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This Giant-Size tome is an unparalleled account of the life and times of Stan “the Man” Lee, the Marvel Universe he built, and the creative passion that led him to pursuits beyond his earliest imaginings. Includes never-before-seen photographs, original comic art, and rare comicbook facsimiles to trace Stan’s dizzying career and his unstoppable influence on pop culture worldwide.Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by Stan Lee
Hardcover in acrylic slipcase, 31.5 x 47 cm, 12.54 kg, 444 pages
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Venus Wars, The (1989) [BELL-255]
ヴィナス戦記 (cover)
Venus Senki (alternative)
Country
Japan
Released
10/08/1989
Publisher
Bandai / Emotion
Price
5800 JPY
UPC
4902425220543
Category
Anime
Color
Color
Length
104 min.
Sides
2
Chapters
1
Size
12"
Picture
Letterboxed
Ratio
1.85:1
Plastic
Transparent
Cover
Standard
Everyone from the Black Panther to Nick Fury to the Silver Surfer guest stars as Mr. Fantastic races against time to unravel the master plan of Dr. Doom!
Written by Erik Larsen, art by Frank Fosco, Ron Frenz, Keith Giffen and Erik Larsen.
#1-3
Written by Simon Reed. Art by Mike Ploog. Painted by Simon Bisley.
Two brothers on a trek across Scotland find themselves faced with more than just a stroll across the Highlands. After travelling for miles, lost in the mist, they chance upon shelter not knowing what lay before them. The darkness descends and the moon rises, an invitation for all manner of creatures! This is a tragic tale of two brothers being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and how their lives were changed forever. The human spirit is thicker than blood, and this is their tale!
24 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.
Signed and numbered by P.Craig Russell
114/1000
1st printing.Written by Achmed Abdullah. Art by P.Craig Russell.Long out of print, this classic tale of mystery and mayhem amid the squalor of the Near East, is back in a new edition that is sure to be treasured and cherished by those old enough to remember, as well as those young enough to dream.Hardcover (Leatherbound with Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, Text ( with PC/PB&W Illustrations).
FOURTH PRINTING story ROBERT KIRKMAN & NICK SPENCER art / cover SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can't steal, nothing he can't have... except for the life he left behind. Now, with a grown son he hardly knows, and an ex-wife he never stopped loving, Conrad must try to piece together what's left of his life, before the FBI finally catch up to him... but it appears they are the least of his worries.
Cover price $2.99.
Rocky Grimm, Space Ranger: Part 1 of 12 - Story by John Byrne. Art by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott.
Story continued from Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #12. Alone in self exile on the mysterious Battleworld, Ben Grimm, now able to switch back and forth from the Thing to human form, contemplates his next move. However, when his only means of seeing Earth again is stolen, Ben sets out on a perilous quest to retrieve it.
32 pages, FC NOTE: Check out Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #1-12 to see what happened between last issue and this one.
Cover price $0.60.
"Dual Duel!" Story by Mike Carlin. Art by Paul Neary and Kim DeMulder. The uber powerful Sphinx is dying and he plans to take the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing with him. Plus, the triumphant return of the Puppet Master! Featuring Demolition Dunphy (D-Man).
32 pages, FC Cover price $0.75.
cover by bryan hitch & paul neary. todd dezago (w)/bryan hitch & ivan reis (p)/paul neary
The ever-lovin' blue eyed Thing and Marvel's Jade Giantess reunite for the fight of a lifetime
A mysterious presence lurks in the forgotten tunnels beneath New York City, and it'll take two of the Fantastic Four's strongest members to face it head on... even if it wasn't in their plans for the day! But will our heroes be able to hold their own against an unending army of the undead? Will the mysterious Bonham show our duo an all new definition of "night life?" And what the heck does the Dragon Man have to do with all of this?
This one-shot is 48 pages, with ads. FC, 32pg Cover price $2.99.
#1-4
COVER BY SCOTT KOLINS & ANDY LANNING GEOFF JOHNS (W)/SCOTT KOLINS (P)/ANDY LANNING (I)
Ben Grimm has bad luck. He never got the grades, he never got the girl and Cosmic Rays shoved the ugly stick down his throat. But where did this stroke of bad luck come from? Is it all in his head? Or has karma caught up with Aunt Petunia's nephew? And what does it all have to do with a carnival attended by the FF's strongman during his youth? Take a look behind Ben's bathroom door, find out just what's underneath those rocks of his and rediscover why the Thing is the coolest -- and grumpiest -- super hero on Earth!
The debut issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. 7-59606-?-00111 (MarvelPG)
Cover price $2.99.
Written by John Arcudi. Art by Jim Somerville and Robert Jones. Cover by John Higgins.
After his ordeal in Dark Horse's first Thing From Another World series, MacReady awakes to discover that he's been transported to an Argentinian military base far from Antarctica...but so has the Thing!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by John Arcudi. Art by Jim Somerville and Robert Jones. Cover by John Higgins.
Nerves are on edge for the residents of the Argentine base at Bahia Thetis, and no wonder: at least one person in the camp is really The Thing! Tension turns to terror as writer John Arcudi (Aliens: Genocide), penciller Jim Somerville (Aliens: Newt's Tale), and inker Robert Jones breathe life into the creepiest, most insidious monster ever to leap from celluloid to the comics page! Painter John Higgins (World Without End) provides this issue's "mind-expanding" cover!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by John Arcudi. Art by Jim Somerville and Robert Jones. Cover by John Higgins.
MacReady thought Childs was dead -- until his old friend showed up at the Argentine base with a contingent of American commandos. But is it really Childs, or yet another incarnation of the shape-shifting Thing from another world? And how can MacReady be sure he himself isn't infected?
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Written by David de Vries. Art by Paul Gulacy and Dan Davis.
Police Sgt. Rowan arrives at Wallace Harbour from mainland New Zealand to investigate a baffling series of murders on isolated Stewart Island, and is sickened by what he finds. What Rowan will soon discover is that The Thing from Another World has finally made a beachhead on the doorstep to our civilized world, seeking out new flesh and ready to wreak the necessary havoc to get it.
32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.
Signed by Clifford Lawrence Meth
1st prinitng. Written by Clifford Lawrence Meth. Art by Gene Colan, Paul abrams, Dave Cockrum, Marie Severin, and Gray Morrow. Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. Featuring a collection of short stories. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in.x, 64 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).
NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies. Cover price $8.95.
**low grade**
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta.
First appearance of Ulik of the Rock Trolls in "The Thunder God and the Troll!"
Geirrodur's trolls capture Sif and lure Thor after her; Thor must battle Ulik, mightiest of the Rock Trolls. Tale of Asgard: "The Tragedy of Hogun!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor and his companions find the dying Saguta who is a countryman of Hogun's; Hogun swears vengeance on Mogul, lord of the Mystic Mountain, who did this.
36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "This Battleground Earth!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta
Thor, Sif and Balder defeat Magnir and Brona while Odin faces Forsung. Appearances by Balder, Sif, and Odin. Tale of Asgard: "The Beginning of the End!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Volstagg saves the day with the Rod of Wizard Power he found.
36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "When Falls a Hero!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta
Stripped of his Godly powers, Thor must now face the Wrecker, who has been granted mystical powers accidentally by Karnilla the Norn Queen; As their battle rages on in New York City, Thor can only maintain a defensive and is soon easily beat into submission by the simple minded crook; While in faraway Asgard, Balder and Sif can only watch in horror as their friend and ally is savaged on Earth; No longer able to stand being idle and doing nothing, Sif convinces Balder to join her in trying to convince Odin to come to Thor's rescue; Overhearing this, Loki decides to steal the mystic crystal; Plot crossover with the Fantastic Four 73. "Origins of the Inhumans" back-up: "Silence or Death!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Black Bolt, who has been kept in isolation because of his deadly voice, finally meets his cousins and his brother Maximus; Maximus attacks Black Bolt hoping to make Black Bolt speak and prove himself unworthy to rule; Origins of Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Maximus, Gorgon, and Karnak.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
Cover pencils by John Buscema and Marie Severin (layout, alterations). "One God Must Fall!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Joe Sinnott
Trapped in Loki's body, Thor has been banished to Hades and made prisoner of Mephisto, sending Sif and the Warriors Three to his rescue; They attempt to save Thor, however Mephisto's magical powers and legions of demonic creatures prove too much for them; Taking advantage of the fact that he has access to Loki's magical might, Thor focuses this power to free himself from the block of ice that Mephisto had frozen him into; Thor then challenges Mephisto, who boasts that Loki is on Earth ruining his good name; Thor battles Loki, hoping that his half-brother can be separated from the mystic hammer in his hands; When the opportunity presents itself, Thor charges at Loki and lets him pummel him; As Thor had hoped, when the 60 second time limit that Thor's body can be separated from his hammer had come to pass, Loki's body reverts back into the form of Donald Blake which then causes the body-switch to reverse itself restoring Thor back to his own body.
36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. "Into the Dark Nebula!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney
The Asgardians travel to the Dark Nebula, there they are attacked by the miners, who think that they are raiders coming to attack again; Once they are defeated and realize who they are, they offer to help; They begin to check with the Alterian miners who deal in slaves, when they are attacked by Mercurio and his army; While they are fighting, the three miners surrender themselves to a gigantic jewel in their mine; The jewel then erupts from the surface and Thor sees that Sif and Karnilla are trapped within the jewel; The voice of the jewel tells them that if they come any closer, they will die.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Where Pass the Black Stars, There Also Passes... Death!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney;
Odin has commanded that Thor go to Rigel, and with him shall go Balder, Sif, Tana Nile, and Silas Grant; Meanwhile, Krista finds a glowing stone and seems to be possessed by it; The Asgardians arrive on Rigel, only to find it abandoned; The Colonizers have all fled before the arrival of the Black Stars; Only the mutant class remains, and they attack; The Asgardians defeat the mutants, and upon hearing their tale, take them all aboard their ship; Just then, the Black Stars arrive, and destroy Rigel; The Asgardians catch up to the Colonizer fleet where they learn the origin of the Black Stars.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover by John Buscema. "A Galaxy Consumed!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito
Thor and his group go to the Black Stars, where they are attacked by Avalon, who then tells Thor that he was just testing them, that his people are robotic slaves to the masters of the Black Stars; They all begin to talk, when they are attacked by the Protector, but it is destroyed by Thor; They then see the masters of the Black Stars, against which, Thor is microscopic. Appearances by Sif, Balder, and Hildegarde.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. "Behold! The Land of Doom!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito; Thor goes to attack Kragonn, but is swatted away easily. Kragonn then orders Dracus to determine what is wrong, and he sends Exterminators; The Exterminators are defeated, while the Rigellian outcasts eavesdrop on the giant masters of the Black Stars; They learn that Rhun is the only living planet of the Black Stars, the other four have died off without Rhun's knowledge; When the truth is revealed, the Caretakers are free to go. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Appearances by Sif, Balder, Hildegarde, and Odin. Letter to the editor from comics editor (and Thor scripter) Ralph Macchio. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
