Fear

    (Marvel, 1970-1975)
™ and ©1971 Magazine Management Co., Inc.
Cover title changes to Adventures into Fear with #10

This quarterly series from the 1970s featured tales of horror involving both science and the supernatural. These short stories specialized in horrifying monster tales with ironic endings. Whether it was the cruel butterfly collector who found himself stranded on a world of giant butterflies, or the brilliant scientist whose time travel experiments were, literally, all in his mind, the moral of the story was always the too-often-true saying “be careful what you wish for.” The characters here all learn the hard way that expectations are not always the same as reality.

Like so many of the 1970s Marvel monster comics, Fear had its origin in a loosening of the terms of the comics code. Formerly, it had banned depictions of “the walking dead, torture, vampires, cannibalism, and werewolfism.” When that stricture was loosened, Marvel was free to reprint stories from its huge collection of horror tales from 1950s and ’60s.
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#4

July, 1971
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $27.84 		 Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditko
#5

November, 1971
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $25.00 		Stan LeeSteve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Don Heck
#6

February, 1972
Cover Price: $0.25
4 copies available from $5.00 		Stan LeeSteve Ditko, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
#7

May, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $5.50 		Stan LeeJack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditko
#8

June, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
2 copies available from $14.00 		Stan LeeJack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Don Heck, Steve Ditko
#9

August, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $11.00 		Stan Lee, Mimi GoldJack Kirby, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely
#10

October, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $45.00 		Gerry Conway, Stan Lee, Allyn BrodskyHoward Chaykin, Jack Katz, Don Heck
#11

December, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $7.00 		Steve GerberRich Buckler, Fred Kida
#12

February, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
8 copies available from $7.95 		Steve Gerber, Stan LeeJim Starlin, Russ Heath
#13

April, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
5 copies available from $10.00 		Steve GerberVal Mayerik
#14

June, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
5 copies available from $7.50 		Steve GerberVal Mayerik, Paul Reinman
#15

August, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
6 copies available from $1.49 		Steve GerberVal Mayerik
#16

September, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
4 copies available from $3.33 		Steve GerberVal Mayerik
#17

October, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
8 copies available from $3.80 		Steve GerberVal Mayerik
#18

November, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
2 copies available from $6.50 		Steve GerberVal Mayerik
#20

February, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $49.00 		Mike Friedrich, Jack OleckPaul Gulacy, Steve Ditko
#21

April, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
6 copies available from $8.00 		Steve GerberGil Kane, Bill Everett
#22

June, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
8 copies available from $8.20 		Steve Gerber, Stan LeeRich Buckler, Al Luster
#23

August, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $9.00 		Steve GerberP. Craig Russell, Gene Colan
#24

October, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $49.00 		Steve GerberP. Craig Russell, Joe Maneely
#25

December, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
6 copies available from $7.50 		Steve Gerber, Doug MoenchFrank Robbins
#26

February, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
5 copies available from $2.75 		Doug MoenchFrank Robbins, Jim Mooney
#27

April, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
3 copies available from $6.00 		Doug MoenchFrank Robbins, Leonard Starr
#29

August, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $4.00 		Bill MantloDon Heck
#30

October, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
4 copies available from $9.00 		Bill MantloGeorge Evans
#31

December, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $2.75 		Bill MantloFrank Robbins