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Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961)
Amazing Adult Fantasy #14
Are giants real? They could be -- depending on the size of whoever's asking.
- GenresComicsComic BookMarvel
26 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 1962
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Stan Lee
7,581 books2,362 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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March 24, 2020
“The Man in the Sky”
As a young adult, Tad Carter realizes he can do things most people can’t - read thoughts and move objects with his mind. When he tries to share his abilities with others he’s attacked and shunned. What future can there be for a mutant?
Amidst other stories that are fairly typical for the time, this little 8-page story sets everything up for the X-Men, who wouldn’t actually appear in comic form for another year and a half! It establishes the idea that mutants are feared and hated, some mutants are willing and determined to help humanity grow, and there is at least one secret group seeking to gather mutants together for safety. Stan Lee’s story is ready to take the next step and evolve into the X-Men!
Ditko also uses this issue as a “try out” for a character image he’ll come back to the very next issue. Tad Carter’s look and clothing is exactly what we’ll see three months later when Peter Parker enters the pages of Amazing Fantasy! The only real difference is Parker wears glasses.
I couldn’t say if Lee intended to come back to this concept at this point or it was something he pulled out later, but the impact down the road was major! It was an interesting idea and this issue is actually the first appearance of mutants in the Marvel Universe!
Neat little gem that most X-Men fans don’t know about!
As a young adult, Tad Carter realizes he can do things most people can’t - read thoughts and move objects with his mind. When he tries to share his abilities with others he’s attacked and shunned. What future can there be for a mutant?
Amidst other stories that are fairly typical for the time, this little 8-page story sets everything up for the X-Men, who wouldn’t actually appear in comic form for another year and a half! It establishes the idea that mutants are feared and hated, some mutants are willing and determined to help humanity grow, and there is at least one secret group seeking to gather mutants together for safety. Stan Lee’s story is ready to take the next step and evolve into the X-Men!
Ditko also uses this issue as a “try out” for a character image he’ll come back to the very next issue. Tad Carter’s look and clothing is exactly what we’ll see three months later when Peter Parker enters the pages of Amazing Fantasy! The only real difference is Parker wears glasses.
I couldn’t say if Lee intended to come back to this concept at this point or it was something he pulled out later, but the impact down the road was major! It was an interesting idea and this issue is actually the first appearance of mutants in the Marvel Universe!
Neat little gem that most X-Men fans don’t know about!
February 9, 2022
The only reason why I've been reading these is because I wanted to read spiderman and I'm particular about these things, I couldn't start from number 15 and call it a day.
Now that I'm here, though, I think I'll take a break before moving on to spiderman. Anyhow:
1. A man tells stories about giants to small children... who are leprechauns.
2. Oh!! I spot a mutant! Tad Carter has telepathic abilities that he wants to use for good, but humanity rejects him. There's a professor that can help him, though, and takes him to a place where there are other mutants, like him.
3. I think there was already a similar story like this one before, but a thief hides in a wax museum and wax statue of the founder makes him give out his location.
4. A race of peaceful alien colonizers underestimate human's ability to whine.
5. In the last amazingly sexist adult story, a man is sick of her wife's nagging and her own selfishness helps him get rid of her.
Now that I'm here, though, I think I'll take a break before moving on to spiderman. Anyhow:
1. A man tells stories about giants to small children... who are leprechauns.
2. Oh!! I spot a mutant! Tad Carter has telepathic abilities that he wants to use for good, but humanity rejects him. There's a professor that can help him, though, and takes him to a place where there are other mutants, like him.
3. I think there was already a similar story like this one before, but a thief hides in a wax museum and wax statue of the founder makes him give out his location.
4. A race of peaceful alien colonizers underestimate human's ability to whine.
5. In the last amazingly sexist adult story, a man is sick of her wife's nagging and her own selfishness helps him get rid of her.
May 28, 2024
This one exceeds expectations.
The stories in here are crisp and some are even refreshing. The direction is to the point and some of the endings are a genuine surprise all things considered.
One of the stories introduces the Mutants and feels like a per-cursor to the X-Men although it might be too early to say that.
Recommended one time read for the Mutant tie in and the snappy stories.
The stories in here are crisp and some are even refreshing. The direction is to the point and some of the endings are a genuine surprise all things considered.
One of the stories introduces the Mutants and feels like a per-cursor to the X-Men although it might be too early to say that.
Recommended one time read for the Mutant tie in and the snappy stories.
January 13, 2026
The beginnings of Charles Xavier?!
May 31, 2024
More good stories and art.
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