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KURT BUSIEK & DANNY BUSIEK SAM KIETH JOE PHILLIPS

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TANYA and RICHARD HORIE MIKE GRELL

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GERRY CONWAY CONNIE CARLTON PHIL HESTER CHRIS IVY

Covers by edited by Assitant edits by J. Scott Campbell Scott Dunbier Michael Benedetto & & design by sam kieth tom b. long

Special Thanks to: Ted Adams, Thomas Cho and Trivision company, inc., Dennis Mallonee, , JG Roshell and Jimmy Betancourt of Comicraft, Scott Tipton, and to all the creators, retailers and friends who helped so much in making this book come together. Hero is made possible via the efforts of a number of fine creators and dedicated staff who have donated their time and talent toward its creation. We thank them all!

Proceeds benefit the Hero initiative, which has contributed over $700,000 toward the health and welfare of creators both young and old. Hero’ s funds have been used to pay the rent, keep the power turned on, pay for desperately needed medical treatments, and more. By purchasing this book, you have helped make a difference in people’ s lives, and for that, we thank you.

For much more on the organization and how you can get involved. Please visit www.Heroinitiative.org

executive DiSBURSEMENT committee committee jim mclauchlin, George PÉrez, president Chairman

steve borock mike malve Charlie Novinskie Dennis O’Neil John Romita Sr. Walter Simonson beth widera

Ted Adams Chris Ryall Dirk Wood CEO & Publisher Chief Creative Officer/ VP of Marketing Editor-in-Chief Greg Goldstein Lorelei Bunjes President & COO Matthew Ruzicka VP of Digital Services CPA, Chief Financial Jeff Webber Robbie Robbins Officer VP of Digital EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Alan Payne Publishing & Business VP of Sales Development

The Maxx is ™ & © 2014 Sam Kieth. JON SABLE FREELANCE © and ™ NightSky–Sable LLC. Comicbookland © Richard and Tanya Horie. Joe Phillips © Joe Phillips. To the Rescue © Estate of Stan Goldberg. Pod People © , Danny Busiek, and Gene Ha. Hero Heist © and Phil Hester. Fight or Flight © Connie Carlton and Chris Ivy. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.