Comics : Industry Books : #COMIX-#500_VILLAINS

This section lists various generally more serious books about the comics industry as a whole, and more specifically about Spider-Man and about Marvel.

The topics are various, covering things such as how to write comics, analysis of the techniques used in comics, and the social impact of comics. Other books here cover the history of Marvel, including specific episodes in Marvel's history such as their 80s/90s struggle with bankruptcy.

If you're looking to perform get help with an introduction into the more academic issues related to the history and social impact of the comic book genre, then these books represent our list of suggestions.

Section Name: Industry Material
Base Level: No Spidey

	Comix: A History of Comic Books in America  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Bonanza Books Writer:  Les Daniels Graphics:  John Peck	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1971 : NM ($40.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (4 Webs)
	The Steranko History of Comics 1  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  Supergraphics Writer:  Jim Steranko Cover:  Jim Steranko	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1970 : NM ($40.00) : SM Cover
	The Steranko History of Comics 2  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  Supergraphics Writer:  Jim Steranko Cover:  Jim Steranko	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1972 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cover
	The Steranko History of Comics 2 (Second Edition)  Summary: Spider-Man on cover
	Publisher:  Supergraphics Writer:  Jim Steranko Cover:  Jim Steranko	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1972 : NM ($30.00) : SM Cover
	Will Eisner: Comics & Sequential Art  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Poorhouse Press Writer:  Will Eisner Art:  Will Eisner	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Nov 1985 : NM ($25.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (5 Webs)
	The Comic Book Makers  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Biography of Joe Simon (includes Untold Origin of Spider-Man)
	Publisher:  Vanguard Productions* Writer:  Joe Simon, Jim Simon	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1990 : NM ($20.00) : SM Article
	Start Collecting Comic Books  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Running Press Writer:  Harold Schechter	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Dec 1990 : NM ($10.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (1.5 Webs)
	Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Contains Much Spider-Man Information
	Publisher:  Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Writer:  Les Daniels Introduction:  Stan Lee	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Sep 1991 : NM ($40.00) : SM Article  Review by The Editor (5 Webs)
	From Aargh To Zap!  Story: "Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics"  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover; Featured in "The Super-Hero Revival" Chapter
	Publisher:  Prentice Hall Press Writer:  Harvey Kurtzman, Michael Barrier	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1991 : NM ($25.00) : SM Cover
	The Art of Jack Kirby  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man References: Reprints covers of Amazing Fantasty #15, Fantastic Four Annual #1, Amazing Spider-Man #1, Amazing Spider-Man #10
	Editors:  Greg Baisden, Catherine Hohlfeld	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1992 : NM ($29.00) : SM Reference
	Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man on Cover; Reprints Spider-Man Newspaper Strip from September 1, 1993
	Publisher:  Morrow Junior Books Writer:  Elaine Scott Photographs:  Margaret Miller	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1993 : NM ($20.00) : SM Cover
	Understanding Comics  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Kitchen Sink Press Writer:  Scott McCloud	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Apr 1994 : NM ($23.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (5 Webs)
	Jack Kirby's Heroes and Villains: Black Magic Edition  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man Pin-Up
	Editor:  Greg Theakston Pin-Up Artist:  Jack Kirby Pin-Up Inker:  Frank Miller	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1994 : NM ($13.00) : SM Article
	Jack Kirby Checklist: 1998 Final Edition  Summary: Spider-Man Reference: Kirby Sketch of Spidey's head
	Publisher:  TwoMorrows Final List Compiler:  Richard Kolkman	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 1998 : NM ($20.00) : SM Reference
	Comic Book Culture: Fanboys and True Believers
	Publisher:  University Press of Mississippi Writer:  Matthew J. Pustz	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Feb 1999 : NM ($18.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (3 Webs)
	Reinventing Comics  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Perennial Writer:  Scott McCloud	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Aug 2000 : NM ($23.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (4.5 Webs)
	Marvel: Their Characters and Their Universe  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Includes Chapter on Spider-Man
	Writer:  Michael Mallory Cover Artists:  Gregg Schigiel, Scott Elmer	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 2001 : NM ($40.00) : SM Article
	500 Great Comic Book Action Heroes  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man Feature, Spider-Man on Cover
	Publisher:  Barron's Author:  Mike Conroy Foreword Writer:  Will Eisner	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 2002 : NM ($19.00) : SM Cover
	Comic Wars  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  Broadway Books Writer:  Dan Raviv	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Apr 2002 : NM ($25.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (3.5 Webs)
	The Science of Superheroes  FIND @ Amazon
	Writers:  Lois Gresh, Robert Weinberg	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Sep 2002 : NM ($25.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (3 Webs)
	Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Autobiography of Stan Lee (Spider-Man on Cover)
	Publisher:  Simon, Schuster New York Writer:  Stan Lee, George Mair	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	May 2002 : NM ($14.00) : SM Cover  Review by The Editor (4.5 Webs)
	The Silver Age of Comic Book Art  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man Appears in Steve Ditko Chapter and Elsewhere
	Publisher:  Collectors Press Writer/Designer:  Arlen Schumer	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 2003 : NM ($20.00) : SM Article
	Comic Book Nation  FIND @ Amazon
	Publisher:  The Johns Hopkins University Press Writer:  Bradford W. Wright	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Oct 2003 : NM ($15.00) : No Spidey  Review by The Editor (5 Webs)
	Baby Boomer Comics  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Comic Books of the 1960s (Spider-Man Appears)
	Publisher:  Krause Publications Writer:  Craig Shutt Illustrations:  Jim Mooney	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	Nov 2003 : NM ($28.00) : SM Article  Review by The Editor (3 Webs)
	500 Comic Book Villains  FIND @ Amazon  Summary: Spider-Man Cameos: Features on Arcade, Beetle, Boomerang, Chameleon, Dr. Doom, Cobra, Cyclone, Demogoblin, Dr. Octopus, Electro, Green Goblin I, II, III, IV, Hobgoblin I, II, III, IV, Hydro-Man, Jack O'Lantern II, III, Juggernaut, Kraven the Hunter I, II, Kingpin, Mysterio I, II, Ox, Rhino, Sandman, Scorpion, Silvermane, Vermin, Vulture II, V, Joystick, Llyra, Man-Killer, Spider-Woman I, II, Titania, Circus of Crime, Enforcers, Lizard, Mephisto, Venom
	Publisher:  Barron's Author:  Mike Conroy Foreword Writer:  Roy Thomas	Staff Only Images Review Edit
	No Month 2004 : NM ($19.00) : SM Article
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