Books in AA Essential Phrase Book series

Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters, and a talking duck: More than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to space opera, espionage to other dimensions, horror to humor, the past to the future, no corner of Marvel is left untouched! Super-team rosters and histories, alien race outlines and so much more! Get to know the Universe now! Collects Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition #1-36, characters/profiles in alphabetical order.

The fan-favorite spin-off series starring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man continues! Swing along with Spidey as he makes a jaunt over the Atlantic for some adventures in the UK, where he foils an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Then, back on this side of the Pond, Spidey has to travel cross-country to retrieve a misplaced web-shooter - before he's targeted in the critically acclaimed epic "Kraven's Last Hunt." COLLECTING: WEB OF SPIDERMAN 19-32, ANNUAL 3; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 293-294; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 131-132

It's action aplenty as the star-spangled Avenger takes on -- and is brainwashed by -- the hate group National Force! But what shocking secret does its leader the Grand Director hold, and who's really pulling the strings? The answers will cost Captain America dearly! Next, Cap breaks into an impenetrable safe house, clashes with the Punisher while investigating a mob hit, battles the grotesque Adonis, and teams with Nazi hunters to right a decades-old wrong! Then, all-star creators Roger Stern and John Byrne take the helm, putting Cap through his paces against Machinesmith, Dragon Man, Batroc, Mr. Hyde and Baron Blood! But as the Living Legend of World War II learns new details about his past, he mulls a daunting future: Will Captain America run for President? Guest-starring Daredevil, Union Jack, Nick Fury, the Avengers and the ever-Incredible Hulk! COLLECTING: Captain America# 231-257 -- written by Roger McKenzie, Peter B. Gillis, Mike W. Barr, Steven Grant, Roger Stern, and Bill Mantlo; and illustrated by Sal Buscema, Don Perlin, Fred Kida, Frank Springer, Carmine Infantino, Jerry Bingham, John Byrne, Gene Colan, and Lee Elias.

Spider-Man's parade of all-star team-ups continues as he fights side by side with Nick Fury, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Hulk, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Ms. Marvel, the Black Panther, Nightcrawler, the Beast, Ghost Rider, Howard the Duck, and more -- against a non-stop onslaught of deadly foes including the Silver Dagger, the Griffin, Boomerang, the Maggia, Arcade, Killer Shrike, Mr. Fear, Tatterdemalion, and the Owl. In a special multi-part epic, Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. must race against time to save the President from death at the hands of Viper and the Silver Samurai. Plus: The Incredible Hulk stars in two addition tales guest-starring Spider-Woman, Power Man, Iron Fist, and the Machine Man!COLLECTING: Marvel Team-Up #76-78, #80-98, and Marvel Team-Up Annual #2-3 -- written by Chris Claremont, Steven Grant, and Roger Stern; and illustrated by Mike Vosburg, Sal Buscema, Steve Leialoha, Carmine Infantino, Herb Trimpe and more.

The Avengers travel to Wundagore Mountain in search of the deadly secrets hidden in the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's childhoods. But what about the secret from Tony Stark's own history, one that lies beneath Avengers Mansion itself? Then, the Avengers' rivalry with meddling Henry Gyrich comes to a head just as the Grey Gargoyle makes his move! Fan-favorite villain the Taskmaster debuts! Immortus returns, but what are his plans for Ms. Marvel? Plus: the mad robot Ultron's history with Earth's mightiest heroes is a long and violent one. But this time, how is Iron Man responsible for his return -- and how can he be stopped? All this -- and Hawkeye gets a job! Guest-starring the Elements of Doom, Inferno and the Yellow Claw! COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) #185-206, Avengers Annual (1967) #9, and a special Vision solo-story from Tales to Astonish (1979) #12

The Thing can't stay out of trouble, but at least he makes friends wherever he goes! The Ever-Lovin' Idol o' Millions teams up with heroes both frontline and forgotten against menaces spanning time and space! Gods! Aliens! Spies! Demons! Dinosaurs! Time travellers! Martial artists! The Living Eraser and the Mountain That Walked Like a Man! A veritable who's who of history's horror heroes! Collects Marvel Feature #11-12; Marvel Two-In-One #1-20, 22-25 and Annual #1; Fantastic Four Annual #11; and Marvel Team-Up #47.

Brace yourself for intense action as Wolverine faces down the Wendigo, deals with his deadly new bride Viper, is possessed by a body-hopping fugitive, and gets shanghaied into space to save an entire planet from...Galactus?! Back on Earth, Wolverine battles robots, teams up with Nightcrawler, Jubilee and Alpha Flight, and confronts the ever-incredible Hulk - but Logan isn't quite himself, and there's a more sinister reason for it than you'd think! It all leads up to the ol' Canucklehead's 25th anniversary bonanza, the twin threats of Apocalypse and Sabretooth, the identity of Death revealed...and the return of a certain unbreakable metal that's been near and dear to Wolvie since his debut. SNIKT! COLLECTING: Wolverine (1988) 129-148, Hulk (1999) 8

Remember the Martian invasion of 2001? No? Not to worry, some of Marvel's top talents have preserved it for you! Re-live the sequel to H.G. Wells's masterpiece as a sword-wielding slave leads a band of fearless freedom fighters against Earth's alien overlords! Featuring mutants, madmen, metal monsters, and more! Guest-starring (who else?) Spider-Man! Free Earth! Collects Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel Graphic Novel #7, and Killraven #1 (Marvel Knights).