Avengers Epic Collection

Genres: Action, Adventure, Superhero
Publisher: Marvel Comics

Vol 7: April 11 2018
The Avengers battle the Defenders in comics’ first great crossover battle royale! It’s hero against hero in the sensational summer hit of 1973: Cap vs. Namor! Thor vs. Hulk! It’s the original, and there’s never been another one like it. All this, plus the origin of Mantis; an all-hands-on-deck battle with the Zodiac; the Avengers vs. Thanos and the Cosmic Cube; a Giant-Size adventure alongside Golden Age heroes Miss America and the Whizzer; the wedding of Quicksilver and Crystal; the return of Ultron; and an increasingly tense love triangle between the Scarlet Witch, the Vision and Mantis! And as an added bonus feature, rare Avengers pinups, profiles and more from the pages of the ’70s fanzine FOOM! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #115-128, GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS (1974) #1, DEFENDERS (1972) #8-11, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #33 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #150.

Vol 8: August 02, 2022
Throughout his Avengers’ run, Steve Englehart slowly built the mysterious Mantis into one of ’70s Marvel’s most intriguing characters. Here, her tale reaches its cosmic climax in a saga spanning space and time—“The Celestial Madonna!”
When Kang the Conqueror arrives, the action begins. Before it’s over, Kang, Rama-Tut and Immortus will have you time-twisted in two. And that’s just for starters! The origin of the Vision is revealed and he and the Scarlet Witch wed.
Then, the Avengers put out a call for new members. Beast, Hellcat and Moondragon join, while Captain America, Yellowjacket and the Wasp return. Each will be tested in a second war with Kang and the Squadron Sinister. It’s a classic conflict that teams the Avengers with the Marvel heroes of the Old West! COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 129-149, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) 2-4; material from Giant-Size Avengers (1974) 5, Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 7, FOOM (1973) 12.

Vol 16: December 04, 2019
The first of a star-studded series of book-length epics featuring some of earth’s greatest super-heroes! Brought to you by the legendary creative team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby!

Vol 20: March 01, 2022
International action! To prevent a nuclear nightmare, the Avengers must take on the Russian People’s Protectorate, Canada’s Alpha Flight…and the undersea might of Atlantis! But back home, what is happening to Jarvis and the Avengers’ support staff? Then, Avengers East and West Coast team up when the towering Terminus strikes! And a new hero called Rage makes a major impression on the team…but will they see eye-to-eye in time to defeat the bizarre Tetrarchs of Entropy? Then, as the Avengers sign a new charter with the United Nations and the old order changeth once again, who will join Earth’s Mightiest? Rage? Spider-Man? Or…the Sandman?! And what happens when Doctor Doom targets Avengers Mansion?
COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 319-333, Avengers Annual (1967) 19; material from Captain America Annual (1971) 9, Iron Man Annual (1970) 11, Thor Annual (1966) 15, Avengers West Coast Annual (1989) 5

Vol 21: March 14 2018
Collects Avengers (1963) #334-344, Annual #20; Avengers: Deathtrap – The Vault; material from Incredible Hulk Annual #17, Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #1, Iron Man Annual #12, Avengers West Coast Annual #6.
To battle the Brethren! Thane Ector and his allies devastated the Collector – and now they’ve come for Earth. And to stop them, the Avengers must call in reserves, returnees – and a new recruit! But will the humbled Elder of the Universe aid Earth’s Mightiest, or renew his collection obsession? Hate may conquer all when the Sons of the Serpent strike – unless the Avengers and New Warriors can do something about it! But how will our heroes react when a fallen comrade seemingly returns? Plus, the Subterranean Wars rage, and the Vault prison becomes a deathtrap filled with deadly menaces – including Venom!

Vol 22: July 26 2017
Collects Avengers (1963) #345-347, Avengers West Coast #80-82, Quasar #32-34, Wonder Man (1991) #7-9, Iron Man (1968) #278-279, Thor (1966) #445-446, Captain America (1968) #401 and material from Captain America (1968) #398-400.
The Kree/Shi’ar War! When two of the galaxy’s most ancient and powerful races clash, it’s up to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to play cosmic peacekeeper! With Earth in the crossfire, the Avengers are drawn into the conflict — and end up as alien invaders on war-torn worlds of wonder! Assemblers East and West are embroiled in an epic too big for even two Avengers titles — one that will shake the team to its very foundations! Super heroes from three galaxies clash in a war filled with incredible action — including Thor vs. Gladiator of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard — and the Avengers will face repercussions that will haunt them for years!

Vol 24: December 04, 2019
Gathering doom! The mysterious Gatherers have big plans for the Vision, while the other Avengers have their hands full with one of their own: the powerful sorceress Sersi! Captain America returns – but things have changed in his absence, and the Black Knight won’t take kindly to being bossed around! The Dane/Sersi/Crystal love triangle gets ever more complicated as the Avengers finally meet their shadowy nemesis: Proctor of the Gatherers! Deathcry enters the world of the Avengers, and Hank Pym becomes Giant-Man once more! But who is the Bloodwraith? Plus: USAgent, War Machine and Thunderstrike form a new “big three” in a time-travel tussle with Terminatrix – and Cap, Iron Man and Thor aren’t far behind them! All that and Deadpool too! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #360-366 and ANNUAL #22, AVENGERS: THE TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE #1-4, AVENGERS STRIKEFILE and AVENGERS ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE.

Vol 26: November 30, 2021
Evil reborn! Will Vision, Swordsman, Magdalene and Deathcry survive the mind-altering madness of the Mephisitoid? And on Wundagore Mountain, Crystal and Quicksilver find Pietro’s childhood nanny, Bova, on her deathbed! Can the High Evolutionary save her? Meanwhile, Giant-Man has big problems — and so does anyone else who’s used Pym Particles! And, haunted by dreams that seem like memories, everything the Vision knows about humanity is about to be challenged! Plus, there’s more to Taylor Madison, Hercules’ mortal girlfriend, than meets the eye — prepare for a Greek tragedy! And when Captain America’s bitter enemy the Red Skull resurfaces, seeking a prize beyond measure, it could spell the end of the Avengers! It’s a shocking saga featuring A.I.M., the Cosmic Cube, the Super-Adaptoid…and M.O.D.O.K.!
COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 378-388, Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994) 379-382, Vision (1994) 1-4, Captain America (1968) 440-441

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