Most Popular Books by John Romita

Certifiably the World's Greatest Comic Collaboration, the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Fantastic Four run stands as one of the high-water marks in the history of the medium. Their ten titanic years together laid the foundation of the Marvel Universe, and birthed more concepts and characters than any series before or since! There's plenty of explosive acti on and family drama as Stan and Jack's run comes to a close: the FF help mankind take one giant leap when the Kree's robot Sentry tries to stop the Apollo 11 moon landing, encounter the uncanny Inhumans, and celebrate their 100th issue featuring everyone from Dr. Doom to Dragon Man! And finally, the mutant menace Magneto teams up with Namor in a bid to conquer the world! 'Nuff said!

COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 94-104, FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE (2007) 1

The Stan Lee/John Romita era starts here! Lee and Romita transformed the web-slinger into Marvel's top title with stories that raised your spirits, tore at your heartstrings and kept you on the edge of your seat. From the revelation of the Green Goblin's secret identity to the unforgettable entrance of Mary Jane Watson, these classics define Spidey to this day - with star-studded debuts including the Kingpin, the Rhino and Captain Stacy; Spidey's disastrous first tryout with the Avengers; the iconic "Spider-Man No More!" issue; the true story of Peter Parker's parents; and an epic battle against the Green Goblin! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #39-67 and ANNUAL #3-5; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE (1968) #1-2; and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #2, #6 and #11.

Spider-Man's career has often been shaped by tragedy, but rarely as much as in the story of the Stacys! Two of Spider-Man's greatest enemies, Doc Ock and the Green Goblin, made comic-book history by killing the wall-crawler's police officer mentor, Captain Stacy, and his first true love, Gwen - events that affect the Marvel Universe to this day! Guest-starring Iceman of the X-Men! Collects Amazing Spider-Man #88-92 and #121-122.

The first part of the Kick-Ass sequel! Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked saga! Mindy McCready tries to settle into life as a regular school-girl, but wants nothing more to be dispensing hot justice to the scum of New York City. Her mother thinks she's doing her homework, but in reality she's taken Kick-Ass on as her sidekick and training him up to punch, shoot and stab ... just like Daddy would have wanted. And in return, Kick-Ass is helping her learn to survive middle school - without spilling anyone's blood. But when Kick-Ass gets benched, leaving Mindy to take on the mafia solo, even Hit-Girl may be in over her head. Meanwhile, Red Mist pursues his goal of becoming a super-villain ... and faces a final test of his own.

COLLECTING: Hit -Girl 1-5

Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne took a little reprint series called X-MEN and turned it into the all-new, all-different titan that conquered comicdom. Now, you can experience the thrills and excitemont of their classic tales from "The Dark Phoenix Saga" to "Days of Future Past" and so much more in this enormous Uncanny X-Men Omnibus! Including the first appearances of X-Universe mainstays Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde, the debut of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Wolverine's first solo story, the original ending of "Dark Phoenix" where Jean Grey lived, a rare adventure into the Savage Land and a host of bonus stories, this is the collection you've been waiting for! Reserve your copy today!

COLLECTING: THE X-MEN 132-141, ANNUAL 4-5, THE UNCANNY X-MEN 142-153, THE AVENGERS ANNUAL 10, MARVEL FANFARE 1-4, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION 26-27, MARVEL TEAM-UP 100, BIZARRE ADVENTURES 27 & PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY 1

With Hit-Girl now in prison, Kick-Ass must step up to lead the demoralized crime-fighting team Justice Forever just as the police have outlawed superheroes. Kick-Ass must hold the group together as the terrifying mafia boss Rocco Genovese returns from exile with a grand plan to unite all the East Coast crime families.