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Essential Marvel is a line of American comic book reprints. It consists in a series of black-and-white paperbacks containing about 20-30 issues of mostly silver or bronze age Marvel comic book reprints each. They contain between 450 and 650 pages, and coarse, matte-quality paper is used. In the same way that the DC Archive Editions are DC Comics' equivalent of Marvel Masterworks, Showcase Presents is their equivalent of the Essential line of reprints.
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[edit] History
The Essential range launched in March 1997 with the joint release of Essential X-Men vol. 1 and Essential Spider-Man vol. 1. While Essential Spider-Man started with Spider-Man's first appearance in the Silver Age (collecting Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1-20), Marvel chose to skip ahead to Giant Sized X-Men #1 and Uncanny X-Men #94-119, the relaunch of the title that sparked the X-Men's popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s. The decision to skip the original X-Men in favor of starting with the more well known "All-New, All-Different" X-Men was controversial, though Marvel ultimately went back and began a new collection of Essential volumes, titled Essential Uncanny X-Men, to collect the earliest X-Men stories.
The (second) cover design launched in 2001—all the older volumes (excluding Essential Conan vol. 1) have been reprinted since then with the new design as well as to correct printing mistakes from previous volumes (such as the fact that both Essential X-Men vol. 1 and vol. 2 both have missing pages from their earlier printings) and to reshuffle content to put volume breaks in more logical places, continuity-wise.
From May 2005, many of the volumes have been reprinted for a third time—this time with the same cover design as the second reprint, but with different cover artwork. Initially, the Essential line used newly produced artwork. For the current printing, artwork from the reprinted material is used, with the legal indicia in these new editions saying 'Second Edition, First Printing'.
In 2008, a new (third) cover design launched, again starting with reprinting older volumes that were going back to press for new printings, and is now the look for new volumes.
Marvel has come under criticism[1] for censoring some of the Essential books, specifically the third and fourth volumes of Essential Tomb of Dracula, in which digital editing was used to remove or obscure nudity. Both volumes contain reprints of Dracula stories originally published by Marvel in magazine format, which allowed for them to include nudity in the artwork.
[edit] Table of Essential Volumes
| Volume Name | Years Covered | Issues Collected | Pages | ISBN | Date Published (First Edition) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 | 1962-1965 | Amazing Fantasy #15, The Amazing Spider-Man #1-20, Annual #1 |
552 | ISBN 0-7851-2192-7 | 1996-12-11 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 | 1965-1966 | The Amazing Spider-Man #21-43, Annual #2-3 | 536 | ISBN 0-7851-1863-2 | 1997-08-06 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 | 1967-1968 | The Amazing Spider-Man #44-65, Annual #4. | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-1864-0 | 1998-07-29 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 4 | 1968-1970 | The Amazing Spider-Man #66-89, Annual #5 | 552 | ISBN 0-7851-1865-9 | 2000-12-01 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 | 1970-1972 | The Amazing Spider-Man #90-113 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-2379-2 | 2002-03-01 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 6 | 1972-1974 | The Amazing Spider-Man #114-137, Giant-Size Superheroes #1, Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-2 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-1365-7 | 2004-07-01 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 7 | 1974-1976 | The Amazing Spider-Man #138-160, Annual #10, Giant-Size Spider-Man #3-5 |
560 | ISBN 0-7851-1879-9 | 2005-10-26 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 8 | 1976-1978 | The Amazing Spider-Man #161-185, Annual #11, Giant-Size Spider-Man #6, Nova #12. |
512 | ISBN 978-0785125006 | 2007-04-18 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 9 | 1978-1980 | The Amazing Spider-Man #186-210 & Annual #13-14, Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 | 600 | ISBN 978-0785130741 | 2009-05-06 |
| Astonishing Ant-Man vol. 1 | 1962-1965 | Tales to Astonish #27, 35-69 | 576 | ISBN 0-7851-0822-X | 2002-02-01 |
| Avengers vol. 1 | 1963-1966 | The Avengers #1-24 | 536 | ISBN 0-7851-1862-4 | 1998-11-18 |
| Avengers vol. 2 | 1966-1967 | The Avengers #25-46, Annual #1 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-0741-X | 2000-06-01 |
| Avengers vol. 3 | 1967-1969 | The Avengers #47-68, Annual #2 | 520 | ISBN 0-7851-0787-8 | 2001-03-01 |
| Avengers vol. 4 | 1969-1972 | The Avengers #69-97, The Incredible Hulk #140 | 640 | ISBN 0-7851-1485-8 | 2004-10-01 |
| Avengers vol. 5 | 1972-1974 | The Avengers #98-119, Daredevil #99, The Defenders #8-11, |
552 | ISBN 0-7851-2087-4 | 2006-01-25 |
| Avengers vol. 6 | 1974-1975 | Avengers #120-140, Giant-Size Avengers #1-4, Captain Marvel #33, Fantastic Four #150 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-3058-1 | 2008-02-20 |
| Avengers vol. 7 | 1975-1976 | The Avengers #141-163, Annual #6, and Super-Villain Team-Up #9 | 480 | ISBN 0-7851-4453-6 | 2010-02-03 |
| Captain America vol. 1 | 1964-1968 | Tales of Suspense #59-99, Captain America #100-102 |
528 | ISBN 0-7851-0740-1 | 2000-03-01 |
| Captain America vol. 2 | 1968-1970 | Captain America #103-126 | 512 | ISBN 0-7851-0827-0 | 2002-01-01 |
| Captain America vol. 3 | 1970-1972 | Captain America #127-156 | 608 | ISBN 0-7851-2166-8 | 2006-12-06 |
| Captain America vol. 4 | 1972-1974 | Captain America #157-186 | 600 | ISBN 978-0785127703 | 2008-01-09 |
| Captain Marvel vol. 1 | 1967-1970 | Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13, Captain Marvel #1-21 |
528 | ISBN 978-0-785130598 | 2008-05-21 |
| Conan the Barbarian vol. 1 | 1970-1973 | Conan the Barbarian #1-25 | 530 | ISBN 0-7851-0751-7 | 2000-07-01 |
| Daredevil vol. 1 | 1964-1967 | Daredevil #1-25 | 544 | ISBN 0-7851-1861-6 | 2002-10-01 |
| Daredevil vol. 2 | 1967-1969 | Daredevil #26-48, Annual #1, The Fantastic Four #73 |
568 | ISBN 0-7851-1462-9 | 2004-06-01 |
| Daredevil vol. 3 | 1969-1971 | Daredevil #49-74, Iron Man #35-36 | 584 | ISBN 0-7851-1724-5 | 2005-08-24 |
| Daredevil vol. 4 | 1971-1973 | Daredevil #75-101, The Avengers #111. | 600 | ISBN 978-0-785127628 | 2007-09-12 |
| Daredevil vol. 5 | 1973-1975 | Daredevil #101-125, Marvel Two-in-One #3. | 488 | ISBN 978-0785144540 | 2010-03-10 |
| Dazzler vol. 1 | 1980-1982 | Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131, The Amazing Spider-Man #203 |
552 | ISBN 978-0785126959 | 2007-08-22 |
| Dazzler vol. 2 | 1982-1984 | Dazzler #22-42, Marvel Graphic Novel #12, Beauty and the Beast #1-4, Secret Wars II #4 | 688 | ISBN 978-0785137306 | 2009-05-13 |
| The Defenders vol. 1 | 1969-1974 | Doctor Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22, 34-35, The Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, The Defenders #1-14, The Avengers #115-118 |
544 | ISBN 0-7851-1547-1 | 2005-05-18 |
| The Defenders vol. 2 | 1974-1976 | The Defenders #15-30, Giant-Size Defenders #1-5, Marvel Two-in-one #6,7, Marvel Team-up #33-35, Marvel Treasury edition #12 |
616 | ISBN 0-7851-2150-1 | 2006-12-20 |
| The Defenders vol. 3 | 1976-1979 | The Defenders #31-60, Annual #1 | 592 | ISBN 978-0-785126966 | 2007-07-18 |
| The Defenders vol. 4 | 1979-1980 | The Defenders #61-91 | 584 | ISBN 978-0-785130611 | 2008-07-16 |
| Doctor Strange vol. 1 | 1963-1968 | Strange Tales #110-111, 114-168 | 608 | ISBN 0-7851-2316-4 | 2002-01-01 |
| Doctor Strange vol. 2 | 1968-1974 | Doctor Strange #169-178, 180-183, The Avengers #61, The Sub-Mariner #22, The Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1, Marvel Premiere #3-10, 12-14 |
608 | ISBN 0-7851-1668-0 | 2005-03-23 |
| Doctor Strange vol. 3 | 1974-1978 | Doctor Strange #1-29, Annual #1, The Tomb of Dracula #44-45 |
616 | ISBN 978-0785127338 | 2007-12-26 |
| Doctor Strange vol. 4 | 1978-1981 | Doctor Strange #30-56, Chamber of Chills #4, Man-Thing #4 | 564 | ISBN 978-0785130628 | 2009-07-22 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 1 | 1961-1963 | The Fantastic Four #1-20, Annual #1 | 544 | ISBN 0-7851-1828-4 | 1998-11-04 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 2 | 1963-1965 | The Fantastic Four #21-40, Annual #2, Strange Tales Annual #2 |
528 | ISBN 0-7851-0731-2 | 1999-10-20 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 3 | 1965-1967 | The Fantastic Four #41-63, Annual #3-4 | 536 | ISBN 0-7851-2625-2 | 2001-08-01 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 4 | 1967-1968 | The Fantastic Four #64-83, Annual #5-6 | 536 | ISBN 0-7851-1484-X | 2005-06-29 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 5 | 1969-1971 | The Fantastic Four #84-110, Annual #7-8 | 568 | ISBN 0-7851-2162-5 | 2006-06-21 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 6 | 1971-1973 | The Fantastic Four #111-137 | 592 | ISBN 978-0785126973 | 2007-05-23 |
| The Fantastic Four vol. 7 | 1973-1975 | The Fantastic Four #138-159, Giant-Size Super-Stars #1, Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2-4, Avengers #127 |
560 | ISBN 978-0785130635 | 2008-07-16 |
| Ghost Rider vol. 1 | 1972-1976 | Marvel Spotlight #5-12, Ghost Rider #1-20, Daredevil #138 |
560 | ISBN 0-7851-1838-1 | 2005-10-05 |
| Ghost Rider vol. 2 | 1976-1980 | Ghost Rider #21-50 | 568 | ISBN 978-0785121640 | 2007-02-14 |
| Ghost Rider vol. 3 | 1980-1981 | Ghost Rider #51-65, Marvel Two-in-One #80, Marvel Super-Heroes Fall 1992, The Avengers #214 | 416 | ISBN 978-0785130640 | 2009-11-04 |
| Godzilla vol. 1 | 1977-1979 | Godzilla #1-24 | 440 | ISBN 0-7851-2153-6 | 2006-03-29 |
| Howard the Duck vol. 1 | 1973, 1975-1978 | Adventure into Fear #19, Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5, |
592 | ISBN 0-7851-0831-9 | 2002-02-01 |
| The Human Torch vol. 1 | 1962-1965 | Strange Tales #101-134, Annual #2 | 504 | ISBN 0-7851-1309-6 | 2004-01-01 |
| The Incredible Hulk vol. 1 | 1962-1967 | The Incredible Hulk #1-6, Tales to Astonish #60-91 |
528 | ISBN 0-7851-2374-1 | 2000-02-01 |
| The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 | 1967-1969 | Tales to Astonish #92-101, The Incredible Hulk #102-117, Annual #1 |
520 | ISBN 0-7851-0795-9 | 2001-09-01 |
| The Incredible Hulk vol. 3 | 1969-1971 | The Incredible Hulk #118-142, Captain Marvel #20-21, The Avengers #88 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-1689-3 | 2005-05-11 |
| The Incredible Hulk vol. 4 | 1971-1973 | The Incredible Hulk #143-170 | 608 | ISBN 0-7851-2193-5 | 2006-09-27 |
| The Incredible Hulk vol. 5 | 1973-1975 | The Incredible Hulk #171-200, Annual #5 | 619 | ISBN 0-7851-3065-9 | 2008-12-03 |
| Iron Fist vol. 1 | 1974-1978 | Marvel Premiere #15-25, Iron Fist #1-15, Marvel Team-Up #63-64, Power Man #48-49, Power Man and Iron Fist #50 |
584 | ISBN 0-7851-1546-3 | 2004-10-01 |
| Iron Man vol. 1 | 1963-1965 | Tales of Suspense #39-72 | 512 | ISBN 0-7851-1860-8 | 2000-09-01 |
| Iron Man vol. 2 | 1966-1968 | Tales of Suspense #73-99, Tales to Astonish #82, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Iron Man #1-11 |
608 | ISBN 0-7851-1487-4 | 2004-11-24 |
| Iron Man vol. 3 | 1969-1971 | Iron Man #12-38, Daredevil #73 | 592 | ISBN 978-0785127642 | 2008-04-16 |
| Iron Man vol. 4 | 1971-1973 | Iron Man #39-61 | 488 | ISBN 978-0785142546 | 2010-05-12 |
| Killraven vol. 1 | 1973-1976, 1983, 2001 | Amazing Adventures (vol. 2) #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel Graphic Novel #7, Killraven #1 (Marvel Knights) |
504 | ISBN 0-7851-1777-6 | 2005-07-20 |
| Luke Cage, Power Man vol. 1 | 1972-1975 | Hero For Hire #1-16, Power Man #17-27 |
544 | ISBN 0-7851-1685-0 | 2005-03-02 |
| Luke Cage, Power Man vol. 2 | 1975-1978 | Power Man #28-49, Annual #1 | 424 | ISBN 0-7851-2147-1 | 2006-08-30 |
| Man-Thing vol. 1 | 1971-1975 | Savage Tales #1, Astonishing Tales #12-13, Adventure into Fear #1-19, Man-Thing #1-14, Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-2, Monsters Unleashed #5, 8-9 |
544 | ISBN 0-7851-2135-8 | 2006-12-13 |
| Man-Thing vol. 2 | 1975-1981 | Man-Thing (1974) #15-22 and (1979) #1-11, Giant-Size Man-Thing #3-5, Marvel Team-Up #68, Marvel Two-in-One #43, and Doctor Strange #41 |
536 | ISBN 0-785130667 | 2008-08-20 |
| Marvel Horror vol. 1 | 1973-1977, 1979 | Son of Satan stories from:
Satana stories from:
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608 | ISBN 0-7851-2196-X | 2006-11-01 |
| Marvel Horror vol. 2 | 1973-1977 | Living Mummy stories from:
Gabriel the Devil Hunter stories from:
Brother Voodoo stories from:
Golem stories from:
Scarecrow stories from:
Modred the Mystic stories from:
|
616 | ISBN 0-7851-3067-3 | 2008-11-26 |
| Marvel Saga vol. 1 | 1985-1986 | Marvel Saga #1-12 | 448 | ISBN 978-0-785127277 | 2008-01-16 |
| Marvel Saga vol. 2 | 1986-1987 | Marvel Saga #13-25 | 480 | ISBN 978-0-785127284 | 2008-12-24 |
| Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 | 1972-1974 | Marvel Team-Up #1-24 | 496 | ISBN 0-7851-2373-3 | 2002-04-10 |
| Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 | 1974-1976 | Marvel Team-Up #25-51, Marvel Two-In-One #17 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-2163-3 | 2006-08-02 |
| Marvel Team-Up vol. 3 | 1976-1979 | Marvel Team-Up #52-73, 75-78, 80-81 & Annual #1-2[2] | 584 | ISBN 978-0785130680 | Forthcoming: 2009-09-02 |
| Marvel Two-In-One vol. 1 | 1973-1977 | Marvel Feature #11-12, Marvel Two-In-One #1-20, 22-25, Annual #1[3], Marvel Team-Up #47, The Fantastic Four Annual #11 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-1729-6 | 2005-11-02 |
| Marvel Two-In-One vol. 2 | 1977-1979 | Marvel Two-In-One #26-52, Annual #2-3 | 568 | ISBN 978-0785126980 | 2007-06-27 |
| Marvel Two-In-One vol. 3 | 1979-1981 | Marvel Two-In-One #53-77, Annual #4-5 | 592 | ISBN 978-0785130697 | 2009-07-29 |
| Monster of Frankenstein vol. 1 | 1972-1975 | Monster of Frankenstein #1-5, Frankenstein's Monster #6-18, Giant-Size Werewolf #2, Monsters Unleashed #2, 4-10, Legion of Monsters #1 |
496 | ISBN 0-7851-1634-6 | 2004-10-20 |
| Moon Knight vol. 1 | 1975-1976, 1978-1981 | Werewolf By Night #32-33, Marvel Spotlight #28-29, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #22-23, Marvel Two-In-One #52, Hulk Magazine #11-15, 17-18, 20, Marvel Preview #21, Moon Knight #1-12, Marvel Team-Up Annual #4 |
560 | ISBN 0-7851-2092-0 | 2006-03-01 |
| Moon Knight vol. 2 | 1981-1983 | Moon Knight #11-30 | 608 | ISBN 978-0785127291 | 2007-10-17 |
| Moon Knight vol. 3 | 1983-1989 | Moon Knight #31-38 (Vol. 2) #1-6, Marvel Fanfare #30, #38-39, Solo Avengers #3, Marvel Super-Heroes #1, and Marc Spector Moon Knight #1-2 | 528 | ISBN 978-0785130705 | 2009-12-2 |
| Ms. Marvel vol. 1 | 1977-1979 | Ms. Marvel #1-23, Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine #10-11, Avengers Annual #10 |
512 | ISBN 978-0785124993 | 2007-02-21 |
| Nova vol. 1 | 1976-1979 | Nova #1-25, Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3, The Amazing Spider-Man #171 |
512 | ISBN 0-7851-2093-9 | 2006-03-29 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe vol. 1 | 1983-1984 | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1-15 | 544 | ISBN 0-7851-1933-7 | 2006-01-18 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition vol. 1 | 1985-1986 | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #1-7 |
480 | ISBN 0-7851-1934-5 | 2006-03-15 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition vol. 2 | 1986-1987 | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #8-14 |
480 | ISBN 0-7851-1935-3 | 2006-06-14 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition vol. 3 | 1987-1988 | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #15-20 |
424 | ISBN 0-7851-1936-1 | 2006-07-19 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 vol. 1 | 1989 | Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #1-8 |
496 | ISBN 0-7851-1937-X | 2006-12-27 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition vol. 1 | 1990-1993 | "A-G" Entries from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition #1-36 | 592 | ISBN 978-0785127307 | 2008-04-23 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition vol. 2 | 1990-1993 | "H-N" Entries from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition #1-36 | 592 | ISBN 978-0-785127314 | 2008-05-14 |
| Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition vol. 3 | 1990-1993 | "O-Z" Entries from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition #1-36 | 576 | ISBN 978-0-785127321 | 2008-10-15 |
| Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1 | 1976-1979 | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #1-31 | 568 | ISBN 0-7851-1682-6 | 2005-02-02 |
| Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 2 | 1979-1981 | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #32-53, Annual #1-2, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #13, Fantastic Four #218 |
592 | ISBN 0-7851-2042-4 | 2006-02-15 |
| Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 3 | 1981-1983 | Spectacular Spider-Man #54-74, Annual #3. | 536 | ISBN 978-0785125013 | 2007-03-14 |
| Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 4 | 1983-1985 | Spectacular Spider-Man #75-96, Annual #4 | 576 | ISBN 978-0785130710 | 2009-08-26 |
| Power Man and Iron Fist vol. 1 | 1978-1980 | Power Man and Iron Fist #50-72, 74-75[4] | 520 | ISBN 978-0785127260 | 2008-01-09 |
| Power Man and Iron Fist vol. 2 | 1980-1982 | Power Man and Iron Fist #76-100, Daredevil #178 | 616 | ISBN 978-0785130727 | 2009-04-08 |
| The Punisher vol. 1 | 1974-1986 | The Amazing Spider-Man #129, 134-135, 162-163, 174-175, 201-202, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15, Giant-Size Spider-Man #4, Marvel Preview #2, Marvel Super-Action #1, Captain America #241, Daredevil #182-184, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #81-83, The Punisher #1-5 |
568 | ISBN 0-7851-2375-X | 2004-03-01 |
| The Punisher vol. 2 | 1987-1989 | The Punisher #1-20, Annual #1, Daredevil #257 |
536 | ISBN 978-0785127345 | 2007-09-26 |
| The Punisher vol. 3 | 1989-1991 | The Punisher #21-40, Annual #2-3 | 584 | ISBN 978-0785130734 | 2009-02-04 |
| Rampaging Hulk vol. 1 | 1977-1978 | Rampaging Hulk #1-9, The Hulk! #10-15, The Incredible Hulk #269 |
584 | ISBN 978-0-785126997 | 2008-05-28 |
| Rampaging Hulk vol. 2 | 1978- | The Hulk! #16-27 | 544 | ISBN 978-0785142553 | 2010-04-28 |
| Savage She-Hulk vol. 1 | 1979-1981 | Savage She-Hulk #1-25 | 552 | ISBN 0-7851-2335-0 | 2006-07-05 |
| Silver Surfer vol. 1 | 1968-1970 | Silver Surfer #1-18, Fantastic Four Annual #5 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-2008-4 | 1998-03-11 |
| Silver Surfer vol. 2 | 1982, 1987-1988 | Silver Surfer (1982) #1, Silver Surfer (1987) #1-18, Annual #1, Marvel Fanfare #51 |
600 | ISBN 978-0785127000 | 2007-06-20 |
| Spider-Woman vol. 1 | 1977-1979 | Marvel Spotlight #32, Marvel Two-In-One #29-33, Spider-Woman #1-25 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-1793-8 | 2005-12-21 |
| Spider-Woman vol. 2 | 1980-1983 | Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97, Uncanny X-Men #148 |
608 | ISBN 978-0785127017 | 2007-08-08 |
| Sub-Mariner vol. 1 | 1965-1968 | Daredevil #7, Tales to Astonish #70-101, Tales of Suspense #80, Iron Man & The Sub-Mariner #1, The Sub-Mariner #1 | 504 | ISBN 0-7851-3075-8 | 2009-09-30 |
| Super-Villain Team-Up vol. 1 | 1970-1971, 1975-1980 | Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2, Super-Villain Team-Up #1-14, #16-17, The Avengers #154-156, The Champions #16, Astonishing Tales #1-8 |
552 | ISBN 0-7851-1545-5 | 2004-09-22 |
| Tales of the Zombie vol. 1 | 1973-1974 | Tales of the Zombie #1-10, Dracula Lives #1-2 | 592 | ISBN 0-7851-1916-7 | 2006-10-04 |
| Thor vol. 1 | 1962-1964 | Journey Into Mystery #83-112 | 536 | ISBN 0-7851-1866-7 | 2001-02-28 |
| Thor vol. 2 | 1965-1966 | Journey Into Mystery #113-124, The Mighty Thor #125-136, Annual #1-2 |
584 | ISBN 0-7851-1591-9 | 2005-06-08 |
| Thor vol. 3 | 1967-1969 | The Mighty Thor #137-166 | 616 | ISBN 0-7851-2149-8 | 2006-10-04 |
| Thor vol. 4 | 1969-1972 | The Mighty Thor #167-195 | 600 | ISBN 0-7851-3076-4 | 2009-07-08 |
| The Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 | 1972-1974 | The Tomb of Dracula #1-25, Werewolf By Night #15, Giant-Size Chillers #1 |
560 | ISBN 0-7851-0920-X | 2003-12-01 |
| The Tomb of Dracula vol. 2 | 1974-1976 | The Tomb of Dracula #26-49, Dr. Strange #14, Giant-Size Dracula #2-5 |
592 | ISBN 0-7851-1461-0 | 2004-04-21 |
| The Tomb of Dracula vol. 3 | 1976-1979 | The Tomb of Dracula #50-70, The Tomb of Dracula Magazine #1-4 |
584 | ISBN 0-7851-1558-7 | 2004-11-03 |
| The Tomb of Dracula vol. 4 | 1973-1975, 1980 | The Tomb of Dracula Magazine #2, 4-6, Dracula Lives! #1-13, Frankenstein Monster #7-9 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-1709-1 | 2005-04-13 |
| Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 | 1963-1966 | X-Men #1-24 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-0991-9 | 1999-06-01 |
| Classic X-Men vol. 2 | 1966-1968 | X-Men #25-53, The Avengers #53 | 640 | ISBN 0-7851-2116-1 | 2006-05-17 |
| Classic X-Men vol. 3 | 1968-1974 | X-Men #54-66, #67-93 (covers only); Marvel Team-Up #4, Amazing Adventures #11-17, Incredible Hulk #150, 161, Amazing Spider-Man #92 | 560 | ISBN 0-7851-3060-4 | 2009-02-18 |
| Werewolf By Night vol. 1 | 1972-1974 | Marvel Spotlight #2-4, Werewolf By Night #1-21, Marvel Team-Up #12, Giant-Size Creatures #1, The Tomb of Dracula #18 |
576 | ISBN 0-7851-1839-X | 2005-10-26 |
| Werewolf By Night vol. 2 | 1974-1976 | Werewolf By Night #22-43, Giant-Size Werewolf by Night #2-5, Marvel Premiere #28 |
576 | ISBN 978-0785127253 | 2007-11-14 |
| Wolverine vol. 1 | 1988-1990 | Wolverine #1-23 | 552 | ISBN 0-7851-1867-5 | 1996-10-23 |
| Wolverine vol. 2 | 1990-1992 | Wolverine #24-47 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-0550-6 | 1997-03-19 |
| Wolverine vol. 3 | 1992-1993 | Wolverine #48-69 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-0595-6 | 1998-06-17 |
| Wolverine vol. 4 | 1993-1994 | Wolverine #70-90 | 544 | ISBN 0-7851-2059-9 | 2006-05-03 |
| Wolverine vol. 5 | 1994-1996 | Wolverine #91-110, 1996 Annual, Uncanny X-Men #332 |
562 | ISBN 978-0785130772 | 2009-01-07 |
| X-Factor vol. 1 | 1986-1987 | The Avengers #262, The Fantastic Four #286, X-Factor #1-16, Annual #1, The Mighty Thor #373-374, Power Pack #27 |
568 | ISBN 0-7851-1886-1 | 2005-11-30 |
| X-Factor vol. 2 | 1987-1988 | X-Factor #17-35, Annual #2, The Mighty Thor #378 |
544 | ISBN 978-0785120995 | 2007-01-31 |
| X-Factor vol. 3 | 1988-1989 | X-Factor #36-50, X-Factor Annual #3, Uncanny X-Men #242-243 | 520 | ISBN 978-0785130789 | 2009-12-30 |
| X-Men vol. 1 | 1975-1979 | Giant-Size X-Men #1, X-Men #94-119 |
520 | ISBN 0-7851-2376-8 | 1996-10-09 |
| X-Men vol. 2 | 1979-1981 | X-Men #120-144, Annual #3-4 | 584 | ISBN 0-7851-2007-6 | 1997-10-15 |
| X-Men vol. 3 | 1981-1982 | X-Men #145-161, Annual #3-5 | 528 | ISBN 0-7851-0661-8 | 1998-08-05 |
| X-Men vol. 4 | 1982-1984 | X-Men #162-179, Annual #6, Marvel Graphic Novel #5: "God Loves, Man Kills" |
568 | ISBN 0-7851-2295-8 | 2001-06-01 |
| X-Men vol. 5 | 1984-1985 | X-Men #180-198, Annual #7-8, X-Men/Alpha Flight #1-2 |
632 | ISBN 0-7851-2692-9 | 2004-07-01 |
| X-Men vol. 6 | 1985-1987 | X-Men #199-213, New Mutants Special Edition #1, X-Men Annual #9, X-Factor #9-11, New Mutants #46, Thor #373-374, Power Pack #27 |
656 | ISBN 0-7851-1727-X | 2005-09-14 |
| X-Men vol. 7 | 1987-1988 | X-Men #214-228, Annual #10-11, Fantastic Four vs. The X-Men #1-4 |
568 | ISBN 0-7851-2055-6 | 2006-04-19 |
| X-Men vol. 8 | 1988-1989 | X-Men #229-243, Annual #12, X-Factor #36-39 |
544 | ISBN 978-0785127635 | 2007-12-12 |
| X-Men vol. 9 | 1989-1990 | X-Men #244-264, Annual #13 | 544 | ISBN 978-0785127635 | 2009-06-03 |
[edit] See also
- The Silver Age of Comic Books—Information on the Silver Age of comics in General, i.e. the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
- The Bronze Age of Comic Books—Information on the Bronze Age of comics in General, i.e. the early 1970s to the early/mid 1980's.
- Marvel Comics
- Marvel Omnibus
- Marvel Masterworks
- DC Archive Editions
- Showcase Presents—The DC comics equivalent of Essential Marvel
- List of comic books on CD/DVD
[edit] Notes & References
- ^ "Censored Essentials?" The Groovy Age of Horror, September 14, 2006
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #74 and #79 were omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appeances of the cast of Saturday Night Live and Red Sonya
- ^ Marvel Two-In-One #21 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appeance of Doc Savage
- ^ Power Man and Iron Fist #73 was omitted from this volume because Marvel did not obtain permission to reprint the appearance by Rom.
