Marvel Chronicle
No. of pages 352
Published: 2010
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The incredible 70 year story of Marvel Comics
For comic book fans everywhere, Marvel's fascinating story explored and explained, decade by decade, year by year, month by month. Everything is covered, from the company's beginnings as Timely Comics in the late 1930s to the founding of the Marvel Universe of Super Heroes in the 60s, right up to the present day.
Learn all about the birth of key Marvel Super Heroes from the X-Men, Spider-Man and Hulk to The Fantastic Four. Discover all about their extraordinary comic book debuts, the geniuses that invented them, the crucial events behind their creation and their continuing influence on the world today via comic books, TV series and blockbuster movies.
Packed with stunning original comic book art and covers, this is a vibrant and visually spectacular look at Marvel Comics spanning seven tumultuous decades.
There are 352 pages in this book. This is a comic book/graphic novel. This book was published 2010 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .
Peter Sanderson is a comics historian and critic, who was Marvel's first official archivist. He is the author of DK's best selling X-Men: The Ultimate Guide and co-author of DK's The Marvel Encyclopedia and Marvel Chronicle. Peter was also one of the main writers of the first four versions of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Matthew K. Manning is a comic book writer, historian, and fan. Over the course of his career, he's written for many comic book titles including Batman , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures, Beware the Batman , The Batman Strikes! , Batman: 80-Page Giant 2010 , Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century , Justice League Adventures , Looney Tunes , Spider-Man Unlimited , Marvel Romance Redux , and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Manning currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and their daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn. Visit him online at www. matthewkmanning. com. Tom DeFalco is a comic book writer who is the top-selling author for Spider-Man comic books. He has also edited the Spider-Man series of comics and was Editor-in-Chief at Marvel comics for a number of years.