It’s Marvel’s 75th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, the superhero comics publisher is releasing a 1200-page omnibus that collects issues chosen by the readers who got Marvel to the milestone. Fans can e-mail [email protected] with their picks, but the stories with the most votes aren’t necessarily going to make it into the final printed product. From the nominated issues, Marvel will choose the best ones to print in the omnibus (so Mature Readers titles like Alias and Punisher MAX probably won’t make the cut), but the publisher will also be releasing the top 75 nominees in a digital exclusive collection. So if you want to see the first appearance of Squirrel Girl (Marvel Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #8) get the representation it deserves, start sending in those e-mails. Here are five of The A.V. Club’s picks:
Fantastic Four #1, “The Fantastic Four!”
The book that started the Marvel Age, this origin story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby launched the first family of superhero comics into space and changed the genre forever.
Tower Of Shadows #1, “At The Stroke of Midnight”