The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic #1

In "The Man in the Ant Hill!", Henry Pym's bold experiment with a shrinking serum goes awry when he’s accidentally reduced to the size of an ant and stranded in an ant hill. Trapped and under attack, he finds an unexpected ally in one of the very insects he’s studying. As he struggles to survive in a world turned monstrous, he must decide whether to keep the power—or destroy it forever.

In the shadows of a secret military experiment, scientist Bruce Banner finds himself caught between two worlds—his calm intellect by day and the raging power of the Hulk when the sun sets. When a young boy named Rick Jones is caught in a nuclear blast, Banner’s desperate act of heroism unleashes a transformation that will change everything, drawing the attention of General Thunderbolt Ross, his daughter Betty, and a mysterious figure named Igor.

In "[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!", the Hulk and Rick Jones are taken prisoner by the Gargoyle, who holds them behind the Iron Curtain. With Banner’s mind clear, he offers the Gargoyle a chance at redemption, appealing to his desire to be normal. The Gargoyle, moved by the offer, agrees to be cured—and in turn helps Banner and Jones flee back to America.

In this pivotal tale from The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic #1, Peter Parker’s life changes in an instant when a radioactive spider bites him, granting him extraordinary abilities. As he struggles to grasp his new powers, a chance encounter with a fleeing burglar leads to a tragedy that reshapes his understanding of responsibility—when his uncle Ben is killed, Peter realizes too late the cost of inaction.

In the jungles of Vietnam, weapons designer Tony Stark is captured by enemy forces and forced to work under threat. While pretending to build a weapon for his captors, he secretly constructs a suit of armor to keep his injured heart beating—and to find a way out. With the help of his fellow captive, Professor Yinsen, and the cunning Wong-Chu, Tony’s ingenuity becomes his greatest weapon.

When a scientist’s death links Earth to an alien menace, Ant-Man turns to the late researcher’s daughter, Pilai, to help stop the threat. With a daring new suit and the power to shrink and fly, she steps into the role of the Wasp, joining forces with Ant-Man to outwit a creature whose very biology makes it a deadly enemy. Together, they race to protect the city before the alien’s acid can consume everything in its path.

In their first mission together, the X-Men—Cyclops, Beast, Angel, Iceman, and Marvel Girl—face off against Magneto as he threatens an Air Force base, testing their unity and resolve just days after Jean Grey’s arrival at Professor X’s school. With tensions high and the stakes clear, the team must prove they’re more than just students learning to control their powers.

Captain America awakens from decades in suspended animation after Namor’s attack on an eskimo village, only to be rescued by the Avengers—Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man, Wasp, and the Hulk—just as an alien force petrifies the team. With Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade, Captain America and the group must track down the alien and help him reclaim his shattered spaceship, facing off against Namor and his Atlanteans in the process.

In a moment that changes everything, young Matthew Murdock saves a blind man from a speeding truck—only to be blinded by a radioactive canister in the process. Years later, as a brilliant lawyer working alongside his roommate Foggy Nelson, Matt grapples with the past when the truth behind his father’s death as a boxer under the Fixer’s control comes to light. Armed with heightened senses and a new identity forged from his childhood nickname, Matt takes on the mantle of Daredevil, hunting the men who destroyed his family.