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“Tales to Astonish,” “Journey into Mystery,” and “Strange Tales” would not only see the first appearance of several popular, modern day superheroes such as Ant-Man, but also a slew of amazing monsters created by such titans in the industry as Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby. Sadly, by the time I was born, these comics were long gone but, thanks to both this amazing book and its second volume, I can finally enjoy them. The Marvel Monsterbus books reprint stories from the aforementioned titles along with a few neat embellishments. Each hardcover book boasts a whopping 872 pages chock full of the trio’s imaginative creations along with fun stories depicting everything from alien invasions (Jack Kirby was said to have had a fascination with extraterrestrials) to atomic goliaths! Most of the creatures have names as unique as their design which is why it should come as no surprise that Groot made his debut here as well. While both volumes reprint stories from the Silver Age of Comics (1956-1970), there’s also bonus covers featured at the end of Volume 1 from the Bronze Age (1970-1985) as well. This proves Marvel always kept true to their roots despite the success of their main titles. Like all the Marvel Omnibus books, these are beautifully bound and sturdy. When you remove the dust jackets, you get some bonus art rather than just a plain title. I hope all my fellow adult monster kids will consider adding these to your collection. Read full review
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All the incredible monsters of early Marvel comics are here in endless array. The value is awesome and the stories, while repeditive, are great light reading. The book returned me to my early teens. Great buy.
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Spectacular peek behind the curtain at the dawn of Marvel's Silver Age. Art content by creative dynamo Jack Kirby, the driving force behind notable comics properties such as Captain America, Silver Surfer, Black Panther, Inhumans, Eternals, Darkseid, and the New Gods. Note that many of the stories were signed "Kirby and Ayers" indicating that Kirby provided the script in addition to the plot and pencil art. This is a must have for any serious student of the genre.
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I always loved the monster books by Kirby,Ditko and others from when I first read the stories in the 70's and found out they were reprints so I wanted more
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