S&S's Forgotten Fantasies (Part The Third)

If you missed the first two parts, we're spending the weekend looking at tales from Amazing Adult Fantasy in the days before Spider-Man. Steve Ditko and Stan Lee were enjoying a creative frenzy that led up to Spider-Man and Doctor Strange that all too often gets forgotten these days.

Let us continue our dive into the past -

And so another Hermit is born...

Not much remarking upon the stories today. But we've got quite a few left from that short run of issues, so perhaps a bonus post tomorrow after the weekly Calendar, eh?

page art by Steve Ditko from Amazing Adult Fantasy #s 7, 10, 11, & 14 (1962)

S&S's Forgotten Fantasies (Part The Second)

As we continue with this weekend's look at the Stan Lee/Steve Ditko tales from Amazing Adult Fantasy in the issues before Spider-Man, let's begin with one of those themes i always enjoy - the creators appearing within the story. Well, at least sort of...

A recurring theme in the book was how Humankind and Strange Visitors react to each other. Sometimes, it's all a matter of timing...

Yeah, i had to leave that promo for the FF on there; if for no other reason, simply to mark the point in time for these tales. And because it was conveniently located at the end of the story, unlike some of the other promos for Hulk and such.

I'm made no secret of my shameful love of terrible pun names. I think i need to use a character named Swami River in one of my stories or games.

Let's wrap things up for this batch with another of those Strange Visitor stories, though this guy might be a bit more familiar than most...

And so another Hermit was born...

We'll be back with at least one more batch of Amazing Adult Fantasy tales this weekend.

page art by Steve Ditko from Amazing Adult Fantasy #s 8, 9, 12, & 13 (1962)