Marvel Comics stars of "The Fantastic Four" #1 (Nov. 1961), broke convention with other comic book archetypes of the time by squabbling, holding grudges both deep and petty, and eschewing anonymity or secret identities in favor of celebrity status. Subsequently, Marvel comics developed a reputation for focusing on characterization and adult issues to a greater extent than most superhero comics before them, a quality which the new generation of older readers appreciated. This applied to "The Amazing Spider-Man" title in particular, which turned out to be Marvel's most successful book. Its young hero suffered from self-doubt and mundane problems like any other
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