History of the Marvel Universe History of the Marvel Universe - Written by Mike O'Sullivan, Patrick Duke, Kevin Garcia Jacob Rougemont & Roger Ott, pencils by Various with cover by Scot Eaton.

Celebrating 50 years of the Marvel era of comics!

In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed the face of comics forever - and Marvel's been doing the same ever since! This amazing overview covers the tumultuous history of the Marvel Universe, from the introduction of the Fantastic Four to FEAR ITSELF - and everything in between!

An incredible walk down memory lane for longtime fans or the perfect primer for the uninitiated! Filled with hundreds of images from the superstars of five decades!

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Defenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 Defenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 - Written by David Anthony Kraft, art by Sal Buscema & Don Perlin with cover by John Romita Jr.

Who wants to be a Defender for a Day?

When the gregarious Dollar Bill takes out an ad for new Defenders, heroes from all walks of life heed the call! The real Defenders are swamped - but they might just need all the extra muscle to defeat the hordes of villains that have come out of the woodwork!

Collecting Defenders (1972) #62 - 65!

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Spider-Man & The New Warriors: The Hero Killers Spider-Man & The New Warriors: The Hero Killers - Written by David Michelinie, Eric Fein, Tom Brevoort, Mike Kanterovich, Glenn Herdling, Alan Barnum & Fabian Nicieza! Art by Scott McDaniel, Aaron Lopresti, Scott Kolins, Vince Evans, Tod Smith, Brandon Peterson & Steve Buccellato with cover by Mark Bagley!

Spider-Man and the New Warriors delve into the mystery surrounding the disappearances of several super heroes - but their investigating leads them to more than they can handle when they witness the resurrection of the supremely powerful Sphinx!

Also included in this wondrous, web-filled volume are tales of the Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger and Venom!

Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #26; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #12; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 8 and NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #2.

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Series #1 - NOVA #9
Cover Date: May 1977
Writer/Editor: Marv Wolfman
Artist: Sal Buscema
Inker: Frank Giacoia
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Glynis Wein
Cover Artist: Ed Hannigan & Frank Giacoia
Title: "Fear In The Funhouse!"

Megaman has kidnapped Roger "Caps" Cooper and left Nova to save his family from their burning house. Nova rescues the Riders and puts out the fire with an underground water pipe. He instructs them to go to the doctor and he'll follow with their son, Rich. On the way to the doctor's office, Nova begins to wonder how he'll be able to always protect his secret identity. After his examination, the doctor wants to study Rich to find out why he shot out eye-blasts after coming out of his earlier coma. Rich, worried that the doctor'll discover the blasts were a result of receiving his Nova powers, declines.

Back at Coney Island, Megaman recounts his origin to Roger, his nephew. Roger's uncle Nathan had fallen into a glowing black lake and was transported to the future. The sole remaining entity on Earth changed Nathan into the being now known as Megaman. The entity also fell in love with Megaman but he left her to return to his own time. Megaman takes Roger to his old apartment and asks for his help. Megaman wants to reconcile with his wife who believes he is dead. Roger agrees to help.

Back at the Rider residence, Rich's father, Charles Rider, receives a phone call. He is told that he has been suspended from being the school principal effective immediately. Rich spends the next hour talking to his father about the situation. Later, Nova feeling that the weight of the world is on his shoulders, rescues a cat from a tree. The look of gratitude from the little kid, Steve Gorman, brightens Nova's day!

Meanwhile, at Coney Island, Roger visits his aunt, Clara Cooper. Roger informs her that her former husband, Nathan, is still alive. Her new husband, Allen, doesn't approve and smacks Roger to the floor. Before he can hit Roger again, Allen is grabbed by Megaman and knocked across the room. The faceless villain goes beserk blasting away at everything in the room. The disturbance is reported to the police and received by Nova's helmet.

After racing to Coney Island, Nova and Megaman engage in a titanic battle across the park. The fights leads them into the Hall of Mirrors where Megaman confuses Nova with multiple images of himself. Dodging the villain's blast, Nova stomps the ground to create a small earthquake. The quake shatters all of the mirrors and reveals the true Megaman. The criminal with no face flees and turns off the lights to the park. Nova's coated eye-lenses allow him to see in the dark and quickly finds the exit.

Reaching Clara's apartment, Nova begins pounding on Megaman when a bright light fills the room. The entity from the future has come to retrieve Megaman and return him to her time. Megaman begs his former wife to tell the entity that she loves him. He hopes that the entity will leave him alone if someone else claims their love for him. Clara refuses and the entity takes Megaman with her.

Nova tells Clara that she wasn't good enough for Nathan and takes Roger home.

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