Destroyer (Marvel Comics) a story in "Mystic Comics" #6 (Oct. 1941), from Marvel Comics' predecessor Timely Comics. One of the World War II-era heroes of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books, the character was one of the first co-created by Marvel writer-editor Stan Lee. According to comics historian and former Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, "Stan's most popular superhero creation before the Fantastic Four was the Destroyer." The artist co-creator is uncertain: the story penciler-inker was Jack Binder, but the cover artist, who may have drawn the character first, was Alex Schomburg. The Destroyer ran as the cover feature
Fantastic (comics) Fantastic (comics) Fantastic was a weekly British comic book magazine published by Odhams Press under the Power Comics imprint. It first appeared on 18 February 1967, and with its 52nd issue on 10 February 1968 it merged with its sister title "Terrific". The 89th and final issue of "Fantastic" appeared on 7 September 1968, after which it was merged into "Smash!". "Fantastic" was different from the earlier Power Comics such as "Smash!" and "Pow!", which were essentially traditional "Beano"-style British comic papers supplemented by a small amount of material reprinted from Marvel Comics. In contrast, "Fantastic" (and later "Terrific" as