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Marvel Oversized Hardcovers is a term that can be used to refer to several different comic reprint formats from Marvel Comics. The common quality among all of the these formats is that the books are printed in hardcover format, with dimensions that exceed the typical dimensions of a standard sized comic book or trade paperback (~6.6" x 10.3"). Oversized editions are typically printed in full color, on high quality paper stock and include multiple comics per volume.

Marvel Comics has typically printed several different types of oversized formats, which can be grouped as follows:


 * Marvel Omnibus Editions - Marvel Omnibus are printed in ~7.5" x 11.25" size. Although there are exceptions, these books typically contain Marvel Omnibus branding on their spines (usually in a red banner at the top of the spine) and often include extremely high page counts in excess of 1,000 pages.
 * Marvel Oversized Hardcovers - Marvel oversized hardcovers have the same dimensions as Omnibus editions, but do not include the Marvel Omnibus branding on their spines. Instead, their spines feature a red or white banner that says "Marvel". Typically Marvel oversized hardcovers contain fewer pages than its official branded Omnibus books (averaging close to 300 pages per book), but there have been many exceptions to this. Some Marvel oversized hardcovers (such as "X-Men: Inferno Prologue") have been directly reprinted as an omnibus, while many other series of oversized hardcovers have been later combined into a single omnibus.
 * Marvel Gallery Editions - Marvel Gallery Editions are printed in a larger ~9.7" x 13.4" format, and typically focus on short but notable stories and runs from Marvel history.
 * Marvel "Monster-Sized" Editions - This is a broad grouping of the largest reprints formats from Marvel. There is no single consistent size for these books, but exceed 20 inches tall and 12 inches wide.

List of Marvel Omnibus Editions
A full list of Marvel Omnibus editions can be found in its own article.