Marvel Comics #1: 80th Anniversary Edition #1

The book that kicked off the Marvel Universe back in 1939 - presented in glorious hardcover, with an extensive array of special features! MARVEL COMICS #1 promised action, mystery and adventure - and it delivered! The original android Human Torch blazed his way into readers' hearts, and Namor the Sub-Mariner made a big splash! Golden Age pulp star Ka-Zar swung into comics, and costumed detective the Angel made his debut! Plus: Western adventures with the Masked Raider - and terror in the jungle! And from this one issue, published 80 years ago, grew the entire Marvel Universe! Now, MARVEL COMICS #1 is collected along with retrospective stories, bonus artwork, insightful essays and more! Collecting MARVEL COMICS #1, SAGA OF THE ORIGINAL HUMAN TORCH #1, MARVELS #0 and MARVEL COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.

Contents

• Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)
  • Now I'll Tell One!
  • The Human Torch
  • The Angel
  • The Sub-Mariner
  • The Masked Raider
  • Jungle Terror
  • Burning Rubber
  • Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great
• Saga of the Original Human Torch #1 (April 1990)
• Marvels #0 (August 1994)
• Marvel Comics #1 70 Anniversary Edition (October 2009)
  • The Human Torch
  • The Angel
  • The Sub-Mariner
  • The Masked Raider
  • Jungle Terror
  • Burning Rubber
  • Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great