Back in May, the Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus was revealed, calling it "a 1200 page tome featuring the very best stories" as chosen by fans. Well, the results are in, with plenty of expected entries - including the first issues of Avengers, Fantastic Four and Hulk, as well as iconic stories such as Marvels, The Death of Gwen Stacy, Days of Future Past - with a few curveballs, including an issue of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye and X-Men Alpha, a lead in to Age of Apocalypse. Below is the full list, courtesy of Bleeding Cool:
Fantastic Four (1961) #1, 48-50 (Galactus), 285 (The Secret Wars II crossover, Hero, by John Byrne)
Hulk (1962) #1
Avengers (1963) #1, 57 (first appearance of the Vision)
Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15 (first appearance of Spider-Man)
Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #31-33 (trapped Spider-Man), 50 (Spider-Man No More), 121-122 (The Death of Gwen Stacy), 248 (Roger Stern’s The Boy Who Collected Spider-Man), 700 (death of Peter Parker)
Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36 (9/11 issue)
Incredible Hulk #181 (first appearance of Wolverine)
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (revival of the X-Men)
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #141, 142 (Days Of Future Past)
Daredevil #181 (death of Elektra)
The Death Of Captain Marvel
God Loves, Man Kills
Thor #337 (Beta Ray Bill)
Marvels #1 (by Busiek and Ross)
X-Men Alpha (Waid and Lobdell’s beginning of Age Of Apocalypse)
Thunderbolts (1997) #1
The Ultimates (2002) #1
Hawkeye (2012) #11 (Pizza dog!)
Captain America Comics (1941) #1
Captain America (2005) #25 (Death of Captain America)
What are your thoughts on the stories and issues included? Which do you agree with, and which do you think deserve to be included but aren't? Sound off below.
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