- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Mary Titus
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Bruce Patterson
- Job Number
- C-802
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Banshee [Sean Cassiday]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Magneto; Mesmero; Nanny
- Synopsis
- Magneto subdues the X-Men and takes them to his lair under an active volcano. As revenge for his being reverted to a child, Maggie places his X-Foes in a helpless state as they are shackled to special chairs that keep them from even speaking and their needs are tended by a robotic nanny.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Antarctica; nanny; robot; volcano
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Layton (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Storm; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Banshee; Magneto
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne (plot); Chris Claremont (plot, script)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (page one); Annette Kawecki
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Beast; Lilandra; Magneto; Nanny; Achmed El-Gibar
- Synopsis
- The X-Men escape their prison chairs and face down Magneto himself. During the fight, the controls of Magneto's base are destroyed filling the whole place with lava. Phoenix saves Beast, but the rest of the team are apparently trapped in the molten fire deep beneath the snows of Antarctica.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Antarctica
- Script
- Stan Lee; J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- John Romita
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man; Green Goblin
- Reprints
Comes with note by De Matteis about why he chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo); John Romita (touch-ups)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Professor Stromm (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Peter heads to the doctor with the sniffles and learns that Aunt May's health is very fragile. Spidey is roped into tangling with a bunch of goons who zap him with a mysterious gas. Not realizing that the gas has weakened his spider sense, he changes into Peter Parker under the watchful gaze of the Green Goblin. The Goblin confronts Spidey outside of his home and captures him as Peter is worried that Aunt May might be overcome by the commotion. Trussed up in the Goblin's lair, Peter is shocked when the Goblin takes off his mask and reveals himself to be Norman Osborn.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee; Tom DeFalco; John Romita Jr.
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Mike Esposito; John Romita (touch-ups)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
- Reprints
Comes with note by Romita, Jr. about why he chose this story for the collection and a note by DeFalco about why he chose the selection from Amazing Spider-Man #8.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo); John Romita (touch-ups)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Harry Osborn; Professor Stromm (flashback); Aunt May Parker; Anna May Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds (flashback; cameo); The Enforcers [Ox; Montana; Fancy Dan] (flashback; cameo); Human Torch (flashback; cameo); Lucky Lobo (flashback; cameo); Crime Master (flashback; cameo); Dr. Bromwell (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man battles the Green Goblin. While battling, an explosion erases the last several years of Norman Osborn's memory, reverting him to his pre-Green Goblin state.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Job Number
- X-529
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doris Evans
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man crashes a party at Johnny Storm's girlfriend's place, causing a fight between the Human Torch and Spider-Man that soon escalates to include the rest of the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee; John Byrne; Joe Sinnott
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage
Comes with notes by Byrne & Sinnott about why they chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom takes the Invisible Girl hostage to insure her teammates' obedience.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom brings the FF to his castle stronghold in the USA. There he sends the Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic back in time to retrieve the pirate Blackbeard's treasure.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
- Synopsis
- The Thing takes command of a sailing ship in the era of the pirate Blackbeard.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (his hand only)
- Synopsis
- The Thing takes on the role of Blackbeard the Pirate and wishes to remain in the past.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Doctor Doom's robot
- Synopsis
- Doom tries to kill the FF when they return from the past, but Invisible Girl saves them. Doom escapes with his jetpack.
- Reprints
- Script
- Arthur Adams
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Michael Golden
- Colors
- Michael Golden ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Strange
- Reprints
Comes with note by Adams about why he chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Michael Golden
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Jim Novak
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- D'spayre; Doctor Strange; Wong; Sara Wolfe
- Reprints
- Script
- Klaus Janson; Terry Austin
- Pencils
- Wally Wood
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
Comes with note by Janson & Austin about why they chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Wally Wood
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Lady Dorma; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Warlord Krang
- Synopsis
- Namor hires Franklin and Murdock to sue the human race on his behalf. When this doesn't work, he gets himself arrested so he can have his day in court. Realizing humanity won't listen, the Sub-Mariner goes on a rampage which brings Daredevil into the (hopeless) fray. Namor returns to the sea out of respect for DD and to stop Krang from taking over Atlantis.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; William Lincoln
- Reprints
- Keywords
- gangsters
Comes with note by Lee about why he chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock];Willie Lincoln; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Biggie Benson; Whitey Barton
- Reprints
- Script
- Rob Liefeld
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson (signed)
- Inks
- Walter Simonson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Beta Ray Bill
- Reprints
Comes with note by Liefeld about why he chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Walter Simonson
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson
- Inks
- Walter Simonson
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- John Workman
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Sif; Heimdall; Balder; Volstagg; Loki; Lorelei; Surtur
- Synopsis
- Nick Fury asks Thor's aid in investigating an alien ship heading for earth. Thor arrives and triggers the awakening of an alien protector, Beta Ray Bill. Bill bests Thor and takes up his hammer only to be accidentally summoned to Asgard by Odin who thinks he is summoning Thor.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee; Lee Weeks; Walter Simonson
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic; the Thing; Invisible Girl
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Negative Zone portal
Comes with note by Weeks & Simonson about why they chose this story for the collection.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; the Thing; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Wyatt Wingfoot; Whitey Mullins; Sam Thorpe
- Synopsis
- An unnamed scientist gives himself the powers and appearance of the Thing and goes to the Baxter Building, planning to kill Reed. However, an accident results in him saving Reed's life and perishing in the Negative Zone.
- Reprints
- Script
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Letters
- typeset
J. M. DeMatteis talks about why he chose this story for the collection.