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Marvel Explodes

From Bullpen to Big Business

Paul Levitz

Written by
Paul Levitz
Length
3 hrs 5 min
Series
Marvel Age of Comics
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Released
2026-10-15

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Words, Language & GrammarWriting & PublishingLiterary History & Criticism

What it is

Explore the Stories Behind the Legends

Starting in 1968 when three classic Marvel anthologies were split into separate titles for Iron Man, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, The Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel began an explosive arc of growth which culminated in becoming America’s largest comics publisher in 1972.

Marvel Explodes tells the story year-by-year, exploring this decisive period from a creative standpoint – the expanded mythology, the new titles, and the writers and artists who would join to fuel the explosion – as well as a business one: the key transitions, including new distributor, owners, and opportunities.

Illustrated with full-color art, Paul Levitz’s entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS offers an eyewitness account of Marvel Comics in the years that established its greatness.

About the series

Marvel Age of Comics in order →

Marvel Age of Comics — 7 books, 7 of them charting here

  1. · Three Deaths That Shocked Comics: Killing Jean Grey, Elektra, and Mar-Vell
  2. · Wolverine: Weapon X5.0
  3. · Misty Knight: Iconic and Bionic
  4. · The Ultimates
  5. · Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  6. · Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: The Epic 1980s Saga
  7. · Marvel Explodes: From Bullpen to Big Business

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