Spider-Man: Panel by Panel

Name: Spider-Man: Panel by Panel
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419764011
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By Marvel Marvel Entertainment and Stan Lee and Chip Kidd

Series: Panel by Panel

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Spider-Man: Panel by Panel celebrates the web-slinger's debut on the comic book scene, first appearing in August 1962 with the publication of Amazing Fantasy no. 15. This iconic character was brought to life by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, with the legendary Jack Kirby providing the... Read More

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Spider-Man: Panel by Panel celebrates the web-slinger's debut on the comic book scene, first appearing in August 1962 with the publication of Amazing Fantasy no. 15. This iconic character was brought to life by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, with the legendary Jack Kirby providing the cover art.

Sixty years after that groundbreaking publication, award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd offers a fresh take on Spider-Man's origins. Using original vintage copies of Amazing Fantasy no. 15 and The Amazing Spider-Man no. 1 from March 1963, Kidd presents these classic stories in an entirely new way.

Through Spider-Man: Panel by Panel, fans can rediscover the magic of these legendary tales, beautifully reimagined for the modern audience.

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Spider-Man: Panel by Panel

Spider-Man: Panel by Panel celebrates the web-slinger's debut on the comic book scene, first appearing in August 1962 with the publication of Amazing Fantasy no. 15. This iconic character was brought to life by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, with the legendary Jack Kirby providing the cover art. Sixty years after that groundbreaking publication, award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd offers...

By Marvel Marvel Entertainment and Stan Lee and Chip Kidd

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419764011

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams ComicArts

Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

By Geoff Spear
Illustrated by Jack Kirby
Illustrated by Steve Ditko
Illustrated by Jack Kirby
Illustrated by Steve Ditko

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Stan Lee (1922–2018) was a writer, editor, comic book creator, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. Steve Ditko (1927–2018) was one of the most influential American comic book artists of all time, and the cocreator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. Jack Kirby (1917–94) created or cocreated some of comic books’ most popular characters, including the Fantastic Four. More significantly, he created much of the visual language for fantasy and adventure comics. Chip Kidd is a graphic designer and writer and editor at large for Pantheon. A three-time Eisner Award winner, he has written and designed more than a dozen books on comics. Tom Brevoort is an executive editor and vice president of publishing at Marvel Comics. Peter Sanderson is a comic book critic, historian, former researcher for DC and Marvel, and former lecturer at New York University who has curated an exhibition on Stan Lee for MoCCA. Sara Duke is a curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts in the Prints and Photographs division of the Library of Congress. Geoff Spear is an award-winning photographer.

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