ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN MARVEL TP (2025)

"Written by STAN LEE, ROY THOMAS, ARNOLD DRAKE, GARY FRIEDRICH & ARCHIE GOODWIN Penciled by GENE COLAN, DON HECK, DICK AYERS, FRANK SPRINGER, GARY FRIEDRICH, TOM SUTTON, GIL KANE & JOHN BUSCEMA Cover by GIL KANE He made a big Return during Civil War, but how'd he get here in the first place? Watch the wonders of Mar-Vell right from the start in stories reprinted for the first time in more than 25 years! Earth's newest protector faces such forgotten furies as Mandroid, Man-Slayer and the Metazoid - along with the Super-Skrull, Ronan the Accuser and more of the deadliest dynamos from three galaxies! Plus: the start of his lifelong bond, molecular and otherwise, with professional sidekick Rick Jones! But where there's Rick, can a jade-skinned giant be far behind? Also guest-starring Iron Man and Namor the Sub-Mariner - and introducing Carol Danvers, later known as Ms. Marvel! Collecting MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #12-13 and CAPTAIN MARVEL #1-21. 528 PGS./All Ages $16.99 PRODUCT UPDATE (051408): The Essential Captain Marvel Volume 1 TP will be 512 pages, not 528 pages."

"Captain Marvel goes truly cosmic as Jim Starlin takes the reins! Mar-Vell takes on the Super-Skrull, the Thing, the Controller and a horde of his own insecurities - but it's all orchestrated by the mad Titan Thanos! To stop Thanos' plan to become a god, Mar-Vell will need to gain cosmic awareness - and team with the mighty Avengers! Then, it's an explosive clash with Nitro that will have far-reaching consequences, a trip to the moon to attend the Watcher's trial and battle the Kree Lunatic Legion! Plus: When Drax attacks, Mar-Vell will have to use all his power to survive! And it all leads to a final showdown with Ronan the Accuser and the Kree Supreme Intelligence! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #22-35 and #37-46, IRON MAN (1968) #55, and MARVEL FEATURE #12."