New Releases by Marvel Comics

Collects Defenders (1972) #22-30, Giant-Size Defenders #5, Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #18. One of the most challenging writers of ''70s Marvel, Steve Gerber''s Defenders ranks as a high-water mark of the era. Taking Marvel''s famous non-team and mixing in his own unique brand of sharp social commentary, Gerber brought forth stories both action-packed and insightful! We begin with a classic four-part saga featuring the bigoted Sons of the Serpent that brings members past and present together to defend the defenseless. Then, the Guardians of the Galaxy hit the scene and take the Defenders to the year 3015 A.D.! It''s an amazing adventure including the debut of Starhawk - and the Guardians of the Galaxy''s first appearance too!

Collects Daredevil (1964) #75-84 and material from Amazing Adventures (1970) #1-8. One of the greatest eras in the history of the Man Without Fear begins here! In 1971, DD''s new writer, Gerry Conway, and master artist Gene Colan were joined by Tom Palmer to form a creative team that captivated readers. Meanwhile, the Black Widow, fresh off of her own solo adventures - all of which are presented in this volume in stunning Masterworks quality - joined Daredevil, and one of Marvel''s greatest duos was born! The action includes revolutionaries, a battle against Spider-Man and the Sub-Mariner, the Man-Bull, the Owl, the Scorpion, the conclusion of the Mr. Kline saga, and the trial of the Black Widow. But the drama isn''t all action: With the Black Widow in Daredevil''s life, what will become of Matt Murdock''s relationship with the lovely Karen Page?

Collects Ms. Marvel (1977) #1-14. The year was 1977, and Marvel was set to debut its latest and greatest new super heroine. NASA Security Chief Carol Danvers'' life had long been intertwined with the alien Kree''s interventions on Earth. But now it was time for this new woman in a new era to take on a new persona all her own: Ms. Marvel! As editor of Woman magazine, Danvers must contend with the Marvel Universe''s biggest blowhard, J. Jonah Jameson, while discovering her identity and origins as a super hero. Chris Claremont, continuing the series begun by Gerry Conway, brings to bear all the craft and character development of his renowned X-MEN run - while Jim Mooney, John Buscema and Joe Sinnott supply some of the most stunning art of the era!

Collects Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet, Maximum Security #1-3, Captain America (1998) #36, Thor (1998) #30, Uncanny X-Men #387, Bishop: The Last X-Man #15, Iron Man (1998) #35, Avengers (1998) #35, Gambit (1999) #23, X-Men (1991) #107 And X-Men Unlimited (1993) #29. Welcome to Earth: penal colony for the universe''s deadliest villains! When the civilized alien races-influenced by the Supreme Intelligence and his newly evolved Kree-tire of Earth''s involvement in their affairs, they decide to make it their new prison planet! Featuring all the world''s greatest heroes-including the Avengers, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four-against the most bizarre and deadly threats they can conceive of! And on the forefront of the villainous attack? Ronan the Accuser and Ego the Living Planet.

Collects Defenders (1972) #7-16, Giant-Size Defenders #1 & Avengers #115-118. The Dynamic Defenders, comicdom''s most famous non-team, launch into their second Marvel Masterworks collection with the granddaddy of all mega-events-the Avengers/Defenders War! Thor vs. Hulk! Silver Surfer vs. the Vision! Namor vs. Cap! It''s a super hero battle royale orchestrated by the mystic menace Dormammu and the mischievous Loki. Concocted by Steve Englehart, the cross-title adventure is collected in full and has never looked better! And that''s just the tip of the iceberg! This packed-to-the-gills collection also includes Attuma''s invasion of the surface world; Hawkeye''s joining the ranks of the Defenders; the all-time classic battle with the Squadron Sinister that brought Nighthawk into the Defenders'' fold; a team-up with Professor X to stop Magneto and the his Ultimate Mutant; and at long last, the return of the Black Knight! They''re classics that redefined super teams forever, one and all, so come join the revolution with the Marvel Masterworks!

Collects Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #64, #69-70, #81-82 And #94-96; Marvel Team-Up Annual #6; And Marvel Fanfare (1982) #19. Created by the underworld - sworn to destroy it! Cloak and Dagger hit the streets to fight organized crime and super villainy! When they set their sights on the Kingpin, Spider-Man thinks they''re going too far, but his webs can''t rein them in! Plus: The Punisher''s on the prowl, and it''s a problem for everybody! Guest-starring the Black Cat, the New Mutants and the Spidey supporting players of yesteryear!

Collects Defenders (1972) #17-21, Giant-Size Defenders #2-4, Marvel Two-In-One #6-7; and Material From Mystery Tales #21, World Of Fantasy #11 and Tales Of Suspense (1959) #96. Comicdom''s #1 non-team is back, and they''ve never been better! Hulk, Dr. Strange, Sub-Mariner, Valkyrie and Nighthawk team with Luke Cage, Daredevil and Son of Satan to take on the likes of the Wrecking Crew, Satannish and Asmodeus! Then, spinning out of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, comes Steve Gerber! Deconstructing genre conventions with a healthy dose of absurdity, Gerber''s innovative Defenders run turned readers'' expectations on their heads - so suitably we''re including the original Atlas Era appearances of the Headmen: Gorilla Man, Jerold Morgan and Chondu the Mystic! Topped off with a GIANT-SIZE battle royale with the Grandmaster and a Squadron Sinister rematch, this one is a MARVEL MASTERWORKS if there ever was!

Collects Captain America Comics #1; Tales Of Suspense (1959) #79-81; and Captain America (1968) #143, #226-227, #261-263 and #370; and Material From Captain America Annual #13 and Captain America: Red, White & Blue #1. For decades, Captain America, Super-Soldier for the United States, and the Red Skull, evil agent of the Third Reich, have been the most bitter of foes! After multiple battles during World War II, both men have survived into the modern age, where the fights have only grown deadlier! With Cosmic Cubes, race riots, giant robots, an army of mind-controlled S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and haunted houses, the Red Skull just keeps coming back for more!

Collects material from Jungle Action #6-24. In 1973 comicsu0092 first African super hero took the headlining slot in an ambitious ongoing series, beginning a 13-issue epic unprecedented in its time. Writer Don McGregor teamed with artists Rich Buckler and Billy Graham to tell u0093Pantheru0092s Rage,u0094 a story so huge it ranges across the savannah, into the deepest jungles and up to the snow-topped mountains of Wakanda. Over its course McGregor & Co. would define Tu0092Challa, give full depth and life to the Wakandas and their culture, while pitting the Panther against the murderous Erik Killmonger for control of the kingdom. Not one to rest on his laurels, McGregor then set out to raise the bar once again, sending Tu0092Challa to the American South to investigate the murder of Angela Lynne and its connection to the Klan and the history of the Soul Strangler.

Collects Black Panther (1977) #1-7. The Black Panther, as onlyJack "King" Kirby could do it! They searched for it! They fought - and even killed - for it! What was it? King Solomon''s Frog! Alongside Mr. Little and Princess Zanda, T''Challa battles the Collectors, the Six-Million Year Man, and more!

Collects Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #1-4 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2013 (Avengers/Hulk).Featuring screen-capture images from MARVELu0092S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! Earthu0092s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, explode onto the scene with an all-new all-ages series based on the hit animated series now airing on Disney XD! To save his own life, the Red Skull must transfer his mind into the body of his greatest foe: Captain America! When the Red Skull captures Iron Manu0092s armor, the Avengersu0092 deadliest enemy now wields the strongest weapon on Earth! How can the Avengers beat the Iron Skull? Itu0092s up to Falcon to save the day when a mysterious foe turns the Avengers into evil ghosts! When Dr. Doom uses Asgardian magic to summon a Midgard Serpent, what will Thor sacrifice to stop him? The Avengers assemble to take down a rampaging beast in the heart of New York City!

Collects Shadowland: Moon Knight #1-3, Moon Knight (1980) #13. Who is the Shadow Knight? Daredevil, the former defender of Hellu0092s Kitchen turned leader of the ninja death cult known as the Hand, summons the villainous Profile to take Moon Knight out of the picture for good. To complete his objective, the Profile enlists the aid of a mysterious figure u0097 a second avatar of Khonshu, the Shadow Knight! Displeased with Moon Knightu0092s new, less deadly methods, has Khonshu finally decided to replace Moon Knight to get the blood he requires? With the Shadow Knight hunting him, Moon Knight must cling to his sanity if he hopes to save Daredevil and himself from the darkness of Shadowland! Plus: the classic first meeting of Moon Knight and Daredevil

Collects Cable (1993) #21-28, X-Force (1991) #44-48. Cable and X-Force unite under the pen of superstar writer Jeph Loeb! A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion u0097 where Cannonball u0093graduatesu0094 to the X-Men, and Boomer becomes unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cableu0092s wife, Aliya, returns from the future with a dire warning, heu0092ll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe! Plus: Cableu0092s mentor, Blaquesmith, debuts; Caliban and the Mimic return; Grizzly goes bad; and Deadpool helps Siryn escape from a mental hospital?! All this, and the true powermonger behind the nation of Genosha stands revealed as Cable and Domino face the disturbing, despotic Sugar Man!

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #204-214. The Fantastic Four have been fighting Skrulls since their early days - and, somehow, it just never gets old... unlike the FF themselves! An aging ray has three-quarters of the foursome at death''s door, but they''ll fight the Skrulls to the finish alongside Nova and the Champions of Xandar - at least until a greater threat rises from the Champions'' own ranks! The Sphinx is ready to conquer the world, and Mr. Fantastic knows of only one opponent who can stop him: Galactus, who just wants to DESTROY the world instead! Includes the first appearances of Terrax the Tamer and H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot - but which one will prove the greater threat? Also featuring Spider-Man, Medusa, S.H.I.E.L.D., and cameos from across the chronicles of history!

Collects What If? #33-38. Iron Man stuck in time and Dazzler stuck in space! Elektra lives, Yellowjacket dies! The FF if they never got powers and Nova if he never lost them! Mortals, mutants and monsters - plus early yet brief resurrections of Phoenix and Captain Marvel, along with many other alternate oddities! All part of Marvel''s sixth collection of quantum continuity! Secrets of past, future and sideways revealed! Featuring Howard the Duck, Obnoxio the Clown, Aunt May and more!

Collects Daredevil (1964) #319-332 and Annual #10. It''s the epic saga that reintroduced Elektra to the Marvel Universe! The Hand ninja clan unleashes a super-virus on New York, and only Daredevil can stop them - but not without some unexpected help from a long-lost love and a new, armored costume! Can the Man Without Fear come to terms with his past with Elektra in time to halt the Hand''s terror plot, even if it means the end of his secret identity? And when Baron Strucker assembles a team of cyber-terrorists to plunge the world''s computer systems into global anarchy, will even Captain America''s aid be enough to defeat them? Guest-starring Nick Fury, Black Widow and more!

Collects Uncanny X-Men #186, #198, #205, #214 & material from X-Men (1963) #53. Visionary artist Barry Windsor-Smith takes on the Uncanny X-Men as Storm and Forge find themselves trapped on a primitive paradise world with no hope of escape! Spiral and Lady Deathstrike target Wolverine for death! And Dazzler is hunted by the Marauders, with only the X-Men to save her! Plus: The original X-Men go toe-to-toe against Blastaar, deadly menace from the Negative Zone!

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #265-267, Gambit (1993) #1-4. Pagin'' the Ragin'' Cajun! When Storm is reverted to a teenage mutant thief, she''s rescued by fellow felon Gambit in his first appearance! But befriending even one X-Man means making enemies like the Shadow King, Orphan-Maker and the Hounds! After joining the X-Men himself, Gambit romances fellow southern-born super hero Rogue, but how can a thief steal a power-taker''s heart when his assassin bride is back from the dead? Plus: Wolverine, Mystique and more! L''aventure est a l''interieur, mon ami!

Collects What If? #27-32. The fifth installment of alternate-Earth action! The Phoenix lived, but the Hulk died! The Avengers take on the world, but Korvac destroys it! Plus: Eternals; Inhumans; and gods, gods, gods! Featuring Daredevil, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Collects What If? #21-26. Captain America as the President of the United States? The Hulk a Microscopic Warlord? Doctor Doom a Hero? Gwen Stacy... alive? Only a few of the dynamic dimensional divergences in the Fourth Volume of Marvel''s original alternate earth epics! Featuring the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the Man-Thing and more! Plus revelations of some of the Marvel Universe''s most Eternal secrets!

Collects Spider-Man: Noir: Eyes Without A Face #1-4. The Goblin is gone. The Spider-Man saw to that. But then, along came the Crime Master, and now New York City''s criminals have a new overlord - one who strikes terror in the hearts of the innocent and guilty alike. He must be stopped. And then there''s Dr. Otto Octavius, a brilliant scientist working out of a U.S. Government lab on Ellis Island. What''s he up to? What''s the European connection? Robbie Robertson wanted to know. He never knew what he was getting himself into. Who is the Crime Master? What''s going on in Octavius'' lab? Who''s behind it all? Peter Parker has to find out, and fast. Before his friend Robbie is lost forever. Before more innocent people are killed. And before Spider-Man loses his greatest battle with the deadliest foes he''s ever faced - enemies for whom the prize is not just control over the city, but over the world itself...

Collects What If? (1977) #14-15, 17-20. It''s alternate-Earth anarchy as Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Ghost Rider, Spider-Woman, Nova and Shang-Chi are turned against humanity when fate is tossed a twist by that infamous question mark! Plus: The Howling Commandos fight for Earth, and Spider-Man fights for... ratings!? Featuring the Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Hellstorm!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #156-168, Annual (1964) #10. Peter Parker''s past comes back to haunt him! Doc Ock has returned, and he''s brought the ghost of Hammerhead with him! And those two aren''t the only ones back from the grave: the Kingpin is out to resurrect his son - and he can only do it if Spider-Man dies! The danger doesn''t stop there, either, as the Punisher sets his sights on Spider-Man in an adventure guest-starring the X-Men''s Nightcrawler; dinosaurs rampage down Broadway in the war of the reptile-men; one of Spidey''s oldest foes hijacks the Spider-Mobile; and J. Jonah Jameson secures proof of Spidey''s secret identity in the return of the Spider-Slayer!

Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #168-175, X-Men Annual (1970) #7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #5, Wolverine (1982) #1-4. By 1982, the Uncanny X-Men had become the biggest franchise in comic books. Chris Claremont''s writing rose to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in "God Loves, Man Kills," while his work with Frank Miller on Wolverine skyrocketed the character''s popularity. With the culmination of Paul Smith''s classic run - featuring the growing romance between Kitty Pryde and Colossus, the first appearance of Callisto and the Morlocks, Rogue''s debut as an X-Man.

Collects Avengers #120-128, Captain Marvel (1968) #33, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #1, Fantastic Four #150. Earth''s Mightiest Heroes begin to unravel the origin of Mantis in their latest Masterworks extravaganza! An all-hands-on-deck battle with the Zodiac takes the Avengers to the stars and into the jungles of Vietnam before Mantis'' surprise connection to the criminal gang is revealed. Then, the team lends their might to Captain Marvel''s fight against Thanos and his Cosmic Cube! Next, Roy Thomas returns for a Giant-Size adventure including Golden Age heroes Miss America and the revelation about Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch''s origins.

Collects Avengers (1963) #112-119, Defenders (1972) #9-11. Earthu0092s Mightiest Heroes fight one of the greatest battles in super-hero history! Itu0092s hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973: the u0093Avengers/Defenders War.u0094 Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! Itu0092s the original crossover clash, and thereu0092s never been another one like it. But first, there are even more trendsetting classics in store for you: Mantis makes her debut; the Lion God brings the Avengers to their knees; Vision and the Scarlet Witchu0092s relationship blossoms, but not without the intolerant objections of others; and the Swordsman joins the ranks of the Avengers.

Collects Tomb of Dracula #44, Dr. Strange (1974) #14, 58-62. It''s the Sorcerer Supreme against the Emperor of the Undead! Dracula wants Earth to fall under the spell of the Darkhold, but Doctor Strange has joined Blade and the Nightstalkers in a quest to vanquish all vampires! See the origins of vampirism itself unveiled! Guest-starring the Scarlet Witch and NEXTWAVE''s Monica!

Collects Nova (1976) #20-25; Fantastic Four (1961) #204-206, 208-214. Nova''s sensational ''70s series comes to a close, but that''s not the end of his story! Nova faces the Corruptor, Diamondhead and Dr. Sun before blasting into space to tackle the Sphinx! But when the shape-shifting Skrulls attack, old enemies must forge alliances to survive...and when Xandar''s Queen Adora begs the Fantastic Four for help, the stage is set for a cosmic battle across time and space! The Sphinx is ready to conquer the world, and Mr. Fantastic knows of only one opponent who can stop him: Galactus! But with the FF rapidly aging thanks to a Skrull weapon, do the heroes have enough time left to find him? And do Nova and the Champions of Xandar have what it takes to save their adopted planet from the Skrull armada?

Collects Nova (1976) #13-19, Defenders (1972) #62-64, Fantastic Four Annual #12 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3. The second stage of the Human Rocket! Launch into more high-velocity heroics with teenage everyman turned cosmic crusader Rich Rider, the original Nova! Thrill as Nova battles classic Marvel villains Sandman and the Yellow Claw - as well as the alien Monitors, the mysterious Inner Circle and the Darkforce-powered madman Blackout! All this and the debut of new hero Crime-Buster, team-ups with Nick Fury and the Thing, and a desperate decision at home when Rich''s own father is ensnared in an underworld scheme! Plus: Nova joins the Defenders alongside an awesome array of offbeat heroes like Black Goliath, Captain Ultra, Iron Fist, Jack of Hearts, Havok and Polaris! And the Fantastic Four take on Nova''s greatest foe, the Sphinx!

Collects Doctor Strange (1974) #68-74. Doctor Strange, the master of the mystic arts, starts his day by curing a mystically cursed sword and ends it by overthrowing a dimensional dictator! The Sorcerer Supreme faces threats on cruise ships, military bases and alien planets, seeking to restore the cosmic balance! And as the origins of the Dark Dimension stand revealed, Strange''s true love, Clea, heads the rebellion against her evil mother, Umar! Featuring the Black Knight and the Beyonder!