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Book SynopsisEvery significant Marvel Comics character, location, weapon, gadget, and vehicle: one ultimate encyclopedia.
Packed full of incredible facts and stunning images, this authoritative encyclopedia contains more than 650 entries and features a foreword by the legendary comic book writer Roy Thomas.
All of Marvel''s iconic super heroes and villains are here, from Captain Marvel to Corvus Glaive and Iron Man to Gwenpool. Amazing vehicles are examined, such as the Avengers'' Quinjets and S.H.I.E.L.D.''s Helicarriers. Magical artifacts, including Thor''s hammer Mjolnir, are analysed and extraordinary locations, such as Wakanda and Asgard, are explored. Advanced technology is explained, including Iron Man''s incredible armor, and key events in the Marvel Comics universe are richly unpacked.
Presented in a stunning slipcase with original cover artwork by esteemed artist Adi Granov, Ultimate Marvel is the perfect gift for Marvel Comics fans. It is an ideal go-to res
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Hefty hardback Ultimate Marvel runs through every significant character, location and vehicle in the company's history, with lashings of comic art and cut-away diagrams. * SFX *
Table of Contents
- 1: Foreword by Roy Thomas
- 2: A Marvel Comics Events Timeline
- 3: Super Heroes and Villains: Golden Age
- 1: Captain America
- 2: Clash of the Marvels
- 4: Atlas Age
- 5: Marvel Age
- 1: Fantastic Four
- 2: Hulk
- 3: Spider-Man
- 4: Spider-Man’s Destiny
- 5: Thor
- 6: Iron Man
- 7: Doctor Strange
- 8: The Avengers
- 9: Cap Joins the Avengers
- 10: X-Men
- 11: Scarlet Witch
- 12: Daredevil
- 13: Black Widow
- 14: The Evil of Ultron
- 15: Roll Call
- 6: Bronze Age
- 1: Incredible Journey
- 2: Wolverine
- 3: Doom Victorious!
- 4: Roll Call
- 7: Modern Age
- 1: Two Against Carnage
- 2: Roll Call
- 8: Heroic Age
- 1: A Civil War
- 2: When Worlds Collide…
- 3: Roll Call
- 9: Vehicles
- 1: S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
- 2: Blackbird
- 3: Hell on Wheels
- 10: Weapons and Technology
- 1: Stark Industries
- 2: Iron Man’s Armor
- 3: Shield of Liberty
- 11: Cosmic Powers
- 12: Magical Artifacts
- 13: Planets and Realms
- 14: Countries and Places
- 1: Xavier’s School/Jean Grey School
- 2: Avengers Mansion
- 3: Atlantis Destroyed!
- 15: Index
- 16: Acknowledgments
