Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Series by Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Jack Kirby

A brilliant scientist - his best friend - the woman he loves - and her fiery-tempted kid brother Together they braved the unknown terrors of outer space, and were changed by cosmic rays into something more than merely human Mr. Fantastic The Thing The Invisible Woman The Human Torch The comics that launched the Marvel Age of Comics are collected right here Collects Fantastic Four (vol. 1) # 1-10

The early adventures of Marvel's First Family continues, featuring showdowns with the Incredible Hulk, Namor. Dr. Doom and the shape-shifting Super-Skull, who has all the combined powers of the FF! Plus Ant-Man, Spider-Man and the mysterious Watcher! Collects Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) # 11-20, Annual #1

Celebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world's most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel's classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with Marvel's new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks... moreCelebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world's most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel's classics from the Golden Age, Atlas Era, and the mighty Marvel Age, and now you can join in the Masterworks excitement with Marvel's new, monthly Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks.While testing an experimental spacecraft Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and Sue and Johnny Storm were exposed to a bombardment of mysterious cosmic rays. Upon their return to Earth, they found that they had gained wondrous abilities, the likes of which had never been seen before. That voyage was the first of many extraordinary adventures for these friends, who became known to the world as: Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, The Human Torch, and The Invisible Girl - The Fantastic Four!Collects Fantastic Four #21-30. less

Collects The Fantastic Four #31-40, Annual #2

In the early 1960s, the Fantastic Four billed itself as "the world's greatest comics magazine," and issues 41-50, collected here in the FF's fifth volume in the Marvel Masterworks series, actually live up to that lofty claim. A trademark of the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby years was their epic sweep, and these 10 issues encompass three different story arcs that are themselves connected... moreIn the early 1960s, the Fantastic Four billed itself as "the world's greatest comics magazine," and issues 41-50, collected here in the FF's fifth volume in the Marvel Masterworks series, actually live up to that lofty claim. A trademark of the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby years was their epic sweep, and these 10 issues encompass three different story arcs that are themselves connected. Issues 41-43 feature the Frightful Four (the Wizard, the Sandman, the Trapster, and Madam Medusa) in an elaborate plot to brainwash the Thing into turning on his compatriots, including a battle with Reed Richards in the story memorably entitled "To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?" There's a timeout for a light-hearted break in Fantastic Four Annual no. 3, the marriage of Sue and Reed, in which the most dizzying array of supervillains and superheroes--almost everyone in the Marvel Universe--drops in for a page or even a panel in order to stop or save the wedding. When Medusa returns in issue 44, she's not simply a member of a supervillain group, but one of the Inhumans, super-powered beings led by the mighty Black Bolt, and the FF must follow them to the Great Refuge. If all that's not momentous enough, enter the most noble and tragic character of all, the Silver Surfer, the herald for the almighty Galactus, who consumes planets not because he's evil, but because he must in order to survive. In a 10-issue span, it's hard to imagine a similar wave of classic characters and mind-bending concepts, and yet Lee and Kirby also take the time to make their characters achingly human. Simply put, comics never got better than this, and this Masterworks edition reprints every issue in its full-color glory. - David HoriuchiCollects The Fantastic Four #41-50, Annual #3 less

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby continue their legendary, trend-setting run on the Fantastic Four! Witness such classics as "This Man, This Monster," the war of the Human Torches and the debut of the Black Panther! Plus: The Inhumans stand revealed! The devilry of Klaw, Sultan of Sound! And Doctor Doom seizes the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer while life itself hangs in the balance! The hits just keep on coming for the world's most famous heroes!

Written by Stan Lee Pencils by Jack Kirby The First Family of Super Heroes ushers in a new era of Marvel Masterworks with the addition of Fantastic Four Vol. 7 to the Masterworks Library! Showcasing the unmatched team-up of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this edition is a must-have! Hold on to your seats, True Believers, as the F.F... moreWritten by Stan Lee Pencils by Jack Kirby The First Family of Super Heroes ushers in a new era of Marvel Masterworks with the addition of Fantastic Four Vol. 7 to the Masterworks Library! Showcasing the unmatched team-up of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this edition is a must-have! Hold on to your seats, True Believers, as the F.F. battle Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst, the Sandman, Ronan the Accuser and more! Also featuring the Silver Surfer, the incomparable Inhumans and the first appearance of Him, the man later to be known as Adam Warlock! Collecting Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #61-71 and Annual #5. VARIANT COVER EDITION IS LIMITED TO 1505 COPIES less

Pony up, True Believer, the amazing eighth manic Masterworks featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of consecrated classics, this ones packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! Lets break it down: the Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs... morePony up, True Believer, the amazing eighth manic Masterworks featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of consecrated classics, this ones packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! Lets break it down: the Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho Man; the Thingcured!; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal, the Inhuman, joins the FF, and one of comics most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards, it just doesn't stop!This ones a humdinger so chock-full of excitement its ready to burst! And its all brought to you by no less than the minds that made Marvel magnificent, Stan and Jack! Nuff Said!Collects The Fantastic Four #72-81, Annual #6 less

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #94-104 and Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure.It's explosive action and family drama including Dr. Doom, a mission to save Apollo 11, the Inhumans, the Sub-Mariner, Magneto and more! Plus, the completed original version of Stan and Jack's "lost" FF issue!

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #105-116.When Johnny Storm's ladylove, Crystal, must leave the polluted human world for the Inhumans' sanctuary, but within her lies the secret solution to freeing the Thing from his rocky prison. Then, as Benjamin Grimm emerges with the power to change into the Thing at will, Reed Richards must descend into the dark of the Negative Zone to face entropic Annihilus and the mysterious Janus, the Nega-Man... moreCollects Fantastic Four (1961) #105-116.When Johnny Storm's ladylove, Crystal, must leave the polluted human world for the Inhumans' sanctuary, but within her lies the secret solution to freeing the Thing from his rocky prison. Then, as Benjamin Grimm emerges with the power to change into the Thing at will, Reed Richards must descend into the dark of the Negative Zone to face entropic Annihilus and the mysterious Janus, the Nega-Man. But what good is controlling your powers, when you're losing control of your mind? The Thing goes on a rampage and New York City better look out because it can only end in the biggest, the baddest, the best fist-pounding, building-toppling, earth-shaking slobbernocker in Marvel history! The ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing goes toe-to-toe with the gamma-powered goliath, the Incredible Hulk, and only one will walk out alive. That's not all, though! Before the FF collect themselves, the all-powerful Over-Mind descends on the planet Earth - and you know it ain't gonna be good for real-estate values when the Watcher shows up, too. It's a menace so great that even the evil Doctor Doom joins forces with the FF! less