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Penguin Classics Marvel Collection
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English (United States) · Penguin Random House
Plot
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
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Publication date
June 14, 2022
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ultimate88 has rated58/5/2022
Loved it. It contains most The amazing Spider-Man comics (#1-#19), being some of them a brief summary, and also Spider-man's first appearance (Amazing fantasy #15) and his first Annual (this one was a summary also). The comic book contains a lot of quality, with more information about both Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and some recommendations to continue reading once you finish it.