Many decades before Marvel's heroes were box office giants, they were fun, swashbuckling stars of their own comic books. Looking back on some milestones, this three-volume set contains color reproductions of some unforgettable covers and interior art, with captions and short texts putting them in context. In these quick jaunts through comic book history, Spider-Man fights for his life against the Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus; Captain America battles the Red Skull in World War II and the 21st century; and Iron Man struggles against high-tech menaces and even his own self-destructive nature. One o Marvel's most esteemed writers and editors, Roy Thomas contributes prefaces to each of these books.