Raphael,
Jordan and Tom Spurgeon. Stan
Lee and the Rise and
Fall of the
American Comic Book.
Chicago Review Press,
2003. 304pp. ISBN 1556525060 (hc).
Official
web site for book
Note:
An
except from this book, "'With Great Power'...: Stan Lee in the Early
'70s" appears in Comic Book Artist
vol. 2 no. 1 (July 2003): 32-39.
- Introduction and Acknowledgments ... ix
- Prologue ... xi
PART
I "FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS..."
- Stanley Lieber ... 3
- Martin's Cousin-in-Law ... 10
- Stan Lee, Playwright ... 19
PART
II "EXCELSIOR!"
- Bring on the Bad Guy ... 37
- The Biggest Comic-Book Copany in North
America
... 49
- Jolly Jack and Sturdy Steve ... 64
- The Escapist ... 72
PART
III "THE MARVEL AGE OF COMICS HAS TRULY BEGUN"
- The World's Greatest Comic Magazine ... 81
- Secret Origins ... 86
- What Marvel Did ... 95
PART
IV "A MARVEL POP-ART PRODUCTION"
- Live and on Campus ... 109
- Stan Lee, Editor ... 116
- Moving on Up ... 126
PART V "WITH
GEAT POWER COMES GREAT
RESPONISBILITY"
- Friends of New Marvel ... 137
- Building the Brand ... 157
PART
VI "FLAME ON!"
- Stan Lee, Author ... 171
- Stan in Hollywood ... 184
PART
VII "THIS MAN, THIS MONSTER"
- The Evil Empire ... 210
- Step Right Up! ... 213
PART
VIII "IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!"
- In Stan's Image ... 233
- Millionaire on Paper ... 247
PART
IX "IF THIS BE MY DESTINY"
- Stan the Man ... 259
- Ever Upward ... 266
- Source Notes ... 271
- Index ... 289
Reviews:
- Fischer,
Craig. [review.] International
Journal of Comic Art 6.1
(Spring 2004): 344-347.
- Thomas,
Michael
David. "A Meaningless Intensive"
[commentary]. The
Pulse @ comicon.com, 26 Sept. 2003. read text and discussion.