Marvel Comics Golden Age Omnibus vol 1 - 2019 printing - Collects Marvel Comics (1939)#1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-12.
Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, et al.
In August 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book
world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1, with its blazing Human Torch cover,
had arrived!
This 64-page pulp package wasn't your typical
assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders-this was
something completely new. The amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas
Horton, the Human Torch was neither man nor hero-he was a blazing force
of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind. Prince Namor, the
Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-Atlantean, ventures from his undersea
kingdom into the world of man-not with a mind set on 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!
Hardcover, 848 pages, full color.
Cover price $150.00.