Ep. 2: 1957 Atlas Implosion's Effect on Marvel's Silver Age; birth of Spidey and FF. by Alex Grand

A fateful 1957 decision by Martin Goodman, and from the ashes of Joe Maneely and Mastt Baker, with a coming together of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Stan Lee (including talents like Wally Wood), set the stage for the creation of Marvel's Silver Age and its iconic characters, including the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, etc. The journey of distributors acts as book marks through various stages of Marvel's rise during the Silver Age. How did this implosion's hardship create such greatness? Atlas, American News Corp, Independent News, Dell Comics, Curtis Circulation.

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