{"product_id":"marvel-comics-library-3","title":"Marvel Comics Library","description":"By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid.  Following the introduction of the Fantastic Four in 1961 came the  amazing (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the strange (Doctor,  that is), the incredible (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the  mighty (Thor). Still, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee  realized something was missing. \"I was writing these characters and I  thought it would fun to put them together in a team,\" he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk to create the Avengers.Right  away it was clear this team was different. If the Fantastic Four were  family, then the Avengers were the co-workers you didn't choose. Not  everyone got along-the Hulk fought with everyone-but working together  they could defeat the baddest of Marvel's bad guys, like Loki, Kang the  Conqueror, the Masters of Evil, and Immortus. The lineup was ever  changing: The Hulk departed, Captain America joined, and Ant-Man grew up  to become Giant-Man. Then, remarkably, villains Hawkeye, Quicksilver,  and the Scarlet Witch became heroes-and Avengers-and the group's  founding members shockingly departed, leaving Captain America to lead  the newly-minted heroes.Relive the classic early adventures of Avengers Nos. 1-20 now available as a compact trade edition. The most pristine  pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for  reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and the Certified  Guaranty Company. Accompanying the stories are an in-depth history by the Eisner Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek  that's illustrated with original art, little-seen photographs, and rare  documents. This mighty collection about Earth's Mightiest Heroes is  worthy of Tony Stark's library-or yours.\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 MARVEL","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872204099620,"sku":"9783836599511","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783836599511.jpg?v=1781049023","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/marvel-comics-library-3","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}