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50-654: Marvel Tales may refer to: Comics [ edit ] Marvel Tales (1949–1957) , American comic-book series published by Marvel Comics and Atlas Comics; formerly Marvel Mystery Comics Marvel Tales (1964–1994) , American comic-book series published by Marvel Comics Marvel Tales (2005–2007) , American comic flip-magazine series published by Marvel Comics Magazines [ edit ] Marvel Tales (1934 magazine) , American semi-professional science fiction magazine Marvel Science Stories , pulp magazine titled Marvel Tales for part of its run Topics referred to by

100-550: A John Wayne title; and DC produced short-lived Dale Evans and Jimmy Wakely titles. (Dale Evans and Reno Browne were the only two Western actresses to have comics based on their characters.) Most of the cowboy actor titles featured photo covers of the stars; most series had been canceled by 1957. Since Westerns were such a popular genre in the 1950s, many of the period's notable creators spent at least some time doing Western comics. Writer Paul S. Newman and artist Tom Gill had an 11-year stretch on Dell's The Lone Ranger ,

150-565: A different series of the same name in the 1960s, primarily reprinting Spider-Man stories. Western comics Western novels , films , and pulp magazines were extremely popular in the United States from the late 1930s to the 1960s. Western comics first appeared in syndicated newspaper strips in the late 1920s. Harry O'Neill 's Young Buffalo Bill (later changed to Buckaroo Bill and then, finally, Broncho Bill ), distributed by United Feature Syndicate beginning in 1927, , and

200-420: A 107-issue run that marks one of the longest of any writer/artist team on a comic-book series. Larry Lieber spent nine years as writer-artist of Marvel's Rawhide Kid . France Herron and Fred Ray were the long-time writer and artist of DC's Tomahawk . Gaylord DuBois excelled in writing Western comics featuring realistic animals: he wrote the entire run of The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver ,

250-743: A contemporary version of the West. In the 1990s and 2000s, the Western comic leaned toward the Weird West subgenre, usually involving supernatural monsters. However, more traditional Western comics are found throughout this period, from Jonah Hex to Loveless . Series like Desperadoes , High Moon , and Scalped demonstrate the genre's continuing appeal. Creators like Joe R. Lansdale , Michael Fleisher , and Tony DeZuniga were notable contributors to Western comics from this period. In addition, publishers like America's Comics Group and AC Comics have reprinted

300-452: A corral-full of Western stories for such Marvel titles as Wild Western , All Western Winners, Arizona Kid, Black Rider , Western Outlaws, and Reno Browne, Hollywood's Greatest Cowgirl. Vic Carrabotta worked on such Marvel Westerns as Apache Kid , Kid Colt: Outlaw , The Outlaw Kid , and Western Outlaws . Artist John Severin was known for his 1950s Western comics art for Atlas. Artist Mike Sekowsky drew such characters as

350-548: A couple of issues, and then becoming Star Ranger Funnies . The series ended in October 1939. Western Picture Stories ran four issues in 1937. Dell Comics published Western Action Thrillers #1 shortly thereafter (cover-date Apr. 1937), and began publishing Red Ryder Comics , initially reprinting the long-running comic strip, in 1941. Western comics became popular in the years immediately following World War II , when superheroes went out of style. Adult readership had grown during

400-573: A division of Timely Publications. In 1949, with the popularity of superheroes having waned, the book was converted into the horror anthology Marvel Tales from issue #93–159 (Aug. 1949 – Aug. 1957), when it ceased publication. In 1939, pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman expanded into the newly emerging comic book field by buying content from comics packager Funnies, Inc. On August 31, 1939, his first effort, Marvel Comics #1 ( cover-dated Oct. 1939), from his company Timely Publications ,

450-459: A line of Western titles in the early 1970s, but nothing came of it. Weird Western Tales survived until 1980, and Jonah Hex until 1985. By then no major publishers were producing Western titles, though iconic characters from the DC and Marvel canons would occasionally make cameo appearances in other books. The DC Comics imprint Vertigo reintroduced the Western genre in 1995 with Preacher , set in

500-626: A new multi-genre form: " Weird West ," a combination of the Western with another literary genre, usually horror , occult , or fantasy . Other Western characters DC created during this period include the heroes Scalphunter and El Diablo , and the villains El Papagayo , Terra-Man , and Quentin Turnbull . Marvel also attempted to capitalize on the renewed interest in the Western with two mostly reprint titles, The Mighty Marvel Western (1968–1976) and Western Gunfighters vol. 2 (1970–1975). The short-lived publisher Skywald Publications attempted

550-521: A number of Western comics from the genre's "Golden Age." The Goodbye Family , about a family of Weird West undertakers, started in 2015 and continues in both online and print formats. The Western genre's overall popularity in Europe spawned a Western comics trend, particularly in Italy , France , Belgium , and England . Many European countries published reprints of American-made Western comics (translated into

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600-533: A run of short adaptations of B-movie Westerns starting in vol. 2, issue #20 (May 1938). Whitman Comics' Crackajack Funnies ran regular Western features (including Tom Mix stories) beginning with issue #1 in June 1938. The first stand-alone Western comics titles were published by Centaur Publications. Star Ranger and Western Picture Stories both debuted from the publisher in late 1936, cover-dated Feb. 1937. Star Ranger ran for 12 issues, becoming Cowboy Comics for

650-540: Is a western series created by the Belgian Yves Swolfs in 1981. Currently 17 tomes are available. England's L. Miller & Son 's original Western comics titles included Colorado Kid , Davy Crockett , Kid Dynamite Western Comic , Pancho Villa Western Comic , and Rocky Mountain King Western Comic , all published in the 1950s. Jim Edgar and Tony Weare 's "Matt Marriott" was a daily strip which ran in

700-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Marvel Tales (1949%E2%80%931957) Marvel Mystery Comics (first issue titled simply Marvel Comics ) is an American comic book series published during the 1930s–1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books . It was the first publication of Marvel Comics ' predecessor, Timely Comics ,

750-586: The London Evening News from 1955 to 1977. Spanish cartoonist Manuel Gago Garcia's The Little Fighter was a popular series of Western comics between 1945 and 1956. Yuki the Bold (debuting in 1958) is another popular Spanish series, as were the shorter-lived series Apache and Red Arrow . Other Spanish Western comics include Sheriff King (beginning in 1964), Sunday (1968), and Kelly Hand (1971). Hugo Pratt and Héctor Germán Oesterheld 's Sergeant Kirk

800-473: The American public's interest in the genre waned, Western literature—including comics—began to lose its appeal as well. At the same time, the comics industry was shifting back to superheroes (entering its " Silver Age ") and away from some of the other genres which had flourished during the 1950s. In fact, of the original Western comics series begun in the late 1940s and early 1950s, only a handful of titles survived

850-540: The 1950s and 1960s. The most popular and long-running Italian-produced Western comic is Gian Luigi Bonelli and Aurelio Galleppini 's Tex (starring Tex Willer ), first published in 1948. Tex is among the most popular characters in Italian comics, and has been translated into numerous languages, including Portuguese , Finnish , Norwegian , Tamil, Turkish , Slovenian , Croatian , Serbian and Hebrew . Captain Miki , by

900-488: The 1950s. Avon Comics published a number of Western comics, the most notable titles being based on historical figures like Jesse James and Wild Bill Hickok . Youthful published the Western titles Gunsmoke , Indian Fighter , and Redskin (later known as Famous Western Badmen ). And Toby Press published its own Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine . The first Western hero to have his adventures published in

950-443: The 1950s. Charlton's low production costs enabled it to continue producing a number of Western titles, but otherwise Dell's The Lone Ranger , and Marvel's Gunsmoke Western , Kid Colt Outlaw , and Rawhide Kid were the only Western titles to make it through the 1960s. Gary Friedrich , Mike Esposito , and Ogden Whitney are three of the few notable Western comics creators from the 1960s. The late 1960s and early 1970s saw

1000-793: The Apache Kid, the Black Rider , and Kid Colt for Atlas; he later freelanced for other companies, drawing the TV-series spin-offs Gunsmoke and Buffalo Bill, Jr. for Dell Comics . Artist Rocke Mastroserio specialized in Western stories for such Charlton Comics series as Billy the Kid , Black Fury , Jim Bowie , Rocky Lane's Black Jack , Sheriff of Tombstone , Six-Gun Heroes , Texas Rangers in Action , and Wyatt Earp , Frontier Marshal . Pat Boyette worked on such Charlton Western series as Billy

1050-771: The Chinatown Kid and the Wyoming Kid ; Charlton Comics ' Billy the Kid and the Cheyenne Kid; and Dell's the Cisco Kid . Black Rider and Phantom Rider were two other Marvel company characters from the genre's peak. Other early DC Comics Western characters included Johnny Thunder , Nighthawk , Pow Wow Smith , Tomahawk , the Trigger Twins , and Vigilante . Dell Comics featured the Lone Ranger , and Dell's Lobo (debuting in 1965)

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1100-563: The Great (October 1939 – January 1942) American Ace (December 1939 – January 1940) Electro, the Marvel of the Age (February 1940 – May 1941) Ferret, Mystery Detective (February 1940 – July 1940) Terry Vance, The School Boy Sleuth (August 1940 – July 1944) The Vision (November 1940 – October 1943) The Patriot (July 1941 - June 1949) Jimmy Jupiter (February 1942 - October 1943)) The first Marvel Tales

1150-718: The Human Torch, looking much different than in the interior story. That initial magazine quickly sold out 80,000 copies, prompting Goodman to produce a second printing, cover-dated November 1939 and identical except for a black bar in the inside-front-cover indicia over the October date and the November date added at the end. That sold approximately 800,000 copies. With a hit on his hands, Goodman began assembling an in-house staff, hiring Funnies, Inc. writer-artist Joe Simon as editor. Simon brought along his collaborator, artist Jack Kirby , followed by artist Syd Shores . The Human Torch and

1200-542: The Kid , Cheyenne Kid , and Outlaws of the West . The Western genre in general peaked around 1960, largely due to the tremendous number of Westerns on American television . Increasingly, the genre reflected a Romantic view of the American West—and American history in general. As the country grappled with the cultural issues of the 1960s and the Vietnam War , the genre seemed increasingly out of touch. As

1250-518: The Sub-Mariner would continue to star in the long-running title even after receiving their own solo comic-book series shortly afterward. The Angel, who was featured on the covers of issues #2–3, would appear in every issue through #79 (Dec. 1946). Other characters introduced in the title include the aviator the American Ace (#2, Dec. 1939), with part one of his origin reprinted, like the first part of

1300-557: The Sub-Mariner's, from Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1; the private detective the Ferret (Leslie Lenrow) by writer Stockbridge Winslow and artist Irwin Hasen (issues 4-9, February 1940-July 1940); and writer-artist Steve Dahlman's robot hero Electro, the Marvel of the Age (appearing in every issue from #4–19, Feb. 1940 – May 1941). Issue #13 saw the first appearance of the Vision , the inspiration for

1350-537: The artist Giraud had been mentored by Jijé . Charlier and Giraud created the Jim Cutlass series in 1981; subsequent volumes were written by Giraud and drawn by Christian Rossi . Greg and Hermann Huppen 's Comanche was published from 1972 to 1983 (with the series being continued by Rouge for four more stories). The Belgian publisher Le Lombard produced the title Buddy Longway , by Swiss comics creator Derib , from 1972 to 1987, and from 2002 to 2006. Durango

1400-962: The comics was the Masked Raider , published by Timely Comics beginning in 1939. Timely/Atlas/Marvel favored Western characters with the word "Kid" in their name, including the Apache Kid , Kid Colt , the Outlaw Kid , the Rawhide Kid, the Ringo Kid , the Two-Gun Kid, and the Western Kid —as well as the more obscure heroes the Prairie Kid, the Arizona Kid, and the Texas Kid. Other companies followed suit, with DC's Stuff

1450-487: The eight-page original story now expanded by four pages. Also included were Al Anders' Western hero the Masked Raider (Jim Gardley), canceled after appearing in the first twelve issues; the jungle lord feature "The Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great", with Ben Thompson beginning a five-issue adaptation of the story "King of Fang and Claw" by Bob Byrd (pseudonym of Martin Goodman) in Goodman's pulp magazine Ka-Zar #1 (Oct. 1936);

1500-546: The entire run of National Velvet under both the Dell and Gold Key imprints, and many other animal stories for a number of publishers. Carl Pfeufer was the longtime artist of Fawcett's Tom Mix comics. Artist Fred Guardineer had a long run on Magazine Enterprises ' The Durango Kid . Pete Tumlinson illustrated most of Kid Colt 's early stories. Later, Tumlinson drew Western stories for Atlas Comics ' Outlaw Fighters , Two-Gun Western , and Wild Western . Russ Heath drew

1550-461: The humor-based Chick Bill by Greg and Tibet . The competing magazine Spirou published Jijé 's Jerry Spring , in a realistic vein, beginning in 1954. Albums from the Jerry Spring series were published until 1990. Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud 's Blueberry is a Western series published beginning in 1963 and continuing until 2005. The series were inspired by Jerry Spring , and

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1600-545: The long-running series All-Star Western and Western Comics . Charlton Comics published Billy the Kid , Cheyenne Kid , Outlaws of the West , Texas Rangers in Action , and the unusual title Black Fury , about a horse that roamed the West righting wrongs. Both Dell Comics and Fawcett Comics published a number of Western titles, including The Lone Ranger (Dell) and Hopalong Cassidy (Fawcett, later continued by DC after Fawcett folded in 1953). Many issues of Dell's Four Color featured Western stories during

1650-546: The military and their policies). Reflecting the trend, in 1968 DC debuted the new character Bat Lash , who starred in a short-lived series. They also revived the All-Star Western title, starting volume two of the series in 1970. In 1972, All-Star Western changed its name to Weird Western Tales , with many stories featuring the newly created Western antihero Jonah Hex (debuting in 1975 in his own title). Weird Western Tales (sister title of Weird War Tales ) defined

1700-682: The modern-West feature "Jack Woods" and the Old West feature "Buckskin Jim"; Centaur Publications ' The Comics Magazine #1 (May 1936) ran the feature "Captain Bill of the Rangers"; and David McKay Publications 's Feature Book #1 (May 1937) and a single issue of King Comics (also 1937) featured King of the Royal Mounted reprints before Dell took over licensing of the character. Dell Comics ' The Funnies published

1750-591: The new title, through #159 (Aug. 1957). It ended because of the collapse of Atlas's distributor, American News Company , and the subsequent restructuring that limited the number of comics the company could publish in a month. An issue of Marvel Tales was included in a display of covers representative of the "Crime, Horror & Weird Variety" at the April 1954 hearings of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency . Marvel published

1800-437: The non-continuing-character story "Jungle Terror", featuring an adventurer named Ken Masters and Professor John Roberts, written by the quirkily named Tohm Dixon; "Now I'll Tell One", five single-panel, black-and-white gag cartoons by Fred Schwab , on the inside front cover; and "Burning Rubber", a two-page prose story by Ray Gill about auto racing . A painted cover by veteran science fiction pulp artist Frank R. Paul featured

1850-630: The respective country's native language). The Italian publishers Sergio Bonelli Editore and Editorial Novaro led the field—Editorial Novaro's Gene Autry title ran 424 issues from 1954 to 1984. The Norwegian publisher Se-Bladene and the British publisher L. Miller & Son were also particularly known for their Western comics reprint titles. Se-Bladene's Texas ran 606 issues between 1954 and 1975. The Australian publishers Ayers & James, Cleland, Federal Publishing, Gredown, and Horwitz Publications all published reprints of American Western comics during

1900-501: The rise of revisionist Western film. Elements include a darker, more cynical tone, with focus on the lawlessness of the time period, favoring realism over romanticism, and an interest in greater historical authenticity. Anti-heroes were common, as were stronger roles for women and more-sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans and Mexicans. The films were often critical of big business, the American government, and masculine figures (including

1950-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Marvel Tales . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvel_Tales&oldid=1075796299 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2000-681: The same-name Marvel Comics superhero created in 1968. The original Vision appeared in solo stories through Marvel Mystery Comics #48. Also featured in the title was Terry Vance, The School Boy Sleuth by Ray Gill and Bob Oksner (debuting in issue #10, August 1940 until #57, July 1944, as well as appearing in the first two issues of the revived Mystic Comics shortly thereafter). (in order of appearance) The Human Torch (October 1939 – June 1949) The Angel (October 1939 – December 1946) The Sub-Mariner (October 1939 – April 1949) The Masked Raider (October 1939 – October 1940) Ken Masters/Professor John Roberts (October 1939) The Adventures of Ka-Zar

2050-420: The trio EsseGesse , was published in Italy (and translated into many other languages) throughout the 1950s. Characters in the comic were inspired by Gabby Hayes and the popular 1939 Western film Stagecoach . EsseGesse also produced the popular series Il Grande Blek . Benito Jacovitti 's Cocco Bill is a Western humor comic produced since the mid-1950s. Sergio Bonelli and Gallieno Ferri 's Zagor

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2100-501: The war years, and returning servicemen wanted subjects other than superheroes in their books. The popularity of the Western genre in comic strips and other media gave birth to Western comics, many of which began being published around 1948. Most of the larger publishers of the period jumped headfirst into the Western arena during this period, particularly Marvel Comics and its forerunners Timely Comics and Atlas Comics . Kid Colt Outlaw debuted in 1948, running until 1979 (though it

2150-493: Was a pioneering example of the form. Starting in the 1930s, Red Ryder , Little Joe , and King of the Royal Mounted were syndicated in hundreds of newspapers across the United States. Garrett Price 's White Boy (later changed to Skull Valley ) was another syndicated strip from the 1930s. The first Western stories to appear in the comics were in the mid-1930s: National Allied 's New Fun Comics #1 (Feb. 1935) ran

2200-646: Was a popular Western comics title in Argentina during the 1950s. Additional Sergeant Kirk stories were published into the early 1970s. Western comics were popular in Japan in the early 1950s, both translations of American titles like Straight Arrow , the Durango Kid , and Tim Holt ; and original Japanese manga . The story goes that during the American occupation of Japan directly after World War, General Eisenhower forbade Japanese publishers to publish samurai comics, and that

2250-869: Was a popular title from Sergio Bonelli Editore . Since the late 1990s, Enrico Teodorani's Djustine has been featured in erotic " Weird West " stories in Italy and the United States. The Western humor comic Lucky Luke , published since 1946, debuting in Spirou magazine, is one of the most popular and best-selling comics series in continental Europe. Popular in Canada, about half of the series' adventures have been translated into English. Lucky Luke comics have been translated into 23 languages, including many European languages, and some African and Asian languages. Tintin magazine featured Western-themed comics starting in 1947 with Le Rallic 's various series, and later, between 1955 and 1980

2300-406: Was first published in Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1961. Carlo Boscarato and Claudio Nizzi 's Larry Yuma was a popular character in the Italian magazine Il Giornalino throughout the 1970s. Giancarlo Berardi and Ivo Milazzo 's Ken Parker is a popular Western hero appearing in Italian comics since 1977. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, writer Gianfranco Manfredi's Magico Vento

2350-401: Was primarily a reprint title after 1967). The company soon established itself as the most prolific publisher of Western comics with other notable long-running titles, including Rawhide Kid , Two-Gun Kid , and Wild Western . The six-issue 1950 Harvey Comics series Boys' Ranch , by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby , was a seminal example of the Western comics genre. DC Comics published

2400-524: Was published. This featured the first appearances of writer-artist Carl Burgos ' android superhero the Human Torch , Paul Gustavson 's costumed detective the Angel , and the first generally available appearance of Bill Everett 's mutant anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner. The Sub-Mariner was created for the unpublished movie-theater giveaway comic Motion Picture Funnies Weekly earlier that year, with

2450-975: Was the direct continuation of the superhero anthology Marvel Mystery Comics , published by Marvel Comics ' initial iteration, Timely Comics . This series ran through issue #92 (cover-dated June 1949). Beginning with issue #93 (Aug. 1949), it became Marvel Tales , an anthology of horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories. The bulk of this series was published under the company name Atlas Comics . Marvel Tales included among its contributors writer and editor-in-chief Stan Lee and such comics artists as Golden Age veterans Harry Anderson, Carl Burgos , Bill Everett , Fred Kida , Mike Sekowsky , Syd Shores , and Ogden Whitney , and, early in their careers, Dick Ayers , Gene Colan , Tony DiPreta , Mort Drucker , Russ Heath , Bernard Krigstein , Joe Maneely , Joe Sinnott , and Basil Wolverton , among others. Issue #147 featured one of Steve Ditko 's first stories for Marvel, "The Vanishing Martians". The series ran 67 issues under

2500-597: Was the medium's first African-American character to headline his own series. The years 1946–1949 saw an explosion of titles "starring" Western film actors and cowboy singers. Almost every star, major or minor, had their own title at some point; and almost every publisher got in on the action: Fawcett published Allan Lane , Monte Hale , Gabby Hayes , Lash LaRue , Tex Ritter , and Tom Mix comics; Dell published Gene Autry , Rex Allen , Roy Rogers , and Wild Bill Elliott comics; Magazine Enterprises published Charles Starrett and Tim Holt comics; Toby Press published

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