Adventure Into Fear 17

"It Came Out of the Sky!"
Adventure Into Fear
Title:	"It Came Out of the Sky!"
Volume:	1
Cover date:	October, 1973
Cover price:	.20
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Editor-in-Chief:	Roy Thomas
Writers:	Steve Gerber
Pencilers:	Val Mayerik
Inkers:	Sal Trapani
Cover artists:	Frank Brunner
Cover inker:	Frank Brunner
Colorists:	George Roussos
Letterers:	Jean Izzo
Editors:	Roy Thomas
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"It Came Out of the Sky!" is the title to the seventh issue of the Adventure Into Fear ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Val Mayerik and inks by Sal Trapani. It was colored by George Roussos and lettered by Jean Izzo. The cover art illustration was rendered by Frank Brunner. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with an October, 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.

"It Came Out of the Sky!"

Featured characters Man-Thing, Ted Sallis Supporting characters Andy Kale Jennifer Kale Joshua Kale Antagonists Wundarr (1st appearance) Minor characters Gorein Hektu Maw Ninox Paw Ruseef Soja Organizations None Races & Animals Alligators Dakkamites (1st appearance) Deer Humans Swamp monsters Locations Florida Cypress County Citrusville Florida Everglades Man-Thing's swamp Dakkam (In flashback only) Outer space (In flashback only) Items Axe (In flashback only) Handguns Laser weapons (In flashback only) Revolvers Rifles Vehicles Construction crane Space ship Maw & Paw's car Powers Empathy Remote viewing Super-leaping Superhuman strength Miscellaneous Alien life forms Dead animals Doomsayer Nightmares Swamp

Notes & Trivia

The character of Ted Sallis, aka the Man-Thing was created by writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow. He first appeared in the third story in Savage Tales #1 in May, 1971. Most of the early Man-Thing stories following his inaugural appearance were written by Steve Gerber. Fear 17 redirects to this page. This story is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Man-Thing, Volume 1 trade paperback collection, published in November, 2006. It is also reprinted in full color in the Man-Thing Omnibus hardcover collection in October, 2012 as well as the Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection, Volume 1, published in October, 2015 and the Adventure Into Fear Omnibus from July, 2020. This is the first appearance of Wundarr. His origin is revealed in this issue. Wundarr's origin is an intentional pastiche of Superman from DC Comics titles. The distance between Citrusville and the crash-site of Wundarr's ship is about nine miles. It is a bit odd that every man on F.A. Schist's construction crew is packing a gun of some kind. Reference is made to Buck Rogers in this issue, with regards to Wundarr's appearance and garb.

Recommended Reading

Adventure Into Fear Giant-Size Man-Thing Man-Thing, Vol. 1 Man-Thing, Vol. 2 Man-Thing, Vol. 3 Man-Thing, Vol. 4

See also

Man-Thing Man-Thing pages Man-Thing images Man-Thing comics Man-Thing locations Man-Thing characters Man-Thing appearances Man-Thing miscellaneous

External Links

Adventure Into Fear #17 at MDP Adventure Into Fear #17 at Comics.org Adventure Into Fear #17 at Comic Vine