Jack Kirby

"In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture: the Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. Now, you can leap into Spider-Man's web-slinging...

Also collects Heroes for Hire (1997) #7. The Thunderbolts' true identities have been revealed to the world. Baron Zemo's plans for global domination have been put into effect. The world's greatest super heroes have fallen under his control.

Also collects Fantastic Four (1961) #73. It's an identity crisis for Daredevil as Matt Murdock juggles a bevy of baddies seeking to sully his good name while he juggles the triple-identity of Matt Murdock, Mike Murdock, and DD! After a dust-up with the Beetle, the Trapster attempts to trick the Fantastic Four into attacking DD by disguising himself as none other than ol' hornhead himself! Wiser minds prevail, but only until none other than Dr. Doom...

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 Hyde and the Radioactive Man!

The world's favorite space-faring super hero in his continuing saga of anguish and adventure! He sacrificed himself to save his home world of Zenn-La from the planet-devouring menace, Galactus, saving those he loved in exchange for a life of servitude as the Silver Surfer. Now, after disobeying his master, Norrin Radd is stranded on the planet Earth-forever removed from his love, Shalla-Bal, and from the beckoning spaceways! A high point of epic adventure...

Collects Thor (1966) #229-230; Dead of Night #11; Marvel Spotlight (1971) #26; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #18; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #68; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #38-40 material from Strange Tales (1951) #110, 116; Thor (1966) 136; Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #1-4; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #31-33. Meet the Fear Lords, Doctor Strange's most diabolical foes, as they spread terror across the Marvel Universe! The nefarious Nightmare is...

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 in suspended animation and his sidekick Bucky dead,...

Set in the early 1940s, The Newsboy Legion is the first of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's very successful "kid gang" comics, featuring a group of scrappy boys who work together to stop crime in their home of Suicide Slum. Watched over by adult hero The Guardian - a.k.a. policeman Jim Harper - The Newsboy Legion battle crime through their own newspaper reporting, taking on crooked politicians, slum lords, fifth column agents and much more.

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #1; Strange Tales (1951) #107, 125; Avengers (1963) #3-4; X-Men (1963) #6; Daredevil (1964) #7, Tales to Astonish (1959) #70-76. Marvel proudly presents Namor the Sub-Mariner's early Silver Age appearances, all collected together for the very first time! An icon of comics' Golden Age, the Sub-Mariner hadn't been seen for nearly a decade when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby reintroduced...

Also collects Captain America and Citizen V Annual 1998 #1, Thunderbolts #0, Avengers (1998) #12. The Thunderbolts have returned to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there's no rest for the weary as they are immediately pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. - as well as a recovering Baron Zemo, who is out for their blood! Also, what happens when Atlas must contend with the mighty Hercules, who is out for revenge for injuries suffered in years...