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Fin Fang Foom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series; toys; trading cards and video games. IGN's List of Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Fin Fang Foom #99.〔http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-villains/99.html〕 The character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #89 (cover-dated Oct. 1961), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ==Publication history== Making his debut in ''Strange Tales'' #89 (Oct. 1961) during the Silver Age of Comic Books, Fin Fang Foom appeared during what fans and historians call Marvel Comics "pre-superhero" period, which would not become integrated into Marvel's mainstream fictional continuity until the 1970s. Writer-editor Stan Lee's inspiration for the character's name was the title of the 1934 movie version of the long-running British stage musical ''Chu Chin Chow.'' As Lee described in 2005, The character first appeared in the standalone story "Fin Fang Foom" in ''Strange Tales'' #89 (Oct. 1961) and reappeared in ''Astonishing Tales'' #23-24 (April & June 1974). He was impersonated by the Midgard Serpent in ''Thor'' #379 (May 1987). His first story was reprinted in ''Fantasy Masterpieces'' #2 (April 1966), ''Where Monsters Dwell'' #21 (May 1973) and ''Marvel Monsterworks'' (1990). Foom eventually reappeared in Marvel continuity in ''Legion of Night'' #1-2 (Oct. 1991), and then made multiple appearances in ''Iron Man'' #261 - 264 (Oct. 1991 - Jan. 1992); 267 (April 1991) & 270 - 275 (July-Dec. 1992), and returned in ''Iron Man'' vol. 3, #15-18 (April-July 1999). An alternate version appears in ''Mutant X'' Annual 2001. Foom briefly appeared in the intercompany crossover ''JLA/Avengers'' #1 (Sept. 2003). The villain Nightmare changed a creature called a Mindless One into a copy of Foom to battle the Hulk in ''Hulk'' vol. 3, #79 (May 2005). The character's origins and early days are developed in ''Marvel Monsters: Monsters On The Prowl'' #1 (Dec. 2005) and ''Fin Fang Four'' #1 (Dec. 2005). Foom also appeared in ''Nextwave'' #1-2 (March-April 2006), ''Marvel Holiday Special'' 2006 (Jan. 2007), in a dream in ''Howard the Duck'' Vol. 3 #1 (Nov. 2007), in ''Iron Man: Las Vegas'' (May - June 2008); and appeared briefly in the limited series ''Age of the Sentry'' #1-6 (Sept. 2008 - May 2009); one-shot titles ''Monster-Size Hulk'' #1 (Dec. 2008) and ''Dark Reign Files'' #1 (April 2009) and featured in another monster one-shot, ''Fin Fang Four Return!'' (July 2009) as well as another version in ''Hulk: Broken Worlds #2 (July 2009). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fin Fang Foom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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