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Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1

May 2017 · Marvel · 100.00 USD; 127.00 CAD
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This massive hardcover collects the earliest monster stories from Marvel's pre-superhero era, featuring classic tales of giant creatures and alien invaders from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Written primarily by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber with dynamic artwork by Jack Kirby, these one-off stories introduced the creative team's signature blend of suspense, humor, and imaginative monsters that would later evolve into the Marvel Universe. The volume gathers issues from titles like Tales of Suspense, Journey into Mystery, and Strange Tales, showcasing the foundation of Marvel's monster comic tradition.

Contains 109 stories
Poker Face!
4 pp · Science Fiction
Afraid to Dream!
4 pp · Science Fiction
I Discovered the Secret of the Flying Saucers!
7 pp · Science Fiction
We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Was the Invisible Man!
7 pp · Science Fiction
Prison 2000 A.D.
5 pp · Science Fiction
Invasion from Outer Space
5 pp · Science Fiction
The Creatures in the Volcano
5 pp · Science Fiction
Alien on Earth!
4 pp · Science Fiction
Test Pilot!
4 pp · Science Fiction
I Was Face to Face with the Creature From Planet X!
4 pp · Science Fiction
I Fly to the Stars!
4 pp · Science Fiction
The Terrible Time Machine!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Menace from Mars!
5 pp · Science Fiction
The World That Was Lost!
4 pp · Fantasy
To Build a Robot!
4 pp · Science Fiction
One of Our Spacemen Is Missing!
5 pp · Science Fiction
A Giant Walks the Earth!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Was Trapped by the Things on Easter Island!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Am the Menace from the Purple Planet!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!
4 pp · Fantasy
The Luna Lizards Had Me Trapped!
5 pp · Science Fiction
My Neighbor's Secret!
4 pp · Fantasy
I Fought the Colossus!
5 pp · Science Fiction
We Met in the Swamp!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Fought the Molten Man-Thing!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Planted the Seeds of Doom!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Grottu, King of the Insects!
6 pp · Science Fiction
I–Am–The–Genie!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Monstro...The Menace from the Murky Depths!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Martian Who Stole My Body!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Orogo!! The Nightmare from Outer Space!!
1 pp · Science Fiction
Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Return of the Genie!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Found Rro...The Thing from the Bottomless Pit!
1 pp · Fantasy
Return of the Martian!
6 pp · Science Fiction
They Called Me a Witch!
5 pp · Fantasy
Taboo! The Thing From Murky Swamp!
7 pp · Science Fiction
What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Was Trapped By Titano the Monster That Time Forgot!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Brought the Mighty Cyclops Back to Life!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Dared to Look into the Beyond!
5 pp · Science Fiction
I Created...Sporr! The Thing That Could Not Die!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Learned the Monstrous Secret of Bombu!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Found the Things from Nowhere
5 pp · Science Fiction
The Return of Taboo!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Found the Abominable Snowman!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, the Living Demon!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Defied Gomdulla--The Living Pharaoh!
7 pp · Science Fiction
A Martian Walks Among Us!
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Created Krang! The Most Fantastic Monster The World Has Ever Known!, Chapter One
7 pp · Science Fiction
Krang! Chapter Two
6 pp · Science Fiction
I Was a Slave of the Living Hulk!
13 pp · Science Fiction
I Was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow
7 pp · Science Fiction
The Dangerous Doll
5 pp · Science Fiction
Goliath! The Monster That...Walked Like a Man!
7 pp · Fantasy
I Learned the Dread Secret of the Blip!
7 pp · Science Fiction
Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!
7 pp · Science Fiction
What? What? What Was Gargantus!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Dared to Battle...Rorgg, King of the Spider-Men!!
7 pp · Science Fiction
The Scarecrow Walks!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction
Here Comes...Thorr the Unbelievable
7 pp · Science Fiction
Vandoom the Man Who Made a Creature! Chapter 1
6 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction
Chapter 2 The Mark of Vandoom
7 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction
Chapter One: I Created the Colossus!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Chapter Two: The Colossus Lives!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Chapter Three: The Power of the Colossus!
6 pp · Science Fiction
The Thing Called...It!
13 pp · Science Fiction
I Am the Brute That Walks!
13 pp · Science Fiction
Goom! The Thing from Planet X! Part 1
6 pp · Science Fiction
Goom Part 2
7 pp · Science Fiction
The Return of the Hulk!
13 pp · Science Fiction
From Out of the Black Pit Came...Grogg!
13 pp · Fantasy
The Thing Called Metallo! Part One
6 pp · Science Fiction
Part 2
7 pp · Science Fiction
Gorgilla Strikes Again!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Part 2...Gorgilla Strikes Again!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Gruto! The Creature from Nowhere!
13 pp · Science Fiction
Rommbu!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Rommbu! Part Two
7 pp · Science Fiction
The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magneto!
13 pp · Science Fiction
Beware of Googam, Son of Goom!!
7 pp · Science Fiction
Googam Part 2
6 pp · Science Fiction
Spragg Conqueror of the Human Race!
13 pp · Science Fiction
I Am the Fantastic Dr. Droom!
5 pp · Fantasy, Superhero
Torr
13 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction
The Return of Gargantus!
13 pp · Horror-Suspense
Kraa the Unhuman Part 1
6 pp · Science Fiction
Kraa! Part 2
7 pp · Science Fiction
What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! [Part 1]
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
[What Was "X" the Thing That Lived!] Part 2
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
[What Was "X" the Thing That Lived!] Part 3
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
[What Was "X" the Thing That Lived!] Part 4
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
I Led the Strange Search for Manoo!
13 pp · Science Fiction
The World Below!
5 pp · Superhero
I Was Captured by...Korilla!
13 pp · Science Fiction
Trull! The Inhuman!
7 pp · Science Fiction
[Trull! The Inhuman!], Part 2
6 pp · Science Fiction
The Green Thing! Part 1
6 pp · Science Fiction
[The Green Thing!], Part 2
7 pp · Science Fiction
I Created Mechano!
13 pp · Science Fiction
Beware of Meeks Bringing Gifts!
5 pp · Science Fiction
The Sandman Cometh!
13 pp · Science Fiction

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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Kirby
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

↩ Reprints Astonishing #56 (1956), Strange Tales of the Unusual #7 (1956), Strange Worlds #1 (1958), World of Fantasy #15 (1958), Tales to Astonish #1 (1959), Strange Tales #67 (1959), World of Fantasy #16 (1959), Journey into Mystery #51 (1959), Tales of Suspense #2 (1959), Strange Tales #68 (1959), Strange Worlds #3 (1959), World of Fantasy #17 (1959), Journey into Mystery #52 (1959), Tales of Suspense #3 (1959), Tales to Astonish #3 (1959), Strange Tales #69 (1959), Strange Worlds #4 (1959), World of Fantasy #18 (1959), Journey into Mystery #53 (1959), Tales of Suspense #4 (1959), Tales to Astonish #4 (1959), Strange Tales #70 (1959), Strange Worlds #5 (1959), World of Fantasy #19 (1959), Journey into Mystery #54 (1959), Tales of Suspense #5 (1959), Tales to Astonish #5 (1959), Journey into Mystery #55 (1959), Tales of Suspense #6 (1959), Tales to Astonish #6 (1959), Strange Tales #72 (1959), Journey into Mystery #56 (1960), Tales of Suspense #7 (1960), Tales to Astonish #7 (1960), Strange Tales #73 (1960), Journey into Mystery #57 (1960), Tales of Suspense #8 (1960), Tales to Astonish #8 (1960), Strange Tales #74 (1960), Journey into Mystery #58 (1960), Tales of Suspense #9 (1960), Tales to Astonish #9 (1960), Strange Tales #75 (1960), Journey into Mystery #59 (1960), Tales of Suspense #10 (1960), Tales to Astonish #10 (1960), Strange Tales #76 (1960), Journey into Mystery #60 (1960), Tales of Suspense #11 (1960), Tales to Astonish #11 (1960), Journey into Mystery #61 (1960), Strange Tales #77 (1960), Tales to Astonish #12 (1960), Journey into Mystery #62 (1960), Strange Tales #78 (1960), Tales of Suspense #12 (1960), Tales to Astonish #13 (1960), Journey into Mystery #63 (1960), Strange Tales #79 (1960), Tales to Astonish #14 (1960)

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