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Stan Lee and the rise and fall of the American comic book / by Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raphael, Jordan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lee, Stan, 1922-2018.
- Lee, Stan.
- Cartoonists--United States--Biography.
- Cartoonists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit hog, and a huckster, Stan Lee rose from his humble beginnings to ride the wave of the 1940's comic books boom and witness the current motion picture madness and comic industry woes. Included is a complete examination of the rise of Marvel Comics, Lee's work
- Contents:
- pt. 1. 'From humble beginnings ...'
- pt. 2. 'Excelsior!'
- pt. 3. 'The Marvel age of comics has truly begun'
- pt. 4. 'A Marvel pop-art production'
- pt. 5. 'With great power comes great responsiblity'
- pt. 6. 'Flame on!'
- pt. 7. 'This man, this monster'
- pt. 8. 'It's clobberin' time!'
- pt. 9. 'If this be my destiny.'.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61374-290-8
- 1-55652-541-9
- OCLC:
- 748242168
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