Marvel: The Silver Age 1960–1970

Marvel: Ages

by Roy Thomas (Selected and introduced b), Michael Moorcock (Preface)

Marvel: The Silver Age 1960–1970 marks the second chapter in The Folio Society’s collaboration with Marvel Comics. Over 30 revolutionary Super Heroes await you, including Spider-Man, the Avengers and Doctor Strange. Curated by Marvel legend Roy Thomas, this collector’s edition comes complete with a scale reproduction of the groundbreaking The Fantastic Four #1.

Over thirty iconic characters! Fifteen groundbreaking tales! One explosive edition! Marvel: The Silver Age 1960–1970 is The Folio Society’s second collaboration with Marvel Comics. This lavish hardback edition collects the defining stories of over thirty revolutionary characters, including Iron Man, the Hulk and the X-Men. These landmark tales are bound within a bold cover designed by celebrated typographer Ian Jepson. Award-winning Daredevil artist Paolo Rivera provides gorgeous artwork for a digitally signed print, as well as the book’s endpapers and luxury presentation box. Inside, you’ll also find a meticulous facsimile of The Fantastic Four #1, the comic that launched Marvel into the modern age.

Magnified to glorious treasury format, these tales present the formative adventures of some of the world’s most famous Super Heroes and Villains, from Iron Man and Thor to Doctor Doom. In a landmark tale from Amazing Fantasy #15, you’ll also discover the origin story of Spider-Man himself! Throughout these tales, the artwork by legends such as ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby and Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko has lost none of its vitality. Readers old and new alike will be sent hurtling through the spaceways with the Silver Surfer and swooping through the streets of New York with Spider-Man.

Modern Marvel artist Paolo Rivera – best known for his award-winning work on Daredevil – provides beautiful pencil artwork, inked by his father Joe, himself a veteran Marvel artist. Their mosaic of iconic Silver Age moments adorns both the hardback’s endpapers and the silver-laminated presentation box. Rivera also provides a stunning image of 11 iconic Super Heroes for an exclusive, digitally signed print. Housed within the handmade presentation box, this 368-page edition comes bound in screen-printed and metallic foil-blocked cloth, complete with red ribbon marker. Pop art illustrator and typographer Ian Jepson designs a stunning scarlet cover laced with Spider-Man’s iconic webbing. Marvel: The Silver Age 1960–1970 is a truly dazzling celebration of the era that revolutionised comic books.

Genres: Comics

368 pages, Hardcover

First published February 26, 2020

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.