{"product_id":"tales-of-the-mysterious-traveler-volume-2","title":"TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eCourtesy of the Traveler's creator, \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Ditko\u003c\/strong\u003e, this was the cool outre title of 1957\/8. What it may have lacked in big budgets, \u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Traveler\u003c\/em\u003e made up for with offbeat stories, spear-headed by a brilliant young Ditko at his best, creating two covers and SIXTEEN amazing stories. You can see signs of the Lee\/Ditko work to come, but I actually prefer these, with more text, more developed plots, and not as dependent on snap endings. The Traveler is a surreal narrator, moving in and out of each story.\n\n\u003cem\u003eThis was clear inspiration for Marvel's hugely popular Amazing Adult Fantasy, written for the thinking reader. Additional creators are \u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Whitman, Bill Molno, Paul Reinman\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Charles Nicholas\u003c\/strong\u003e. But after the Ditko work, it's \u003cstrong\u003eRocco Mastroserio\u003c\/strong\u003e who turns in the best work here, solid well designed stories like \"The Lonely One\" in #7 and \"The Day of the Angels\" in #8. He did the cover of this volume -- I don't know why they didn't pick one of the iconic Ditko covers, but don't judge the book by its cover...it's filled with great stuff inside!!! - Bud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643053932830,"sku":"SATM02","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/satm02-tales-of-the-mysterious-traveler-vol-2-book.jpg?v=1784513362","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/tales-of-the-mysterious-traveler-volume-2","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}