Marvel prototype
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Tales to Astonish #5, 6, 16, and Tales of Suspense #28. There at least four prototype issues listed for the Stone Men. The Stone Men of Saturn were featured famously on the cover of Journey Into Mystery #83 (1st appearance of Thor). A prototype is usually connected directly to a finished product. The problem I have with all of these books is that none of them are “prototypes” in the conventional sense at all. The last time I ran through the guide there were over forty of these types of books listed. More and more of these examples surfaced and demand for these prototypes increased. Some examples would be Metallo (Iron Man) in Tales of Suspense #16, and Elektro (Electro/Spider-Man)) in Tales of Suspense #13. First appearances were the rage back then and dealers/collectors were pointing out many older books (pre-hero) that they felt had a significant connection to current Marvel characters. There was a growing acceptance of the Overstreet Price guide by the collecting community, and many people were contributing with suggestions for the book. Prototype issues started showing up in the guide in the early 80’s. Source.īefore we get too deep here let’s take a look back in time to the progression of prototype issues in the Overstreet Price guide itself. Tales Of Suspense issue 31 splash by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. These are books that are singled out for having some sort of pre-existing connection to a character later developed in the Marvel superhero universe. The downside to this collecting strain is that it is infested with many books with unwarranted increased value in Overstreet called “prototype” issues. The litany of ridiculous monster’s names featured in these books became part of the lore and fun in collecting these issues. The stories were simple, fun, and entertaining. They featured a lot of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko artwork. One of my favourite genres of comic collecting is the Atlas/Marvel pre-super-hero monster books from the 1950’s and early 1960’s.