"The Annihilation Gambit!" Part 7 of 9. Guest-starring the Avengers. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne.
Story continued from Avengers (Vol. 1) #233. Can the Fantastic Four find a way to escape the mysterious Negative Zone in time to stop the sinister Annihilus from achieving his ultimate goal? Plus, the mighty Galactus' strength is waning and newly created herald, Nova, plans to see that her master gets the sustenance he needs to survive. What does this mean for the alien Skrulls' homeworld? Story continues in Thing (Vol. 1) #2 and Avengers (Vol. 1) #234.
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Newsstand Edition. "Into the Negative Zone!" Part 1 of 9. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne.
The Fantastic Four embark on their most perilous adventure to date, as they venture to explore the infamous Negative Zone. Can Marvel's First Family discover the secrets of this foreboding place, or will they succumb to the dangers and evils with dwell there?
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"Terrax the Untamed" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Man and Thor. Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin.
Terrax the Tamer is back with a vengeance! The former herald of Galactus (last seen in Rom 27) ambushes the Fantastic Four and brings death and destruction to New York City! In an awesome display of power, Terrax tears the island of Manhattan from its bedrock foundation and lifts the entire city into outer space! Now Terrax gives Reed, Ben, and Johnny an ultimatum...either the Fantastic Four destroy Galactus or Terrax destroys Manhattan! Cameo appearances by Daredevil, Spider-Man, and Aunt May. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from John Byrne, the writer and artist of the series.)
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"Ego-Spawn" Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott.
Reed and Sue decide that it's time for Franklin to undergo formal psychological testing concerning his special powers. The FF travel to Massachusetts and visit one of Reed's colleagues in the neurology field. Initially, the tests on Franklin produce ordinary results, but then extraordinary things start happening!
32 pages Cover price $0.50.
"The Gael!" Written by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by William Johnson. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover pencils by William Johnson.
Debbie's niece Glorianna arrives from Ireland, and DD has to protect her from The Gael, an I.R.A. hitman gone rogue.
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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Vengeance of the Victim, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Danny Bulanadi
Micah Synn's rich and foppish relative contracts with Crossbow to have the savage killed before he ruins the good Synn name; Debbie throws a huge party and gets a little frisky with Synn; Crossbow and DD show up to spoil the festivities; Tony is drunk for the whole affair.
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Direct Edition. Cover art by John Byrne. Trumps starring Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Ben Urich, Becky Blake,The Trump [Carlton Sanders], Stymie Schmidt, Turk, and Grotto, script by Steven Grant, pencils by Geof Isherwood, inks by Danny Bulanadi
Dardevil busts up the Trump's gang during a gun theft and captures one of the tormentors who made his childhood a living hell.
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Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by John Romita Sr. ...Then Came Ramrod!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Sal Trapani
Peter Parker arrives on the west coast to interview DD and the Widow for the Daily Bugle; Ramrod attacks and steals a pack of papers that have been given to DD for safe keeping; Spidey, DD and the Widow retrieve the papers and take Ramrod down.
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"Of Monsters and Men" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty.
It's a showdown between Primus and Captain America at the local diner! Primus wins round one and absconds with Bernie Rosenthal to Camp Arrowhead, New Jersey. The star-spangled avenger promptly follows, and the furious round two begins! Can Cap defeat Primus by himself or will Bernie have to lend a hand? Cameo appearances by Iron Man, Nick Fury, Arnie Roth, and the Scarecrow.
32 pages. Cover price $0.60.
"Someone Who Cares" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty, Ricardo Villamonte, and Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty.
An old friend from Steve Rogers' past -- named Arnie Roth -- asks for a favor from Captain America. Arnie's roommate has been abducted, and his mind subsequently transplanted into a strange biological monster. Can the shield-slinger defeat the purple-colored creature without harming Arnie's friend?
32 pages. Cover price $0.60.
"The Way of All Flesh!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Roger McKenzie. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Tom Sutton. Cover by Frank Miller and Al Milgrom.
The grotesque freak called Adonis is on the loose in New York City! The experiment to use SHIELD's master matrix to turn Eric Cameron into a godlike Adonis has failed miserably. So now Cap has to track down and fight the deranged creature in Central Park -- where only one man will walk away alive!
32 pages. Cover price $0.40.
"24 Hours Till Doomsday!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Marv Wolfman. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod.
The dynamic cover says it all! J. Jonah Jameson and the Amazing Spider-Man handcuffed together to a bomb...that's set to explode in 24 hours! Wow, what a revoltin' development! But it's the master plan of the dying Spencer Smythe! With time of the essence, the web-slinger and Jonah visit Dr. Curt Connors; however neither the good doctor nor NYPD's bomb squad can defuse the explosive! And to make matters worse, the Fearsome Fly attacks the desperate duo during their trek across town! With the timer ticking towards zero, the wall-crawler and the Daily Bugle publisher return to Smythe's lab for one final attempt to save themselves! It's now or never for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Final appearance of Professor Spencer Smythe.
32 pages. Cover price $0.40.
"War of the Reptile-Men!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia.
It's a classic three-way Christmas confrontation! The Lizard vs. Spider-Man vs. Stegron! The key to victory for the web-slinger is to get the Lethal Lizard (aka Dr. Connors) to fight with him...instead of against him! But the Lizard usually just wants to kill Spidey! In snowy Central Park, the three combatants and a pack of dinosaurs come together for a Jurassic-style rumble! Is a Christmas miracle in the offing for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? An uplifting issue!
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"Wings in the Night!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Stan Lee. Art by John Romita (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils). Inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Cover by John Romita.
Young Mr. Parker is on the outs with Gwen Stacy after the misunderstanding with her father three issues ago. Peter would like to mend fences with his girlfriend, but he has a second problem. Norman Osborn is hallucinating about Spider-Man -- and that could mean really big trouble! In the meantime, the original Vulture has returned! Adrian Toomes did not die in Amazing Spider-Man #48. And surprisingly, the old Vulture wants to team up with the new Vulture (aka Blackie Drago). But Blackie wants nothing to do with Adrian, so the war of the Vultures begins! And the winner gets the Amazing Spider-Man next!
32 pages. Cover price $0.12.
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1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1998-2013 2nd Series) #564-567 and the Harry Osborn story from BRAND NEW DAY EXTRA.Written by Marc Guggenheim, Bob Gale, Dan Slott, and Zeb Wells. Art By Phil Jimenez, Paolo Siquera and Patrick Olliffe. Cover By Chris Bachalo.Her name is Kraven. She's Spider-Man's newest and most terrifying nemesis - and she just discovered his secret identity. With an army of villains at her command, even with the help of Daredevil, can Spidey protect his secret identity from his new foe?Find out as Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez give you the fight of Spidey's life against the Brand New Kraven!!!Softcover, 104 pages, full color.Cover price $19.99.
1st printing. Collects X-Infernus (2008) #1-4 and X-Men Return of Magik (2008 Must Have).
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI. Art by GIUSEPPI CAMUNCOLI. Cover by DAVID FINCH.
When last we saw Darkchylde, she had claimed the throne of Limbo as her own. And now she's determined to get her soul back, even if she has to conquer Earth in the process. Can the combined forces of the X-Men stop her rampage? They'll have to fight through every demon in Limbo to try. Plus, get the whole story of Magik's exciting return to the Marvel Universe with X-MEN: RETURN OF MAGIK and the X-INFERNUS SAGA!
Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 152 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
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1st printing. Collects Wolverine (2003-2009 2nd Series) #50-55 and Wolverine (2010-2011 3rd Series) #310-313.Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and Cover by Simone Bianchi.Superstars Jeph Loeb and Simone Bianchi's titanic two-part tale is collected in one oversized, blood-soaked volume!Sworn foes Wolverine and Sabretooth have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember - or even imagine. But the key to their bloody history is eons old: Who is the immortal manipulator Romulus? And exactly how deep does the conspiracy surrounding Wolverine's century-long life go?As Sabretooth cheats certain death and the villainous duo close in for the kill, long-buried secrets are revealed that rewrite Wolverine's entire history, and he finds himself forced to make a terrible choice: stop Sabretooth, or stop Romulus - and deal with the lives lost either way!Guest-starring Storm, Black Panther, Wolfsbane, Sasquatch, Wild Child, Cloak and Dagger, and more!Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.Cover price $39.99.
1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Wolverine The Origin (2001) #1-6. Written by Paul Jenkins. Art by Andy Kubert. Cover by Joe Quesada & Richard Isanove.
The series of the year gets the hardcover treatment! First it made headlines! Then it shocked all who read it! Now we're collecting the instant classic by Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert in to a deluxe edition! Who is Wolverine? How did he get his name? What tragic events made him the man he is today? It's the greatest story we've never told - and the perfect addition to bookshelves of mutant maniacs of all ages!
Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.
Cover art by Brian Murray. Save the Tiger Part 9: The Confrontation starring Wolverine, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Klaus Janson.
Elements of Terror Part 9: Breaking Faith starring Man-Thing, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Brad Joyce, inks by Tom Sutton. In the Dark starring Cloak, script by Marc McLaurin, pencils by Tony Salmons, inks by Al Gordon. A Piece of Cake starring El Aguila, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Larry Alexander, inks by Jim Sinclair.
36 pgs. Cover price $1.25.
Written by Ed Brubaker. Penciled by Michael Lark. Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS.
Award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark's debut story "THE DEVIL IN CELL BLOCK D" hits a turning point! With all the prison gangs against him, Matt Murdock turns to unlikely allies in his quest for the truth. And, as Kingpin returns to Gen-Pop, Ryker's Island teeters on the edge of an explosion, and Matt can either give it a push, or remember the man he used to be. Meanwhile, Ben Urich and Dakota North hunt whoever is running around Hell's Kitchen pretending to be Daredevil!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.
Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by MICHAEL LARK. Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS.
We've all seen Daredevil pushed too far, seen what happens when he pushes back, and we know it always ends in tears. Now, with the death of Foggy Nelson plaguing his every waking moment, Matt, blaming himself, runs wild in Rykers, determined to find out who put his best friend at the end of a knife. This is Daredevil as you've never seen him before, unplugged from his own sense of right and wrong, alone in the cold walls of the system he's spent his life defending, and the only thing on his mind is vengeance! From award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark.
32 PGS./Rated T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.
Conan carries the war to Nemedia! But any victory he wins may be permanently destroyed because the traitor Crassus has Conan's son, Taurus!
"The Road to Empire" is written by Don Kraar, with art by Judith Hunt, Mike Manley and Art Nichols. Cover by Judith Hunt and Art Nichols.
Cover price $1.25.
Written by DAVID HINE. Penciled by ROY ALLAN MARTINEZ. Cover by JOHN WATSON.
It's a father and son reunion as Pietro seeks out Magneto! The Inhumans have been betrayed by one of their own. If their culture is to survive, Black Bolt must find Quicksilver. On Earth the word is out - Quicksilver is promising to restore lost powers to former mutants, and Magneto is not happy.
Cover price $2.99.
