New Releases by Bill Mantlo

Collects Avengers Annual #12, Inhumans (1998) #8, Thing (2005) #4 and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #68, Girl Comics (2010) #2, Original Sins #1. They say every dog has his day u0097 and this is Lockjawu0092s! The Inhumansu0092 prodigious pooch takes the lead, teleporting into amazing adventures! When the Avengers and Inhumans come to blows, Lockjaw shows he has a nose for danger! With Attilan in turmoil around him, the colossal canine has his own agenda in an all-time classic tale that could only be named u0093Woof!u0094 What a revoltinu0092 development for the Thing when he spends the day babysitting and dog-walking u0097 with Lockjaw on the end of the leash, itu0092s slobberinu0092 time! Plus: The humongous hound helps the homeless, has the Inhumans in dogged pursuit and goes digging for his Original Sin!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 And #14; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #21, #50-51, #76-77 And #80-81; Spider-Man/Doctor Strange: The Way To Dusty Death; Untold Tales Of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter; And Material From Marvel Fanfare (1982) #6.

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #193-202, Annual (1964) #13, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) #1. The Amazing Spider-Man swings toward his historic 200th issue! Peter Parker has faced villain after villain over the course of his heroic career, but despite all those victories, one moment will forever torment him u0097 the death of his Uncle Ben. And now, our hero is struck low when not only does Aunt May die, but the man who killed Uncle Ben returns! Itu0092s a saga that plumbs the emotional depths of Peter Parkeru0092s life like no other. As Spidey struggles through his grief, old villains and new faces emerge: the Kingpin returns and the Black Cat makes her fi rst appearance. Spidey faces Doc Ock in an Annual extravaganza.

With the original X-Men captured, Professor X recruits an All-New, All-Different team to take on the mantle of the Uncanny X-Men! Including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Sunfi re, and Warpath, this new international cast redefined super-hero teams forever. The transition won''t come easy, though. Wolverine and Cyclops will clash. X-Man will battle X-Man. Death and rebirth will visit the team, and an old nemesis will return. Also featuring the debut of Alpha Flight and the Weapon X program, the fi rst outer space saga with the Starjammers, and rare X-Men adventures. Comic-book titans Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and John Byrne guide their new X-Men through it all, raising the series to the peak of white-hot popularity. And it all starts here! COLLECTING: VOL. 5; GIANT-SIZE X-MEN (1975) #1, X-MEN (1963) #94-110, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #53, #69-70, ANNUAL (1976) #1, IRON FIST (1975) #14-15, MATERIAL FROM FOOM (1973) #10.

Urban vigilantes Cloak and Dagger tackle drug dealers and police corruption! But as Cloak embraces his darkness, visiting terror on servants of sin, Dagger yearns for the light. Can these young heroes find their path together, or will all be lost? Father Delgado wants to rescue Dagger from Cloak''s corrupting infl uence, and Spider-Man may come between them too! But a tempting offer from the all-powerful Beyonder may transform the future of the dark-and-light duo! Detective O''Reilly''s investigation leads to death and mayhem, while Cloak and Dagger embark on a globe-trotting trip to destroy the drug trade! Plus: Dagger joins the circus, but the fun and games won''t last long if Doctor Doom has his way! It''s strange tales, spiritual struggles and unexpected family ties! COLLECTING: CLOAK AND DAGGER (1985) #1-11, MATERIAL FROM STRANGE TALES (1987) #1-2.

Meet the future of the X-Men! Karma. Wolfsbane. Sunspot. Cannonball. Moonstar. They''re teenagers, thrown together by the X-gene that makes them diff erent. Follow the adventures of these young mutants from Karma''s first meeting with Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, to their early days at the Xavier School! The New Mutants'' on-the-job training begins in earnest with battles against Sentinels, the Silver Samurai, Viper and the Hellfi re Club, and a team-up with Spidey and Cloak & Dagger -all while they''ll get a taste of life as X-Men in a disturbing encounter with the Brood! COLLECTING: VOLUME 1: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #4, NEW MUTANTS (1983) #1-12, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #167, MARVEL TEAMUP ANNUAL #6, MAGIK (1983) #1-4, MATERIAL FROM MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #100.

Join the Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel as they form an all-new super-teamu0097the Champions! This massive Masterworks collects the Championsu0092 complete adventures! Every issue, every highlight, every page as the lives of these Marvel icons play out together. Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow; pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Dr. Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Collecting CHAMPIONS (1975) 1-17, IRON MAN ANNUAL (1970) 4, AVENGERS (1963) 163, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP (1975) 14 & SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) 17-18.

Discover rare, never-before-collected tales of the duck with delusions of adequacy as Marvel''s trawl through the annals of Howard history plunders the magazine era! As rendered by legends like Gene Colan, John Buscema and Michael Golden, Howie has never looked better, while his adventures get wilder than ever. As for the stories, who could resist epics like "Of Dice and Ducks," "Captain Americana" and "Duck Soup"? Howard will reunite with muck monster Man-Thing and meet Santa Claus, and one of horror''s greatest icons may leave a lasting impression: prepare for Drakula, the undead duck! It''s enough to make a furious fowl head back home to Duckworld - and Beverly comes along for the ride! Plus: In the name of all that''s decent, Howard puts on some pants! COLLECTING: Howard the Duck Magazine #2-7.

One of the most epic DC crossover events ever! Resilient. Overpowering. Unstoppable. By their very nature, our planet’s superheroes have become a threat to the rest of the universe. Now, an alliance has formed between the fiercest, most calculating alien races to pursue a single goal: the elimination of Earth’s guardians. As war erupts all over the world, Superman leads the charge against these would-be alien conquerors. Can our planet’s greatest champions repel an army of invaders, each with the strength to rival the Man of Steel? One thing is certain: surrender is not an option! Commanding the troops are writers Keith Giffen (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, THE NEW 52: FUTURES END) and Bill Mantlo (THE INCREDIBLE HULK), with art by comics superstar Todd McFarlane (SPIDER-MAN, SPAWN) and Bart Sears (WARLORD). Collects INVASION! #1-3.

Join the Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel as they form an all-new super-team: the Champions! This massive Masterworks collects the Champions'' complete adventures in a single volume! Every issue, every highlight, every page as the lives of these Marvel icons play out together. Their struggles will reveal the origin of the man who created the Black Widow, pit them against the combined might of Magneto and Doctor Doom; unleash the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man on Los Angeles; team them with the Stranger in the fight for an Infinity Gem; and bring fan-favorite artist John Byrne aboard for some of his greatest early work, including stories featuring the Sentinels and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Collecting CHAMPIONS #1-17, IRON MAN ANNUAL #4, AVENGERS (1963) #163, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #14 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #17-18.

Collects Captain America (1968) #290-301. One of the Sentinel of Liberty''s greatest conflicts with his hated arch-nemesis is finally collected! Join Cap and Co.- including Nomad, the Black Crow, the Avengers, and more - as Marvel''s First Avenger must contend with the diabolical daughter of the Red Skull, embarking for the Secret Wars, and an untimely encounter with old age, all before one stupendous showdown with Herr Skull that will leave you gaping in star-spangled wonder!

It''s Lost meets The Land That Time Forgot when an airplane and all its passengers are transported to a strange world inhabited by dinosaurs, primitives and aliens! But for one man, this journey into prehistory is a chance to seize his destiny...and become the hero he always wanted to be! In our world, Vietnam veteran Jim Scully is a wanted man, accused of his own brother''s murder. But, in this wild new land, he becomes...Skull the Slayer! Collects Skull the Slayer #1-8, Marvel Two-In-One #35-36.

Collects Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, and Daredevil #158-161 and #163-172.

Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #25-28, #30-36; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #46; Marvel Spotlight (1972) #33; Marvel Two-In-One (1975) #27, #54; Captain America (1968) #286-288.

Collects Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33; Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29; Defenders (1972) #47-50; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #52; Moon Knight (1980) #1-4; material from Hulk Magazine #11-15, #17-18, #20; material from Marvel Preview #21 (Moon Knight Epic Collection Vol. 1).

Collects some classic comics in which Spider-Man works with the Fantastic Four to fight the Chameleon, Dr. Doom, and other villains. Also includes the first appearance of future New Mutant Karma and a date with the Invisible Girl.