TASCHEN Marvel Comics Library. Avengers. Vol. 1. 1963 1965
By early 1963 the foundations of Marvel Universe had been laid. Following introduction of Fantastic Four in 1961 came amazing (Spider Man), astonishing (Ant strange (Doctor, that is), incredible (Hulk), invincible (Iron and mighty (Thor). Still, editor in chief Stan Lee realized something was missing. "I writing these characters I thought it would fun to put them together in a team," he recalled. So artist Jack Kirby assembled Man, Wasp, Thor, to