Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (Gallery 13) - Softcover

Lee, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1668020149 ISBN 13: 9781668020142

Publisher: Gallery 13, 2025

Synopsis

Just in time for its 50th anniversary, this is the landmark follow-up to the hit classic Origins of Marvel Comics.

Originally published in 1975, Son of Origins of Marvel Comics features the first appearances of characters who have dominated the pantheon of Marvel’s modern storytelling mythology—X-Men, Iron Man, the Avengers, Daredevil, Nick Fury, the Watcher, and the Silver Surfer—all hand-picked and introduced by the one and only Stan Lee, and serving as an essential showcase for writers and artists such as Stan himself, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, and Marie Severin.

Whether viewed as a historical artifact that launched an industry of presenting Marvel Comics to a broad audience of fans or a collection of the best in Silver Age comics by many of the greatest creators to ever put pencil to paper, Son of Origins of Marvel Comics highlights both the lasting greatness of these iconic characters as well as the monumental contributions of the talented creators who launched an entire storytelling universe.

About this title

About the Author

Stan Lee (1922–2018) began his career with wartime Timely Comics, and staying the course throughout the Atlas era, Stan the Man made comic book history with Fantastic Four #1, harbinger of a bold new perspective in story writing that endures to this day. With some of the industry’s greatest artists, he introduced hero after hero in Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men, and more, forming a shared universe for rival publishers to measure themselves against. After an almost literal lifetime of writing and editing, Lee was involved in movies and television via his company POV! Entertainment. He was Marvel’s chairman emeritus and best-known public representative.

From the Back Cover

Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary―the landmark book Son of Origins of Marvel Comics by Stan Lee!

Edition details

• Publisher: Gallery 13
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1668020149
• ISBN 13: 9781668020142
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256