Comics : Books (Biographies & Profiles)

Section Name: Industry Material
Base Level: No Spider-Man

These are books that are primarily concerned with the life and careers of one or two specific individuals.

Note that many of the books in our Books (History of Comics) title also contain much biographical content.

Note: Comics shown are for database purposes only. None of these comics are for sale. Valuations shown are indicative Near Mint Values. Dates shown are cover dates.

	The Art of Jack Kirby Year 1992 : NM ($29.00) : SM Reference Find in Online Shops Summary: Spider-Man References: Reprints covers of Amazing Fantasty #15, Fantastic Four Annual #1, Amazing Spider-Man #1, Amazing Spider-Man #10
	Editor:  Catherine Hohlfeld, Greg Baisden	Staff Only Issue Review
	Review [4 Webs] By The Editor Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee May 2002 : NM ($14.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Autobiography of Stan Lee (Spider-Man on Cover)
	Publisher:  Schuster New York, Simon Writer:  George Mair, Stan Lee	Staff Only Issue Review
	Review [5 Webs] By The Editor Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book Sep 2003 : NM ($25.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Biography, includes Information on Spider-Man's Creation
	Publisher:  Chicago Review Press, Inc. Writer:  Jordan Raphael, Tom Spurgeon	Staff Only Issue Review
	Mantlo: A Life in Comics Year 2007 : NM ($7.50) : SM Reference Find at Amazon.Com Summary: Spider-Man Reference: Reprints covers of ASM #181, MTU #40, 48, 53, 56, PPSSM #24, 29, others. Features on Mantlo's Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man/Hulk Team-Ups
	Publisher:  Sleeping Giant Comics Writer:  David Yurkovich, Michael Mantlo	Staff Only Issue Review
	Joe Sinnott: Brush Strokes With Greatness Apr 2007 : NM ($18.00) : SM Article Story: "The Life and Art of Joe Sinnott" Find at Amazon.Com Summary: Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Publishing Writer:  Tim Lasiuta Cover Art:  Joe Sinnott	Staff Only Issue Review
	John Romita...And All That Jazz! Jul 2007 : NM ($25.00) : SM Article Find at Amazon.Com Summary: Spider-Man on Cover and Throughout, reprints Spider-Man Strips of 11/17/79, 3/25/07, 4/17/07
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Publishing Writer:  Jim Amash, Roy Thomas Artist:  John Romita, Sr. (Spider-Man Strip), Larry Leiber (Spider-Man Strip) Cover Art:  John Romita, Sr.	Staff Only Issue Review
Image Missing	Stan Lee: Conversations Jul 2007 : NM ($20.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Collection of Stan Lee Interviews (Spider-Man Articles)
	Publisher:  University Press of Mississippi	Staff Only Issue Review
	Kirby: King of Comics Year 2008 : NM ($40.00) : SM Reference Find in Online Shops Summary: Spider-Man References: Reprints cover of Amazing Fantasy #15, Daredevil #1, Toys for Tots Poster, Super-Hero Postage Stamps, Kirby Self-Portrait from Marvelmania International, Marvelmania International Production Art
	Publisher:  Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Writer:  Mark Evanier	Staff Only Issue Review
	Gallery (1 Image) Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko Year 2008 : NM ($40.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Spider-Man Chapter
	Publisher:  Fantagraphics Books Editor:  Gary Groth, Greg Sadowski, Kim Thompson Writer:  Blake Bell Back #1	Staff Only Issue Review
	Jack Magic: The Life and Art of Jack Kirby, Volume Two Year 2011 : NM ($25.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Spider-Man on Cover and discussed in text.
	Writer:  Greg Theakston	Staff Only Issue Review
	Creators of the Superheroes Year 2011 : NM ($40.00) : SM Article Story: "Interviews and Commentaries about Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, Will Eisner" Summary: Spider-Man on Cover
	Writer:  Thomas Andrae Cover Art:  Jack Kirby	Staff Only Issue Review
	Review [4.5 Webs] By The Editor The Stan Lee Universe Nov 2011 : NM ($25.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Includes Articles related to Spider-Man
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Publishing Editor:  Danny Fingeroth, Roy Thomas	Staff Only Issue Review
	Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman Year 2012 : NM ($18.00) : SM Reference Summary: Spider-Man Reference: Partial back of Spidey's Head in New York Comic Con Audience
	Writer:  Marc Tyler Nobleman Artist:  Ty Templeton	Staff Only Issue Review
	Mad's Greatest Artists: Mort Drucker, Five Decades of His Finest Works Year 2012 : NM ($30.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Spider-Man Parody: Spider-Alfred on Cover, Reprints cover of Mad #418
	Editor:  Greg Jones, John Ficarra Artist:  Mort Drucker	Staff Only Issue Review
	Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics Jul 2012 : NM ($25.00) : SM Article Find in Online Shops Summary: Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Writer:  Aaron Sultan, Dewey Cassell Cover Art:  Marie Severin	Staff Only Issue Review

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