Origins of Marvel Comics

A landmark 1974 Simon and Schuster one-shot that brought Marvel's nascent mythology to a wider audience, Origins of Marvel Comics is a treasury-sized collection written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. This volume reprints the first appearances of core Marvel heroes, framing them with Lee's signature bombastic commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. It stands as a foundational text for Marvel fandom, preserving the company's Silver Age origins in a single accessible package and setting the template for countless retrospective collections to follow.