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Every superhero has their origin story: a radioactive spider bite
turns ordinary teen Peter Parker into Spider-Man, wealthy Tony
Stark escapes captivity by building his Iron Man suit, scientist
Bruce Banner survives gamma rays only to transform into the Hulk.
For Stan Lee, it was books of adventure, monsters, and magic that
helped him transform from an ordinary boy to a superstar superhero
creator. At first, reading these stories was a pathway to a world
bigger than his family's tiny apartment in New York City, but it
wasn't long until Stan was crafting his own stories, creating
comics professionally when he was still just a teenager! Still,
writing wasn't exciting when the heroes were always the same:
strong, perfect, and boring. Stan had a revolutionary idea. What if
anyone--even an ordinary kid--could be a superhero? Discover more
about the life of the Cameo King, known to many for his appearances
in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and how he revolutionized comics
with this vibrant introduction bustling with action, humor, and
references for fans new and old. 'Nuff said!
Spider-Man's web of stories began far before the first drawing of
nerdy teenager Peter Parker. They started with Steve Ditko, a kid
who loved comics so much that he would brave blizzards to get new
issues. Steve was strange--he was introverted, his art was shadowy,
and his characters didn't fit the mold of handsome heroes like
those crafted by Marvel legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. But it's
not so strange that the traits that made Steve different were what
made his characters stand out. Swing into the life of Steve Ditko
and discover how he transformed a brawny, super-powered Spiderman
into the perpetually awkward teenager who we know and love:
Spider-Man, a character who relies on his inner strength more than
super strength, who got his powers not through magic but through
the bite of a radioactive spider... This biography takes the mask
off the famously reclusive artist and shares the story of how his
wall-crawling hero became a friendly neighborhood icon.
A rollicking, spooky-fun trip through the most haunted home in
America: the White House!It was late October, the moon was
pale,late in October when it came by mail:a letter, a missive, a
kind invitationto drum at THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSE IN THE NATION!
When the Skeleton Drummers receive an invitation from the First
Lady to perform at the biggest Halloween party of a lifetime-or
afterlife-the band must pack their instruments, rise from the
earth, and prepare to rock the White House. With gusto and
bone-rattling beats, the skeletons BOOM! BANG! and CLANG! as the
crowd of trick-or-treaters dance on the president's lawn. But when
the party moves inside, something's not quite right: there's a
chill in the air and a prickle of fright. There's one thing you
might not know: The White House is haunted from top to toe! With
rhyming, rhythmic text from Jarrett Dapier and wonderfully macabre
illustrations from Lee Gatlin, this musical tour of America's most
famous home is full of spooky surprises at every turn.
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