The Superhero Women
by Stan Lee (Editor)
Marvel Origins, Fireside Books [Marvel Comics], Thor (1966) (189-190)
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An excellent collection of origin stories and stories-of-interest about Marvel Comics' notable women characters from the 1960s and 1970s. Along with superheroes, there are warriors, an experimental subject, and even one Norse Goddess. They have different outlooks, skills, and challenges. Some stories are action, some include some mystery, many have elements of humor, and one is a tragedy. The art style varies interestingly between issues, as they were drawn at different times by different artists (one is even in black and white). Costumes range between full body suits to a chain-mail bikini. A few issues also show our heroines in their day lives -- look for Carol Danvers' (Ms. Marvel) awesome salary negotiation scene with publisher J. show more Jonah Jameson. show less
Featuring the fabulous females of Marvel Comics
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Stan Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in Manhattan, New York on December 28, 1922. During World War II, he wrote training manuals stateside in the Army Signal Corps while moonlighting as a comics writer. He joined Marvel Comics in the early 1940s and worked there for 60 years. He was a central player in the creation of Spider-Man, the Incredible show more Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and the X-Men. He wrote several books including Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee written with George Mair, Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir written with Peter David, and A Trick of Light written with Kat Rosenfield. He died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1977
- People/Characters
- Susan Storm Richards; Medusa; Red Sonja; Hela; Black Widow; Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (show all 11); Wasp; Invisible Woman; Invisible Girl; Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel); Janet van Dyne
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
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- 741.5 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips
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- PN6725 .L45 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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