These little books by Taschen are just great. I have several of them in my collection and they are all great. Some bits of history have been glossed over, but what do you want for a small book of about 240 pages or so? Roy Thomas wrote many of the Marvel hero books for Taschen, and as one of the top comic book historians in the world, he does a great job here. The book is lavishly illustrated and in full color. They are also quite affordable as well. This one is almost ten years old now, so Thomas could write a second volume, which I would probably buy and enjoy.
It does spend a lot of time with Kirby and Lee, during their run. One really cannot underestimate the impact those two creators had with the book. It was a great run, and those first 50-60 issues are gold. Who knew writing superhero soap operas would be so profitable?
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