"Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and their Marvel Bullpen friends invented an exciting new approach to comic books. Together, they created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers and many more of the greatest super heroes ever! The Marvel Masterworks present each character's adventures from the very beginning"--Back cover.

The Defenders, Marvel's "non-team" with an ever-changing roster, brings together its most famous members - Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner - with new comrades - Red Guardian, Moon Knight, Nick Fury - and fan-favorites - Luke Cage, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Nighthawk - and the result is nothing short of classic! The creative team of Kraft and Giff en jumps into the series feet first and spin some of the Defenders' greatest adventures: Doctor Strange, possessed by the Red Rajah, becomes a mystic threat to the entire universe! Scorpio and his Zodiac launch a kidnapping conspiracy involving S.H.I.E.L.D.! Valkyrie struggles to reclaim her life! Also featuring an all-new Emissaries of Evil, the origin of the Red Guardian, Atlantean mega-monsters, and the debut of Lunatik! COLLECTING: DEFENDERS (1972) 42-57; MATERIAL FROM FOOM (1973) 19

Norrin Radd sacrifi ced himself to save his planet and his true love Shalla-Bal from the world-devourer Galactus - but the price was servitude as mighty Galactus' herald, the Silver Surfer! Now, exiled on Earth, the Surfer struggles to understand the beauty and humanity of mortal men, and nobly seeks to heal the rifts that separate man from his brothers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR, the Silver Surfer embodies Lee's socially conscious writing and Kirby's mind-blowing cosmic concepts - and here, he is joined by another creator who grants him a soul-wrenching humanity: the one and only John Buscema! Experience staggering and unique tales as mankind is explored through the eyes of an outsider. COLLECTING: SILVER SURFER (1968) 1-18; MATERIAL FROM FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1963) 5, NOT BRAND ECHH (1967) 13

Collects Avengers (2016) #675-690. When the Earth is stolen, it triggers the end of an era for its Mightiest Heroes! The sky burns while mysterious cosmic objects crash down from above, wreaking havoc across the world! The Avengers are the last line of defense against the forces threatening to tear their planet apart — including Thanos’ Black Order and the new Lethal Legion! So it’s time to assemble like never before! The teams you know and love from AVENGERS, UNCANNY AVENGERS, U.S.AVENGERS and OCCUPY AVENGERS come together to face a mysterious threat beyond any they’ve ever known in a truly epic adventure! Heroes will fall! Icons will return! And prepare to meet the newest original Avenger: Voyager! Who is she, where has she been —and why don’t you remember her?

Collects Scarlet Witch (2016) #1-15, Doctor Strange: The Last Days of Magic (2016) #1. Witchcraft is broken, and the Scarlet Witch must embark on a globe-trotting journey to fix it! From Manhattan’s back alleys to the Greek Isles to the Irish countryside, Wanda Maximoff faces myths and legends, combats curses and discovers there’s more to her complex family history than she knew. But will the powerful mage called the Emerald Warlock be friend or foe? And even as witchcraft is pieced back together, Wanda must discover who shattered it in the first place! The Scarlet Witch will aid brokenhearted hero Le Peregrine and seek help from young witch the Wu, but things won’t be easy when she encounters her brother, Pietro! The Witches’ Road is long — and full of dangers!

Charles Xavier is dead - killed in the past during a time-travel accident - and without his dream, the world has become a nightmare! Apocalypse rules with an iron fist, ruthlessly enforcing his "survival of the fittest" creed...but hidden among a downtrodden humankind are Magneto's ragtag freedom fighters: the X-Men! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN 320-321, X-MEN 40-41, CABLE 20, X-MEN ALPHA, AMAZING X-MEN 1-4, ASTONISHING X-MEN 1-4, FACTOR X 1-4, GAMBIT & THE X-TERNALS 1-4, GENERATION NEXT 1-4, WEAPON X 1-4, X-CALIBRE 1-4, X-MAN 1-4, X-MEN OMEGA, AGE OF APOCALYPSE: THE CHOSEN, X-MEN ASHCAN 2

The Masterworks rampage into the incredible Bill Mantlo era of Hulk! Mantlo's five-year run redefined comics greenest meanest goliath. It kicks off when the Hulk from unleashes his rage on Gamma Base. By the time the dust settles, Hulk is exiled to Jarella's world where he crosses paths with the cosmic Gardener, an owner of an Infinity Gem. Then, it's back to Earth for a chilling fight against Jack Frost in a tale drawn by the legendary Steve Ditko. A double-sized 250th issue features a team-up and tussle with the Silver Surfer, after which it's a "Trial by Monster" as Hulk finds himself in the middle of a civil war between monster men. The indelible art of Sal Buscema makes page after page a Marvel Masterwork! COLLECTING: Incredible Hulk (1968) 245-255, Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 25, material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 26