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This is another outstanding addition to Marvel's Omnibus series, which has the added bonus of being somewhat shorter so that it's not so hard to hold the book! The art restoration and reproduction is first rate, and the coloring is excellent. And if you're a Steve Ditko fan (and would you be reading this review if you weren't?), then you'll be absolutely delighted to see "Sturdy Steve's" art and story-telling presented so beautifully. Yes, many of the stories are silly, but when Lee and Ditko were at their best, they were masters of these short "Twilight Zone" type tales. Kudos to Marvel for bringing us this fine volume.
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After the 50s and the rise of the pulp novel a vacuum was created. Enter Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Writing, drawing and creating stories that ultimately ended up producing Spiderman and (although indirectly) the Incredible Hulk.
These stories are the comic equivalent of the 60s and 70s TV series Stranger Than Fiction and the Twilight Zone.
I like the Omnibus volumes because I am lazy and don't want to go to all of the work to collect the vast number of collectible all available in this book. And at the end of the day, this book is in pristine condition and I am not missing one rare edition or volume.
I can strongly recommend this Omnibus volume to anyone with similar geeky tastes.
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If you like early Marvel Kirby or Ditko, you'll love this collection of monster/fantasy/weird comic stories. Stan Lee was throwing out imaginative stories right and left. See the early germs of ideas which eventually resulted in the Marvel Age of Super Hero dominance. Full color, deluxe package of the collected series, culminating with the introduction of Spider-Man! Offered at a great discount price by Amazon.com! For any serious student of Marvel history that missed these gems the first time around.
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Amazing Adult Fantasy issues #7-14 was a short-lived experiment in which Marvel Comics writer Stan Lee teamed up with artist Steve Ditko to create a masterpiece of comic story-telling and art. Although the genre was horror/monster/mystery tales, they rose far above the usual hackneyed stories of bug-eyed monsters of the early 1960s. It is said that Stan Lee thought this was some of his best work. His stories are clever, spare stories with a moral and a twist; at their best they rival Will Eisner's Spirit stories or Harvey Kurtzman's EC war stories in their O'Henry-like precision. I definitely believe this was the finest art of the unique Steve Ditko's career, surpassing his work in the more famous Spiderman and foreshadowing his art for Dr. Strange. The line and tone of his art in some of the stories is haunting. And some of the stories are just plain fun; how can you not get a kick out of a monster/tyrant called Tim Boo Baa?
Subtitled "the Magazine That Respects Your Intelligence," Amazing Adult Fantasy followed the amusing, but more mundane, Amazing Adventures #1-6(which primarily featured art by Jack Kirby). Because of limited sales, Amazing Adult Fantasy changed formats yet again in issue #15 and had the good luck to turn into one of the most famous of all comics, Amazing Fantasy #15, which premiered Spiderman, also created by Lee and Ditko. And then the series stopped altogether to make way for the Amazing Spiderman. While Spidey became one of the most famous and recognizable super-heroes, I've always felt that the less appreciated issues #7-14 represented a peak in comics history.
It is great that Marvel has finally reissued the entire run from #1 to #15 in an archival-quality edition that pays homage to this wonderful work. It is a shame, however, that the price tag is so hefty, because this means that only a few readers will be able to afford these long-lost gems. Hint to Marvel: do a paperback edition too.
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"Many are the wonders of the vast universe. But none so fantastic as... TIM BOO BA!" This bold statement scripted by Marvel's founding father - Stan "the Man" Lee, foretells the terrible reign of the cruel reptilian dictator, who is finally bested by ....well, that would be telling, and unfair to the reader because most of this story's charm, like many others contained in this volume, derides from Twilight Zone "inspired" surprise ending. Some much so, Lee stated in an interview with Will Murray regarding his Amazing Fantasy scripts, "I used to get letters from readers `Hey, I just saw Twilight Zone, and they used one of your stories from issue so-and-so.'"
Amazing Fantasy THE TERROR of TIM BOO BA Omnibus vol.1 beautifully reprints in their entirety: Amazing Adventures #1-6, Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 and Amazing Fantasy #15 -- that's 416 pages (scripted and executed by Marvel's A-list talent: Lee, Ditko, and Kirby) brimming with evil alien invaders, rampaging giant monsters, and the creation of Marvel's greatest and most influential superhero -- Spider-man! This collection is a must have for vintage monster comic book fans who have enjoyed Dick Briefer's The Monster of Frankenstein, Monster Masterworks and Zombie Factory.
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