Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition comic books 2015-2017

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Volume 224 - 1st printing. "Defenders: Book 4!" Collects 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. NOTE: Limited to 900 copies. Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 229 - 1st printing. "The Champions!" Collects Champions (1975-1978 Marvel) #1-17, Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) Annual 4, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #163, Super-Villain Team-Up (1975-1980) #14 and Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series)#17-18. Cover by Gil Kane. Join the Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel as they form an all-new super-team: the Champions! This massive Masterworks collects the Champions' complete adventures in a single volume! Every issue, every highlight, every page as the lives of these Marvel icons play out together. Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow, pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Doctor Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Hardcover, 432 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 800 copies. Cover price $100.00.

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Volume 240 - 1st printing. "Iron Man: Book 10!" Collects Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #68-81. Written by Mike Friedrich, Archie Goodwin, Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska, Mike Esposito, Arvell Jones, Keith Pollard, Jim Mooney, Dick Ayers, Chic Stone and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. The world's most famous Avenger is about to face one of his greatest challenges in the latest Iron Man Masterworks! A feud of epic proportions has been growing amongst the world's super villains. The mysterious Black Lama pits villain against villain in a globe-spanning battle royale and the prize is ultimate power. It pits the Mandarin against the Yellow Claw, M.O.D.O.K. against the Mad Thinker and everyone against Iron Man! It's a saga like only Marvel makes them - "The War of the Super-Villains!" The story's surprise twists will even bring Iron Man to sunny southern California and San Diego Comic Con! (Hope he pre-registered!) Also featuring the towering threat of Ultimo and Iron Man's return to Vietnam to rescue a friend behind enemy lines. Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. All Ages. NOTE: Limited to 765 copies. Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 241 - 1st printing. "Uncanny X-Men: Book 10!" Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #176-188, Magik (1983) #1-4 and material from Marvel Fanfare (1982-1992 1st Series) #40. Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT. Art by John Romita, Jr., Dan Green, Barry Windsor-Smith, Terry Austin, John Buscema, and Craig Hamilton. Cover by John Romita, Jr. John Romita Jr. joins Chris Claremont as the Uncanny X-Men's chart-topping adventures continue! Drama abounds as Cyclops heads off on his honeymoon with Madelyne Pryor, Wolverine's relationship with Mariko takes a turn for the worse and Kitty Pryde is kidnapped and forced to marry the Morlock Caliban. Meanwhile, Rogue is Public Enemy No. 1, and anti-mutant sentiment threatens the passage of a law that will strip all mutants in the United States of their rights. There's no shortage of action, either: Colossus battles Juggernaut, Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants return and Rachel Summers arrives on the scene! Topped off by Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith's stunning classic story "Lifedeath" and the Magik limited series, there's no shortage of mutant masterworks! Hardcover, 456 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 883 copies. Cover price $100.00.

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Volume 242 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 11!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #108-119 and Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #3. Written by Steve Gerber, Gerry Conway, Tony Isabella, and Chris Claremont. Art by Bob Brown, Gene Colan, Don Heck, and Sal Buscema. Cover by Gil Kane. Daredevil teams up with not one but two stunning women of Marvel when Black Widow and Shanna the She-Devil join the battle against Black Spectre! Together, the three heroes must uncover the secret leaders of an organization bent on bringing the United States to its knees. It's a massive saga that will pull in heroes from across the Marvel Universe, including Moondragon and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing - culminating in a battle royale on the White House lawn! Classic villains like Gladiator and Owl abound, and new enemies emerge when Death-Stalker hatches a plan that brings Man-Thing into the fray! Add in a return to Fogwell's Gym, where it all began, and what we have in store are true Marvel Masterworks! Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 822 copies. Cover price $100.00.

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Volume 243 - 1st printing. "Captain America: Book 9!" Collects Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #176-192. Written by by Steve Englehart, Tony Isabella, Bill Mantlo, Marv Wolfman, and John Warner. Art by Sal Buscema, Frank Robbins, and Herb Trimpe. Cover by Gil Kane. Englehart, Buscema and Robbins bring you one of the most influential Captain America sagas of all time in the latest Marvel Masterworks! Disillusioned by government corruption and shaken by the revelations behind the Secret Empire, Steve Rogers renounces his role as Captain America! As the Falcon fights on, Rogers wrestles with his place in the world - and becomes Nomad, a man without a country! In his new identity, Nomad must overcome the power of Madame Hydra and the mystical Serpent Crown. And the Red Skull's return forces our hero to make a choice - with the Falcon's life hanging in the balance! Rounded out by adversaries including Nightshade, the Druid and Doctor Faustus, these are the stories that defined Captain America for a generation! Hardcover, 352 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 792 copies. Cover price $100.00.

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Volume 249 - 1st printing. "Marvel Two-in-One: Book 2!" Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #11-20 and ANNUAL #1, Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #47 and FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #11. Written by Roy Thomas, Bill Mantlo, Roger Slifer, Len Wein, and Tony Isabell. Art by Bob Brown, Ron Wilson, Herb Trimpe, Arv Jones, Sal Buscema, and John Buscema. Cover by Arvell M. Jones. Whether it's heroes looking to team up or villains trying to test their mettle, everybody loves an adventure with the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing! And we have no doubt you'll love the adventures this volume has in store. With Luke Cage, the Thing fights the giant monster Braggadoom! With Iron Man, he encounters the mythical hero Prester John! With the Golem, Son of Satan and the Scarecrow, murderous demons are conjured! With Morbius, it's the return of the Living Eraser; with Ka-Zar, he lays a knuckle sandwich on a T. rex; with Spider-Man, it's a MTIO/MTU crossover classic - and with the FF, the Invaders and the Liberty Legion, the Thing travels back in time to World War II to battle the Third Reich! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 696 copies. Cover price $75.00.