In celebration of Marvel's 75th anniversary, TASCHEN presents a magnum opus of the most influential comic book publisher today, with an inside look not only at its celebrated characters, but also at the "bullpen" of architects whose names are almost as familiar as the protagonists they brought to life.

Learn your ABCs with Jack Kirby's most monstrous creations! From the legendary behemoths that stalked a world before super heroes to the titans that terrorized the Marvel Universe, 26 of Marvel's most memorable monsters have been rounded up in alphabetical order - from the Awesome Android to Zetora!

Created by the utopian scientists of the Enclave and hatched from the imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, there came a being known only as Him! And when this perfect being encountered the High Evolutionary, he gained a purpose, a Soul Gem and a name: Adam Warlock! His adventures will rock your world - and Counter-Earth too!

At the dawn of the Silver Age, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko - three of comics' greatest talents - had readers crying, "Make mine monsters," with a cadre of ten-ton terrors, from Torr to Manoo to the one and only Monsteroso! Backed up by weird tales of witchcraft, Martians and occult master Dr. Druid, it seemed that these titanic tales could never be topped.

Carmine Infantino, the legendary artist that launched the Silver Age and co-creator of The Flash, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, and Deadman, tells all in this 180-page, heavily illustrated, autobiographic, career retrospective filled with his revolutionary accomplishments and anecdotes about his colleagues.

When the job's too big for Ant-Man to handle, it's time for Hank Pym to become...Giant-Man!

A new era begins for Earth's Mightiest Heroes begins with a new Avengers lineup under the guidance of writers Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter! Teamed with a who's who of top 1970s art talent - George Pérez, Jim Starlin and John Byrne - these master storytellers pit the Avengers against the greatest threats in the Marvel Universe.

The Boisterious Beast! Tigra the Were-Woman! The Sensational She-Hulk! And of course, the Amazing Spider-Man! Avengers recruitment drives brought in all of them, and it's a day unlike any other when those tales are teamed together for the first time!

The super-villainy of Kang the Conqueror...unleashed at last! You've seen his true colors in YOUNG AVENGERS; now, see what came before!

The Avengers, comics' greatest super team, burst onto the scene in 1963 at the forefront of revolutionary Marvel Age of Comics. Iron Man, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp joined together to face the menace of Loki - and set off on a streak of tales that nearly 50 years later still sets the trend for super-hero epics.

The Earth's mightiest Avengers stories - assembled in one super-sized, slipcased volume! Witness the fateful day when five heroes unite! Cheer as Captain America lives again! Watch the old order changeth for the first time, and learn that even an android can cry!

It's a case of the Wild West Coast Avengers as the Whackos are lost in space-time! But to get home, Hawkeye and pals will have to go even further back - to Ancient Egypt, and a mind-bending triple crossover with Dr. Strange and the Silver Age Fantastic Four! Meanwhile, Hank Pym faces a very personal crisis, which can only mean one thing: a new costumed identity!

It's a case of the Wild West Coast Avengers as the Whackos are lost in space-time! But to get home, Hawkeye and pals will have to go even further back - to Ancient Egypt, and a mind-bending triple crossover with Dr. Strange and the Silver Age Fantastic Four! Meanwhile, Hank Pym faces a very personal crisis, which can only mean one thing: a new costumed identity!

In the 1960s, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created an unprecedented string of classic comic-book heroes. But quite possibly the most iconic of them all was the high-tech king of Wakanda, the Black Panther!

Celebrate 75 years of the Sentinel of Liberty with this Vibranium-sized, slipcased collection of Captain America's greatest adventures from each decade - from the Golden Age, to Cap's 1950s revival, to his return after years on ice!

Transformed by the Super-Soldier Serum from a 98-pound weakling into Captain America, Steve Rogers led the charge to liberate the world from the Axis powers! But before World War II's end, an accident left him frozen in suspended animation and his sidekick, Bucky, dead.

Baron Zemo, the man who sent Captain America and Bucky Barnes plunging to the bottom of the North Atlantic, returns to menace Cap - in a saga guest-starring Nick Fury, the Black Panther and Sharon Carter! Then, the Red Skull forces our hero to do his bidding - or risk America's nuclear annihilation!

Captain America - a hero for the ages, no matter who's behind the mask! In 1941, watch as Cap and Bucky take on the Red Skull for the first time! Learn the secrets of the men who wore the mask after Cap died! In 1987, witness Johnny Walker become a government-sponsored Cap! And in 2008, see the long-thought-dead Bucky take over as the new Cap! Plus: one young man who donned the mask for only a day!

When the Avengers pull a mysterious, tattered soldier from the sea, they unwittingly bring back to life the Living Legend of World War II - a man whose memories of a life sixty years ago are as fresh as yesterday!

In the waning days of World War II, Steve Rogers - Captain America - seemingly sacrifices his life to save his nation.?But decades later, he finds himself revived, thrust into a strange new America he barely recognizes. As he meets the heroes his legend inspired, Cap comes to understand what his sacrifice has meant.

For decades, Captain America, Super-Soldier for the United States, and the Red Skull, evil agent of the Third Reich, have been the most bitter of foes! After multiple battles during World War II, both men have survived into the modern age, where the fights have only grown deadlier!

The world is on the brink of chaos. But when only the best are called into action, where does that leave the world's first super hero? Will Hercules force his way onto the front lines of this new Civil War ripping through the Marvel Universe?

The inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form!

For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form!

King of the comics art form, Jack Kirby needs no introduction. He was an architect of the Marvel Universe, but his contributions extended far beyond just super heroes. Now, highlighting two sides of the human condition, Kirby's war and romance work finally gets its due!

King of the comics art form, Jack Kirby needs no introduction. He was an architect of the Marvel Universe, but his contributions extended far beyond just super heroes. Now, highlighting two sides of the human condition, Kirby's war and romance work finally gets its due! 

Born to a past-his-prime prizefighter, Matt Murdock's luck always ran a step behind his good intentions. When a daring act to save a man's life blinds young Murdock, he finds that the same accident has enhanced his remaining senses to superhuman levels!

Born to a past-his-prime prizefighter, Matt Murdock's luck always ran a step behind his good intentions. When a daring act to save a man's life blinds young Murdock, he finds that the same accident has enhanced his remaining senses to superhuman levels!