Product Description: The Big Three of Marvel's Golden Age - Captain America, the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner - entered their first alliance when the U.S. entered World War II! But the Axis had more than bombs to throw at them, as they soon learned in a battle with the Star-Gods! The Red Skull wants the Invaders themselves as Hitler's top hitmen, and only a second gathering of Golden Age greats can stop him! Featuring the first appearances of Spitfire, Union Jack and more! Collects Invaders #1-9, Giant-Size Invaders #1 and Marvel Premiere #29-30.
Frank Robbins Art Ruins This title My brother was a huge Captain America fan, and collected the Invaders comic back in the day. I read them, but recalled with great disgust the incredibly (as has been noted, but then dismissed by a previous reviewer) amateurish, sloppy, and downright AWFUL artwork by Frank Robbins. It made enjoying these stories VERY difficult. And you'll notice, they had SOMEBODY ELSE recreate the Robbins' cover art from the first issue for the cover of this collection. If his work was that good, they wouldn't have had a more talented person redo the same cover trying to sell it.
some of the best Some of the best comics I would sneak and get out of my older brother's box were the Invaders! A great way for marvel to add some history to comics and bring back some classic 1940's characters that we might have never heard of along with mainstream ones we know and love.
I have all these after years of searching but I jumped at the chance to get them in TPB.
Maybe one day we can get a TPB of the All Winners comics(All-Winners Squad) and other classic 1940's books! here is hoping !
A blast from my past I read most of this run of comics in my youth. Oddly they fired my interest in WWII and made me dig into the facts around the superheroic adventures Marvel portrayed. I love these comics with a blind devotion but as an adult I can see flaws that weren't there for a younger me. Still, these are great tales well told and I look forward to seeing the next volumn come out. I love being able to read these books again without hunting through endless boxes of comics or trolling on eBay.
Okay Axis Here We Come Again Wow! When I saw that Marvel was putting out a collection of Invaders stories I jumped for joy. I can still remember the thrill of that cover to Giant-Sized Invaders # 1 when I was a little kid. New to comics, I didn't know too much but I liked Captain America (natch) and there he was exploding off the cover. This book was really a lot of fun. And it was a decent size collection where Marvel included the issues of Marvel Premiere that introduced the Liberty Legion. Well done there. I just really enjoyed re-reading these classics. So much fun. And I am anxiously waiting for the next volume (or dare I say volumes) in the series. I really hope they put out the whole run. While the whole run wasn't as good as the early issues, it's still worthwhile. Once Thomas and Robbins left, it lost a little steam but 'The Battle of Berlin' with the Master Man and Warrior Woman parodies of Superman and Wonder Woman was just a great comic book run. What can I say. I'm a fan for life. Make Mine Marvel!!!
A completely worthwile reprint from the '70s It's no lie that writer Roy Thomas is a fan of the Golden Age of comics. He's proven it time and again on titles like All-Star Squadron, Infinity Incorporated, Alter Ego, and even in the Avenger's Kree-Skrull War. But these all pale when it comes to the Invaders, Thomas' ultimate tribute to the Marvel Comics heroes of the Forties. INVADERS CLASSIC VOLUME 1 collects Giant-Size Invaders #1, Invaders #1-9, and Marvel Premiere #29-30... the first of Rascally Roy's retroactive adventures featuring the greatest heroes of World War 2.
Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch take the fight to the Axis powers in Europe, with help from Bucky, Toro, Union Jack, and the Liberty Legion. They face insidious Nazi threats such as Master Man, Brain Drain, the Red Skull, Baron Blood, and even a trio of ancient Germanic gods! Thomas is clearly in his element as he pulls out all the stops. His encyclopedic knowledge of classic comics, mixed with superb plotting, and knowing nods to the stories and culture of the time, makes this series a complete blast. As for artist Frank Robbins: while his work is often labeled "unrealistic", "rushed", or just plain "sloppy", it looks absolutely beautiful on this title. His style is more that of a comic STRIP artist, comparable to the work of Milton Caniff. Robbins' pencils are stylish and dynamic, show an excellent command of line and shadow, and his skill at depicting military hardware is on brilliant display in this book. In fact, this style would have fit right in at EC Comics on titles like Frontline Combat or Two-Fisted Tales.
I am so happy that Marvel decided to give the Invaders the Classic treatment, and I am looking forward to further volumes. Don't make me wait!
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