Best Selling Books by Tom Defalco

Archie in “Magic Mayhem” – Archie tells the tale of his pal Jughead in this magical story! Things are getting very strange in the halls of Riverdale High School—or should we call it, Riverdale: The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? With the UGAJ (United Girls Against Jughead) back in action, can Archie’s crowned compadre manage to avoid having to take a date to the Fall Gala? When the usual suspects up their antics with some supernatural help, it’s going to take some wizardry to make it out alive!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #271-278, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #111, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #22, material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #27. Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz lay a trail of clues that leads to…the Hobgoblin! The heir apparent to the Goblin mantle - and the title of #1 nemesis in Spider-Man''s life - has been a compelling mystery since his debut. But when his shocking identity is revealed, will you be able to believe it? Then, when the cosmic Beyonder returns, Peter Parker and the Puma must pair to face him…with Mephisto waiting in the wings! Plus: Spidey revisits his early days when he encounters Crusher Hogan, the wrestler he grappled with way back in AMAZING FANTASY #15! And topping off this Masterworks volume is the stunning painted art of Bernie Wrightson in the Spider-Man graphic novel HOOKY!

Collects What If? (1989) #105; And Spider-Girl (1998) #1-15, #1/2 And Annual 1999. What if Peter Parker and Mary Jane had a daughter? The ever-amazing answer is she''d be May "Mayday" Parker - A.K.A. Spider-Girl! Spinning out of the pages of WHAT IF? into her very own universe, the teenage Mayday inherits spider-powers and dons her retired father''s red-and-blues! Follow her adventures from the beginning as Mayday learns about Spider-Man''s legacy and wrestles with whether to follow in his footsteps! She''ll face threats old and new - from the Venom symbiote and Kaine to Crazy Eight and the Dragon King - and meet incredible faces from the future Marvel Universe including Darkdevil, Wild Thing, the Fantastic Five and the newest roster of the mighty Avengers! Discover a friendly neighborhood hero for a new generation!

Follows the adventures of Mayday Parker who has developed Spider-powers and has taken to crime fighting, following in her father''s footsteps.

Collects Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #37-46 and Annual #2-3, and Avengers Annual #7. Our latest Masterworks offers you two heroes for the price of one! Yes, it''s MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, starring the world''s most endearing pile of rocks, the Ever-Lovin'' Blue-Eyed Thing! And his adventures begin - behind bars?! The Thing has been declared a public nuisance (and not just on Yancy Street), and it''ll take the skills of both Matt Murdock and Daredevil to set him free! This marvelous Masterwork also features the debut of Project PEGASUS, the reality-bending Cosmic Cube, an army of android Visions, the Black Panther and Brother Voodoo vs. a zombie-vampire, Hercules, Captain Marvel - and a bruising Thing vs. Hulk battle! And it''s all topped off with Jim Starlin''s famous two-part cosmic epic pitting the Avengers and the Thing vs. Thanos and his Infinity Gems!

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event, this second volume of Superboy ties directly into the New York Times best seller TEEN TITANS storyline "The Culling" featuring the Teen Titans and the Legion of Super-Heroes! When the organization known as N.O.W.H.E.R.E. captures Superboy, the Teen Titans, and the Legion of Super-Heroes and pits the young heroes against each other to weed out the weak, it will take everything Superboy has to save himself and his new friends from eachother. But the ruthless Harvest won''t give up easily leading to one of the young heroes making the ultimate sacrifice for the others.

"R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. Dissembled." The evil organization C.R.U.S.H. is planning to infect all of Riverdale High with the insidious Formula Z! Can Archie, The Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E., discover their plan in time? And why does Miss Beazley suddenly look so glamorous? It''s up to Archie and his fellow R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. agents to stop this nefarious threat!

"The Lost Land" Part 2. The gang''s "Lost Land" adventure continues, but can they survive some dinosaur danger? Watch as Archie and Co. cross paths with a myriad assortment of creatures that shouldn''t even be around anymore! From the all-star team of writer Tom DeFalco (Thor) and artist Fernando Ruiz!

Collects Silver Surfer (1987) #123-138, #-1 And Annual u009297. A new beginning! The Silver Surfer is back on Earth, but the world heu0092s returned to is not the same one he left. The Fantastic Four and Avengers have fallen to Onslaught u0097 and with the Surfer cut off from his memories and emotions, can he even grieve for them? Perhaps he can with the aid of the first Earth woman who taught him compassion: blind sculptor Alicia Masters! A brutal battle against the rampaging Hulk leads to an eye-opening encounter with Doctor Strange u0097 but as Alicia and the Surfer begin a journey through time and space, mind and soul, can the Surfer cope with the return of a longforgotten foe and a startling revelation about his home planet, Zenn-La? Or will the demonic Mephisto finally claim his silver soul? Guest-starring Spider-Man, Daredevil and Aliciau0092s father, the villainous Puppet Master!

Collects Spectacular Spider-Girl (2010) #1-4, Spider-Girl: The End and material from Web of Spider-Man (2009) #5-7. SPIDER-GIRL''S BACK-AND SHE''S BROUGHT THE PUNISHER WITH HER! As a gang war threatens to tear her world apart and her clone, the Venom-like hybrid April Parker adopts a deadly new identity, MayDay Parker''s share of the old Parker luck gets cranked up to eleven when Frank Castle comes out of retirement! Meanwhile the daughter of Captain America is back on the streets of the MC2 Universe - in a world racked with crime and despair, can even AMERICAN DREAM keep hope alive? And in The End, the fate of the Parker family hangs in the balance -- as does an entire universe - when May finally squares off against April!

Robbing Arch,'' Part Two. The trap has been set! The medieval adventures continue as Arch and his Merry Band of Teens attempt to rescue Princess Veronica from the clutches of the Duke of Doom and the fiendish jester, Chester! But has Robbing Arch just made himself a date with the Hangman?

Marvel Comics'' mightiest heroes--from Thor and Iron Man to Captain America and The Incredible Hulk--make up the Avengers. This guide takes readers through these heroes'' origins and fully explains their superpowers. Full color.

Revision of the Oct. 1998 issue of Spider-Girl.

A five-part punch-fest that explores how the relationship between the Gamma Goliath and Earth''s Mightiest Heroes has evolved through the decades! First, Hulk takes on his former teammates, the original 1960s Avengers! Then, he clashes with the Avengers of the 1970s and 1980s! As Mr. Fixit, the cunning Gray Hulk battles the 1990s West Coast Avengers. And finally, the Red Hulk faces off against the 2000s'' Mighty Avengers! Collecting HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1-5.

During the Festival of the Dead, an old woman hires Sonja to find and save her son from a terrible evil. What Sonja is not told is that this terrible evil is the curse of lycanthropy... can Sonja defeat a werewolf during one of the longest and most magic-filled nights of the year, or will skill and luck finally fail her? Find out in RED SONJA: CURSE OF THE WOLF!

Mysteries are revealed as we learn Harvest''s reasons for creating Kryptonian clones! This bloody chapter of Superboy''s history ties directly into issue #1--and the future of the entire DC Universe!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #263-270, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #19, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #1, 6, material from The Official Marvel Index to The Amazing Spider-Man (1985) #1-9. Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz''s fan-favorite AMAZING SPIDER-MAN run continues! As a creative team, they were cooking and making it look easy - and these classic stories will show you how it''s done. First, make that new costume an alien that wants to take over your life! Then, add in the introduction of the mercenary Silver Sable, a little bit of Kingpin, and some conflict between Peter and Aunt May! Next, send a former herald of Galactus on a mission to pound Peter Parker into pulp. It''s a fight that defines the never-say-die attitude that makes Spidey a hero for the ages! Voila - Marvel Masterworks one and all! Also featuring the Amazing Spider-Kid, Frog-Man and the Toad, and a host of bonus material!

Revision of the Nov. 1998 issue of Spider-Girl.

Revision of the Feb. 1999 issue of Spider-Girl.

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #252-262 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #18. The rumors are true! Spider-Man came out swinging in 1984 in a new black costume that rocked the comics industry and changed the way Marvel viewed its most famous iconography! The Marvel Masterworks launches into this historic era of Spidey history with a collection that showcases top-shelf work from the creative team of Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. They ask: Who is the Rose, and why has he picked Spidey as his target? Then the Red Ghost and Jack O''Lantern return, while the Puma makes his debut! Meanwhile, the Hobgoblin goes on the hunt for Norman Osborn''s most dreaded secrets - and has Liz and MJ square in his sights! Plus: Stan Lee returns to script a double-sized Annual showdown with the Scorpion!

Collects Avengers (1963) #178-188, Annual (1967) #8-9, Marvel Premiere (1972) #49 and material from Marvel Tales (1966) #100. Avengers Mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth! Government agent Henry Peter Gyrich is kicking out all but seven Avengers. Despite their protests, the team wonu0092t have time to argue u0097 because a mysterious man from Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witchu0092s past has emerged, kicking off an adventure that leads the Avengers to Wundagore Mountain and reveals the answer to one of Marvelu0092s oldest mysteries! But first, the Absorbing Man shows up for a good olu0092 fashioned knuckle-crunching battle! Also featuring a trip to the Inhumansu0092 Great Refuge, an all-new Doctor Spectrum in a story illustrated by George Pérez, solo Beast and Falcon adventures and the massive mountain-menace Monolith! Brought to you by Avengers greats David Michelinie and John Byrne!

RITORNO A BATTLEWORLD! Durante le prime “guerre segrete” e poco dopo aver ottenuto il suo costume simbiontico, Spider-Man era andato a cercare uno snack. Questa è la storia mai raccontata di cosa gli accadde realmente! Una misteriosa forza lo ha infatti trasportato in nuovi mondi pericolosi e lo ha messo contro delle nostre vecchie conoscenze. Alle prese con l’Uomo Assorbente, Hobgoblin ed Electro, Spidey potrà fare affidamento sull’improvvisa apparizione di alleati come la Torcia Umana, Falcon e Daredevil... almeno fino all’arrivo di Zemo! Ma chi sta architettando queste nuove, impreviste battaglie e a quale scopo? A quarant’anni esatti dalla maxiserie Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, Tom DeFalco e Pat Olliffe ci riportano sull’enigmatico Battleworld con un’avventura inedita e inattesa che potrebbe essere il prologo a nuove avventure e nuove minacce! [CONTIENE MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS – BATTLEWORLD (2023) 1-4]

Graphic book. Eight adventures of the comic book superhero.

Découvrez les origines des Avengers, de Wolverine et d''Ant-Man à travers des Graphic Novels signés par les plus grands auteurs de la Maison des Idées. Peter David, Tom DeFalco, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Salva Espin, Andrea Di Vito et Horacio Domingues vous dévoilent les débuts de plusieurs héros majeurs de Marvel.

Collects Iron Man #279, Thor #446, Captain America #400-401, Avengers West Coast #82, Quasar #34-35, Wonder Man #9, Avengers #347, What If? #55-56. One galaxy''s heroes are another''s villains, and two galaxies'' worth of them are in head-on collision - with the Avengers in the middle of a war whose repercussions will haunt them for years! The events that split and shook the Earth''s Mightiest Heroes to their foundations end here, and intergalactic boundaries aren''t the only lines being drawn! Plus: The tri-galaxy war devastates the Earth far more literally when we see "What If the Avengers Lost Operation: Galactic Storm?"!

Seven heroes from the 31st century have traveled back to the present day. Their mission: Save their future from annihilation. But when the future tech they brought with them fails, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish world that, for them, is the ultimate struggle to survive! Rose Wilson and the Ravagers of N.O.W.H.E.R.E. has set their sights on the Legionnaires and intend to rid the world and future of them. This crossover tale includes appearnces by Superboy and the Teen Titans. Also in this volume, the Legionnaires must face Metamerican, a new villain, and his army of Metamarines which are bent on eliminating the Legionnaires in the present so they may never protect Earth in the future.

A definitive look at the X-Men in comics including interviews with original co-creator Stan Lee, fan-favourite Chris Claremont, superstar artists Chris Bachalo and Alan Davis, and recent writer Grant Morrison.

Forced to face the consequences of his recent actions, Reggie also confronts his most painful crisis as we learn Vader’s fate. Plus: Big Moose lashes back! Midge makes a startling revelation! Betty makes a daring move and Archie gathers the gang for a climax you won’t want to miss!

The Hobgoblin unmasked - but what does it mean for Spider-Man? Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz lay a trail of clues that leads to...the Hobgoblin! The heir apparent to the Goblin mantle -- and the title of #1 nemesis in Spider-Man''s life -- has been a compelling mystery since his debut. When his shocking identity is revealed, will you be able to believe it? And when the cosmic Beyonder returns, Peter Parker and the Puma will pair to face him with Mephisto waiting in the wings. Spidey''s exploits will also bring him back to his early days and Crusher Hogan, the pro wrestler he grappled with way back in AMAZING FANTASY #15. And topping off this Masterworks volume is the stunning painted art and color of Bernie Wrightson in the Spider-Man graphic novel Hooky! COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 271-278, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 111, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 22, material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) 27

As Reggie kicks his master plan to pit Moose against Archie Andrews into high gear—a plan to get them both expelled from Riverdale High—Vader questions his master’s fascination with Midge Klump. What is Reggie so fascinated by her? What is it that makes her so special? Find out in the penultimate chapter of this 5-issue miniseries!

There''s a new wall-crawler in town! Meet Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider, who recently learned he''s not a clone of Peter Parker after all - he''s the original! And when Pete decides to hang up his web-shooters, Ben retakes the job...as Spider-Man! There''s no shortage of foes to fight - including the new Doctor Octopus, Venom, Mysterio, Tombstone, Sandman, Kaine, Carnage and more! But while Ben wears the revamped red-and-blues as Spidey, what does that ol'' Parker luck have in store for Peter and the pregnant Mary Jane? Collecting WEB OF SCARLET SPIDER #1-4, AMAZING SCARLET SPIDER #1-2, SCARLET SPIDER (1995) #1-2, SPECTACULAR SCARLET SPIDER #1-2, SCARLET SPIDER UNLIMITED #1, GREEN GOBLIN #3, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #0-3 and WIZARD MINI-COMIC, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #407-410 and ANNUAL ''96, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #64-67, NEW WARRIORS (1990) #67, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #230-233, SPIDER-MAN/PUNISHER: FAMILY PLOT #1-2, SPIDER-MAN HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, SPIDER-MAN: THE FINAL ADVENTURE #1-4, SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #11, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #2-3 and material from VENOM: ALONG CAME A SPIDER #1-4.