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Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Mad's Valentines to American Industry," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Paul Coker, Jr., Bob Clarke, and George Woodbridge; Cynical Valentine messages with subtle criticisms of various industries. "007," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; A prototypical James Bond plot is presented as a Gilbert and Sullivan musical. "Famous People's Home-Study Courses," script by Al Jaffee, art by Bob Clarke; In a parody of Famous Artist School correspondence course, a correspondence school claims it can make you rich and famous through its mail-order courses. "A Fine Day in the City," script and art by Don Martin; A man is curious about a procession of men shaking uncontrollably as they pass him. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "A Mad Look at Winter Sports," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias. "Neurotic Magazine," script by Stan Hart, art by George Woodbridge. "The Lighter Side of Kids' Parties," script and art by Dave Berg. "Son of Mighty Joe Kong," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; Parody remake of "King Kong"; two cynical promoters and a vapid actress bring a giant ape to New York to succeed on Broadway. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jack Rickard. "Catch-All-22," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Catch-22," at an American air base in the Italian Theater in World War II, a pilot tries everything he can think of to get out of the Army Air Force while insanity occurs all around him. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "On a Streetcorner Downtown," script and art by Don Martin. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Get It Out of Your System Land," script by Sy Reit, art by George Woodbridge; Theme park that allows patrons to perform anti-social acts. "Marching Songs for Crusaders, Militants and Assorted, Sundry Non-Conformists," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Jack Davis; Old standards with new lyrics satirizing rebels in society. "A Mad Look at Tropical Fish," script by Earle Doud, art by Bob Clarke; Overview of the types of tropical fish available as pets and their care. "The Lighter Side of Clubs and Organizations," script and art by Dave Berg. "Spy Vs. Spy" Antonio Prohias. "How-Are-Ya, Five-0?", script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the TV series "Hawaii Five-0," a dense police detective and his squad of equally dense subordinates search Hawaii for a missing Hawaiian artifact. "What Is Contributing Most to the Breakdown of Communication Between People?" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Mort Drucker. "Airplot '75," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the "Airport" disaster movie series, a pack of washed up movie actors try to keep an airliner, and their careers, from crashing in flames. "Don Martin Escapes From Prison...Almost," script and art by Don Martin; An inmate engages in a series of unsuccessful prison escapes. "The Mad Handbook of House-Guesting," script by Paul Peter Porges, art by Jack Davis; A print guide to dealing with guest who overstay their welcome. "Footnotes* to Hollywood," script by Paul Peter Porges, art by Paul Coker Jr.; Humorous takes on classic film scenes, with the characters depicted only below the knees. "The Lighter Side of Graduation," script and art by Dave Berg; The upside and downside of graduating high school. "Other Betting Pools," script by Lou Silverstone, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of office betting pools that have nothing to do with sporting events. "Headlines of the Insect World," script by Paul Peter Porges, art by Bob Clarke; Examples of sensationalistic tabloid headlines with insect themes. "The Longest Yardbird," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the film "The Longest Yard," a sadistic prison warden forces a prisoner to join his prison football team. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Richard Williams. "Mad Multiplex," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Sam Viviano, Harry North, and Angelo Torres; Gene Sissy and Roger Ebore review the movies Ghost-Dusters, Purple Acid Rain and the Karocky Kid; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert parodied. "The Trend Toward Rottenness in the Comic Strips," script by Larry Siegel, art by Bob Clarke; featuring Andy Capp; Arnold; Crock; The Wizard of ID; Blondie; Dagwood; Annie; Family Circus; Cathy; Peanuts (Charlie Brown, Lucy); and Beetle Bailey. "Don Edwing Looks At Funerals," script and art by Don Edwing. "An Instant Guide to American Regional Types," script by Paul Coker, art by Frank Jacobs. "The Lighter Side Of...," script and art by Dave Berg. "Mad's Lurid Romantic Textbooks," script by Tom Koch, art by Harry North. "A Mad Look At Pets' Back Talk," script and art by Paul Peter Porges. "If You Walk Down A Dark Street," script by Frank Jacobs, art by George Woodbridge. "Supergall," script by Dick De Bartolo, art by Jack Davis; parody of the movie Supergirl. Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. Back cover strip with art by George Woodbridge. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.25.

Variant cover (Alfred) by Mark Fredrickson. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Charlie Kadau, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, David Shayne, Frank Santopadre, Johnny Styne, Russ Cooper, Don Vaughan, John Caldwell, Greg Leitman, Darren Johnson, Stan Sinberg, Arie Kaplan, Butch D'Ambrosio, Angelo Torres, Hermann Mejia, Scott Bricher, Rick Tulka, Timothy Shamey, Steve Chorney, Michael Elins, Michael Koelsch, Tom Nick Cocotos, James Warhola, Mark Stutzman, Tom Bunk, Irving Schild, Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones. The return of "The Mad 20," featuring art by noted caricaturist Drew Friedman, Mort Drucker and the Usual Gang of Idiots; this one features events from 2003, including file-sharing, the Iraq war, and the Dixie Chicks vs. George Bush. A parody of TV's The Shield, featuring art by Angelo Torres. Mad's takes on the holidays, Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's, and department-store Santas. Monroe, and Marginals by Sergio Aragones. The Blue Shield; When Department Store Santas Go Bad; Mad's Epic Outtakes from The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King; The Mad 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2003; Unbend-A-Dent; Monroe and... The Presidency; A Mad Look at the Holidays; Mad Counts Down Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.50.

Cover by Hermann Mejia. Stories and art by Peter Bagge, Ted Rall, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Anthony Barbieri and Bill Wray, Jacob Lambert, Jeff Kruse, David Shayne, Russ Cooper, John Caldwell, Tom Richmond, Kevin Pope, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker, Jr., Peter Kuper, and Sergio Aragones, plus Fundalini Pages by Charles Akins, John Caldwell, Desmond Devlin, Don (Duck) Edwing, Garth Gerhart, Greg Laub, Scott Maiko, Jerry Ordway, Kevin Pope, Andrew J. Schwartzberg, and Rick Tulka. Parodies of TV's Lost, and Desperate Housewives, featuring art by Tom Richmond and Mort Drucker. A look at school from indy cartoonist Ted Rall. The downside of tech support, featuring art by indy cartoonist Peter Bagge. Mad's takes on paintball, tattoos, and the 2000s-era NBA. Monroe, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. The Fundalini Pages; Lots; Spy vs. Spy; 9 Surefire Ways to Improve the NBAs Lousy Image; When Tattoo Artists Go Bad; Monroe and… Paintball; The 25 Least Powerful People in Sports; What if Priests Used Steroids; 7 Periods Closer to Death; …Donald Trump, Youre Fired!; A MAD Look at Paintball; Signs We Need in Post 9/11 America; Disparate No-Lives; 13 Things You Never Want to Hear From a Computer Tech Support Guy; Fold-In. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $3.50.

Stories and Art by The Usual Gang of Idiots. The very best of our worst stuff from past issues! In this issue: Artist of the Issue - Peter Kuper! 17 pages of Spy vs. Spy! Our summer movie wrap-up! All-new outtakes from: The Fantastic Four! The Longest Yard! Mr. & Mrs. Smith! Plus: P. Diddy; Snappy Answers; and Monroe! Also: Our spoofs of: South Park; American Pie; and Big Daddy! 96 pages. Cover price $4.99.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Blondie and Dagwood represent the plight of the mid-century suburban American; Popeye finds that even spinach can't solve everything. Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Carl Anderson's Henry gets up to silent mischief. The back cover ad offers war bonds, victory gardens, and other WWII-era homefront drive items as prizes, as well as Gene Autry accessories and a mock Gatling gun. Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Large volume all about the making of the Steven Spielberg blockbuster film starring Dan Ackroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Warren Oates, Robert Stack, Treat williams, John Candy, and others. Numerous stills and behind-the-scenes photos. 8.5-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages; squarebound. Cover price $7.95.

Walt Simonson cover Cover price $2.25.

"A Friend There Was," "The Fallen Hero," and "Black Lightning." Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Cover by Bob Powell. The Man in Black tells strange stories, sometimes intervening in person, other times merely letting ironic fate unfold. Alexander the Great's encounter with a young boy leads to one of the world's great art treasures. A man is upset because he missed his flight out of Europe, on an airship called the Hindenburg. A child's toy becomes a key device in the aerial dogfights of World War I. The Genius; Smuggler; The Invention; The Plotters; Island Dreams; Fame; This Is How It Might Have Happened. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Man of War, the Liberty Guards, the Ferret, Red Riley, Dave Doolittle, Fire-Man, the Sentinel, Dopey Day, and Vapo-Man. Gustavson cover/art. Cover price $0.10.

"Whatever Happened to Captain Fate?!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. The Man-Thing takes on a band of sky pirates! Plus, witness the triumphant return of Captain Fate! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Joseph Wight. Stories and art by Ian Wells, Mark Rand, Jeremy Forrester, Kyle A. Carrozza, Sean Parnell, Kurt Kusenko, Joe Venanzi, and Sean McNelis. An anthology of manga and manga-esque stories from Antarctic Press. The Moors Code; Skytechnologies Inc.; The Happiness Plan; Clares Stupid Life; Johnny Space Commander; The Hepsquad. 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Cover by Ben Dunn. Stories and art by Fred Perry and Ben Dunn. The long-running manga and manga-style comics anthology from indy publisher Antarctic Press. Mangazine was one of the first American publications dedicated to American anime and manga fandom, featuring news, reviews, profiles of popular franchises, interviews with American and Japanese creators, and comics. Another early appearance of Fred Perrys Gold Digger, prior to her getting her own comic. Also, a feature on the anime Macross II. 40 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.25.

Cover by Joseph Wight. Stories and art by Ben Dunn, Chris Allen, Fred Perry, and Ted Nomura. The third incarnation of the long-running manga and anime guide from indy publisher Antarctic Press, featuring full issues of Antarctics most popular English-language manga. Ninja High School 12, Gold Digger 12, Warrior Nun Areala 12, and World War II 1946 12; the Warrior Nun/Chesty Sanchez crossover; news and features on anime and manga series. 86 pages, Full Color. Cover price $8.99.

Cover by Pat Boyette. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Don Perlin, Ernie Bache and Steve Skeates. Ghost hunter Dr. Graves presents, and sometimes participates in, tales of ghosts, monsters and the supernatural. When a powerful evil threatens the very Earth, Dr. Graves himself must intervene, in a story by legendary comics scribe Steve Skeates, with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A young hood steals the wrong purse and gets a supernatural comeuppance, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. A little boy is able to sense spirits from a higher plane. The Ultimate Evil; The Pirate and the Witch; Familiarity Breeds Contempt; The Criminal Type; The Presence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Gerry Duggan. Art by Matteo Lolli. Cover by Rick Leonardi. THE X-MEN SAIL AT DAWN! Even in this glorious new dawn, Mutantkind faces hardships and oppression from their human counterparts. Led by Captain Kate Pryde and funded by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company, Marauders Storm, Pyro, Bishop and Iceman sail the seas of the world to protect those hated and feared! 44 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Issue features Tubby in "Odd Job Business," "Oh, Fiddle," "The Big Man," and "Alligator at Large." Issue also has an untitled "silent" (no word balloons) story with Alvin, one-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "Knotknee – Boy Blur." Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Marine War Heroes features grim tales of life and death on the front, sometimes giving a character's death-date on the opening page of the story. Lt. Col. Stannard leads a Marine squad against heavy fire in the Pacific during WWII. Navy pilot Lt. Lantz battles fighter planes over Guadalcanal. Radio operators convey vital information during the Korean conflict. When in Doubt, Attack; Henderson Hot-Shot; D Is for Destroyer; Combat Operator; Ski's Gun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"Iwo Jima" (art by Gene Colan), "Belleau Wood" (art by Dick Ayers), "The History of the U.S. Marine Corps," and Iron Mike McGraw in an untitled story (art by Russ Heath). Two-page text story, "Marine Action." Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Iron Mike McGraw in "Caught By the Commies" and "Surrounded by the Enemy!" (pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel), "Priority-Target: One Enemy Bridge" (art by Chuck Miller), "Operation Glory," "The Barbary Pirates" (art by Vic Carrabotta), and a two-page text story, "Empire's End." John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

"Incentives!" Story by Doug Murray. Art by Val Mayerik. Cover by Mike Zeck. As Merc fights along side revolutionaries in Central America he soon learns that some mercenaries are in it for the incentives rather than the money. This is a truth that will cost good men their lives. Cover price $0.75.

"Iran Slam!" Part 2 of 5. Story by Doug Murray. Art by Gray Morrow and Vince Colletta. Hazzard has been captured behind enemy lines and is set to be executed. Now, it's up to an elite team of mercs and friends to save his life before it's too late. Cover price $0.75.

Variant Cover #4 "Saucers Blast Our Jets." (W) John Layman (A) John McCrea The invasion begins! The first stories of an all-new MARS ATTACKS universe are here, bringing outrageous action and dark humor to the comics page. Eisner-winning writer John Layman (Chew) is joined by Eisner-winning artist John McCrea (Hitman) to sound the alarm. Beware! The Martians are coming! Cover price $3.99.

Variant Cover #39 "Army of Giant Insects." (W) John Layman (A) John McCrea The invasion begins! The first stories of an all-new MARS ATTACKS universe are here, bringing outrageous action and dark humor to the comics page. Eisner-winning writer John Layman (Chew) is joined by Eisner-winning artist John McCrea (Hitman) to sound the alarm. Beware! The Martians are coming! Cover price $3.99.

Comic is titled "M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War" with this issue. Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Survival for Soldiers" one-page fact story, art by Joe Certa. "Operation Copperhead," script by Leo Dorfman, art by Wally Wood; Acting as individuals the M.A.R.S. men take the lead in foiling the invaders' thefts of a navy atomic submarine, advanced technology equipment, a laser-armed super-tank, and an experimental VTOL jet. M.A.R.S. Patrol Pin-Up on back cover, painted by George Wilson. # on cover 10145-609 (no month listed). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Weapons for Tomorrow" one-page fact story, art by Joe Certa. "Operation Deep-Freeze Part I," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; Invader infiltrators have taken over a base on the DEW Line (Distant Early Warning) in the North American arctic; M.A.R.S. Patrol fights them out, but learns that they are striking again at another base, where they've made a "snow train" supply caravan vanish. "Monster Museum" cartoon, art by Vic Lockman. "Operation Deep-Freeze Part II," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; M.A.R.S. Patrol lets an invader escape so that they can track him back to his base, which turns out to be a climate-controlled teleportation facility hidden by image projection; An attack destroys the climate control, killing the invaders; But now M.A.R.S. Patrol must rush to thwart an expected attack on San Francisco. "G – Gaur" Picture Dictionary; Facts about the gaur. "New Weapons" fact story, art by Joe Certa. M.A.R.S. Patrol Pin-Up on back cover, painted by George Wilson. # on cover 10145-710 (no month listed). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sam Maggs. Art by Sweeney Boo. Cover by Yasmin Montanez. Go higher, further, and faster with Captain Marvel in this brand-new, all-ages adventure! Carol Danvers may be good at working alone, but even Avengers need friends! With BFF Jessica Drew at her side and some backup from the only-slightly-dysfunctional-we-promise Guardians of the (freakin') Galaxy, Carol gears up to take on the Kree Supreme Intelligence and save a whole planet's worth of unsuspecting cat owners! No Flerken out! It's a claw-some ending to Carol's Marvel Action debut! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by KIRSTEN SINCLAIR. Art by DAVID HAHN. Cover by LEONARD KIRK. Cleanup on Aisle Four!!!! MAN, the FF just CAN'T catch a break! Even when they're just going shopping, they gotta deal with evil geniuses that've created an entire STORE designed to destroy our heroes! Cover price $2.99.

Written by PETER DAVID. Penciled by MIKE NORTON. Cover by CAMERON STEWART. Guest-starring HAWKEYE! FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER crashes Halloween, and SPIDEY's in waaaaay over his head! Can the Wall-Crawler and the Ace Archer trick the brute, or will they be treated to their last Hallow's Eve? 32 PGS./All Ages Cover price $2.99.

Collects Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four (2005) #31 and Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) #35. Written by Kirsten Sinclair and Fred Van Lente. Art by David Hahn and Cory Hamscher. Cover by Leonard Kirk. Cleanup on Aisle Four!!!! MAN, the FF just CAN'T catch a break! Even when they're just going shopping, they gotta deal with evil geniuses that've created an entire STORE designed to destroy our heroes! Then, Venom is back...but says he wants to bury the hatchet with Spider-Man. No, not in his head. In fact, in order to show Spidey how much he's reformed, he wants to become the web-spinner's official sidekick. But one night 'on patrol' with a homicidal maniac as a partner has Spidey wanting to hang up the web-shooters himself! 64 pages, full color. All Ages. Cover price $4.99.

Black-and-white reprints: Man-Thing stars in "Whatever Happened to Captain Fate?" (script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Bob Wiacek) and Tomb of Dracula in "Night of the Death Stalkers!" (script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer). Wiacek cover.

Magazine series devoted to indexing Marvel Comics Series with synopsis of each title, and info (picture of cover, date, story title, art & writing credits, character appearances and other comments) on each issue of the series. Also Includes a list of crossover appearances. THIS ISSUE covers Heroes from Tales of Suspense Book 1. Jim Steranko cover. Synopsis of Captain America (original 1940's series). Notes on The Yellow Claw #s 1-4 & Tales of Suspense #s 39-99, Captain America #s 100-235, Captain America Annuals #s 1-4, Giant-Size Captain America # 1, Marvel Treasury Special: Captain America's Bicentennial Battles. Personnel & Major Character cross reference indexes. Golden Age cover gallery. Cover price $5.50.

Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, CHRISTOS GAGE, ROBERT VENDITTI, RICH KOSLOWSKI Penciled by DAVE WILKINS, JOYCE CHIN, JEREMY HAUN, ANDREA DIVITO Cover by DAVE WILKINS CAPTAIN AMERICA leaps into action in WWII-and the Sentinel of Liberty's actions affect not just the fighting troops-but even a man judged unfit for combat! Plus-KA-ZAR and SHANNA bring together the tribes of the SAVAGE LAND to fight a common foe...but how long can they stay united? Meanwhile, Detective STACY DOLAN tracks down a wanted terrorist-one she thought she already put behind bars-and an unexpected guest star reveals his link to the mystery of the VANGUARD. And finally-Michael Pointer, the GUARDIAN, has been hearing things...things he does not want to hear...in WEAPON OMEGA. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In an issue-length, multi-part adventure, a strange epidemic of rust cripples the city. The Marvel Family investigates and soon realizes the cause is spores from Mars, released deliberately on Earth. The Rust That Menaced the World, Chapter 1: The Spores of Mars; Headline Harry: The Hunters Horror; Unarmed; Chapter 2: Death of a City; Huck and Hack: Fooey Fishermen; Chapter 3: The Last Hope of Mankind; Banger the Bank Clerk; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In another Korea/Cold War story, enlarging pills turn a Communist soldier into a literal gigantic caricature - but he's no match for tough US GI Captain Inch Wade. In a multi-part adventure, Pasha Plunda uses his flying carpet and magic genie to cause chaos in the city, and even the Marvels are stymied. First issue with the new cover logo. The Mightiest Mongol; Quiet Music; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Screwball Serenade; The Plundering Pasha; The Perils of the Pasha; The Battle of Magic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4.

Written by CARL BURGOS, STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON and BILL EVERETT. Art by CARL BURGOS, AL AVISON, JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, BILL EVERETT, JACK BINDER, PAUL GUSTAVSON, PAUL REINMAN, ALLEN SIMON, MIKE SEKOWSKY, JOHN FORTE, BOB POWELL, HOWARD JAMES & AL GABRIELE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG.

Marvel Comics proudly presents more Golden Age greats from 1941-42 - newly remastered and restored.

The Human Torch, Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Destroyer, the Whizzer and more battle for victory for America - both together and in solo adventures!

Hardcover, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #5-8.

By Carl Burgos, Howard James, John Forte, Harry Sahle, Al Avison, Bob Powell Cover by Alex Schomburg.

See the golden age in its glory as Captain America stops a plot against General Douglas MacArthur! The Human Torch foils a plan to freeze the English Channel! The Destroyer fights the forces of the Devil himself! And, the Sub-Mariner, the Whizzer, and more! With such wartime villains as the Stone-Man Slayer, Doctor Togu the Vampire, the Mock Mikado, and Doctor Crime, one of the few enemies Captain America had to fight more than once!

Plus meet little-known characters like the Black Avenger, Raffles the Cracksman, and the Whizzer's sidekick Slow Motion Jones!

With text stories by Mickey Spillane!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #13-16.

Written by STAN LEE and OTTO BINDER. Art by AL AVISON, DON RICO and CHAD GROTHKOPF. Cover by AL AVISON.

The Axis powers may have snuck one past Lady Liberty on December 7, 1941, but America stood ready to give them what for-and nobody was more ready than Captain America!

Jumping behind the American war effort with an unmatched fervor, Timely put its star-spangled super hero front and center in patriotic adventures that set the standard for the booming comic book business. Across four jam-packed 64-page classics Steve Rogers and his sidekick, Bucky Barnes, battle Nazi invaders, fifth columnists, weird terrors, robotic menaces, The Red Skull and even Martians! Each issue bursts with action and the unbridled energy that made the Golden Age great!

Featuring each and every story complete, including war correspondent "Headline" Hunter, Stan Lee's whimsical backup feature "The Imp" and the first appearance of the young patriot Roddy Colt, a.k.a. the Secret Stamp, the only thing you can't do is roll 'em up in your back pocket!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #17-20.

Written by JOE SIMON, RAY GILL, and ANDREW MCWHINEY. Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY, PAUL GUSTAVSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER and BEN THOMPSON. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG.

The greatest comic magazine of the Golden Age returns with the Marvel Masterworks! Headlining the heavy-hitters of the Timely era, Marvel Mystery Comics has it all-from top-of-the-field super hero action to bizarre mystery, otherworldly noir, jungle adventure and boy detectives! And it all starts off with the history-making Human Torch/Sub-Mariner team-up by the titanic talents Carl Burgos and Bill Everett! Then the Human Torch's sidekick Toro, the Flaming Kid, makes his Marvel Mystery debut. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, takes his uniquely anarchic brand of action straight to the Nazis' noses, while the Angel's origin is revealed and he begins a multi-part crusade against the sexy villainess, the Cat's Paw. Rounded out by Jack Kirby's eerie agent of vengeance, the Vision; the wonderfully weird Electro; Terry Vance, School Boy Sleuth; and the adventures of Ka-Zar, it's the classic package that made Marvel famous!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.