American Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: Okay Axis, Here We Come! – Giant-Sized Invaders #1
*Marvel: In 1975, Roy Thomas’ lifelong love affair with all things Golden Age paid off, as he got to reunite the 1940s iterations of Captain America, the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch in a series of ‘untold tales’ set in World War II. Intended to be an ongoing double-sized title, Giant-Size Invaders #1 proved to be a one-shot owing to Marvel editorial retrenchment, but relaunched as an ongoing series later in the year, running 40+ issues, and being generally accepted as the retconned foundation of the Marvel Universe. This premier team-up of Timely’s ‘Big Three’ (plus their sidekicks, Bucky and Toro) is an outstanding VF+ with squarebound spine virtually unmarred. Never distributed in the UK, it is of course a cents copy. On sale at £50. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD