Marvel in March 2008 (Part 1 – Marvel Universe)

Click here for a list of the comics published in march ‘08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552
Written by BOB GALE
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by ADI GRANOV
BRAND NEW DAY continues with two new web-slingin’ creators: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bob (Back to the Future) Gale and artist extraordinaire Phil (NEW X-MEN, Infinite Crisis) Jimenez! What starts as a petty theft from a local Soup Kitchen turns into a chase that results in the birth of a brand-freaking-new Spidey villain – and we mean “Freak” literally! Plus: more JJJ! More Daily Bugle – oops, we mean DB! Repercussions from the actions of new villain, Menace! Curt Connors! And – what you’ve really been waiting for, true believer – Peter Parker does his own laundry! Will those stains come out? And what ARE those stains anyway? Find out in “Just Blame Spider-Man!”
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #553-554
Written by BOB GALE
Pencils & Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
More as Spidey battles the threat of Freak and his personal life falls apart around him.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN: WITH GREAT POWER… #3 (of 5)
Written by DAVE LAPHAM
Pencils and Cover by TONY HARRIS
AMAZING FANTASY #15 introduced us to Spider-Man…and as it said in those pages, “As his first TV spectacular ends, Peter Parker breathes the first sweet scent of fame and success!” Now for the first time ever, writer Dave Lapham (TERROR, INC.) and artist Tony Harris (Ex Machina) explore the story of Peter’s heady days and sleepless nights living the celebrity life! As a wrestling superstar, show-stopping sensation and major moneymaker, this dweeb’s hit it big! But even before being forced to discover that with great power must come great responsibility, will the ol’ Parker luck rear its ugly head? How could it not?
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A …$3.99

CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #9
Written by PAUL JENKINS, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI &
MARK MILLAR
Penciled by RAMON BACHS,
STEVE LIEBER, RON GARNEY &
STEVE MCNIVEN
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
Experience CIVIL WAR and its major tie-ins chronological order! The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it’s time to choose: Whose side are you on? In CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #9, the betrayer among the Marvel heroes stands revealed, as war with Atlantis seems inevitable! And Speedball comes face-to-face with his accuser! In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537, Spider-Man embarks on what very well might be the most important offensive of the Civil War that’s rocking the Marvel Universe. And in CIVIL WAR #6, Captain America’s depleted forces have determined the secret of File 42, setting them on a last-ditch collision course with Iron Man and the Pro-Registration heroes! It’s the beginning f the battle of the century — a conflict in which virtually every superhuman on Earth will be forced to choose a side to fight on! Collecting CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #9, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537 and CIVIL WAR #6.
72 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

AVENGERS CLASSIC #10
Written by STAN LEE &
DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by DON HECK
& JUAN DOE
Cover by ART ADAMS
This is the big one! The Avengers break up!! Faced with an unstoppable enemy, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are fragmented and very nearly destroyed in another thrilling Stan Lee/Don Heck yarn from the House of Ideas! Featuring: the incredible, the inconceivable, the incalculable menace of…IMMORTUS! Plus!! All-new Avengers adventures from the incomparable minds of Dwayne McDuffie and Juan Doe!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #18
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
“Betrayed!” Part 2 of 2
Circumstances compel Spider-Girl to join forces with the most unlikely ally of all–The Hobgoblin!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #1 (of 4)
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI
Pencils by JOÃO LEMOS
Cover by CLAIRE WENDLING
The critically-acclaimed line of Marvel Fairy Tales continues with a coming-of-age tale inspired by the timeless classic Peter Pan! When Wanda and Pietro are swept away to Neverland by the boy who never grows up, they find themselves pulled into a situation beyond their wildest dreams. However, as fairies and lost boys become locked in battle with a vicious pirate captain and his crew, the two children must accept that sometimes fantasy is not always an escape from reality. See Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers as you’ve never seen them before!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST #5 (of 6)
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TOM RANEY
Cover by ALEKSI BRICLOT
Can anyone stop Ultron? How did the evil android unite with the Phalanx? What are his secret plans? And have any of our desperate and divided heroes survived to fight back? It’s not too late to join the acclaimed team of writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (NOVA) and penciler Tom Raney (ULTIMATE X-MEN) for another chapter of what Wizard raves is “mystery, action and adventure on a galactic scale!”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #11
Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Pencils by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by STEVE UY
« Killed in Action » Part 4 of 4
Worst Case Scenario
By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he’s killed.
Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one’s been safe. And that’s never been more true than here at the bitter end. Join what’s left of the Initiative as they and the MIGHTY AVENGERS try to stop their greatest threat.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #36
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by STEVE EPTING & BUTCH GUICE
Cover by STEVE EPTING
THE SECOND ACT OF THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA COMES TO ITS SHOCKING CONCLUSION!
The new Captain America fights the Red Skull’s minions with Black Widow at his side and chaos erupting all around them! Meanwhile, Sharon Carter, still under the control of Dr. Faustus, makes a horrifying discovery about the next stage of the Skull’s plans! By Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker with art by master storytellers Steve Epting and Butch Guice.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 (of 5)
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by LEE WEEKS
Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
The end is here. The truth of Mar-Vell’s trip to the future is revealed once and for all. Brian Reed (MS. MARVEL) and Lee Weeks (INCREDIBLE HULK) bring the last chapter of Captain Marvel’s saga to light as the Secret Invasion begins.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

CLANDESTINE #2 (of 5)
Written by ALAN DAVIS
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
As Rory and Pandora begin to learn the storied history of their clan, including their centuries-ago first encounter with the Inhumans, Griff and the Omegans move to insure that the eternal family will have no future!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #555
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
WORLD’S GREATEST Part 2
THE EARTH IS DOOMED!
Buy this issue for a first-look at mankind’s new home. Also, the Torch gets nekkid with a super-villain.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL #106
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
MATT MURDOCK FACES A LONG NIGHT OF THE SOUL!
Reeling from the events of last issue, Matt Murdock struggles to come to grips with all the things we can’t tell you about because they would spoil the ending of the previous arc. Drifting into anger and depression, Daredevil stalks the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, looking for bad guys to take it out on…but is he really just taking it out on himself? By Harvey and Eisner-Winning Best Writer Ed Brubaker and special guest artist Mike Perkins (CAPTAIN AMERICA)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ATLAS #2 (of 2)
Written by MICHAEL HOSKIN,
STUART VANDAL,
ANTHONY FLAMINI &
ERIC J. MOREELS
Penciled by ELIOT R. BROWN
Cover by STAZ JOHNSON
Your only guide to Marvel’s Earth concludes! Antarctica, Africa, the Middle East, and North, Central and South America are highlighted as the Marvel Atlas plans your trip to Wakanda, Atlantis, the Savage Land, Sky Island and the U.S.A. (home of a super hero or two)! Visit the realms of the Black Panther, the Initiative, Omega Flight, the Sub-Mariner, Ka-Zar and more – brought to you in vivid life through the renderings of fan-favorite Eliot R. Brown (PUNISHER ARMORY, IRON MANUAL)!
64 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

FRANKLIN RICHARDS:
SPRING BREAK!
Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Art & Cover by
CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Spring is finally here! The snow is thawing, the days are getting longer, and Franklin Richards is destroying everything in his superhero father’s secret lab. (Wait…that last part happens every season!) Franklin Richards comes in like a lion this March in five brand-new tales filled with doohickeys and destruction…and it’ll once again be up to his robot pal H.E.R.B.I.E. to handle the spring cleaning after the damage is done! This special one-shot is gonna make the Fantastic Four wish they had gone on a long vacation…
32 PGS./All Ages…$2.99

BLACK PANTHER #35
Written by REGINALD HUDLIN
Penciled by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
BACK TO AFRICA
Out of the frying pan…into the fire! Their fantastic adventures in the interdimensional superhighway complete, the Wakandan Royal couple at last return to Wakanda — only to find home is anything but sweet. With serious strife tearing apart his court, and one of the Panther’s greatest foes waiting to strike, is it too late for T’Challa to regain control of his kingdom?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

GHOST RIDER #21
Written by JASON AARON
Art by ROLAND BOSCHI
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Hell-bent, and heaven bound part 2 (of 4)
In a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, Johnny Blaze’s quest for vengeance continues when he faces off with a group of nurses who are armed to the teeth and looking to violate their Hippocratic Oath six ways to Sunday. Plus we meet a young cop named Kowalski who runs into a bit of trouble of his own while researching his town’s strange proclivity for deadly car accidents. And of course there’s also your regular dose of flaming skulls and big, honking, bad–%&$ motorcycles.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

HULK #3
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Not a flashback! Not a dream! Together again for the first time! The battle you NEVER thought you’d see — The Hulk Vs. The Abomination! But…wait, we’ve seen that lots of times! Well… No you HAVE NOT. And it isn’t just because superstars Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness are bringing it to you for the first time — it’s because if you’ve been reading the Hulk (yes, we know there’s one or two of you), it CAN’T be possible! But it is — AND IN COLOR — LOTS OF THEM! The pulse-pounding, gamma-spawned action adventure continues in Hulk #3!!!
32 PGS./Rated A…$2.99

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KHOI PHAM
Cover by ART ADAMS
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Hercules vs. Ares, locked in final combat! Amadeus Cho vs. all of S.H.I.E.L.D.! And the bad news is…Amadeus Cho is winning!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

WWH AFTERSMASH:
WARBOUND #4 (of 5)
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK &
RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
In the slave pits of Sakaar, the Warbound swore to stand by each other to the very end. And through the terrible battles of PLANET HULK and WORLD WAR HULK, they kept their promise. But today, as the Leader’s nefarious plan unfolds, a hero breaks the unbreakable oath. And the lives of thousands hang in the balance beneath the deadly dome of Gammaworld. Will the Brood break? Will Korg crack? Will Elloe explode? Will Hiroim… will Hiroim…Hm. I got nothing folks. But buy this book!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

WWH AFTERSMASH:
DAMAGE CONTROL #3 (of 3)
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
The newly-sentient Chrysler Building is sick of the rat race and planning to leave the city. Can Damage Control convince the Art Deco treasure that New York is its home?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

IRON MAN #27
Written by DANIEL KNAUF & CHARLES KNAUF
Penciled by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by GERALD PAREL
“Red Rain” Part 1
The Mandarin will go to any length to release the Extremis virus into the populace, effectively committing genocide. But while he works his mind tricks to gain top-secret info, Tony Stark and his fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. leaders are confined under house arrest, helpless to stop him. While the authorities treat Tony as Public Enemy #1, he remains the only person who can prevent humankind’s destruction. Find out how he fights back!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

THE LAST DEFENDERS #1 (of 6)
Written by JOE CASEY
Pencils by JIM MUNIZ
Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
At long last, the team book you’ve been waiting for! The return of the Defenders! (no trademark infringement here!) And look who’s on the team: The mutant Colossus! The sensational She-Hulk! The unpredicatable Blazing Skull! An all-new lineup led by the enigmatic Nighthawk! Injected into the heart of the modern Marvel Universe, the Defenders have been reformed to serve a specific policital purpose…but is there a greater destiny in store for this crew? It’s hi-octane superheroics mainlined right into your fanboy brain!
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #7
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, CHRISTOS GAGE,
AMANDA MCMURRAY AND RICH KOSLOWSKI
Penciled by DAVE WILKINS, JOYCE CHIN, ROY ALLEN MARTINEZ AND ANDREA DIVITO
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
What is VANGUARD—and why does Blade want to kill DETECTIVE STACY DOLAN? Meanwhile, NAMOR confronts the ghosts of his past—and vice versa! All that, plus the conclusion of the SAVAGE LAND epic, and U.S. Agent delves deeper into the secrets of WEAPON OMEGA.
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SECRET INVASION SAGA
Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS
Cover by LEINIL YU
The Secret Invasion has been underway for years. For how long and to what extent, Tony Stark is not sure, but there is one thing he does know: Now is not the time for complacency. Following hot on the heels of the stunning revelation that Skrulls have been masquerading as Elektra and Black Bolt, Stark puts his best data-mining technology to the test to piece together their treacherous plot. From their first encounter with the Fantastic Four, through the epic clash of the Kree/Skrull War and the destruction of the Skrull Throneworld, all the way to the recent Annihilation War and subsequent invasion of Earth, the timeline of known Skrull activity is made clear so effective battle plans can be drawn. With the Classified Top Secret Secret Invasion Saga report, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. must leave no stone unturned in his analysis of this insidious enemy’s history: The fate of the Earth will depend on it!
32 PGS./ Rated T+ …FREE!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #10
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Iron Man and the Sentry are stuck in the past with none other than Doctor Doom. Any interaction with anything or anyone could jeopardize the future of the Marvel Universe! Can Tony Stark trust Victor Von Doom to help get them back to the present before the Sentry has a complete meltdown? Guest starring the Fantastic Four’s ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MIGHTY AVENGERS #11
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY
Cover by FRANK CHO
Get ready to see an Avengers/Doctor Doom knock-down drag-out! And we promise an ending you’ve never seen in the history of Doom! All this and the Secret Invasion is upon us! Marvel Comics says sayonara to longtime penciler Mark Bagley with this bombastic storyline!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS #39
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art and Cover by DAVID MACK
The Secret Invasion is here! Award-winning artist David Mack brings his amazing talent to NEW AVENGERS to illustrate a major story in the life of Echo! Have the Skrulls infiltrated the Avengers? Is Maya Lopez the only one with proof? Will she live to tell the tale? All this and a major Avengers hook up!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

MS. MARVEL #25
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by ADRIANA MELO
Cover by GREG HORN
The record-setting 25th issue is here, and it’s super-sized! Is Ms. Marvel on the front lines of the Secret Invasion… or is she part of the invasion?! Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) welcomes new series artist Adriana Melo onboard as Ms. Marvel begins her third year of action and adventure!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MOON KNIGHT #16
Written by MIKE BENSON
Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA
Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM
“GOD AND COUNTRY,” PART 3
Killing someone who deserves it is easy. The alternative – it takes years of training, mountains of resolve. Moon Knight knows this fact intimately — and he’s about to face his stiffest test. See, Carson Knowles knows a thing or two about self-restraint himself, but he’s just snapped. The genie is out of the bottle — and it’s ugly. Enter: Black Spectre.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

MYTHOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Art and Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
He may be dead, but now you can find out how the man became the legend! Mythos revisits Steve Rogers’ transformation from a weakling with a heart of steel to the Sentinel of Liberty! From the mind of Paul Jenkins’ and the stunning art of Paolo Rivera comes the origin of CAPTAIN AMERICA!
32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Rated A …$3.99

OMEGA:
THE UNKNOWN #6 (of 10)
Written by JONATHAN LETHEM & KARL RUSNAK
Pencils & Cover by
FAREL DALRYMPLE &
PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER
Twin funerals deepen and darken the saga of young Alex Island and his mysterious protector, Omega The Unknown. Also in this issue: Alex goes to college! And we get a glimpse of some genuine panels from the comic-within-a-comic, The Unparalleled Mink, by a special guest artist.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NEW WARRIORS #10
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by NIC KLEIN
What is Night Thrasher doing while the New Warriors are trussing up super-villains? Where is he when his teammates are training hard for their next mission? And why is their leader nowhere to be found when the team is evading the clutches of the N.Y.P.D. Costumed Division? Night Thrasher reveals his plan to the New Warriors, but after his frequent disappearances, do they trust him?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA #11
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
Rocketing from the pages of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, a new story begins, featuring the debut of new cover artist Alex Maleev (HALO: UPRISING) and new interior artist Paul Pelletier (FANTASTIC FOUR)! Nova finally reaches the end of his quest…but will his techno infection take him out before a surprise former fan–favorite guest–star can attempt to save the day? Before the Human Rocket jets back into the pages of CONQUEST, now is the time to jump onboard and find out why ComicPants.com says “this series just keeps getting better.”
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

POWER PACK: DAY ONE #1 (of 4)
Written by Fred Van Lente
Penciled by Gurihiru & COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by Gurihiru
Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie Power are just four regular kids, but in twenty-four hours, they’re going to have to escape alien abduction, learn how to use their bizarre new super powers, rescue their parents from an intergalactic tyrant, and save Earth from total destruction! The origin of Marvel’s premiere kid super-team establishes a new continuity for the Pack!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #17
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Cover by ALEX MALEEV
MISFITS PART 2 (of 2)
Stuart Clarke has found himself in the unlikely and unenviable position of becoming The Punisher’s weapons-master, sidekick, and partner. He was once known as Rampage–when he combated the classic Los Angeles superteam The Champions. He was once a weapons designer for Sunset Bain–when he designed the War Machine armor. And he ended up a prisoner on The Raft–one that escaped during The Breakout. The two constants in his completely insane life have been his absolute brilliance, and his utter hatred of Tony Stark. And now, in his way, he too is a victim of Frank Castle…Take a look inside the life and times of this very special madman, courtesy of Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, THE ORDER, CASANOVA) and Howard Chaykin (Wolverine, Howard Chakin’s American Flagg!)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SHE-HULK #27
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by SHAWN MOLL
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
She-Hulk’s quest to re-discover her inner hero takes her back to her old law firm and back to face Tony Stark when an innocent bystander from her previous mission finds himself wrongly accused for murder. Can she put the past behind her?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE ORDER #9
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by BARRY KITSON
California’s premier super-team! Superstars! Heroes! Moving targets? The sinister M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. clearly has devious plans for the super heroes of the Sunshine State…or he just wants them dead. Now, after squaring off against Soviet super-soldiers, zobos, the Black Dahlias girl gang, giant monsters, eviction from their headquarters, and their own performance issues, the worst is about to begin! By Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and Barry Kitson (Legion of Super-Heroes).
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE TWELVE #3 (of 12)
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Penciled by CHRIS WESTON
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
How will your now-elderly family react when you return to them after an absence of 63 years? That’s the crisis of the soul faced by Mister E, and an emotional confrontation that shines a spotlight on secrets about his past and heritage. Plus, the origin of the Fiery Mask! And golden age Zombies!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THOR #8
Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art and Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
50/50 Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL, & MARKO DJURDJEVIC
The God of Thunder keeps sizzling off the stands! Part two of a two-part arc by writer J. Michael Straczynski (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) with sumptuous art by DAREDEVIL cover artist Marko Djurdjevic sees the mighty Thor ruling over a newly glorious Asgard and all its people! But what danger has risen on the horizon of its American heartland surroundings? And how will Thor equip himself to face it??
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #120
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by MIKE DEODATO
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
It’s all-out war inside a locked-down Thunderbolts Mountain, where a team of rogue psychics are twisting the minds of the field team. Venom’s on the loose, the Swordsman has reverted to the crimes of his father, Norman Osborn is losing it…but the psychics have already written off one Thunderbolt, and completely forgotten about another…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #3 (of 6)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by ALINA URUSOV
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Wiccan & Speed: THE LOST BOYS
You’re Wiccan, the Young Avengers’ resident warlock. Your mother is one of the most reviled, misunderstood mutants in history: Wanda Maximoff, A.K.A. the Scarlet Witch, who’s been M.I.A. for months. Even though you’ve never met her, she’s been haunting your dreams lately…With your super-fast twin brother Speed in tow, you set out to find her, unaware that someone else is looking for Wanda, as well. A demon with a mountain-sized grudge against the Scarlet Witch: Master Pandemonium! And guess what? If Pandemonium can’t find Wanda to destroy her, he’ll happily destroy…YOU!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
FANTASTIC FOUR #34
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by DAVID HAHN
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
Ahh, Reed Richards. Ever absent-minded. When the Fantastic Four helps to raise money for a block renovation, Reed runs an « I’ll fix anything! » booth, and in between putting booster rockets on mopeds and laser cannons in wristwatches, he sort of, you know, accidentally fixes the Mad Thinker’s android. Oops. Now it’s the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android versus the Fantastic Four and some toasters. Yeah, I said toasters.
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
HULK #9
Written by Paul Benjamin
Pencils & Cover by Steve Scott
Bruce Banner’s old friend, Dr. Leonard Samson, is now a gamma-powered strongman working with Betty Ross to cure Bruce. But what dark secret will push Bruce over the edge? See: Hulk battle the green-haired goliath, Doc Samson! Thrill: as Bruce is reunited with the love of his life, Betty Ross! Cringe: As Rick Jones gives Doc Samson a piece of his mind! Witness: Monkey on the psychiatrist’s couch!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
IRON MAN #11
Written by Fred Van Lente
Penciled by Graham Nolan
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI
The Living Laser is back, and having merged with the aurora borealis, he’s laying waste to the Great White North. Iron Man had better call in the cavalry! Wait, no–the Mounties! No, better yet–Canada’s greatest super heroes, ALPHA FLIGHT!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
SPIDER-MAN #37
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by ALE GARZA
Cover by SEAN GORDON MURPHY
They say the best defense is a good offense and Peter Parker doesn’t find anyone more offensive than Midtown High’s biggest bully, Flash Thompson! When Peter starts taking self-defense classes, he figures he can finally stand up to Flash without giving away his secret life as the Amazing Spider-Man. Too bad the Taskmaster has other plans for our webbed wonder…
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL ADVENTURES
THE AVENGERS #22
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by LEONARD KIRK
The Avengers take a walk on the wild side as they go toe-to-toe–and claw-to-claw with the savage Sabretooth! Hope you all have current passports, heroes, because this adventure is going to take you deep into the heart of the African jungle…and right into the heart of the mysterious nation known as Wakanda! (Looks like Sabretooth isn’t the only cat about to cross the Avengers’ paths…)
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99