Amazing Adventures is the name of several anthology-format comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics. Comics anthologies collect short works in the medium of comics that are too short for stand-alone publication. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ...

Ziff-Davis

The first was a science fiction title with painted covers reminiscent of 1930s pulp magazines. It ran six issues, beginning c. 1950 with an undated first two issues, followed by issues for June, August, and November 1951, and Fall 1952. Its artists included Murphy Anderson, Bernard Krigstein, and Don Perlin, and at least one issue (#2) featured a cover painting by Alex Schomburg. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Pulp magazines, often called simply the pulps, were inexpensive text fiction magazines widely published in the 1920s through the 1950s. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Murphy Anderson (born 1926) is an American comic bookpenciller and inker who has worked for companies such as DC Comics for over 50 years, starting in the Golden Age of the 1940s. ... Bernard Krigstein, or B. Krigstein, (1919–1990) was an American artist and illustrator best known for his groundbreaking work in comic books. ... Don Perlin is a comic artist whose work has included The Defenders and G.I. Joe for Marvel. ... Alex Schomburg (born 1905, Puerto Rico; died 1998) was a prolific American commercial and comic book artist and painter whose career lasted over 70 years. ...

Marvel Comics

Dr. Droom in Amazing Adventures #1 (June 1961), art by Jack Kirby (pencils) & Steve Ditko (inks).

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1961 series

Marvel's first series of this title premiered June 1961, and featured primarily science fiction and drive-in movie-style monster stories, virtually all drawn by the legendary comics artists Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko. Notably, this series introduced the supernatural monster-hunter Doctor Droom, Marvel's first Silver Age superhero, with Amazing Adventures #3 (cover-dated Aug. 1961, published May 9, 1961 per the Library of Congress), being the first comic book labeled Marvel Comics, containing the "MC" box on the cover. Droom had powers of telepathy and hypnotic suggestion taught him by a Tibetan lama who'd come to the U.S. for medical attention (later retconned as the Ancient One, the same sorcerer who trained Doctor Strange). 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Drive-ins are an important pop culture memory for many. ... Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964): Cover art by Ditko. ... Doctor Druid, also known as Doctor Droom and Druid, is a fictional character, a sometime superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ... Superman and Batman: Worlds Finest Heroes. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the claimed innate ability of humans and other creatures to communicate information from one mind to another, without the use of extra tools such as speech or body language. ... Hypnotic drugs are a class of drugs that induce sleep, used in the treatment of severe insomnia. ... Tibetan can refer to: A place or item from Tibet. ... Lama can refer to: the Tibetan word for religious teacher (like the Sanskrit term guru) see Tibetan Buddhism. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... Retroactive continuity – commonly contracted to the portmanteau word retcon – refers to the act of changing previously established details of a fictional setting, often without providing an explanation for the changes within the context of that setting. ... In the Marvel Universe, The Ancient One was Dr. Stranges mentor and previous sorceror supreme. ... Doctor Strange, a fictional character, is a sorcerer and superhero featured in Marvel Comics. ...

More a monster-story appendage than a serious attempt at creating a three-dimensional character in the manner of the upcoming Spider-Man or Fantastic Four, Doctor Droom vanished into obscurity for years after the series was retitled and reformatted as Amazing Adult Fantasy with #7. He resurfaced in the 1970s as Doctor Druid, having been renamed to avoid confusion with Doctor Doom. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... Spider-Man was introduced in Amazing Fantasy issue #15 (1962). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Doctor Druid, also known as Doctor Droom and Druid, is a fictional character, a sometime superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Doctor Doom, born Victor von Doom, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ...

1970 series

Amazing Adventures #39 (Nov. 1976). Art by P. Craig Russell. (Face of Old Skull, man at left, redrawn by John Romita, Sr.)

Marvel's next Amazing Adventures was a split title featuring the Inhumans (initially both written and drawn by Jack Kirby) and The Black Widow (initially by writer Gary Friedrich and penciler John Buscema). The Widow was dropped after #8, and full-length Inhumans stories ran for two issues before that feature, too, was dropped. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x610, 80 KB) Summary Cover, Amazing Adventures (1970 series) #39 (Nov. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x610, 80 KB) Summary Cover, Amazing Adventures (1970 series) #39 (Nov. ... Philip Craig Russell is an American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator, best known for his work dealing with mythic themes. ... John Romita, Sr. ... The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This entry is for the Marvel Comics characters called Black Widow. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Gary Friedrich (born 1943, Jackson, Missouri, United States) is an American comic book writer best known for his Silver Age stories for Marvel Comics Sgt. ... In producing a comic book, the penciller (or penciler) draws the comic based on the script created by the writer. ... John Buscema (December 11, 1927- January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ...

Issue #11 (March 1972) introduced solo stories of erstwhile X-Men member The Beast, in which he was mutated into his modern-day blue- (originally grey-) furred form. The initial story was by writer Gerry Conway, penciler Tom Sutton and inker Syd Shores. The Beast's supporting cast included Patsy Walker and her ex-husband, "Buzz" Baxter, who much later became the supervillain Mad-Dog. The series ended with issue #16 (Jan. 1973). 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Beast (Dr. Henry Hank Philip McCoy) is a fictional Irish-American comic book character and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #136 which was written by Conway. ... Tom Sutton a. ... The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ... Syd Shores (born 1916, died March 6, 1973) is an American comic book artist known for his work on Captain America in both during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books and the 1960s Silver Age. ... Hellcat, real name Patsy Walker, is a fictional character and superhero who has appeared in various comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypical supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Following an issue that reprinting the backup features recounting the Beast's origin (edited from X-Men #49-53, with a new, single-page intro by writer Steve Englehart and penciler Jim Starlin), the title then introduced the series "War of the Worlds" and its central character Killraven. This ran from #18 (May 1973) by a committee of creators, through the final issue, #39 (Nov. 1976). An acclaimed run by writer Don McGregor began with issue #21, accompanied by penciler P. Craig Russell from issue #27. Steve Englehart (April 22, 1947 - ) is an American comic book writer, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... James P. Jim Starlin (October 9, 1949 - ) is a veteran comic book writer and artist, who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and others since the early 1970s. ... The War of the Worlds is a novel written by H.G. Wells in 1898 depicting an alien invasion of the earth. ... Amazing Adventures #30 (May, 1975). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Donald F. McGregor (born June 15, 1945, Rhode Island, United States) is an American comic book writer, and the author of one of the first graphic novels. ... Philip Craig Russell is an American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator, best known for his work dealing with mythic themes. ...

1979 series

The next version of that title reprinted The X-Men #1-8, the first six issues of which were split into two-part stories. The backup featured was "Origin of the X-Men" from X-Men #38-48, except in Amazing Adventures #12, in which the incongruous backup was an 11-page, Jim Steranko "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." story, "Today Earth Died", from Strange Tales #168 (May 1968). The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ... Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional army hero and spy, featured in Marvel Comics. ... Strange Tales is the name of several comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Eight covers of this 1979 series were reprints of the Jack Kirby originals; artists for the rest included penciler John Byrne on #6 and #9. In producing a comic book, the penciller (or penciler) draws the comic based on the script created by the writer. ... John Byrne John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950, Walsall) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ...

Other

The similarly named Amazing High Adventure was a sporadically published anthology of historical, biblical and science-fiction adventure stories. Like the 1950s Ziff-Davis Amazing Adventures, it, too, featured painted covers, with the artists including Joe Chiodo, Frank Cirocco, Dan Green and John Bolton. A one-shot Amazing Adventures (July 1988) was similar. History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... Joe Chiodo is a colorist who has worked in the comics industry. ... Dan Green can refer to: Dan Green (voice actor), an American voice actor Dan Green (artist), an American comic book illustrator This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ... There are several people named John Bolton, including: John Gatenby Bolton – British-Australian astronomer (1922–1993) John R. Bolton – U.S. politician and diplomat U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (2005-current) (b. ...

Bibliography of Marvel titles

• Amazing Adventures #1-6 (June-Nov. 1961)
• Amazing Adventures #1-39 (Aug 1970 - Nov. 1976)
• Amazing Adventures #1-14 (Dec. 1979 - Nov. 1981)
• Amazing High Adventure #1-5 (Aug. 1984, Oct. 1985, Oct.-Dec. 1986)
• Amazing Adventures #1 (July 1988)