Adventure into Fear is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from cover dates November 1970 through December 1975, for 31 issues. This is theirtrademarked cover for all but its first nine issues, though the series is copyrighted in its postal indicia as simply Fear .
The first nine issues, cover-titled Fear , reprinted science fiction / fantasy and monster stories from the late-1950s and early 1960s ” pre-superhero Marvel ” comics, primarily Journey into Mystery , Strange Tales , Tales to Astonish , and Tales of Suspense . Most Were written by Marvel editor-in-chief Stan Lee and / or Larry Lieber , and Generally penciled by Jack Kirby , Steve Ditko , gold Don Heck , though occasionally by Paul Reinman or Joe Sinnott. Most resumes were reprinted, though Marie Severin drew the new top half of # 4, John Severin the cover of # 8, and the team of Gil Kane (penciler) and Frank Giacoia (inker) the covers of # 5, 6 and 9.
Man-Thing
With issue # 10 (Oct. 1972), the series was released in Fear (though remained titled Fear in the indicia ) and began featuring new material. Issues # 10-19 featured the swamp creature the Man-Thing , continuing from his introduction in the black-and-white comic-magazine Savage Tales # 1 (May 1971). Man-Thing co-creator Gerry Conway , scripting was taken over by Steve Gerber , for whom the feature and eventual comic book Man-Thing would prove to signature work. Through issue # 14, a back-up reprinted story would be featured, similar to those that appeared in the first nine issues.
The story in issue # 19 (Dec. 1973) introduced Howard the Duck , a cynical, cigar- smoking, anthropomorphic waterfowl – a parody of funny animals – intended as a throwaway character. That plan changed when the duck quickly became popular, becoming one of the most popular 1970s characters and a pop-culture phenomenon that would have a notoriously hilarious [ citation needed ] feature film produced by George Lucas . Issue # 20 was originally supposed to finish this story, but it was published as Man-Thingflight. 1 # 1 (Jan. 1974) instead.
Morbius
Morbius, the Living Vampire , introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man # 101 (Oct. 1971), became the starring feature with Adventure into Fear # 20 (Feb. 1974), and continued through the rest of the run, ending at # 31 . After a single issue by writer Mike Friedrich and penciler Paul Gulacy , Steve Gerber wrote Several Issues in qui Went Morbius was picaresque interdimensional journey and Fought The Caretakers of Arcturus and Was Advised by the eyeball-headed character I. Doug Moench and Bill Mantlo Followed , successively, as the feature writers. Its round-robin of artists Gil Kane ,P. Craig Russell , Frank Robbins , George Evans , and Don Heck . Back up reprints shortly resumed in issue # 20. Morbius would then receive his own short-lived comic-book series in the 1990s.
Collected editions
- Essential Man-Thing Vol. 1 (reprints Adventure into Fear # 10-19)