Marvel Explodes
From Bullpen to Big Business
Will be published approx. on 15. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
979-8-216-37771-9 (ISBN)
Description
Explore the Stories Behind the Legends
Starting in 1968 when three classic Marvel anthologies were split into separate titles for Iron Man, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, The Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel began an explosive arc of growth which culminated in becoming America's largest comics publisher in 1972.
Marvel Explodes tells the story year-by-year, exploring this decisive period from a creative standpoint - the expanded mythology, the new titles, and the writers and artists who would join to fuel the explosion - as well as a business one: the key transitions, including new distributor, owners, and opportunities.
Illustrated with full-color art, Paul Levitz's entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS offers an eyewitness account of Marvel Comics in the years that established its greatness.
Starting in 1968 when three classic Marvel anthologies were split into separate titles for Iron Man, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, The Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel began an explosive arc of growth which culminated in becoming America's largest comics publisher in 1972.
Marvel Explodes tells the story year-by-year, exploring this decisive period from a creative standpoint - the expanded mythology, the new titles, and the writers and artists who would join to fuel the explosion - as well as a business one: the key transitions, including new distributor, owners, and opportunities.
Illustrated with full-color art, Paul Levitz's entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS offers an eyewitness account of Marvel Comics in the years that established its greatness.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
32 color illus
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-216-37771-9 (9798216377719)
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Person
Paul Levitz is former President and Publisher of DC Comics and has written for many of DC's major comic books series, including Superman and Justice Society. His story Legion: The Great Darkness Saga was voted one of the top 20 best comic stories of the last century by readers of The Buyers' Guide.
Content
1. Before the Beginning
2. The Beginning and the Pause
3. 1967: The Slow Sizzle
4. 1968: The Explosive Year
5. 1969: Shoring up the Bottom Line
6. 1970: Caution and a Shock to the System
7. 1971: Marvel Takes the Lead
8. 1972: Stan Takes Over
9. 1973: Marvel's Horror-fying Year
10. Not Exactly a Marvel-ous Moment
11. 1974: Going Big
12. 1975: A Most X-cellent Year
13. Coda
2. The Beginning and the Pause
3. 1967: The Slow Sizzle
4. 1968: The Explosive Year
5. 1969: Shoring up the Bottom Line
6. 1970: Caution and a Shock to the System
7. 1971: Marvel Takes the Lead
8. 1972: Stan Takes Over
9. 1973: Marvel's Horror-fying Year
10. Not Exactly a Marvel-ous Moment
11. 1974: Going Big
12. 1975: A Most X-cellent Year
13. Coda