Marvel Premiere Classic Library Edition HC (2006-2013 Marvel) comic books 2012

Volume 82 - 1st printing. "Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #368-369, X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #26, Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #101, Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #307 and Black Knight: Exodus (1996). Written by BOB HARRAS, FABIAN NICIEZA, ROY THOMAS, SCOTT LOBDELL and BEN RAAB. Art by STEVE EPTING, ANDY KUBERT, DAVE ROSS, JOHN ROMITA JR., JAN DUURSEMA and JIM CHEUNG. Cover by ANDY KUBERT. The island of Genosha has been a powderkeg since the X-Men overthrew its anti-mutant regime, and it's finally erupted into full-scale civil war! The president asks Professor X to mediate peace between human and mutant, but the situation is inflamed when Magneto's treacherous Acolyte Fabian Cortez makes a bid for power by kidnapping Luna, daughter of the Avengers' Quicksilver and Crystal - and Magneto's granddaughter! The X-Men and Avengers head for Genosha - but the situation spirals out of control when Magneto's right-hand man, Exodus, arrives looking to kill Cortez! Can even the X-Men and Avengers combined bring peace to a nation at war, defeat two madmen and save a child caught in the middle? Plus: the secret origin of Exodus and his twisted ties to the Avengers' Black Knight! Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 445 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 83 - 1st printing. "Spider-Man: Masques!" Collects Spider-Man (1990-1998) #6-7, 13-14, and 16 and X-Force (1991-2002 1st Series) #4. Written by TODD MCFARLANE, ROB LIEFELD and FABIAN NICIEZA. Art by TODD MCFARLANE and ROB LIEFELD. Cover by TODD MCFARLANE. Industry superstar Todd McFarlane's blockbuster run barrels on! The Hobgoblin is back, out of control and more deranged than ever! Will even the demonic Ghost Rider be enough to help Spider-Man stop him? Then, Spidey takes a trip into the dark, lightless sewers under Manhattan to face Morbius the Living Vampire, which can mean only one thing: the return of the black costume! And finally, it's a titanic two-part team-up with Marvel's heavy hitters of the '90s that takes the word "widescreen" literally as Spider-Man partners with X-Force to stop the rampaging Juggernaut! Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 600 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 84 - 1st printing. "Avengers: Hawkeye - Earth's Mightiest Marksman!" Collects Hawkeye (1994 2nd Series) #1-4, Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman (1998) and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995 1st Series) #159-161. Written by CHUCK DIXON, TOM DEFALCO and NEL YOMTOV. Art by SCOTT KOLINS, JEFF JOHNSON, DAVE ROSS, MARK BAGLEY and GERALD DECAIRE. Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON. The Avenging Archer takes the stage in a collection of enough sensational solo adventures to fill anyone's quiver! First, watch out as Hawkeye encounters a genetically engineered monstrosity created by the insidious Secret Empire. But will this feral fiend prove to be friend or foe? Then, roll with the punches as Hawkeye gets battered by Batroc, assaulted by Oddball and trounced by the Taskmaster - all in a single thrilling one-shot. Finally, duck for cover when Hawkeye participates in a rocky three-part reunion! Ready, aim, fire - this Marvelous masterpiece hits the mark! Hardcover, 168 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 380 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 85 - 1st printing. "Elektra: Assassin!" Collects Elektra: Assassin (1986) #1-8. Written by Frank Miller. Art and cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Good ninjas never die, let alone the baddest one of all! Fan favorite Frank Miller ushers his awesome assassin through good and evil and life and death and rebirth and more! Who is the otherworldly entity in pursuit of the presidency? When has Elektra met her greatest triumphs and tragedies? Why did she die, and how did she return? Hardcver, 272 pages, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 720 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 86 - 1st printing. "Avengers West Coast: Lost in Space-Time!" Collects Avengers West Coast (1985)-1994) #17-24, Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #19 and Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #53. Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Al Milgrom. The West Coast Avengers find themselves flung throughout time in this classic tale featuring everything from Marvel's Wild West to ancient Egyptian despots! Witness the "Wackos" as they find themselves face-to-face with such legends as the Two-Gun Kid, the Phantom Rider and the Rawhide Kid - along with the time-tossed villainy of Rama-Tut and Immortus. With the Fantastic Four and Dr. Strange along for the ride, what other help could the West Coasters need to set things straight? How about Marvel's modern-day Western heroes, the Texas Rangers! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 372 copies. Cover price $34.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Volume 87 - 1st printing. "Avengers: The Serpent Crown!" Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #141-144 and 147-149.

Written by Steve Englehart. Art by George Perez, Vince Colletta, Sam Grainger, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia.

It's twin threats to time and space as campaigns by Kang and the Crown coincide!

The Avengers fight the Set-serving Squadron Supreme in a clash between Earths and head for the nineteenth century to keep the West from getting wilder! Continuity questions continue as Kang and Immortus mix it up!

Plus: the menace of...President Nelson Rockefeller?!

Hardcover, 136 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 410 copies.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Volume 88 - 1st printing. "X-Force: Toy Soldiers!" Collects X-Force (1991-2002 1st Series) #26-31, ANNUAL #2, and Nomad (1992-1994) #20. Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Mat Broome. Cover by Tony S. Daniel. AFTER THE MYSTERIOUS AND MANIACAL REIGNFIRE BREAKS THE MUTANT LIBERATION FRONT OUT OF PRISON, CABLE AND COMPANY MUST DEAL WITH THE MLF'S KIDNAPPING OF GOVERNMENT LIAISON PETER HENRY GYRICH. AND JUST WHEN THINGS COULDN'T GET WORSE, THE MADCAP ARCADE MAKES HIS PRESENCE KNOWN, CAUSING MORE MURDEROUS MAYHEM THAN YOU CAN BELIEVE! FEATURING JUGGERNAUT, BLACK TOM CASSIDY, BANSHEE, NOMAD, THE SIX PACK AND MORE! Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 440 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 89 - 1st printing. "The Avengers: The Private War of Dr. Doom!" Collects The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #150-156 and ANNUAL #6, and Super Villain Team-Up (1975-1980) #9.

Written by Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Bill Mantlo, and Jim Shooter. Art by John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Jim Shooter, Sal Trapani, John Tartaglione, Duffy Vohland, Joe Sinnott, Pablo Marcos, and Mike Esposito. Cover by George Perez and John Romita, Sr.

In an epic spanning from New York to Louisiana to California to Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean, the Avengers are forced into Doctor Doom's latest diabolical scheme by the Atlantean Attuma, who wants Earth's Mightiest Heroes to keep Doom from conquering the world - so HE can conquer it, instead!

Plus: voodoo, mad science and the resurrection of the dead! With guest appearances from throughout Avengers history! Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Champions of Los Angeles, the Circus of Crime and more!

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Limited to 490 copies.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 90 - 1st printing. "Hulk: Return of the Monster!" Collects Incredible Hulk (1999-2008 2nd Series) #34-39 and Startling Stories: Banner (2001) #1-4. Written by Bruce Jones and Brian Azzarello. Art by John Romita. Cover by Kaare Andrews. Bruce Banner thought he'd finally tamed his inner beast - until the Hulk's latest rampage resulted in a child's death. His face plastered on news broadcasts nationwide, Banner is a man on the run. Hunted by police and a pair of deadly assassins - and aided only by the elusive "Mr. Blue" - will the beleaguered scientist resort to deadly force to escape his pursuers? Plus: What does it feel like to bear the guilt of responsibility for the death and devastation caused by the Hulk? Banner is finally prepared to end it all with a gun at his temple, but the mysterious, gamma-irradiated government operative Doc Samson wants justice for the Hulk's actions - and he's not about to let Banner slip away so easily. Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Parental Advisory NOTE: Limited to 410 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 91 - 1st printing. "Silver Surfer: Parable!" Collects Silver Surfer (1988) #1-2 and Silver Surfer: The Enslavers HC (1990). Written by Stan Lee. Art by Moebius and Keith Pollard. Cover by Moebius. A star falls to earth. Panic grips the planet as mankind prepares for its inevitable end. But the star is a ship, and inside is a god. All he asks is adoration. Overcome with relief, man rushes to obey. There is only one voice of dissent that will not be silenced: the Silver Surfer, who recognizes the "god" as his former master. But why has Galactus encouraged mankind to live down to his darkest nature? From Stan Lee and Moebius, one of France's living treasures, comes a bewitching tale of man's folly and nobility. Plus: Almost every hero on Earth has fallen before the unexpected power of Mrrungo-Mu, the alien leader of the Enslavers. All except the Silver Surfer. But what chance does even he have against such power? Hardcover, 168 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 640 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $23.00

Volume 92 - 1st printing. "Thing: The Serpent Crown Affair!" Collects Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #64-67 and Marvel Team-Up (1972-1984) Annual #5. Written by Mark Gruenwald. Art and cover by George Perez. The Snake God's crowning glory! The Serpent Crown: a power that goes to your head and overtakes your mind! Armed with TWO Crowns, Avengers foe Hugh Jones seizes control of Washington, D.C. - and it's up to the Thing and friends to stop him! But when the Crowns - on their own - possess hundreds of people to acquire hundreds MORE Crowns, the Scarlet Witch and Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange must add magic to the Thing's might to halt the hellish headgear's havoc! Featuring the Serpent Squad, the Avengers and more! Guest-starring the Amazing Spider-Man and future Protector of the Universe Quasar! Hardcover, 120 pages, full color. Rated T NOTE: Limited to 395 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 93 - 1st printing. "Cloak and Dagger: Crime and Punishment!" Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) #64, #69-70, #81-82 and #94-96; MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL #6; and Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) #19. Written by BILL MANTLO and AL MILGROM. Art by ED HANNIGAN, AL MILGROM, RON FRENZ, TONY SALMONS, RICK LEONARDI and KERRY GAMMILL. Created by the underworld - sworn to destroy it! Cloak and Dagger hit the streets to fight organized crime and super villainy! When they set their sights on the Kingpin, Spider-Man thinks they're going too far, but his webs can't rein them in! Plus: The Punisher's on the prowl, and it's a problem for everybody! Guest-starring the Black Cat, the New Mutants and the Spidey supporting players of yesteryear! . Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. Rated T NOTE: Limited to 360 copies. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 94 - 1st printing. "Deathlok: The Living Nightmare of Michael Collins!" Collects Deathlok (1990 Mini-Series) #1-4. Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE and GREGORY WRIGHT. Art by JACKSON GUICE and DENYS COWAN. The war machine - for peace! In 1990, the time-traveling cyborg star of the seventies' ASTONISHING TALES was literally reinvented to protect the present instead of the future! Terrorism, revolution and giant robot ants come together in Michael Collins' first few issues on the job! Guest-starring Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the X-Men's Sunfire! Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Rated T NOTE: Limited to 315 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 95 - 1st printing. "Spider-Man: Perceptions!" Collects Spider-Man (1990-1998) #8-12. Story , Art, and Cover by TODD MCFARLANE. Spider-Man artist extraordinaire Todd McFarlane continues his unique take on everyone's favorite Wall-Crawler! When young boys' bodies begin to surface and rumors of a murderous Bigfoot hit the news, Peter Parker journeys to the Great White North to investigate. But he discovers more than he bargained for when both Wolverine and Wendigo arrive on the scene! And as savage as he is, is Wendigo truly responsible for the boys' deaths - or is the truth far more sinister? Hardcover, 120 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 420 copies. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Volume 96 - 1st printing. "Avengers West Coast: Zodiac Attack!" Collects Avengers West Coast (1985) #25-30, Avengers West Coast (1986) Annual Annual #2, and Avengers (1963 1st Series) Annual#16. Written by Tom Defalco and Steve Engleheart. Art by Al Milgom and Bob Hall. Cover by Al Milgrom. The Members Of Jake Fury's Zodiac Were Created To Wipe Out Their Predecessors, And The West Coast Avengers Are Next! Hawkeye Leads His Team Into Battle - But As Far As Scorpio's Concerned, There's Only Room For One Archer, And It's Also Hawkeye! Have The Avengers Infiltrated Zodiac, Or Vice Versa? Which Is Deadlier, The Lion Or The Tigra? And Where Does Mockingbird's Crisis Of Conscience Fit In? Plus: The Dead Fly Through Space! Featuring Guest Appearances By The Shroud And The Silver Surfer! Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 375 copies. Cover price $34.99.

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Volume 97 - 1st printing. "Spider-Man: Return of the Burglar!" Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1ST Series) #193-200. Written by Marv Wolfman and Stan Lee. Art by Keith Pollard. Cover Art by John Romita Sr. The Cat And The Burglar! Spider-Man's First True Enemy - The Burglar Who Killed His Beloved Uncle Ben -?Has Returned On A Hunt That Threatens The Rest Of The Parker Family, Even As The Web-Slinger First Crosses Paths?With The Lovely And Larcenous Black Cat! Meanwhile, The Kingpin's On A Deadline - To See Spidey Dead! Plus: Mysterio And The Fly, Mysteries And Breakdowns, Crisis After Crisis, And More! Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 425 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $27.00

Volume 98 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Beauty and the Beast!" Collects Dazzler The Movie GN (1984 Marvel), Beauty and the Beast (1985 Marvel) #1-4 And Material From Marvel Heartbreakers (2010) #1. Written by Jimm Shooter. Art by Frank Springer. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. After Alison Blaire Is Outed As A Mutant And Her Musical Career Comes To A Screeching Halt, Dazzler Ends Up Associating With An Experimental Underground Theater Group That Serves As A Front For A Gladiatorial Arena In Which Mutants Battle To The Death! Fortunately, Hank Mccoy Shows Up - But Is He In Time To Save Her, Or Will Beauty Battle Beast In A Fight To The Finish? Plus: Is That Really Dr. Doom's Son? Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 350. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Volume 99 - 1st printing. "Iron Man: Revenge of the Mandarin!" Collects Iron Man (1998-2004 3rd Series) #8-14, Iron Man/Captain America 1998 Annual #1, and Fantastic Four (1998-2012 3rd Series) #15. Out of his armor - but never out of options! Tony Stark's day begins when he and the Avengers take on the Mandarin's Dragon of Heaven in Russia. Then, he joins the Fantastic Four to fight Kree crusader Ronan the Accuser on the moon. When he learns that if his enemies don't kill him, his armor will, he does his Golden Avenging via remote control - but someone else is waiting to control him and the armor both! Villain after villain strike in a wave of warfare, and a secret-identity crisis threatens to fracture one of Marveldom's oldest friendships! Guest starring Captain America, the Black Widow, Warbird and once-and-future War Machine James Rhodes! Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. NOTE Limited to 325 copies. Cover price $39.99.

Volume 100 - 1st printing. "X-Force: Child's Play!" Collects X-force (1991-2002 1st Series) #32-37, X-Force (1991-2002 1st Series) Annual #1, and New Warriors (1990-1996 1st Series) #45-46. Written by Fabian Nicieza, and Jim Krueger. Cover Art by Tony S. Daniel. Gotta kill 'em all! History, mystery, romance, family intrigue, a day in the life of a terrorist cell and more await in this union of two of the nineties' most powerful youth movements: X-Force and the New Warriors. The Upstarts' final game is on, and a generation of mutants is on the line! Guest-starring Magma, Karma, Bird-Brain and other New Mutant veterans! Featuring X-Factor and China Force! Hardcover, 248 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 335 copies. Cover price $39.99.

Volume 101 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Iceman!" Collects Iceman (1984 1st Mini-Series) #1-4 and material from Bizarre Adventures (1981 Magazine) #27. Art by Alan Kupperberg, Mike Gustovich, George Perez and Alfredo Alcala. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Bobby Drake, the X-Men's coolest hero, gets the spotlight all to himself in a fun-filled, time-tripping adventure taking him from the safety of his parents' home to a point in time decades before he was born. Family issues, alien beings, miniature time machines, and a struggle against the deadly and enigmatic being known as Oblivion all play a part in a story illustrating just how powerful a force of nature Iceman can be on his own. Hardcover, 120 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 350 copies. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 102 - 1st printing. "Incredible Hulk:Boiling Point!". Collects Incredible Hulk (1999 2nd Series)#40-49. Written by Bruce Jones. Art by Lee Weeks and Stuart Immonen. Cover by Kaare Andrews. The beast within has crossed the line - and its terrified keeper is on the run! Blamed for the televised murder of a hapless child, Dr. Bruce Banner and his brutish alter ego are Public Enemy No. 1 - shunned by society, hunted by the law and targeted by a mysterious third party with a sinister agenda all its own...one that cuts to the very heart of Banner's strange affliction! Banner knows the dread of the hunted; now, he faces the most unimaginable horror of all: a relentless, unkillable pursuer who knows all his weaknesses and will stop at nothing to bring him down. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 340 copies. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 103A - 1st printing. "Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six!" Collects Spider-Man (1990-1998) #15 and 18-23. Written by Erik Larsen and Terry Kavanagh. Art by Erik Larsen and Scott McDaniel. Cover by Erik Larsen. Dr. Octopus! Electro! Mysterio! The Vulture! The Hobgoblin! Sandman! The Sinister Six, the deadliest foes Spider-Man has ever fought, return to wreak terrible vengeance upon our favorite wall-crawler - and an unsuspecting world. With Dr. Octopus' new Adamantium arms and help from another dimension on the Six's side, Spidey decides to round up his own band of allies: the Hulk, Ghost Rider, the Fantastic Four and more! It all adds up to the ultimate high-stakes faceoff in a sock-to-the-jaw adventure that will leave you breathless - if you and Spider-Man can make it to the thrill-packed finale in one piece! Plus: a bonus story co-starring the X-Men's Beast! Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 400 copies. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 103B - 1st printing. "Hulk: Abominable!" Collects Incredible Hulk (1999-2008 2nd Series) #50-59. Written by Bruce Jones. Art by Mike Deodato and Leandro Fernandez. Cover by Leandro Fernandez . Bear witness as two of the Marvel Universe's most deadly villains make life even more unbearable for the Incredible Hulk! First, watch as the Abomination - the only gamma-spawned creature able to match the Hulk's strength - strikes a bargain with a secret organization by promising to bring in the Hulk once and for all! Then, see what happens when Crusher Creel - a.k.a. the Absorbing Man - uses his awesome powers in a most unexpected way: by absorbing the mind of the Bruce Banner's alter ego, the Hulk! When the gamma-green dust settles, will either of these two heinous heavyweights have proven to be more than a match for old Jade Jaws? Hardcover, 264 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 360 copies.

Note: This volume was originally solicited as Volume 106, but the dust jacket says Vol. 103. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 104 - 1st printing. "Avengers: The Bride of Ultron!" Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st series) #157-166. Written by Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter. Cover Art by George Perez. It's a marathon of villainy as the Avengers face one powerhouse after another! Ultron wants his wedding to herald the Avengers' funerals, but he's only one item on the team's calendar of criminals to contain! There's also Graviton and the Grim Reaper - the wrath of a god and the wrath of a godslayer! And two Avengers turn against the team - or do they? Guest-starring the Champions, the Defenders, and lots and lots of ants! Featuring heroes of the Wild West, the Golden Age and the X-books! Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 510 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 105 - 1st printing. "Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut!" Collects Amazing Spider-man (1963-1998 1st Series) #224-230. Written by Roger Stern and Jan Strnad. Art by John Romita and Rick Leonardi. Cover by John Romita Jr. It's the slugfest no one can forget! Webs won't stop him, electricity won't stop him - even a wrecking ball to the face won't stop him! But with friend and ally Madame Web near death, Spider-Man's got to stop the Juggernaut somehow! Plus: the Vulture's attacking from the air, and the Foolkiller's shooting from the shadows, but it's the Black Cat who strikes the keenest blow - to the web-slinger's heart! One of the eighties' most memorable super-hero romances takes off, and you are there! Featuring appearances by the Avengers, the Defenders, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Hardcover, 168 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 500 copies. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 106 - 1st printing. "Hulk: Abominable!" Collects The Incredible Hulk (1999-2008 2nd Series) #50-59.

Written by Bruce Jones. Art by Mike Deodato and Leandro Fernandez. Cover by Leandro Fernandez .

Bear witness as two of the Marvel Universe's most deadly villains make life even more unbearable for the Incredible Hulk!

First, watch as the Abomination - the only gamma-spawned creature able to match the Hulk's strength - strikes a bargain with a secret organization by promising to bring in the Hulk once and for all!

Then, see what happens when Crusher Creel - a.k.a. the Absorbing Man - uses his awesome powers in a most unexpected way: by absorbing the mind of the Bruce Banner's alter ego, the Hulk! When the gamma-green dust settles, will either of these two heinous heavyweights have proven to be more than a match for old Jade Jaws?

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.