Amazing Adult Fantasy #14

(July 1962)

Amazing Adult Fantasy Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Reprints

• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)

Beware of the Giants! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mr. Jann

Synopsis

An old man tells children stories of giants whom he insists actually exist. The adults of village think him mad, but the last panel reveals that old man is a resident of a Leprechaun village.

Reprints

• in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #9 (1962)
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #46 (1969 ?)
• in Weird Wonder Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #21 (March 1977)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)

The Man in the Sky! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-719

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tad Carter (introduction, origin); Brad Carter; Mr. Filbert; Tobias Messenger (identified in X-Men: the Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #18)

Synopsis

A boy's early exposure to radiation causes him to develop powers. He is attacked when others learn of his powers, and suddenly is lifted into the sky by another far-off mutant, who contacts his mind and explains that he must live in hiding with other mutants until the world is ready.

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #36
• in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #113 ([circa 1975 - 1976])
• in Marvel Age (Marvel, 1983 series) #104 (September 1991)
• in X-Men: Rarities (Marvel, 1995 series) (July 1995)
• in X-Men Classic (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #5 (febbraio 1996)
• in Marvel Milestones: Dragon Lord, Speedball & The Man in the Sky (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006), (2006) [splash page only]
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

This story is a retelling of "The Man With the Atomic Brain" drawn by Steve Ditko, from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #52 (May 1959).

This story is often erroneously referred to as the first Marvel mutant story, the idea is used in earlier stories from their SF anthologies, for example "The Mutants and Me!" in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #6 (November 1959) but also "Concentrate in Chaos" in Yellow Claw (Marvel, 1956 series) #2.

Tad Carter next appears in X-Men: the Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #15 (January 2001).

What Happened in the Wax Museum? (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herr Wagner's statue

Synopsis

A thief attempts to rob a wax museum and is prevented from doing so by the wax figure of the museum's founder.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #26 (1965 ?)
• in Weird Wonder Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #20 (January 1977)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)

Footsteps at Midnight! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Officer Jones; Molly

Synopsis

Conquering aliens who detest violence use fear as a weapon instead. They observe a policeman complaining about his lot in life and figure that he will aid them as he says he hates his job. When they approach him and attempt to intimidate him, the officer responds violently. The aliens flee the planet, not realizing that many humans grouse about their lot in life without being serious about what they say.

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #36
• in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #54
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #113 ([circa 1975 - 1976])
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Amazing Adult Fantasy Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko ? (illustration)

Inks

Steve Ditko ? (illustration)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek; typeset

Reprints

• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from "Carl the Cat" in Greenwich Village. Stan Lee responds to a question about who edits the stories that Lee and Ditko do their own editing.

Ozarr, the Mighty! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Ray Holloway ?; Artie Simek (splash)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Bertha; Homer; Ozarr

Synopsis

A genie grants the wish of a nagging wife for genuine diamonds but she becomes paranoid about their theft, and so stays locked in her room all day guarding them, while her husband enjoys the peace and quiet.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #26 (1965 ?)
• in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) ([August] 2007)