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Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)
Frankenstein's Monster is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''. The character has been adapted often in the comic book medium. Publication history The first appearance of Frankenstein's Monster in the Marvel Comics Universe came in the five-page horror comics story "Your Name Is Frankenstein", by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely in '' Menace'' #7 (September 1953), from Marvel's 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics. The following decade, a robot replica of Frankenstein's Monster appeared as an antagonist in ''The X-Men'' #40 (Jan. 1968), by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Don Heck,''X-Men'' #40 (January 1968) at the Grand Comics Database and was destroyed by the titu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ploog
Michael G. Ploog (; born July 13, 1940 or 1942) is an American storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for films. In comics, Ploog is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' 1970s ''Man-Thing'' and '' The Monster of Frankenstein'' series, and as the initial artist on the features '' Ghost Rider'' and ''Werewolf by Night''. His style at the time was heavily influenced by the art of Will Eisner, under whom he apprenticed. Biography Early life and career Born in Mankato, Minnesota, Mike Ploog was one of a family of three brothers and a sisterPloog, ''Modern Masters Volume Nineteen: Mike Ploog'', p. 6 raised, initially, on a Minnesota farm. He began drawing while a young child, his imagination fired by such old-time radio dramas as ''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'' and ''Gunsmoke'', and such thriller anthologies as ''Inner Sanctum Mysteries'' and ''Tales of Horror''. After his parents divorced and sold the farm when Ploog was about 10 or 11 years old,Ploog, ''Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Comics
Horror comics are comic books, graphic novels, black-and-white comics magazines, and manga focusing on horror fiction. In the US market, horror comic books reached a peak in the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, when concern over content and the imposition of the self-censorship Comics Code Authority contributed to the demise of many titles and the toning down of others. Black-and-white horror-comics magazines, which did not fall under the Code, flourished from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s from a variety of publishers. Mainstream American color comic books experienced a horror resurgence in the 1970s, following a loosening of the Code. While the genre has had greater and lesser periods of popularity, it occupies a firm niche in comics as of the 2010s. Precursors to horror comics include detective and crime comics that incorporated horror motifs into their graphics, and early superhero stories that sometimes included the likes of ghouls and vampires. Individual horror stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indicia (publishing)
Indicia, from the plural of the Latin word ''indicium'' meaning distinguishing marks, is a piece of text in a magazine or comic book, traditionally appearing on the first recto page after the cover, which usually contains the official name of the publication, its publication date, issue number, information regarding editorial governance of the publication, and a disclaimer regarding disposition of unsolicited submissions. Location While placement of indicia was generally at the bottom of the inside first recto page, it was also found at the bottom of the inside front cover. Since 2006, American comic books commonly have indicia on the inside last verso page, while magazines may place their indicia almost anywhere within the publication (often on whichever page has the table of contents). See also * Indicia (philately) * Colophon * Front matter * Masthead (American publishing) In American usage, a publication's masthead is a printed list, published in a fixed position in eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Buscema
John Buscema ( ; born Giovanni Natale Buscema, ; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002)Social Security Death Index for Buscema, John N., Social Security Number 108-20-9641. was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major popular culture, pop-culture Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. His younger brother Sal Buscema is also a comic book artist. Buscema is best known for his run on the series ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' and ''The Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfer'', and for over 200 stories featuring the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. In addition, he penciller, pencilled at least one issue of nearly every major Marvel title, including long runs on two of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
