The year is 1940. Nazi Germany invades Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Social Security checks are issued for the first time. Bob Feller pitches a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians on opening day. Top recordings include "In the Mood" and "Tuxedo Junction" by the Glenn Miller Orchestra. An estimated 30 million American homes own radios. And on February 12, The Adventures of Superman syndicated series debuts on the Mutual radio network and becomes an instant sensation. For over a decade, adults and children alike were thrilled by the heroic exploits of the Man of Steel on radio. The Adventures of Superman introduces many of the fantastic characters and imaginative concepts that later became fixtures in DC's comic book stories, including Superman's first encounter with deadly kryptonite, and his adventures with fellow DC characters Batman and Robin. Volume 1 contains one of the series' most powerful and dramatic serials -- "Superman vs. the Atom Man." First aired during the fall of 1945, at the dawn of America's fascination with atomic energy and at the end of World War II, the episodes pit Superman against a radioactive Nazi agent with kryptonite flowing through his veins. Also included are 16 sidebars that reveal inside stories about the characters, actors, and even the impact the radio shows had on listeners, and feature classic illustrations by such artists as Superman co-creator Joe Shuster.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1... What do you do when you discover that a weapon you created years ago -- a weapon so devastating that you assumed it would never be used -- is being manufactured and stockpiled by the U.S. Government? An incredibly destructive bomb that was detonated only once before, and in that detonation, unleashed upon humanity one of the most formidable monsters ever created... A gray-skinned brute known as: The Incredible Hulk. If you're physicist Robert Bruce Banner, and the weapon in question is the Gamma Bomb, then you're haunted by the spectre of more gamma-irradiated creatures, and more death and destruction, being placed at your doorstep. So, with the aid of long-time associate Rick Jones and a conscience-stricken SHIELD agent named Clay Quatermain, you roam the country in a high-tech van, trying to find where the government has stashed the bombs and determine a way to put an end to them. And, if you're Bruce Banner, you face many obstacles. For you're on the run from government agents who want to head off your "misguided" intentions; not to mention the recently re-created arch-villain The Leader, and his henchmen, Rock and Redeemer -- plus the deadly gamma bomb-spawned creature known as Half Life. This epic tale of one man at war with his personal demons reprints The Incredible Hulk #340-346 and features the work of Peter David, Todd McFarlane and Erik Larsen.

What would you do if you were a ticking time bomb? If you're Dr. Bruce Banner - the human counterpart to the 700-pound engine of destruction known as the Hulk - that's the question you must live with. When you lose your cool, buildings crumble, armies tremble and people die. How do you live with yourself? In Banner , Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello ( 100 Bullets ) and world-renowned artist Richard Corben ( House on the Borderland ) take on the unanswered question at the heart of the saga of the Incredible Hulk. For Dr. Bruce Banner, the hard fact of life is that no matter how far he runs, he can never outrun himself. This book collects Startling Stories: Banner #s 1-4.

Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild, Doctor Robert Bruce Banner now finds himself transformed in times of stress into seven feet, one thousand pounds of unfettered fury -- the most powerful creature ever to walk the Earth -- the Incredible Hulk. This collection contains over 30 issues of continuity, Incredible Hulk #1-6 and selections from Tales to Astonish #60-91! Black and white.