Marvel Comics

This second omnibus opens with the explosive six-part origin of the Microverse, then follows Commander Rann and his rebels as they race to find three keys and stop the mad King Argon, cross into the X-Men's Danger Room pursued by the metamorph Huntarr, and confront the returning Baron Karza. It gathers the deep-cut stretch of Bill Mantlo's cult run that Marvel kept out of print for decades, drawn by Pat Broderick, Gil Kane and Butch Guice.

The series that cemented Spider-Man's position at the centre of the Marvel Universe. Each issue of Marvel Team-Up pairs the wall-crawler with a different hero: Thor, the X-Men, Human Torch, Daredevil, Iron Fist: in self-contained adventures that explore every corner of the 1970s Marvel world.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 4 captures the early Bronze Age shift, with Gerry Conway, Gil Kane and Ross Andru pushing Peter Parker through heavier consequences. The Punisher, the Jackal and the first Clone Saga give the run a sharper edge after the shocks that changed Peter's life.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3 keeps the original run moving from the late Stan Lee period into Roy Thomas, with John Romita Sr. and Gil Kane shaping Peter Parker's world. It is a transitional volume: campus life, romance, villains and Marvel New York all keep expanding around Spider-Man.