Marvel Treasury Edition

Marvel Treasury Edition
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	1974 – 1981
Number of issues	28
Creative team
Writer(s)	List Jo Duffy, Scott Edelman, Steve Gerber, Steven Grant, Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, Jim Shooter, Roger Stern
Penciller(s)	List Brent Anderson, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ken Landgraf, Herb Trimpe, George Tuska, Ricardo Villamonte
Inker(s)	List Klaus Janson, Bob McLeod, Bruce Patterson, George Pérez, Don Perlin, Joe Sinnott, Ricardo Villamonte
Editor(s)	List Stan Lee #1, 3; Roy Thomas #2, 4, 6-7, 15, 19; Len Wein #5; Marv Wolfman #8-9; Gerry Conway #10; Archie Goodwin #11-14, 16; Jim Salicrup #16-17, 20-22, 24-27; Jim Shooter #18, 23, 25, 27; Mark Gruenwald #25; Bob Budiansky #26-27; Al Milgrom #28

Marvel Treasury Edition is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversized 10" x 14" tabloid (or "treasury") format and was launched with a collection of Spider-Man stories.^[1] The series concluded with the second Superman and Spider-Man intercompany crossover.^[2] Marvel also published treasuries under the titles Marvel Special Edition and Marvel Treasury Special as well as a number of one-shots.

The issues

Issue	Date	Title	Notes
1	1974	"The Spectacular Spider-Man"	Reprints stories from The Amazing Spider-Man #8, 14, 42, and 90 and Marvel Super Heroes #14 and excerpts from The Amazing Spider-Man #72 and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1.[3]
2	December 1974	"The Fabulous Fantastic Four"	Reprints stories from Fantastic Four #6, 11, and 48-50.[4]
3	1974	"The Mighty Thor"	Reprints stories from Journey into Mystery #125 and Thor #126-130.[5]
4	1975	"Conan the Barbarian"	Reprints stories from Conan the Barbarian #11, and "Red Nails" story from Savage Tales #2-3, now in color provided by Barry Smith, who also added further art/details, and re-inking on some pages[6]
5	1975	"The Hulk on the Rampage!"	Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk #3; Tales to Astonish #79 and 100; The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #139 and 141; and Marvel Feature #11.[7]
6	1975	"Doctor Strange"	Reprints stories from Strange Tales #111, 146, 148, and 157; Doctor Strange #170 and 177; and Marvel Premiere #10.[8]
7	1975	"The Mighty Avengers"	Reprints stories from The Avengers #52, 57, 60, and 83.[9]
8	1975	"Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag"	Reprints stories from Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #10; The Amazing Spider-Man #24; Hero for Hire #7; The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #147; and Doctor Strange #180.[10][11]
9	September 1976	"Giant Superhero Team-Up"	Reprints stories from Sub-Mariner #8; Daredevil #43; Journey into Mystery #112; and Silver Surfer #14.[12]
10	1976	"The Mighty Thor"	Reprints stories from Thor #154-157.[13]
11	1976	"The Fabulous Fantastic Four"	Reprints stories from Fantastic Four #4, 23, 51, and 94.[14]
12	1976	"Howard the Duck"	Howard the Duck meets the Defenders in a new story, "Five Villains in Search of a Plot!", by writer Steve Gerber and artists Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson. Also reprints stories from Fear #19; Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5; and Howard the Duck #1.[15]
13	1976	"Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag"	New framing sequence by writer Roger Stern and artists George Tuska and Don Perlin. Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #6; The Avengers #58; Tales to Astonish #93; and Daredevil #86.[10][16]
14	1977	"The Sensational Spider-Man"	Reprints stories from The Amazing Spider-Man #100-102 and Not Brand Echh #6.[17]
15	1977	"Conan the Barbarian"	Reprints stories from Conan the Barbarian #24; Savage Tales #4; and Savage Sword of Conan #2.[18]
16	1978	"The Defenders"	Reprints stories from Marvel Feature #1 and The Defenders #4, 13-14.[19]
17	1978	"The Incredible Hulk"	Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #121, 134, 150, and 158.[20]
18	1978	"The Astonishing Spider-Man"	Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #4, 12, 15, and 31.[21]
19	1978	"Conan the Barbarian"	Reprints stories from Savage Sword of Conan #4 and 6.[22]
20	1979	"The Rampaging Hulk"	Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #136-137 and #143-144.[23]
21	1979	"Fantastic Four"	Reprints stories from Fantastic Four #120-123.[24]
22	1979	"The Sensational Spider-Man"	Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #13 and 19-21.[25]
23	1979	"Conan the Barbarian"	Reprints stories from Savage Sword of Conan #5 and the first storyline from the syndicated Conan newspaper strip.[26]
24	1979	"The Rampaging Hulk"	Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #175-178. Also includes a new Hercules story by writer Jo Duffy and artist Ricardo Villamonte.[27]
25	1980	"Spider-Man vs. the Hulk at the Winter Olympics"	New story set at the 1980 Winter Olympics by writers Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, and Bill Mantlo with art by Herb Trimpe and Bruce Patterson.[28][29]
26	1980	"The Rampaging Hulk"	Reprints stories from The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #167-170. Also includes a new Wolverine and Hercules story by writer Jo Duffy and artists Ken Landgraf and George Pérez.[30]
27	1980	"The Sensational Spider-Man"	Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #9-11 and 27. Also includes a new Angel story by writer Scott Edelman and artists Brent Anderson and Bob McLeod.[31]
28	1981	"Superman and Spider-Man"	New story featuring the second Marvel-DC crossover by Jim Shooter, John Buscema, and Joe Sinnott.[2][32][33] A sequel to Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

Marvel Special Edition

Issue	Date	Title	Notes
1	June 1975	"The Spectacular Spider-Man"	Reprints stories from The Amazing Spider-Man #6 and 35 and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1.[34]
1	August 1977	"Star Wars"	Reprints Star Wars #1-3. Comics adaptation of the George Lucas film by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, and Steve Leialoha.[35]
2	1977	"Star Wars"	Reprints Star Wars #4-6. Comics adaptation by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, and Steve Leialoha.[36]
3	1978	"Star Wars"	Reprints Star Wars #1-6.[37]
3	1978	"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"	Reprints Marvel Comics Super Special #3. Comics adaptation of the Steven Spielberg film by Archie Goodwin, Walt Simonson, and Klaus Janson.[38]
2	Spring 1980	"The Empire Strikes Back"	Reprints Star Wars #39-44. Comics adaptation by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson, and Carlos Garzon.[39]

Marvel Treasury Special

Issue	Date	Title	Notes
1	1974	"Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag"	Reprints stories from Marvel Team-Up #1; Daredevil #7; Amazing Adventures #5; and Fantastic Four #25-26.[10][40]
1	1976	"Captain America's Bicentennial Battles"	New story by writer/penciler Jack Kirby and inkers Barry Windsor-Smith, Herb Trimpe, John Verpoorten, John Romita Sr., Dan Adkins, and Frank Giacoia.[41][42]

Other Marvel treasuries

• MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz (1975) The first joint publishing venture between Marvel and DC Comics.^[43] Comics adaptation of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tony DeZuniga.^[44][45]
• Marvel Treasury of Oz (1975) Comics adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz by Roy Thomas and Alfredo Alcala.^[44][46]
• Special Collector's Edition #1 (1975) "Savage Fists of Kung Fu" Reprints stories from Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1-2; Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu Special #1; and Special Marvel Edition #15.^[47]
• Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (January 1976) The first cross-over between characters of both companies. Written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.^[32][48][49]
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1976) Comics adaptation of the Stanley Kubrick film by Jack Kirby.^[38]
• The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
  • #1 (December 1977) "The Flintstones Christmas Party" New story by writer Mark Evanier and artists Kay Wright and Scott Shaw.^[38][50][51]
  • #2 (March 1978) "Yogi Bear's Easter Parade"^[38][52]
  • #3 (June 1978) "Laff-A-Lympics"^[38][53]
• Marvel Super Special #8 (1978) Comics adaptation of Battlestar Galactica by Roger McKenzie and Ernie Colón.^[38]
• Buck Rogers Giant Movie Edition (1979) Originally published by Western Publishing, second printing published by Marvel.^[38]
• G.I. Joe Special Treasury Edition (1982) Treasury format reprint of the first issue of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series.^[54]
• Annie Treasury Edition (December 1982) Comics adaptation of the film by Tom DeFalco, Win Mortimer, and Vince Colletta.^[55]
• Smurfs Treasury (1983)^[56]

See also

• Limited Collectors' Edition - a similar series published by DC Comics

References

1. Saffel, Steve (2007). "Weaving a Broader Web". Spider-Man the Icon: The Life and Times of a Pop Culture Phenomenon. London, United Kingdom: Titan Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-84576-324-4. Spider-Man was also used to launch Marvel's aforementioned tabloid comics released under the collective series title Marvel Treasury Edition. The first such Treasury was entitled The Spectacular Spider-Man, simply dated 1974 and sported an iconic John Romita cover illustration.
2. Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. In an oversized treasury edition carrying a hefty $2.50 price tag, the Man of Steel paired for the second time with Marvel's iconic web-slinger...The issue came together thanks to the script of writer Jim Shooter, a bit of plotting assistance by Marv Wolfman, the pencils of longtime Marvel luminary John Buscema, and a veritable fleet of inkers.
3. Marvel Treasury Edition #1 at the Grand Comics Database
4. Marvel Treasury Edition #2 at the Grand Comics Database
5. Marvel Treasury Edition #3 at the Grand Comics Database
6. Marvel Treasury Edition #4 at the Grand Comics Database
7. Marvel Treasury Edition #5 at the Grand Comics Database
8. Marvel Treasury Edition #6 at the Grand Comics Database
9. Marvel Treasury Edition #7 at the Grand Comics Database
10. Eury, Michael (December 2015). "Christmas Re-Presents". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (85): 32–38.
11. Marvel Treasury Edition #8 at the Grand Comics Database
12. Marvel Treasury Edition #9 at the Grand Comics Database
13. Marvel Treasury Edition #10 at the Grand Comics Database
14. Marvel Treasury Edition #11 at the Grand Comics Database
15. Marvel Treasury Edition #12 at the Grand Comics Database
16. Marvel Treasury Edition #13 at the Grand Comics Database
17. Marvel Treasury Edition #14 at the Grand Comics Database
18. Marvel Treasury Edition #15 at the Grand Comics Database
19. Marvel Treasury Edition #16 at the Grand Comics Database
20. Marvel Treasury Edition #17 at the Grand Comics Database
21. Marvel Treasury Edition #18 at the Grand Comics Database
22. Marvel Treasury Edition #19 at the Grand Comics Database
23. Marvel Treasury Edition #20 at the Grand Comics Database
24. Marvel Treasury Edition #21 at the Grand Comics Database
25. Marvel Treasury Edition #22 at the Grand Comics Database
26. Marvel Treasury Edition #23 at the Grand Comics Database
27. Marvel Treasury Edition #24 at the Grand Comics Database
28. Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2012). "1980s". Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 113. ISBN 978-0756692360. Spider-Man's fights with the Incredible Hulk were always popular with the fans, so Marvel decided to pitch the wall-crawler against the Hulk when the Mole Man and his gang of villains crashed the festivities of the prestigious Winter Olympics.
29. Marvel Treasury Edition #25 at the Grand Comics Database
30. Marvel Treasury Edition #26 at the Grand Comics Database
31. Marvel Treasury Edition #27 at the Grand Comics Database
32. Greenberg, Glenn (December 2012). "Tabloid Team-Ups The Giant-Size DC-Marvel Crossovers". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (61): 33–40.
33. Marvel Treasury Edition #28 at the Grand Comics Database
34. Marvel Special Edition #1 at the Grand Comics Database
35. Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #1 at the Grand Comics Database
36. Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #2 at the Grand Comics Database
37. Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #3 at the Grand Comics Database
38. Marshall, Chris (December 2012). "Bronze Age Tabloids & Treasuries Checklist". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (61): 43.
39. Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #2 at the Grand Comics Database
40. Marvel Treasury Special, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag at the Grand Comics Database
41. Powers, Tom (December 2012). "Kirby Celebrating America's 200th Birthday: Captain America's Bicentennial Battles". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (61): 46–49.
42. Marvel Treasury Special Featuring Captain America's Bicentennial Battles #1 at the Grand Comics Database
43. McAvennie, Michael "1970s" in Dolan, p. 165: "The Yellow Brick Road from Munchkin Land to the Emerald City was also wide enough to accommodate DC and Marvel as they produced their first-ever joint publication...Roy Thomas scripted a faithful, seventy-two page adaptation of Dorothy Gale's adventure, while John Buscema's artwork depicted the landscape of Oz in lavish detail."
44. Abramowitz, Jack (December 2012). "The Secrets of Oz Revealed". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (61): 29–32.
45. MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz #1 at the Grand Comics Database
46. Marvel Treasury of Oz #1 at the Grand Comics Database
47. Special Collector's Edition #1 at the Grand Comics Database
48. McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 170: "The tale was written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Ross Andru, both among the few [at that time] to ever have worked on both Superman and Spider-Man...The result was a defining moment in Bronze Age comics."
49. Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man at the Grand Comics Database
50. The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera #1 at the Grand Comics Database
51. Evanier, Mark (December 25, 2013). "Christmas, B.C.". Newsfromme.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
52. The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera #2 at the Grand Comics Database
53. The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera #3 at the Grand Comics Database
54. G.I. Joe Special Treasury Edition #1 at the Grand Comics Database
55. Annie Treasury Edition #1 at the Grand Comics Database
56. Smurfs Treasury #1 at the Grand Comics Database

External links

• Marvel Treasury Edition at the Comic Book DB
• Marvel Treasury Edition at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• Marvel Treasury Edition #1-13 and #14-28 at Treasury Comics.com
• "Marvel Treasury One-Shots" and "Marvel Treasury Editions Licensed Properties" at Treasury Comics.com
• Guion, Richard (December 8, 2009). "Marvel Treasury Edition #1: A Super Giant-Sized Smorgasbord of Spider-Man Delight". GiantSizeMarvel.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.