Marvel Classic Comics Solicitations for July

[Polar Bear]

I changed some creative teams to "various" to fit the 10,000-character limit.

MAN-THING OMNIBUS HC
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by ARIEL OLIVETTI & FRANK BRUNNER
Collecting ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #12-13; FEAR #11-18, and material from #10 and #19; MAN-THING (1974) #1-22, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-3 and material from #4-5, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #197-198; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #68; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #43; MAN-THING (1979) #1-11; DR. STRANGE (1974) #41; and material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1, MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5 and #8-9, and RAMPAGING HULK (1977) #7.
1192 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$125.00

NOTE: They missed 1976's 35-pg, Gerber-penned Iron Man Annual #3, and maybe they should have included Micronauts #7 from 1979, too.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: SGT. FURY VOL. 4 HC
Written by ROY THOMAS with DICK AYERS & GARY FRIEDRICH
Penciled by DICK AYERS
Cover by DICK AYERS
Collecting SGT. FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #33-43.
248 PGS./All Ages ...$69.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6.
272 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99

SPIDER-MAN: NOTHING CAN STOP THE JUGGERNAUT PREMIERE HC
Written by ROGER STERN & JAN STRNAD
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & RICK LEONARDI
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
It’s the slugfest no one can forget! Webs won’t stop him, electricity won’t stop him — even a wrecking ball to the face won’t stop him! But with friend and ally Madame Web near death, Spider-Man’s got to stop the Juggernaut somehow! Plus: the Vulture’s attacking from the air, and the Foolkiller’s shooting from the shadows, but it’s the Black Cat who strikes the keenest blow — to the web-slinger’s heart! One of the eighties’ most memorable super-hero romances takes off, and you are there! Featuring appearances by the Avengers, the Defenders, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #224-230.
168 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC BOOK 5 TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Peter Parker lies gravely ill in a hospital bed — so who’s that swinging around the Big Apple? It’s Ben Reilly, the former Scarlet Spider and newly christened Spider-Man! But our webbed rookie soon finds out his new super ID isn’t going to grant him a free pass when the likes of Swarm, Will O’ the Wisp, Dragon Man, the Lizard, and other baleful bad guys rear their malevolent heads! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #414-416 and material from ANNUAL ’96, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #7-10, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #235-239, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #71-72, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #4, and SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #13.
464 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE NEXT CHAPTER VOL. 3 TPB
Written by HOWARD MACKIE, JOHN BYRNE & GREGORY WRIGHT
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by LEE WEEKS
If popularity is based on how many bad guys you’ve got gunning for you, then Spidey wins hands down over any other hero — bar none! This third volume of Spidey’s late-’90s relaunch is proof of that — as evidenced by blazing battles against Electro, Mysterio, Kraven, Venom, the Green Goblin, Carnage, the Ghost, the Hulk, the Thing and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #13-19 and ANNUAL 2000, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #13-19 and SPIDER-WOMAN (1999) #9.
300 PGS./Rated T ...$34.99

X-MEN: BISHOP’S CROSSING HC
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
When the Upstarts overthrow the Hellfire Club in a bloody coup, the X-Men are caught in the middle! But their battle is interrupted when hundreds of escaped convicts arrive from the future — pursued by the mutant policeman called Bishop! Raised since childhood on the legends of the X-Men, how will this hard-edged fish out of water react to meeting his idols face-to-face? And what deadly portent of doom does Bishop carry with him? Plus: Colossus’ long-lost brother Mikhail returns, but he’s gone completely mad — and that’s a “gift” he plans on sharing with the Morlocks! Storm and Forge’s romance is changed forever! And Professor X’s childhood secrets are revealed when the X-Men invade the Alamogordo research facility and battle Hazard! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #281-293, and X-MEN (1991) #12-13 and material from #10-11.
392 PGS./Rated T ...$49.99

AVENGERS: THE BRIDE OF ULTRON PREMIERE HC
Written by GERRY CONWAY & JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by JACK KIRBY & GEORGE PÉREZ
It’s a marathon of villainy as the Avengers face one powerhouse after another! Ultron wants his wedding to herald the Avengers’ funerals, but he’s only one item on the team’s calendar of criminals to contain! There’s also Graviton and the Grim Reaper — the wrath of a god and the wrath of a godslayer! And two Avengers turn against the team — or do they? Guest-starring the Champions, the Defenders, and lots and lots of ants! Featuring heroes of the Wild West, the Golden Age and the X-books! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #157-166.
184 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

COUNTER X: X-FORCE — RAGE WAR TPB
Written by IAN EDGINTON & WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by JORGE LUCAS & WHILCE PORTACIO
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Regrouping after the loss of their leader, Pete Wisdom, X-Force is forced to deal with some bizarre goings-on in California — namely, normal humans suddenly transforming into grotesque monsters! But there’s a lot more to this situation than merely morbid mutations — as Cannonball, Warpath, Domino and the rest find out when they encounter international subterfuge in the form of Russian Warborgs sent to kill! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #110-115 and #102 ROUGH CUT.
176 PGS./Rated T ...$19.99

INCREDIBLE HULK: REGRESSION TPB
Written by BILL MANTLO
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA & HERB TRIMPE Cover by AL MILGROM
Bruce Banner still controls the mind and body of his green-skinned alter ego, but for how long? Banner, estranged from Betty Ross, settles in at his new Northwind laboratory as Kate Waynesboro enters his life as his research assistant — and soon becomes his new love interest. But what ulterior motive is she hiding? Then, when the Hulk returns from Battleworld after the Beyonder’s Secret Wars, Banner’s all-too precarious hold on his savage half begins slipping — threatening to destroy the happiness he’s finally attained! It all comes to a head in a no-holds-barred battle against the entire Marvel Universe — and the ending will shock you! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #286-295 & #297-300 and ANNUAL #12.
384 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99

Note: Inc. Hulk #296 missing due to Rom, Spacecopyright. Kudos to Marvel for putting some of Mantlo's work back into print and getting him some royalty checks.

AVENGERS: THE TRIAL OF YELLOWJACKET TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by AL MILGROM
The end of an era! They say pride comes before the fall, and this tumultuous tome is proof of that! When longstanding and founding Avenger Hank Pym — in his guise as Yellowjacket — demonstrates reckless behavior in battle, his fellow members schedule a formal court-martial hearing to determine the fate of their emotionally conflicted comrade. Will Yellowjacket triumph over his inner demons — or crumble under the pressure of being an Avenger? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #212-230.
432 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99

This controversial saga hails from the "Least Likely to Become a Trade Paperback" department...

AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS — FAMILY TIES TPB
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART
Penciled by AL MILGROM & RICHARD HOWELL
Cover by AL MILGROM
The ties that bind can be the worst kind! The West Coast Avengers fight demons, robots, zombies and more in this collection of eighties extravagan zas! The Grim Reaper wants his brother dead, and Ultron wants the same for his father — leaving the Vision and Scarlet Witch between two bloodlines getting bloodier by the minute! Guest-starring the Rangers and the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing! Plus: Wonder Man in a role that will surprise you! Collecting WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #1-9 and VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1985) #1-2.
296 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

THING CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB
Written by JOHN BYRNE, MIKE CARLIN & BOB HARRAS
Penciled by RON WILSON & JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
Collecting THING (1983) #11-22 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #274.
304 PGS./Rated T ...$34.99

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
Written by KURT BUSIEK, KARL KESEL & BARBARA KESEL
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & GEORGE PEREZ
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #15-22 and #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998, and AVENGERS (1998) #12.
288 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by GREG LAROCQUE
The fan-favorite spin-off series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man continues! Swing along with Spidey as he makes a jaunt over the Atlantic for some adventures in the UK, where he foils an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Then, back on this side of the Pond, Spidey has to travel cross-country to retrieve a misplaced web-shooter — before he’s targeted in the critically acclaimed epic “Kraven’s Last Hunt.” Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #19-32 and ANNUAL #3, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #293-294, and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #131-132.
480 PGS./Rated T ...$19.99

[Paulie]

I changed some creative teams to "various" to fit the 10,000-character limit.

MAN-THING OMNIBUS HC
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by ARIEL OLIVETTI & FRANK BRUNNER
Collecting ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #12-13; FEAR #11-18, and material from #10 and #19; MAN-THING (1974) #1-22, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-3 and material from #4-5, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #197-198; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #68; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #43; MAN-THING (1979) #1-11; DR. STRANGE (1974) #41; and material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1, MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5 and #8-9, and RAMPAGING HULK (1977) #7.
1192 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$125.00

NOTE: They missed 1976's 35-pg, Gerber-penned Iron Man Annual #3, and maybe they should have included Micronauts #7 from 1979, too.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: SGT. FURY VOL. 4 HC
Written by ROY THOMAS with DICK AYERS & GARY FRIEDRICH
Penciled by DICK AYERS
Cover by DICK AYERS
Collecting SGT. FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #33-43.
248 PGS./All Ages ...$69.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6.
272 PGS./All Ages ...$24.99

SPIDER-MAN: NOTHING CAN STOP THE JUGGERNAUT PREMIERE HC
Written by ROGER STERN & JAN STRNAD
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & RICK LEONARDI
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
It’s the slugfest no one can forget! Webs won’t stop him, electricity won’t stop him — even a wrecking ball to the face won’t stop him! But with friend and ally Madame Web near death, Spider-Man’s got to stop the Juggernaut somehow! Plus: the Vulture’s attacking from the air, and the Foolkiller’s shooting from the shadows, but it’s the Black Cat who strikes the keenest blow — to the web-slinger’s heart! One of the eighties’ most memorable super-hero romances takes off, and you are there! Featuring appearances by the Avengers, the Defenders, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #224-230.
168 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC BOOK 5 TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Peter Parker lies gravely ill in a hospital bed — so who’s that swinging around the Big Apple? It’s Ben Reilly, the former Scarlet Spider and newly christened Spider-Man! But our webbed rookie soon finds out his new super ID isn’t going to grant him a free pass when the likes of Swarm, Will O’ the Wisp, Dragon Man, the Lizard, and other baleful bad guys rear their malevolent heads! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #414-416 and material from ANNUAL ’96, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #7-10, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #235-239, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #71-72, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #4, and SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #13.
464 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99

SPIDER-MAN: THE NEXT CHAPTER VOL. 3 TPB
Written by HOWARD MACKIE, JOHN BYRNE & GREGORY WRIGHT
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by LEE WEEKS
If popularity is based on how many bad guys you’ve got gunning for you, then Spidey wins hands down over any other hero — bar none! This third volume of Spidey’s late-’90s relaunch is proof of that — as evidenced by blazing battles against Electro, Mysterio, Kraven, Venom, the Green Goblin, Carnage, the Ghost, the Hulk, the Thing and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #13-19 and ANNUAL 2000, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) #13-19 and SPIDER-WOMAN (1999) #9.
300 PGS./Rated T ...$34.99

X-MEN: BISHOP’S CROSSING HC
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
When the Upstarts overthrow the Hellfire Club in a bloody coup, the X-Men are caught in the middle! But their battle is interrupted when hundreds of escaped convicts arrive from the future — pursued by the mutant policeman called Bishop! Raised since childhood on the legends of the X-Men, how will this hard-edged fish out of water react to meeting his idols face-to-face? And what deadly portent of doom does Bishop carry with him? Plus: Colossus’ long-lost brother Mikhail returns, but he’s gone completely mad — and that’s a “gift” he plans on sharing with the Morlocks! Storm and Forge’s romance is changed forever! And Professor X’s childhood secrets are revealed when the X-Men invade the Alamogordo research facility and battle Hazard! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #281-293, and X-MEN (1991) #12-13 and material from #10-11.
392 PGS./Rated T ...$49.99

AVENGERS: THE BRIDE OF ULTRON PREMIERE HC
Written by GERRY CONWAY & JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by VARIOUS
Covers by JACK KIRBY & GEORGE PÉREZ
It’s a marathon of villainy as the Avengers face one powerhouse after another! Ultron wants his wedding to herald the Avengers’ funerals, but he’s only one item on the team’s calendar of criminals to contain! There’s also Graviton and the Grim Reaper — the wrath of a god and the wrath of a godslayer! And two Avengers turn against the team — or do they? Guest-starring the Champions, the Defenders, and lots and lots of ants! Featuring heroes of the Wild West, the Golden Age and the X-books! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #157-166.
184 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

COUNTER X: X-FORCE — RAGE WAR TPB
Written by IAN EDGINTON & WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by JORGE LUCAS & WHILCE PORTACIO
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Regrouping after the loss of their leader, Pete Wisdom, X-Force is forced to deal with some bizarre goings-on in California — namely, normal humans suddenly transforming into grotesque monsters! But there’s a lot more to this situation than merely morbid mutations — as Cannonball, Warpath, Domino and the rest find out when they encounter international subterfuge in the form of Russian Warborgs sent to kill! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #110-115 and #102 ROUGH CUT.
176 PGS./Rated T ...$19.99

INCREDIBLE HULK: REGRESSION TPB
Written by BILL MANTLO
Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA & HERB TRIMPE Cover by AL MILGROM
Bruce Banner still controls the mind and body of his green-skinned alter ego, but for how long? Banner, estranged from Betty Ross, settles in at his new Northwind laboratory as Kate Waynesboro enters his life as his research assistant — and soon becomes his new love interest. But what ulterior motive is she hiding? Then, when the Hulk returns from Battleworld after the Beyonder’s Secret Wars, Banner’s all-too precarious hold on his savage half begins slipping — threatening to destroy the happiness he’s finally attained! It all comes to a head in a no-holds-barred battle against the entire Marvel Universe — and the ending will shock you! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #286-295 & #297-300 and ANNUAL #12.
384 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99

Note: Inc. Hulk #296 missing due to Rom, Spacecopyright. Kudos to Marvel for putting some of Mantlo's work back into print and getting him some royalty checks.

AVENGERS: THE TRIAL OF YELLOWJACKET TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by AL MILGROM
The end of an era! They say pride comes before the fall, and this tumultuous tome is proof of that! When longstanding and founding Avenger Hank Pym — in his guise as Yellowjacket — demonstrates reckless behavior in battle, his fellow members schedule a formal court-martial hearing to determine the fate of their emotionally conflicted comrade. Will Yellowjacket triumph over his inner demons — or crumble under the pressure of being an Avenger? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #212-230.
432 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99

This controversial saga hails from the "Least Likely to Become a Trade Paperback" department...

AVENGERS: WEST COAST AVENGERS — FAMILY TIES TPB
Written by STEVE ENGLEHART
Penciled by AL MILGROM & RICHARD HOWELL
Cover by AL MILGROM
The ties that bind can be the worst kind! The West Coast Avengers fight demons, robots, zombies and more in this collection of eighties extravagan zas! The Grim Reaper wants his brother dead, and Ultron wants the same for his father — leaving the Vision and Scarlet Witch between two bloodlines getting bloodier by the minute! Guest-starring the Rangers and the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing! Plus: Wonder Man in a role that will surprise you! Collecting WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #1-9 and VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1985) #1-2.
296 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

THING CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB
Written by JOHN BYRNE, MIKE CARLIN & BOB HARRAS
Penciled by RON WILSON & JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
Collecting THING (1983) #11-22 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #274.
304 PGS./Rated T ...$34.99

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
Written by KURT BUSIEK, KARL KESEL & BARBARA KESEL
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & GEORGE PEREZ
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #15-22 and #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998, and AVENGERS (1998) #12.
288 PGS./Rated T ...$29.99

ESSENTIAL WEB OF SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2 TPB
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by GREG LAROCQUE
The fan-favorite spin-off series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man continues! Swing along with Spidey as he makes a jaunt over the Atlantic for some adventures in the UK, where he foils an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Then, back on this side of the Pond, Spidey has to travel cross-country to retrieve a misplaced web-shooter — before he’s targeted in the critically acclaimed epic “Kraven’s Last Hunt.” Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #19-32 and ANNUAL #3, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #293-294, and PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #131-132.
480 PGS./Rated T ...$19.99

Looks like the price of the Marvel Omnibi went up to $125.00. Too bad they were a good deal on Amazon for $63 with the discount. Gorgeous looking collections.

Micronauts is sadly lost in copyright issues like Rom and Master of Kung Fu.

[manymade1]

So now all I have to do is get the Bride of Ultron HC and combine it with my Korvac Saga HC and I'll have Jim Shooters whole run. *Sigh* such an underated run, honestly I thought it was even better than Roger Sterns amazing work on the team.

[DonEMC]

I love these classic collections. Looks like I'd better save my cash so I can buy a bunch. I love that the Trial of Hank Pym is being collected. I think it's one of the best Avengers' storylines -- ever.
Man-Thing Omnibus being announced is awesome.
Good stuff and great that it's being collected now!