Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee

In celebration of its 65th anniversary, the House of Ideas proudly presents a timeless testament to another true Marvel visionary! In 1961, writer Stan Lee penned Fantastic Four #1, an historic issue unlike any comic book that had come before. This super-hero team had true personalities - they doubted their own abilities, battled problems of money and illness, and even fought among themselves. The monumental popularity of this realistic comic-book style inspired Lee to create similarly themed titles - including Hulk, X-Men, and Avengers with artist Jack Kirby; and Amazing Spider-Man with artist Steve Ditko. By 1965, Lee had successfully established Marvel Comics as a cohesive universe populated by world-famous comic-book characters. Now, this deluxe keepsake edition collects his greatest moments - some never before reprinted: Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge (Captain America Comics #3): Stan's first story, a two-page text piece! The Red Skull's Deadly Revenge (Captain America Comics #16): The defining Golden Age Red Skull story! The Raving Madman (Suspense #29): Stan's satire on Frederick Wertham and the comics witch hunts of the '50s! Your Name Is Frankenstein! (Menace #7): A modern Frankenstein story, featuring many of the elements of the later Marvel books! Where Walks the Ghost (Amazing Adult Fantasy #11): A short, twist-ending story by Lee and Ditko! Plus: Spider-Man (Amazing Fantasy #15); A Visit With the Fantastic Four (Fantastic Four #11); How Stan and Steve Create Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1); In Mortal Combat with Sub-Mariner (Daredevil #7); The Final Chapter (Amazing Spider-Man #33); Bedlam in the Baxter Building (Fantastic Four Annual #3); And Who Shall Mourn for Him? (Silver Surfer #5); Brother, Take My Hand (Daredevil) #47; And Now, The Goblin, In the Grip of the Goblin, and The Goblin's Last Stand (from Amazing Spider-Man #96-98); No Longer Alone (Captain America #110); No More the Thunder God, When Gods Go Mad, and One God Must Fall (from Thor #179-181); While the World Spins Mad (Marvel Premiere #3); and The Circle of Life (Spectacular Spider-Man Super-Special 1995)!