Adventure Into Fear 17

"It Came Out of the Sky!" is the title to the seventh issue of the Adventure Into Fear ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Val Mayerik and inks by Sal Trapani. It was colored by George Roussos and lettered by Jean Izzo. The cover art illustration was rendered by Frank Brunner. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with an October, 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.

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Fear 17 redirects to this page.
This story is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Man-Thing, Volume 1 trade paperback collection, published in November, 2006. It is also reprinted in full color in the Man-Thing Omnibus hardcover collection in October, 2012 as well as the Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection, Volume 1, published in October, 2015 and the Adventure Into Fear Omnibus from July, 2020.
This is the first appearance of Wundarr. His origin is revealed in this issue. Wundarr's origin is an intentional pastiche of Superman from DC Comics titles.
The distance between Citrusville and the crash-site of Wundarr's ship is about nine miles.
It is a bit odd that every man on F.A. Schist's construction crew is packing a gun of some kind.
Reference is made to Buck Rogers in this issue, with regards to Wundarr's appearance and garb.