MARVEL PREVIEWS COMICS & POSTERS Ultimate Marvel ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #1! Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MARK MILLAR Penciled by ADAM KUBERT Cover by BRYAN HITCH The Ultimate Universe at long last gets the fourth corner of its foundation as the World's Greatest Comic Magazine finally last makes its long-awaited Ultimate debut! Witness the birth of The Four - Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm & Ben Grimm – superhero icons for the new century! High school genius Reed Richards invites his friends to join him on the journey of a lifetime - and the Ultimate Universe will never be the same! It's a series about science, high adventure and above all else FAMILY, set in the most dynamic and unpredictable Universe in the comic book world! 32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.25 UPC: 5960605499-00111 ? THE LONG-AWAITED ONGOING SERIES DEBUTS! ? BENDIS * MILLAR * KUBERT * HITCH! ? Look for the special preview in October's WIZARD #146! ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR POSTER Own the original, stunning cover to this premiere issue of ULTIMATE FANTASTC FOUR, illustrated by THE ULTIMATES' BRYAN HITCH! 24" x 36"/FULL COLOR…$5.95 UPC: 5960605400-00017 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #50 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Cover & pencils by MARK BAGLEY A double-sized, highly accessible 'ULTIMATE STARTS' jumping-on issue and anniversary celebration! "CLAWS" introduces a new jewel-thieving femme fatale who's going to make life miserable for Spider-Man … and complicate the love life of Peter Parker! Say meeeeooooowwwww to the seductive ULTIMATE BLACK CAT! 48 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.99 [note page count & price] UPC: 5960605031-05011 ? CELEBRATE 50 ISSUES BY JUMPING ONBOARD! ? NEW STORY ARC! ? 2003 WIZARD FAN AWARD WINNER: FAVORITE ONGOING SERIES, WRITER, HERO, SUPPORTING CHARACTER, INKER & LETTERER! ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #51 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Cover & pencils by MARK BAGLEY "CLAWS" pt. 2 (of 3)—The Black Cat gets her claws on a stolen ancient tablet that the Kingpin desperately wants … and Spidey is caught in the middle. And wait'll you see who the Kingpin hires to retrieve the tablet for him...! 32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.25 UPC: 5960605031-05111 ? NEXT MONTH: BLACK CAT vs. ELEKTRA! ULTIMATE X-MEN #40 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Cover & pencils by DAVID FINCH "NEW MUTANTS" pt. 1 (of 5)—Jump on board the top franchise with this special 'ULTIMATE STARTS' debut of a new, highly accessible story arc! The U.S. Government is suspicious of Professor Xavier's motives, so it sets a plan in motion to be prepared for any X-Men-related contingency. "NEW MUTANTS" will introduce several brand-new additions to the cast, including Warren Worthington III – the ANGEL, and punk musician the DAZZLER! 32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.25 UPC: 5960605047-04011 ? NEW STORY ARC ? MARVEL INVITES BRAND NEW READERS TO JUMP ON-BOARD! ? Look for the ULTIMATE X-MEN V. 3 HC in the Graphic Novel Section ULTIMATE SIX #5 (OF 7) LS Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by TREVOR HAIRSINE Cover by JOHN CASSADAY Peter Parker has been kidnapped by the Sinister Six and the life of his Aunt May threatened unless he goes along with the baddies and helps them attack - The White House! This storyline is so big, a special 7th issue has been added! 32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.25 UPC: 5960605466-00511 ? NOW 7 BIG ISSUES! ? BY EISNER & WIZARD FAN AWARD "BEST WRITER" BRIAN BENDIS! Marvel Knights CAPTAIN AMERICA #21 Written by ROBERT MORALES Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO Cover by DAVE JOHNSON "HOMELAND," pt. 1 (of 5)—A new CAP era begins, from the new regular creative team of writer Robert Morales (TRUTH: RED, WHITE & BLACK), artist Chris Bachalo (NEW X-MEN) and new editor Axel Alonso (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)! 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For the safe release of the Palestinian ambassador, Spider-Man must reveal his identity to the entire world! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960605427-00811 ? SPIDEY FACES HIS MOVIE MENACE! ? FEATURING HUMBERTO RAMOS' DOC OCK REDESIGN ? Look for the SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN V.1 TPB in the Graphic Novel Section SPIDER-MAN/DOCTOR OCTOPUS: OUT OF REACH #2 (OF 5) LS Written by COLIN MITCHELL Cover & pencils by KERON GRANT Wiz kid Brigham Fontaine was once Peter Parker's brightest student! Now he's teamed up with Doctor Octopus and is living a life of crime! Will Spider-Man be able to outsmart this brainy duo and get Brigham back on the side of the good guys? 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605492-00211 SPIDER-MAN & DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE #3 (OF 5) LS Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by STAZ JOHNSON Cover by TONY HARRIS The sinister plans of Doc Ock slowly simmer through the bars of Riker's Island as Spider- Man comes face-to-face with Peter Parker's arch-nemesis. An action-packed issue also featuring a mysterious guest appearance from one of Spider-Man's most dreaded foes. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605481-00311 ? WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN! KINGPIN #7 Written by BRUCE JONES Penciled by SEAN PHILLIPS Cover by TONY HARRIS "THUG" CONCLUDES!—Wilson Fisk faces off in a brutal showdown against the five families of New York! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605435-00711 SPIDER-GIRL #67 Written by TOM DEFALCO Cover & pencils by RON FRENZ "MONSTERS"—Spider-Girl learns that sometimes you just have to take one for the team when she loses one regular cast member, grows more distant from a second and learns something terrible about a third. 32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.99 UPC: 5960603503-06711 ? STAND-ALONE STORY! ? UNCANNY X-PEOPLE CAMEO! MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF GUS BEEZER: GUS BEEZER & SPIDER- MAN #1 (ONE-SHOT) Written by GAIL SIMONE Cover & art by GURIHIRU That lovable scamp Gus Beezer — a superhero loving 7-year-old with an imagination as big as the Marvel Universe — is back in a new adventure featuring Spider-Man! The first GUZ BEEZER one-shots were critically acclaimed fun for kids and kids-at-heart alike, and this new adventure makes for the perfect holiday gift for the budding comic book reader in your life! 32 PGS./ALL AGES…$2.99 UPC: 5960605498-00111 ? For Readers of ALL Ages! X-Men NEW X-MEN #150 Written by GRANT MORRISON Cover & pencils by PHIL JIMENEZ SPECIAL "PLANET X" FINALE!—The final chapter in Grant Morrison's most ambitious story to date... Professor X and his X-Men make their final stand against MAGNETO, who was hiding under their noses disguised as team member XORN for months. And an X-Man dies in the showdown! 48 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$3.50 [note page count & price] UPC: 5960601772-15011 ? NEXT MONTH: MARC SILVESTRI RETURNS! UNCANNY X-MEN #435 & 436 Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Covers & pencils by RON GARNEY "TRIAL OF THE JUGGERNAUT" pts. 1 & 2 (of 2)—Imprisoned and set to face trial, Juggernaut must finally face up to his violent, criminal past. Guest-starring the Avengers' SHE-HULK! 32 PGS.(each)/MARVEL PSR…$2.25 (each) Issue #435 UPC: 5960602461-43511; Issue #436 UPC: 5960602461-43611 ? NEW STORY ARC! TWO ISSUES! ? NEXT MONTH: SALVADOR LAROCCA DEBUTS! NYX #3 Written by JOE QUESADA Cover & pencils by JOSHUA MIDDLETON As if one down-on-her-luck runaway teenage mutant wasn't enough, there's some new genetically mutated blood headed for New York City's Lower East Side. Could this new face be related to a certain member of Marvel's merriest band of mutants? In the latest issues of the edgy new series, it's not just the stakes that will be raised. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+…$2.99 UPC: 5960605456-00311 ? NEW ONGOING SERIES! ? A MUTANT WITH TIES TO THE X-MEN DEBUTS! WOLVERINE: THE END #2 (OF 6) LS Written by PAUL JENKINS Cover & pencils by CLAUDIO CASTELLINI Returning to a world he thought he'd long since left behind, Logan embarks on a journey of self-discovery, closing in on answers about his mysterious life and history that have long eluded him. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605469-00211 ? THE FINAL FATE OF WOLVERINE! WOLVERINE #9 Written by GREG RUCKA Cover & pencils by LEANDRO FERNANDEZ "COYOTE CROSSING" pt. 3 (of 5) Logan gets one step closer to a crew who trade in human cargo. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+…$2.25 UPC: 5960605458-00911 ? Look for the WOLVERINE V.1 TPB in the Graphic Novel Section CABLE/DEADPOOL #2 Written by FABIAN NICIEZA Penciled by MARK BROOKS (UDON) Cover by ROB LIELFELD A virus that gives people the ability to shape-shift winds up in the hands of three young anarchists. They say they want to change the world, but do they have a clue what that really means? 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This conclusion to the first story arc reveals the life-altering decision young Emma makes, and the dire consequences she must face as a result. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR+…$2.50 UPC: 5960605432-00611 EXILES #38 & 39 Written by CHUCK AUSTEN Pencils by JIM CALAFIORE Covers by MIZUKI SAKAKIBARA "KING HYPERION " pts. 1 & 2 (of 3)—The Weapon X squad of Exiles are in the spotlight! Blinded by power, new Exile Hyperion's refusal to follow the team's directive creates a struggle that leaves some unlikely members of Weapon X in precarious positions. Who will survive his wrath? 32 PGS. (each)/MARVEL PSR…$2.99 (each) Issue #38 UPC: 5960605108-03811; Issue #39 UPC: 5960605108-03911 ? NEW STORY ARC! TWO BIG ISSUES! X-TREME X-MEN #36-39 Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils by IGOR KORDEY Covers by SALVADOR LARROCA "STORM: THE ARENA" pts. 1-4 (of 4)—Featuring Storm as you've never seen her before in this special super-sized, weekly story arc! How will this warrior fare when she is forced to endure the brutal combat of the gladiator ring? Guest-starring Yukio and Callisto. 48 PGS.(each)/MARVEL PSR…$3.50 (each) [note page count & price] Issue #36 UPC: 5960605109-03611; Issue #37 UPC: 5960605109-03711 Issue #38 UPC: 5960605109-03811; Issue #39 UPC: 5960605109-03911 ? A SPECIAL 4-PART WEEKLY EVENT! Marvel Tsunami SENTINEL #10 Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Cover & pencils by UDON COMICS "AWAKENING" pt. 1 (of 3)—Juston continues his quest for redemption...but the team of government agents on the trail of Juston's Sentinel may not give him the chance to make amends! Plus, a shocking development rocks Juston's family! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605447-01011 ? NEW STORY ARC! ? CBG GIVES SENTINEL AN "A+" RUNAWAYS #9 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA Cover by JO CHEN "TEENAGE WASTELAND" pt 3 (of 4)—How do you runaway from the Runaways? One troubled member of the team finds out, as she leaves the group's hideout with their dashing new recruit. But it may be out of the frying pan and into the fire, as this mysterious new Runaway finally reveals his startling secret. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605452-00911 MYSTIQUE #9 Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Penciled by MICHAEL RYAN Cover by MIKE MAYHEW "TINKER, TAILOR, MUTANT, SPY" pt. 3 (of 4)—Mystique is on the trail of a woman who is a walking plague… and who has stolen a deadly biological weapon! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605431-00911 ? WRITTEN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN NEW MUTANTS #9 Written by CHRISTINA WEIR & NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS Penciled by CARLO BARBERI Cover by CHRIS BACHALO "THE TIES THAT BIND" pt. 3 (of 6)—The pressures of school and family begin to take their toll on the students - and teachers - at Xavier's. Sofia loses her temper, and gains a dangerous new mentor, while one student finds the pressure too much to bear… 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.50 UPC: 5960605429-00911 ? NEW ARTIST CARLO BARBERI! ? Look for the NEW MUTANTS V.1 TPB in the Graphic Novel Section INHUMANS #8 Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Penciled by ROBERT TERANISHI Cover by ADI GRANOV Another stand-alone, JUMPING-ON story for this critically acclaimed series! Thrust into a world where having amazing powers is no longer the norm, Tonaja must learn the responsibility that comes with her uncanny Inhuman abilities. And Alaris...? He just wants to join the football team! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605444-00811 ? Look for the INHUMANS V.1 TPB In the Graphic Novel Section VENOM #9 Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by PACO MEDINA Cover by SAM KIETH "RUN" pt. 4 (of 5)—After blowing up the small Canadian town of Voice and all of Venom's potential hosts, Frankie and Vic are now able to flush out the elusive alien. But what they didn't count on is Wolverine surviving the blast! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960605436-00911 ? VENOM MEETS WOLVERINE! ? NEW ARTIST PACO MEDINA! HUMAN TORCH #8 Written by KARL KESEL Cover & pencils SKOTTIE YOUNG "A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS" pt. 2—Johnny finds himself in the war-torn Balkans in a mysterious castle filled with dark secrets and deadly phantoms. It's the biggest fight of the Torch's life - because this time what he can't see... CAN kill him! [This is a resolicitation, all previous orders are cancelled.] 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605438-00811 NAMOR #10 Written by ANDI WATSON & BILL JEMAS Pencils by PAT OLLIFFE Cover by LEE WEEKS "IN DEEP" pt. 4—Namor's love, Sandy, is in deadly peril from Namor's treacherous cousin! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605446-01011 Marvel Heroes INCREDIBLE HULK #64 Written by BRUCE JONES Cover & pencils by MIKE DEODATO "SPLIT DECISIONS " pt. 5 (of 6)—More cover-to-cover action, as the Hulk tracks the Krills back to Home Base for some much-deserved ... HULK SMASHING! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960604745-06411 HAWKEYE #3 Written by FABIAN NICIEZA Penciled by STEFANO RAFFAELE Cover by LEONARDO MANCO "THE HIGH, HARD SHAFT" pt. 3 From a simple barroom rough-up in Myrtle Beach to beating up Cuban thugs in a Miami elevator, someone is going to a whole lot of trouble to keep the mystery of the 'Unity Tattoo' exactly that. Clint Barton has already gone from intrigued to annoyed … the next step is angry … and then anyone in his way better watch out! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605489-00311 ? NEW ONGOING SERIES! IRON MAN #75 Written by JOHN JACKSON MILLER Penciled by JORGE LUCAS Cover by ADI GRANOV "BEST DEFENSE" pt. 3 (of 6)—Announced as a nominee for Secretary of Defense, Tony Stark faces his toughest foe yet — the Washington press corps! Will they embrace Iron Man — or destroy him? And what dirty tricks does Tony's nemesis at the Pentagon have up his sleeve? 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960604457-07511 ? NEW CREATIVE TEAM! NEW DIRECTION! AVENGERS #75 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Cover & pencils by SCOTT KOLINS "SEARCH FOR SHE-HULK" pt. 4 (of 4)—The search is over - but the Avengers may not like what they've found, as a rampaging She-Hulk and her gamma-powered movie star cousin clash explosively! [This is a resolicitation. All previous orders are cancelled.] 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960604458-07511 ? GUEST-STARRING THE HULK! AVENGERS #76 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Pencils by STEVE SADOWSKI Cover by JAE LEE Geoff Johns ends his run as scribe as an Avenger falls in this one-shot story… [This is a resolicitation. All previous orders are cancelled.] 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960604458-07611 ? Don't forget AVENGERS/JLA #4 in the DC Section of Diamond's PREVIEWS! THANOS #3 Written, penciled & cover by JIM STARLIN Thanos attacks Galactus in the only reasonable way possible: a psychic assault. Guest- starring Moondragon. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605488-00311 ? NEW ONGOING SERIES! SILVER SURFER #4 Written by STACY WEISS Penciled by LAN MEDINA Cover by MILX "COMMUNION" pt. 4 (of 6)—Armageddon is coming - is the Surfer constructing the means of mankind's survival, or the weapon of its destruction? [This is a resolicitation, all previous orders are cancelled.] 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960605439-00411 ? NEW ONGOING SERIES! ? NEW ARTIST LAN MEDINA! ? THE WASHINGTON POST GIVES SILVER SURFER AN "A"! FANTASTIC FOUR #508 Written by MARK WAID Penciled by HOWARD PORTER Cover by TONY HARRIS & TOM FEISTER "AUTHORITATIVE ACTION" CONCLUDES!—It's Armageddon from without and within as Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s peacekeeping forces besiege the FF and Latveria, and Marvel's First Family is simultaneously besieged by an evil at the heart of their own team! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.25 UPC: 5960604456-50811 CAPTAIN MARVEL #17 Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by PAUL AZACETA Cover by SCOTT KOLINS "CRAZY LIKE A FOX" pt. 3 (of 4)—THE DEBUT OF THE NEW... CAPTAIN MARVEL?! There's a new sheriff in town, and man is she pissed! Marv goes home to Titan and finds a ghost town … and a new Captain Marvel ready to take his mantle, whether he wants to give it up or not. The series changes right here! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960605396-01711 THOR #72 Written by DAN JURGENS Cover & pencils by SCOT EATON "THE REIGNING" pt. 4—Meet Magni, Son of Thunder! He's All-Father Thor's boisterous offspring, a hard-drinking, hard-fighting, hard-loving rascal! If only he'd stop associating with those mortals - they're bound to be a bad influence on him! 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR…$2.99 UPC: 5960603506-07211 ? MEET THOR's MEAD-LOVIN' SON! Solicitation Catalog MARVEL PREVIEWS #4 Each issue of MARVEL PREVIEWS is a comic book-sized, 96-page, glossy, full-color guide to all of Marvel's upcoming releases, PLUS 22-pages of special advanced story previews from an upcoming blockbuster new project, or a sold-out, jumping-on point issue from one of our hottest books! It's Marvel fans one source for advanced Marvel solicitations and preview images! MARVEL PREVIEWS #4 features items scheduled to go on sale in February 2004! Please ask your local comic book retailer to reserve you a copy and order form! 96 PGS./MARVEL PSR…JUST $0.99! (or FREE with a purchase of Diamond's PREVIEWS!) IN STORES 11/26 (Final Order Cut-off 11/06) Graphic Novels/Hardcovers AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: 500 COVER HARDCOVER SLIPCASE EDITION Two very special 280-page hardcover volumes in a handsome keepsake slipcase celebrate over 40 years and a landmark 500 issues of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN by collecting every cover to every issue of the series … ever! Featuring stunning artwork by comics' greatest artists from every decade - including Steve Ditko, John Romita Jr. & Sr., John Buscema, Todd McFarlane and J. Scott Campbell - each volume presents 20 years worth of covers, along with information focusing on the highlights of Spider-Man's career and his impact on popular culture, over each of these 40-plus historical years! 560 PGS./ALL AGES…$75.00 UPC: 5960611421-00111 For a full list of in-stock backlist titles, go to http://www.marvel.com/about/retailers/ MARVEL MASTERWORKS LIBRARY More new additions to the MARVEL MASTERWORKS LIBRARY, some newly re- mastered with added materials and edits made to further enhance the original reading experience! MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL VOL. 1 Written by STAN LEE Art by WALLACE WOOD, JOE ORLANDO, BILL EVERETT A Good Samaritan act stole young Matt Murdock's sight, but also enhanced his remaining senses to superhuman level! After becoming a lawyer - and suffering the murder of his father - Matt now uses his powers to protect the innocent in New York City's Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil, the Man Without Fear! Relive Daredevil's origin and first adventure, meet his memorable supporting cast, and also his many famous foes like the Owl, Mr. Fear and the deadly Eel! Collects DAREDEVIL (Vol. 1) #1-11 256 PGS./ALL AGES…$49.99 UPC: 5960611257-00111 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4 Written by STAN LEE Art by STEVE DITKO, JOHN ROMITA SR. In this volume, Peter faces some of his greatest challenges and his most harrowing foes such as the Master Planner, Kraven the Hunter, the Molten Man, the Looter, and the end of the Green Goblin. Collects AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Vol. 1) #31-40 224 PGS./ALL AGES…$49.99 UPC: 5960611189-00111 MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AVENGERS VOL. 2 Written by STAN LEE Art by DON HECK & JACK KIRBY The Avengers say goodbye to some original members and welcome their first new recruits, including Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye. Featuring the death of Baron Zemo, a battle with Kang, and appearances by Spider-Man, the Mole Man, and the Swordsman. 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