Most Popular Books by Doug Moench

Featuring the first appearance of Black Mask! After losing control of his company, cosmetics king Roman Sionis becomes the criminal known as Black Mask in order to take revenge. Continued in DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011) #553.

The harrowing adventures of Doc Savage return straight from the 1970''s-fully remastered and ready for action. It was a most unusual jewel heist - one of what was to become a terror-campaign leading Doc and his amazing crew to the heavily armed Inferno Fortress and ultimately to Hell itself. A frenzied traiil of explosive adventure, madness and - for on Doc''s crew - heartbreak!

In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places-some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. Gotham City is caught in a vortex of corruption and decay, and those who feed on blood and despair are about to suck any remaining life from her dying veins. All that stands against them is the Batman, their legendary companion in the darkness, the last line of defense between the innocent and the screaming chaos of mindless appetite. To combat this primeval threat, however, the Dark Knight must give up everything he holds dear, including life itself-for death is only the first step toward the final reckoning between good and evil. Written by Doug Moench and illustrated in full gothic glory by Kelley Jones, John Beatty and Malcolm Jones III, ELSEWORLDS: BATMAN VOL. 2 gives free rein to the darker side of the World’s Greatest Detective, collecting BATMAN & DRACULA: RED RAIN, BATMAN: BLOODSTORM and BATMAN: CRIMSON MIST.

Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high-quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade - a hardcover archive collection of the legendary Creepy Magazine!

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Collects Master of Kung Fu (1974) #29-53 and Annual #1. MASTER OF KUNG FU easily ranks as one of the most iconic series in Marvel history. Doug Moench and Paul Gulacyu0092s blend of kung fu action and globetrotting espionage reached beyond the already high standard for the title and pushed it to new horizons of action and adventure! Experience the thriller u0093Crystal Connection;u0094 the debuts of the whip-cracking Pavane, the savage Razor-Fist and the lovely Leiko Wu; the showdown on Mordillou0092s Island; the cinematic Hong Kong fight against the Cat; the tense intrigue of u0093Oriental Expediters;u0094 the mystery of MI-6u0092s mole; and the sweeping scale of u0093The Return of Fu Manchu!u0094 Each adventure will have you on the edge of your seat, so donu0092t hold back! Enter the world of Shang-Chi!

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Bruce Wayne is out of commission, but Batman must continue! A new era begins as a new Batman arrives in Gotham City. Bruce Wayne, battle-broken and unavailable for field duty after an epic showdown with Bane, has appointed a new Dark Knight as his temporary surrogate. Jean-Paul Valley (a.k.a. Azrael) has assumed the role of the Caped Crusader, but without his mentorÕs integrity and experience, he quickly spins out of control. His undisciplined behavior is especially worrisome to both Robin and Commissioner Gordon. The fourth installment of the Batman: Knightfall saga, Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 1 collects Detective Comics #667-670, Robin #1-2, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-20, Batman #501-504 and Catwoman #6-7, plus bonus material!

Collects Marvel Spotlight (1971) #5-12, Ghost Rider (1973) #1-5. Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, makes his Marvel Masterworks debut! In 1972, one of the most iconic characters in comics history - the flame-skulled Ghost Rider - burned his demonic presence into readers'' minds! A legion of fans found themselves addicted to the Rider''s combination of hell-on-wheels drama and action-horror adventure. And it all begins here, when Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil to save his friend''s life. The payment? Transformation into the Ghost Rider! The stories that follow take the horror hero to Hell to battle Satan, pit him against the tempting Witch-Woman and team him with Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan. Written by Gary Friedrich and gloriously illustrated by Mike Ploog, Tom Sutton and Jim Mooney, this iconic series is beautifully restored for this Marvel Masterworks edition!

Longtime fans can now experience the previously uncollected classic. Experience the legendary 1970s Planet of the Apes originally published by Marvel Comics, collected for the first time ever, and remastered in prestigious hardcover. The Planet of the Apes Archive includes the screenplay adaptations from acclaimed Hollywood screenwriters, for Planet of the Apes by Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone) and Michael Wilson (Lawrence of Arabia), as well as Beneath the Planet of the Apes by Paul Dehn (Murder on the Orient Express) and Mort Abrahams (associate producer of Planet of the Apes). Both screenplays were adapted into comics by renown writer Doug Moench, the visionary co-creator of the Batman villain Bane, and Marvel’s Moon Knight. This volume also collects Moench’s adventures of Derek Zane in Kingdom on an Island of Apes and Beast on the Planet of the Apes with Rico Rival (House of Mystery), Herb Trimpe (The Incredible Hulk), Dan Adkin (Doctor Strange), and Sal Trapani (Eerie; Creepy). A must-have for any Planet of the Apes fan!

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Collects Werewolf By Night (1972) #22-30 And Giant-Size Werewolf #2-5. Now is the hour to bark at the moon: The third WEREWOLF BY NIGHT Marvel Masterworks is here! This volume goes straight for the good stuff: A battle between the Werewolf and Frankenstein''s monster - and another with Morbius! Then Jack Russell is framed for murder. It''s going to be hard to find out whether Dr. Redditch''s serum can cure Jack of his curse while the LAPD is in pursuit and the Hangman wants to play executioner! Next, dreams of Topaz will bring her together with Jack again as they face a resurrected Taboo and the machinations of Dr. Glitternight! And unfortunately, it runs in the family when Jack''s sister Lissa''s birthday arrives and the curse of werewolf falls on her too!

Part Two contains material previous published in single magazine form as Detective Comics #667-675, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-20, 24-28, Batman #501-508, Catwoman #6-7, and Robin #7.

Collecting Marvel Premiere (1972) #15-25, Iron Fist (1975) #1-15 And Marvel Team-Up (1972) #63-64. A Himalayan expedition to find the mystical city of Ku0092un-Lun left 9-year-old Daniel Randu0092s parents dead. But Daniel found the path to Ku0092un-Lun and spent a decade there training under its immortal inhabitants u0097 becoming an unmatched master of martial arts and spiritual control! Armed with the shattering power of the Iron Fist, Daniel left immortality behind to return to the Western world and avenge his parentsu0092 deaths! In tales packed with wall-to-wall kung-fu action, Iron Fist runs a gauntlet through the Kara-Kai death cult, ninja adversaries and mystic dimensions u0097 joined by Misty Knight and Colleen Wing! Iron Fistu0092s skill in both mind and body will be tested u0097 until his final showdown with the Steel Serpent!

Batman teams with Detective Harvey Bullock after the police officer is overpowered and outnumbered against a gang of street thugs! Plus, a backup Green Arrow/Black Canary tale by the legendary Alan Moore.

Collects Giant-Size Werewolf #5; Werewolf By Night (1972) #31-43; Marvel Premiere #28; Spider-Woman (1978) #6, #19 And #32; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #93; Ghost Rider (1973) #55; Moon Knight (1980) #29 (A Story) And #30; And Material From Marvel Premiere #59. Complete your collection of the classic adventures of Marvelu0092s legendary lycanthrope! But can even Jack Russell survive when he battles the silver-clad stalker known as Moon Knight? There are plenty more candidates lining up to wrestle the Werewolf u0097 including Hangman, Brother Voodoo, Iron Man and Fire-Eyes, the man with the gaze of doom! But will Spider-Woman be a friend or a fearsome foe? Jack has faced super heroes and supernatural threats; now he and Spider-Man u0097 and Ghost Rider, too u0097 will learn that no villain is more vile than Tatterdemalion! Plus: Witness the savage rematch between Moon Knight and the Werewolf!

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Marvel''s supernatural superstars star in lavishly illustrated tales of horror! And many of these bizarre adventures from the age of the black-and-white magazine are collected here for the very first time! Blade hunts, Dracula stalks and the Zombie shambles! Meanwhile, night brings the daughter of the diabolical Satana! You''ll meet Gabriel, Devil Hunter! Discover the magic of Lady Daemon! Fear the Death-Dealing Mannikin! And brave the Haunt of Horror and the Vault of Evil! They''re rarely seen creepy classics fi lled with werewolves, vampires and monsters unleashed - read them if you dare! COLLECTING: MARVEL PREVIEW #3; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL PREVIEW #7-8, #12; HAUNT OF HORROR (1974) #1-2; MONSTERS UNLEASHED (1973) #3-9; BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25, #33.

These never-before-collected Batman tales from the 1980s spotlight the art of comics legend Gene Colan and include appearances by The Joker, Poison Ivy, Deadshot and the Scarecrow, plus two team-up tales co-starring Superman. Collects BATMAN #373, DETECTIVE COMICS #530-538 and 540-544 and WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #297 and #299.

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Prey begins here! In the time immediately following BATMAN: YEAR ONE, Batman confronts Dr. Hugo Strange''s public attacks while Strange heads a task force to stop The Dark Knight.

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"Batman and Spawn fight Croatoan."--Grand Comics Database

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The newest, gnarliest, and ickiest incarnation of Creepy is clawing its way onto your must-read list! Issue #5 features strange and stunning offerings by David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Timothy Truman (Conan), Doug Moench (Batman), classic Creepy cover artist Sanjulian, and much, much gore. Whether you prefer your horror tales bloody and bold, or supernatural and subtle, Uncle Creepy and his maleficent minions are sure to satisfy your lust for scary stories!

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A murder down at the wharf has Batman and Robin teaming up with Detective Bullock. Plus, Black Canary debuts a new costume and goes after Bonfire.

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Prodigal part 1! Bruce Wayne has once again relinquished the role of the Dark Knight. Now a new Batman must show he is up to the task as his first adventure pits him against Killer Croc, who is again on the loose and plotting revenge against a Batman he''s never met! Continued in BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #32.

Collects Marvel Premiere #38; material from Marvel Super Action (1976) #1, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #24-26, A Marvel Super Special #11-13, Epic Illustrated #9, 11-13.

Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #219-231 And Annual #15. The Fantastic Four has always been the home for Marvelu0092s biggest ideas and most creative concepts. Itu0092s a tradition founded by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby u0097 and now, Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz carry the torch (no pun intended) forward in this amazing Masterworks! Giant monsters invade New York! A possessed Franklin Richards threatens all reality with his immeasurable power! The FF join Captain Marvel in a cosmic war against the Skrulls, drawn by George Pérez! Doctor Doom retakes Latveria! A lost race of technologically advanced Vikings, powered by a blind godu0092s tears, needs the FFu0092s aid! And a trip to the great outdoors ainu0092t no picnic when alien brain parasites attack! The legendary John Byrne makes his writer/artist debut, and so much more!

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The diabolical brute known as Bane has finally defeated Batman and is one step closer to taking control of Gotham City. Without any options left, the Dark Knight must pass his iconic cape and cowl to a worthy ally. A new Batman arrives in Gotham, and his first order of business is to do what Bruce Wayne couldnÕt do himselfÑdefeat Bane. Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2 is part of a nine-volume 25th-anniversary series that revisits BatmanÕs seminal clash with Bane. This volume collects Batman #498-500, Detective Comics #664-666, Showcase Õ93 #7-8 and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18, along with additional material from the creators.

ÿStar-Lordu0092s sensational seventies adventures conclude in explosive fashion! Caught in a battle between corrupt humans and vengeful beast-men, must Star-Lord break his code against killing in order to save innocents? Star-Lord defends his mentor, the Master of the Sun, against his own people u0097 the same race that killed Star-Lordu0092s mother!ÿ Star-Lord must solve the riddle of a world whose people perform good deeds to literally ascend to u0093heavenu0094 in the cloudlands above!

This new collection of 1990s Batman tales includes the legendary story “The Return of Scarface,” featuring one of DC’s most vindictive villains, made famous in Batman: The Animated Series, plus the first appearance of the Gotham Gargoyle. Collecting Batman #475-483 and Detective Comics #642.