Creatures on the Loose Featuring Thongor No. 23
date: label: date made
content: 1973
label: date made
content: 1974
label: date made
content: 1975
label: date made
content: 1976
label: date made
content: 1972
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content: 1977
label: date made
content: 1978
label: date made
content: 1979
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content: 1980
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content: Marvel Comics
notes: label: Description
content: Thongor, a "sword and sorcery" fantasy character, was created by author Lin Carter (1930-1988) for his 1966 novel "The Wizard of Lemuria." The character was featured in several successful books before appearing in Marvel Comic's anthology series "Creatures on the Loose."
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content: "Creatures on the Loose" first appeared in 1969 under the title "Tower of Shadows," assuming its new name in 1971. A storyline featuring Thongor ran for eight issues between 1973-1974. The comic ceased publication the following year.
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content: The barbarian hero Thongor is very similar to pulp author Robert E. Howard's "Conan," another licensed character adapted by Marvel Comics in the early 1970s. Lin Carter set his heroes adventures in the mythical lost land of Lemuria, a doomed civilization that originated in a discredited scientific theory. Lemuria remains a topic for new-age and occult research as well as a popular setting for imaginative storytelling.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Fantasy
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of George R. Zug
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.3039.193
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content: 2013.3039
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content: 2013.3039.193
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in; x 17.145 cm x 26.035 cm