Cover Artwork: Jen Bartel
The Fantastic Four
Explore exciting moments in the Marvel’s First Family history and celebrate Marvel’s 80th Anniversary with the return of Marvel Tales! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories, and highlights some of Marvel’s most impressive talent from the past eight decades. Reprinting the birth of Franklin Richards in Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #6, the first appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner in Fantastic Four (1961) #4 and a special Invisible Woman story in Fantastic Four #245.
Venom
Re-discover the notoriety of Spider-Man’s most fearsome foes and celebrate Marvel’s 80th Anniversary with the return of Marvel Tales! Reprinting Venom’s return in Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #316, the first appearance of Carnage in Amazing Spider-Man #361 and an action-packed Black Cat story in Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #119.
The Black Widow
Relive exciting espionage adventures alongside the Black Widow and celebrate Marvel’s 80th anniversary with the return of Marvel Tales! Featuring the debut of the Golden Age Black Widow from Mystic Comics (1940) #4, the first appearance of the incomparable Natasha Romanoff as a femme fatale targeting Iron Man in Tales Of Suspense (1959) #52 and the dazzling introduction of Natasha’s iconic modern look in Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #86! Plus: Criminals everywhere will feel the Widow’s bite when she goes solo in Amazing Adventures (1970) #1, and Natasha undertakes a superspy mission in Marvel Fanfare (1982) #10. And meet an all-new undercover agent in Red Widow: First Strike #1!
Thor
Journey into mystery with the Mighty Thor as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning Marvel Tales! Reprinting the dastardly debut of the eternal thorn in Thor's side -his devious stepbrother Loki -in Journey Into Mystery (1952) #84! Titans clash as the Thunder God faces Hercules, the Lion of Olympus, in Journey Into Mystery Annual #1! The Avengers are taught a mighty lesson by the Asgardian Valkyrie and her Lady Liberators in Avengers (1963) #83! And Walter Simonson's legendary run begins with the status quo-smashing arrival of Beta Ray Bill in Thor (1966) #337!
Thanos
The most ruthless villain in the Marvel Universe takes center stage as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning Marvel Tales! Reprinting the classic tale, written and drawn by Starlin, that first revealed Thanos’ stunning connection to the deadliest woman in the galaxy -Gamora- from WARLOCK (1972) #10! Another Starlin-scripted epic pits the Mad Titan against one of the MU’s greatest evils -the devilish Mephisto- in Silver Surfer (1987) #45! And Gamora gets the chance to unleash her full fury on her twisted father figure in Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8!
The Avengers
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes charge into action as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning Marvel Tales! First, the old order changeth for the very first time in Avengers (1963) #16, as the original team gives way -and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby assemble Captain America, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver as Cap’s Kooky Quartet! Then, in one of the greatest comic stories ever told, Roy Thomas and John Buscema introduce the most enigmatic android of all in Avengers (1963) #57 -behold, the Vision! Finally, in Avengers (1963) #264, crafted by Roger Stern and Buscema, meet the new Yellowjacket -who’s about to feel the full sting of the wondrous Wasp!
