Venus (comic book)
Venus | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Genre | |
Publication date | 1948–1952 |
No. of issues | 19 |
Main character(s) | Venus |
Creative team | |
Written by | Stan Lee |
Penciller(s) | George Klein, Bill Everett |
Editor(s) | Stan Lee |
Venus is an American
Publication history
Venus was first published by Marvel Comics in August 1948.[1] Issue one starred the title character Venus, and was made up of three stories, two written by Stan Lee and penciled by George Klein and Ken Bald and a third was a one-page Hey Look! filler written and drawn by Harvey Kurtzman. Issue six saw the first Marvel Comics appearance of the god Loki, here acting as a villainous foil to Venus.[2]
From issue 10 the title took on a science fiction slant, and included stories by Russ Heath and Joe Maneely.[1] By issue 11 the comic added the slogan "Strange Stories of the Supernatural" and though the tales still included Venus and other supporting characters, the comic began to morph into a horror/sci-fi anthology. In issue 12 Loki is joined by Thor to rescue Venus from the clutches of the evil sultan Khorak.[3] By issue 17 the romance angle was dropped and Venus became a horror anthology, with the cover drawn by Bill Everett, and is classed as a bondage comic cover as it shows Venus chained to a dungeon wall.[1] Everett supplied the covers for the final two issues as well as interior art, and issue nineteen is a classic pre-Comic Code horror book cover with Venus being embraced by a living skeleton.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-4000-4669-6.
- ^ Schoell (2014), p. 52
- ^ Schoell (2014), p. 53
Bibliography
- Schoell, William (2014). The Horror Comics: Fiends, Freaks and Fantastic Creatures, 1940s-1980s. McFarland. ISBN 9780786470273.