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“Sean Howe’s history of Marvel makes a compulsively readable, riotous and heartbreaking version of my favorite story, that of how a bunch of weirdoes changed the world…That it’s all true is just frosting on the cake.” —Jonathan Lethem “Exhaustively researched and artfully assembled, this... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Martin Goodman: Timely publisher
- Jack Kirby: Penciler, co-creator, Timely's second employee
- Joe Simon: Timely editor, Captain America co-creator
- Syd Shores: Timely comical third employee, Kirby inked on Captain America
- Stanley Lieber (aka Stan Lee): Writer, Martin Goodman's cousin by marriage, hired by Simon, editor at 18
- Jack Liebowitz: DC Comical publisher
- Vince Fago: Timely editor while Stan was in the Army, "funny animal" specialist
Organizations edit
- Timely Comics: Original publisher of Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, Marvel Comics
Errata edit
By 1943, between 13 and 35 million comic books a month were being sold.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 9, 2012
ISBN: 0061992100
Page Count: 496
Publisher: Harper
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 9, 2012
ISBN: 0061992100
Page Count: 496
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