A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee

by Danny Fingeroth

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Stan Lee invented SPIDER-MAN! And IRON MAN! And the HULK! And the X-MEN! And more than 500 other iconic characters! His name has appeared on more than a billion comic books, in 75 countries, in 25 languages. His creations have starred in multibillion-dollar grossing movies and TV series. This is his story.

Danny Fingeroth writes a comprehensive biography of this powerhouse of ideas who changed the world's understanding of what a hero is and how a story should be told, while exploring Lee's unique path to becoming the face of comics.

With behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with Stan's brother Larry Lieber and other industry legends, The Marvelous Life has insights that only an insider like Fingeroth can offer.

Fingeroth, himself a longtime writer and editor at Marvel Comics and now a lauded pop culture critic and historian, knew and worked with Stan Lee for over three decades. Due to this connection, Fingeroth is able to put Lee's life and work in a context that makes events and actions come to life as no other writer could.
  • ISBN10 1432873873
  • ISBN13 9781432873875
  • Publish Date 5 February 2020 (first published 5 November 2019)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Thorndike Press Large Print
  • Edition Large type / large print edition
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Pages 753
  • Language English