CREATOR

Name: Marvel Worldwide, Inc.  (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded  in 1939 by Martin Goodman (1908-1992) as Timely Comics. Today the corporation is owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Marvel in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's logo has changed several times over the years. The selected one is from the 1990s.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1977. Stopped in 1984 after 47 issues, but has been revived in numerous shortlived series (except for one that ran from 1989 to 1998 (additional 115 issues)).

The series contains action hero stories featuring hypothetical dilemmas, in which established settings are turned around. The stories are narrated by an alien called Uatu the Watcher.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1977
#5 - 1977
#17 - 1979

#29 - 1981
#36 - 1982
#47 - 1984

 

 

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