Comic Compilation- Marvel first- The 1960’s

Marvel first is more like a history book than a comic compilation

Marvels first the 1960s is a compilation book of various comic titles that were popularized in the 1960s by Marvel comics prominent writers and artists Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Larry Lieber, and Steve Ditko. This compilation of comics has 10 the first edition comics with many popular favorites such as daredevil, the fantastic four, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers with several additional first edition comics. Oddly enough many collectors of comics may find this to be nothing more than a collector’s edition compilation, but rather this book is being used in many institutions of higher education and comic book history classes.

Comics touching on the issues of the 60’s

In this book you will find many issues that troubled the American public during the 1960s such as racial and civil rights conflict, sexism, and the fear of nuclear weapons and energy. The Cold War was also an integral part of these comics as the Russians were the de facto enemy of the time such as Hitler was during the World War II period in Capt. America comics. Also considering the fact that space travel in the moon landing were prominent in the 1960s, as to were stories of space travel in various Marvel comics in this comic compilation book. The stunning illustrations in this book are in their original form. This is a great reference tool for artists looking for techniques of pass comic book illustrators such as the great Jack Kirby.

Concusion

In this compilation comic you will see the rise of Western comic books in the 1960s, and a lot of stories centered around heroes obtaining their powers through science and intellect. For the most part this book is a great addition to a comic book collection as an encyclopedia, or a reference almanac for past comic book stories and origins. This book is also essential to college students who are taking comic book history courses. This piece is a great reference to find out the political and social climate of the 1960’s through the pages of comics.

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