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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - STAN LEE STEVE DITKO K...

Illustrated throughout  The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents specially curated comic
book anthologies of the origin stories  seminal tales  and characters of the Marvel Universe to
explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.  A
Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition  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 explorations of the relationship
between power and responsibility  as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness 
as meditations on the pain of adolescence and the fluid nature of identity  as examinations of
the meaning  and limits  of patriotism  as ironic juxtapositions of the cos­mic and the
quotidian  as resources for the understanding of political and social history  and as high
watermarks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning. For the first time  these classic
stories of some of the most iconic super heroes in the history of American comics are Penguin
Classics.  This anthology goes back to the original source material for The Amazing Spider­-Man
with key stories from the first two years from 1962 to 1964. These allegories of adolescence
permanently transformed the conventions of the super hero genre by insisting that great power
is never just a means to an end  but also a burden­some responsibility. The introduction offers
fresh insights into character development and the personalities of his creators. Also included
are rarely reprinted non-super hero stories  early letter pages  and supplemen­tal materials
shedding light on Lee and Ditko's artistic process.

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