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''Tower of Shadows'' is a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by American company Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969 to 1975. It featured work by such notable creators as writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and Wally Wood, writer-editor Stan Lee, and artists including John Buscema, Gene Colan, Tom Sutton, Barry Windsor-Smith (as Barry Smith), and Bernie Wrightson. The stories were generally hosted by either of the fictional characters Digger, a gravedigger; Headstone P. Gravely, in undertaker garb; or one of the artists or writers. It is unrelated to the novel ''The Tower of Shadows'' by Drew Bowling. After the ninth issue, the title changed to ''Creatures on the Loose'', publishing a mixture of sword and sorcery features, horror/fantasy reprints, and the science-fiction werewolf feature "Man-Wolf." ==Original series== Designed to compete with DC Comics' successful launches ''House of Mystery'' and ''House of Secrets'', ''Tower of Shadows'', like its companion comic ''Chamber of Darkness'', sold poorly despite the roster of artists featured. After its first few issues, the title, published bimonthly, began including reprints of "pre-superhero Marvel" monster stories and other SF/fantasy tales from Marvel's 1950s and early ' 60s predecessor, Atlas Comics. After the ninth issue, the title changed to ''Creatures on the Loose'', and the comic became a mix of reprints and occasional sword and sorcery/SF series. "At the Stroke of Midnight", writer-artist Jim Steranko's lead story in the premiere issue (Sept. 1969), won a 1969 Alley Award for Best Feature Story. Its creation had led to a rift between the celebrated Steranko and editor Lee that caused Steranko to stop freelancing for Marvel, the publisher that had showcased his highly influential work. Lee had rejected Steranko's cover, and the two clashed over panel design, dialog, and the story title, initially "The Lurking Fear at Shadow House". According to Steranko at a 2006 panel〔 Dead link; pertinent passages reprinted at 〕 and elsewhere, Lee disliked or did not understand the homage to horror author H. P. Lovecraft, and devised his own title for the story. After much conflict, Steranko either quit or was fired. Lee phoned him about a month later, after the two had cooled down,〔 and Steranko would return to produce several covers for Marvel from 1972-73. In a contemporaneous interview, conducted November 14, 1969, Steranko reflected on the tiff: A Lovecraft story, "The Terrible Old Man", appeared two issues later, adapted by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Windsor-Smith. Additionally, Thomas and Tom Palmer — a renowned inker in a rare example of his penciling and inking — adapted the Lovecraft story "Pickman's Model" in issue #9 (Jan. 1971). Marvel also published the all-reprint ''Tower of Shadows King-Size Special'' #1 (Dec. 1971).〔 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「Tower of Shadows」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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