{"product_id":"the-mighty-thor-paperback-by-stan-lee-jack-kirby-and-larry-lieber-foreword-by-rick-riordan-introduction-by-charles-hatfield-series-editor-ben-saunders","title":"The Mighty Thor Paperback by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Larry Lieber; Foreword by Rick Riordan; Introduction by Charles Hatfield; Series Editor: Ben Saunders","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-09-15)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e464\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143138273\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1060.29\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e25.02 x 17.81 x 2.74\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\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\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eJourney into Mystery #83, 85, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e 114-116, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThor #128-133, 154-157, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e159-161. \u003c\/i\u003eIt 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\u003eDuring the 1960s, under the hands of the inimitable creative team of Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Larry Lieber, Marvel’s Thor combined the raw material of ancient Norse mythology with the nonstop action of super-heroic adventure comics and the speculative reach of classic science fiction. The result was a heady brew: epic, operatic, melodramatic, even psychedelic. This collection gathers some of the most important story arcs from the foundational years of the series and includes seminal early appearances of such characters as Hercules and Ego, the Living Planet, as well as Thor’s first encounter with Galactus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA foreword by Rick Riordan and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Charles Hatfield and Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Mighty Thor and classic Marvel comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Lee \u003c\/b\u003e(1922– 2018) and artist Jack Kirby made comic book history in 1961 with \u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Four \u003c\/i\u003e#1. Lee oversaw the creations for over a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others. \u003cb\u003eJack Kirby \u003c\/b\u003e(1917-1994) cocreated with Joe Simon Captain America in 1940. Over the next decade, Kirby and Lee would introduce new characters that formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. \u003cb\u003eLarry Lieber \u003c\/b\u003e(1931-) was a member, alongside his older brother Stan Lee, of the handful of writers and artists contributing to the fantasy and big monster titles of the nascent Marvel line in the late ’50s and early ’60s. In addition to scripts for Thor in \u003ci\u003eJourney Into Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e, the Human Torch in \u003ci\u003eStrange Tales \u003c\/i\u003eand Ant-Man in \u003ci\u003eTales to Astonish\u003c\/i\u003e, Lieber also scripted the very first Iron Man story in \u003ci\u003eTales of Suspense \u003c\/i\u003e#39. \u003cb\u003eRick Riordan \u003c\/b\u003e(foreword), dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e#1 bestselling series with millions of copies sold across the globe, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a hit live-action show on Disney+. \u003cb\u003eCharles Hatfield \u003c\/b\u003e(introduction and volume editor) is a professor of English at California State University, Northridge, and the author of \u003ci\u003eHand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), \u003ci\u003eAlternative Comics: An Emerging Literature \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), and myriad essays and reviews. \u003cb\u003eBen Saunders \u003c\/b\u003e(series editor) is a professor of English at the University of Oregon. 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