https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/files/original/61efa71829a9cf8e9a8d2fcbb71268c7.PNG d838102f3cb902647d55ae5249097d64 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 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 #1 – Pg. 13 Subject The topic of the resource Periodical Comic strips Description An account of the resource On this representative page of Issue 1 of Amazing Heroes, Stan Lee outlines his plans for Marvel Movies that he expects will be licensed and produced. This article spans several pages of this comic book issue, so only the first page has been scanned. At the top of this page, a large group of comic book characters is shown interacting with and standing next to each other. Some of these characters include Batman, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Spiderman, Superman, the Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, and several others. This mix of characters is particularly noteworthy because it includes characters from both DC and Marvel Comics. This group of characters is accompanied by duel-column articles: one side regarding news about DC Comics, and the other side discussing Marvel movies. This format allows the reader to get a glance at the two companies at once, and they can then turn to different pages to follow these different storylines, thus allowing them to quickly and conveniently know which pages to jump to in order to read more. This page is representative of the comic book as a whole because it shows a preview of news from both Marvel and DC, although for simplicity’s sake, just the Marvel article storyline will be focused on. In this issue of Amazing Heroes in the early 1980s, Stan Lee outlined his plans and hopes for Marvel comics that had an on-screen production either planned or currently in the works. Some of these works included a live-action television version of Black Widow, musicals for Spiderman and Captain America, a Thor major motion picture, a live-action Howard the Duck film, and several other works. While many of these did not immediately happen, if at all, there were several noteworthy productions. One of these was the Howard the Duck live-action film. This film was produced by Univeral Pictures and Lucasfilm in 1986 and was based on the Howard the Duck Marvel character created by Steve Gerber. However, this film turned out to fail miserably. In addition, there was supposed to be a Captain America musical that had a $4 million budget. The revealed parts of the plot included Captain America going through a mid-life crisis, and his girlfriend, who is a Presidential candidate, getting captured by terrorists and held hostage. But, the award for worst Marvel musical goes to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The musical was so bad that its train wreck nature is actually what kept it open for longer than it should’ve been. Between anti-climactic plot points and awkward staging transitions, this musical turned out to be a complete disaster. But, despite these terrible movies and stage productions, Marvel movies are outscoring DC movies, both in critic scores and in overall gross box office profit. Though Marvel has produced more movies to begin with, all but one of its films have received at least an A- rating, while DC Comics has produced several films with ratings in the B range. So, it appears that Marvel’s success on-screen can make up for the horrendous on-stage productions that took place several decades ago. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Interview by Stan Lee Recorded by Adam Malin 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 Zam, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Miranda Kalinowski 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/50">Amazing Heroes Issue #1 Cover</a><br /><br /><a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/51">Amazing Heroes Issue #1 Table of Contents</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 10 and 1/4 inches by 6 and 5/8 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Periodical 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 Amazing Heroes Batman Box office Captain America Critics DC Comics Donald Duck Fantastic Four Howard the Duck Issue #1 Low ratings Marvel Marvel Movies Mickey Mouse Movies Musicals Ratings Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Spiderman Stan Lee Terrible