Bizarre Adventures

    (Marvel, 1981-1983)
™ and ©1982 Marvel Entertainment Group

Bizarre Adventures (formerly Marvel Preview) was one of Marvel’s more adventurous magazine undertakings. It let Marvel present some of its more offbeat characters in a different, more adult context than comics usually allow. Included were such new stars as The Unlikely Heroes & Hangman, as well as new takes on old favorites such as King Kull and The Uncanny X-Men.

To read a story featuring a familiar character in Bizarre Adventures was like meeting that character for the first time again. Bizarre Adventures used its black-and-white magazine format to the fullest, concentrating on stark imagery and detailed storytelling—and it never shied away from the offbeat. Its final issue, #34, bade farewell in style, featuring a holiday send-up, “Son of Santa,” and a Howard the Duck feature by Paul Smith.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#25 Date:  3/1/1981 Cover Price:  $1.25 NM Guide:  $12.50 2 copies available from $11.90	1st appearance of Lady Daemon (Megan Daemon); Origin of Lady Daemon (Megan Daemon)	Ralph Macchio, Chris Claremont	Paul Gulacy, Michael Golden, Marshall Rogers
	#26 Date:  5/1/1981 Cover Price:  $1.25 NM Guide:  $14.00 6 copies available from $4.75		Doug Moench	John Bolton
	#27 Date:  7/1/1981 Cover Price:  $1.25 NM Guide:  $15.00 15 copies available from $3.41		Chris Claremont, Mary Jo Duffy, Bob Layton	John Buscema, George Pérez, Dave Cockrum
	#28 Date:  10/1/1981 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $18.00 7 copies available from $13.50	1st appearance of Shadow-Hunter (Niki Jakosan); 1st appearance of Huntsman; 1st appearance of Bucky Bizarre; Origin of Shadow-Hunter (Niki Jakosan); Unlikely Heroes; B&W	Frank Miller, Neal Adams, Doug Moench, Archie Goodwin, Mary Jo Duffy, Steve Skeates	Frank Miller, Larry Hama, Neal Adams, Michael Golden, Wendy Pini, Steve Smallwood
	#29 Date:  12/1/1981 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $12.50 4 copies available from $11.90		Stephen King, J.M. DeMatteis, Bruce Jones, Steve Skeates	Walt Simonson, Steve Leialoha, John Buscema, Steve Smallwood
	#30 Date:  2/1/1982 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $14.50 8 copies available from $4.75	1st appearance of Silhouette	Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis	Mike Vosburg, Gene Day, John Buscema, Steve Smallwood
	#31 Date:  4/1/1982 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $19.00 10 copies available from $6.50	1st appearance of Doctor Deth	Denny O’Neil, Larry Hama, Mark Gruenwald, John Byrne, Tom DeFalco, Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Skeates	Frank Miller, Larry Hama, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Byrne, Mark Armstrong, Herb Trimpe, Steve Perry, Steve Smallwood
	#32 Date:  8/1/1982 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $10.50 8 copies available from $7.75		Alan Zelenetz, Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, Ann Nocenti, Mark Gruenwald, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates	John Bolton, Larry Hama, Steve Smallwood, Greg Larocque, Val Mayerik, Al Milgrom
	#33 Date:  12/1/1982 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $13.00 4 copies available from $12.50	Photo Cover; 1st appearance of Varnae; B&W	Doug Moench, Bruce Jones, J.M. DeMatteis, Steve Perry, Steve Skeates	Dave Simons, Bob Hall, Geof Isherwood, Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Smallwood
	#34 Date:  2/1/1983 Cover Price:  $2.00 NM Guide:  $8.50 13 copies available from $2.00	1st appearance of Son of Santa (Nick Norris); Origin of Son of Santa (Nick Norris)	Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Larry Hama, Mike Carlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates	Alan Kupperberg, Paul Smith, Bob Camp, Mike Carlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Smallwood