The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories,
seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's
transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.
A Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition
Collects "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962); The Amazing
Spider-Man #1-4, #9, #10, #13, #14, #17-19 (1963-1964); "Goodbye
to Linda Brown" from Strange Tales #97 (1962); "How Stan Lee and
Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man!" from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
(1964). It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without
Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual
narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for
the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid
nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of
American cartooning, to name a few.
This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of
Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential
adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory
for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to
the genre--by insisting that with great power there must also come great
responsibility.
A foreword by Jason Reynolds and scholarly introductions and apparatus
by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of
The Amazing Spider-Man and classic Marvel comics.
The Deluxe Hardcover edition features gold foil stamping, gold top stain
edges, special endpapers with artwork spotlighting series villains, and
full-color art throughout.
