Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest ComicsMarvel comics have entertained generations of readers--while influencing broad segments of popular culture with characters like The Human Torch, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man--for over 50 years. Daniels tells the Marvel story with grace and wit, and takes us behind the scenes to meet the comics' creative writers and artists. Illustrated with over 700 examples of cover art, story art, memorabilia and photographs, and 17 profiles of main Marvel super heroes. |
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