Gary Friedrich

While the world believes that Steve Rogers is dead, Captain America lives on In this Omnibus collection of Marvel classics by Stan Lee, Gene Colan and John Romita Sr., Cap embarks upon some of his all-time greatest adventures A body-swapping encounter with the Red Skull and his Cosmic Cube leads to the first appearance of the Falcon; M.O.D.O.K. returns with a vengeance - and a secret weapon; Cap sets out on a road trip to explore his and his country's souls; Bucky Barnes returns; Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. enlist Cap in their battle against Hydra; Spider-Man and the Hulk face off against the star-spangled Avenger; and so much more Every amazing story, every classic cover, every letters page is painstakingly restored and presented in this must-have oversized extravaganza Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #114-148.

It's a new direction for the red-white-and-blue Avenger When the city's police officers begin to disappear, Captain America takes a job as one of New York's finest There are also larger-than-life villains - from the Grey Gargoyle to Hydra to the Red Skull - providing plenty of opportunity for Cap to swing that shield And speaking of S.H.I.E.D., Nick Fury's spy shop is here, too - and they'll be fighting both for and against Cap Meanwhile, the Falcon has a surprise encounter with two familiar - and anything but friendly - faces that will change Captain America's life forever. It's the shock of the year as Cap discovers that while he was frozen in the Arctic, there was a second Captain America and Bucky Now they're back - and they're fighting mad COLLECTING: Captain America (1968) 139-159

Professor X is dead The X-Men have gone their separate ways In the late 1960s, searching for a way to reinvigorate its poorest-selling super heroes, Marvel was trying anything and everything. With the title on the verge of cancellation, writer Roy Thomas and artist Neal Adams suddenly clicked - and the rest is history Their epic evolution of the X-Men defines the team to this day. Adams' lavish and dynamic visuals and Thomas' challenging and contemporary stories combined in a book that throbbed with the pulse of the times. Their iconic stories collected here introduce Cyclops' brother Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Savage Land Mutates and X-Man-to-be Sunfire Not to mention the Living Pharaoh, a classic team-up with Ka-Zar...and don't forget the return of Magneto Vol. 3: X-Men (1963) 46-66; material from Ka-Zar (1970) 2-6, Marvel Tales (1966) 30

From hell he came Exorcist Daimon Hellstrom has a secret - by night, he is the Son of Satan Golden trident in hand and pentagram on his chest, Daimon is out to confront his evil father - but will he make the scene in time to save Johnny Blaze, the flaming-skulled Ghost Rider? Experience the early exploits of Daimon Hellstrom, including his uncanny origin, demonic battles against Satan himself and even his first clash with his sister - the succubus called Satana Plus, as Daimon finds a place for himself in Marvel's wildest non-team, the Defenders, he falls for Patsy Walker - the fittingly named Hellcat But can romance blossom for a man with a soul as dark as Daimon's? COLLECTING: GHOST RIDER (1973) 1-2; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) 12-13, 24; SON OF SATAN (1976) 8; DEFENDERS (1972) 92, 120-121