https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/files/original/265b970c4485b84461607f5e63a65de9.tif 91e59565bb7aa6d502df7d3662045848 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Subject The topic of the resource Comics Periodical Description An account of the resource A digital project from Fall 2018 ENG 492H course. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Students from ENG 492H Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Julian C. Chambliss Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Some rights apply Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Files Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital files Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1992 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Students from ENG 492H Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Comic Book Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8 inches by 11 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Issue #11 Table of Contents Subject The topic of the resource Periodical Comics Strips Description An account of the resource Released in May of 1982, the eleventh issue of Amazing Heroes places a special focus on horror in comics, seen visually in three of the four representative panels on the table of contents. The lead feature, “The Force is With Us!,” takes an inside look at “The Night Force” - Gene Colan and Marv Wolfman’s psychedelic horror comic. Depicted alongside the feature is “The Night Force’s” main character Baron Winters, a nasty, acerbic, and unlikeable sorcerer. Following the lead feature is “Swamp Thing History,” an eight-page article covering “the greatest muck monster of them all” and, accompanying the article, is a panel of a Swamp Thing attacking numerous other characters. Rounding out the main horror pieces of the issue is “Days of Fear at Warren,” where the writers of Amazing Heroes discuss “Warren’s early days - back when Uncle Creepy was great!” The “Warren” this feature is referring to is Warren Publishing, a leader in publishing horror stories during the comic crackdown of the mid-twentieth century. Warren Publishing was founded in 1957 by James Warren. For its initial seven years, Warren’s biggest success was Monster World, a magazine that published, among other things, “Monster Comics.” In 1964, however, Warren expanded to horror. Approached by Russ Jones with the idea of publishing horror stories, Warren thus created “Creepy.” During this period, however, horror comics were essentially impossible to sell because of the Comics Code Authority (CCA). What started as an alternative to government censorship, the CCA was a self-regulating company that specialized in deeming comics to be either be denied or approved for official publication (which, if approved, could be seen via a stamp in the top right corner of comic covers). Out of hope to save the comic industry, the CCA banned any and all controversial topics at the time, including everything horror related. In short, “Creepy,” should have been impossible to publish, but it was published nonetheless. The key? “Creepy” self-categorized as a magazine instead of a comic. As James Warren himself explained: “The Comics Code saved the industry from turmoil, but at the same time, it had a cleansing kind of effect on comics, making them clean, proper and family-oriented... We would overcome this by saying to the Code Authority, the industry, the printers, and the distributors: ‘We are not a comic book; we are a magazine. “Creepy” is magazine-sized and will be sold on magazine racks, not comic book racks’.” By publishing these graphic horror stories in a magazine format to which the Code did not apply, Warren Publishing paved the way for numerous other graphic-story magazines. In the end, Warren halted publishing in 1981. One year later, Amazing Heroes dedicated an entire issue to its style of stories, even including the twenty-page feature reminiscing about Warren’s early pioneer days. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Artist: Gene Colan and John Workman Editor: Kim Thompson Art Director: Peppy White Assistant Editor: J. Collier Consulting Editor: Dwight R. Decker Advertising: J. Michael Catron Contributing Writers: Dwight R. Decker, Jim Korkis, Rich Morrissey, Gene Reed, David Singer Contributing Artists: Paul Abrams, Bill Anderson, Willie Blyberg, George Bryant, Sam De La Rosa, 'Bert, Hernandez, Matt Horwitz, G. Kracken, Gary Kwapisz, Kevin Nowlan, Bud Perkins Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Special Collection Comic Art, PN6725.A47 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Redbeard, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05-1982 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Matthew Marshall Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights Restrictions Apply Relation A related resource <a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/31">Amazing Heroes Issue #11 Cover</a><br /><br /><a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/44">Amazing Heroes Issue #11 Representative Page</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8 inches by 11 inches, B&W Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Periodical, TIFF File Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1982-1991 Amazing Heroes comics comics code Creepy horror Swamp Thing The Night Force Warren