Origins of Marvel Comics Cover (Simon & Schuster, 1974)

Iconic cover to Marvel's first Fireside Book and first trade paperback! The beloved book by Stan Lee was so successful that it spawned annual sequels which became the mainstays in any Marvel fan's collection. If you loved the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Thor, Doctor Strange, or the Hulk, you were able to read their first and most recent stories, all in this one book! And it could be found in both bookstores and libraries, which was a rarity for anything comic-book related in those days. And who better to provide the art for this cover than legendary comic artist Romita, providing a rarely seen painting, foregoing his usual pen-and-ink creations.