Learning he had gained great arachnid-like abilities, the timid teenager donned a colorful costume of his own design - seeking fame and fortune as the Amazing Spider-Man! But his Uncle Ben's death - tragedy he could have prevented - taught Peter that with great power there must also come great responsibility...and on that day a legend was born!Volume #1: Reprints Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #1-20, and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1

    Fresh off an earth-shattering and reputation-making run as penciler on UNCANNY X-MEN, John Byrne proved his writing talent was every bit the equal of his art as he pulled double-duty on FANTASTIC FOUR, launching Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny into realms of imagination and wonder into which few creators before had dared to travel. From the four corners of the globe to the farthest reaches of space to the deepest depths of the Negative Zone, the FF face off against foes old and new - including the Dr. Doom, Galactus and Annihilus! Plus: The FF aid the Inhumans, bid farewell to the Baxter Building, don new costumes and celebrate their 20th anniversary in style as Byrne reminds us all there's a family at the heart of this team of adventurers! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #61-62; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #50; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #215-218, #220-221, #232-262 and ANNUAL #17; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #42; AVENGERS (1963) #233; THING (1983) #2; and ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #4.

    It was a journey fraught with dangerous challenges but his chance meeting with the wily Chanakya changed his destiny forever. The clever Brahmin showed him how by the sheer brilliance of his wit and wile he could help the young Mauryan prince to rise from being an unknown warrior to one of the greatest emperors of India.

    He weighed five pounds, six ounces at birth—that's big for a kitten!—and right from the start showed a passion for Italian food. The restaurant owner, forced to choose between Garfield and closing his doors for lack of pasta, sold Garfield to a pet store. Garfield thought he was a goner until Jon Arbuckle walked in the door. The rest is history.

    Gandhari's hundred Kaurava sons, however, were more of a curse. Did they become evil by some divine plan or was it because she was proudly blind to their faults? Helpless as they heaped dishonour on the family, she was furious with Lord Krishna for abetting in her son's eventual slaughter. Unfortunately, her grief was overpowering, and threatened to wreak further havoc...

    Contains The Uncanny X-Men Vol.1 #141 and 142 (I y II/1981), the saga known as DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.

    When he grows up, Thugsen sets off to Avanti, determinedto teach Vikram a lesson for being unfair to Shashikala. Soon, thekingdom of Avanti is plagued by a new trickster. The man isaudacious enough to steal the necklaces right off the queens necksand to fool the King. The stolen things are always returned. Andthe King starts to wonder why the trickster is targeting him. Inthis folk-tale from Maharashtra, Thugsen gets justice for hismother in a most unusual way!

    The north of India then was politically fragmented, with a number of kingdoms and perhaps a few republics. It was Bimbisara, the Emperor of Magadha, who for the first time brought these kingdoms together under the rule of a single authority. This was further consolidated by his son and successor, Ajatashatru. This account of their life and times has been reconstructed from references, sometimes divergent, from Buddhist and Jain Literature. Both the sources claim the two kings as adherents of their respective faiths.

    It was his diligence and eye for detail that ensured that only the virtuous were given god-like status. Arrogance and impatience were soon corrected. But, most importantly, as a leader, Lord Indra strove to be worthy of his position.

    Toramana, the leader of the Hunas and after him his son, Mihirakula, were determined to conquer the prosperous kingdom of Magadha. But they had a formidable rival in its ruler, Narasimha Gupta Baladitya and when the Hunas turned their eyes on Malwa it was King Yashodharma who fought them off.

    The mysterious Raven tries to convince Robin the Boy Wonder, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash and Changeling, as well as newcomers Cyborg and Starfire, to form a new Teen Titans team to combat a coming menace!

    As the team faces the Shi'ar Empire, Hellfi re Club and more, can Jean Grey be redeemed? Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne weave an epic tale of triumph and tragedy that changed everything for the X-Men - and all of comics! It's the full Dark Phoenix Saga, with bonus tales illuminating Jean Grey's defining story! COLLECTING: X-MEN 97-105, 107-108, 125-138; PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY 1; MATERIAL FROM CLASSIC X-MEN 6, 8, 13, 18, 24, 43; BIZARRE ADVENTURES 27, WHAT IF? (1977) 27

    

    A collection of more than 500 humorous daily panels and Sunday cartoons includes twenty-four poster-sized cartoons of Herman, who has a little bit of everyone in him.

    This was the tragedy of Jahangir. It was a personal tragedy in which neither Anarkali not Noor Jahan had any role, though popular stories associate these two women, more than anyone else with Jahangir. Jahangir's love for his father was deep and his admiration vast. The events described in this book are based on the memoirs of Akbar and Jahangir and other historical records.

    In the meantime, the planet has suffered two nuclear wars, and France is ruled by the ruthless dictator J.F. Choublanc. The immortal gods of Egyptian antiquity have also reawakened to revive their rule over humanity, and they now hover above the crumbling technopolis of Paris in a massive stone pyramid/airship. Horus, the renegade falcon god, takes possession of Nikopol's body, rendering him immortal, and concocts a conspiracy to overthrow the Choublanc regime. When Nikopol cracks under the pressure of Horus's possession, he is reduced to muttering the poetry of Baudelaire while he wanders the halls of a mental hospital.

    The Black Island Wrongly accused of a theft, Tintin is led to set out with Snowy on an adventure to investigate a gang of forgers. King Ottokar's Sceptre Tintin travels to the Syldavia and uncovers a plot to dethrone King Muskar XII. But can he help the head of state before it's too late? The Crab with the Golden Claws Faced with a drowned sailor, counterfeit coins and a ship full of opium, Tintin sets out on another adventure. Aboard the Karaboudjan, Tintin is introduced to Captain Haddock for the first time, and they are soon both facing a deathly thirst in the Sahara desert. Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011, The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.

    

    This book collects the Blueberry stories 'The Lost Dutchmans Mine' and 'The Ghost with the Golden Bullets', and a short bonus story: 'King of the Buffalo', an early Western strip drawn by Jean Giraud (Mœbius).

    This set contains 73 volumes of the Amar Chitra Katha books, each of them featuring stories from Indian mythology and ancient texts like The Bhagavat Gita, The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, and the puranas. They feature sages, warriors, god, and goddesses. This set contains tales of devas like Surya and Indra, and stories like The Churning of the Oceans. Tales from the Ramayana and Mahabharata also feature in this collection, as do stories of Arjuna and Harishchandra, which are meant to be inspirational. Women-centric stories like tales of Draupadi, the warrior goddess Durga, and Savitri are also a part of the collections, as are the doings and lives of characters like Karna, Abhimanyu and Bheema, Drona, Bheeshma, and Ghatotkacha. It has stories of sages like Narada and Vishwamitra and also stories that praise the virtues of anti-heroes like Ravana. Nala Dhamayanthi, a story of a king and queen who weather extreme hardship and misfortune and triumph over them thanks to their values and goodness of character is a part of this compilation. Alternatively, it also has tales of people who were initially virtuous and then lost their principle due to the ill-effects of power, like the story of King Nahusha. Excerpts from the Upanishads and characters like the ideal disciples, Uttanka and Aruni are also a part of this set. Retellings of the story of Krishna and of devotees like Prahlada and Sudama are provided in this collection, as is a one-volume retelling of the Mahabharata. The Complete Mythology Collection (Set of 73 Titles) (Amar Chitra Katha) was published in 2010 by Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited. This is the first edition and is available in paperback. Key Features:

    

    Strangely, no cry came from him when he was born over 8,000 years ago. Instead, the baby Zarathushtra smiled, and it was predicted - correctly - that he would preach love and justice to the world, but would have a hard time convincing vengeful rivals. Strong in their faith, his followers are known today as Zoroastrians; also known as Paris in India.

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    341 One of the most interesting and imaginative stories ever told in Comics..This is the story of how The Phantom became the fabled guardian of The Vacul Castle

    Set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century, it is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature.[1] Its importance is heightened by the fact that it became synonymous with the struggle for Indian independence from the British Empire. The novel was banned by the British. The ban was lifted later by the Government of India after independence.The national song of India, Vande Mataram was first published in this novel

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    345To while her time Diana joins a History class and that is where the trouble starts. While researching she stumbles upon a very ancient pirate band and then , to her surprise finds clues that proves that even today that band exists.. The gang member tries to threaten her but to no avail so they make a very elaborate plan to abduct her. The beauty of the plan lies in the fact that the whole world considers her dead while she is slipped to a godforsaken place...

    346 Half a world away the news of Diana demise hits Phantom like a bullet..He rushes to Diana's place and soon discovers the subterfuge and traps which were laid to trap Diana..Then he uncovers the plot and dashes off to rescue her beloved....

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    Harold Schechter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art--the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusaders and men of steel, and monsters from the ocean floor--and finds close connections between religious myth and popular entertainment.

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    From Secrets of Haunted House #31-41, the earliest appearances of Tim Hunter's would-be killer, Mister E, who claims to be able to see evil with his blinded eyes!