Best Selling Books by Bill Mantlo

Revered author Bill Mantlo beings his five-year-long seminal run on the Incredible Hulk! The Incredible Hulk rampages into the Bill Mantlo era! 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. Then, it''s back to Earth for a double-sized 250th issue team-up/tussle with the Silver Surfer. The indelible art of Sal Buscema is on task for every event, especially when the Hulk begins a world tour. From Egypt to mother Russia and then to Japan, every country gets its rightful dose of "Hulk smash!" Glenn Talbot also faces a dramatic reckoning, after which Hulk gets his passport stamped on Easter Island by Absorbing Man. COLLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #245-262 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION (1974) #25

Micronauts auteur Bill Mantlo concludes his legendary run with Jackson Guice''s scintillating artwork! The final issues of the Micronauts'' original series are collected in this Epic Collection, book that features the Micronauts at war with Baron Karza in final battle for the fate of Homeworld. Led by Commander Rann and Marionette, the Micronauts have lost dearly in their battle against the wicked Karza. With those closest to them among the casualties, can our heroes summon what it takes to win? With new teammates Fireflyte and Devil by their side, they might have a fighting chance. Bill Mantlo and Butch Guice bid adieu to Homeworld, but the "Final Voyages" creative team of Peter B. Gillis and Kelley Jones begin to chart their course for the last legendary leg of the Micronauts'' glory days! COLLECTING: Micronauts (1979) #51-59

At the same time as they were making history on X-MEN, Chris Claremont and John Byrne were pairing Spider-Man with some of the coolest and catchiest characters in the Marvel firmament! But first, this volume opens with one of the earliest appearances of the all-new, all-different X-Men revival in the very first MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL, by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema! Mantlo concludes his sterling run with a two-parter drawn by Byrne, as Spidey and the Hulk square off against Woodgod -- whose rare first appearance is also included in this volume! And when Byrne links up with Claremont, the duo begin a white-hot run that teams Spidey with Yellowjacket, the Wasp, the Human Torch, Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon! COLLECTING: Marvel Team-Up (1972) 53-64, Annual (1977) 1; Marvel Premiere (1972) 31; Mighty Marvel Calendar 1977

Alors que toute forme de vie sur Terre est maintenue en animation suspendue, le Grand Maître et sa mystérieuse adversaire, l''Inconnue, contraignent vingt-quatre héros à participer à un tournoi galactique. Parmi eux figurent des Avengers, des X-Men et des membres des Quatre Fantastiques. Ces champions n''ont d''autre choix que de s''affronter s''ils veulent sauver la planète ! John Romita Jr illustre la première mini-série de l''histoire des comics, scénarisée par Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo et Steven Grant. [CET ALBUM CONTIENT LES ÉPISODES MARVEL SUPER HERO CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS (1982) 1 À 3, WEST COAST AVENGERS ANNUAL (1986) 2 ET AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) 16.]

He''s the hero who could be you... but in these stories, being a burglar, a college professor, and an astronaut will have to do! Whether it''s half-sized as a child or doubled as twins, the Uni-Power transforms its lucky recipient into Captain Universe - countering crises that range from a masked marauder to the edge of apocalypse! Guest-starring the Hulk, doing the non-mutant cosmic super-hero thing years before Spider-Man made it popular! Collects Marvel Spotlight #9-11, Incredible Hulk Annual #10, Marvel Fanfare #25, Web of Spider-Man Annual #5-6, Marvel Comic Presents #148, and Cosmic Power Unlimited #5.

Collects Fear (1970) #27-31; Marvel Premiere (1972) #28; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #15; Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #6-8, 38; Savage She-Hulk (1980) #9-12; material from Vampire Tales (1973) #9-11, Annual (1975) #1; Marvel Preview (1975) #8. The first era in the dark saga of Marvel''s living vampire concludes! Morbius must save Martine Bancroft from the other-dimensional clutches of Helleyes, while CIA agent Simon Stroud stalks him at every turn! In a pair of black-and-white vampire tales, Morbius struggles with a desperate attempt to end his bloodlust while facing the undead threat of the Brotherhood of Judas! A Morbius showcase in MARVEL PREVIEW sends the living vampire on the hunt for a brutal murderer in the moors of Slade Mansion! And Morbius joins Man-Thing, Ghost Rider and the Werewolf by Night in the Legion of Monsters! Plus: Team-ups with the Thing, Spider-Man and She-Hulk!

Collects Tales to Astonish (1959) #13, Incredible Hulk (1968) #271, Rocket Raccoon #1-4, Marvel Preview #7, Annihilators #1-4 (Rocket Raccoon Groot stories), Annihilators : Earthfall #1-4 (Rocket Raccoon Groot stories). After the Guardians of the Galaxy disbanded, Rocket Raccoon settled into a quiet life with a steady job in a mailroom. But when a killer clown made of sentient wood attacks him at work, the trigger-fingered and quick-witted hero must journey to Planet X - home of his old buddy Groot, the giant tree-creature - in search of answers! The cosmic dream team is reunited at last! Then: Mojo, bloated entertainment mogul of the Mojoverse, battles Rocket Raccoon and Groot...onstage! It''s a high-stakes campy cosmic free-for-all! Plus: get caught up on the early adventures of Rocket and Groot!

"Progenitor of the famous Pym Particle, biochemist Dr. Henry Pym started off his super-heroing career as the tiny Ant-Man, but he soon burst into a new role as Giant-Man! The Avengers co-founder''s adventures with the Wasp continue here as the two heroes beat back the Beast of Berlin and battle other adversaries big and small! Then, there''s a new Giant-Man on the block when Pym''s friend and lab partner, Bill Foster, becomes the Black Goliath in a series all his own! Last, but far from least, thrill to the debut of Scott Lang as Ant-Man, the small hero who''s made it big both in Marvel''s comics and on the silver screen! "--