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 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.

Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1


Steve GerberMary Skrenes - 2015
    But the would-be Master of Quack-Fu will have his wings full hanging out with Spider-Man and waging "waaaugh" with madcap menaces like the Space Turnip, the Cookie Creature, the Beaver and Doctor Bong. Will that earn him a spot on the Defenders?COLLECTING: Fear 19, Man-Thing (1974) 1, Howard the Duck (1976) 1-16, Howard the Duck Annual 1, Marvel Treasury Edition 12, material from Giant-Size Man-Thing 4-5

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 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 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.

Essential Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 1


Roy Thomas - 1974
    The wisecracking web-slinger Spider-Man teams up with the biggest stars of the Marvel Universe in these classic adventures, including the Incredible Hulk, the Uncanny X-Men, Ghost Rider, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers!

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 Werewolf by Night, Vol. 1


Gerry ConwayMarv Wolfman - 1947
    Whether they came at him in committee, cult, or carnival, no nemesis was a match for Marvel's highest-ranking horror hero! With some of the most scintillating supernaturalism served out by the seventies! Guest-starring the hero who goes with everything, Spider-Man! Introducing Topaz of Witches! Plus: the deeds of Dracula, the transformation of Tigra, and more!Collecting Marvel Spotlight #2-4, Werewolf By Night #1-21, Marvel Team-Up #12, Tomb Of Dracula #18, Giant-Size Creatures #1.

Rocket Raccoon, Volume 1: A Chasing Tale


Skottie Young - 2015
    Because really, this is the only Guardian of the Galaxy you actually care about, right?Collecting: Rocket Raccoon 1-6

Essential Punisher, Vol. 1


Gerry ConwayKeith Pollard - 1986
    But before he became the scourge of the underworld, the Punisher set his sights on a certain world-famous wall-crawler. This volume collects the vengeance-seeking vigilante's earliest appearances in the pages of the Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Daredevil and more.Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129, #134-135, #161-162, #174-175, #201-202 and ANNUAL #15; GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #4; MARVEL PREVIEW PRESENTS #2; MARVEL SUPER ACTION #1; CAPTAIN AMERICA #241; DAREDEVIL #182-184; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #81-83; and PUNISHER #1-5.

Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1


Steve GerberRon Wilson - 2015
    Marvel's melancholy muck-monster, by the man who knows him best! With the Nexus of All Realities as the ultimate staging post,prepare for the wildest journeys of your life in this fi rst volume of a complete collection of Steve Gerber's Man-Thing tales! Join the most startling swamp-creature of all in encounters with the Thing, sorcerers Dakimh and Jennifer Kale, and the most far-out fowl ever created, Howard the Duck! Plus existential angst, clashes with the modern world, and the death of a clown! COLLECTING: ASTONISHING TALES (1970) 12-13, FEAR 11-19, MARVEL TWO-INONE 1, MAN-THING (1974) 1-8; MATERIAL FROM SAVAGE TALES (1971) 1, FEAR 10, MONSTERS UNLEASHED 5

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

The Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, Vol. 6


Peter David - 2009
    A third of the way into his remarkable run, Peter David introduced one of his most influential contributions to the Hulk's career: the Pantheon David's dynamic demigods hit the scene just as the Hulk's finally getting his head together, no matter how many personalities are inside it It's a circus in there, and what's a circus without...a Ringmaster? Plus: a Skrull invasion (another one?); Christmas with the Rhino; and the short, tragic career of Crazy Eight Guest-starring Doc Samson and Nick Fury Collects Incredible Hulk #373-382.