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World of Fantasy, the Glossary

World of Fantasy is a science fiction/fantasy comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor company, Atlas Comics.^[1]

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1956 comics debuts
1959 comics endings
Atlas Comics titles
Comics by Carl Wessler
Magazines disestablished in 1959

Al Williamson

Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy.

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Angelo Torres (born April 14, 1932, in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is an American cartoonist and caricaturist whose work has appeared in many noteworthy comic books, as well as a long-running regular illustrator for Mad.

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Anthology

In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors.

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Atlas Comics

Atlas Comics may refer to.

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Atlas Comics (1950s)

Atlas Comics was the 1950s comic-book publishing label that evolved into Marvel Comics.

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Bernard Krigstein

Bernard Krigstein (March 22, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was an American illustrator and gallery artist who received acclaim for his innovative and influential approach to comic book art, notably in EC Comics.

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Bill Everett

William Blake Everett (May 18, 1917 – February 27, 1973) was an American comic book writer-artist best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner as well as co-creating Zombie and Daredevil with writer Stan Lee for Marvel Comics.

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Bob Powell

Bob Powell (né Stanley Robert Pawlowski; While gives Stanislav Pavlowsky, and gives Stanislav Pavlowsky, Bails and Ware note: "family name corrected by his son, Seth R. Powell July 2006." October 6, 1916 at the Social Security Death Index via GenealogyBank.com. Retrieved on September 23, 2012.

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Captain America

Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Carl Burgos

Carl Burgos (born Max Finkelstein; April 18, 1916 – March 1984 Note: Gives only month and year of death.) was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books.

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Carl Wessler

Carroll O. Wessler (May 25, 1913 – April 9, 1989),, Social Security Number 062-10-4778, at the United States Social Security Death Index via GenealogyBank.com.

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Christopher Rule

Christopher Rule (November 23, 1894 – April 1983) was an American comic book artist active from the 1940s through at least 1960, and best known as the first regular Marvel Comics inker for comics artist Jack Kirby during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books.

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Comic book

A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.

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Cover date

The cover date of a periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of publication (the on-sale date or release date); later cover dates are common in magazine and comic book publishing.

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Dick Ayers

Richard Bache Ayers (April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four.

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Don Heck

Donald L. Heck at the Social Security Death Index.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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First appearance

In comic books and other stories with a long history, first appearance refers to the first issue to feature a fictional character.

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Gene Colan

Eugene Jules Colan (September 1, 1926 – June 23, 2011) at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org.

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Golden Age of Comic Books

The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956.

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Grand Comics Database

The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is an Internet-based project to build a database of comic book information through user contributions.

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Headmen

The Headmen is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Inker

The inker (sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher) is one of the two line artists in traditional comic book production.

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Jack Abel

Jack Abel (July 15, 1927 – March 6, 1996) at the Lambiek Comiclopedia.

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Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators.

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Jim Mooney

James Noel Mooney (August 13, 1919 – March 30, 2008) was an American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both during what comics historians and fans call the Silver Age of Comic Books and what is known as the Bronze Age of Comic Books.

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Joe Maneely

Joseph Maneely (February 18, 1926 – June 7, 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his work at Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics, where he co-created the Marvel characters the Black Knight, the Ringo Kid, the Yellow Claw, and Jimmy Woo.

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Joe Orlando

Joseph Orlando (April 4, 1927 – December 23, 1998) was an Italian-American illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades.

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Joe Sinnott

Joseph Leonard Sinnott (October 16, 1926 June 25, 2020) was an American comic book artist.

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Kurt Schaffenberger

Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920 – January 24, 2002) was an American comics artist.

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Larry Lieber

Lawrence D. Lieber (born October 26, 1931) (Scroll down) is an American comic book writer and artist best known as co-creator of the Marvel Comics superheroes Iron Man, Thor, and Ant-Man.

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List of Marvel Comics characters: S

Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in J2 #8 (May 1999).

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Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the property of The Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023.

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Namor

Namor McKenzie, also known as the Sub-Mariner is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Penciller

A penciller (or penciler) is an artist who works on the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and similar visual art forms, with a focus on the initial pencil illustrations, usually in collaboration with other artists, who provide inks, colors and lettering in the book, under the supervision of an editor.

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Ross Andru

Ross Andru (born Rostislav Androuchkevitch, June 15, 1927 – November 9, 1993) at the Social Security Death Index.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Silver Age of Comic Books

The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype. World of Fantasy and Silver Age of Comic Books are 1956 comics debuts.

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Stan Lee

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher and producer.

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Steve Ditko

Stephen John Ditko.

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Superhero

A superhero or superheroine is a stock character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero; typically using their powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime.

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Supervillain

A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Fantasy

World of Fantasy, the Glossary

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See also

1956 comics debuts

1959 comics endings

Atlas Comics titles

Comics by Carl Wessler

Magazines disestablished in 1959

References