Bibliograph

Stan Lee, the man behind Marvel, Bob Batchelor

Type

Label

Stan Lee, the man behind Marvel, Bob Batchelor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stan Lee

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

972308944

Responsibility statement

Bob Batchelor

Sub title

the man behind Marvel

Summary

Batchelor offers an eye-opening look at the life of Stan Lee, the man who created (with talented artists) many of history's most legendary characters. Becoming the editor of Marvel Comics as a teenager, and toiling in the industry for decades, Lee threw caution to the wind and went for broke, co-creating the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and others in a creative flurry that revolutionized comic books for generations of readers

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Dawn of the fantastic -- Stanley Lieber, New Yorker -- Teenage editor -- Army playwright -- Return to Marvel -- Public enemy number one -- Birth of the new hero: The Fantastic Four -- Spidey saves the day! -- Horde of superheroes -- Marketing the Marvel Universe -- Creating an icon -- Marvel's multitude of maladies -- Lure of Hollywood -- Marvel manipulations -- Rise and fall of Stan Lee Media -- Meanwhile... -- Larger than life -- Conclusion: American icon

Target audience

adult

Classification