"Get to know the sidekick Spider-Man--and you--never knew he had! Welcome (back?) to the neighborhood, spectacular Spider-Boy! In the blockbuster "End of the Spider-Verse," young Bailey Briggs' existence was restored to a Marvel Universe that had forgotten him. Now the mysteries of his past will be revealed as Spider-Boy leaps into his own adventures! Learn more about Bailey's amazing powers! Meet his rogues' gallery! And discover why he's way better...

Five of Spider-Man's most vicious villains take the spotlight! First, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduce the poisonous Scorpion - and young Peter Parker feels the lethal sting of his tail! Then, it's a knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred throwdown between Spidey and the Kingpin of Crime himself, Wilson Fisk! Discover the terrifying origin of the whispering hitman, Tombstone - and his devastating history with the Daily Bugle's own Joe "Robbie" Robertson!...

"He's the most deceptive deity in the Marvel-Verse; whether he's playing the villain, the hero or just an agent of chaos! He's Loki ; and these are some of his legendary stories! In an all-time classic, Loki pits his brother Thor against the Silver Surfer for a cosmic battle royale! Then, take a fresh view of the founding of the accursed Avengers, through the eyes of the God of Lies responsible for assembling them! On the trail of a sinister sorceress,...

"Carol Danvers flies higher, further, faster than anyone in the Marvel-verse - and these are the stories that prove it." Collects the adventures of Captain Marvel as she teams with Spider-Man to take on a fifty-foot tall madwoman, and travels through time to encounter her fallen friend and inspiration, the Kree legend named Mar-Vell.

"The X-Verse is populated by many powerful women...and these adventures star some of the most amazing of all! As a young Jean Grey finds her feet among the original X-Men, Professor X enlists the world's top female super hero to mentor her: the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four! From pickpocketing street urchin to revered goddess to mutant hero, witness the incredible life story of Storm! But when Ororo and Jean hit the town with some new friends,...

In all the Marvel-Verse, nobody is more magnificent than the metamorphic Ms. Marvel; and these stories prove that Kamala Khan is one of her generation's greatest heroes! Get to know Kamala, her loving family and her fun-filled friends in this collection of action-packed adventures; starting off with Loki, Norse god of mischief, crashing the school's Valentine dance! Ms. Marvel travels back in time to meet her idol, Carol Danvers, all over again; and...

The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad over 1400 years ago. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the sacred text has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. First published in 2004, M.A.S. Abdel Haleem's translation has been acclaimed for its success in avoiding archaism and cryptic language to produce a version that is both faithful to the...