GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Reprints: Marvel Comics #1, Marvel Mystery Comics #2-12
Second Print
Release Date: August 7, 2019
FRANK R. PAUL COVER (REGULAR EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-91897-2 • List Price: $150.00
Printed by R. R. Donnelly Asia Printing Solutions, China
First Print
Release Date: September 23, 2009
JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC COVER (REGULAR EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-4159-4 • List Price: $125.00
FRANK R. PAUL COVER (DIRECT MARKET EDITION) ISBN: 978-0-7851-3570-8 • List Price: $125.00
Printed in China
848 Pages
Written by Carl Burgos, John Compton, Bill Everett, Ray Gill, Ben Thompson, Stockbridge Winslow and more
Penciled by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Paul Gustavson, Ben Thompson, Steve Dahlman, Bob Oksner, Al Anders, Irwin Hasen, Paul Lauretta and more
Cover by Frank R. Paul
Introduction by Will Murray
Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color Reconstruction: Wesley Wong (interiors), Michael Kelleher (covers)
Art Reconstruction: Pacific Rim Graphics, Dale Crain, Michael Kelleher
BONUS CONTENT:
• “A New Phenomenon”; essay by Roy Thomas (from Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 1)
• “The Coming Battle”; essay by Roy Thomas (from Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 2)
• “The Main Event”; essay by Roy Thomas (from Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics Vol. 3)
• Vintage Marvel pulps cover gallery
• Original cover art to Marvel Science Stories #4 by Norman Saunders
• Marvel/Red Circle house ads
• Marvel Comics #1 second print cover art by Frank R. Paul
• Original art to Marvel Comics #1, pg. 12, by Bill Everett
• Marvel Mystery Comics #2 cover rough by Bill Everett
• Marvel Mystery Comics #2 cover photostat by Charles J. Mazoujian
• Zephyr Comics ashcan cover by Charles J. Mazoujian
• “Meet the New Human Torch” character redesign sketch by Carl Burgos
• Human Torch house ad by Carl Burgos from Marvel Stories #2 pulp
• Marvel Mystery Comics #2 house ad from Silver Streak Comics #1
• Marvel Mystery Comics #8 house ad from Mystic Comics #4
• Photograph of Bill Everett
• “The Bambi Photo” from Stan Lee’s personal archives
• Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus Vol. 1 cover art by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic (first print, regular edition)
ON SALE:
• MARVEL OMNIBUS STOREFRONT
DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 DISCUSSION THREAD 1
• GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 DISCUSSION THREAD 2
PREVIEW IMAGES
THE FIRST 12 ISSUES OF MARVEL COMICS – RESTORED TO LOOK BETTER THAN EVER!
In September 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book world forever—Marvel Comics #1, with it’s blazing Human Torch cover, had arrived! And this 64-page pulp package wasn’t your typical assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders, this was something new.
The Human Torch, the amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, was neither man, nor hero, he was a blazing force of nature that shocked mankind. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-underwater dweller ventures into the world of man not with a mind towards peace, but towards vengeance! These two characters would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day, and you’ll see them evolve across twelve full issues from their raw forms into the battling fire and water mega-hits of the Golden Age!
They’re flanked by an eclectic set born out of the fast-paced energy and imagination of the Golden Age including the heroic Angel; the wild and incomparable robot invention, Electro; the hard-edged detective, the Ferret; Terry Vance the boy adventurer; the Western Masked Raider; and the ongoing jungle adventures of Ka-Zar the Great.
Featuring an extensive essay on Marvel’s pulp magazine pre-history, publisher Martin Goodman and the birth of Marvel Comics by noted historian Will Murray, and topped off with special bonus features including original artwork and items never seen since 1939, this collection forms the cornerstone of Marvel history essential for every comic book fan, collector and historian!
ISSUES REPRINTED
Marvel Comics #1, Marvel Mystery Comics #2-12
