Bring Back the Bad Guys

    (Marvel, 1998)
™ and ©1998 Marvel Characters, Inc.

In this sequel to Stan Lee’s Bring on the Bad Guys, the House of Ideas again offers a selection of stories introducing some of Marvel Comics’ most classic villains.

Magneto, the master of magnetism, is featured in reprints from X-Men (1st Series) #4 and #161. The Kingpin plots against both Spider-Man (Marvel Tales #190) and Daredevil (Daredevil #172). The Avengers face the time-traveling might of Kang the Conqueror in Avengers #8 and Giant-Size Avengers #2. The many-ringed Mandarin battles Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #50 and Iron Man #275. Finally, the cosmos-spanning might of Galactus is displayed in Fantastic Four #341. The trade paperback also reprints the original ten-page story featuring the classic Lee/Kirby monster, Fin Fang Foom.

Bring Back the Bad Guys presents the work of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, John Romita, Don Heck, Steve Englehart, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, John Byrne, Paul Ryan, and Walter Simonson.
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    #1
    May 1998
    Cover: $24.99
    W: Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, John Byrne, Stan Lee, Steve Englehart, Walt Simonson, Mark Gruenwald  ·  A: Dave Cockrum, Don Heck, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, John Romita Sr., Paul Ryan, Walt Simonson, John Byrne, Ron Wilson
    Reprints from X-Men #4 (Mar 1964), X-Men #161 (Sep 1982), Marvel Tales #190 (Aug 1986), Daredevil #172 (Jul 1981), The Avengers #8 (Sep 1964), Giant-Size Avengers #2 (Nov 1974), Strange Tales #89 (Oct 1961), Tales of Suspense #50 (Feb 1964), Iron Man #275 (Dec 1991), Origin of Galactus #1 (Feb 1996), and Fantastic Four #341 (Jun 1990); Mike Esposito inking as Mickey Demeo
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