Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
Loved the main 18 pg story starring Spidey and the Torch, but this is an annual, the cover says 72 pages, I don’t care if the backup stories weren’t as big a deal or not, it’s kinda a letdown to purchase a “72 big pages” annual, and get only 18 pages. Heck, most Spidey comics are at least 21 pages, sometimes even 22! Just be sure you read the description, and not just the original cover art like I did. 😅
spider-man and human torch chase a thief called the fox... pretty boring. no i didn't read the other stories.
Edit: I ended up reading the other stories. I stand by my rating but those stories are great except I Was a Prisoner on the Planet of Plunder! That one was alright.
This comic isn’t 72 pages of content. A single story of 20 or so pages. This is not a replica of the original comic book. It’s an abridged imitation of the original comic book. Caveat emptor.