Marvel Previewis ablack-and-whitecomicsmagazinepublished byMagazine Managementfor fourteen issues and the affiliatedMarvel Comics Groupfor ten issues.[1]The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group.
| Marvel Preview | |
|---|---|
 Cover ofMarvel Preview#1 (February 1975). Art byNeal Adams | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Quarterly |
| Format | Magazine |
| Genre | Adventure Science fiction Sword and sorcery Superhero |
| Publication date | 1975–Winter 1980 (asMarvel Preview) March 1981–February 1983 (asBizarre Adventures) |
| No.of issues | 34 (#1–24 asMarvel Preview#25–34 asBizarre Adventures) |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | |
| Penciller(s) | |
| Inker(s) | |
| Colorist(s) | List |
Publication history
editAn umbrella title that showcased a different heroic-adventure,science-fiction,orsword-and-sorcerycharacter in virtually every issue. The title introduced theMarvel ComicscharactersDominic Fortunein issue #2,Star-Lordin #4,[2]andRocket Raccoonin #7.[3]The vigilante character thePunisher,introduced as an antagonist in the comic bookThe Amazing Spider-Man,had his first solo story in issue #2.
The magazine experienced scheduling difficulties, with various "Next Issue" announcements proving unreliable. Issue #2 promised an adventure of the Marvel superheroThorin #3, but a Blade story appeared, with the Thor story remaining unseen until #10. As well, two different issues, #20 and 24, are dated "Winter 1980, at the start and end of the year." Issue #20 was to have included photographs from the JapaneseSpider-Mantelevision program,but instead featuredHoward Chaykin'sDominic Fortune.[4]In addition,Robert A. Heinlein's lawyers threatened legal action over the cover ofMarvel Preview#11, which featured a blurb that described the Star-Lord content as "a novel-length science fiction spectacular in the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein," leading to the issue being pulled and reprinted.[5]
With #25 (March 1981), the title was changed toBizarre Adventures,which ran for an additional ten issues before ceasing publication.[6]To offset the dark tone of most of the stories, editorDenny O'Neilhad writerSteve Skeatesproduce a humor feature called Bucky Bizarre to close out each issue.[7]A story originally prepared for Marvel'sLogan's Runcomic book series was published inBizarre Adventures#28 (Oct. 1981).[8]The final issue, #34, was a standard-sized color comic book, featuring the cover-blurb, "Special Hate the Holidays Issue", with anthological Christmas-related stories, including one starringHoward the Duck.
Issues
edit| Issue (cover date) | Feature | Notes | Collected Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 (1975) | "Man-Gods From Beyond the Stars" | Based on the works ofErich Von Däniken | |
| #2 (1975) | "ThePunisher" | back-up:Dominic Fortune(debut) | Essential PunisherVol. 1; Punisher: Back to the War Omnibus;
Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Now |
| #3 (September 1975) | "Blade the Vampire-Slayer" | originally was going to be in the never-releasedVampire Tales#12 | Blade: Black & White; Blade: The Early Years Omnibus; Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus |
| #4 (January 1976) | "Star-Lord"(debut) | back-up:The Sword in the StarwithPrince Wayfinder | Star-Lord:Guardian of the Galaxy |
| #5 (April 1976) | "Sherlock Holmes" | adaptation of the novelThe Hound of the Baskervillespart 1 | |
| #6 (Spring 1976) | "Sherlock Holmes" | The Hound of the Baskervillespart 2 | Blade: Black & White(back-up) |
| #7 (Summer 1976) | "Satana" | back-up:The Sword in the Starwith Prince Wayfinder, featuring the debut ofRocket Raccoon | Essential Marvel Horror Vol. 1; Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus;Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant;Rocket RaccoonandGroot(back-up) |
| #8 (Fall 1976) | "The Legion of Monsters" | Morbius the Living Vampire,Blade, andAnubis | Morbius Epic Collection Vol 2;Morbius the Living VampireOmnibus Vol 1; Blade: The Early Years Omnibus; Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus |
| #9 (Winter 1976) | "Man-God" (Hugo Danner) | Part 1 of an unfinished adaptation of the novelGladiatorbyPhilip Wylie | |
| #10 (Winter 1977) | "Thor" | back-up:Hercules | Thor Epic Collection Vol 9 |
| #11 (Summer 1977) | "Star-Lord" | Star-Lord:Guardian of the Galaxy;Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus; Marvel Universe byJohn ByrneOmnibus | |
| #12 (Fall 1977) | "The Haunt of Horror" | LilithandDracula | Tomb of DraculaComplete Collection Vol 5; Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus |
| #13 (Winter 1978) | "The UFO Connection" | ||
| #14 (Spring 1978) | "Star-Lord" | Star-Lord:Guardian of the Galaxy;Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus | |
| #15 (Summer 1978) | "Star-Lord" | ||
| #16 (Fall 1978) | "Masters of Terror" | Lilith | Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus |
| #17 (Winter 1979) | "Blackmark" | ||
| #18 (Spring 1979) | "Star-Lord" | Star-Lord:Guardian of the Galaxy;Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus | |
| #19 (Summer 1979) | "Kull the Destroyer" | back-up:Solomon Kane | Kull: Savage Sword – The Original Marvel Years OmnibusSolomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus(back-up) |
| #20 (Winter 1980) | "Bizarre Adventures" | reprints, including Dominic Fortune | |
| #21 (Spring 1980) | "Moon Knight" | back-up: theShroud | Essential Moon Knight Vol. 1; Moon Knight Epic Collection Vol 1; Moon Knight Omnibus Vol 1 |
| #22 (Summer 1980) | "Merlin" | ||
| #23 (Fall 1980) | "Bizarre Adventures 2" | Marvel Universe byFrank MillerOmnibus(fourth story) | |
| #24 (Winter 1980) | "Paradox" |
Bizarre Adventures
edit| Issue (cover date) | Feature | Notes | Collected Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| #25 (March 1981) | "Lethal Ladies" | TheBlack Widow;Lady Daemon (debut); theDaughters of the Dragon | Black Widow: Web of Intrigue; Black Widow Epic Collection Vol 2; Black Widow Strikes Omnibus;Iron Fist:Deadly Hands of Kung Fu; Iron Fist: Danny Rand – The Early Years Omnibus;Deadly Hands of Kung FuOmnibus Vol. 2 |
| #26 (May 1981) | "Kull the Barbarian" | King Kull; "Demon in a Silvered Glass" —story by Doug Moench, art by John Bolton | The Savage Sword of Kull Vol. 1; Kull: Savage Sword – The Original Marvel Years Omnibus |
| #27 (July 1981) | "Secret Lives of the X-Men" | Phoenix;theIceman;Nightcrawler | Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 2; X-Men Epic Collection Vol 8;Phoenix Story:Phoenix Omnibus
Iceman story:X-Men: Iceman; X-Men: Rareties (colorized) |
| #28 (October 1981) | "...These Are the Unlikely Heroes" | Elektra;the Shadow Hunter (debut); the Huntsman;[8]Triton;and Bucky Bizarre (debut) Huntsman story was originally an issue for the then recently cancelledLogan's Runcomic series[9] | Elektra by Frank Miller Omnibus |
| #29 (December 1981) | "Stephen King's 'The Lawnmower Man' " | Adaptation of the Stephen Kingshort story"The Lawnmower Man" byWalt Simonson;and stories starring Greenberg the Vampire (debut)[10]and Bucky Bizarre | |
| #30 (February 1982) | "Paradox" | back ups: Silhouette; Bucky Bizarre | |
| #31 (April 1982) | "A Hard Look at Violence" | Dr. Deth with Kip and Muffy (debut); theHangmanI (Harlan Krueger; final appearance); Bucky Bizarre | Marvel Universe byJohn ByrneOmnibus |
| #32 (August 1982) | "Thorand Other Gods " | backups: theAquarian;Bucky Bizarre | Thor Epic Collection Vol 12 |
| #33 (December 1982) | "The Tomb of Dracula";"Haunt of Horror ";"Tales of the Zombie";"Vault of Evil " | Dracula;Varnae(debut); theZombie | Marvel Horror Omnibus |
| #34 (February 1983) | "Special Hate the Holidays Issue" | Christmas-themed anthology issue, including the Son of Santa (debut and final appearance),Howard the Duck,Dr. Deth with Kip and Muffy (final appearance) and Bucky Bizarre (final appearance) | Howard the Duck Complete Collection Vol 4 |
Collected editions
edit- Essential PunisherVol. 1includes the Punisher story fromMarvel Preview#2, 568 pages, March 2004,ISBN978-0785123750
- Dominic Fortune: It Can Happen Here and Nowincludes Dominic Fortune story fromMarvel Preview#2, 184 pages, February 2010,ISBN978-0785140429
- Blade: Black & Whiteincludes Blade the Vampire Slayer stories fromMarvel Preview#3 and 6, 144 pages, December 2004,ISBN978-0785114697
- Star-Lord:Guardian of the Galaxyincludes Star-Lord stories fromMarvel Preview#4, 11, 14-15, and 18, 424 pages, July 2014,ISBN978-0785154495
- Essential Marvel Horror Vol. 1includes Satana story fromMarvel Preview#7, 648 pages, October 2006,ISBN978-0785121961
- Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrantincludes Rocket Raccoon story fromMarvel Preview#7, 120 pages, August 2011,ISBN978-0785155270
- Essential Moon Knight Vol. 1includes the Moon Knight story fromMarvel Preview#21, 560 pages, February 2006,ISBN978-0785120926
- Black Widow: Web of Intrigueincludes the Black Widow story fromBizarre Adventures#25, 176 pages, April 2010,ISBN978-0785144748
- Deadly Hands of Kung FuOmnibus Vol. 2includes the Daughters of the Dragon story fromBizarre Adventures#25, 1,000 pages, June 2017,ISBN978-1302901349
- The Savage Sword of Kull Vol. 1includes King Kull story fromBizarre Adventures#26, 448 pages, November 2010,ISBN978-1595825933
- X-Men: Icemanincludes the Iceman story fromBizarre Adventures#27, 120 pages, August 2012,ISBN978-0785162759
- X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Sagaincludes Phoenix story fromBizarre Adventures#27, 200 pages, April 2012,ISBN978-0785164210
- Elektra by Frank Miller Omnibusincludes Elektra story fromBizarre Adventures#28, 384 pages, November 2008,ISBN978-0785127772
- The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2includes the Jean Grey, Iceman, and Nightcrawler stories fromBizarre Adventures#27, 912 pages, April 2014,0785185720
References
edit- ^Marvel Previewat theGrand Comics Database
- ^Englehart, Steve(n.d.)."Star-Lord".SteveEnglehart.com.Archivedfrom the original on October 16, 2014.RetrievedDecember 26,2010.
- ^Collins, Sean (July 29, 2014)."The Rise ofGuardians of the Galaxy'sRocket Raccoon ".Rolling Stone.Archivedfrom the original on August 21, 2014.
An alien transformed by cruel experiments into a warrior with a wicked sense of humor, his first appearance lasted a handful of pages in the black-and-white science-fantasy story 'The Sword in the Star' inMarvel Preview#7.
- ^Saffel, Steve (2007). "Amazing Friends and Secret Wars The 1980s".Spider-Man the Icon: The Life and Times of a Pop Culture Phenomenon.London, United Kingdom:Titan Books.p. 124.ISBN978-1-84576-324-4.
SinceMarvel Previewwas printed on cheap newsprint, it's possible that [Marvel's editorial staff] decided the photos would look terrible when screened and printed.
- ^Cronin, Brian (February 12, 2009)."Comic Book Legends Revealed #194".Comic Book Resources.Archivedfrom the original on August 13, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 13,2013.
Heinlein's lawyers contacted Marvel and a new printing was done and the text was removed. In fact, relatively few copies ofMarvel Preview#11 exist with the original text.
- ^Bizarre Adventuresat theGrand Comics Database
- ^Schwirian, John (June 2009). "The Unique Voice and Vision of Steve Skeates, part 3".Back Issue!(#34). Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing:81–87.
- ^abCronin, Brian (January 31, 2014)."Comic Book Legends Revealed #456".Comic Book Resources.Archivedfrom the original on October 8, 2018.
Marvel has always been unwilling to just let unused stories go to waste...so aLogan's Runback-up that was likely going to run throughLogan's Run#9 and #10 by Archie Goodwin and Michael Golden instead became a brand-new story inBizarre Adventures#28!
- ^https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/michael-golden-and-steve-mitchell-bizarre-adventures-28-story-page-10-original-art-marvel-1981-/a/122050-13647.s
- ^DeFalco, Tom;Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1980s".Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 202.ISBN978-0756641238.
Writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Steve Leialoha explored a new take on the vampire myth with Greenberg.
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External links
edit- Marvel Previewat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Bizarre Adventuresat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Marvel Previewat the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators