Following writers Tony Isabella and Gardner Fox, Carter himself co-wrote (with Steve Gerber) the final two installments. Įffinger continued as writer for the series that immediately followed, in issue #22 (March 1973): " Thongor! Warrior of Lost Lemuria!", adapting a sword-and-sorcery barbarian character created by author Lin Carter. Following another issue by Thomas and one by Gerry Conway, science fiction novelist George Alec Effinger wrote the final three installments. There, writer Thomas and the art team of Gil Kane and Bill Everett introduced the feature "Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars", starring an interplanetary Earthman created by author Edwin L. The book included new stories by artists Herb Trimpe in #11, Syd Shores in #12, and Reed Crandall in #13, then became all-reprint until issue #16 (March 1972). Retitled Creatures on the Loose with issue #10 (March 1971), this version led off with a seven-page King Kull sword-and-sorcery story by Thomas and artist Bernie Wrightson. Marvel also published the all-reprint Tower of Shadows King-Size Special #1 (Dec. Additionally, Thomas and Tom Palmer – a renowned inker in a rare example of his penciling and inking – adapted the Lovecraft story " Pickman's Model" in issue #9 (Jan. Ī Lovecraft story, " The Terrible Old Man", appeared two issues later, adapted by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Windsor-Smith. Anyway, I have an agreement now, a working agreement with them, and everything's cool. If you're a publisher and you want my work, you get it my way or you don't get it at all. We had disagreements about the way I told stories. ![]() Stan originally wanted that story to be called "Let Them Eat Cake", which I didn't approve of. It wasn't my title and it didn't have that line in it. The meek husband said, "I'm nervous because it's closer to midnight" or something like that simply a gratuitous line. For example, my horror story "At the Stroke of Midnight" had a line of dialogue added. And I insisted that we couldn't continue on that basis. They changed certain things that I didn't feel should be changed. The reason I had a little altercation with them is because they edited some of my work. In a contemporaneous interview, conducted November 14, 1969, Steranko reflected on the tiff: Lee phoned him about a month later, after the two had cooled down, and Steranko would return to produce several covers for Marvel from 1972 to 1973. After much conflict, Marvel and freelancer Steranko parted ways. Lovecraft, and devised his own title for the story. According to Steranko at a 2006 panel and elsewhere, Lee disliked or did not understand the homage to horror author H. Lee had rejected Steranko's cover, and the two clashed over panel design, dialog, and the story title, initially "The Lurking Fear at Shadow House". Its creation had led to a rift between the celebrated Steranko and editor Lee that caused Steranko to stop freelancing for Marvel, the publisher that had showcased his highly influential work. 1969), won a 1969 Alley Award for Best Feature Story. ![]() "At the Stroke of Midnight", writer-artist Jim Steranko's lead story in the premiere issue (Sept. ![]() ![]() After the ninth issue, the title changed to Creatures on the Loose, and the comic became a mix of reprints and occasional sword and sorcery/SF series. After its first few issues, the title, published bimonthly, began including reprints of "pre-superhero Marvel" monster stories and other SF/fantasy tales from Marvel's 1950s and early 1960s predecessor, Atlas Comics. Gravely, in undertaker garb or one of the artists or writers.Īfter the 10th issue, the title was changed to Creatures on the Loose, publishing a mixture of sword and sorcery features, horror/fantasy reprints, and the science-fiction werewolf feature " Man-Wolf".ĭesigned to compete with DC Comics' successful launches of House of Mystery and House of Secrets, Tower of Shadows, like its companion comic Chamber of Darkness, sold poorly despite the roster of artists featured. The stories were generally hosted by Digger, a gravedigger Headstone P. It featured work by writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and Wally Wood, writer-editor Stan Lee, and artists John Buscema, Gene Colan, Tom Sutton, Barry Windsor-Smith (as Barry Smith), and Bernie Wrightson. Tower of Shadows is a horror/ fantasy anthology comic book published by the American company Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969 to 1975. Neal Adams, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Johnny Craig, Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Barry Windsor-Smith, Wally Wood, Bernie Wrightson Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood,
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