U.S.A. COMICS was the perfect dose of four-color excitement for the American G.I.! Sporting some of the most famous covers of comics' Golden Age, the early Captain America issues of U.S.A. are some of the rarest Marvel comics of all time, and they're collected here for the first time ever! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 372-1ST NM- 9.2

NOTE: Limited to 540 copies.

Volume 372- 1st printing. "Ka-Zar: Book 4!" Collects Ka-Zar (1974-1977 2nd Series) #10-20, The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #115-116; and material from Rampaging Hulk (1977-1981 Magazine) #9 and Marvel Fanfare (1982-1992) #56-59. Written by Doug Moench, Steve Gerber, Gerry Conway, Chris Claremont, John Byrne , and David Kraft. Art by Val Mayerik, Russ Heath, Tony DeZuniga, Bret Blevins, John Buscema, Don Heck, Larry Hama, John Byrne, Carmine Infantino, Fred Kida, Frank Springer, Jack Abel, Mike Esposito, Ernie Chan, and Terry Austin. Cover by Jack Kirby. Introduction by Val Mayerik. Ka-Zar, the adventuring Lord of the Savage Land, stars in more action-packed jungle adventures - reprinted for the first time! The Marvel Masterworks present the never-before-reprinted conclusion of Ka-Zar's 1974 series - and it is well worth the wait. Doug Moench and Val Mayerik explore the lost civilizations of the Savage Land, expanding on the mythology and monsters of this amazing place out of time. Then, when vibranium deposits are found, Ka-Zar must re-engage with the world of "civilized" men - but Klaw comes for the precious metal, and opens an other-dimensional portal that unleashes aliens, flying sharks and total war on the Savage Land! It's a saga so big that it spills over into the pages of X-MEN! Also featuring art by comics legend Russ Heath, and Steve Gerber's complete Shanna solo saga from RAMPAGING HULK and MARVEL FANFARE! Hardcover, 368 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 379-1ST NM 9.4

NOTE: Limited to 528 copies.

Volume 379 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: Book 25!" Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #255-263, The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) Annual #14, Avengers: Emperor Doom GN (1987 Marvel Graphic Novel), and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #286. Written by Roger Stern, David Michelinie, and John Byrne. Art by John Buscema, Bob Hall, John Byrne, Tom Palmer, Kyle Baker, and Terry Austin. Cover by Tom Palmer. Introduction by Roger Stern. Industry legend Roger Stern's beloved run on the Avengers continues, highlighted by the return of all-time great Avengers art team of John Buscema and Tom Palmer! Roger Stern's Avengers run is one of the high points in the history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes and its ceiling gets raised when the art team of John Buscema and Tom Palmer arrive! Massive changes are in store for the Avengers in the aftermath of the Vision's attempt at global control. He and the Scarlet Witch leave the team, while in outer space Captain Marvel encounters Nebula, the granddaughter of Thanos, who has designs on conquering the Skrull Empire. Wasp comes into her own as the team's leader, Terminus ravages the Savage Land, Black Knight and Namor join the Avengers, and a hero long thought dead is resurrected! Also featuring the Emperor Doom graphic novel by David Micheline and Bob Hall. Hardcover, 368 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four HC (1987-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 18-1ST VF+ 8.5

Volume 18 - 1st printing. 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.

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk HC (1989-Present Marvel) 1st Edition 13-1ST VF+ 8.5

Volume 13 - 1st printing. Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #210-222 and ANNUAL #6.

Written by Len Wein, Roger Stern, David Kraft, and Jim Starlin. Art by Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan, Tom Palmer, Keith Pollard, George Tuska, Alfredo Alcala, Herb Trimpe, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, and Jim Starlin. Cover by Ernie Chan.

Bruce Banner's in the big city - and New Yorkers are earning their reputation for not being the friendliest bunch!

The Quintronic Man, the Constrictor and Jack of Hearts all have it out for Banner, and that means the Hulk's gonna take a gamma-green bite out of the Big Apple! Then, Hulk heads upstate - straight up, to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier - to battle the Bi-Beast! Both brutes are presumed dead in the aftermath of this cataclysmic clash, but will this mean some rare peace for the Hulk? Sadly no, because no man is an island - and when Hulk washes ashore, trouble comes to him in writer Roger Stern's dazzling debut!

Also featuring monster and mystic team-ups with Doctor Strange and Doctor Druid and a classic Hulk tale by Jim Starlin!

Hardcover, 296 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Marvel Team-Up HC (2010- Marvel) 3-1ST VF 8.0

Volume 3 – 1st printing. Collects Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #23-30 and Giant Size Spider-Man (1974) #1-3.

Written by Len Wein and Gerry Conway. Art by Gil Kane, Jim Mooney, and Ross Andru. Cover by JOHN ROMITA.

With his popularity skyrocketing, Spider-Man became comicdom's top seller - and fans wanted more, more, more! MARVEL TEAM-UP provided a second monthly dose of Spidey action with the added bonus of a new heroic guest star every issue. When even that wasn't enough, Marvel launched GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN, featuring double-sized extravaganzas! And lucky you, they're both being collected here! The action includes adventures with Daredevil, Shang-Chi and the Falcon; horrific tales featuring Dracula and Brother Voodoo; and Spidey vs. the Hulk! And while Spider-Man takes the stage in GIANT-SIZE, the Human Torch teams up with Thor, Iron Man and the X-Men! It's all brought to you by some of the greatest writers and artists Spidey has ever known!

Hardcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks X-Men HC (1987-2010 Marvel) 1st Edition 5-1ST VF/NM 9.0

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.

Marvel Masterworks X-Men HC (2002-2009 Marvel) 2nd Edition 3-1ST VF/NM 9.0

2nd Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #22-31.

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Werner Roth.

The original X-Men battle Count Nefaria and his super-villain army; face the menace of the Locust and Kukulkan; meet their new member Mimic; and puzzle over the mystery of Factor Three and their agents, Ogre and Banshee.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.