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Comics History

Larry Lieber: Stan Lee's Brother, from Thor and Iron Man to Spider-Man's #1000

Larry Lieber scripted the first Thor, Iron Man and Ant-Man stories, drew Spider-Man's daily strip for 32 years and writes in #1000. His career and credits.

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Collector's Guide

The Thing (Ben Grimm): Where to Start Reading

Where to start with the Thing: three Fantastic Four foundation issues, Marvel Two-in-One, the 1983 series, modern miniseries and his wedding to Alicia.

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Collector's Guide

Kraven's Last Hunt: Reading Guide and Issues of the 1987 Arc

The exact reading order of the six chapters of Kraven's Last Hunt across three Spider-Man series, why it matters, and how to collect the arc in single issues.

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Comics History

Christmas Comics: Holiday Specials and Issues to Reread

The Christmas comics worth reading: Batman #219, Miller's first Batman, Marvel Team-Up #1, Uncanny X-Men #143 and holiday anthologies, plus the date trap.

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Comics History

Steve Ditko: The Co-Creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange

Steve Ditko's career: Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, the 1966 departure, Charlton, Mr. A, Speedball. His key works, and how to collect them.

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Comics History

Stan Lee: The Story of the Writer and Publisher Who Built Marvel

Stan Lee's career from Timely to Marvel: how the Marvel method worked, the Kirby and Ditko authorship debates, and what to know when collecting his work.

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Comics History

John Romita Jr.: Fifty Years of Spider-Man, From Father to Son

John Romita Jr. from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11 to the Hobgoblin, Daredevil, Kick-Ass and the #1000 cover: his career, key issues and a reading path.

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Comics History

Jack Kirby: The Story of the Artist Who Invented Half of Marvel

Jack Kirby's career in order, from Captain America and the Fantastic Four to the Fourth World and the Eternals, with what to collect and read.

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Comics History

Frank Miller: the creator who hardened Daredevil and Batman

Frank Miller's career from Daredevil and Elektra to The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and Amazing Spider-Man #1000, with what to read and what to collect.

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Comics History

Daniel Warren Johnson: The Complete Creator Behind Chainkata

Daniel Warren Johnson from Space Mullet to Transformers and Chainkata #1: his works in order, two Eisners, Mike Spicer, where to start and what to collect.

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Comics History

Dan Slott: Ten Years of Amazing Spider-Man, and a Return in #1000

Dan Slott's career: She-Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man (2008-2018), ASM #700, Silver Surfer, the move to DC, and his return in ASM #1000. What to read and collect.

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Comics History

Dan Mora: The Artist Writing His First Script at DC

Dan Mora's career from Klaus and Once & Future to DC with Mark Waid, plus his first DC script on Cadejos in October 2026 and how to collect his work.

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