Stan Lee
Collects material from Tales of Suspense #59-81. As America began preparation for the inevitable entry in World War II, a secret military project gave birth to the greatest one-man fighting force ever known-Captain America! Transformed by the Super Soldier Serum from a 97-pound weakling into the Star-Spangled Avenger, Steve Rogers led the charge to liberate the world from the Axis powers' grasp. But before the war's end an accident left Cap frozen
...Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #21-30. While testing an experimental spacecraft Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and Sue and Johnny Storm were exposed to a bombardment of mysterious cosmic rays. Upon their return to Earth, they found that they had gained wondrous abilities, the likes of which had never been seen before. That voyage was the first of many extraordinary adventures for these friends, who became known to the world as: Mr. Fantastic, The Thing,
...Collects stories from Strange Tales #110-111, 114-141 & Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #2. Stephen Strange is Doctor Strange. But he is no doctor, at least not that kind that would initially come to mind. He is the Master of the Mystic Arts, a sorcerer supreme, a white knight who wields black magic against blacker villains still. Strange is mankind's only hope against the dark other-worldly forces that conspire to destroy the conscious world.
...Collects Fantastic Four #11-20 and Annual #1. See the Thing and the Hulk face-off for the first time as well as the FF battling the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, the villainous Puppet Master with a brainwashed Namor, the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android; Kang the Conquer; Dr. Doom, the Molecule Man, and the Impossible Man! Plus, FF vs. Spider-Man!
Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #41-50 & Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3. After months of hints and failed setups, Mary Jane Watson jumps into Peter Parker's life with a bang - leaving him unsure who he likes more, MJ or Gwen Stacy! And while Peter gets a motorcycle and his fi rst apartment with friend Harry Osborn, Spider-Man faces villains deadlier than ever! The Lizard! Kraven the Hunter! A new Vulture! The Kingpin! And introducing the Rhino
...Collects Avengers (1963) #21-30. Giant-Man becomes Goliath! The Wasp returns! The team battles the Enchantress, Power Man, the Ringmaster, Kang, Doctor Doom, Attuma, the Collector, the Swordsman, and the Black Widow!
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #41-50, Annual #3. This explosive volume introduces the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus, the Silver Surfer and even pulled off the first super-hero wedding while they were at it, and all in just 11 issues, with guest-appearances by everyone in the Marvel Universe.
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #51-60, Annual #4. Continuing their greatest-hits streak on the "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine," Stan Lee and Jack Kirby weren't content just to introduce the Inhumans, Galactus and the Silver Surfer. No, a three-peat was thinking far, far smaller than the most amazing team in comics' history imagined. Their followup was a heart-wrenching tale of tragedy and heroism titled "This Man! This Monster!" If this story
...Collects Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83-90. The sound of thunder echoed far and wide when Thor entered the Marvel Universe, facing an array of enemies - from the past and the future, from under the earth and beyond the stars, from distant dictatorships and organized crime! But wherever Thor walks or flies, Loki is never far behind, scheming against Earth and Asgard alike! Featuring the first appearances of such mainstay Marvel miscreants as Mister
...Collects Tales of Suspense (1959) #66-83, Tales to Astonish (1959) #82. Tony Stark is pitted against the undersea menace Attuma, the Dream-Maker and the Titanium Man in classics without compare! Then, it's straight into a who's who of villains when the Mandarin returns, Ultimo attacks and Iron Man goes toe-to-toe with Namor the Sub-Mariner in one of Marveldom's earliest crossover epics!
Collects Avengers (1963) #31-40. Avengers Assemble! Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back in another mighty Marvel Masterworks volume of topnotch Silver Age classics! So hold on tight as Captain America, Goliath, the Wasp, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch battle the villainous Sons of the Serpent, the Living Laser, Ultrana and no less than the scheming Sub-Mariner himself! With guest appearances by Iron Man, Black Widow, Hercules and Nick
...Collecting Avengers (1963) #11-20. Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Mighty Thor formed the improbable core of the ever-changing super-team. Now, the epic story continues with appearances by by Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, and more!
Collects Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #1-10. When a young Peter Parker is given the fantastic powers of an arachnid, he must also deal with the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. Check out these stories of spectacular web-slinging adventure from Spidey's very beginning, including the tragic origin that started it all, the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture,
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