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Bring on the Bad Guys

Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains
By Stan Lee
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Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary—the landmark book Bring on the Bad Guys by Stan Lee! Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary—the landmark book Bring on the Bad Guys by Stan Lee! Read More
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Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary—the landmark book Bring on the Bad Guys by Stan Lee!

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Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary—the landmark book Bring on the Bad Guys by Stan Lee!

Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary—the landmark book Bring on the Bad Guys by Stan Lee!

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ISBN: 9781668020173

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Illustration: 4-c t-o

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 621g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Stan Lee (1922–2018) began his career with wartime Timely Comics, and staying the course throughout the Atlas era, Stan the Man made comic book history with Fantastic Four #1, harbinger of a bold new perspective in story writing that endures to this day. With some of the industry’s greatest artists, he introduced hero after hero in Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men, and more, forming a shared universe for rival publishers to measure themselves against. After an almost literal lifetime of writing and editing, Lee was involved in movies and television via his company POV! Entertainment. He was Marvel’s chairman emeritus and best-known public representative.

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