First appearing in 1996, these affordable, black and white softcover reprints of some of Marvel's finest titles have been appearing on a regular basis since then.
With around 20 plus issues of a normal title appearing in each volume, each Essential reprints a lot of comics which you might not have the chance to be able to read elsewhere.
The titles below appear in alphabetical order. Clicking on them will take you to the relevant Amazon page to order.
Amazing Spider-Man - see Spider-Man
Antman
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Avengers
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Captain America
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Essential Captain America Volume 3 |
Conan
| Essential Conan Volume 1 |
Daredevil
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Defenders
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Doctor Strange
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Essential Doctor Strange Volume 2 |
Dracula - see Tomb of Dracula
Fantastic Four - see also Human Torch
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Essential Fantastic Four Volume 6 |
Frankenstein - see Monster of Frankenstein
Ghost Rider
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Essential Ghost Rider Volume 2 |
Godzilla
| Essential Godzilla Volume 1 |
| Essential Horror |
Howard The Duck
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Essential Incredible Hulk Volume 3 |
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Rampaging Hulk
| Essential Rampaging Hulk Volume 1 |
Human Torch - see also Fantastic Four
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Incredible Hulk - see Hulk
Iron Fist
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Iron Man
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Essential Iron Man Volume 2 |
| Essential Killraven Powerman Volume 1 |
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Essential Luke Cage Powerman Volume 2 |
Man-Thing
| Essential Man-Thing Volume 1 |
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Essential Marvel Team-Up Volume 2 |
| Essential Marvel Two in One Volume 1 | Essential Marvel Two in One Volume 2 |
Marvel Universe - see Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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Moon Knight
| Essential Moon Knight Volume 1 |
Ms Marvel
| Essential Ms Marvel Volume 1 |
Nova
| Essential Nova Volume 1 |
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
| Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volume 1 | Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update 89 - Volume 1 |
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition
| Essential Handook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Volume 1 | Essential Handook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Volume 2 | Essential Handook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Volume 3 |
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man , see also Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up
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Essential Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 2 | Essential Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 3 |
Powerman, see Luke Cage, Powerman
Punisher
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Rampaging Hulk - see Hulk
Satana - - see Essential Horror
She-Hulk
| Essential Savage She-Hulk Volume 1 |
Silver Surfer
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Essential Silver Surfer Volume 2 |
Son of Satan - see Essential Horror
Spider-Man - also see Marvel Team-Up, Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man
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Essential Spider-Man Volume 8 |
Spider-Woman
| Essential Spider-Woman Volume 1 |
Super-villain Team-Up
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| Essential Tales of the Zombie Volume 1 |
Thor
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Essential Thor Volume 2 | Essential Thor Volume 3 |
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Essential Tomb of Dracula Volume 3 |
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Uncanny X-Men - see X-Men
War of the Worlds - see Killraven
Werewolf by Night
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Wolverine
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Essential Wolverine Volume 3 |
X-Factor
| Essential X-Factor Volume 1 | Essential X-Factor Volume 2 |
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Essential Uncanny X-Men Volume 2 |
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Essential X-Men Volume 6 |
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Zombie - see Tales of the Zombie
A great site for news about the Essentials series is at the Collected Comics Library.
I also have a page listing all the DC Archives available to purchase, and a page on the Gold Key comics reprints available to purchase.
I have a WebCalendar of releases of the new Marvel Essentials, DC Archives, and births & deaths related to The Spirit by Will Eisner.
