The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978
by Roy Thomas
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The Marvel of Age of Comics: 1961-1978 takes you through nearly two decades of titanic creativity by Marvel's architects. Fans still celebrate the House of Ideas for its pantheon of "heroes with problems," misunderstood monsters, and noble villains who populated a world readers recognized as close to their own. The Marvel Age of Comics is a behind-the-scenes treasure trove, curated from TASCHEN's 75 years of Marvel Comics, including hundreds of images and insider insights to explore the show more making of these groundbreaking heroes and the legendary writers and artists who brought them to life.--book jacket. An Era of the Invincible The making of Marvel's household heroes It was an age of mighty heroes, misunderstood monsters, and complex villains. With the publication, in November 1961, of Fantastic Four No. 1, comics giant Marvel inaugurated a transformative era in pop culture. Through the next two decades, the iconic Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men leapt, darted, and towered through its pages. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978
- Original title
- The Marvel Age of Comics 1961-1978
- People/Characters
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Roy Thomas; Don Heck; Larry Lieber (show all 14); John Buscema; John Romita, Sr.; Sal Buscema; Jim Mooney; Chris Claremont; John Byrne; Jim Starlin; Frank Miller
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Do not combine with The Marvel Age of Comics 1961–1978 40th Anniversary Edition, which is a different work. This is a larger physical sized book, which the Anniversary Edition draws its content from. The books are similar i... (show all)n content, but they are not the same.
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- Nonfiction, Graphic Novels & Comics, Literature Studies and Criticism
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- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
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- PN6725 .T494 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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