Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition comic books 2018

Add to cart Near Mint $44.00

Volume 255 - 1st printing. "Sub-Mariner: Book 8!" Collects Sub-Mariner (1968-1974 1st Series) #61-72 and Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #27. Written by Bill Everett, Steve Gerber, Steve Skeates, and Bill Mantlo. Art by Bill Everett, Sam Kweskin, Don Heck, George Tuska, Dan Adkins, and Jim Mooney. Cover by Bill Everett. The Sub-Mariner's royal bearing and tempestuous attitude have made him a lightning rod for action and excitement since day one. The adventures in store for you here - completing the Sub-Mariner's original MARVEL AGE series - will be no exception to the rule. It begins when Dr. Hydro's human-amphibian hybrids attack Atlantis. Namor wins the day, but his people oppose him after he takes in the outcast army. Then, a nerve gas explosion leaves Namor crippled and unable to defend his realm from Orca and an upstart kingdom. Reed Richards will craft a new costume to help him fight again, but nothing will be able to contain the rage of the Savage Sub-Mariner! Also featuring "Tales of Atlantis," a backup feature exploring the legends of Atlantis! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $44.00

Add to cart Near Mint $44.00

Volume 260 - 1st printing. "The Defenders: Book 6!"

Collects Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #42-57 and material from FOOM (1973-1978 Marvel) #19.

Written by Gerry Conway, Roger Slifer, David Kraft, John Warner, Don McGregor, and Chris Claremont. Art by Keith Giffen, Klaus Janson, Dan Green, Mike Royer, Chic Stone, Dave Cockrum, Mike Golden. Terry Austin, Bob McLeod, George Tuska, and Carmine Infantino. Cover by Jack Kirby.

The Defenders, Marvel's "non-team" with an ever-changing roster, brings together its most famous members (Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner) with new comrades (Red Guardian, Moon Knight, Nick Fury) and fan-favorites (Luke Cage, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Nighthawk) - and the result is nothing short of classic! The creative team of Kraft and Giffen jump into the series feet first and spin some of the Defenders' greatest adventures: Doctor Strange, possessed by the Red Rajah, becomes a mystic threat to the entire universe! Scorpio and his Zodiac launch a kidnapping conspiracy involving S.H.I.E.L.D.! Valkyrie struggles to reclaim her life! Also featuring an all-new Emissaries of Evil, the origin of the Red Guardian, Atlantean mega-monsters and the debut of Lunatik!

Hardcover, 336 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 713 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $53.00

Volume 263 - 1st printing. "Incredible Hulk: Book 12!"

Collects Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #197-209 and ANNUAL #5.

Written by Len Wein, Herb Trimpe, and Chris Claremont. Art by Herb Trimpe and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema.

The always incredible Hulk's adventures continue, led by Len Wein and Sal Buscema! And they kick things off with an all-out slugfest between the Hulk, Man-Thing and the Glob! While the Hulk fights for his life, romance grows between Betty Ross and Doc Samson. It's the kind of relationship that leads to a battle between green hair and green skin! Then, in the milestone issue #200, it's microscopic trip - literally - into the mind of Glenn Talbot! Hulk's return to the heart of the atom brings him back to his love Jarella, but the tragic events that follow drive the Hulk into a berserker rampage! Also featuring the Defenders, the Absorbing Man and a giant-size Annual in which Hulk battles classic Marvel monsters!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 651 copies. Cover price $75.00.