MARVEL TALES SPIDER-MAN #1 #0
(W) Stan Lee (A) JOHN ROMITASR (CA) Jen Bartel
Spider-Man swings into onto the stage as we celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories, and highlights some of our most impressive talent from the past eight decades. First, Spidey faces the mind-bending madness of Mysterio in a classic showdown from the boundless imaginations of Stan Lee, John Romita Sr. and Don Heck - the villain's special effects have never been bigger than in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #66! Then meet Jessica Drew, the startlingly different Spider-Woman in in MARVELSPOTLIGHT (1971) #32 - to know her is to fear her! And finally, with the webslinger missing, the Black Cat steals the spotlight! Can frantic Felicia Hardy find her Spider - or will she find adventure? Surprises are in store in SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #90! Rated T
MARVEL VISIONARIES TP STAN LEE
(W) Stan Lee (A) Al Avison (CA) JOHN ROMITASR
Celebrate the career of a true Marvel Visionary! In the days before World War II, a teenager named Stanley Lieber ran errands in the Timely Comics offices. Soon, "Stan Lee" published his first story - and before long, he was running the show! In the 1960s, Lee and Jack Kirby transformed super hero comics with the Fantastic Four - whose success sparked a line of smash hits that created the Marvel Universe! Presented here are some of the greatest stories written by "The Man," from rarely seen tales from Lee's earliest days to unforgettable adventures starring his most iconic co-creations with Kirby, Steve Ditko and others - including the FF, Spider-Man, Thor, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and Daredevil! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #11 and ANNUAL #3; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #96-98 and ANNUAL #5; DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 and #47; SILVER SURFER (1968) #5; THOR (1966) #179-181; MARVEL PREMIERE #3; and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #3 and #16, SUSPENSE #28, AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #11, AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL. Rated T