Bonding with the alien enhances her already considerable abilities, and aids in her escape, but it begins to alter her mind! On the run from the very people that made her, can X-23 hold it together or is she doomed to give in to Venom!

    But with Ross' gamma-infused body possibly in nefarious hands, Bruce Banner intends to fi nd out! During its fi rst visit to New York City, the same symbiote briefl y bonded to a human host that wasn't Peter Parker or Eddie Brock! Now, years later, this mystery man will meet his destiny...at the hands of Carnage! And former Ghost Rider Alejandra Jones is next on the lethal killer's hit list! Danny Ketch must ride again, but can he keep her out of Carnage's clutches?COLLECTING: ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: IMMORTAL HULK #1 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE SPIDERMAN #1 and ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE OF VENGEANCE #1

    First flight of the eagle2. Betrayed by Agent X3. Battleground: Paris4. Angels of Death, Angels of HopeRestoring Captain America to his original glory this four-part story details, and in some ways revises, the origin of Cap and chronicles his early days fighting in World War II.Beginning with a gangly Steve Rogers at the movies with friends, riveted by newsreels of the encroaching Nazi forces in Europe. Rogers signs up for the Army afterwards, so strongly does he react, but unfortunately he is deemed unfit for service. Luckily a top scientist and a general taps him for 'greater things' - a clandestine project, Operation: Rebirth.Making it through the testing program on sheer will alone he ultimately receives a treatment which turns him into a "Super Soldier." But will a Nazi assassin ensure that he'll survive the process?!If he can Rogers will have to try and fit in an Army where his identity must be concealed. There he'll meet James Buchanan Barnes, a.k.a. Bucky, a wisecracking teen who lied to get into the army. And Cap's fledgling attempts at "heroing" may send him winging his way to France, then Germany, where he'll come face-to-face with his arch-foe -The Red Skull- for the first time.Meant to capture the flavor of a 1940's serial in this series readers get to see a Captain America before he become the self-assured adventurer and leader of the Avengers. With supporting characters Bucky, Chester Phillips, Harmon Furmintz, Sgt. Duffy, Cynthia Glass plus a host of villains - Blitzkrieg, Master Man and of course Adolf Hitler.

    Then, a ghost from Luke's past takes him back to the Hero For Hire biz — and a classic street level team-up pits Luke, best pal Iron Fist, Daredevil, Moon Knight and Spider-Man against the Kingpin and Killgrave the Purple Man!

    Across the galaxy, the most-wanted criminals shudder at the mere mention of his name… Boba Fett!Following the events of Dark Empire II, a Hutt's misguided affections lead to a death contract on a faraway planet. Hired by the Hutt, Boba Fett pursues an intergalactic magician who may hold the key to the Hutt's future. The fact that the magician has died only poses a slight problem for the bounty hunter, as not even the dead can escape from Boba Fett!

    Sin City: The Babe Wore Red and Other Stories is a collection of three complete tales of the town without pity and the tough guys and hot dames who live there.In The Customer is Always Right, a man and woman fall in love, but one falls harder than the other. It's true love Sin City style. On the opposite side of the coin, a working girl from Old Town gives her client a quick lesson in business, And What's Behind Door Number Three... isn't something you should negotiate for. And in the lead story, The Babe Wore Red, Dwight finds himself in frighteningly familiar territory with a too-much woman with too few answers, and a fully loaded shotgun aimed at his skull. Sex always makes Dwight stupid, so is he setting himself up for an idiot's death? God only knows.All three stories have appeared in quiet, little places where you probably couldn't find them, and all three are self-contained. For introducing new readers to the streets of Sin City, or for filling the weeks between issues of The Big Fat Kill, Sin City: The Babe Wore Red can't be beat.

    Quickly becoming the underworld's most feared assassin, she terrorizes her targets with a seemingly inexhaustible lust for bloodshed. In service to the Kingpin, Mary sets her deadly sights on Daredevil, the heroic protector of New York's notorious Hell's Kitchen.With the Man Without Fear at her mercy, can she bring herself to strike the fatal blow? Collects Daredevil Vol. 1 #254-257, 259-263.

     The deadliest agent in the Marvel Universe has finally gotten out of the spy game! The Black Widow's not asking much — just a life of her own. But an assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, kicking off a string of international killings that leads Natasha Romanoff back to a Russia she can barely recognize. Whoever said you can't go home again never reckoned with the Black Widow! People may say that she's a traitor, a murderer or worse. But one thing's for sure — the Black Widow is not to be crossed! The last man foolish enough to do so paid the highest price, but his powerful friends will ensure that Natasha doesn't get off easy - and not even Nick Fury can protect her this time!

    Instead, the government gives Gothamites 24 hours to get out, after which it will blow up the bridges and tunnels, isolating Gotham from the world. Batman: No Man's Land presents this cut-off Gotham City, a place with no ground rules, where Batman and Commissioner Gordon must try to forge order out of chaos.

    With every voyage taking exactly five hours, whether the distance is one light-year or a thousand, the drive allowed humanity to finally escape Earth and reach for the stars.But while the aliens owned the technology, they needed humans to make it practical. Specifically, humans who could temporarily leave their bodies and guide the tunnelships through the void of space.Nathan Skoda is one such navigator. After hundreds of trips, and with hundreds yet to go, all he wants is to finish out his indenture before he succumbs to burnout. So when he’s approached with a plan that might free the navigators from the Meerian chokehold, he decides to check it out.But when the Meerians move to protect their monopoly, Skoda realizes he’s let himself in for more than he bargained for.And he discovers that, dark though his life may be, there’s an even deeper darkness lying beneath the surface.

    But in 1935, he was just another schoolboy -- who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany. The definitive origin story of one of Marvel's greatest icons begins with a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler's Final Solution.

    The government has spent millions to fuse the firepower of a battalion with the nervous systems of a dognamed Bandit, a cat named Tinker, and a rabbit named Pirate. As part of a program to replace human soldiers with expendable animals, the U.S. government has transformed three ordinary pets into the ultimate killing machines. But now, those threeanimals have seized the chance to make a last, desperate run for 'Home.' A run that will turn into a breathless hunt to the death against the might of the entire military/industrial complex. Prepare for adrenaline rushes and flowing tears as theworld's deadliest, most misunderstood animals make a spectacular, unforgettable bid for freedom!

    Steve Rogers, finds terrorists conspiring against the U.S. and must face Hydra, Skrulls, and adoring fans without benefit of his fellow Avengers or his shield.

    These gorgeous, painted pages originally appeared in Epic from 1979 to 1982, and introduced audiences to Vance Dreadstar and the other characters whose saga would be continued in the Dreadstar series.

    Get caught up on all things Hulk with these Marvel Primer Pages and then check out the start of the Hulk in Marvel Legacy in Incredible Hulk #709.