APDallas Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I was wondering if CONAN was the first Marvel licensed character. Has there been any others before Conan? Is GODZILLA the second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) Yep on Conan. Kull, Doc Savage and others came next. Also Tarzan and or John Carter may slightly pre-date zilla. Edited January 30 by MAR1979 ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) On 1/29/2024 at 11:02 AM, APDallas said: I was wondering if CONAN was the first Marvel licensed character. Has there been any others before Conan? Is GODZILLA the second? I believe there was several licensed characters in between Conan and Godzilla, including: -Kull -Doc Savage -John Carter -Tarzan -Planet of the Apes -2001 -Red Sonja -Star Wars (maybe…I didn’t check the cover date) -Solomon Kane? Edited January 30 by jjonahjameson11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Star Wars #1 was published July, 1977. Kazookie August, 1977. Beat the King of Monsters by a parsec. Publication date may not equal licensing date (i.e. Marvel could have licensed these characters years before any actual publication) comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Marvel's 1949-1953 series Suspense (under Atlas imprint) was a licensed tie-in to (and largely adapted from) John Dickson Carr's Suspense radio program, which aired on CBS Radio from 1940 to 1962. Marvel's Timely imprint also had Blackstone the Magician (1948), Mighty Mouse (1946-1947), and Terrytoons (1942-1947). Edited January 31 by Brock mr_highgrade, waaaghboss, PopKulture and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/31/2024 at 4:23 PM, Brock said: Marvel's 1949-1953 series Suspense (under Atlas imprint) was a licensed tie-in to (and largely adapted from) John Dickson Carr's Suspense radio program, which aired on CBS Radio from 1940 to 1962. Marvel's Timely imprint also had Blackstone the Magician (1948), Mighty Mouse (1946-1947), and Terrytoons (1942-1947). And also Casey, Crime Photographer, another radio show. Brock, MAR1979, comic_memories and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/30/2024 at 8:20 AM, jjonahjameson11 said: I believe there was several licensed characters in between Conan and Godzilla, including: -Kull -Doc Savage -John Carter -Tarzan -Planet of the Apes -2001 -Red Sonja -Star Wars (maybe…I didn’t check the cover date) -Solomon Kane? On 1/31/2024 at 1:47 PM, MattTheDuck said: Star Wars #1 was published July, 1977. Kazookie August, 1977. Beat the King of Monsters by a parsec. Publication date may not equal licensing date (i.e. Marvel could have licensed these characters years before any actual publication) Logan's Run (January 1977), The Deep (June 1977) and Island of Dr. Moreau (October 1977) are also in this timeframe. There's also Marvel Movie Premiere #1 (The Land That Time Forgot) in October of 1975. jjonahjameson11, comic_memories and Dick Pontoon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Man From Atlantis was also in that late 70’s timeframe. Did we mention Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Fun topic. Just a thought... where does the Yellow Claw fit in? I think he was his own thing, but then was used in Shang-Chi and is a co-opted Sax Rohmer character. It's why the comics weren't reprinted for decades, Marvel couldn't. Just an idea, I'm just causing trouble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2024 at 10:06 PM, Readcomix said: Man From Atlantis was also in that late 70’s timeframe. Did we mention Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek? Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica weren’t mentioned because they were published after Godzilla #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 2/1/2024 at 6:21 AM, jjonahjameson11 said: Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica weren’t mentioned because they were published after Godzilla #1 Yes, I just threw them in because we seemed to get rolling on Marvel licensed properties from that general era. There did seem to be a flourish of them either side of 1977. Also, I remember Human Fly being (Marvel-admittedly) about a real stuntman. I wonder if there was a license/royalties involved. I would think so but I don’t recall the details offhand. MAR1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 2/1/2024 at 7:06 AM, Readcomix said: Yes, I just threw them in because we seemed to get rolling on Marvel licensed properties from that general era. There did seem to be a flourish of them either side of 1977. Also, I remember Human Fly being (Marvel-admittedly) about a real stuntman. I wonder if there was a license/royalties involved. I would think so but I don’t recall the details offhand. Right! I think the Human Fly was another one. Thongor and Brak the Barbarian were two of the lesser known licensed characters Marvel used in the early 70’s. I was also thinking we should add the Evel Knievel one-shot comic (1974) comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsLegion Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Unknown World's of Science Fiction had Day of the Triffids, probably some others. the 2 Haunt of Horror Marvel Digests (not the magazine of the same title) has reprinted horror stories with spot illustrations. comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Also in 1977 KISS appeared! The Marvel Super Special was in June of '77 but they first showed up in February of that year in Howard the Duck. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_the_Duck_Vol_1_12 Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comic_memories Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Wizard of OZ by DC and Marvel 1975 (treasury). Marvel Classics comics. Sinbad. Supernatural Thrillers. if we are going up to Godzilla in 1977 then it really is an extensive list of tie-ins with Movies, Books and Music plus the Magazine adaptions. Anyone know if Dracula and Frankenstein were freebies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 2/1/2024 at 5:59 PM, comic_memories said: Wizard of OZ by DC and Marvel 1975 (treasury). Marvel Classics comics. Sinbad. Supernatural Thrillers. if we are going up to Godzilla in 1977 then it really is an extensive list of tie-ins with Movies, Books and Music plus the Magazine adaptions. Anyone know if Dracula and Frankenstein were freebies? Both were Pub Domain (1962 for Drac) - at least the 19th century literature works all were. In 2027 even the Classic 1931 Universal interpretations will be as well. comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2024 at 12:47 PM, MattTheDuck said: Beat the King of Monsters by a parsec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 2/1/2024 at 3:23 PM, MAR1979 said: Both were Pub Domain (1962 for Drac) - at least the 19th century literature works all were. In 2027 even the Classic 1931 Universal interpretations will be as well. Wizard of Oz the book was public domain, but the Marvel/ DC comic version used elements from the 1939 movie, which wasn't... and still isn't. On 2/1/2024 at 6:33 AM, MyNameIsLegion said: The 2 Haunt of Horror Marvel Digests (not the magazine of the same title) has reprinted horror stories with spot illustrations. I think the only reprint in Haunt of Horror was Leiber's Conjure Wife, and due to an error in issue 1 Harlan Ellison's story "Neon" was reprinted corrected in issue 2. MAR1979 and comic_memories 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 2/1/2024 at 9:33 AM, MyNameIsLegion said: Unknown World's of Science Fiction had Day of the Triffids, probably some others. the 2 Haunt of Horror Marvel Digests (not the magazine of the same title) has reprinted horror stories with spot illustrations. I forgot about Unknown Worlds! Yes, that title did a few adaptations… Killdozer, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and I can’t think of the book’s title, but a sci-fi novel about a big cat with tentacles on its back loose on a space station. I can see the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 2/1/2024 at 9:31 PM, Readcomix said: a big cat with tentacles on its back loose on a space station. First appearance of Chewie the Flerken. comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
