*Marvel: A perennial favourite of our clients is the ‘Big Panty Monster’ subgenre, perfected in the late 1950s by the company that would become Marvel. Before Thor, Dr. Strange, Iron Man or Ant-Man, titles like Journey Into Mystery, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish were replete with gigantic invading creatures from other worlds or other realms, (but always decently attired in sturdy enormous knickers, courtesy of the Comics Code Authority) who tried to take over the Earth on a weekly basis, but were inevitably thwarted by skinny nerdy guys with pocket-protectors. We have a fresh selection of would-be tyrants for your delectation, including Zog, Gomdulla, the Hulk (not that one), Dragoom, Taboo, Gargantus and many more, illustrated by Jack Kirby, and backed up with twist-ending Lee & Ditko shockers plus sundry stories from Heck, Sinnott, and other Bullpen stalwarts. Depicted here are Journey Into Mystery #56 (FN- £78), Journey Into Mystery #61 (VG, colour touch at spine £57), and Strange Tales Annual #1 (GD glued spine £49), but there’s hordes more looming behemoths waiting to menace you (in a variety of appealing grades) in our online catalogue!