Marvel Comics Library. Spider-Man. Vol. 1. 1962–1964
$818.26
- Hardcover
698 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2022
Summary
When Stan Lee first pitched the idea of Spider-Man in 1962, his boss was full of objections: People hate spiders. Teenagers aren’t lead characters; they’re sidekicks. He should be glamorous and successful, not a friendless loser. But Stan persisted and Martin Goodman let him give the unlikely hero a tryout in Amazing Fantasy, which was already slated for cancellation. With Spider-Man on the cover, No. 15 shot to the top of Marvel’s best-seller list for the ye…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836582339 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836582333 |
| Author: | Ralph Macchio, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 698 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 5.65kg |
| Dimensions: | 395mm x 280mm x 75mm |
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Critics Review
“These extra-large format recreations of the early issues will delight serious collectors.”
TASCHEN’s Marvel Comics Library represents a sincere respect and appreciation for comics history. * Comic Book Resources *TASCHEN is known for its glorious art books, so when they promise a ‘meticulous’ reproduction, believe it. * Comics Beat *These extra-large format recreations of the early issues will delight serious collectors. * comicbook.com *Fans of massive comic book history will get a kick out of how faithful these volumes are to the original books. * ComicBook.com *As authentic to the original newsstand versions as possible. So authentic, in fact, that many of the original letters pages and ads featured in the comics made their way into this collection (though that offer for Mike Marvel’s muscle-building Dynaflex workout method probably isn’t valid anymore.) * Mental Floss *Occasionally you get lucky and the book you envisioned is the one that actually gets made. Sometimes, you get extraordinarily lucky and the final product exceeds all your expectations. * Sven Larsen, Marvel Entertainment *He’s a human hero that goes through all of the same struggles that we all have gone through. * Actor Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man *
About The Author
Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio is a longtime Marvel Comics writer and editor. He has written stories for The Avengers, Doctor Strange, and Marvel Two-in-One. As editor, he presided over many series, including Marvel’s Ultimate line and the Stephen King properties Dark Tower and The Stand.
Steve Ditko (1927–2018) studied under Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School in New York and began working at Atlas Comics, the precursor to Marvel Comics, in the mid-1950s. He made his name as the artist and cocreator, with Stan Lee, of Spider-Man and as creator of Doctor Strange, securing his legacy as a consummate storyteller and a key figure of the Marvel Age.
Stan Lee (1922–2018) is known to millions as the man whose super heroes propelled Marvel to its preeminent position in the comic book industry. His cocreations include Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and hundreds of others. While the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel, he was also the Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment, where he created numerous new characters and stories in areas including publishing, film, reality TV, stage, documentary, and multimedia.
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