{"product_id":"marvel-comics-library-avengers-19631965","title":"Marvel Comics Library: Avengers. 1963–1965","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelive the classic early adventures of Marvel's \u003cem\u003eAvengers\u003c\/em\u003e in this \u003cem\u003eBiblioteca Universalis \u003c\/em\u003ecompact trade edition!\u003c\/span\u003e Taschen has attempted to create an ideal representation of issues #1-20 of the series as they were produced at the time of publication. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company. Each page has then been digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off a world-class 1960s printing press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of the \u003cem\u003eFantastic Four \u003c\/em\u003ein 1961 came the likes of \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAstonishing Ant-Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDoctor Strange\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Hulk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Invincible Iron Man\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Mighty Thor\u003c\/em\u003e. Still, Marvel editor-in-chief \u003cspan\u003eStan Lee\u003c\/span\u003e realized something was missing. “\u003cem\u003eI was writing these characters and I thought it would fun to put them together in a team\u003c\/em\u003e,” he recalled. So \u003cspan\u003eLee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk to create the \u003cem\u003eAvengers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRight 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—\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ebut working together they could defeat the worst of Marvel’s villains. The lineup was ever changing: The Hulk departed,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Ca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eptain America joined, and Ant-Man became 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying these classic tales is an original foreword by Marvel Studios President \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Feige\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus an in-depth history by the Eisner Award-winning writer \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Busiek\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrated with original art, little-seen photos, and rare documents. Taschen, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660764672103,"sku":"djh1789811499808","price":16.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9109\/5911\/files\/marvel-comics-library-avengers-19631965_1.jpg?v=1789811506","url":"https:\/\/yearroundseamwear.shop\/products\/marvel-comics-library-avengers-19631965","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}