Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1

Three spacesuit-clad astronauts face down a looming green alien creature on what appears to be a rocky alien world, with one explorer raising a weapon as tension crackles across Don Heck and Richard Isanove's striking cover. This 2014 Marvel Masterworks hardcover gathers Atlas Era Tales of Suspense stories from Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, and Joe Sinnott — a remarkable concentration of mid-century comics talent in a single volume. At $29.99, it's a genuinely handsome collection for anyone drawn to the imaginative science-fiction storytelling that defined Marvel's pre-superhero years.