Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book

Raphael, Jordan & Tom Spurgeon

ISBN 10: 1556525060 / ISBN 13: 9781556525063

Published by Chicago Review Press, 2003

About this Item

Book with slight lean. NO notes. Or ANY other markings of ANY kind. DJ not price clipped ($24.95) with bumped corners else As New, NOT rubbed. ; 304 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556525060
• ISBN 13: 9781556525063
• Binding: Hardcover, illus.
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

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 1940s comics 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 in the years of postwar prosperity, and his efforts in the 1960s to revitalize the medium after it had grown stale.

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About the Author

Jordan Raphael has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Globe and Mail. He lives in Los Angeles. Tom Spurgeon edited The Comics Journal and has written for Seattle's The Stranger. His syndicated newspaper comic strip, Wildwood, appeared in more than 12 million homes daily. He lives in Silver City, New Mexico.