Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 1


Gerry Conway - 2005
    Spidey faces some of his most fearsome foes - including Tarantula, Kraven, Lightmaster, Vulture, Hitman, Morbius, Brother Power, Hate Monger, Beetle and the Enforcers! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Inhumans and Champions!

Essential Defenders, Vol. 1


Stan LeeHerb Trimpe - 1974
    Strange. Namor. The Hulk. The Silver Surfer. Set apart from others by nature and choice, this team of Marvel's mightiest loners embarked a string of strange adventures rarely equaled since - joined by some of the most off-kilter heroes of their time. Sorcery! Super-science! The war of the super-heroes! Learn how the "non-team" got its non-start in this multi-title compilation!Collects Dr. Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22 and 34-35, Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-14, and Avengers #115-118.

Essential Web of Spider-Man, Vol. 1


Louise SimonsonBill Mantlo - 2011
    Octopus and the Vulture! Guest-starring Dominic Fortune and the New Mutants! Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #1-18 and ANNUAL #1-2, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #268.

Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 1


Marv Wolfman - 1980
    a Hydra agent? Witness the Arachnidian Adventuress's dire debut against Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - and a follow-up arc alongside the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing After working a few bugs out of her origin, she set up shop in California and faced an array of eccentric enemies rarely equaled to this day Includes the introduction of several characters by the late great Mark Gruenwald Featuring Shang-Chi, the Werewolf by Night, the Shroud, and more.Collecting: Marvel Spotlight 32, Marvel Two-In-One 29-33, & Spider-Woman 1-25

Essential Astonishing Ant Man, Vol. 1


Stan Lee - 1964
    Trade paperback.Collects: Tales to Astonish #27, 35-60

Essential Savage She-Hulk, Vol. 1


David Anthony Kraft - 1982
    Now see She-Hulk's starting point in this complete compilation of her first series.

Essential Man-Thing, Vol. 1


Steve GerberVicente Alcazar - 1975
    Whosoever knows fear will see just how much there is to know in this compilation of staggering swamp sagas! Explore the heights of the cosmos and the depths of the soul with the mindless Man-Thing! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four! Ka-Zar! Daredevil! Korrek the Peanut Butter Barbarian! And featuring the first web-footed steps into adventure of Howard the Duck!Collecting: SAVAGE TALES #1, ASTONISHING TALES #12-13, ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #10-19, MAN-THING #1-14, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-2, and MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5 and #8-9.

Essential Howard the Duck, Vol. 1


Steve Gerber - 1978
    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.

Essential Godzilla, Vol. 1


Doug Moench - 1979
    And you have Godzilla, which IS reality." -From Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) And what a reality it was! For two years, Japan's greatest export was one of Marvel's biggest stars, and the King of the Monsters upheld his title against some of the best and worst the House of Ideas had to offer - including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and Nick Fury and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Godzilla shrinks, goes West, travels through time and hosts one of Spider-Man's monst gratuitous guest-shots ever! Plus: aliens, mutants, mad Scientists and almost a dozen MORE giant monsters! It's so big, you can't miss it! Collects Godzilla #1-24.

Wolverine: Dangerous Games


Gregg Andrew HurwitzBen Oliver - 2008
    Then, Wolverine faces down Nanny and Orphan-Maker, and lets former New X-Men member Trance in on all his secrets.

Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1: The Golden Child


Robert Kirkman - 2005
    But with competing agendas, will they work together? Will they be at odds? Hard to say... but the title doesn't say "Super Friends," gang Plus: Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Strange, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, and more Collects Marvel Team-Up #1-6.

Spider-Man: Deadly Foes of Spider-Man


Danny Fingeroth - 2011
    Octopus! The Vulture! Stegron! Swarm! Hydro-Man! The Rhino! The Kingpin! The Answer! And more! And guest-starring Spidey, natch!

Essential Moon Knight, Vol. 1


Doug MoenchPablo Marcus - 1981
    Debuting as both enemy and ally of the Werewolf by Night, Moon Knight's three personalities equaled one eerie adventure after another by Moench, Miller and more! Earning enemies like the brutal Bushman and the macabre Morpheus early in his career, Moon Knight also teamed up with Spider-Man, the Thing, and others against well-known and forgotten villains alike! Spun by Cyclone! Caught by Crossfire! Plus: an early fight with the Purple Man alongside Luke Cage! Featuring Topaz from Witches and the original White Tiger! Includes black-and-white stories not reprinted in more than two decades!Collecting: Werewolf By Night 32-33; Marvel Spotlight 28-29; Spectacular Spider-Man 22-23; Marvel Two-In-One 52; Hulk Magazine 11-15, 17-18, 20-21; Marvel Preview 21; Moon Knight 1-10

Essential X-Factor, Vol. 2


Louise Simonson - 1987
    Iceman gets too frozen, the Beast gets too bestial, and the Angel gets a really sharp new set of wings as the original X-Men face mutant-haters and hate-filled mutants who agree on one thing: They want X-Factor dead Apocalypse first gathers his horrendous Horsemen, and Caliban makes the transition from tracker to Hellbound Infectia, Orphan-Maker and the Alliance of Evil Plus: For fans of the current X-Factor, witness Quicksilver's earlier descent into dementia and the first appearance of Rictor Featuring Thor, Freedom Force and more

Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, Vol. 7


John Byrne - 2007
    Innovative 80s action The World's Greatest Super-Team joins Earth's Mightiest Heroes when the FF and Avengers coverge in the midst of an alien civil war that changes the face of the entire Skrull Empire Then, both teams return to Earth, where the FF inadvertently resurrects one of Marvel mutantdom's mightiest Collects Fantastic Four #285-286 & Annual #19, Avengers #263 & Annual #14 and X-Factor #1.