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Marvel: May 1965 Omnibus HC

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MARVEL: MAY 1965 OMNIBUS HC

Reprints: Strange Tales #135, Tales to Astonish #70, X-Men #12, Journey into Mystery #112, Patsy and Hedy #101, Rawhide Kid #47, Fantastic Four #41, Amazing Spider-Man #27, Avengers #18, Tales of Suspense #68, Sgt. Fury #7, Daredevil #9, Modeling with Millie #40, Patsy Walker #122, Kid Colt Outlaw #124, Two-Gun Kid #77, Millie the Model #130

First Print
Release Date: April 30, 2025

JAVIER RODRIGUEZ COVER (REGULAR EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-96225-8 • List Price: $100.00

JACK KIRBY COVER (DIRECT MARKET EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-96226-5 • List Price: $100.00

496 Pages

Written by Stan Lee & Al Hartley with Steve Ditko & Larry Lieber

Penciled by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Al Hartley, Stan Goldberg, Don Heck & Dick Ayers with Alex Toth, Gene Colan, Larry Lieber, Wallace Wood, Bob Powell, Jack Keller & Sol Brodsky

Cover by Javier Rodriguez
Direct Market Cover by Jack Kirby

Introduction by TBA

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: TBA

BONUS CONTENT:
• TBA

ON SALE:
• MARVEL OMNIBUS STOREFRONT

DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• MARVEL: MAY 1965 OMNIBUS DISCUSSION

PREVIEW IMAGES

X-Men #12, pg. 13; layouts, Jack Kirby; pencils, Alex Toth inks, Vince Colletta; Professor Charles Xavier, first appearance of the Juggernaut

Thor in Journey into Mystery #118, pg. 6; pencils, Jack Kirby; inks, Vince Colletta; Destroyer, first appearance, Odinson

Strange Tales #135. Nick Fury in “The Man for the Job!”, pg. 1; pencils, Jack Kirby; inks, Dick Ayers; splash page, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Stan Lee, first appearance, Life Model Decoy, LMD

Strange Tales #135. Doctor Strange in “Eternity Beckons!”, pg. 9; pencils and inks, Steve Ditko; Stephen Strange, astral form

Tales to Astonish #70 cover; pencils, Jack Kirby; inks, Mike Esposito; Sub-Mariner, the Hulk, To Live Again, Lady Dorma, Namor

Tales to Astonish #70. Hulk in “To Live Again!”, pg. 4; pencils, Jack Kirby; inks, Mike Esposito; Rick Jones, the Leader

Patsy and Hedy #101. “I Meet My Love Again!”, pg. 1; pencils, Al Hartley; inks, uncredited; Patsy Walker, Hedy Wolfe

Rawhide Kid #47. “The River Boat Raiders”, pg. 10; pencils and inks, Larry Lieber; Hugo, Capt. Luther Cragg; Gabbo, ventriloquist dummy

Fantastic Four #41, pg. 11; pencils, Jack Kirby; inks, Vince Colletta; Medusa, Trapster, Sandman, Wizard, Thing, Frightful Four, cigar

Amazing Spider-Man #27, pg. 5; pencils and inks, Steve Ditko; Crime Master

Avengers #18, pg. 8; pencils, Don Heck; inks, Dick Ayers; Assemble, Quicksilver, Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye

Tales of Suspense #68. Iron Man in “If a Man Be Mad!”, pg. 9; pencils, Don Heck; inks, Mike Esposito

Tales of Suspense #68. Captain America in “The Sentinel and the Spy!”, pg. 1; pencils, Jack Kirby; inks, Frank Giacoia; World War II, Stan Lee

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #20, pg. 19; pencils, Dick Ayers; inks, Frank Giacoia; Baron Strucker, Nick Fury

Daredevil #9, pg. 17; layouts, Wally Wood; pencils and inks, Bob Powell; Klaus Kruger

Modeling with Millie #40. “If I Forget You, My Love!”, pg. 10; pencils, Stan Goldberg; inks, Dick Ayers; Michelle Mundy, Fairfield, CA, Las Vegas Lush costume, Kathy Gearries, Indianapolis, IN

Patsy Walker #122. “Hedy’s Heavenly Hairdos” pinup; pencils, Al Hartley; inks, Frank Giacoia; Karen Pearce, Scarborough, Ontario; Cuphook Curls by Roni Eisdorfer, Bronx New York; Black Bubble by Cathy Drosh, Bismarck, North Dakota; Perfect Peruke, Shelly Greer, Roswell, New Mexico; Braided Crown by Cindy Meely, Colorado Springs; Carefree Coif by Marlene Goldenberg, Oceanside, New York; Winsome Waves by Bonnie Bate, Carrollton, Ohio; Pleasing Part by Monica Garland, Oakland, CA; Italian Inspiration by Karen Hilliard, Newton, Massachusetts

Kid Colt Outlaw #124, pg. 2; pencils and inks, Jack Keller; Phantom Raider

Two-Gun Kid #77. Two-Gun Kid in “The Panther Will Get You If You Don’t Watch Out!”, pg. 3; pencils, Dick Ayers; inks, Carl Hubbell; writ of habeas corpus

Millie the Model #130. “The Truth About Agnes”, pg. 10; pencils, Stan Goldberg; inks, uncredited; Agnes, Clicker, Toni’s raven locks by Debbie Nerrin, Reading, Ohio; Bronze Brocade by Toni Falco, Reagan, Texas

MAY 1965: NEW SERIES FOR AN AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. AND AN UNDERSEA ANTIHERO!

Marvel proudly celebrates the 60th anniversary of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s S.H.I.E.L.D. with an Omnibus collecting every Marvel comic released in May 1965, the month Nick Fury’s super-hero spy thriller debuted! It’s the next step in the evolution of the Marvel Universe, one that’s increasingly being taken over by innovative super heroes. But the there’s still plenty to be had in the pages of Patsy Walker and Millie the Model as those titles adapt to the ever-swinging Sixties. While over on the range in Two-Gun Kid, the Western villain the Panther seems like a fantastic idea. May 1965 also featured the beginning of Namor the Sub-Mariner — Marvel’s original antihero — in his Tales to Astonish solo series. Take a trip back in time and experience the whole of the Marvel Universe with the Marvel: May 1965 Omnibus!

ISSUES REPRINTED
X-Men #12, Journey into Mystery #112, Strange Tales #135, Tales to Astonish #70, Patsy and Hedy #101, Rawhide Kid #47, Fantastic Four #41, Amazing Spider-Man #27, Avengers #18, Tales of Suspense #68, Sgt. Fury #7, Daredevil #9, Modeling with Millie #40, Patsy Walker #122, Kid Colt Outlaw #124, Two-Gun Kid #77, Millie the Model #130