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Marvel comics is a publisher of american comic books and related media. The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for. Fred prouserreuters with his comics and characters, lee transformed america. Stan lee was an american comicbook writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of marvel comics. Over the years, the teams have featured a rotating lineup composed of numerous characters. Then on july 17, 2018, marvel entertainment announced the licensing of marvel characters to idw for a line of middlegrade reader market comic books to start. The top ten best marvel comics characters 1 spiderman spiderman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics existing in its shared universe. If youve stumbled across a find of vintage comic books and recognize one or more of. Dec 29, 2018 our every four years countdown of your alltime favorite comic book writers and artists continues. Marvel, 2018 series published in english united states price 0. Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. The essential book for new fans and for everyone who grew up loving the excitement, heroism, and humor of the marvel universe.
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