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Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales Volume 6
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by STEVE DITKO, GRAY MORROW, JOE ORLANDO, REED CRANDALL, GENE
COLAN, PAUL REINMAN, ROBERT Q. SALE, JOE SINNOTT, BOB POWELL, JOHN
FORTE, JAY SCOTT PIKE, ANGELO TORRES, BILL BENULIS & MORE
Cover by BILL EVERETT
The link between the Atlas Era and the Marvel Age draws ever closer
with our sixth scare-filled collection of STRANGE TALES! Behind some of
the most beautiful cover art in Bill Everett’s storied career, each
issue is packed with twist-ending tales that thrill and horrify. There
are aliens, astronauts, girls, gangsters, police and poltergeists
prepared to amaze you following every page turn. With artwork by a who’s
who of 1950s talent — from Ditko and Colan to Orlando and Crandall —
it’s as much a feast for the eyes as a shock to the senses. So reserve
your copy today, or risk a comeuppance worse than death: no Strange
Tales in your Masterworks library! Collecting STRANGE TALES (1951)
#49-57.
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish Volume 1 TPB
Written by STAN LEE & LARRY LIEBER
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DON HECK, JOE SINNOTT, JOHN
BUSCEMA, CARL BURGOS, AL WILLIAMSON, JACK DAVIS, PAUL REINMAN, BOB
FORGIONE, JOHN FORTE, DICK AYERS, MATT BAKER & DOUG WILDEY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & MICHAEL KELLEHER
The Marvel Masterworks have brought you stories from the Marvel Age’s
super-hero heyday and comic books’ Golden Age. Now, prepare yourself for
the Atlas Era! Throughout the 1950s the comics world sat astride the
shoulders of Atlas — a world full of gun-fighting outlaws, romantic
heartbreak, gritty battlefields, terrifying horror and visionary science
fiction. In TALES TO ASTONISH, we take you back to the days when giant
atomic monsters roamed the Earth and alien invasions were a daily
occurrence. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and a host of top talents
introduce you to the Ninth Wonder of the World, the Things on Easter
Island, Mummex the King of the Mummies and more. Prepared to be
astonished! Collecting TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #1-10.
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Volume 2
Written by JOHN BYRNE, MARK GRUENWALD & ROGER STERN
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE, MARK BRIGHT, JERRY ORDWAY & RON WILSON
Covers by JOHN BYRNE
Superstar John Byrne’s legendary run concludes with one of the most
innovative periods in Fantastic Four history! The sensational She-Hulk
replaces the Thing, Sue Richards becomes the Invisible Woman, and Mr.
Fantastic is tried for crimes against the universe! Also featuring the
return of Dr. Doom, the fate of Reed and Sue’s unborn child, the
resurrection of Jean Grey, and more — as the FF confront deadly foes
including the Mole Man, Dr. Octopus, Terminus, the Beyonder, Mephisto,
Psycho-Man and Annihilus! Plus: the unfinished “Last Galactus Story,”
reprinted for the first time! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #261-295
and ANNUAL #18-19, ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #4, THING (1983) #10 and #19, and
AVENGERS ANNUAL #14; and material from SECRET WARS II #2, EPIC
ILLUSTRATED #26-34, WHAT IF? (1977) #36, WHAT THE-?! #2 and #10, THING
(1983) #7, FANTASTIC FOUR ROAST, and FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL EDITION #1.
Avengers: Kree/Skrull War (New Edition)
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, NEAL ADAMS
& JOHN BUSCEMA
Cover by NEAL ADAMS
A conflict of star-spanning proportions — with Earth caught in the
crossfire! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree
and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is
situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers,
bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty
of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against
the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos?
The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell — and
his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Featuring the trend-setting
artwork of Neal Adams, the Kree/Skrull War is universally acknowledged
as one of the finest and most important sagas in the Marvel canon.
Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #89-97.
Essential Thor Volume 7
Written by LEN WEIN, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, STEVE ENGLEHART & ROGER STERN
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, PABLO MARCOS, TONY DEZUNIGA, WALTER SIMONSON & SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
Get ready for the most exciting Thor epics yet — from scintillating
’70s space operas to today’s most popular Hollywood heroes! High fantasy
abounds when Thor and his Silver Screen sidekicks, Sif and the Warriors
Three, go a-questing to save Asgard and rescue All-Father Odin! Watch
as Thor takes on two technological terrors with a little help from Iron
Man and the billion-dollar, blockbusting Avengers! Journey into the
mythic past as Thor battles Hercules, the Prince of Power! And then make
the jump to light speed as the Thunder God teams up with the soon-to-be
Marvel movie mega-stars the Guardians of the Galaxy! Guest-starring
matinee idols Tony Stark, Nick Fury and the ever-loving Loki! All this
and Trogg, too! Collecting THOR (1966) #248-271 and ANNUAL #5-6.
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