The Avengers: 1963-1965

By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of the Implausible 4 in 1961 got here the wonderful (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the unusual (Physician, that’s), the unimaginable (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the mighty (Thor). Nonetheless, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee realized one thing was lacking. “I used to be writing these characters and I assumed it could enjoyable to place them collectively in a group,” he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk to create the Avengers.

Immediately it was clear this group was totally different. If the Implausible 4 had been household, then the Avengers had been the co-workers you didn’t select. Not everybody received alongside—the Hulk fought with everybody—however working collectively they might defeat the baddest of Marvel’s unhealthy guys, like Loki, Kang the Conqueror, the Masters of Evil, and Immortus. The lineup was ever altering: The Hulk departed, Captain America joined, and Ant-Man grew as much as change into Large-Man. Then, remarkably, villains Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch turned heroes—and Avengers—and the group’s founding members shockingly departed, leaving Captain America to guide the newly-minted heroes.

Relive the basic early adventures of Avengers Nos. 1–20 in an XXL-sized version that’s greater than the Hulk’s fist, weightier than Thor’s hammer, and with extra extras than Iron Man’s armor. TASCHEN has tried to create a super illustration of those books as they had been produced on the time of publication. Essentially the most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for replica in shut collaboration with Marvel and the Licensed Warranty Firm. Every web page has then been digitally remastered utilizing fashionable retouching methods to appropriate issues with the period’s cheap, imperfect printing—as if scorching off of a world-class Sixties printing press.

Accompanying the tales are an authentic foreword by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and an in-depth historical past by the Eisner Award-winning author Kurt Busiek that’s illustrated with authentic artwork, little-seen images, and uncommon paperwork. This mighty assortment about Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is worthy of Tony Stark’s library—or yours.

Additionally obtainable in a Collector’s Version of 1,000 numbered copies.

© 2022 MARVEL

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The Marvel Comics Library. Avengers. Vol. 1. 1963–1965

Tremendous-hero groups had been round because the Forties, however Thor, Ant Man, the Wasp, Hulk, and Iron Man broke new floor after they joined forces to type the Avengers in 1963. They not solely fought collectively, they often fought one another! The primary 20 tales from the Avengers are collected on this Hulk-sized quantity and have been meticulously photographed from probably the most pristine copies of those uncommon comedian books—a advantageous artwork celebration worthy of Tony Stark’s library.

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes: Assembling the definitive Marvel Age Avengers anthology

By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Age had been laid. Following the introduction of the Implausible 4 in 1961 got here the wonderful (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the unusual (Physician, that’s), the unimaginable (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the mighty (Thor). Nonetheless, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee realized one thing was lacking. “I used to be writing these characters and I assumed it could enjoyable to place them collectively in a group,” he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk to create the Avengers.

Immediately it was clear this group was totally different. If the Implausible 4 had been household, then the Avengers had been the co-workers you didn’t select. Not everybody received alongside—the Hulk fought with everybody—however working collectively they might defeat the baddest of Marvel’s unhealthy guys, like Loki, Kang the Conqueror, the Masters of Evil, and Immortus.

The lineup was ever altering: The Hulk departed, Captain America joined, and Ant-Man grew as much as change into Large-Man. Then, remarkably, villains Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch turned heroes—and Avengers—and the group’s founding members shockingly departed, leaving Captain America to guide the newly-minted heroes.

Relive the basic early adventures of Avengers Nos. 1–20 in an XXL-sized version that’s greater than the Hulk’s fist, weightier than Thor’s hammer, and with extra extras than Iron Man’s armor.

TASCHEN has tried to create a super illustration of those books as they had been produced on the time of publication. Essentially the most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for replica in shut collaboration with Marvel and the Licensed Warranty Firm.

Every web page has been photographed as printed greater than half a century in the past, then digitally remastered utilizing fashionable retouching methods to appropriate issues with the period’s cheap, imperfect printing—as if scorching off of a world-class Sixties printing press.

Accompanying the tales are an authentic foreword by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and an in-depth historical past by the Eisner Award-winning author Kurt Busiek that’s illustrated with authentic artwork, little-seen images, and uncommon paperwork. This mighty assortment about Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is worthy of Tony Stark’s library—or yours.

Copyright: 2022 MARVEL

Writer ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc (Might 16, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 629 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3836582341
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836582346
Studying age ‏ : ‎ 1 12 months and up
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.78 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.68 x 27.56 x 18.58 inches