Best Selling Books by Stan Lee

The 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 Collects Fantastic Four #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 48, 49, 50, 51, and Fantastic Four Annual #6. 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. Throughout the 1960s, the Fantastic Four doubled as the flagship title and the creative laboratory of the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced dozens of new characters and concepts in its pages, while expanding the emotional bandwidth and visual vocabulary of the Super Hero genre with every issue. This collection gathers some key tales from Lee and Kirby’s lengthy tenure—from their first experiments in generic hybridity to the remarkable fusion of the cosmic and the quotidian that is the “The Galactus Trilogy.” A foreword by Jerry Craft and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of the Fantastic Four and classic Marvel comics.

''CHAKRA THE INVINCIBLE¡¯ is the latest superhero series from legendary creator, STAN LEE that the animated shorts seen on Angry Birds ToonsTV with over 30 Million views worldwide are based on. In this issue, Raju¡¯s growing overconfidence in his abilities as Chakra the Invincible begins to worry his mentor Dr. Singh, while Raju¡¯s brother Sameer gets drawn into a conspiracy that could mean the end of the world as we know it!

"One of the final projects of the legendary Stan Lee and beautifully illustrated by Spider-Man veteran Andie Tong. Stan Lee''s Backchannel centers on Tom Tanner and his father, Martin. On the surface, Tom is having an average high school life - struggling to stay on the lacrosse team, hiding his affections for his friend Sally, and trying to keep his head down and grades up. What the people around him don''t know is that Tom is an engineering prodigy who has been developing a highly sophisticated A.I. algorithm which awakens a power within him. While initially using this newfound power for personal gain and petty revenge, he learns of a dark secret from his father''s past that will change him forever. Along the way BACKCHANNEL, a decentralized hacktivist group causing havoc at prisons across the country, reaches out to Tom for help, setting him on a very dangerous path at an already dangerous time" -- Back cover.

Stan Lee, the greatest innovator of the comic book industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with critically-acclaimed writer Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) to bring you a man out of time! Volume 2 continues to explore the mysterious hero known only as The Traveler as he battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance!

Stan Lee, the greatest innovator of the comic book industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In The Traveler, Stan teams up with the fan favorite writers Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Kingdom Come) and Tom Peyer, with art from the critically acclaimed Chad Hardin (Age of Heroes, Amazing Spider-Man) to bring you a man out of time! Volume 3 continues to explore the mysterious hero known only as The Traveler as he battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance!

Stan Lee, the great innovator of the entertainment industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with critically acclaimed writer Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDERMAN) to bring you a man out of time! A mysterious hero known only as the Traveler battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance!

Starborn sees Stan Lee join forces with New York Times bestselling writer Chris Roberson (Superman, iZombie, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love) and world class artists Khary Randolph (Spider-Man, Teen Titans Go!) and Matteo Scalera (Deadpool) to present Volume 3 of the graphic novel series that is truly not of this world. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers, this collection sees Benjamin Warner fight to accept his unforgivable past as he takes up the unbelievable mantle of Starborn. With new menacing villains and other familiar superheroes, this graphic novel volume continues to be the most scintillating sci-fi superhero epic on the shelves.

Lee & Romita''s classic Spidey strips: part of a complete breakfast! For more than four years, Stan Lee and John Romita helped get every morning started in the funny pages of countless newspapers, sharing the ongoing trials and tribulations of everyman hero Peter Parker - a.k.a. the wondrous wall crawler Spider-Man - with millions of readers who may have never picked up a comic book! Reunited four years after they concluded their classic seven-year run on Amazing Spider-Man, Stan and John didn''t miss a beat translating into the strip storytelling format Peter''s daily struggle to reconcile his great power with his great responsibility. Syndicated by King Features in 1977, Stan had the strip adventures of Spider-Man occupy a somewhat different continuity than the ongoing monthly stories in Marvel Comics. The strip nonetheless pitted Spidey against a familiar array of foes - such as Doctor Doom, Kraven the Hunter and the Kingpin - but it also invented new characters for Spidey fans to thrill over, including the Rattler! Spidey quickly became one of the most popular daily strips, being syndicated to more than 500 newspapers and earning renown as the longest running of all super hero strips! And now, Marvel is reprinting Stan and John''s legendary run! A dream come true for both Spider-Man and newspaper-strip fans!

The deaths that still shape the Spider-verse! During the early 1970s, a pair of plot lines changed comic-book mortality forever. Shock followed shock when Spider-Man lost a friend, a lover and an enemy in a dynamic drama that stunned readers as no comic deaths had before and few have since! - from back cover.

The God of Thunder takes on The Strongest One There Is as two Marvel Universe heavyweights clash! A rivalry for the ages begins shortly after Hulk quits the Avengers, with a test of strength between former teammates! Things escalate when the jade giant recruits powerful allies of his own, paving the way for Thor vs. Hulk to be the main event of an Avengers/Defenders War! Hammer meets fist again and again, including a journey to Hel and back, and blockbuster bouts between the Odinson and the Red Hulk! It''s god against monster, in the Mightiest Marvel Manner of all! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) #3, SUBMARINER (1968) #35, DEFENDERS (1972) #10, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #255 AND #440, THOR (1966) #385 AND #489, HULK (2008) #5-6, WHAT IF? (1977) #45; MATERIAL FROM JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #112, INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL 2001, HULK (2008) #26.

Stan Lee, the great innovator of the entertainment industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In STARBORN, Stan Lee teams up with critically acclaimed writer Chris Roberson (iZOMBIE, CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE) and fan-favorite artist Khary Randolph (SPIDER-MAN, TEEN TITANS GO!) to present the story of a man not of this world! Benjamin Warner is a failed fantasy novelist, always dreaming of far off worlds and exciting adventures. But when a familiar face reenters his life, and devastating trouble follows, Benjamin learns his rejected stories weren''t fiction but memories of his home planet! Benjamin''s forgotten past comes crashing down around him as he finds himself at the center of a galactic war and is forced to face the truth that he is... not of this world!

Whether it''s fighting hostile take-overs in the boardroom or defeating super villains on the field of battle, super hero Tony Stark seeks to confront injustice wherever it rears its ugly head. With such villains on the loose as the Mandarin, the Demolisher and Titanium Man, life has never been more dangerous for the invincible Iron Man!

Born of the legendary imagination that brought us Spider-Man, The Avengers, The X-Men, and an enduring universe of marvelous heroes and villains, Stan Lee''s The Devil’s Quintet return to take on a fiendish new adversary: The Shadow Society. Ever since The Armageddon Code, the Devil’s Quintet have been using their demonic powers to fight evil and protect the world, while remaining nothing but an urban legend to the general public. But the Devil is not about to let them keep using his powers for good. Created by Satan himself to counter the Quintet, the Shadow Society are five saintly men and women that have been secretly (and strategically) possessed by five of Hell’s most powerful demons. Granted supernatural powers of their own, they are part of a literally diabolical plot to strike at the very heart of the Quintet—and destroy humanity’s last hope! At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Stan Lee, the great innovator of the entertainment industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. Stan is joined by critically acclaimed writer Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, DOCTOR WHO) and artist Javier Pina (SUPERMAN, BATMAN) for a modern take on classic superhero storytelling. When an alien parasite falls to Earth, wheelchair-bound war veteran Stewart Travers becomes infected, and goes through super-human changes that no mortal could imagine. Forced into a galactic war that''s chosen Earth as the battlefield, Stewart defends the front line as SOLIDER ZERO. Half Human. Half Alien. All Weapon.

Amazing Spider-Man #88-92, #121-122. The deaths that still shape the Spider-verse! During the early 1970s, a pair of plotlines changed comic-book mortality forever. Shock followed shock when Spider-Man lost a friend, a lover and an enemy in a dynamic drama that stunned readers as no comic deaths had before and few have since!

ufeffThe year is 1942. The German war machine rolls across Europe, crushing everything in its path. America has only recently entered the war, and the price paid by its allies is already high. The war could drag on for years, could go either way...until the day a strange metallic craft crashes behind enemy lines, bringing with it secrets of world-shattering consequence. The Nazis are quick to capture the spacecraft and its unearthly occupants, anxious to make use of interstellar devices that could allow them to accomplish their goal of annihilating their enemies. Realizing what might happen should the Nazis master the alien technology and subjugate its owners, the Allies send in a suicide squad -- a group snidely referred to as "Logan''s Losers" -- to rescue the aliens and their secrets...or destroy them before the enemy can. Logan''s mission is complicated, however, when Russia learns of the aliens and sends its own agent into the heart of Occupied France. A rogue Russian warrior...a traitor among Logan''s invasion force...aliens who may be friend or foe...all driven to a fortress controlled by an implacable enemy. Stan Lee''s debut work resonates with the pulse-pounding plotting of the mind behind Sgt. Fury, and dozens of other heroes!

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #68-85 and material from Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #5, 6. Two of the fiercest crime lords in New York City are on a quest to decipher an ancient petrified tablet — whose secrets promise great power! It’s an indisputable classic by two of Marvel’s greatest creators, Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. — and that’s not all they have in store! J. Jonah Jameson has the Daily Bugle working overtime to brand Spider-Man as public enemy number one, the Prowler hits the scene, the Black Widow debuts her sultry new spy gear — and the origin of Peter’s parents is revealed! Plus: The Kingpin comes back for more, and this time it’s a family affair! Also featuring Gwen Stacy and the gang -whose heads are really going to turn when an ill Peter Parker strolls into a party in his Spider-Man costume!

This graphic novel presents how Spider-Man tries to prevent a major bank robbery, as "Electro" tries to get some cash for himself.

"The Silver Surfer must rescue Nova from the demon Mephisto, who has made her fall in love with the planet-devouring demigod Galactus." --Amazon.com.

Before Peter Parker lost the first great love of his life, her father fell toone of Spider-Man''s greatest adversaries. This is the story of Captain GeorgeStacy and the dying wish he made to Spider-Man.

From the mind of legendary comics creator Stan Lee, the architect of the Marvel Universe, comes Alliances: Orphans, a brand-new original graphic novel set in the New York Times best-selling Alliances universe, co-written by Lee with Luke Lieberman (Red Sonja) and Ryan Silbert (The Coldest Case). This cosmic adventure features fully painted artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz, who handles the prologue and cover, and Szymon Kudranski. Orphans blasts readers into the heart of our galaxy alongside William Ackerson, a man lost in space on a quest to find the source of his uncanny abilities. As gravity waves ripple across reality, warping time and space, he meets the Orphans. They are each the last of their kind, all their kin having been wiped out by the alien Hive: Little Boy, their giant childlike leader; Haze, a caustic creature of pure vapor; Rascal, a self-loathing zealot with dark secrets; and Critter, a being that''s equal parts monster and puppy. This ragtag group find themselves in over their heads when their space-heist is hijacked. They have a stowaway with her own agenda: Samsi, the fearsome survivor of a civilization that once ruled the galaxy. Orphans is a fast-paced, intergalactic treasure hunt that explodes the Alliances universe into the cosmos. It introduces an extraordinary band of lone survivors, that must become a family to save the very fabric of reality.

The 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 Collects X-Men #1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, and 46. 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. The seeds of a pop-cultural phenomenon were sown with the launch of the first X-Men comic in 1963, at the height of “the Marvel Revolution,” under the creative team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The title was bookended by some of the best Super Hero comics of that era; the first issue established a creative formula that continues to inspire contemporary creators, while the final issues remain acclaimed for the groundbreaking artwork of Neal Adams. This collection gathers several key tales from the original run of the classic X-Men series. A foreword by Rainbow Rowell and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of the X-Men and classic Marvel comics.

Relive the tales that forged the legend of the amazing arachnid in this high quality, hardcover volume. All the unforgettable villains that would later comprise Spider-Man''s Rogue''s Gallery are here: Doctor Octopus, the Vulture, the Sandman and the greatest Spidey villain of all, the Green Goblin. These are some of the best comics ever printed, and will make a fine addition to any collector''s bookcase.