Most Marvel Omnibuses are large, but there is only one that is “Giant-Size”.
Those that grew up in the Bronze Age of Comics are very familiar with Marvel’s Giant-Size format, and many of the cherished over-sized issues are now available in the first Marvel Giant-Size Omnibus.
The Omnibus includes Giant-Size Super-Stars #1, Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2-4, Giant-Size Super-Heroes featuring Spider-Man #1, Giant-Size Spider-Man (1974) #1, 4-5, Giant Size Chillers Featuring Dracula #1, Giant-Size Dracula #2-5, Giant-Size Creatures featuring Werewolf by Night #1, Giant-Size Werewolf by Night 2-5, Giant-Size Defenders #1-5, Giant-Size Avengers #1-4, Giant-Size Man-Thing #1-5, Giant-Size Chillers #1-3, Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1-2, Giant-Size X-Men #1, and Giant-Size Invaders #1.
All stories are written by Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman, Len Wein, Chris Claremont, David Kraft, Tony Isabella, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Stan Lee, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, Denny O’Neil, Jim Starlin, Roger Slifer, Scott Edelman, Annette Kawecki, Carl Wessler, Larry Lieber, Ralph Alphonso, Ron Wilson, Linda Fite, Paul Reinman, and Don McGregor.
Art is provided by Rick Buckler, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ross Andru, Gene Colan, Don Heck, Virgilio Redondo, Don Perlin, Virgilio Redondo, Don Perlin, Dave Cockrum, Mike Ploog, Alfredo Alcala, Ed Hannigan, Ron Wilson, Frank Brunner, Mike Sekowsky, Frank Robbins, John Byrne, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Miguel Ripioll, Winslow Mortimer, Adolfo Buylla, Dave Gibbons, Mike Lombo, Carl Pfeufer, Paul Reinman, Marie Severin, Joe Sinnott, Chic Stone, Mike Esposito, Frank Chiaramonte, Frank McLaughlin, Frank Springer, Dan Adkins, Vince Colletta, Sal Trapani, Joe Giella, John Tartaglione, Alfredo Alcala, Tom Sutton, Sam Grainger, Rudy Nebres, Al Milgrom, Dick Ayers, Don Newton, Jim Mooney, Dave Hunt, Frank Brunner, Tom Palmer, Jack Abel, and Paul Reinman.
Featuring an afterword by Roy Thomas, the Giant-Size collection contains plenty of super-hero and monster action with highlights such as another titanic battle between The Thing and the Hulk, the Fantastic Four vs. the Multiple Man, Spider-Man’s creature features staring Morbius, Man-Wolf, Dracula, and Man-Thing, the wedding of Vision and the Scarlet Witch, The Defenders team-up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the most famous of all Giant-Size issues profiling the all-new, all-different X-Men.
The Omnibus collects each complete Giant-Size series here, with the exception of Giant-Size Spider-Man #2 and 3 which contained a team-up with the Master of Kung-Fu and the no longer under license Doc Savage.
While the Omnibus is massive, it is not complete, missing Giant-Size issues featuring the Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, and more. There has been no announcement regarding a second volume, but it would be surprising if those other series were not assembled for another tribute to the Giant-Size format in the near future.
The Marvel Giant-Size Omnibus consists of 1,272 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $150.00
Check out the classic covers by Dave Cockrum, John Romita, Sr., and Gil Kane below (Romita and Kane’s being the comic shop variant editions) and stay tuned to Conskipper for all of your vintage comic needs.
