Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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.

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.

The Penguin Classics black spine paperback features full-colour art throughout.

Book information

ISBN: 9780143135739
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
Edition: Graphic ed
DEWEY: 741.5973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 880g
Height: 179mm
Width: 250mm
Spine width: 26mm