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Review: A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee

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A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny Fingeroth My rating: 4 of 5 stars I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. This was fun. As with many people, I've always had a fascination with Marvel Comics, during spells where I was reading them one after another to drier periods where I'd only pick them up on occasion. But through it all, and through the explosion of Marvel products to the small and big screens, there was the lovable presence of Stan the Man. This book is more than a story of Stan Lee's life. It actually reads like a history of comics, taking us through the early days of Siegel and Shuster creating Superman right up to the current year, where there seems to be something Marvel releasing for our viewing pleasure every week. It was more than I really expected to learn about the comic book publishing industry, but was fascinating for all of that. Of course, no story of comic publishing