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Shows how Marvel's identity has continually shifted, careening between scrappy underdog and corporate behemoth. The author also introduces the men behind the magic, including self-made publisher Martin Goodman, energetic editor Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran and co-creator of many of the company's marquee characters.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins INC International Concepts, Harper
ISBN-100061992100
ISBN-139780061992100
eBay Product ID (ePID)128890419
Product Key Features
Subject"The World / Ideas / Culture": General Interest
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorSean Howe
Subject AreaPopular Culture & Media: General Interest
FormatHardback
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication09/10/2012
Pagination496
Place of PublicationNew York
Spine38mm
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographySean Howe is the editor of Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers!: Writers on Comics and the Deep Focus series of film books. He is a former editor and critic at Entertainment Weekly, and his writing has appeared in New York, The Los Angeles Times, Slate, Spin, and The Village Voice. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.