"Tower of shadows" appears twice on title page

In 1969, with its revolutionary superhero line well established, Marvel took a chance on the kind of supernatural, EC-style anthology series that had been banned since the formation of the Comics Code in the 1950s. Tower of Shadows featured a staggering array of artists and writers, including Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Wally Wood, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Gerry Conway, and Bernie Wrightson, to name a few. Freed from the conventions of the superhero adventure, these creators brought their storytelling skills to a more quietly sinister genre, producing atmospheric gems of twisted suspense and sardonic horror. Not only do these nine issues feature Marvel's best creators working at their peak, but Tower of Shadows is one of the lost, never-collected Marvels. In the first of a new series of Lost Marvels, Fantagraphics and Marvel join forces to introduce these pages to a new generation of readers and restore this series to its rightful place in comics history. This gorgeous volume brings every Tower of Shadows story and cover to life in vivid color and features background and analysis by comics journalist Michael Dean

Statement of responsibility from indicia

#1 cover /

John Romita -- At the stroke of midnight! / Jim Steranko -- From the brink! / Johnny Craig -- A time to die! / Stan Lee, John Romita, Don Heck --

#2 cover /

John Romita -- Witch hunt! / Roy Thomas, Don Heck, Dan Adkins -- Look out, Wyatt...automation's gonna get your job! / Gary Friedrich, John Buscema, John Verpoorten -- One hungers / Neal Adams, Dan Adkins --

#3 cover /

Marie Severin, Frank Giacoia -- The moving finger writhes...! / Len Wein, Gene Colan, Mike Esposito -- Midnight in the wax museum! / Gary Friedrich, George Tuska, Marie Severin --

#4 cover /

Marie Severin, Herb Trimpe -- Evil is a baaaaad scene!! / Allyn Brodsky, Don Heck -- One little Indian! / Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Dan Adkins -- To sneak ... perchance to dream! / Tom Sutton --

#5 cover /

Marie Severn, Bill Everett -- The demon that devoured Hollywood! / Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Dan Adkins -- Flight into fear! / Wallace Wood -- Time out! / Gerry Conway, Syd Shores --

#6 cover /

Marie Severin -- The ghost-beast! / Wallace Wood -- Contact! / Tom Sutton -- The scream from beyond! / Steve Skeates, Gene Colan, Dan Adkins --

#7 cover /

Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marie Severin -- The scream of things / Allyn Brodsky, Barry Windsor-Smith, Vince Colleta -- Of swords and sorcery! / Wallace Wood --

#8 cover /

Bernie Wrightson -- Sanctuary! / Wallace Wood --

#9 cover /

Bernie Wrightson --

Special cover /

John Romita --

The creators /

Dr. Michael Dean