Silver Age comic books issue 1

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects My Greatest Adventure (1955-1964) #80-85, Doom Patrol (1964-1973 1st Series) #86-121, and The Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 1st Series DC) #65..

Written by Arnold Drake and Bob Haney. Art by Bruno Premiani, Dick Giordano, Sal Trapani, Murphy Anderson, Joe Giella, and Frank Giacoia. Cover by J. Bone.

The complete Silver Age adventures of the Doom Patrol, comics' strangest super-team, is collected in a single hardcover! Led by their wheelchair-bound chief, Niles Calder, three outcasts of society-Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Robotman-take the qualities that made them freaks to become heroes. Together, the trio takes on bizarre menaces including General Immortus, The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man and The Brotherhood of Evil!

Hardcover, 1,076 pages, full color.

Cover price $99.99.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00

Add to cart Good $7.99

1st printing.

By Mike Benton.

From the author of The Comic Book in America comes a comprehensive look at the history of superhero comics from the Silver Age. Complete with a checklist, more than 200 full color photos, and behind-the-scenes stories!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 150 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

2nd and later printings.

By Mike Benton.

From the author of The Comic Book in America comes a comprehensive look at the history of superhero comics from the Silver Age. Complete with a checklist, more than 200 full color photos, and behind-the-scenes stories!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 150 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing.

By David Tosh.

Rise of the Superheroes is a visual and entertaining adventure exploring one of the most popular and significant eras of comic book history. From 1956 to 1970, Silver Age redefined and immortalized superheroes as the massive pop culture titans they are today. Lavishly illustrated with comic book covers and original art, the book chronicles the new frontier of DC Comics, with a revamped Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, and new characters including Hawkman; Marvel's new comics featuring Thor and The Fantastic Four; The pop art years that saw Batman's "new look" and the TV series; independent characters, including Fat Fury and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents; and much more.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "April 1957-February 1958!" Collects Midnight (1957) #1-5. Just when you thought it was safe to venture out - we bring you the strangest tales ever told at MIDNIGHT! I mean, c'mon! The original copies of these comics will have been swapped a hundred-fold or sold for pennies when the recess bell sounded in the magical long-ago frightful freakin' fab 'n' fantastic fifties schoolyards. And now you can pick 'em up for peanuts! Go get, 'em folks! I'm getting all wistful so you'll have to excuse me... it starts good and just keeps right on gettin' gooder. But then it's PS Artbooks, you warriors, so get with the program! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $29.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Four Color (1942-1962 Dell Series 2) #1330, Brain Boy (1962-1963 Dell) #2 -3, and Space Busters (1952) #1-2.

Cover by Vic Prezio.

Brain Boy by the amazing Frank Springer (best known for Marvel Comics' Dazzler and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is a heady mix of superhero, fantasy, supernatural, horror, suspense, science fiction and spy adventures!

Brain Boy aka Matt Price Jr. works for the "Organisation of Active Anthropologists," in reality a special counter-intelligence branch of the U.S Secret Service that fights Communists and aliens. Brain Boy read minds, use telekinesis to lift objects or make himself fly, control minds, alter emotional states, and was also super intelligent. However, using his powers took a lot of mental energy, especially when facing another telepath and he could become exhausted quickly.

Featuring Stories by Herb Kastle, Frank Springer, Gil Kane, Bob Fujitani, Vic Prezio, Norman Saunders, Bernie Krigstein, Allen Anderson, Murphy Anderson, Marvin Stein, and John Prentice.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "September/November 1962 to January/March 1964!" Collects Ghost Stories (1962-1973 Dell) #1-5.

Written by John Stanley and Carl Memling. Art by Gerald McCann.

This horror/supernatural anthology comic from DELL is a real blast from the past; the covers, the artwork and the dialogue seethes with that certain something that typifies the early 1960's.

Featuring "The Door," one of the top twenty scariest horror stories as voted by awakeatmidnight.com, you're gonna discover a real treasure of chills in these long forgotten pages, from Aztec idols come to life, to British soldiers that are saved from the Germans by a tank squad that had been blown to smithereens two days earlier. Sit back, relax and enjoy; just be sure to read these with the lights on!

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "September/November 1962 to January/March 1964!" Collects Ghost Stories (1962-1973 Dell) #1-5.

Written by John Stanley and Carl Memling. Art by Gerald McCann.

This horror/supernatural anthology comic from DELL is a real blast from the past; the covers, the artwork and the dialogue seethes with that certain something that typifies the early 1960's.

Featuring "The Door," one of the top twenty scariest horror stories as voted by awakeatmidnight.com, you're gonna discover a real treasure of chills in these long forgotten pages, from Aztec idols come to life, to British soldiers that are saved from the Germans by a tank squad that had been blown to smithereens two days earlier. Sit back, relax and enjoy; just be sure to read these with the lights on!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "April/May 1966 to January 1967!" Collects Ghostly Tales (1966-1984 Charlton) #55-59.

Art by Rocke Mastroserio, Steve Ditko, Ernie Bache, Bill Montes, Pat Boyette, Bill Ely, and Rudi Palais. Cover by Rocke Mastroserio.

Hosting this PS Artbooks volume of Ghostly Tales is Mr. L. Dedd (later changed to I. M. Dedd), a middle-aged gentleman with purplish skin and horns who dressed like a vampire. Ghostly Tales was part of a wave of new horror and suspense comics published by Charlton.

It debuted with issue #55, taking over the numbering of Blue Beetle. Over the course of its 18-year run, Ghostly Tales featured a stellar line-up of regular contributors to the book including Rocco Mastroserio, Steve Ditko, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Pat Boyette, Bill Ely and Rudy Palais.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Four Color (1942-1962 Dell Series 2) #1256, Kona (1962-1967 Dell) #2-4, and Reptilicus (1961) #1.

Story and art by Sam Glanzman. Cover by Victor Prezio.

Debuting in DELL's Four Color Comics #1256 (February 1962) before his own self-titled series started a few months later with issue #2.

KONA saves the lives of Dr. Henry Dodd, his daughter Mary and his grand children Mason and Lily after this group crashes their army surplus airship on the prehistoric Pacific island Monster Isle that KONA calls home. Befriending them, KONA becomes their protector and saves them from many huge array of animals and monsters.

Scripted and drawn by Sam Glanzman, and featuring superbly painted covers are by Victor Prezio.

Featuring Stories and art by Tom Beecham, Sam Glanzman, Vince Prezio, Rocco Mastroserio, and Vince Alascia.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Four Color (1942-1962 Dell Series 2) #1256, Kona (1962-1967 Dell) #2-4, and Reptilicus (1961) #1.

Story and art by Sam Glanzman. Cover by Victor Prezio.

Debuting in DELL's Four Color Comics #1256 (February 1962) before his own self-titled series started a few months later with issue #2.

KONA saves the lives of Dr. Henry Dodd, his daughter Mary and his grand children Mason and Lily after this group crashes their army surplus airship on the prehistoric Pacific island Monster Isle that KONA calls home. Befriending them, KONA becomes their protector and saves them from many huge array of animals and monsters.

Scripted and drawn by Sam Glanzman, and featuring superbly painted covers are by Victor Prezio.

Featuring Stories and art by Tom Beecham, Sam Glanzman, Vince Prezio, Rocco Mastroserio, and Vince Alascia.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "December 1954 to January 1956!" Collects Mysterious Stories (1954) #2-7.

Plucked from the fetid pages of the first half-dozen ghoulish issues of Premier's long-vanished Mysterious Stories (December 1954 to January 1956) comes another rattling collection of not-so-cuddly corpses and delish-a-rooney damsels in distress, featuring such writers and artists as Hy Fleishman, Gerald Altman, Al Hollingsworth, George Woodbridge, Joseph Szokoli, Cal Massey, Kurt Schaffenberger, Richard Doxsee, and Jon D'Agostino.

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited 1,700 Copies.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "December 1954 to January 1956!" Collects Mysterious Stories (1954) #2-7.

Plucked from the fetid pages of the first half-dozen ghoulish issues of Premier's long-vanished Mysterious Stories (December 1954 to January 1956) comes another rattling collection of not-so-cuddly corpses and delish-a-rooney damsels in distress, featuring such writers and artists as Hy Fleishman, Gerald Altman, Al Hollingsworth, George Woodbridge, Joseph Szokoli, Cal Massey, Kurt Schaffenberger, Richard Doxsee, and Jon D'Agostino.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 216 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited 300 Copies.

Cover price $54.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $39.99

Add to cart Fine $29.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1956 to November 1957!" Collects Out of this World (1956-1959 Charlton) #1-6. Art by Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, and Steve Ditko. Back in the post-EC days of the mid-to-late 1950's and early '60's, there was really only one place to go for your sci-fi fix when you'd exhausted DC's output for that month - Out of this World, which would, of course, become synonymous with the work of Steve Ditko. And now this first volume in PS's Silver Age Classics sets out to reprint the whole run the way it should be done. Just take a look at those covers, comic book fans! Hardcover, 216 pages, full color Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1956 to November 1957!" Collects Out of this World (1956-1959 Charlton) #1-6. Art by Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, and Steve Ditko. Back in the post-EC days of the mid-to-late 1950's and early '60's, there was really only one place to go for your sci-fi fix when you'd exhausted DC's output for that month - Out of this World, which would, of course, become synonymous with the work of Steve Ditko. And now this first volume in PS's Silver Age Classics sets out to reprint the whole run the way it should be done. Just take a look at those covers, comic book fans! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 216 pages, full color Cover price $54.99.

Add to cart Fine $28.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May 1958 to March 1959!" Collects Outer Space Vol. 1 (1958 Charlton) #17-21.

You're gonna have to trust me on this gem (formerly THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED) from Charlton Comics cos it's a bona fide brute and one not to be missed a jot. But, hey, don't listen to me, just take a look at the cover of this issues in this sumptuous volume and then try convince both me and your own good self that, nah, you won't bother with this one.

Yeah, right, with writers and artists including Rocco Mastroserio, Pat Masulli, Charles Nicholas, Paul Reinman, Dick Giordano, Maurice Whitman, Sol Brodsky, Matt Baker, Bill Molno, and Ernie Hart plus the ever dependable Al Williamson and Steve Ditko. There's gold in them there interstellar asteroid hills, astronaut-lovers, further evidence that there were plenty of other houses of ideas way beyond Stan and Marvel.

Gee whiz, it's a great world.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $45.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May 1958 to March 1959!" Collects Outer Space Vol. 1 (1958 Charlton) #17-21.

You're gonna have to trust me on this gem (formerly THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED) from Charlton Comics cos it's a bona fide brute and one not to be missed a jot. But, hey, don't listen to me, just take a look at the cover of this issues in this sumptuous volume and then try convince both me and your own good self that, nah, you won't bother with this one.

Yeah, right, with writers and artists including Rocco Mastroserio, Pat Masulli, Charles Nicholas, Paul Reinman, Dick Giordano, Maurice Whitman, Sol Brodsky, Matt Baker, Bill Molno, and Ernie Hart plus the ever dependable Al Williamson and Steve Ditko. There's gold in them there interstellar asteroid hills, astronaut-lovers, further evidence that there were plenty of other houses of ideas way beyond Stan and Marvel.

Gee whiz, it's a great world.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $55.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Space Man (1962-1972 Dell) #1-4 and Drift Marlo (1962 Dell) #1.

Art by Jack Sparling and Tom Cooke.

Space Man was rocket ace Ian Stannard who, accompanied by his 14-year-old sidekick, Space Academy student Johnny Mack, blasted off from Cape Canaveral in their space ship, the Flyin' Jenny II. Their mission, to find and destroy what had prevented Moon exploration for the last decade. After succeeding, they continue to explore the depths of space, along with Ian's girlfriend, the famous pilot Mary Lansing.

Drift Marlo ran security at the 1st. Strategic Aerospace Division (SAD) at a major U.S. space center, where he helped prevent interference into America's space program, often by a rival foreign power!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Volume 1 -1st printing. "September 1957-June 1958/May 1958!" Collects Strange Journey (1957) #1-4 and Strange (1957 Ajax) #6. Come, let us take you on this Strange Journey, where you'll find there's no escape from the "Phantom Express" an unscheduled horror that grips the senses as you board the eerie train on a one-way trip to hell! Phew, it's hot. Feels like I'm roasting... I am! Help! And are you brave enough to meet the challenge of a visitor from "A Hole in the Sky"! Surely there can't be many takers for that fateful trip on board the Titanic in "A Voyage Into Forever!" And who would ever want to be a space pilot in the "Whirlpool of Space!" No, you'll be better off staying at home and just reading the tales you'll never forget instead with our latest offering of classic 1950's comics; it'll be a whole lot safer! Featuring Stories by Iger, Henry Keiffer, and Ken Battefield. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 -1st printing. "September 1957-June 1958/May 1958!" Collects Strange Journey (1957) #1-4 and Strange (1957 Ajax) #6. Come, let us take you on this Strange Journey, where you'll find there's no escape from the "Phantom Express" an unscheduled horror that grips the senses as you board the eerie train on a one-way trip to hell! Phew, it's hot. Feels like I'm roasting... I am! Help! And are you brave enough to meet the challenge of a visitor from "A Hole in the Sky"! Surely there can't be many takers for that fateful trip on board the Titanic in "A Voyage Into Forever!" And who would ever want to be a space pilot in the "Whirlpool of Space!" No, you'll be better off staying at home and just reading the tales you'll never forget instead with our latest offering of classic 1950's comics; it'll be a whole lot safer! Featuring Stories by Iger, Henry Keiffer, and Ken Battefield. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1958-1964!" Collects Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) #9-12 and Strange Worlds (1958).

I.W. Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, often with new covers. Incredibly, the company produced 118 separate titles, no mean achievement, which is where we start with Strange Mysteries.

Issues #9-12 are an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Jay Disbrow, George H. Appel, Ross Andru, Ben Brown, Bernard Baily and Carl Burgos.

Plus, the bonus issue Strange Worlds featuring out of this world spine-tingling science fiction fare from the likes of Mike Esposito, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores and Gene Fawcette.

Hardcover 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1958-1964!" Collects Strange Mysteries (1951 Superior) #9-12 and Strange Worlds (1958).

I.W. Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, often with new covers. Incredibly, the company produced 118 separate titles, no mean achievement, which is where we start with Strange Mysteries. Issues #9-12 are an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Jay Disbrow, George H. Appel, Ross Andru, Ben Brown, Bernard Baily and Carl Burgos. Plus, the bonus issue Strange Worlds featuring out of this world spine-tingling science fiction fare from the likes of Mike Esposito, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores and Gene Fawcette.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1956 to January 1957!" Collects Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956-1959) #1-5.

Courtesy of the Traveler's creator, Steve Ditko, this title beat pretty much everything else on the creaking metal comic book spinners. What it may have lacked in the comicbook equivalent of $100M FX budgets, the Mysterious Traveler made up for it with sheer class, style and out 'n out pizzazz and charm. A clear inspiration to the hugely popular Amazing Adult Fantasy, the Mysterious Traveler is surely the original "adult" comic and the one that's still, with these sumptuous hardcover four-color volumes, worth a deep read.

Featuring work by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Steve Ditko, Tony Tallarico, Bill Molno, Howard Boughner, Maurice Whitman, Rocco Mastroserio and Paul Reinman.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1956 to January 1957!" Collects Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956-1959) #1-5.

Courtesy of the Traveler's creator, Steve Ditko, this title beat pretty much everything else on the creaking metal comic book spinners. What it may have lacked in the comicbook equivalent of $100M FX budgets, the Mysterious Traveler made up for it with sheer class, style and out 'n out pizzazz and charm. A clear inspiration to the hugely popular Amazing Adult Fantasy, the Mysterious Traveler is surely the original "adult" comic and the one that's still, with these sumptuous hardcover four-color volumes, worth a deep read.

Featuring work by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Steve Ditko, Tony Tallarico, Bill Molno, Howard Boughner, Maurice Whitman, Rocco Mastroserio and Paul Reinman.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1955-September 1956!" Collects Unusual Tales (1955-1965) #1-5.

Unusual Tales is a treasure trove of science fiction, horror, suspense, fantasy and the supernatural from the jewels of 1950's comic book talent including Bill Molno, Marc Swayze, Maurice Whitman, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Ernie Bache, Rocco Mastoserio, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Pat Musull, all captured here within these pages, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be! They'll have any self-respecting comicbook fan absolutely drooling at the prospect of digging up this treasure chest!

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $41.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1955-September 1956!" Collects Unusual Tales (1955-1965) #1-5.

Unusual Tales is a treasure trove of science fiction, horror, suspense, fantasy and the supernatural from the jewels of 1950's comic book talent including Bill Molno, Marc Swayze, Maurice Whitman, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Ernie Bache, Rocco Mastoserio, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Pat Musull, all captured here within these pages, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be! They'll have any self-respecting comicbook fan absolutely drooling at the prospect of digging up this treasure chest!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Add to cart Very Good $9.99

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Arlen Schumer. The first book dedicated to the Silver Age of comics (1956-1970) and the artists that defined it, author Arlen Schumer highlights the careers of eight acknowledged Hall of Fame artists who rendered definitive versions of the industry's great characters: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, and Joe Kubert, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Steve Ditko. Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies.

No Dust Jacket - 1st Edition - 1st printing. By Arlen Schumer. The first book dedicated to the Silver Age of comics (1956-1970) and the artists that defined it, author Arlen Schumer highlights the careers of eight acknowledged Hall of Fame artists who rendered definitive versions of the industry's great characters: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, and Joe Kubert, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Steve Ditko. Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 9-in. x 13-in., 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies.

Add to cart Fine $13.00

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

1st printing. By Arlen Schumer. The first book dedicated to the Silver Age of comics (1956-1970) and the artists that defined it, author Arlen Schumer highlights the careers of eight acknowledged Hall of Fame artists who rendered definitive versions of the industry's great characters: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, and Joe Kubert, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Steve Ditko. Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings. By Arlen Schumer. The first book dedicated to the Silver Age of comics (1956-1970) and the artists that defined it, author Arlen Schumer highlights the careers of eight acknowledged Hall of Fame artists who rendered definitive versions of the industry's great characters: Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, and Joe Kubert, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Steve Ditko. Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

1st printing. Edited by James Lowder. Introduction by Elliot S! Maggin. Path of the Bold presents an anthology of all-original tales of super-powered action and mystery set in the Silver Age Sentinels universe, featuring stories from such masters of the fantastic as John Kovalic, Mike W. Barr, Stewart Wieck, and Dennis Detwiller, as well as a new adventure of Sydney Taine (star of Marvel Comics' Nightside mini-series) by Robert Weinberg. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

1st printing. Edited by James Lowder. Stories by John Ostrander, Steven Grant, Ed Greenwood, Bradley J.Kayl, Steven Harper, Robin D. Laws, and Lucien Soulban. Introduction by Denny O'Neil. Set in the Silver Age Sentinels roleplaying game universe, Path of the Just introduces a collection of tales exploring the game's central concepts of heroism, humility, and hope. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1959-1963!"

Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Wayne Boring. Cover by Peter Poplaski.

A comprehensive series that remedies a gap in comics history, bringing back all the Superman Sunday strips-among the character's rarest collectibles-as co-creator Jerry Siegel returns to writing duties. In these 18 classic adventures from October 18, 1959, to January 20, 1963, the Man of Steel meets "The Kryptonite Girl" and his "Mermaid Sweetheart." Also featured are Superman's "Greatest Feats," "The Super Powers of Perry White," "The Invasion of the Super-Ants," and "The Creature of 1,000 Disguises," among other early '60s tales drawn by Wayne Boring.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

1st Printing - Written by RJ Pine. Back in the early 60s there was something wonderful going on in the comic book industry. Sure, Superman, Batman, and the Flash were going strong, but there was the emergence of a new kind of comic book hero. Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, and the Fantastic Four were beginning to hit the news stands. What could be better than having some of the greatest comic books ever along with the best comic book store right down the street? Well there was just one small problem... Softcover, 6" x 9", 68 pages, B&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Gifted Youngsters!" Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #1-13, Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #28 and Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) Annual #3 and material from Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #49, Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #120 and Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) #109.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Werner Roth, Paul Reinman, Chic Stone, Vince Colletta, Joe Sinnott, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Jack Kirby. Back Cover by Jack Kirby and George Roussos.

Experience the beginning of Professor X's teen team, and their mission for peace and brotherhood between man and mutant; their first battle with arch-foe Magneto; the dynamic debuts of Juggernaut, the Sentinels, Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!

Featuring appearances by the Mighty Avengers, Ka-Zar: Lord of the Hidden Jungle, the Fantastic Four, and the Savage Sub-Mariner!

Hardcover, 400 pages, full color.

NOTE: This collection was originally available only in the X-Men: Children of the Atom HC Slipcase Box Set (2020 Marvel).