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Marvel Comics For Dummies is a comprehensive reference guide and definitive primer to the immense catalog of comics created by the most iconic comic book publisher in history. Marvel Comics For Dummies will introduce readers of all ages to key Marvel comic book characters, their super-powers, strengths, weapons, allies and enemies, and more. Readers will be introduced to key storylines that have been woven through Marvel comics for decades and learn the essential facts and foundational backstories necessary to understand how the comics and characters are inter-related. Along the way readers will get the scoop on popular characters like Iron Man, Wolverine, Black Panther, Thor, and Captain Marvel.

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Captain America For Dummies will introduce readers to Captain America, the character and the history of the comic, originally published in 1940. The book will walk readers through Captain America’s origin story, how civilian Steve Rogers became a super hero, thanks to a secret government project and a dose of Super-Soldier Serum, and how others, including Sam Wilson, have taken up the mantle of Captain America over time.

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