Marvel Comics comic books issue 1

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1st printing.

Marvel Comics Re-Presents: The First Ever "Marvel Comics" in all its glory. Starring the original Human Torch, the Angel, the Savage Sub-Mariner, and the Masked Raider, this is the issue that sparked over 50 years of comic creativity. Featuring the talents of Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Paul Gustavson, Tomm Dixon, Raymond Gill, and Ben Thompson. Includes essays by Roy Thomas and an introduction by Les Daniels. This is a nice addition to any bookshelf.

Hardcover, 84 pages, full color.

Cover price $17.95.

1st printing. By Pierre Comtois. After being relegated to the realm of children's literature for the first 25 years of its history, the comic book industry experienced an unexpected flowering in the early 1960s. This book presents a step-by-step look at how the company emerged as one of the most dynamic, slightly irreverent, and downright original contributions to an era when pop-culture emerged as the dominant force in the artistic life of America. Marvel Comics in the 1960s takes the reader from the legendary company's beginnings as helmed by savvy editor/writer Stan Lee, to the full maturity of its wild, colorful, offbeat grandiosity. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #1-21.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko.

This XXL-sized volume collects the classic first 21 stories of the world's favorite web slinger from 1962-64.

The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and Certified Guarantee Company. With an in-depth historical essay by Marvel editor Ralph Macchio, original art, rare photographs, and other gems, these 698 pages of wall-crawling wonder will make anyone's spider-sense tingle with anticipation.

Hardcover (with Box), 11-in. x 15-in., 695 pages, full color. All Ages

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #1-21.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko.

This XXL-sized volume collects the classic first 21 stories of the world's favorite web slinger from 1962-64.

The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and Certified Guarantee Company. With an in-depth historical essay by Marvel editor Ralph Macchio, original art, rare photographs, and other gems, these 698 pages of wall-crawling wonder will make anyone's spider-sense tingle with anticipation.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 15-in., 695 pages, full color. All Ages

NOTE: Limited to 5,000 copies.

Cover price $200.00.

Includes Box and Book - Limited to 5,000 copies.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1963-1966!" Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #1-21. Written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Art by Jack Kirby, Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), Paul Reinman, Chic Stone, Vince Colletta, Joe Sinnott, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Foreword by Chris Claremon. Essay by Fabian Nicieza. When Martin Goodman asked Stan Lee to deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he'd be getting something like The X-Men. What they started out as was a charming, ragtag team of misfits, devised by Lee and Kirby to be mutants-youngsters born with "X-tra" powers thrust upon them not by accidentally crossing paths with cosmic rays or a nuclear blast, but by the fate of birth, led by a no-nonsense professor who trained them to become heroes that could protect the world from menaces, mutant and otherwise. The first years of storytelling laid the foundation for much of what has put the X-Men at the crossroads of comics and popular culture: Hounded by a public that fears and misunderstands them, mutantkind find themselves at the heart of their own civil rights struggle; Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, and Iceman found safety amongst themselves despite the challenges that set them apart from others in society; and Professor Xavier lined up against his ideological foe, Magneto, who had assembled a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to take the fight directly to humankind. Close in size to the original artworks, this XXL-sized edition features the first 21 stories of our favorite oddball super heroes from 1963-1966. In addition to these seminal tales are an original foreword by modern X-Men mastermind Chris Claremont, reliving the heyday of Lee and Kirby's foundational years, and an in-depth essay by X-Men writer Fabian Nicieza alongside original art, photographs, and memorabilia from the early years of X. Hardcover (with Box), 11-in. x 15-in., 640 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 5,000 copies. Cover price $200.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1963-1966!" Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #1-21. Written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Art by Jack Kirby, Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), Paul Reinman, Chic Stone, Vince Colletta, Joe Sinnott, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Foreword by Chris Claremon. Essay by Fabian Nicieza. When Martin Goodman asked Stan Lee to deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he'd be getting something like The X-Men. What they started out as was a charming, ragtag team of misfits, devised by Lee and Kirby to be mutants-youngsters born with "X-tra" powers thrust upon them not by accidentally crossing paths with cosmic rays or a nuclear blast, but by the fate of birth, led by a no-nonsense professor who trained them to become heroes that could protect the world from menaces, mutant and otherwise. The first years of storytelling laid the foundation for much of what has put the X-Men at the crossroads of comics and popular culture: Hounded by a public that fears and misunderstands them, mutantkind find themselves at the heart of their own civil rights struggle; Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, and Iceman found safety amongst themselves despite the challenges that set them apart from others in society; and Professor Xavier lined up against his ideological foe, Magneto, who had assembled a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to take the fight directly to humankind. Close in size to the original artworks, this XXL-sized edition features the first 21 stories of our favorite oddball super heroes from 1963-1966. In addition to these seminal tales are an original foreword by modern X-Men mastermind Chris Claremont, reliving the heyday of Lee and Kirby's foundational years, and an in-depth essay by X-Men writer Fabian Nicieza alongside original art, photographs, and memorabilia from the early years of X. Hardcover (with Box), 11-in. x 15-in., 640 pages, full color. All Ages NOTE: Limited to 5,000 copies. Cover price $200.00.

1st printing. Introduction by Tom Brevoort. Experience a fresh take on the Marvel Universe with this collection of stunning illustrations from over twenty exceptional Japanese artists, including Yasuhiro Nightow, Akira Himekawa, Peach Momoko, Yusuke Murata, and Yoshitaka Amano. Marvel Comics: A Manga Tribute explores Marvel's rich and enduring legacy as a pop-culture phenomenon by paying homage to its most iconic characters and beloved stories. The book features a range of unique artwork, collected for the first time, celebrating characters from across the multiverse. A must-have for fans of Marvel Comics and Japanese art alike! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Marvel Comics Presents Amazing Spider-Man Mini Comic Giveaway, 4 1/4" x 6 1/4", 20 pages full color, reprints Amazing Spider-Man issue #1

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories from Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995) #1-10.

Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Cover by Walt Simonson.

Ever wonder what Wolverine gets up to when he's not out saving the world with the X-Men? More mayhem than you can shake a SNIKT at!

Here, Logan makes his first foray into Madripoor - an island nation where anything goes, and everything is for sale - in this prelude to WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB!

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

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Starring Bloodseed, Dances with Demons, Immortalis, Children of the Voyager, Evil Eye and The Fallen in self contained stories. This 64-page anthology showcases titles in Marvel UK's creator led imprint, Frontier. Written by Simon Jowett, Nick Abadzis, David Hine, Nicholas Vince and more. Art by Charlie Adlard, Paul Johnson, D'Israeli and more. Coated stock cover by Liam Sharp (Bloodseed). Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mystic Comics (1940-1942 1st Series) #1-4. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Hot on the heels of the smash comic book hit of 1939, Marvel Comics, publisher Martin Goodman called up two companion titles to join his emerging comics line, post-haste. And now, for the first time in 70 years, the Marvel Masterworks bring the last of that trio of titles-Mystic Comics! Chock full of pulp-style men of action, hard-boiled gumshoes, mythical strongmen, undead avengers, and-of course-super heroes, Mystic Comics is a roller-coaster thrill ride back to the earliest days of comic books, when freewheeling writers and artists threw out wild ideas to a public with an insatiable appetite for comics. In this fully restored collection you'll encounter comics first super-stretching hero-Flexo the Rubber Robot; the hero from beyond the grave-the Blue Blaze; the Dynamic Man, Master Mind Excello, the invisible Dr. Gade, Dakor the Magician, Zara of the Jungle, the Space Rangers, Hercules, the devil-possessed Black Widow, and more! Featuring an in-depth introduction by noted comics and pulp historian Will Murray, this volume is a priceless adventure into the Golden Age of comics! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects USA Comics (1941) #1-4.

By JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, CHARLES NICHOLAS, AL AVISON, PHIL STURM, SYD SHORES, STAN LEE, BASIL WOLVERTON, MIKE ROY, FRANK GIACOIA, AL EADEH, ED WINIARSKI, GEORGE KLEIN, MIKE SEKOWSKY, and AL GABRIELE. Cover by JACK KIRBY and JOE SIMON.

Marvel proudly presents more Golden Age goodness from 1941. The Defender! Major Liberty! Rockman! Rusty! The original Young Avenger! The origins of the Whizzer, Jack Frost and the Vagabond! Captain Terror turns back a deadly Nazi undersea invasion! Stan 'The Man' himself chronicles the historic first meeting of the USA heroes!

This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, some collected for the very first time!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - Comic adaptation of the 1984 Muppets movie. In this issue, the Muppets have a hit play and everyone thinks they should take their show Manhattan Melodies to Broadway. But Kermit and company discover that it isn't easy to put a show on Broadway. Script by Stan Kay and art by Dean Yeagle & Jacquiline Roettcher. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover by JUAN DOE. Story and Art by DAVID LAPHAM 'I am the destroyer of evil,' the haunting stranger intoned; 'I've crossed the great cold into your world!' So speaks the original Vision! From a dimension beyond, comes an otherworldly force of retribution. His steely touch turns killers to ice, shattering them. His staggering gaze drives the guilty mad with terror. His unstoppable power never fails to punish the wicked! It is said only those approaching death can see him in his true form as...the Vision! 48 pages, full color. New and Reprinted material. Cover price $3.99.

Limited (1 for 15) Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN. Story and Art by DAVID LAPHAM 'I am the destroyer of evil,' the haunting stranger intoned; 'I've crossed the great cold into your world!' So speaks the original Vision! From a dimension beyond, comes an otherworldly force of retribution. His steely touch turns killers to ice, shattering them. His staggering gaze drives the guilty mad with terror. His unstoppable power never fails to punish the wicked! It is said only those approaching death can see him in his true form as...the Vision! 48 pages, full color. New and Reprinted material. Cover price $12.00.

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Reprints Punisher (2004 7th Series) Max #1. In the Beginning: Part 1 of 6 - Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Lewis LaRosa & Tom Palmer. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Garth Ennis finally lets loose to take Punisher to the MAX -- literally -- as the hunter becomes the hunted! No more pulled punches, no more dialing it down. One of comics' most provocative writers takes one of comics' most provocative characters in a new direction: ANY direction he wants! 24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $1.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Planet Terry (1985) #1-2, Top Dog (1985) #1-3, Wally the Wizard (1985) #1-2 and Royal Roy (1985) #1-2. Written by LENNIE HERMAN, BOB BOLLING, SID JACOBSON and STAN KAY. Art by WARREN KREMER, BOB BOLLING and HOWARD POST. Cover by WARREN KREMER, BOB BOLLING and HOWARD POST. This collection for kids of all ages not only gets four stars, it has Four Stars: Planet Terry! Wally the Wizard! Royal Roy! Top Dog! Space opera, Arthurian-era fantasy, sovereign secrets and canine crimefighting - collected for the first time! Aliens, demons, ghosts, spies and more! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 216 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Ultimates (2011 Marvel Ultimate Comics) #1-6.

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Esad Ribic. Cover by Kaare Andrews.

The next era has begun. As our heroes struggle to find their place in the world, the Ultimates face game-changing threats even they can't handle. And with the heart of the team missing in action, the country's last stand of defense may be on its last legs.

Critically acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, FF, SECRET WARRIORS) and superstar artist Esad Ribic (UNCANNY X-FORCE) drive the Ultimates into new and deadly territory!

Hardcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Ultimates (2011 Marvel Ultimate Comics) #1-6.

Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Esad Ribic. Cover by Kaare Andrews.

The next era has begun. As our heroes struggle to find their place in the world, the Ultimates face game-changing threats even they can't handle. And with the heart of the team missing in action, the country's last stand of defense may be on its last legs.

Critically acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR, FF, SECRET WARRIORS) and superstar artist Esad Ribic (UNCANNY X-FORCE) drive the Ultimates into new and deadly territory!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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Written by MARK MILLAR Art by ADAM KUBERT & ART THIBERT • THE SCOOP: Hot on the heels of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN comes a streamlined comic perfect for moviegoers hungry for more X! • THE STORY: The place is a world very much like ours. The time is now. The phenomenon is genetic mutation. It is a time of change. Humanity now faces mutants, a mysterious sub-species that is gifted with strange and frightening powers. Hidden among the population, they are feared and hated by their human cousins. As rumors and urban myths about their existence spread across the world, the U.S. Government creates its own initiative to deal with this threat: the Sentinel Project. Meanwhile, two men wage a secret war for the hearts and minds of young mutants everywhere. Charles Xavier has recruited a cadre of students including Cyclops, Jean Grey and Beast that call themselves the 'X-Men'. But there are others out there, living in fear, struggling to deal with what they are: Ororo Munroe, Bobby Drake... and another, more dangerous mutant named Logan. Simultaniously, the terrorist known only as Magneto has assembled 'The Brotherhood,' a militant group dedicated to the overthrow of human authority. A war is on the horizon-and these amazing young men and women will decide the future of all humanity! • THE FORMAT: 48 pages, with no ads. Cover price $1.00.

Written by MARK MILLAR Art by BRYAN HITCH & ANDREW CURRIE A mutant madman attacked the President of the United States on the White House lawn. A gaudily-costumed teen climbs walls in New York City. The strange beings who've appeared overnight are here to stay. The old order has fallen and people are scared. Nick Fury, head of the elite espionage agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., has a unique solution: put some of these bizarre characters on his payroll! His grand idea: a small but lethal army known as The Ultimates, created to protect us all from the newly rising threats to mankind! Among those considered for membership: Iron Man, a jet-flying, limousine-riding, publicity-seeking capitalist with both a self-made confidence and a personal assault suit; Giant-Man, a Prozac-popping scientist with an inferiority complex as large as his stature; The Wasp, a petite powerhouse with a sordid secret; The Hulk, a brilliant, gentle man who's addicted to letting his inhibitions go and tearing everything - and everyone - he loves apart; Captain America, a soldier with John Glenn's buzz-cut cool, John McCain's style of politics, and Mike Tyson's right cross; and Thor, a New Age guru who may either be the living son of a Norse god... or a lunatic with a big hammer. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by CLINT LANGLEY Written by JOHN ARCUDI Penciled by STEVE ELLIS Marvel continues its historic anniversary celebration - by unleashing the Mighty Destroyer! Before the Punisher there was another one-man army with a skull on his chest! Travel back with us to the desperate days of World War II, when the mystery-shrouded, merciless man with no face struck at the heart of Nazi Germany, deep behind enemy lines! Who is the Destroyer? What is his secret mission? And what does he want with a heavily defended train...and the simple journalist who rides in it? Find out as writer John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) and artist Steve Ellis (High Moon) unite to shine a cold, hard light on the unstoppable weapon of vengeance! Plus: A classic Mighty Destroyer reprint from ALL WINNERS #3! 48 PGS./New & Reprints/Rated A ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Limited (1 for 15) Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN Written by JOHN ARCUDI Penciled by STEVE ELLIS Marvel continues its historic anniversary celebration - by unleashing the Mighty Destroyer! Before the Punisher there was another one-man army with a skull on his chest! Travel back with us to the desperate days of World War II, when the mystery-shrouded, merciless man with no face struck at the heart of Nazi Germany, deep behind enemy lines! Who is the Destroyer? What is his secret mission? And what does he want with a heavily defended train...and the simple journalist who rides in it? Find out as writer John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) and artist Steve Ellis (High Moon) unite to shine a cold, hard light on the unstoppable weapon of vengeance! Plus: A classic Mighty Destroyer reprint from ALL WINNERS #3! 48 PGS./New & Reprints/Rated A ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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Written by ROGER STERN. Art and Cover by PAOLO RIVERA. Before they were Invaders, Bucky Barnes and Toro the Flaming Kid joined forces with four teen-age friends to battle the Third Reich as the Young Allies! Their fictionalized adventures thrilled readers on the Home Front throughout World War II, but their real story has never been told -- until now! Discover the truth behind comics' original kid gang! Action! Intrigue! Adventure! All in a timely tale by Roger Stern (Amazing Spider-Man) and Paolo Rivera (Mythos). And in a bonus back-up, take another trip to the Golden Age with a classic reprint from the Timely Era! 48 pages, new and reprinted material. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited (1 for 15) Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN. Written by ROGER STERN Pencils by PAOLO RIVERA Before they were Invaders, Bucky Barnes and Toro the Flaming Kid joined forces with four teen-age friends to battle the Third Reich as the Young Allies! Their fictionalized adventures thrilled readers on the Home Front throughout World War II, but their real story has never been told -- until now! Discover the truth behind comics' original kid gang! Action! Intrigue! Adventure! All in a timely tale by Roger Stern (Amazing Spider-Man) and Paolo Rivera (Mythos). And in a bonus back-up, take another trip to the Golden Age with a classic reprint from the Timely Era! 48 pages, new and reprinted material. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Frank Tieri and John Cerilli. Art by Jacob Chabot. Cover by Nic Klein. NOT SO FUNNY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU? Once they were superstars of the Funny Animal Comedy circuit! Now money and fame have ruined their friendship. Will it ruin their lives? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Frank Tieri and John Cerilli. Art by Jacob Chabot. Cover by Michael Del Mundo. NOT SO FUNNY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU? Once they were superstars of the Funny Animal Comedy circuit! Now money and fame have ruined their friendship. Will it ruin their lives? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Frank Tieri and John Cerilli. Art by Jacob Chabot. Cover by Bobby Rubio. NOT SO FUNNY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU? Once they were superstars of the Funny Animal Comedy circuit! Now money and fame have ruined their friendship. Will it ruin their lives? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Secret variant. Written by Frank Tieri and John Cerilli. Art by Jacob Chabot. Cover by Nic Klein. NOT SO FUNNY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU? Once they were superstars of the Funny Animal Comedy circuit! Now money and fame have ruined their friendship. Will it ruin their lives? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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2nd Printing. Written by Frank Tieri and John Cerilli. Art and Cover by Jacob Chabot. NOT SO FUNNY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU? Once they were superstars of the Funny Animal Comedy circuit! Now money and fame have ruined their friendship. Will it ruin their lives? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Comics (1939)#1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-12.

Written by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Ray Gill, Ben Thompson, Paul J. Lauretta, David C. Cooke, Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Steve Dahlman, Bob Davis (as Stockbridge Winslow), William Allison Andrew McWhiney, Jack D'Arcy, John H. Compton, Louis Glanzman, Beach Allen, Gene Marrin, and E. Peters.
Art by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Sam Gilman, Ben Thompson, Paul J. Lauretta, Charles J. Mazoujian, Harry Ramsey, Steve Dahlman, Irwin Hasen, Frank Thomas, William Allison, Robert Hughes, Louis Glanzman, Ed Robbins, Bob Oksner, and Gene Marrin.
Cover by FRANK R. PAUL.
Introduction by Will Murray.

In August 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1, with its blazing Human Torch cover, had arrived!

This 64-page pulp package wasn't your typical assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders-this was something completely new. The amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, the Human Torch was neither man nor hero-he was a blazing force of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-Atlantean, ventures from his undersea kingdom into the world of man-not with a mind set on peace, but towards vengeance!

These two characters would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day, and you'll see them evolve across twelve full issues from their raw forms into the battling fire and water mega-hits of the Golden Age!

They're flanked by an eclectic set born out of the fast-paced energy and imagination of the Golden Age including the heroic Angel; the wild and incomparable robot invention, Electro; the hard-edged detective, the Ferret; Terry Vance, the boy adventurer; the Western Masked Raider; and the ongoing jungle adventures of Ka-Zar, the Great.

Featuring an extensive essay on Marvel's pulp magazine pre-history, publisher Martin Goodman and the birth of Marvel Comics by noted historian Will Murray, and topped off with special bonus features including original artwork and items never seen since 1939, this collection forms the cornerstone of Marvel history essential for every comic book fan, collector and historian!

Hardcover, 848 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. By Stan Lee and John Buscema. Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor, and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.

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2nd and later printings. By Stan Lee and John Buscema. Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor, and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

No dust jacket - 2nd and later printings. By Stan Lee and John Buscema. Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor, and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Reprints Marvel 1602 (2003) #1. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Andy Kubert. Colors by Richard Isanove. Cover by Scott McKowen. "I get it all the time now. I just arrived in Portugal, in Lisbon, to promote CORALINE, and the first question I was asked, in the car from the airport to the hotel was 'So, can you tell me anything about 1602?' And I said, 'It's drawn by Andy Kubert, colored by Richard Isanove, lettered by Todd Klein, covers by Scott McKowen and I saw a photocopy of the first issue and it looks pretty good.' 'Yes, but the story... What's it about?' 'Oh, you know,' I said. 'Stuff.' 'Well, is it the Marvel characters? Or characters you invented yourself?' 'Yes,' I said. 'That's pretty much it.' 'But how long is it?' 'I think it'll be eight issues. It was meant to be six, but I'm writing episode 5 right now, and there's a lot of story to tell.' 'So why is it such a secret...?' It got to be a secret because the idea of 1602 was fairly straightforward, and really fun, and I hated the idea of people being familiar with it, even bored of it, by the time it came out. So I asked Joe Quesada if he'd mind if we didn't make a big announcement at the start. But the more people asked me, buttonholed me, pleaded with me, the more I liked the fact that only a tiny handful of people at Marvel and I had even seen Andy's amazing pencils or Richard's colors. This was starting to be a genuinely fun secret -- like not telling someone what their birthday present is until it's time to unwrap it. What am I going to tell you? It's really fun. It's set in the Marvel Universe. It looks gorgeous. You may even like it. There are sixteen hundred & two good reasons for telling you all about it, and I'm not saying a word. Think of it as your birthday present." - Neil Gaiman, May 2003. Cover price $1.00.

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Halloween Comicfest - Action! Mystery! Adventure! Reprinting the tale that started it all and sparked 75 years of storytelling in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Celebrate Marvel's 75th Anniversary with the very first appearance of two titanic Marvel mainstays - android hero the original Human Torch, and aquatic anti-hero Namor, the Sub-Mariner! Reprinting material from Marvel Comics #1 (1939)! 28 pages, full color.

Reprints the original Marvel Comics #1 in German. Distributed as an exclusive bonus comic in a foreign comic multi-pack (Marvel Jubiläum Pack 8) with four other Marvel Deutschland comics. Origin Sub-Mariner (by Bill Everett; 1st 8 pages were produced for Motion Picture Funnies Weekly # 1). Intro Human Torch (by Carl Burgos), Kazar the Great (1st Tarzan clone), the Angel (by Paul Gustavson), the Masked Ranger and his horse Lightning, and Jungle Terror (only appearance). 2-page text story, "Burning Rubber" (by Raymond Gill). Cover by science fiction pulp illustrator Frank R. Paul. 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Marvel 60th anniversary "1st" Gold Stamp Edition - Limited to 700 copies. Reprints the original Marvel Comics #1 in German. Distributed as an exclusive bonus comic in a foreign comic multi-pack (Marvel Jubiläum Pack 8) with four other Marvel Deutschland comics. Origin Sub-Mariner (by Bill Everett; 1st 8 pages were produced for Motion Picture Funnies Weekly # 1). Intro Human Torch (by Carl Burgos), Kazar the Great (1st Tarzan clone), the Angel (by Paul Gustavson), the Masked Ranger and his horse Lightning, and Jungle Terror (only appearance). 2-page text story, "Burning Rubber" (by Raymond Gill). Cover by science fiction pulp illustrator Frank R. Paul. 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. Collects Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Saga of the Original Human Torch (1990) #1, Marvels (1994) #0 and Marvel Comics (2009 Marvel).

Written by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Ray Gill, Ben Thompson, Roy Thomas, Alex Ross, and Steve Darnall.
Art by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Sam Gilman, Ben Thompson, Rich Butler, Danny Bulanadi, and Alex Ross.
Cover by Frank R. Paul.

The book that kicked off the Marvel Universe back in 1939 - presented in glorious hardcover, with an extensive array of special features!

MARVEL COMICS #1 promised action, mystery and adventure - and it delivered! The original android Human Torch blazed his way into readers' hearts, and Namor the Sub-Mariner made a big splash! Golden Age pulp star Ka-Zar swung into comics, and costumed detective the Angel made his debut! Plus: Western adventures with the Masked Raider - and terror in the jungle! And from this one issue, published 80 years ago, grew the entire Marvel Universe!

Now, MARVEL COMICS #1 is collected along with retrospective stories, bonus artwork, insightful essays and more!

Hardcover, 232 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

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3rd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories from 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.

When billionaire industrialist Tony Stark dons sophisticated armor of his own design, he becomes a living high-tech weapon - the world's greatest human fighting machine! Experience the armored Avenger's earliest adventures - including classic confrontations with arch-foes Crimson Dynamo and the Mandarin, and guest-starring the X-Men's Angel.

Hardcover, 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

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3rd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #1-10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby.

The origin of the team that spawned a movie franchise! Telepathic teacher Charles Xavier assembles his first recruits - Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, Beast and Marvel Girl - and trains them to use their unique genetic gifts for the betterment of mankind!

Hardcover, 248 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

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Reprints the first appearance of Captain America from Captain America Comics #1 (1941). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

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1st printing. Welcome to the Marvel Universe and the World Outside Your Window! All of your favorite Marvel super heroes are here in all-new six page stories written and illustrated by some of the biggest names in comics for young readers. These mighty team-ups include: Black Panther: Jerry Craft (New Kid), Wiccan: Mike Curato (Flamer), Miles Morales Spider-Man: C. G. Esperanza (Soul Food Sunday), Iron Man: John Gallagher (Max Meow), Shang-Chi: Gale Galligan (The Baby-Sitters Club), the Hulk: Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), Spider-Man: Nathan Hale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales), Captain America: Michael Lee Harris (Choco Leche), Hawkeye: Ben Hatke (Zita the Spacegirl), Ms. Marvel: Priya Huq (Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab), Daredevil: John Jennings (Kindred: The Graphic Novel Adaptation), Thor and Loki: George O'Connor (The Olympians), Namor: Lincoln Peirce (Big Nate), Squirrel Girl: Maria Scrivan (Nat Enough), and Ghost Spider: Jessi Zabarsky (Witchlight). Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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Reprints Marvel Zombies (2005 1st Series) #1. Written by Robert Kirkman. Art by Sean Phillips. Cover by Arthur Suydam. Torn from the pages of Ultimate Fantastic Four! On an Earth shockingly similar to the Marvel Universe's, an alien virus has mutated all of the world's greatest super heroes into flesh-eating monsters! It took them only hours to destroy life as we know it -- but what happens when they run out of humans to eat?!? Follow their search for more food -- and witness the arrival of the Silver Surfer! 24 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by DALE EAGLESHAM. Written by JEN VAN METER Penciled by ANDY MACDONALD; A brand new adventure of one of comics' original super-heroines! Plus an extra-special classic reprint of one of her original 1940's adventures. Jen van Meter (Black Lightning) and Andy MacDonald (PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL) take you back to a time when the fate of the United States rested not only in thousands of men fighting for freedom overseas, but also in the hands of the women back home building the equipment that would keep the country running and winning! So get ready Axis Annie, Vichy Vixen, and...Madame Mauzer! Her name might be Miss America...but she sure ain't gonna miss a chance to sock evil in the face! (This solicit brought to you by a very tipsy editor!) 48 PGS./One-Shot/New and Reprints/Rated A ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Limited Edition (1 for 15) Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN. Written by JEN VAN METER Penciled by ANDY MACDONALD A brand new adventure of one of comics' original super-heroines! Plus an extra-special classic reprint of one of her original 1940's adventures. Jen van Meter (Black Lightning) and Andy MacDonald (PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL) take you back to a time when the fate of the United States rested not only in thousands of men fighting for freedom overseas, but also in the hands of the women back home building the equipment that would keep the country running and winning! So get ready Axis Annie, Vichy Vixen, and...Madame Mauzer! Her name might be Miss America...but she sure ain't gonna miss a chance to sock evil in the face! (This solicit brought to you by a very tipsy editor!) 48 PGS./One-Shot/New and Reprints/Rated A ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

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Fireside Book Series - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #1 and 55, Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #1 and 118, Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15, Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #72, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #83 (Journey into Mystery) and 143, and Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #115. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Herb Trimpe . This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Son of Origins TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, and Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Fireside Book Series - 2nd and later printings. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #1 and 55, Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #1 and 118, Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15, Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #72, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #83 (Journey into Mystery) and 143, and Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #115. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Herb Trimpe . This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Son of Origins TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, and Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. DC unveils a softcover collection of its most recent visit to the AMALGAM Universe, featuring six of the thrilling one-shots starring the heroes that came into being when the DC and Marvel Universes fused into one! Now in one volume are Bat-Thing (1997) #1 by Larry Hama, Rodolfo Damaggio and Bill Sienkiewicz; Dark Claw Adventures (1997) #1 by Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett; Generation Hex (1997) #1 by Peter Milligan, Adam Pollina and Mark Morales; JLX Unleashed (1997) #1 by Christopher Priest, Oscar Jimenez and Anibal Rodriguez; Lobo the Duck (1997) #1 by Alan Grant, Val Semeiks and Ray Kryssing; and Super Soldier Man of War (1997) #1 by Dave Gibbons, Mark Waid and Jimmy Palmiotti. This collection also features a new wraparound cover by Rodolfo Damaggio and Karl Story. SC, 7 x 10, 160 pg., FC. Cover price $12.95.