Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition comic books 2018

Volume 254 - 1st printing. "Daredevil: Book 12!" Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #120-132 and material from FOOM (1973-1978 Marvel) Magazine #13. Written by Tony Isabella, Bob Brown, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman. Art by Bob Brown and Gene Colan. Cover by Rich Buckler. The Man Without Fear's life is about to change forever. Bullseye is coming. The countdown begins when Daredevil, Black Widow and Nick Fury unite to battle a renewed Hydra. In the aftermath, Black Widow leaves and a new love interest, Heather Glenn, enters, but Matt Murdock's growing obsession with his life as Daredevil puts their budding relationship at risk. The drama continues with Death-Stalker, the Torpedo, a destructive day in court for Man-Bull and the opening of Murdock and Nelson's storefront law practice. Last, but certainly not least: Marv Wolfman, Bob Brown and iconic Daredevil inker/finisher Klaus Janson unleash one of comics' most iconic adversaries. It's the first appearance of Bullseye, the madman with perfect aim and no mercy. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 733 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 255 - 1st printing. "Sub-Mariner: Book 8!" Collects Sub-Mariner (1968-1974 1st Series) #61-72 and Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #27. Written by Bill Everett, Steve Gerber, Steve Skeates, and Bill Mantlo. Art by Bill Everett, Sam Kweskin, Don Heck, George Tuska, Dan Adkins, and Jim Mooney. Cover by Bill Everett. The Sub-Mariner's royal bearing and tempestuous attitude have made him a lightning rod for action and excitement since day one. The adventures in store for you here - completing the Sub-Mariner's original MARVEL AGE series - will be no exception to the rule. It begins when Dr. Hydro's human-amphibian hybrids attack Atlantis. Namor wins the day, but his people oppose him after he takes in the outcast army. Then, a nerve gas explosion leaves Namor crippled and unable to defend his realm from Orca and an upstart kingdom. Reed Richards will craft a new costume to help him fight again, but nothing will be able to contain the rage of the Savage Sub-Mariner! Also featuring "Tales of Atlantis," a backup feature exploring the legends of Atlantis! Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 256 - 1st printing. "Marvel Two-in-One: Book 3!" Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) #21-36.

Written by Bill Mantlo, Jim Shooter, and Marv Wolfman. Art by Ron Wilson, Marie Severin, Sal Buscema, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, and Pablo Marcos. Cover by Ernie Chan.

The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing is back with the Marvel Universe's greatest stars and one from a world all his own. The Marvel Masterworks are proud to reprint, for the first time ever, the Thing's MTIO adventure with Doc Savage! It kicks off a multipart saga spanning decades and the cosmos itself, and this will be your only chance to experience the story! The adventure doesn't stop there, either. Deathlok arrives on an assassination mission and the Thing must stop him. Thor, Iron Fist, Black Goliath, Nick Fury, the Sub-Mariner, Shang-Chi and Spider-Woman will enter the fray all while Mr. Fantastic seeks to free Deathlok's mind. And if that's not enough for you, the Bermuda Triangle sends the Thing back in time and he punches some dinosaurs!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 664 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 257 - 1st printing. "Ka-Zar: Book 2!"

Collects Astonishing Tales (1970-1976) #17-20, KA-ZAR (1974-1977) #1-5, Shanna The She-Devil (1972 1st Series) #1-5, Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #110-112, and material from Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #109 and Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #3.

Written by Mike Friedrich, Jim Starlin, Carole Seuling and Steve Gerber. Art by Dan Adkins, Marie Severin, Werner Roth, Paul Reinman, Mike Royer, Don Heck, George Tuska, Ross Andru, Gene Colan, and Bob Brown. Cover by Gil Kane.

Ka-Zar meets Shanna for the first time in this massive Marvel Masterworks! Two heroes from separate walks of life - but it was inevitable that their paths would cross deep in the jungle after both rejected the modern world. But first, Ka-Zar must conquer a madman powered by Super-Soldier serum, the twin villain Gemini, and his own brother, the Plunderer - while Shanna hunts her father's killers, explores the jungle's mysteries, and battles the Mandrill and priestess Nekra! As their paths diverge, Ka-Zar encounters an evolved incarnation of a Savage Land nemesis in adventures with Bobbi Morse, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent known as Mockingbird! Meanwhile, Daredevil helps Shanna complete her quest to avenge her father!

Hardcover, 376 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 668 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 258 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: Book 18!"

Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #164-177 and ANNUAL #7, and Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) Annual #2.

Written by Steve Gerber, Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie, Bill Mantlo, Roger Slifer, Mark Evanier, and Mike Nasser. Art by John Byrne, George Perez, Carmine Infantino, Rudy Nebres, Jim Mooney, Dan Green, Al Gordon, Klaus Janson, Don Newton, Sal Buscema, and Terry Austin. Cover by George Perez.

Avengers Mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth! Government agent Henry Peter Gyrich is kicking out all but seven Avengers. Despite their protests, the team won't have time to argue - because a mysterious man from Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's past has emerged, kicking off an adventure that leads the Avengers to Wundagore Mountain and reveals the answer to one of Marvel's oldest mysteries! But first, the Absorbing Man shows up for a good ol' fashioned knuckle-crunching battle! Also featuring a trip to the Inhumans' Great Refuge, an all-new Doctor Spectrum in a story illustrated by George Pérez, solo Beast and Falcon adventures and the massive mountain-menace Monolith! Brought to you by Avengers greats David Michelinie and John Byrne!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 728 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 259 - 1st printing. "Marvel Team-Up: Book 38!"

Collects Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #23-30 and Giant Size Spider-Man (1974) #1-3.

Written by Len Wein and Gerry Conway. Art by Gil Kane, Jim Mooney, and Ross Andru. Cover by JOHN ROMITA.

With his popularity skyrocketing, Spider-Man became comicdom's top seller - and fans wanted more, more, more! MARVEL TEAM-UP provided a second monthly dose of Spidey action with the added bonus of a new heroic guest star every issue. When even that wasn't enough, Marvel launched GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN, featuring double-sized extravaganzas! And lucky you, they're both being collected here! The action includes adventures with Daredevil, Shang-Chi and the Falcon; horrific tales featuring Dracula and Brother Voodoo; and Spidey vs. the Hulk! And while Spider-Man takes the stage in GIANT-SIZE, the Human Torch teams up with Thor, Iron Man and the X-Men! It's all brought to you by some of the greatest writers and artists Spidey has ever known!

Hardcover, 272 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 707 copies. Cover price $75.00.

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Volume 260 - 1st printing. "The Defenders: Book 6!"

Collects Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #42-57 and material from FOOM (1973-1978 Marvel) #19.

Written by Gerry Conway, Roger Slifer, David Kraft, John Warner, Don McGregor, and Chris Claremont. Art by Keith Giffen, Klaus Janson, Dan Green, Mike Royer, Chic Stone, Dave Cockrum, Mike Golden. Terry Austin, Bob McLeod, George Tuska, and Carmine Infantino. Cover by Jack Kirby.

The Defenders, Marvel's "non-team" with an ever-changing roster, brings together its most famous members (Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner) with new comrades (Red Guardian, Moon Knight, Nick Fury) and fan-favorites (Luke Cage, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Nighthawk) - and the result is nothing short of classic! The creative team of Kraft and Giffen jump into the series feet first and spin some of the Defenders' greatest adventures: Doctor Strange, possessed by the Red Rajah, becomes a mystic threat to the entire universe! Scorpio and his Zodiac launch a kidnapping conspiracy involving S.H.I.E.L.D.! Valkyrie struggles to reclaim her life! Also featuring an all-new Emissaries of Evil, the origin of the Red Guardian, Atlantean mega-monsters and the debut of Lunatik!

Hardcover, 336 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 713 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 261 - 1st printing. "Ant-Man/Giant-Man: Book 3!"

Collects Marvel Feature (1971-1973 1st Series) #4-10, Power Man and Iron Fist (1972-1986 Marvel) Hero for Hire #24-25, Black Goliath (1976 Marvel) #1-5, Champions (1975-1978 Marvel) #11-13, Marvel Premiere (1972-1981) #47-48 and material from Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #44.

Written by Mike Friedrich, Tony Isabella, Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont, David Michelinie, and Roy Thomas. Art by Herb Trimpe, Craig Russell, George Tuska, Ron Wilson, Don Heck, Keith Pollard, Bob Hall, John Byrne, Bob Layton, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Cover by Bob Layton.

Because you demanded it! Marvel Masterworks is proud to bring you the continuing adventures of Ant-Man - and not just one Ant-Man, either! Hank Pym's never-before-reprinted MARVEL FEATURE series with the Wasp leads the way. Then comes Pym's former assistant, Bill Foster, who becomes an all-new Giant-Man under the codename Black Goliath! Bill's adventures continue into CHAMPIONS, in a story featuring the power of the Infinity Gems. Next comes the debut of Scott Lang, the man who stole the mantle of Ant-Man - literally! With work by Marvel icons including John Byrne, P. Craig Russell, Roy Thomas, Ross Andru, Herb Trimpe and more, this Masterworks is as big on talent as it is on adventure!

Hardcover, 376 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 674 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 262 - 1st printing. "Captain America: Book 10!"

Collects Captain America (1968-1996 1st Series) #193-200 and ANNUAL #3, and Captain America's Bicentennial Battles (1976 Marvel Treasury).

Written by Jack Kirby. Art by Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, D. Bruce Berry, and John Verpoorten. Cover by Jack Kirby.

It's the return of the King! In 1975, Jack "King" Kirby came back to Marvel and his iconic creation, Captain America, as writer, artist and editor. It was Kirby unleashed - and the results were groundbreaking. Kirby created an intricate storyline that built month after month toward America's Bicentennial and CAPTAIN AMERICA #200! The "Madbomb" saga featured an aristocratic cabal seeking to wrest control of the country by possessing the American people's minds and driving them to insane outbreaks of violence. It's an Orwellian adventure done Kirby-style, and there's nothing else like it! Also featuring an out-of-this-world alien Annual escapade, and Kirby's BICENTENNIAL BATTLES - an 80-page masterpiece encompassing American history from the Revolution to the Old West to both World Wars!

Hardcover, 312 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 685 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 263 - 1st printing. "Incredible Hulk: Book 12!"

Collects Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #197-209 and ANNUAL #5.

Written by Len Wein, Herb Trimpe, and Chris Claremont. Art by Herb Trimpe and Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema.

The always incredible Hulk's adventures continue, led by Len Wein and Sal Buscema! And they kick things off with an all-out slugfest between the Hulk, Man-Thing and the Glob! While the Hulk fights for his life, romance grows between Betty Ross and Doc Samson. It's the kind of relationship that leads to a battle between green hair and green skin! Then, in the milestone issue #200, it's microscopic trip - literally - into the mind of Glenn Talbot! Hulk's return to the heart of the atom brings him back to his love Jarella, but the tragic events that follow drive the Hulk into a berserker rampage! Also featuring the Defenders, the Absorbing Man and a giant-size Annual in which Hulk battles classic Marvel monsters!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 651 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 264 - 1st printing. "Fantastic Four: Book 20!"

Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #219-231 and ANNUAL #15.

Written by Doug Moench, John Byrne. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Pablo Marcos, Bruce Patterson, Jerome Moore, George Perez, Jon D'Agostino, Chic Stone, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.

The Fantastic Four has always been the home for Marvel's biggest ideas and most creative concepts. It's a tradition founded by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - and now, Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz carry the torch (no pun intended) forward in this amazing Masterworks! Giant monsters invade New York! A possessed Franklin Richards threatens all reality with his immeasurable power! The FF join Captain Marvel in a cosmic war against the Skrulls, drawn by George Pérez! Doctor Doom retakes Latveria! A lost race of technologically advanced Vikings, powered by a blind god's tears, needs the FF's aid! And a trip to the great outdoors ain't no picnic when alien brain parasites attack! The legendary John Byrne makes his writer/artist debut, and so much more!

Hardcover, 320 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 681 copies. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 265 - 1st printing. "Killraven: Book 1!"

Collects Amazing Adventures (1970-1976 2nd Series) #18-39 and Killraven: Warrior of Worlds GN (1983 Marvel).

Written by Don McGregor, Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, and Keith Giffen. Art by by Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Frank Chiaramonte, Frank McLaughlin, Herb Trimpe, Frank Giacoia, Yolande Pijcke, Jack Abel, Rich Buckler, Klaus Janson, Gene Colan, Dan Adkins, Dan Green, D. Bruce Berry, Keith Giffen, Sonny Trinidad, Al Milgrom, and P. Craig Russell. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

It is the year 2018. The Martian invasion of Earth has left our world shattered and its population enslaved. Into this post-apocalyptic nightmare comes Killraven, a man obsessed with his mission: to free Earth! Don McGregor and P. Craig Russell took on Killraven's quest, and together they crafted some of the most compelling and nuanced comic-art masterpieces of the era. Their hero and his band of Freemen rebels strive, grow, battle and love with a humanity that's as touching as it is exciting. And now, the complete Killraven sci-fi action opus is collected in this incomparable Marvel Masterworks - beautifully restored and featuring an amazing selection of behind-the-scenes material!

Hardcover, 488 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 695 copies. Cover price $100.00.

Volume 266 - 1st printing. "Iron Man: Book 11!"

Collects Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #82-94 and ANNUAL #3-4.

Written by Len Wein, Roger Slifer, Bill Mantlo, Archie Goodwin, Jim Shooter, Gerry Conway, and Steve Gerber. Art by Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, Jack Abel, George Tuska, Vince Colletta, Bob Layton, Sal Buscema, and Don Perlin. Cover by Al Milgrom.

Tony Stark is one of the Marvel Universe's most advanced minds and experienced inventors - but those talents are about to be turned against him, shaking him to his core! Looking to exploit Stark Industries tech, the Red Ghost kidnaps Tony. In the melee, Happy Hogan dons the Iron Man armor, but suffers severe injuries - leading to a dangerous procedure that will once again turn him into the monstrous Freak! Meanwhile, NYPD Detective Michael O'Brien begins an investigation aiming to nail Tony for the death of O'Brien's brother, the Guardsman. Add to that the Blood Brothers, the Controller, the Melter, M.O.D.O.K. and a new incarnation of the Molecule Man - Iron Man must defend himself from threats from all corners before he loses everything!

Hardcover, 328 pages, full color. All Ages.

NOTE: Limited to 666 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 267 - 1st printing. "Mighty Thor: Book 17!"

Collects Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #267-278 and material from Marvel Preview (1975-1981 Magazine) #10.

Written by Len Wein and Roy Thomas. Art by Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga, John Buscema, Tom Palmer, Chic Stone, and Jim Starlin. Cover by Walt Simonson.

Not just one but two teams with godlike creative talents grace the latest Marvel Masterworks! First, Len Wein and Walter Simonson pit Thor against nuclear-powered mercenaries, bang on the Stilt-Man like a tin can, rock the world in a battle with Blastaar and conquer the massive artificial intelligence F.A.U.S.T.! Then, Roy Thomas and John Buscema take up the hammer in some of the most beautifully illustrated Asgardian epics of all time! Tapping deep into Thor's mythic roots, they craft amazing adventures featuring the villainy of Loki, the death of Balder, the Midgard Serpent and a new Norse Thor - all as foretold in the legend of Ragnarok! Plus: Rare and never-before-reprinted Thor and Hercules stories from MARVEL PREVIEW!

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. All Ages.

NOTE: Limited to 682 copies.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 268 - 1st printing. "Amazing Spider-Man: Book 20!"

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #203-212 and ANNUAL #14.

Written by Marv Wolfman, David Michelinie, Roger Stern, and Denny O'Neil. Art by Keith Pollard, Mike Esposito, Pablo Marcos, Jim Mooney, John Byrne, Gene Day, John Romita Jr., Al Milgrom, Brett Breeding, Alan Weiss, Klaus Janson, Bob McLeod, Joe Rubinstein, Bob Wiacek, Joe Sinnott, Tom Palmer, and Frank Miller. Cover by Frank Miller.

Peter Parker has always had the worst luck, but Spider-Man is a hit with the ladies in his latest round of adventures! The Black Cat is back, and her love/hate relationship with Spidey is heating up! Dazzler disco-dances with our hero in an early appearance not to be missed! But she's not the only mutant caught in Spidey's web as Mesmero returns - courtesy of writer Dennis O'Neil! And Spidey history is made with the debut of an all-time-great Spider-Man artist: John Romita Jr.! JRJR carries on the family tradition, creating some of the most iconic Spider-Man adventures of all time - beginning right here!

Also featuring a Stern 'n' Byrne one-shot, the first appearances of Madame Web and Hydro-Man, and Frank Miller's classic Spider-Man/Doctor Strange team-up!

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $75.00.