Best Selling Books by Jack Kirby

DC collects the 1970s series that introduced one new concept after another-as well as reintroducing several DC favorites! Over the course of 13 issues, 1st Issue Special shined a spotlight on Atlas, Manhunter, Warlord, Lady Cop, and even the Dingbats of Danger Street-as well as giving the Creeper, Doctor Fate, and the New Gods their shots at comebacks! Collects 1st Issue Special #1-13.

/John Byrne As World War II rages on, Batman and Captain America, along with their teenaged sidekicks Robin and Bucky, must become allies to combat the villainy of their greatest foes, the Joker and the Red Skull. This fun, fast paced tale is co-published with Marvel Comics and is drawn in a style reminiscent of the 1940s Golden Age of

Like the very source of all things, he is an ever-present FEAR that sweeps through the universe on swift, silent skis. The charred husks of great stars are left in his passing...and small lives vanish with their dreams at his touch! Yes, even the NEW GODS fear the BLACK RACER! For he brings OBLIVION!

Catch a glimpse of what it was like to live through two World Wars through the eyes of characters including Sgt. Rock, Enemy Ace, the Boy Commandos, Blackhawk, and many others. From tales of rebellion to surviving the battlefield, this title collects some of the greatest war stories of their time. Collects Sgt. Rock Special #2, Enemy Ace: War in Heaven #1-2, Showcase #57, Our Army at War #67, #83, #233, and #235, Boy Commandos #1, Star Spangled War Stories #87 and #183, All-American Comics #48, Weird War Tales #3 (1972), G.I. Combat #87, Our Fighting Forces #49 and #102, The Losers Special #1, and Military Comics #1.

ÒTHE END OF TWO-FACE!Ó Batman and Robin attempt to put an end to Two-FaceÕs crime spree after he breaks out of jail while awaiting trial!

Collects Captain America (1968) #193-200, Annual (1971) #3; material from Marvel Treasury Special: Captain America''s Bicentennial Battles. Itu0092s the return of the King! In 1975, Jack u0093Kingu0094 Kirby came back to Marvel and his iconic creation, Captain America, as writer, artist and editor. It was Kirby unleashed u0097 and the results were groundbreaking. Kirby created an intricate storyline that built month after month toward Americau0092s Bicentennial and CAPTAIN AMERICA #200! The u0093Madbombu0094 saga featured an aristocratic cabal seeking to wrest control of the country by possessing the American peopleu0092s minds and driving them to insane outbreaks of violence. Itu0092s an Orwellian adventure done Kirby-style, and thereu0092s nothing else like it! Also featuring an out-of-this-world alien Annual escapade, and Kirbyu0092s BICENTENNIAL BATTLES u0097 an 80-page masterpiece encompassing American history from the Revolution to the Old West to both World Wars!

“JIMMY OLSEN, SUPERMAN’S PAL, BRINGS BACK THE NEWSBOY LEGION!” Jimmy Olsen''s new boss Morgan Edge assigns Jimmy to do a story on the Newsboy Legion and their Whiz Wagon, plus an assassination attempt on Clark Kent!

Jack Kirby reveals a secret history of heroes and horrors as humanity''s cousins, the Eternals and the Deviants, vie to inherit the Earth! It''s a time of Titans, Terror and Time Travel - as only the King could conceive! Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk (or at least an unreasoning facsimile thereof)!

“THE MOUNTAIN OF JUDGMENT!” Superman, Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion travel to the Mountain of Judgment, a giant converted missile carrier that is also the mobile base of the Hairies!

Collects Captain America (1968) #201-214 and Annual #4. Jack Kirby concludes his ’70s CAPTAIN AMERICA tenure with adventures that only the King of the Marvel Age of Comics could create! It begins when the Falcon goes missing in an other-dimensional asylum — that’s run by the inmates! The tale of the Night People and Agron the Unburied One is a tense sci-fi horror thriller unlike any other! Then comes “The Swine,” a storyline packed with iconic moments: the debut of Arnim Zola, the return of the Red Skull and Nazi X — the android with Hitler’s brain! Plus: An Annual exploit where Cap takes on Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! When it’s all wrapped up in the incomparable power of Kirby’s art, you know these are Marvel Masterworks!

Orion battles Slig and the Deep Six. Kalibak arrives on Earth looking for Orion.

Elite soldier Scott Free escapes Apokolips and comes to Earth, where he assumes the role of Mister Miracle. Inspired by the real-world exploits of Jim Steranko, who was a magician and escape artist prior to his career in comics, Mister Miracle was created by the great Jack Kirby for his epic Fourth World saga.

ÒTHE CAVALIER OF CRIME!Ó A new villain calling himself the Cavalier is determined to become the equal of The Joker and the Penguin!

Collects Eternals (1976) #1-3, Avengers Spotlight (1989) #35, Avengers (1963) #361, material from What If? (1977) #23-28. When gods walk the Earth! Get to know the enigmatic Eternals — beginning with their introductory adventure by none other than Jack Kirby! The “King” introduced a new mythology for the Marvel Universe with the revelation that humankind is not alone. Thanks to the manipulations of the cosmic giants known as the Celestials, we unknowingly share Earth with the godlike Eternals — and their sworn enemies, the misshapen Deviants! Meet Ikaris, Sersi, Ajak and more, and learn the secret origin of their incredible race! Then thrill to a forgotten tale of the mighty hero Gilgamesh — and the thorn in his side called Sprite! And see the sorceress Sersi in a life-changing adventure with the Avengers — and her reluctant soul mate, the Black Knight!

Marvel Platinum proudly presents the very best Silver Surfer stories from the House of Ideas including: the Silver Surfer''s first appearance; his first battle with the Hulk; the story of his origin; the forgotten tale of his encounter with the lord of the undead, Dracula; as well as a rare tale illustrated by European artist extraordinare Moebius! Reprinting Fantastic Four Vol.1 #48-50, Tales to Astonish #92-93, Silver Surfer Vol.1 #1, Tomb of Dracula #50, Silver Surfer Vol.2 #1 and Silver Surfer: Parable.

ÒSLAY ÕEM WITH FLOWERS!Ó After taking over ownership of a flower shop, the Joker and his men use the pretty posies to perpetrate crimes against the wealthy!

ÒTHE SCARECROW RETURNS!Ó Jonathan Crane escapes prison and is back to his old tricks. Batman and Robin will have their hands full as they do battle with the Scarecrow! Plus, ÒTHE SAGA OF THE LITTLE TIN BOX!Ó

“WILL THE REAL DON RICKLES PANIC?” Superman gets some help from Lightray as he battles a UFO, and Jimmy Olsen and the Guardian team up with Don Rickles! Plus, “THE GUARDIAN.”

“HOMO-DISASTROUS!” Superman, Dubbilex and the Guardian investigate leads into the DNA Project. Meanwhile, Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion battle a living caveman! Plus, “ARIN THE ARMORED MAN!” and “PREVUE OF PERIL!”

The first archive in a series collecting the adventures of Kamandi, the last boy on Earth, by Jack Kirby! In these tales from KAMANDI #1-10 (1972-1973), Kamandi--one of the few survivors of the Great Disaster--must make his way in a world populated by bizarre mutated animals and other strange wonders!

Collecting Black Panther (1977) #1-15, Marvel Premiere #51-53, Black Panther (1988) #1-4 And Material From Marvel Team-Up (1972) #100. Behold as the Black Panther sets out on adventures that only his co-creator, Jack Kirby, could conceive! Tu0092Challa discovers the startling secret of King Solomonu0092s frog, encounters alien races, battles eternal samurai warriors u0097 and so much more! The history of the Wakandans, their majestic city and their amazing technology are also explored with a power and passion that only Kirby could offer! Plus: The origins of Vibranium! An epic battle between the Black Panther, the Avengers and Ulysses Klaw! Tu0092Challa returns to the American South to root out the evil Soul Strangleru0092s cult! And Peter B. Gillis and Denys Cowan craft a compelling and contemporary tale as the Black Panther fights apartheid in the neighboring nation of Azania.

ÒTHE EIGHT DOOMED MEN!Ó The members of the Elkhart University Pi Theta Tau fraternity vow upon graduation to meet 20 years later, and that they do...when someone vows to kill each and every one of them!

Featuring the first appearance of the Swamp Thing by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson! Who is this mysterious creature—part man, part vegetation—and where did it come from?