Post by MacNimon on Jun 28, 2011 6:02:07 GMT
At the same time in the early 60s, Alan Class set up a series of anthology comics in a rather chunky 68-page format (namely Suspense, Sinister Tales, Creepy Worlds, Secrets of the Unknown, Uncanny Tales and Astounding Stories) which reprinted mystery, monster and sci-fi stories from a variety of US publishers. These titles continued well into the 1980s and were a major part of my childhood, being readily available (and cheap!) in local newsagents…many of these titles also included superhero stories, although printed totally at random and if you happened to read part one of a two-part story there was no guarantee that the second part would appear in the next issue, or even anytime soon…he just stuck the words ‘The End’ in the final panel!
Although probably nowhere near complete, here are a selection of Marvel covers from that great series…
Although probably nowhere near complete, here are a selection of Marvel covers from that great series…