Dark days loom as Spider-Man faces adversaries old and new - and learns that not only does great power come with great responsibility, but also great heartache. This volume includes classic stories featuring Spider-Man vs. the Hulk in Canada, the deaths o
The return of Captain America was one of the more unexpected events of the hurly-burly nascent days of the Marvel Universe. One of the company's original characters the World War II adventurer had been in limbo for years Now that super heros were popular
Spider-Man's career has often been shaped by tragedy, but rarely as much as in the story of the Stacy's. Two of Spider-Man's greatest enemies, Doc Oak and the Green Goblin, made comic-book history by killing the wall-crawler's police officer mentor, Capta
The bite of an irradiated spider granted high-school student Peter Parker incredible, arachnid-like powers. When a burglar killed his beloved Uncle Ben, a grief-stricken Peter vowed to use his amazing abilities to protect his fellow man. He had learned an
Introduction by Stan Lee: I've a confession to make!In order to write these seemingly endless introductions to our much-vaunted Marvel Masterworks series, I've had to re-read the stories that we're sogenerously reprinting to refresh my memory so that I'll
Spider-Man's earliest adventures continue, with appearances by the Rhino, the Lizard, the Shocker, Kraven the Hunter, the Vulture, the First Appearance of the Kingpin and Mary Jane Watson! Plus Spidey tries to join the Avengers and battles the Hulk. Colle
Marvel presents the origins and history of its most famous creations. Narrated by Stan (the Man) Lee, that stellar storyman who saw comics as more than dime-store material and turned his characters into 20th-century mythology.Included are the beginnings o
