English Summary/英文概要： Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit hog, and a huckster, Stan Lee rose from his humble beginnings to ride the wave of the 1940s comics books boom and witness the current motion picture madness and comic industry woes. Included is a complete examination of the rise of Marvel Comics, Lee’s work in the years of postwar prosperity, and his efforts in the 1960s to revitalize the medium after it had grown stale.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 基于斯坦•李和他的几十个同事和同时代人的采访，以及广泛的档案研究，这本书提供了一个专业的历史，一个欣赏，并对惊奇漫画的脸批判性探索。斯坦•李被公认为是一位令人眼花缭乱的作家、一位经验丰富的编辑、一位坚持不懈的自我推销者、一位霸占信贷的人、一位叫卖者。其中包括对漫威漫画的崛起、李在战后繁荣年代的作品，以及他在20世纪60年代重振这一陈旧媒介的努力的全面考察。（WYL）

Awards/获奖情况： “拉斐尔和司布真对斯坦•李职业生涯的赞颂读来令人愉悦，对世界各地想成为超级英雄的人也是一种鼓舞。”——格雷戈里•麦克纳米，好莱坞记者

“对一种已经成为流行文化不可分割的一部分的出版现象的深刻审视。它提供了关于这个行业如何崛起、衰落、生存和在灭绝边缘摇摇欲坠的敏锐洞察力。它也阐明了李在一部长剧中所扮演的角色，就像漫威漫画中那些华丽的封面一样引人注目。”—— Meagher, CNN.com

“可能会成为美国流行文化这一特定部分的权威历史。”——科克斯评论

"Raphael and Spurgeon’s celebration of [Stan Lee’s] career is a pleasure to read and an inspiration for would-be superheroes everywhere." —Gregory McNamee, Hollywood Reporter "An insightful examination of a publishing phenomenon that has become an integral part of pop culture. It offers keen insights on how the industry has risen, fallen, survived, and teetered on the edge of extinction. And it illuminates the role Lee played in a long-running drama every bit as compelling as those depicted between the garish covers of Marvel Comics." —L.D. Meagher, CNN.com "Will probably stand as the definitive history of this particular slice of American popular culture." —Kirkus Reviews

"Raphael and Spurgeon’s celebration of [Stan Lee’s] career is a pleasure to read and an inspiration for would-be superheroes everywhere." —Gregory McNamee, Hollywood Reporter

"An insightful examination of a publishing phenomenon that has become an integral part of pop culture. It offers keen insights on how the industry has risen, fallen, survived, and teetered on the edge of extinction. And it illuminates the role Lee played in a long-running drama every bit as compelling as those depicted between the garish covers of Marvel Comics." —L.D. Meagher, CNN.com

"Will probably stand as the definitive history of this particular slice of American popular culture." —Kirkus Reviews