Marvel Fireside Publications

CageNarleigh

So I own all of the following:

Origins of Marvel Comics 254 pages, September 1974
Son of Origins of Marvel Comics 249 pages, October 1975
Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains 253 pages, October 1976
The Superhero Women: Featuring the Fabulous Females of Marvel Comics 254 pages, November 1977
The Silver Surfer: The Ultimate Cosmic Experience, 114 pages, September 1978
Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles 253 pages, November 1978

I've not read a single one of them (save for the Surfer one) in the year plus that I've owned them. I'm a HUGE fan of comics history but I've always considered myself more of a DC guy than Marvel.

Anywho, I'm moving soon and need some extra funds so I figured that I'm going to sell these on Ebay as a set (Origins and Son of Origins is in the TPB slipcase) for like $300 - $325 combined. (a number I got from averaging the cost of each individual book currently listed on Ebay)

Anyway, before I sell them, I was wondering if there is some gem of information in these books I should read before they're out of my hands going forward. Something I can't get anywhere else but these books?

RickM

I think the Origins books are fascinating for hearing Lee's versions of how the Marvel Universe came together and how the key characters were created. Not sure if he repeated these stories for his autobiography, since I haven't read that. If you have any intentions to study this topic later on, it might be worth it to photocopy Lee's text portions simply to have it. (I would do that if I ever got my hands back on those books).