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SANDERSON, PETER: : CLASSIC MARVEL SUPER HEROES: THE STORY OF MARVEL'S MIGHTIEST

USA.WASHINGTON,becker&mayer BOOKS!,2005.

ISBN 1932855327.

UK,Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] Near MINT.Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued - as new. Bright,clean, matt,colour pictorial comic-strip format illustrated boards and immaculate red endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.UK,Qrto HB,1st edn,9-128pp [paginated] includes introduction,4 sections/chapters,profuse colour illus+strips throughout the text and the book,an index and note about the author to rear. Superhuman strength.Spider-sense. The ability to leap more than a mile. Retractable adamantium claws. In the Marvel Universe,superpowers turn normal people into superhumans. But it is the way they use these abilities that defines them as Super Heroes. Packed with scintillating stories and full-colour illustrations from the decades-long histories of Captain America,the Incredible Hulk,the amazing Spider-Man,and Wolverine,'Classic Marvel Super Heroes' brings together Marvel's mightiest.Captain America's half-century as the incarnation of his nation's ideals, Hulk's emergence as the first popular Super Hero anti-hero,Spider-Man's transformation from an awkward teenager into a cultural icon,and Wolverine's evolution into the most popular of Marvel's mutants - it's all in this exciting look at how the artists and writers at Marvel Comics have redefined the Super Hero genre. Peter Sanderson is a comics critic and historian,and is the author of 'Marvel Universe' and 'The Ultimate Guide to the X-Men'.Sanderson earned a BA,MA and MPhil in English literature from Columbia University. Joining the staff of Marvel Comics as an assistant editor,he later became the company's first archivist. In the fall of 2004,Sanderson began teaching his course "Comics as Literature" at New York University.He currently writes "Comics in Context",a weekly online column on comics,cartoon art,and related subjects at the IGN Comics website,and reviews graphic novels for Publishers weekly.He was an executive producer and co-writer for 'Sex,Lies and Super Heroes',a documentary on comics.He is a consultant for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York City.Sanderson was also one of the principal writers for the first four versions of 'The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe',as well as DC Comics' character encyclopedia 'Who's Who'. For more than a quarter century,Sanderson has also written for numerous publications about the comics medium, including 'The Comics Journal','Comic Buyer's Guide', and 'Back Issue'. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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