Hulk, Dr. Strange, Sub-Mariner, Valkyrie and Nighthawk join up with Luke Cage, Daredevil and Son of Satan to take on the likes of the Wrecking Crew, Satannish and Asmodeus. Then, spinning out of a storyline in Marvel Two-In-One, comes Steve Gerber! Deconstructing genre conventions and adding a healthy dose of absurdity, Gerber's innovative run turned the expectations of readers on their heads, so suitably we're including the original Atlas Era appearances of the Headmen-Gorilla Man, Jerold Morgan and Chondu the Mystic! COLLECTING: DEFENDERS 17-21, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS 2-4, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 6-7

In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse to the greatest revolution in comic book history - the Marvel Age of Comics - and now you can experience it from page one! With the space race on, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm aimed for the stars - but after their craft was bombarded by cosmic rays, they gained the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! The FF weren't just any super heroes, though. COLLECTING: Fantastic Four 1-10

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #31-40, Fantastic Four Annual #2. With classic foes like the Mole Man, the Invincible Man (hint: he's really Doctor Doom!), Atuma, Mr. Gideon, Dragon Man and the Frightful Four! Including the life and death of Franklin Storm, father of Johnny and Sue! Guest-starring Namor, Daredevil and Medusa of the Inhumans! With all the fights, frustrations and financial troubles that make up the world's most fantastic family! And, for the first time ever, the origin of Doctor Doom!

This Marvel Masterworks collections presents The Fantastic Four series from the Silver Age of comic books.

Celebrate 60 years of the World's Greatest Comics Collaboration! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby conclude their record-setting tenures on the FANTASTIC FOUR, the book that birthed the Marvel Universe! In Kirby's final issues, Doctor Doom lurks in the shadows, the FF save Apollo 11 from an alien threat, and the Sub-Mariner and Magneto team up to attack our heroes! Then, Stan Lee is joined by Marvel art legends John Romita Sr. and John Buscema to forge a new future for Marvel's first family! Along the way, the Thing battles the Hulk, the Surfer is taken captive by Galactus, and the Overmind menaces Earth -- leading to the strangest event in Marvel history: Doctor Doom joins the FF?! Guest-starring Black Panther, the Inhumans and more! COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 94-125, Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure (2008) 1, material from Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 8-9

Certifiably the World's Greatest Comic Collaboration, the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Fantastic Four run stands as one of the high-water marks in the history of the medium. Their ten titanic years together laid the foundation of the Marvel Universe, and birthed more concepts and characters than any series before or since! There's plenty of explosive acti on and family drama as Stan and Jack's run comes to a close: the FF help mankind take one giant leap when the Kree's robot Sentry tries to stop the Apollo 11 moon landing, encounter the uncanny Inhumans, and celebrate their 100th issue featuring everyone from Dr. Doom to Dragon Man! And finally, the mutant menace Magneto teams up with Namor in a bid to conquer the world! 'Nuff said! COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 94-104, FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE (2007) 1

Lee and Kirby spin the classics with characters and concepts that remain among Marvel's mainstays today! After being lorded over in Latveria by Doctor Doom, the FF face a new level of grudge match when the Thing is tapped for the fighting arena of gangster Skrulls! Featuring the enigmatic inhumans, the Frightful Four, the Mad Thinker and other enduring opponents! Guest-starring Magneto and the Sub-Mariner! Plus: classic invasions from under the earth and under the sea! COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 84-110, ANNUAL 7-8

More early adventures of The Fantastic Four from the Marvel Age of Comics, collected in a smaller format that's perfect for new readers! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are the greatest storytellers that comics have ever known. And in the fourth Mighty Marvel Masterworks starring the Fantastic Four, they'll continue to earn that reputation with adventures that plumb the backstories of hero and villain alike. Most iconic amongst this collection of adventures is the FF Annual #2 origin of and battle with Doctor Doom. Doom is at his most chilling--and that's just the beginning! The FF's first adversary, the Mole Man, returns; the Invincible Man's shocking identity is revealed; we dive down into Atlantis to battle Attuma and Prince Namor; Diablo debuts; Dragon Man stomps the quad on campus; and the FF's opposites, the Frightful Four, begin their reign of terror. COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #30-36 & ANNUAL (1963) #2

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #258-268, Alpha Flight (1983) #4 and Thing (1983) #10 - Plus Material from Fantastic Four Special Edition #1, Thing (1983) #7 And Marvel Fanfare (1982) #15. Combining a cosmic scope with a heartfelt, earthbound humanism, John Byrne's run on FANTASTIC FOUR remains a high point in Marvel history. The Marvel Masterworks continues its collection of that epic era, pitting the FF against Terrax the Terrible, former herald of Galactus - now in the thrall of Doctor Doom! Then, Reed Richards finds himself on trial in a Shi'ar courtroom for the crime of rescuing Galactus! The Torch and Thing take on the Mole Man, the Beyonder cometh…and welcome to the FF, She-Hulk! Plus: In one of the FF's most emotional stories, a desperate Reed and Sue place the fate of their unborn child in the hands of Otto Octavius!