Collected for the very first time - the debut adventures of the H.A.R.D. Corps in the original Valiant Universe by legendary creators Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man), Bernard Chang (Green Lantern Corps) and more!The most important technological breakthrough of the century might also be its most dangerous. After years of trial and error, multinational conglomerate Omen Enterprises has finally perfected a cybernetic brain implant that will change the face of modern warfare forever. With a legion of ex-soldiers at their disposal, Omen is building the private army of the future - a squadron of enhanced commandos that calls itself the H.A.R.D. Corps! But even with the powers of flight, telekinesis, and mind control at their command, not everyone is willing to volunteer for service...but Omen has ways of making you fight for a paycheck.

A Predator stalks North Am 4001, searching for his most prized trophy -- the X-O Manowar helmet. The stolen trophy has fallen into the hands of a certain Goph, a man called Magnus, whose steel-mashing strength has earned him the title Robot Fighter -- thus the stage is set for the battle of the 41st century!

Jim Shooter returns to the characters he helped create in this six-issue series uniting Valiant's original Universe with Acclaim's current one! New and old fans alike will not want to miss out on this cosmic event created by the two kings of cosmic comics, Jim Shooter and Jim Starlin!

Turok, wandering warrior from a far land, rescues Andar, son of a Chiricahua chief, from the ruthless King Maxtla and his Aztec horde. Pursued into a vast cavern, prey and predators are swept away by an unimaginable force to a savage, timeless land of nightmares and miracles, where dinosaurs thunder and rampage. Beset by bloodthirsty enemies and beasts, Turok and Andar encounter an even deadlier threat-the fearsome Panther People and their mesmerizing goddess, Aasta...Turok, Son of Stone returns, reimagined by legendary writer Jim Shooter and illustrated by hot new talent Eduardo Francisco ( Victory, Executive Assistant: IRIS).Includes a reprint from Turok Son Of Stone (#1) published by Dell Comics in December 1954 (Four Color #596).

In this Issue the mighty War Dancer explores this reality and contemplates it's destruction, He is attacked at a private home by Soldiers from the Org of Plasm, He defeats them then kills a Little Girl!!!! Crazy stuff.

Cast from her timeline into our own, Erica Pierce proceeds to kill her counterpart in this new world! Arriving too late to stop her, Solar and Geoff, the Geomancer, follow her to the Lost Land, a place outside of normal time and space. But Pierce, known as Mothergod, leads forces too great to oppose alone. So Solar sends Geoff to gather Earth's heroes. Once assembled, the heroes from throughout time begin their assault on Mothergod!

Mechanic Ken Connell's whole life is changed when he receives the STAR BRAND- a brand granting the wearer infinite powers based off his imagination's allowance! Will Ken use his new powers for good or for evil?

It's a world not unlike our own. Words like paranormal or super-hero are euphemisms only used in comic books and movies. That was until the White Event! In one blinding moment the landscape of the universe changed. Welcome to the New Universe. Seven very special people are brought together by their unique abilities at the mysterious facility known as "The Clinic for Paranormal Research." They soon find themselves caught up in a conspiracy bigger than anyone could have possibly realized. When they revolt against their oppressors and go on the lamb they will forever be known as D.P. 7 (Displaced Paranormals - 7).

Charlemagne recently awoken from an 18-year coma seeks a way back to America and crosses paths with the Mysterious Thai super-villain Snake.

In the dawn of history, two powerful immortals, Gilad and Aram, are born to a warrior tribe. The tribe is slain, and the brothers part, but the battles never cease for Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior. Gilad befriends the Geomancers, who warn of an approaching doom. In the present, Gilad "Abrams" knows that doom has arrived as Geoff, the Geomancer, whisks him away to the greatest battle of all time: the Unity Conflict.

The Fantastic Four get roasted Fred Hembeck style. The entire Marvel Universe is on hand for the festivities but a dastardly foe is waiting in the wings to spoil the fun.

Armstrong is a 10,000-year-old libertine who may be as strong as a battalion, but abandoned idealism millennia ago. Now he spends his days drinking, carousing and telling tales of his outrageous adventures throughout history to anyone who will listen-- that is, when he's not on the run from an ancient cult whose bumbling agents have been hunting him for two thousand years. But Armstrong counts as the worst day of all his days the one when Archer turned up and decided that they were partners a team chosen by fate to save the world.

A mysterious incident involving a box seemingly gives random people at a crowded comic book shop super-powers.

The origin of Team America.

Like the earlier Superman - Spider-man crossover, the issue is non-canonical, as it assumes that the heroes and their respective cities of residence, Metropolis and New York, exist in the same universe, with no explanation given as to why they had never before met or been mentioned in each other's individual stories. It also does not explicitly mention the events of the first crossover story.

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In the blink of an eye, twenty-one of Earth's heroes are gathered together in a construct in space. They are unsure as to what or who has brought them to this place. They introduce themselves to each other. They then realize they are not alone. Across the way another construct has appeared and has gathered and it houses twelve villains of Earth, plus Galactus. The heroes are unsure; if all the villains are in the other construct, then what is Magneto doing in theirs.

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Escaping captivity aboard a Spider-Alien starship, Aric, the Visigoth, steals the aliens' greatest weapon: the Manowar Class X-O Armor! Returning to Earth, Aric is dismayed to find that 1600 years have passed -- it's a whole new world! Befriended by Ken Clarkson, Aric must learn to cope with a new society. But the aliens are hot on his trail, eager to reclaim the devastating armor known to Aric as the "Good Skin"!...

Finding himself floating above Earth, disoriented, Phil Seleski returns home, only to find another him in his apartment! Confused, he departs to stop a prison riot and raise a damaged Soviet nuclear sub. But, strangely, it seems the world isn't ready for a super-being doing good deeds. Finally realizing he has somehow come back through time, Phil cannot remember how. But he knows he's repressing a memory too terrible to bear!