SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... PREMIERE The Story:
After the spider-bite, before the great responsibility! Meet Peter Parker, “Midtown High’s only professional wallflower,” a hapless young nerd suddenly gifted with great power — no strings attached! Happy at home with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, but plagued by the bullies and mean girls of high school, see what Peter does when the bite of a radioactive spider gives him the strength to take the things he wants. Fame? Money? Fast cars? Girls? This dweeb’s up to his pencilneck in 'em! Surely things can’t suddenly be this easy. It’s a side of Spider-Man’s early life you’ve barely glimpsed, written by David Lapham (Stray Bullets, TERROR, INC.) with art by Tony Harris (Ex Machina)! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... #1-5.
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WHAT IF?: MIRROR MIRROR The Story:
What if...Captain America fought in the Civil War? What if...the Fantastic Four were Cosmonauts? What if...Daredevil lived in feudal Japan? What if...Namor grew up on land? What if…Thor was a herald of Galactus? What if…Wolverine was Public Enemy No. 1 in mob-ridden 1920s Chicago? Hacking into the internet of an adjacent reality, teenager Hector Espejo discovers these and other startling stories -- and learns that eavesdropping on a sinister parallel universe can be highly addictive! Collects WHAT IF: CAPTAIN AMERICA, WHAT IF: DAREDEVIL, WHAT IF: FANTASTIC FOUR, WHAT IF: SUBMARINER, WHAT IF: THOR & WHAT IF: WOLVERINE.
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IDENTITY DISC The Story:
Six of Marvel’s most violent and cunning villains – Sabretooth, Bullseye, the Juggernaut, Deadpool, Sandman and the Vulture – are forced to work together by a mysterious agent who somehow knows every dark and dirty secret in their violent lives. Their mission: to retrieve the nearly priceless Identity Disc – purported to contain the true identities, the home addresses and even the credit reports of every hero in the Marvel Universe! Collects IDENTITY DISC #1-5.
SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... # 5 The Story:
When Peter Parker was first bitten by that radioactive spider, he thought his celebrity status as the amazing Spider-Man was about to make life cushy. But he discovered right away that he couldn’t escape the ol’ Parker luck! After flirting with corruption and disaster on the rollercoaster ride of fame and success as a teen sensation, Peter may think he’s getting it under control…but he’s about to face the greatest challenge of his young life…
Cardstock Cover/Rated A …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... # 4 The Story:
“In the days that follow, the Spider-Man becomes the sensation of the nation!” That was how Stan “The Man” Lee described the brief, but tumultuous, period of upheaval Peter Parker went through after the fateful spider bite that gave him great power in AMAZING FANTASY #15…but that wasn’t even the half of it! As this never-before-seen chapter of Spidey’s life unfolds, witness the trials and tribulations of young Peter confronting fame, money and everything he ever dreamed of! With a healthy dose of that ol’ Parker luck, of course…
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SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... # 3 The Story:
AMAZING FANTASY #15 introduced us to Spider-Man…and as it said in those pages, “As his first TV spectacular ends, Peter Parker breathes the first sweet scent of fame and success!” Now for the first time ever, writer Dave Lapham (TERROR, INC.) and artist Tony Harris (Ex Machina) explore the story of Peter’s heady days and sleepless nights living the celebrity life! As a wrestling superstar, show-stopping sensation and major moneymaker, this dweeb’s hit it big! But even before being forced to discover that with great power must come great responsibility, will the ol’ Parker luck rear its ugly head? How could it not?
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SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... # 2 The Story:
As Stan Lee wrote in the pages of AMAZING FANTASY #15 “Now anybody with the intelligence of a seven year old knows that if a man appeared on TV who seemed to be more spider than human, he’d be an overnight sensation!” For the first time, we peel back the curtain to see what Peter Parker’s life was like after the bite but before the tragic death of his Uncle Ben. Professional wrestling, cars, girls, fame, money…ladies and gentlemen, meet Peter Parker, the wallflower bitten by a radioactive spider and given great power!
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SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER... # 1 The Story:
After the spider-bite…before the great responsibility! Meet Peter Parker, “Midtown High’s only professional wallflower,” a hapless young nerd suddenly gifted with great power…no strings attached! Happy at home with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, but plagued by the bullies and mean girls of high school, see what Peter does when the bite of a radioactive spider gives him the strength to take the things he wants. Fame? Money? Fast cars? Girls? This dweeb’s up to his pencilneck in 'em! Surely things can’t suddenly be this easy… It’s a side of Spider-Man’s early life you’ve barely glimpsed, written by David Lapham (Stray Bullets TERROR, INC.) with art by Tony Harris (Ex Machina)!
Cardstock Cover/Rated A …$3.99
4 # 28 The Story:
PRIVATE LIVES/PUBLIC FACES Part 1 [of 1]
During any given week, the crises faced by New York’s first family of super heroes can range from the profoundly cosmic to the deeply personal. Today, in this stand-alone issue, an employee from Fantastic Enterprises will come to Susan Richards for help, claiming that her son is being abused. And Reed Richards will be asked to keep a promise he made to a dying man months ago. Great jumping on point!
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99
4 # 25 The Story:
THE RESSURECTION OF NICHOLAS SCRATCH Part 1 [of 3]
The is an order to everything. A balance to the world and the nether-realms beneath the world. And now that balance is being tipped, as dark forces gather like a storm. The occult mutants known as Salem's Seven are once more banding together. But this time, it's to bring their father, the nefarious Nicholas Scratch, back to life. If they should somehow succeed...pray for the Fantastic Four's souls!
WHAT IF? # 4 The Story:
“Public Enemy Number One”
Logan has sought solace in the trappings of a rowdy river town in the Canadian wilderness, but a tragedy forces him to seek revenge in the mob-ridden windy city, Chicago. Will this crusade stop him from becoming Wolverine or does he have a greater destiny ahead of him? All these questions and more are answered in this hard-boiled tale of vengeance by the acclaimed creative team of Marvel/Epic’s GUN THEORY.
AMAZING FANTASY # 14 The Story:
Introducing a new kind of hero named Vegas and a corner of the Marvel Universe you've never seen before!
Welcome to the new borderland where bad guys don't always wear colorful costumes, but that doesn't make them any less deadly or dangerous. It's a lesson Vegas learns the hard way when a super-powered gang, the Renegades, kills his sister. Now he's out to even the score.
Trouble is, Vegas doesn't have any powers himself…or does he? Doesn't matter. As far as Vegas is concerned, life's a gamble and he always plays to win. Part 2 (of 2).
PLUS: The return of Marvel’s most unique cosmic character -- Captain Universe -- in a two-part 8-page bonus story kicking off next month’s Captain Universe Event!!!
AMAZING FANTASY # 13 The Story:
Introducing a new kind of hero named Vegas and a corner of the Marvel Universe you've never seen before!
Welcome to the new borderland where bad guys don't always wear colorful costumes, but that doesn't make them any less deadly or dangerous. It's a lesson Vegas learns the hard way when a super-powered gang, the Renegades, kills his sister. Now he's out to even the score.
Trouble is, Vegas doesn't have any powers himself…or does he? Doesn't matter. As far as Vegas is concerned, life's a gamble and he always plays to win. Parts 1 (of 2).
PLUS: The return of Marvel’s most unique cosmic character -- Captain Universe -- in a two-part 8-page bonus story kicking off next month’s Captain Universe Event!!!
32 PGS. (each)/T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$2.99 (each)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 524 The Story:
“ACTS OF AGGRESSION” What horrors do the hordes of Hydra hold in store for the sensational Spider-Man and his teammates? Will the web-head and the New Avengers stop the revitalized Hydra from bringing the United States to its knees…? And if so…at what cost? The pulse-pounding conclusion to the Hydra arc! Part 6 (of 6). 32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$2.50
On Yancy Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, someone--or something--is putting the hurt on the neighborhood's tough guys. Someone or something very large and very brutal, which is leaving a trail of twisted, broken bodies in its wake. Ben Urich, Jessica Jones, and the FF's ever-loving blue-eyed Thing are on the case, but what exactly is the nature of the threat they're facing?
4 # 21 The Story:
"DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE"
Stand-alone issue! Susan and Reed Richards are among comicdom’s happiest, most stable couples. So why, then, does Reed perpetually forget their anniversary?
When it happens yet again, it’s up to Sue’s best girlfriends — Alicia, Crystal, and the Sensational She-Hulk — to cheer her up with a night out on the town… Marvel style! While dishing about their former crushes, Sue reveals an untold episode from her past involving… the Black Panther?!
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP …$2.99
4 # 16 The Story:
"DIVINE TIME"
They have marched across time, building their empires, subjugating entire civilizations and peoples. Khan. Alexander. Attila. Napoleon. Hitler. Determined to take his rightful place alongside them in the pages of history, Ramades, son of Rama-Tut, Divine Ruler of Egypt, has navigated oceans of time and space to claim the New World—the modern world — for himself. With the Fantastic Four lost in time — and desperately trying to get back to the present to stop Ramades--the mad conqueror’s tide of destruction begins! Part 2 (of 4).
32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99
POWERLESS # 3 The Story:
PART 3 (OF 6) Logan. Peter Parker. Matt Murdock. What If these icons were left powerless? Would their destinies change? Find out in this mind-blowing take from writers Matt Chernis and Peter Johnson and Alias artist Michael Gaydos. In this issue, Matt Murdock's life is about to take a turn for the worse, courtesy of the Kingpin.
POWERLESS # 2 The Story:
Peter Parker, Matt Murdock & Logan were fated to be heroes. If Peter Parker wasn’t bitten by a radioactive spider would he still do battle with a madman named Norman Osborn? Matt Murdock, though blinded, had no heightened senses. Nevertheless, he became a legal champion of the poor in Hell's Kitchen, crossing paths with a powerful crime boss named Wilson Fisk -- the Kingpin. Logan – still an enigmatic, amnesiac drifter – is on the run from his bloody past, without mutant powers to save him. By re-imagining Marvel’s most popular characters without superhuman powers, this series will strip these heroes to their core, exploring what it means to be a hero in very human terms.
IDENTITY DISC # 2 The Story:
When a sinister collection of six powerful and deadly villains are blackmailed by a mysterious woman, they’re forced to form an uneasy alliance to save the lives of their loved ones. But can this group—which includes Sabretooth, Bullseye, Deadpool, and the Juggernaut—work together to secure a mysterious disc before self-destructing?
IDENTITY DISC # 1 The Story:
When six of Marvel’s most violent and cunning villains join forces, the fate of every hero in the world is at stake. Sabretooth, Bullseye, the Juggernaut, Deadpool, Sandman and the Vulture -- are forced to work together by a mysterious agent who somehow knows every dark and dirty secret in their violent lives. Their mission: to retrieve the nearly priceless Identity Disc -- purported to contain the true identities, the home addresses and even the credit reports of every hero in the Marvel Universe. To obtain the disc, hidden deep in the bowels of a practically impenetrable A.I.M. terrorist base, this agent will need an army. Or six super-villains. But how long can these psychopaths work together before the chaos begins?
DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE # 5 The Story:
Preparing for his most vicious confrontation with Spider-Man, Doc Ock unleashes a torrent of destruction and mayhem on the unsuspecting citizens of Manhattan! Has cameraman Jeff Haight gone too far in his quest for the perfect shot?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99
DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE # 4 The Story:
Will Doc Ock be successful in his brutal manipulation of naïve cameraman Jeff Brasi – Peter Parker’s main rival at the Bugle – or will the plan blow up in his face?
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FANTASTIC FOUR # 508 The Story:
“AUTHORITATIVE ACTION” CONCLUDES!
It's Armageddon from without and within as Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s peacekeeping forces besiege the FF and Latveria, and Marvel’s First Family is simultaneously besieged by an evil at the heart of their own team!
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25
DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE # 3 The Story:
The sinister plans of Doc Ock slowly simmer through the bars of Riker's Island as Spider-Man comes face-to-face with Peter Parker's arch-nemesis.
An action-packed issue also featuring a mysterious guest appearance from one of Spider-Man's most dreaded foes.
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR # 507 The Story:
"AUTHORITATIVE ACTION" pts. 4 & 5 (of 6)
What inner demons are driving Reed Richards to the brink - and can the FF overcome them before the bombs start to rain down on Latveria?
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR…$2.25 (each)
FANTASTIC FOUR # 506 The Story:
"AUTHORITATIVE ACTION" pts. 4 & 5 (of 6)
What inner demons are driving Reed Richards to the brink - and can the FF overcome them before the bombs start to rain down on Latveria?
32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR…$2.25 (each)
KINGPIN # 6 The Story:
“THUG” pt. 6 of (7)
Lou Rocko emptied an entire clip into Wilson Fisk as he sat defenseless in a bathtub. The Kingpin has enough trouble getting outta a bathtub as it is - can he get outta this one?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.50
DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE # 2 The Story:
As Doctor Octopus sets his brutal plans for Spider-Man’s downfall into motion, the web-slinger is forced to face off with another member of his deadly rogue’s gallery - the cold-blooded Vulture!
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FANTASTIC FOUR # 505 The Story:
“AUTHORITATIVE ACTION” pt. 3 (of 6)
As American forces mass on the border of Latveria, the Fantastic Four are named traitors to the United States!
32 PGS. /MARVEL PSR…$2.25
KINGPIN # 5 The Story:
The stakes in New York's mob war are raised as Wilson Fisk's former lieutenant, Rocko, begins a brutal revenge campaign against his old boss.
With control of the 5 Boroughs at stake, how will Fisk rise to power when the Five Families and a former lieutenant want to see him dead?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.50
DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE # 1 The Story:
Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus face off in a brutal battle of egos! But Doc's got a secret weapon up his sleeve this time - Jeff Brasi, a staff photographer from the Daily Bugle who wants to know just how a stringer named Peter Parker always seems to get the front page...
32 PGS./ ./MARVEL PSR …$2.99