Wednesday Worlds of Wonder AMAZING HIGH ADVENTURE "Ambrose A Abernathy's Amazing Adventure Apparatus"

Behind This Tongue-Twisting Title...

...is a kool (almost) parody of those Victorian-era "scientific romances" involving a cranky elderly scientist, his beautiful daughter, the scientist's studly assistant, and a vile, venomous villain!

Coincidence?

Staying (just barely) on the razor's edge from "high camp", writer Mike Carlin and artist Gerry Taloc, who created this never-reprinted story from Marvel's Amazing High Adventure #1 (1984), know the answer...and they ain't saying!

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder AMAZING HIGH ADVENTURE "Death Stroke"

"High Adventure" Takes Many Forms...

...but the key is showing how humans overcome near-impossible challenges no matter the time or place!

Written by Louise Simonson and illustrated by Steve Leialoha, this kool, never-reprinted, story about the human spirit from Marvel's Amazing High Adventure #1 (1984) was part of a daring experiment to expand the graphic storytelling audience.
Sadly, it didn't sell, despite the numerous name-value creators who participated in the project, including (in this issue alone) Bill Sienkiewicz, Steve Englehart, John Severin, and Ann Nocenti!

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Wednesday Worlds of Wonder AMAZING HIGH ADVENTURE "Saurian Remains"

In the 1980s, Marvel Launched a New Comic...

...an anthology dedicated to 1920s-50s pulp-style "high adventure" tales...but in comics form!













Is this fascinating tale historically-accurate?

The locations, institutions, and some of the characters are real!

There was a controversy in this era among paleontologists about properly-authenticating fossils!
But i don't know if things got as...violent...as presented here!

Only writer Stephen Perry and artist Stephen Bissette (along with Rick Veitch) would knoe the answer, and they've kept mum since the story's sole publication in Marvel's Amazing High Adventure #4 (1986).
And, if they've kept quiet for almost four decades, I doubt they'll blab about it now...

Segueing into a sorta-related topic...publishing paleontology...

Since coming across (and reading) the entire five-issue run, I've found some really kool material by both well-known pros and some up-and-comers, along with a couple of established foreign creatives who don't get enough attention in the Americas!
And it's all OOP/never-reprinted material that deserves your attention!
So, for the rest of the year, Wednesday Worlds of Wonder will re-present these thrilling tales to an audience that likely didn't even know they existed!

We hope you'll enjoy them!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Downfall!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...the evil Maur-Kon has gained control of giant mecha Combatra V and is using it against the other Shogun Warriors!

Meanwhile, Combatra's unconscious pilot Genji is about to be sacrificed by Maur-Kon's assistant, Magar, to create a mystical creature that will help prove his superiority to his nominal boss...

Written by Doug Moench, penciled by Herb Trimpe, and inked by Mike Esposito, this never-reprinted story from Marvel's Shogun Warriors #6 (1979) concluded the series' first story arc.
So we're taking a break (but only until the New Year) from the Shoguns!
But there's much more Mecha Madness on Mondays!
After a pair of American robot tales for the remainder of November, December will be entirely-dedicated to a groundbreaking Japanese mecha...though not a giant one!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Downfall!" Part 1

When Last We Left Our Mecha and Their Pilots...

...while the synopsis covers a few plot points, it doesn't mention what Ilongo and Richard don't know...the third Shogun Warrior, Combatra V, is now in the hands of the evil Maur-Kon and its' pilot, Genji Odashu, is his unconscious prisoner!

To Be Concluded Next Monday!

Written by Doug Moench, pencild by Herb Trimpe and inked by Mike Esposito, Marvel's never-reprinted Shogun Warriors #6 (1979) hurtles towards the conclusion of the first story arc with breakneck speed!