Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant TPB (2009-2014 Marvel) comic books 2013

Volume 49 - 1st printing. "Dr. Strange: Book 2!" Collects Strange Tales #142-168. Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, and DENNIS O'NEIL.. Art by STEVE DITKO, BILL EVERETT, MARIE SEVERIN, DAN ADKINS & GEORGE TUSKA. Cover by STEVE DITKO. Time to toss out that rabbit's foot at last, True Believer! After thirteen years around the cauldron your luck has paid off - we're conjuring up a sensational second Doctor Strange Masterworks! Featuring the mind-blowing ocular occult of Steve Ditko teamed with Stan "The Man" Lee, you'll want to make sure you nail down your ouija board before breaking this sacred tome open. They're aided and abetted by Roy Thomas, Dennis O'Neil, Bill Everett, Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. With a roll call like that this one's anything but cursed! We've got the climactic battle with the dread Dormammu and the cataclysmic intervention of Eternity; in his first-ever appearance the Living Tribunal lays his judgment upon the Earth, and if that's not enough reality-threatening thrills for you, we pit him head-to-head with Nebulous, Lord of the Planets Perilous. It's guaranteed to rattle your astral fillings! The origin of the Ancient One, the return of Baron Mordo, Strange's struggle against Kaluu while Clea's life hangs in the balance, and an otherworldly odyssey into deadly dimensions to save the lovely Victoria Bentley are the final incantations in this spell unlike any other ever uttered! Includes a gallery of Doctor Strange's cover appearances across the entire Strange Tales run! Softcover, full color. NOTE: Limited to 425 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 50 - 1st printing. "Captain Marvel: Book 1!" Collects Marvel Super Heroes (1966-1982 1st Series) #12-13 and Captain Marvel (1968-1979 1st Series Marvel) #1-9. Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, and ARNOLD DRAKE. Art by GENE COLAN and DON HECK. Cover by GENE COLAN. There's no question we're back and better than ever, so brace yourself for the fabulous Masterworks volume featuring a brand new Silver Age success story-Captain Marvel! That's right, True Believers, the space-born super hero is coming at you with scintillating science fiction in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Crafted by the titanic talents of Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gene Colan with a hearty helping from inheritors Arnold Drake and Don Heck, you're going to need your breathing potion to keep up with the Kree Captain! Branded a traitor by the vicious Colonel Yon-Rogg of the Kree for defending the people of Earth, Captain Mar-Vell assumes the human identity of Walter Lawson and becomes the planet's protector against an awesome array of interstellar baddies! Prepare to batten down the hatches for battles with the massive Sentry #459, the savage Super-Skrull, Prince Namor of Atlantis himself and Quasimodo the Living Computer! While you're at it don't forget to grab some tissues for the heartbroken Medic Una as the good Captain falls for Avenger-to-be Carol Danvers (future Ms. Marvel) in her first-ever appearance! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Volume 51 - 1st printing. "Golden Age Human Torch: Book 1!" Collects Human Torch (1940) #2-5a. Written & Illustrated by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, and JOE SIMON. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Marvel presents more Golden Age goodness, reprinting the first four issues of HUMAN TORCH, 2-5a, from 1940-41. (Yes, folks, odd numbering was not solely the province of modern comic books; the Torch's solo book started with issue 2 and had two 5s.) This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, including the introduction and origin of Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid. See the Torch and Toro fight side-by-side with the Sub-Mariner, as he once again crashes into New York City! Also featuring the adventures of Microman, Mantor the Magician, the Fiery Mask and the Patriot. Hardcover, full color. Softcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 420 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 52 - 1st printing. "MIGHTY THOR: Book 4!" Collects JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #121-125 and THOR #126-130. Written by STAN LEE. Art & Cover by JACK KIRBY. Holy Mjolnir, True Believer! 'Tis time for another monolithic masterpiece of Mighty Thor mania! And how! We lieth not, we're preparing an assaulting assemblage of Asgardian artifacts as only Stan and Jack could articulate them. Featuring the one and only Thunder God in the tales that put the cosmic in comics. It all kicks off with a slobbernocker of knock-down, drag-out proportions with the Absorbing Man in the very halls of Asgard! While in the outskirts of outer Mongolia (yes, that far out) a Demon powered by a mystic Norn stone dwells. Thor may be able to handle this magical miscreant, but how will he fare in a toe-to-toe with the Prince of Power, Hercules-especially when the All-Father Odin has cut the Thunder God's power in half? All we'll say is it's safer than betting on the ponies! It all leads to a battle of epic proportions that takes the Thunder God to the depths of the Underworld itself to fight the legions of Pluto! And lest we forget the titanic Tales of Asgard! Nay, we dare not! Prepare yourself to learn the secrets of Ragnarok and more. Softcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 420 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 53 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 9!" Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #82-93 and ANNUAL #7. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY. Field trip! That's "field trip" as defined in the Lee/Kirby dictionary, which means you'd better pack that bag lunch in unstable molecules and buckle up for a trip beyond your wildest imagination! First stop: a visit to the neighbor's place, Attilan, home of the Inhumans! Second stop: Paris is beautiful in the springtime - but according to the brochure, Latveria's lovely year round. Then again, the savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down Under. Way down under in the lair of the Mole Man! Last stop: The Thing takes an intergalactic tour as a gladiator in the Skulls' slave arena! You'd better make those travel plans today, True Believer - tickets for this trip are guaranteed to sell out! Softcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 440 copies. Cover price $24.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 54 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Book 5!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #41-50 and Avengers (1963 1st Series) Annual #1. Written by ROY THOMAS. Art and Cover by John Buscema. Earth's Mightiest Heroes gain one of Earth's Mightiest artists: the one and only John Buscema! Big John joins Roy Thomas for the beginning of their classic Avengers collaboration. And here's what they have in store for you: Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man, Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian, the Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid, Goliath and the Wasp fight the Whirlwind, and a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight - only for Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch to defect to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! And topping it off, Avengers past and present join together against the Mandarin and his cadre of villains in the first ever Avengers Annual! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 465 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 55 - 1st printing. "Golden Age All-Winners: Book 1!" Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4. Written by Carl Burgos, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simona, 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 and Al Gabrielle. 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! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 370 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Incredible Hulk: Book 3!" Collects TALES TO ASTONISH #80-101 and INCREDIBLE HULK (Vol. 1) #102. Written by STAN LEE and GARY FRIEDRICH. Art by JACK KIRBY, BILL EVERETT, JOHN BUSCEMA, GIL KANE and MARIE SEVERIN. Cover by MARIE SEVERIN. Brace yourself, True Believer, Hulk is smashing his way into another marvelous monster-sized Masterworks! The batty bullpen declareth that you'd better hide behind a Hulk-Buster because it's not a happy Hulk who faces off against the likes of bombastic Boomerang, the android Hulk-Killer and the one and only Abomination in his classic first appearance by Stan 'The Man' and Gil Kane! That's only the warm up, though! The cosmos itself shudders when the strongest man-like being in the Marvel U. goes toe-to-toe with the Silver Surfer, Prince Namor and the Mighty Thor himself! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 450 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 57 - 1st printing. "ATLAS ERA: TALES TO ASTONISH: Book 1!" Collects TALES TO ASTONISH (1959-1960) #1-10. Written by STAN LEE. Art by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, JOHN BUSCEMA, AL WILLIAMSON, DON HECK, and JOE SINNOTT. Cover by JACK KIRBY. Marvel Masterworks have brought you classic stories from Marvel's Silver Age super-hero heyday and the start of it all with its Golden Age. Now thrill to the first offering of Marvel's Atlas Era! Before the dawn of the Marvel Age, the comics world sat astride the shoulders of Atlas Comics - a world full of gun-fighting outlaws, romantic heartbreak, death-defying heroism in battle, terrifying depths of horror, and visionary science fiction. In TALES TO ASTONISH return to the days when atomic monsters roamed the Earth and alien invasions were a daily occurrence. Marvel's classic creators will make you quake at the sight of the 9th Wonder of the World! You'll tremble before the Things on Easter Island! Beware the might of Mummex-King of the Mummies! Flee before the Giant from Outer Space! Dare defy the Floating Head! Prepare to be Astonished! Softcover, 272 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 430 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 58 - 1st printing. "Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos: Book 1!" Collects Sgt. Fury (1964-1981) #1-13. Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & DICK AYERS Cover by JACK KIRBY WHA-HOOO! It's time for Marvel's first-ever war Masterworks with tales of Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howlin' Commandos in thick of ol' WWII! And for the icing on the cake, it's a titanic team-up of the mighty talents of Sgt. Stan Lee and Infantryman Jack Kirby! That's a pair storytellers so explosive you better make sure you keep your lid on when you read this one, soldier! Prepare yourself for drama, intrigue, humor and action galore as Fury, Dum Dum Dugan and the rest of the Howlers as they battle more Nazis than you can shake a bayonet at, team-up with Captain America and Bucky, battle the nefarious Baron Strucker and Zemo, and set out to capture Adolf Hitler himself! With a pedigree like that, get off your duff and reserve your copy today, goldbrick! That's an order! Softcover, 320 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 460 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 59 - 1st printing. "Ant-Man/Giant-Man: Book 1!" Collects Tales to Astonish (1959-1968) #27 and 35-52. Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, and ERNIE HART. Art by JACK KIRBY, DON HECK, LARRY LIEBER, and DICK AYERS. Cover by JACK KIRBY. Burned under the magnifying glass of overwhelming demand, Mighty Marvel has given in to give you our smallest hero in his big Masterworks debut! Lee and Kirby's second hero creation, scientist Hank Pym, invented an amazing growth serum and a cybernetic helmet making him the Astonishing Ant-Man! Teamed up with the winsome Wasp, the tiny twosome battle a sensational array of mini-and maxi-sized menaces from the Scarlet Beetle to the Black Knight! And if that's not enough to occupy a man of science, he's also defending the good ol' U.S. of A's secrets from the commie hordes! But we've got more than just miniature mayhem for you, True Believer. You can look forward to the birth of the biggest Avenger there ever was-Giant-Man-so run, don't walk, and reserve your copy today! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 450 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 60 - 1st printing. "Golden Age Marvel Comics: Book 2!" Collects Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #5-8. By CARL BURGOS, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BILL EVERETT, AL ANDERS, BEN THOMPSON, and STEVE DAHLMAN. Cover by BILL EVERETT. This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, some reprinted for the very first time! See the Human Torch join the police force! Witness the execution of the Sub-Mariner! Plus: In the wake of the Sub-Mariner's attack on New York City, the Torch and the Sub-Mariner face off in their historic first meeting! Softcover, 280 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 365 copies. Cover price $24.99.