Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2) - Softcover

Bill Mantlo; Roger Stern; Chris Claremont; JM DeMatteis; Jim Shooter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0785189734 ISBN 13: 9780785189732

Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, 2014

Synopsis

Marvel continues exploring the awesome '80s with a cornucopia of collector's item classics! From the debuts of the West Coast Avengers and X-Factor, to solo spotlights for Spidey's amazing friends Iceman and Firestar, to the birth of a whole New Universe! As mutant mania takes hold, Kitty Pryde & Wolverine and the swashbuckling Nightcrawler grab a chance at glory! And Marvel's next big-screen icon, Rocket Raccoon, takes his bow alongside brave Balder, lucky Longshot, the insatiable Galactus...and the all-powerful Beyonder!

COLLECTING: Questprobe 1, West Coast Avengers 1, Kitty Pryde & Wolverine 1, Iceman 1, Rocket Raccoon 1, Gargoyle 1, Secret Wars II 1, Squadron Supreme 1, Longshot 1, Nightcrawler 1, Balder the Brave 1, Punisher 1, X-Factor 1, Firestar 1, Dakota North 1, Star Brand 1, St rikeforce: Morituri 1; material from Epic Illustrated 26

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Review

"The Marvel Firsts series of trade collections is a wonderful trip down memory lane. These volumes not only reprint first appearances, but house ads and covers ... you can clearly watch as Atlas Comics evolved into Marvel Comics the success that put the company on the map." -- Robert Greenberger 

"Think of them as a time capsule, a sampler of material from a sliver of the 1980s. You don't go to a Taste Of The Town event and expect a complete meal from any one of the vendors. Treat the book the same way. Who knows, something might capture your fancy and you'll want to track down more of that series." -- Matthew McCallum

"More of the first Marvel Comics of the Millennial Generation! This is the perfect book for you if you like reading only the first chapter of an ongoing story. Includes work by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Walter Simonson, Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams, Roger Stern, Sal Buscema, Mike Zeck, J.M. DeMatteis, Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwald, and many others." -- KC Carlson

About this edition

• Publisher: Marvel Enterprises
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0785189734
• ISBN 13: 9780785189732
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 487