Feb. 27.
The 1939 creation of the Sub-Mariner for the first issue of Marvel
Comics assures Bill Everett a place in history. Co-creating Daredevil,
the Man Without Fear, for Marvel Comics in 1964 gave Everett a link to
one of the most popular superheroes of the past 50 years. And producing
over 400 additional pages of superhero-related work in the very early
days of the Golden Age of Comics (1938-42) makes Bill Everett a legend.
This book collects over 200 pages of this never-before-reprinted work from titles such as Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938), Amazing-Man Comics (1939), Target Comics (1940), Heroic Comics (1940), and Blue Bolt Comics
(1940). These titles feature an endless array of great vintage Everett
characters such as Amazing-Man, Hydroman, Skyrocket Steele, Sub-Zero,
The Chameleon, and many more, all produced by Everett’s shop Funnies,
Inc. for such clients as Centaur, Novelty Press, and Eastern Color, and
all displaying Everett’s brilliant cartooning and energetic
storytelling.
Edited and compiled by best-selling author and comic-book historian Blake Bell (Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko), Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives is a stunning companion to Bell’s 2010 critically acclaimed Everett biography and art book, Fire and Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics. This volume follows the format of Bell’s Steve Ditko Archives
series; never-before-reprinted, beautifully restored, full-color
stories from one of comic books’ greatest visionaries and most
accomplished artists. Also includes an introduction by Bell that delves
even deeper into Everett’s life, fiery personality, and the history of
the era. The resultant package enhances Everett’s place in history as
one of the first and best comic-book creators of all time. 224 pages of
full-color comics
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