But it's the most unlikely grouping of heroes you'll ever see! Batman, Blue Beetle, Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Black Canary, Mister Miracle, Dr. Fate, Booster Gold, Doctor Light and the power of Shazam!Can this ragtag group of work as a functioning unit to stop terrorists at the United Nations, a brigade of Rocket Reds, the Royal Flush Gang, the mysterious Gray Man, and other threats- or will they succumb to in-fighting and bad jokes?

    Collecting WONDER WOMAN #1-7, featuring the young Amazon's origin and her introduction to "Man's World." Before she has a chance to fully assimilate into her new home, Wonder Woman must battle the chaos of the Greek god Ares, as he plans to bring upon World War III! This collection, the first in a 4-volume series reprinting the first two years of George Pérez's run on WONDER WOMAN, also features an introduction, rare art, and a new cover by Pérez.

    But Ollie's world collides with one of unspeakable violence involving the beautiful and mysterious archer known as Shado.Collecting: Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters 1-3

    Fantastic The Thing The Invisible Woman The Human Torch The comics that launched the Marvel Age of Comics are collected right here Collects Fantastic Four (vol. 1) # 1-10

    The majority of those featured are outlandish characters from comic books. Villains from genre fiction such as mysteries, science fiction, or romances are almost nonexistent, as are the classic villains of literature, folklore, and mainstream movies. Most of the selected villains apparently were included because of their noteworthy nastiness and the audacity of their criminal intentions. This is a well-researched, well-written, amply illustrated dictionary for an area where there are few reliable reference sources. Dennis Dillon, Univ. of Texas Lib., Austin

    Collecting: Captain America #332-350, Iron Man #228

    But what happens when a team of this stature is squarely defeated -- and on their home turf to boot?Avengers: Under Siege collects the classic storyline in which the Avengers are finally bested by their villainous archenemies, the Masters of Evil. Even worse, their base of operations -- the Avengers Mansion -- is intentionally destroyed in the process. Can even the Earth's Mightiest Heroes rebound from this debilitating defeat?Collects Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #270-271 and 273-277

    Featuring “THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE DOOM PATROL!” and “THE SECRET ORIGIN OF CAPTAIN COMET!”

    

    Believing the X-Men to be dead, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat vow to keep the dream alive alongside Captain Britain and the metamorphic Meggan - but the Warwolves have Phoenix on the run and she leads them to London, right into the formation of the X-Men's first foreign franchise The Warwolves are on our heroes like a cheap suit (or is it the other way around?) and Chris Claremont doesn't waste any time in setting up the labyrinthine plots his fans know him best for Aliens, intrigue, and Arcade! The mystery of the Hellfire Club's Courtney Ross begins here! Guest starring the Juggernaut! Collects Excalibur #1-5 and Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.

    

    Very few have the ability to make the X-Men surrender, but "Horde" does it easily…the question remains, will they find a way out of this one?

    First, Superman, then Wonder Woman and the Batman, now it's the Big Red Cheese who gets the revamp treatment. When fifteen-year-old Billy Batson utters the magical word "Shazam," he is transformed into the adult hero Captain Marvel. With powers that rival even Superman's, Captain Marvel possesses the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. An automobile accident leaves young Billy Batson orphaned. Forced to live with his cruel Uncle Sivana, Billy soon learns that his parents’ death might not have been an accident.