Another month, another massive hardback encyclopaedia of comic book information. Superheroes are big news now, of course, so it’s to be expected, but do we need yet another enormous dust gatherer? The answer is, rather unsurprisingly, yes!
Already updated several times since it was first published almost ten years ago, this chronological history of arguably the greatest comics company ever (this writer has always preferred Marvel to DC, and isn’t afraid to admit it) is packed with glorious information and lusciously illustrated.
From the very first issue of Marvel Comics in 1939 (by Timely Publications, inspired to go into superhero comic strips by the success of Detective Comics’ launch of Action Comics and the new creation Superman. Although primitive-looking now, it introduced us to
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/book-reviews-latest-literary-releases/17698-marvel-year-by-year-book-review
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