Marvel Essential Trade Paperback Guide Part I

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Aw, the dreaded Marvel Essential trade paperbacks... Often labeled by Marvel fans as "phonebooks".  Which is pretty understandable.  Each Essential trade paperback, Tpb, has 400-500 pages of... black and white.  In a sense, it is like a collection of newspapers with a soft book cover.  That right there is enough to turn people off.  But there is some good with the Essential releases.  Just look down below at "Essential Ant Man Vol. 1", there are 34 issues for the VERY small price of $14.95 and that is just the retail price.  New trade paperbacks can easily be found on the internet for 30-40% off or you could get them for even cheaper here on eBay.  So for those who want comics at a cheap price and for those more interested in reading the great stories listed below, yes "great stories" as they wouldn't be part of the Essential series if they weren't, than they are in having colored comic books, here is a complete list of all of the Marvel Essential series...

Ant Man

• Essential Ant Man Vol. 1
• Tales to Astonish #27 and #35-69
• Cover Price: $14.95

Avengers

• Essential Avengers Vol. 1
• Avengers Vol. 1 #1-24
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Avengers Vol. 2
• Avengers Vol. 1 #25-45, Annual #1
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Avengers Vol. 3
• Avengers #47-68, Annual #2
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Avengers Vol. 4
• Avengers #69-97, Incredible Hulk #140
• Cover Price: $15.99
• Essential Avengers Vol. 5
• Avengers #98-126, Daredevil #99, Defenders #8-11
• Cover Price: $16.99

Captain America

• Essential Captain America Vol. 1
• Tales of Suspense #59-99, Captain America #100-104
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Captain America Vol. 2
• Captain America #103-126
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Captain America Vol. 3
• Captain America #127-156
• Cover Price: $16.99

Conan the Barbarian

• Essential Conan Vol. 1
• Conan the Barbarian #1-25
• Cover Price: $14.95

Daredevil

• Essential Daredevil Vol. 1
• Daredevil #1-25
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Daredevil Vol. 2
• Daredevil #26-48, Annual #1
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Daredevil Vol. 3
• Daredevil #49-74, Iron Man #35-36
• Cover Price: $16.99

Defenders

• Essential Defenders Vol. 1
• Dr. Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22 and #34-35, Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Feature #1-3, Defenders #1-14, Avengers #115-118
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Defenders Vol. 2
• Defenders #15-39, Giant-Size Defenders #1-5
• Cover Price: $16.99

Dr. Strange

• Essential Doctor Strange Vol. 1
• Strange Tales #110-111 and #114-168
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Doctor Strange Vol. 2
• Doctor Strange #169-178 and #180-183, Avengers #61, Sub-Mariner #22, Marvel Feature #1, Incredible Hulk #126, Marvel Premiere #3-10 and #12-14
• Cover Price: $16.99

Fantastic Four

• Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 1
• Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #1-20, Annual #1
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 2
• Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #21-40, Annual #2
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 3
• Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #41-62, Annuals #3-4
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 4
• Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #64-83, Annuals #5-6
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 5
• Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #84-110, Annuals #7-8
• Cover Price: $16.99

Ghost Rider

• Essential Ghost Rider Vol. 1
• Marvel Spotlight #5-12, Ghost Rider Vol. 1 #1-20, Daredevil #138
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Ghost Rider Vol. 2
• Ghost Rider Vol. 1 #21-50
• Cover Price: $16.99

Godzilla

• Essential Godzilla
• Godzilla #1-24
• Cover Price: $19.99

Howard the Duck

• Essential Howard the Duck Vol. 1
• Howard the Duck #1-27, Marvel Treasury Edition #12, Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5
• Cover Price: $14.95

Hulk

• Essential Incredible Hulk Vol. 1
• Hulk #1-6, Tales to Astonish #60-91
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Incredible Hulk Vol. 2
• Tales to Astonish #92-101, Incredible Hulk #102-118
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Essential Hulk Vol. 3
• Incredible Hulk #118-142, Captain Marvel #20-21, Avengers #88
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Hulk Vol. 4
• Incredible Hulk #143-170
• Cover Price: $16.99

Human Torch

• Essential Human Torch
• Strange Tales #101-134, Annual #2
• Cover Price: $14.99

Iron Fist

• Essential Iron Fist Vol. 1
• Marvel Premiere #15-25, Iron Fist #1-15, Marvel Team-Up #63-64, Power Man and Iron First #48-50
• Cover Price: $16.99

Iron Man

• Essential Iron Man Vol. 1
• Tales of Suspense #39-72
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Iron Man Vol. 2
• Tales of Suspense #73-99
• Cover Price: $16.99

Killraven

• Essential Killraven Vol. 1
• Amazing Adventures Vol. 2 #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel Graphic Novel #7
• Cover Price: $16.99

Luke Cage Power Man

• Essential Luke Cage - Power Man Vol. 1
• Hero For Hire #1-16, Power Man #17-27
• Cover Price: $16.99
• Essential Luke Cage - Power Man Vol. 2
• Power Man #28-49, Annual #1
• Cover Price: $16.99

Man-Thing

• Essential Man-Thing Vol. 1
• Savage Tales #1, Astonishing Tales #12-13, Adventure Into Fear #10-19, Man-Thing #1-14, Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-2, Monsters Unleashed #5 and #8-9
• Cover Price: $16.99

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