Marvel Treasury Edition

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Marvel Treasury Edition
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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Format Ongoing series
Publication date 1974 – 1981
Number of issues 28
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Marvel Treasury Edition is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversized 10" x 14" tabloid (or "treasury") format and was launched with a collection of Spider-Man stories.[1] The series concluded with the second Superman and Spider-Man intercompany crossover.[2] Marvel also published treasuries under the titles Marvel Special Edition and Marvel Treasury Special as well as a number of one-shots.

The issues

Issue Date Title Notes
1 1974 "The Spectacular Spider-Man" Reprints stories from The Amazing Spider-Man #8, 14, 42, and 90 and Marvel Super Heroes #14 and excerpts from The Amazing Spider-Man #72 and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1.[3]
2 December 1974 "The Fabulous Fantastic Four" Reprints stories from Fantastic Four #6, 11, and 48-50.[4]
3 1974 "The Mighty Thor" Reprints stories from Journey into Mystery #125 and Thor #126-130.[5]
4 1975 "Conan the Barbarian" Reprints stories from Conan the Barbarian #11, and "Red Nails" story from Savage Tales #2-3, now in color provided by Barry Smith, who also added further art/details, and re-inking on some pages[6]
5 1975 "The Hulk on the Rampage!" Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk #3; Tales to Astonish #79 and 100; The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #139 and 141; and Marvel Feature #11.[7]
6 1975 "Doctor Strange" Reprints stories from Strange Tales #111, 146, 148, and 157; Doctor Strange #170 and 177; and Marvel Premiere #10.[8]
7 1975 "The Mighty Avengers" Reprints stories from The Avengers #52, 57, 60, and 83.[9]
8 1975 "Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag" Reprints stories from Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #10; The Amazing Spider-Man #24; Hero for Hire #7; The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #147; and Doctor Strange #180.[10][11]
9 September 1976 "Giant Superhero Team-Up" Reprints stories from Sub-Mariner #8; Daredevil #43; Journey into Mystery #112; and Silver Surfer #14.[12]
10 1976 "The Mighty Thor" Reprints stories from Thor #154-157.[13]
11 1976 "The Fabulous Fantastic Four" Reprints stories from Fantastic Four #4, 23, 51, and 94.[14]
12 1976 "Howard the Duck" Howard the Duck meets the Defenders in a new story, "Five Villains in Search of a Plot!", by writer Steve Gerber and artists Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson. Also reprints stories from Fear #19; Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5; and Howard the Duck #1.[15]
13 1976 "Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag" New framing sequence by writer Roger Stern and artists George Tuska and Don Perlin. Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #6; The Avengers #58; Tales to Astonish #93; and Daredevil #86.[10][16]
14 1977 "The Sensational Spider-Man" Reprints stories from The Amazing Spider-Man #100-102 and Not Brand Echh #6.[17]
15 1977 "Conan the Barbarian" Reprints stories from Conan the Barbarian #24; Savage Tales #4; and Savage Sword of Conan #2.[18]
16 1978 "The Defenders" Reprints stories from Marvel Feature #1 and The Defenders #4, 13-14.[19]
17 1978 "The Incredible Hulk" Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #121, 134, 150, and 158.[20]
18 1978 "The Astonishing Spider-Man" Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #4, 12, 15, and 31.[21]
19 1978 "Conan the Barbarian" Reprints stories from Savage Sword of Conan #4 and 6.[22]
20 1979 "The Rampaging Hulk" Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #136-137 and #143-144.[23]
21 1979 "Fantastic Four" Reprints stories from Fantastic Four #120-123.[24]
22 1979 "The Sensational Spider-Man" Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #13 and 19-21.[25]
23 1979 "Conan the Barbarian" Reprints stories from Savage Sword of Conan #5 and the first storyline from the syndicated Conan newspaper strip.[26]
24 1979 "The Rampaging Hulk" Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #175-178. Also includes a new Hercules story by writer Jo Duffy and artist Ricardo Villamonte.[27]
25 1980 "Spider-Man vs. the Hulk at the Winter Olympics" New story set at the 1980 Winter Olympics by writers Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, and Bill Mantlo with art by Herb Trimpe and Bruce Patterson.[28][29]
26 1980 "The Rampaging Hulk" Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #167-170. Also includes a new Wolverine and Hercules story by writer Jo Duffy and artists Ken Landgraf and George Pérez.[30]
27 1980 "The Sensational Spider-Man" Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #9-11 and 27. Also includes a new Angel story by writer Scott Edelman and artists Brent Anderson and Bob McLeod.[31]
28 1981 "Superman and Spider-Man" New story featuring the second Marvel-DC crossover by Jim Shooter, John Buscema, and Joe Sinnott.[2][32][33] A sequel to Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

Marvel Special Edition

Issue Date Title Notes
1 June 1975 "The Spectacular Spider-Man" Reprints stories from The Amazing Spider-Man #6 and 35 and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1.[34]
1 August 1977 "Star Wars" Reprints Star Wars #1-3. Comics adaptation of the George Lucas film by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, and Steve Leialoha.[35]
2 1977 "Star Wars" Reprints Star Wars #4-6. Comics adaptation by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, and Steve Leialoha.[36]
3 1978 "Star Wars" Reprints Star Wars #1-6.[37]
3 1978 "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Reprints Marvel Comics Super Special #3. Comics adaptation of the Steven Spielberg film by Archie Goodwin, Walt Simonson, and Klaus Janson.[38]
2 Spring 1980 "The Empire Strikes Back" Reprints Star Wars #39-44. Comics adaptation by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson, and Carlos Garzon.[39]

Marvel Treasury Special

Issue Date Title Notes
1 1974 "Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag" Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #1; Daredevil #7; Amazing Adventures #5; and Fantastic Four #25-26.[10][40]
1 1976 "Captain America's Bicentennial Battles" New story by writer/penciler Jack Kirby and inkers Barry Windsor-Smith, Herb Trimpe, John Verpoorten, John Romita Sr., Dan Adkins, and Frank Giacoia.[41][42]

Other Marvel treasuries

See also

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