Marvel's popular 1970's talking waterfowl from another planet commented on the absurdities of human society while parodying the fantasy, sci-fi and super-hero genre.Collects: Howard the Duck #1-27, Annual #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #12 & Giant-Size Man-Thing #4.

    One of Marvel Comics most recognizable and best-loved superheroes, Spider-Man appears in three comic books with a monthly circulation of over one million, is syndicated in over 500 newspapers, with a readership of over 100 million, and is soon to be the star of a big-budget motion picture, written, produced and directed by James "Terminator" Cameron.

    Stan Lee Presents Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic arts #1 (Full Color; Marvel Comics Series/ Pocket Books 81447-8; June/1978); selected Strange Tales #110-129 Reprints; Frank Brunner Cover; Steve Ditko art.

    Comic Book style novel with Five of Superman's most memorable adventures, The Copmplete Story of Superman's Life, Superman's Mermaid Sweetheart, Superman's Greatest Secret, The Legion of Super-Villains, & When Superman Lost His Memory!

    the Hulk-Killer! --The Humanoid and the Hero! --Boomerang and the Brute! --...Then, There Shall Come a Stranger! --The Abomination! --Whosoever Harms the Hulk..! --Turning Point! --He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer --..To the Beckoning Stars! --A World He Never Made! --What Have I Created? --The Legions of: The Living Lightning --The Puppet and the Power! --When the Monster Wakes!

    

    (The final issue was published by the Marvel Magazines Group, another Marvel imprint.) Marvel Preview is notable for containing the first and early appearances of many Marvel characters like Blade (issue #3), Star-Lord (#4), Dominic Fortune (#2), Satana (#7), and many more. It also contained premiere artwork by Keith Giffen (in the back up story of issue #4 and #7, "The Sword in the Star"), and the first teaming of the celebrated X-Men creative trio of writer Chris Claremont, penciller John Byrne, and inker Terry Austin (in issue #11, featuring Star-Lord.) Despite a quarterly frequency, the magazine had a history of scheduling problems, with one "Next Issue" ad after another proving inaccurate. For example, #2 promised Thor the Mighty for #3, but a Blade story originally promoted as a serial for the recently cancelled Vampire Tales appeared, while the Thor material was not seen until #10. As of #25, the title was changed to Bizarre Adventures, which published an additional ten issues before folding in Feb. 1983. The final issue, #34, was a color comic book, a "Hate the Holidays" issue fronted with a story featuring Howard the Duck. Continues into Bizarre Adventures #25