Last month, we presented Jack Kirby's epic tale about the Abominable Snowman HERE...
Now let's see a rather intimate story of one man's obsession with Yeti, illustrated by Steve Ditko!
Like the Jack Kirby-illustrated Abominable SnowMan story, no one (including Marvel) is certain who scripted this tale from Atlas' Strange Worlds #1 (1958).
It ain't Stan Lee, because almost everything he scripted featured his name/signature on the splash panel along with the artists' names!
It ain't Stan Lee, because almost everything he scripted featured his name/signature on the splash panel along with the artists' names!
And, you'll note that neither tale shows the "real" Yeti, just people or other creatures mistaken for it!
There's a third variation on this story, by a different artist, which we'll present on Thursday!
There's a third variation on this story, by a different artist, which we'll present on Thursday!
BTW, this was the second comic with the Strange Worlds title.
The first one was published by Avon Comics from 1950 to 1955.
This series ran for five issues in 1958-59.
Since then there have been several one-shots with the title from various publishers, usually reprinting stories from the Avon series.
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Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
(which reprints this story)
(which reprints this story)
I remember reading this way back in the '60's It must have been a B&W reprint in a UK comic as I don't remember Colour!
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo this little story, I think, is the seed for Dr. Strange. There are parallels. Dr Steven looking for a cure in the Himalayas. And there's a dead ringer for the Ancient One...
Strange Tales no. 110 in July 1963
Nuff Said.