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. Read more about Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book at www.stanleebook.com .
- ISBN10 1556525060
- ISBN13 9781556525063
- Publish Date 1 September 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 July 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Chicago Review Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 306
- Language English