{"product_id":"the-amazing-spider-man","title":"The Amazing Spider-Man","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eThe Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Collects \"Spider-Man!\" from \u003ci\u003eAmazing Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e #15 (1962); \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e #1-4, #9, #10, #13, #14, #17-19 (1963-1964); \"Goodbye to Linda Brown\" from \u003ci\u003eStrange Tales\u003c\/i\u003e #97 (1962); \"How Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Create Spider-Man!\" from \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man Annual\u003c\/i\u003e #1 (1964). 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 metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to the genre-by insisting that with great power there must also come great responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A foreword by Jason Reynolds and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Amazing Spider-Man and classic Marvel comics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Penguin Classics black spine paperback features full-color art throughout.\u003cbr\u003eWriter- editor Stan Lee (1922- 2018) and artist Jack Kirby made comic book history in 1961 with \u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e #1. Lee oversaw the adventures of many super hero creations for over a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others. For the remainder of his long life, he continued to serve as a creative figure-head at Marvel and an ambassador for the comics medium\r\n                                        ","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41955404251327,"sku":"9780143135739","price":54.18,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/9780143135739.jpg?v=1663810383","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-amazing-spider-man","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}