Essential Marvel

Line of black & white comic reprint collections

Essential Marvel was a line published by Marvel Comics from 1996–2013 that reprinted vintage comic book material in paperback format. Each black-and-white volume reprints approximately 20–30 issues of a classic Marvel title (mostly from the Silver Age or Bronze Age). Each Essential contains between 450 and 650 pages, printed on coarse, matte-quality paper.

DC Comics had a similar range of black-and-white reprint paperbacks, Showcase Presents (in the same way, the Marvel Masterworks line is the equivalent of DC's DC Archive Editions) that ran from 2005-2016.

## History

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The Essential range launched in October 1996 with the joint release of Essential X-Men Vol. 1, Essential Wolverine Vol. 1 and Essential The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1. While Essential The Amazing Spider-Man started with Spider-Man's first appearance in the Silver Age (collecting Amazing Fantasy #15 and The Amazing Spider-Man #1-20), Marvel chose to skip ahead to Giant-Size X-Men #1 and Uncanny X-Men #94-119, the relaunch of the title that sparked the X-Men's popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s. The decision to skip the original X-Men in favor of starting with the more well-known "All-New, All-Different" X-Men was controversial, though Marvel ultimately went back and began a new collection of Essential volumes, titled Essential Classic X-Men, to collect the earliest X-Men stories (originally titled Essential Uncanny X-Men in the first volume).

A new trade dress for the line was introduced in 2001. All the older volumes (excluding Essential Conan Vol. 1) were eventually reprinted with the new design. The new printings also corrected printing mistakes from previous volumes (such as the fact that both Essential X-Men Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 both have missing pages from their earlier printings) and reshuffled content to put volume breaks in more logical places, continuity-wise.

From May 2005 onward, many of the volumes were reprinted for a third time, with different cover artwork. Initially, the Essential line used newly produced artwork, but these new printings used art from the material they reprinted; the legal indicia in each volume listed them as "Second Edition, First Printing".

In 2008, the line's trade dress was revised and given a new look, again initially on older volumes that were going back to press for new printings.

Marvel came under criticism[1] for censoring some of the Essential books, specifically Essential Tomb of Dracula Vol. 3 and Vol. 4, in which digital editing was used to remove or obscure brief nudity. Both volumes contained reprints of Dracula stories originally published by Marvel in magazine format, which permitted the use of nudity in artwork.

The last volumes were published in December 2013, with the line being cancelled and replaced with the Marvel Epic Collection.

## Volumes

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Title  | Volume  | Years
covered  | Material collected  | Pages  | ISBN  | Publication date
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The Amazing Spider-Man | 1  | 1962–1965  | Amazing Fantasy #15;
The Amazing Spider-Man #1-20, Annual #1  | 552  | 0-7851-2192-7 | 1996-12-11
2  | 1965–1966  | The Amazing Spider-Man #21-43, Annual #2-3  | 536  | 0-7851-1863-2 | 1997-08-06
3  | 1967–1968  | The Amazing Spider-Man #44-68;
Second edition switches #66-68 for Annual #4;
Third edition adds Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #1  | 528  | 0-7851-1864-0 | 1998-07-29
4  | 1968–1970  | The Amazing Spider-Man #69-89, Annual #4-5;
Second edition switches Annual #4 for #66-68;
Third edition adds Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #2  | 552  | 0-7851-1865-9 | 2000-12-01
5  | 1970–1972  | The Amazing Spider-Man #90-113  | 528  | 0-7851-2379-2 | 2002-03-01
6  | 1972–1974  | The Amazing Spider-Man #114-137;
Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1;
Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-2  | 576  | 0-7851-1365-7 | 2004-07-01
7  | 1974–1976  | The Amazing Spider-Man #138-160, Annual #10;
Giant-Size Spider-Man #4-5[2] | 560  | 0-7851-1879-9 | 2005-10-26
8  | 1976–1978  | The Amazing Spider-Man #161-185, Annual #11;
Giant-Size Spider-Man #6; Nova #12  | 512  | 978-0785125006 | 2007-04-18
9  | 1978–1980  | The Amazing Spider-Man #186-210, Annual #12-14;
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1  | 600  | 978-0785130741 | 2009-05-06
10  | 1980–1982  | The Amazing Spider-Man #211-230, Annual #15  | 600  | 978-0785157472 | 2011-06-29
11  | 1982–1984  | The Amazing Spider-Man #231-248, Annual #16-17  | 504  | 978-0785163305 | 2012-06-27
Astonishing Ant-Man | 1  | 1962–1965  | Tales to Astonish #27, #35-69  | 576  | 0-7851-0822-X | 2002-02-01
Avengers | 1  | 1963–1966  | The Avengers #1-24  | 536  | 0-7851-1862-4 | 1998-11-18
2  | 1966–1967  | The Avengers #25-46, Annual #1  | 528  | 0-7851-0741-X | 2000-06-01
3  | 1967–1969  | The Avengers #47-68, Annual #2
Later edition adds X-Men #45 &
Marvel Super-Heroes #17  | 520  | 0-7851-0787-8 | 2001-03-01
4  | 1969–1972  | The Avengers #69-97;
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #140  | 640  | 0-7851-1485-8 | 2004-10-01
5  | 1972–1974  | The Avengers #98-119;
Daredevil #99;
The Defenders #8-11  | 552  | 0-7851-2087-4 | 2006-01-25
6  | 1974–1975  | The Avengers #120-140;
Giant-Size Avengers #1-4;
Captain Marvel #33;
The Fantastic Four #150  | 576  | 978-0-7851-3058-1 | 2008-02-20
7  | 1975–1977  | The Avengers #141-163, Annual #6;
Super-Villain Team-Up #9  | 480  | 0-7851-4453-6 | 2010-01-08
8  | 1977–1979  | The Avengers #164-184, Annual #7-8;
Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2  | 488  | 0-7851-6322-0 | 2012-04-25
9  | 1979–1981  | Avengers #185-206, Annual #9,
Tales to Astonish (vol. 2) #12  | 496  | 978-0-7851-8411-9 | 2013-09-24
Black Panther | 1  | 1972–1977  | Jungle Action #6-22, 24; Black Panther #1-10  | 528  | 0-7851-6323-9 | 2012-05-07
Captain America | 1  | 1964–1968  | Tales of Suspense #59-99;
Captain America #100-102  | 528  | 0-7851-0740-1 | 2000-03-01
2  | 1968–1970  | Captain America #103-126  | 512  | 0-7851-0827-0 | 2002-01-01
3  | 1970–1972  | Captain America #127-156  | 608  | 0-7851-2166-8 | 2006-12-06
4  | 1973–1975  | Captain America #157-186  | 600  | 978-0785127703 | 2008-01-09
5  | 1975–1977  | Captain America #187-205, Annual #3;
Captain America's Bicentennial Battles | 480  | 0785145354 | 2010-06-23
6  | 1977–1979  | Captain America #206-230, Annual #4;
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #232  | 512  | 978-0785150916 | 2011-04-06
7  | 1979-1981  | Captain America #231-257  | 528  | 978-0785184096 | 2013-07-23
Captain Marvel | 1  | 1967–1970  | Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13;
Captain Marvel #1-21;
Not Brand Echh #9  | 528  | 978-0785130598 | 2008-05-21
2  | 1972–1976  | Captain Marvel #22-35, #37-46;
Iron Man #55;
Marvel Feature #12 and the framing sequence from #36's reprint of Marvel Super-Heroes #12  | 520  | 978-0785145363 | 2013-03-26
Classic X-Men | 1  | 1963–1966  | (formerly Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1)
X-Men #1-24  | 528  | 0-7851-0991-9 | 1999-06-01
2  | 1966–1969  | X-Men #25-53;
The Avengers #53  | 640  | 0-7851-2116-1 | 2006-05-17
3  | 1969–1975  | X-Men #54-66, 67-93 (covers only);
Marvel Team-Up #4;
Amazing Adventures (vol. 2) #11-17 (Beast solo feature);
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #150, 161;
The Amazing Spider-Man #92  | 560  | 978-0-7851-3060-4 | 2009-02-18
Conan the Barbarian | 1  | 1970–1973  | Conan the Barbarian #1-25  | 530  | 0-7851-0751-7 | 2000-07-01
Daredevil | 1  | 1964–1967  | Daredevil #1-25  | 544  | 0-7851-1861-6 | 2002-10-01
2  | 1967–1969  | Daredevil #26-48, Annual #1;
The Fantastic Four #73  | 568  | 0-7851-1462-9 | 2004-06-01
3  | 1969–1971  | Daredevil #49-74;
Iron Man #35-36  | 584  | 0-7851-1724-5 | 2005-08-24
4  | 1971–1973  | Daredevil #75-101;
The Avengers #111  | 600  | 978-0785127628 | 2007-09-12
5  | 1973–1975  | Daredevil #102-125;
Marvel Two-in-One #3  | 488  | 978-0785144540 | 2010-02-10
6  | 1975–1977  | Daredevil #126-146, Annual #4;
Iron Man #88-89; Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #20  | 480  | 978-0785185086 | 2013-11-26
Dazzler | 1  | 1980–1982  | Dazzler #1-21;
Uncanny X-Men #130-131;
The Amazing Spider-Man #203  | 552  | 978-0785126959 | 2007-08-22
2  | 1982–1986  | Dazzler #22-42;
Marvel Graphic Novel No. 12 - Dazzler: The Movie;
Beauty and the Beast #1-4;
Secret Wars II #4  | 688  | 978-0785137306 | 2009-05-13
The Defenders | 1  | 1969–1974  | Doctor Strange #183;
The Sub-Mariner #22, 34-35;
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #126;
Marvel Feature #1-3;
The Defenders #1-14;
The Avengers #115-118  | 544  | 0-7851-3075-6 | 2005-05-18
2  | 1974–1976  | The Defenders #15-30;
Giant-Size Defenders #1-5;
Marvel Two-in-One #6-7;
Marvel Team-Up #33-35;
Marvel Treasury Edition #12  | 616  | 0-7851-2150-1 | 2006-12-20
3  | 1976–1978  | The Defenders #31-60, Annual #1  | 592  | 978-0785126966 | 2007-07-18
4  | 1978–1981  | The Defenders #61-91  | 584  | 978-0785130611 | 2008-07-16
5  | 1981–1982  | The Defenders #92-106;
Marvel Team-Up #101, 111 and 116;
Captain America #268  | 448  | 978-0785145370 | 2010-08-04
6  | 1982–1983  | The Defenders #107-124;
The New Defenders #125;
The Avengers Annual #11;
Marvel Team-Up #119  | 528  | 978-0785157540 | 2011-10-12
7  | 1983–1985  | The New Defenders #126-139;
Iceman #1-4;
Beauty and the Beast #1-4  | 528  | 978-0785184058 | 2013-05-07
Doctor Strange | 1  | 1963–1968  | Strange Tales #110-111, 114-168  | 608  | 0-7851-2316-4 | 2002-01-01
2  | 1968–1974  | Doctor Strange #169-178, 180-183;
The Avengers #61;
The Sub-Mariner #22;
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #126;
Marvel Feature #1;
Marvel Premiere #3-10, 12-14  | 608  | 0-7851-1668-0 | 2005-03-23
3  | 1974–1978  | Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #1-29, Annual #1;
The Tomb of Dracula #44-45  | 616  | 978-0785127338 | 2007-12-26
4  | 1978–1982  | Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #30-56;
Chamber of Chills #4;
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #4  | 564  | 978-0785130628 | 2009-07-22
The Fantastic Four | 1  | 1961–1963  | The Fantastic Four #1-20, Annual #1  | 544  | 0-7851-1828-4 | 1998-11-04
2  | 1963–1965  | The Fantastic Four #21-40, Annual #2;
Strange Tales Annual #2  | 528  | 0-7851-0731-2 | 1999-10-20
3  | 1965–1967  | The Fantastic Four #41-63, Annual #3-4  | 536  | 0-7851-2625-2 | 2001-08-01
4  | 1967–1969  | The Fantastic Four #64-83, Annual #5-6  | 536  | 0-7851-1484-X | 2005-06-29
5  | 1969–1971  | The Fantastic Four #84-110, Annual #7-8  | 568  | 0-7851-2162-5 | 2006-06-21
6  | 1971–1973  | The Fantastic Four #111-137  | 592  | 978-0785126973 | 2007-05-23
7  | 1973–1975  | The Fantastic Four #138-159;
Giant-Size Super-Stars #1;
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2-4;
The Avengers #127  | 560  | 978-0785130635 | 2008-07-16
8  | 1975–1977  | The Fantastic Four #160-179, 181-183, Annual #11;
Marvel Two-in-One #20, Annual #1  | 520  | 978-0785145387 | 2010-05-26
9  | 1977–1979  | The Fantastic Four #184-188, 190-207, Annual #12-13  | 512  | 978-0785184102 | 2013-08-27
Ghost Rider | 1  | 1972–1976  | Marvel Spotlight #5-12;
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #1-20;
Daredevil #138  | 560  | 0-7851-1838-1 | 2005-10-05
2  | 1976–1980  | Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #21-50  | 568  | 978-0785121640 | 2007-02-14
3  | 1980–1982  | Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #51-65;
Marvel Two-in-One #80;
Marvel Super-Heroes #11;
The Avengers #214  | 416  | 0785130640 | 2009-11-04
4  | 1982–1985  | Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #66-81;
The Amazing Spider-Man #274;
The New Defenders #145-146  | 432  | 978-0785145394 | 2010-10-27
Godzilla, King of the Monsters | 1  | 1977–1979  | Godzilla, King of the Monsters #1-24  | 440  | 0-7851-2153-6 | 2006-03-29
Howard the Duck | 1  | 1973,
1975–1978  | Adventure into Fear #19;
Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5;
Howard the Duck #1-27, Annual #1;
Marvel Treasury Edition #12  | 592  | 0-7851-0831-9 | 2002-02-01
The Human Torch | 1[3] | 1962–1965  | Strange Tales #101-134, Annual #2  | 504  | 0-7851-1309-6 | 2003-08-25
The Incredible Hulk | 1  | 1962–1967  | The Incredible Hulk #1-6;
Tales to Astonish #60-91;
Later edition adds Tales to Astonish #59  | 528  | 0-7851-2374-1 | 1999-02-01
2  | 1967–1969  | Tales to Astonish #92-101;
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #102-117, Annual #1  | 520  | 0-7851-0795-9 | 2001-09-01
3  | 1969–1971  | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #118-142;
Captain Marvel #20-21;
The Avengers #88  | 576  | 0-7851-1689-3 | 2005-05-11
4  | 1971–1973  | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #143-170  | 608  | 0-7851-2193-5 | 2006-09-27
5  | 1974–1976  | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #171-200, Annual #5  | 619  | 0-7851-3065-9 | 2008-12-03
6  | 1976–1978  | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #201-225, Annual #6  | 496  | 0-7851-3065-9 | 2010-09-15
7  | 1978–1980  | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #226-248, Annual #7-9, Captain America #230  | 544  | 978-0-7851-8511-6 | 2013-12-24
Iron Fist | 1  | 1974–1978  | Marvel Premiere #15-25;
Iron Fist #1-15;
Marvel Team-Up #63-64;
Luke Cage, Power Man #48-49;
Power Man and Iron Fist #50  | 584  | 0-7851-1546-3 | 2004-10-01
Iron Man | 1  | 1963–1965  | Tales of Suspense #39-72  | 512  | 0-7851-1860-8 | 2000-09-01
2  | 1966–1968  | Tales of Suspense #73-99;
Tales to Astonish #82;
Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner #1;
Iron Man #1-11  | 608  | 0-7851-1487-4 | 2004-11-24
3  | 1969–1971  | Iron Man #12-38;
Daredevil #73  | 592  | 978-0785127642 | 2008-04-16
4  | 1971–1973  | Iron Man #39-61  | 488  | 978-0785142546 | 2010-04-14
5  | 1973–1976  | Iron Man #62-75, 77-87 and 76 (cover only),
Iron Man Annual #3  | 520  | 978-0785167334 | 2013-04-23
Killraven | 1  | 1973–1976,
1983, 2001  | Amazing Adventures (vol. 2) #18-39;
Marvel Team-Up #45;
Marvel Graphic Novel No. 7 - Killraven: Warrior of the Worlds;
Killraven #1 (Marvel Knights)  | 504  | 0-7851-1777-6 | 2005-07-20
Luke Cage, Power Man | 1  | 1972–1975  | Luke Cage, Hero For Hire #1-16;
Luke Cage, Power Man #17-27  | 544  | 0-7851-1685-0 | 2005-03-02
2  | 1975–1978  | Luke Cage, Power Man #28-49, Annual #1  | 424  | 0-7851-2147-1 | 2006-08-30
Man-Thing | 1  | 1971–1975  | Savage Tales #1;
Astonishing Tales #12-13;
Adventure into Fear #10-19;
The Man-Thing #1-14;
Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-2;
Monsters Unleashed #5, 8-9  | 544  | 0-7851-2135-8 | 2006-12-13
2  | 1975–1981  | The Man-Thing #15-22;
The Man-Thing (vol. 2) #1-11;
Giant-Size Man-Thing #3-5;
Rampaging Hulk #7;
Marvel Team-Up #68;
Marvel Two-in-One #43;
Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #41  | 536  | 0-7851-3066-7 | 2008-08-20
Marvel Horror | 1  | 1973–1977,
1979  | The Son of Satan stories from:

* Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #1-2
* Marvel Spotlight #12-24
* Son of Satan #1-8
* Marvel Two-in-One #14
* Marvel Team-Up #32

Satana the Devil's Daughter stories from:

* Vampire Tales #2-3
* Haunt of Horror #2, 4-5
* Marvel Premiere #27
* Marvel Preview #7
* Marvel Team-Up #80-81

| 608  | 0-7851-2196-X | 2006-11-01
2  | 1973–1977  | N'Kantu the Living Mummy stories from:

* Supernatural Thrillers #5, 7-15

Gabriel the Devil Hunter stories from:

* Haunt of Horror #2-5
* Monsters Unleashed #11

Brother Voodoo stories from:

* Strange Tales #169-173
* Tales of the Zombie #6, 10
* Marvel Team-Up #24

The Golem stories from:

* Strange Tales #174, 176-177
* Marvel Two-in-One #11

The Scarecrow stories from:

* Dead of Night #11
* Marvel Spotlight #26
* Marvel Two-in-One #18

Modred the Mystic stories from:

* Marvel Chillers #1-2
* Marvel Two-in-One #33

| 616  | 978-0-7851-3067-3 | 2008-11-26
Marvel Saga | 1  | 1985–1986  | Marvel Saga #1-12  | 448  | 978-0785127277 | 2008-01-16
2  | 1986–1987  | Marvel Saga #13-25  | 480  | 978-0785127284 | 2008-12-24
Marvel Team-Up | 1  | 1972–1974  | Marvel Team-Up #1-24  | 496  | 0-7851-2373-3 | 2002-04-10
2  | 1974–1976  | Marvel Team-Up #25-51;
Marvel Two-in-One #17  | 528  | 0-7851-2163-3 | 2006-08-02
3  | 1976–1978  | Marvel Team-Up #52-73, 75, Annual #1[4] | 584  | 978-0785130680 | 2009-08-19
4  | 1978-1980  | Marvel Team-Up #76-78, 80-98, Annual #2-3[5] | 480  | 978-0785167341 | 2013-02-26
Marvel Two-in-One | 1  | 1973–1977  | Marvel Feature #11-12;
Marvel Two-in-One #1-20, 22-25, Annual #1;[6]
Marvel Team-Up #47;
The Fantastic Four Annual #11  | 576  | 0-7851-1729-6 | 2005-11-02
2  | 1977–1979  | Marvel Two-in-One #26-52, Annual #2-3  | 568  | 978-0785126980 | 2007-06-27
3  | 1979–1981  | Marvel Two-in-One #53-77, Annual #4-5  | 592  | 978-0785130697 | 2009-07-29
4  | 1981–1983  | Marvel Two-in-One #78-98, 100, Annual #6-7[7] | 608  | 978-0785162841 | 2012-01-25
Monster of Frankenstein | 1  | 1972–1975  | The Monster of Frankenstein #1-5;
The Frankenstein Monster #6-18;
Giant-Size Werewolf #2;
Monsters Unleashed #2, 4-10;
Legion of Monsters #1  | 496  | 0-7851-1634-6 | 2004-10-20
Moon Knight | 1  | 1975–1976,
1978–1981  | Werewolf by Night #32-33;
Marvel Spotlight #28-29;
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #22-23,
Marvel Two-in-One #52;
The Hulk! magazine #11-15, 17-18, 20;
Marvel Preview #21;
Moon Knight #1-10;
Marvel Team-Up Annual #4  | 560  | 0-7851-2092-0 | 2006-03-01
2  | 1981–1983  | Moon Knight #11-30  | 608  | 978-0785127291 | 2007-10-17
3  | 1983–1989  | Moon Knight #31-38;
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #1-6;
Marvel Fanfare #30, 38-39;
Solo Avengers #3;
Marvel Super-Heroes #1  | 528  | 978-0785130703 | 2009-12-02
Ms. Marvel | 1  | 1977–1979,
1981, 1992  | Ms. Marvel #1-23;
Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine #10-11;
Avengers Annual #10  | 512  | 978-0785124993 | 2007-02-21
Nova | 1  | 1976–1979  | Nova #1-25;
Marvel Two-in-One Annual #3;
The Amazing Spider-Man #171  | 512  | 0-7851-2093-9 | 2006-03-29
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe | 1  | 1983–1984  | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1-15  | 544  | 0-7851-1933-7 | 2006-01-18
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Deluxe Edition | 1  | 1985–1986  | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #1-7  | 480  | 0-7851-1934-5 | 2006-03-15
2  | 1986–1987  | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #8-14  | 480  | 0-7851-1935-3 | 2006-06-14
3  | 1987–1988  | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #15-20  | 424  | 0-7851-1936-1 | 2006-07-19
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Update '89 | 1  | 1989  | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #1-8  | 496  | 0-7851-1937-X | 2006-12-27
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Master Edition | 1  | 1990–1993  | "A-G" entries from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #1-36  | 592  | 978-0785127307 | 2008-04-23
2  | 1990–1993  | "H-N" entries from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #1-36  | 592  | 978-0785127314 | 2008-05-14
3  | 1990–1993  | "O-Z" entries from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #1-36  | 576  | 978-0785127321 | 2008-10-15
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man | 1  | 1976–1979  | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1-31  | 568  | 0-7851-1682-6 | 2005-02-02
2  | 1979–1981  | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #32-53, Annual #1-2;
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #13;
The Fantastic Four #218  | 592  | 0-7851-2042-4 | 2006-02-15
3  | 1981–1983  | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #54-74, Annual #3  | 536  | 978-0785125013 | 2007-03-14
4  | 1983–1985  | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #75-96, Annual #4  | 576  | 978-0785130710 | 2009-08-26
5  | 1985–1986  | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #97-114, Annual #5  | 576  | 978-0785157557 | 2011-07-12
Power Man and Iron Fist | 1  | 1978–1980  | Power Man and Iron Fist #50-72, 74-75[8] | 520  | 978-0785127260 | 2008-01-09
2  | 1980–1982  | Power Man and Iron Fist #76-100;
Daredevil #178  | 616  | 978-0785130727 | 2009-04-08
The Punisher | 1  | 1974–1986  | The Amazing Spider-Man #129, 134-135, 161-162, 174-175, 201-202;
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15;
Giant-Size Spider-Man #4;
Marvel Preview #2;
Marvel Super Action #1;
Captain America #241;
Daredevil #182-184;
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #81-83;
The Punisher #1-5  | 568  | 0-7851-2375-X | 2004-03-01
2  | 1987–1989  | The Punisher (vol. 2) #1-20, Annual #1;
Daredevil #257  | 536  | 978-0785127345 | 2007-09-26
3  | 1989–1990  | The Punisher (vol. 2) #21-40, Annual #2-3  | 584  | 978-0785130734 | 2009-02-04
4  | 1990–1992  | The Punisher (vol. 2) #41-59, Annual #4-5  | 568  | 978-0785163510 | 2012-09-26
The Rampaging Hulk | 1  | 1977–1978  | The Rampaging Hulk #1-9;
The Hulk! magazine #10-15  | 584  | 978-0785126997  | 2008-05-28
2  | 1978–1981  | The Hulk! magazine #16-27  | 544  | 978-0785142553 | 2010-03-31
Rawhide Kid | 1  | 1960-1963  | The Rawhide Kid #17-35  | 496  | 978-0785163947 | 2011-12-28
Savage She-Hulk | 1  | 1979–1981  | The Savage She-Hulk #1-25  | 552  | 0-7851-2335-0 | 2006-07-05
Sgt. Fury | 1  | 1963-1965  | Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1-23, Annual #1  | 544  | 978-0785163954 | 2011-11-23
Silver Surfer | 1  | 1968–1970  | Silver Surfer #1-18;
The Fantastic Four Annual #5  | 528  | 0-7851-2008-4 | 1998-03-11
2  | 1982,
1987–1988  | Silver Surfer (vol. 2) #1;
Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #1-18, Annual #1;
Marvel Fanfare #51  | 600  | 978-0785127000 | 2007-06-20
Spider-Woman | 1  | 1977–1979  | Marvel Spotlight #32;
Marvel Two-in-One #29-33;
Spider-Woman #1-25  | 576  | 0-7851-1793-8 | 2005-12-21
2  | 1980–1983  | Spider-Woman #26-50;
Marvel Team-Up #97;
Uncanny X-Men #148  | 608  | 978-0785127017 | 2007-08-08
Sub-Mariner | 1  | 1965–1968  | Daredevil #7;
Tales to Astonish #70-101;
Tales of Suspense #80;
Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner #1;
The Sub-Mariner #1  | 504  | 978-0-7851-3075-8 | 2009-09-30
Super-Villain Team-Up | 1  | 1970–1971,
1975–1980  | Astonishing Tales #1-8;
Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2;
Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14, 15 (cover only) and 16-17;
The Avengers #154-156;
The Champions #16  | 552  | 0-7851-1545-5 | 2004-09-22
Tales of the Zombie | 1  | 1973–1974  | Tales of the Zombie #1-10;
Dracula Lives! magazine #1-2  | 592  | 0-7851-1916-7 | 2006-10-04
Thor | 1  | 1962–1964  | Journey into Mystery #83-112  | 536  | 0-7851-1866-7 | 2001-02-28
2  | 1965–1966  | Journey into Mystery #113-124;
The Mighty Thor #125-136, Annual #1-2  | 584  | 0-7851-1591-9 | 2005-06-08
3  | 1967–1969  | The Mighty Thor #137-166  | 616  | 0-7851-2149-8 | 2006-10-04
4  | 1969–1972  | The Mighty Thor #167-195  | 600  | 0-7851-3076-4 | 2009-07-08
5  | 1972–1974  | The Mighty Thor #196-220  | 528  | 0-7851-5093-5 | 2011-05-04
6  | 1974–1976  | The Mighty Thor #221-247  | 520  | 978-0785163299 | 2012-10-11
7  | 1976–1978  | Thor #248-271, Annual #5-6  | 504  | 978-0785166832 | 2013-10-29
The Tomb of Dracula | 1  | 1972–1974  | The Tomb of Dracula #1-25;
Werewolf by Night #15;
Giant-Size Chillers featuring The Curse of Dracula #1  | 560  | 0-7851-0920-X | 2003-12-01
2  | 1974–1976  | The Tomb of Dracula #26-49;
Doctor Strange #14;
Giant-Size Dracula #2-5  | 592  | 0-7851-1461-0 | 2004-04-21
3  | 1976–1979  | The Tomb of Dracula #50-70;
The Tomb of Dracula magazine #1-4  | 584  | 0-7851-1558-7 | 2004-11-03
4  | 1973–1975,
1980  | The Tomb of Dracula magazine #5-6;
Dracula Lives! magazine #1-13;
The Frankenstein Monster #7-9  | 576  | 0-7851-1709-1 | 2005-04-13
Warlock | 1  | 1972-1977  | Marvel Premiere #1-2, Warlock #1-15, The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #176-178,
Strange Tales #178-181, Marvel Team-Up #55,
The Avengers Annual #7, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 | 576  | 0-7851-6331-X | 2012-08-15
Web of Spider-Man | 1  | 1985-1986  | Web of Spider-Man #1-18, Annual #1-2,
The Amazing Spider-Man #268  | 528  | 0-7851-5756-5 | 2011-09-14
2  | 1986-1987  | Web of Spider-Man #19-32, Annual #3,
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132,
The Amazing Spider-Man #293-294  | 480  | 0-7851-6332-8 | 2012-07-11
Werewolf by Night | 1  | 1972–1974  | Marvel Spotlight #2-4;
Werewolf by Night #1-21;
Marvel Team-Up #12;
Giant-Size Creatures #1;
The Tomb of Dracula #18  | 576  | 0-7851-1839-X | 2005-10-26
2  | 1974–1976  | Werewolf by Night #22-43;
Giant-Size Werewolf #2-5;
Marvel Premiere #28  | 576  | 978-0785127253 | 2007-11-14
Wolverine | 1  | 1988–1990  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #1-23  | 552  | 0-7851-1867-5 | 1996-10-23
2  | 1990–1991  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #24-47  | 528  | 0-7851-0550-6 | 1997-03-19
3  | 1991–1993  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #48-69  | 528  | 0-7851-0595-6 | 1998-06-17
4  | 1993–1995  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #70-90  | 544  | 0-7851-2059-9 | 2006-05-03
5  | 1995–1997  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #91-110, Annual 1996;
Uncanny X-Men #332  | 562  | 978-0785130772 | 2009-01-07
6  | 1997–1998  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #111-128, #-1, Annual 1997 | 512  | 978-0785163527 | 2012-12-06
7  | 1998–2000  | Wolverine (vol. 2) #129-148, Hulk (vol. 3) #8  | 520  | 978-0785184089 | 2013-06-25
X-Factor | 1  | 1986–1987  | The Avengers #263; The Fantastic Four #286;
X-Factor #1-16, Annual #1;
The Mighty Thor #373-374;
Power Pack #27  | 568  | 0-7851-1886-1 | 2005-11-30
2  | 1987–1988  | X-Factor #17-35, Annual #2;
The Mighty Thor #378  | 544  | 978-0785120995 | 2007-01-31
3  | 1988–1990  | X-Factor #36-50, Annual #3;
Uncanny X-Men #242-243  | 520  | 978-0785130789 | 2009-12-30
4  | 1990  | X-Factor #51-59, Annual #4-5;
X-Factor: Prisoner of Love; Marvel Fanfare #50;
material from The Fantastic Four Annual #23, New Mutants Annual #6 and
X-Men Annual #14  | 520  | 978-0785162858 | 2012-02-22
5  | 1990-1991  | X-Factor #60-70, Annual #6;
Uncanny X-Men #270-272, 280; material from Annual #15,
New Mutants #95-97, material from Annual #7  | 528  | 978-0785163534 | 2012-12-26
X-Men | 1  | 1975–1979  | Giant-Size X-Men #1;
X-Men #94-119  | 520  | 0-7851-2376-8 | 1996-10-09
2  | 1979–1981  | X-Men #120-144;
Later editions add Annual #3-4  | 584  | 0-7851-2007-6 | 1997-10-15
3  | 1981–1982  | X-Men #145-161, Annual #3-5;
Later editions switch Annual #3-4 for Annual #6 and The Avengers Annual #10  | 528  | 0-7851-0661-8 | 1998-08-05
4  | 1982–1984  | X-Men #162-179, Annual #6
Later editions switch Annual #6 for
Annual #7 and Marvel Graphic Novel No. 5 - X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills | 568  | 0-7851-2295-8 | 2001-06-01
5  | 1984–1985  | X-Men #180-198, Annual #7-8;
Later editions switch Annual #7 for X-Men/Alpha Flight #1-2  | 632  | 0-7851-2692-9 | 2004-07-01
6  | 1985–1987  | X-Men #199-213, Annual #9;
New Mutants #46, Special Edition #1;
X-Factor #9-11; Thor #373-374;
Power Pack #27  | 656  | 0-7851-1727-X | 2005-09-14
7  | 1987–1988  | X-Men #214-228, Annual #10-11;
X-Men vs. Fantastic Four #1-4  | 568  | 0-7851-2055-6 | 2006-04-19
8  | 1988–1989  | X-Men #229-243, Annual #12;
X-Factor #36-39  | 544  | 978-0785127635 | 2007-12-12
9  | 1989–1990  | X-Men #244-264, Annual #13  | 544  | 978-0785130796 | 2009-06-03
10  | 1990–1991  | X-Men #265-272, Annual #14;
material from The Fantastic Four Annual #23;
New Mutants #95-97, material from Annual #6;
X-Factor #60-62, material from Annual #5  | 512  | 978-0785163244 | 2012-03-28
11  | 1991-1992  | X-Men #273-280, Annual #15;
X-Factor #69-70; X-Men (vol. 2) #1-3;
material from: New Warriors Annual #1, X-Factor Annual #6 and
New Mutants Annual #7  | 544  | 978-0785166849 | 2013-01-22

## See also

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* List of comic books on CD/DVD
* Marvel Masterworks
* Marvel Ultimate Collection, Complete Epic and Epic Collection lines
* Marvel Omnibus

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "Censored Essentials?" The Groovy Age of Horror, September 14, 2006
2. ^ Giant-Size Spider-Man #3 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance of Doc Savage.
3. ^ Essential Human Torch Volume 1 TPB: v. 1: Amazon.co.uk. Amazon.co.uk. ASIN 0785113096.
4. ^ Marvel Team-Up #74 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance of the cast of Saturday Night Live.
5. ^ Marvel Team-Up #79 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance of Red Sonja.
6. ^ Marvel Two-in-One #21 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance of Doc Savage.
7. ^ Marvel Two-in-One #99 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance of Rom the Spaceknight.
8. ^ Power Man and Iron Fist #73 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance of Rom the Spaceknight.

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