Collected editions of note coming from Marvel in March.
Essential Iron Man - Volume 5
Written by MIKE FRIEDRICH, BILL MANTLO, LEN WEIN, ROGER SLIFER & STEVE GERBER
Penciled by P. CRAIG RUSSELL, GEORGE TUSKA, ARVELL JONES, KEITH POLLARD, CHIC STONE, HERB TRIMPE & SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by GIL KANE
The
Golden Avenger’s solo exploits continue! Iron Man battles Dr. Spectrum,
but what is the secret behind the villain’s Power Prism? Then, as Happy
Hogan and Pepper Potts’ rocky relationship hits a turning point, the
Mandarin returns — and takes on the Yellow Claw! What is the Golden
Globe, why are so many villains battling for it, and what does it have
to do with the mysterious Black Lama? Plus: When the Red Ghost’s
Super-Apes kidnap Tony, Happy must fill in as Iron Man — but when Happy
collapses, the extreme measures taken to cure him transform him into the
monstrous Freak once again! And this time, Happy may not survive! Also
featuring the threats of Whiplash, Crimson Dynamo, M.O.D.O.K., Mad
Thinker and Blizzard! And Iron Man attends Comic-Con! Collecting IRON
MAN (1968) #62-75, #77-87, and ANNUAL #3.
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 13
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART with ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY & JIM STARLIN
Penciled by BOB BROWN & JOHN BUSCEMA with RICH BUCKLER, SAL BUSCEMA & JIM STARLIN
Cover by GIL KANE
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 its might to Captain Marvel’s fight against Thanos and his
Cosmic Cube! Next, Roy Thomas returns for a GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS
adventure including the Golden Age heroes Miss America and the Whizzer,
and a revelation about Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch’s origins. And
that’s not all! There’s the wedding of Quicksilver and Crystal; the
return of Ultron; and the increasingly tense love triangle emerging
between the Scarlet Witch, the Vision and Mantis — classics one and all!
Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #120-128, GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS (1974) #1,
CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #33 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #150.
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch - Volume 1
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, SID GREENE & VARIOUS
Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG & RICHARD ISANOVE
The
Marvel Masterworks proudly present the debut of the Human Torch, that
fiery chart-topper of the Golden Age, in his own comic series! Leaping
from the pages of MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS, the Torch was hotter than
hotcakes in 1940. And now you can experience his series from the very
beginning, which just so happens to be issue #2! Starting off with the
first appearance of Torch’s kid sidekick, Toro the Flaming Kid, Carl
Burgos and company present page after page of action and adventure in
incomparable 64-page, jam-packed issues. See the Torch and Toro fight
side by-side with Bill Everett’s Sub-Mariner as he once again terrorizes
New York City! Also featuring the adventures of Microman, Mantor the
Magician, the Fiery Mask and the Patriot! Collecting HUMAN TORCH (1940)
#2-5A.
