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|genre = [[Fantasy]]
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|title1 = [[Elfquest]]
|title2 = [[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]]
|title3 = [[House of Mystery]]
|person1 = [[Steve Ditko]]
|person2 = [[Frank Frazetta]]
|person3 = [[Wally Wood]]
|person4 = [[Gaylord Dubois]]
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|subs1 = [[:Category:Wuxia comics|Wuxia comics]]
|subs2 = [[:Category:Comics based on fairy tales|Fairy tale comics]]
|subs3 = [[:Category:Science fantasy comics|Science fantasy comics]]
|related1 = [[Horror comics]]
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'''[[Fantasy]] [[comics]]''' have been around as long as the medium itself.

==History==
The early years of fantasy comics began in the golden age and were populated with such notable works range from All-American comics' (and later DC comics') Greek myth inspired super hero [[Wonder Woman]] to [[Dell]]'s [[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]].

Starting in the late 40s through the mid-50s Horror-themed fantasy anthologies gained prominence, the most famous of these includes [[EC Comics]]' [[Tales from the Crypt (comics)|Tales from the Crypt]], [[Haunt of Fear]], and [[Vault of Horror]]; and lesser notable titles such as [[American Comics Group]] [[Adventures into the Unknown]] and [[Forbidden Worlds]] though this trend saw its prevalence cease with the publication of [[Fredric Wertham|Dr. Fredric Wertham]]'s book ''[[Seduction of the Innocent]]'' which directly led to a Senate hearing of the influence of comics on juvenile violence. Though fantasy comics were able to survive in this new atmosphere though in a diminished capacity compared to its much stronger output in these early years.

Fantasy themed super heroes would continue to populate comics through the 50s and regained popularity in 1960s with such characters as [[Steve Ditko]]'s [[:wikipedia:Doctor Strange|Doctor Strange]] published by [[Marvel comics]] and [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[:wikipedia:Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] both appearing in two of Marvel's Fantasy Themed anthologies [[Strange Tales]] and [[Journey into Mystery]].

==Notable creators==
* [[Al Feldstein]]
* [[Frank Frazetta]]
* [[Otto Binder]]
* [[Gardner Fox]]
* [[Steve Ditko]]
* [[Jack Kirby]]
* [[Jean Giraud|Moebius]]
* [[Joe Orlando]]
* [[Osamu Tezuka]]
* [[Bernie Wrightson]]
* [[Hal Foster]]
* [[Jim Starlin]]
* [[Al Williamson]]
* [[Wallace Wood]]

==Adaptations==
Several fantasy [[manga]] have been or will be adapted into [[anime]] television series, including ''[[Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-27/hakkenden/toho-hakken-ibun-fantasy-manga-gets-anime|title= Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun Fantasy Manga Gets Anime|date= 27 October 2011|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> ''[[Akame ga Kill!]]'' (2014),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-20/akame-ga-kill-dark-action-fantasy-manga-gets-tv-anime|title= Akame ga KILL! Dark Action Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime|date= 20 January 2014|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (2014),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-11/the-seven-deadly-sins-fantasy-manga-gets-tv-anime|title= The Seven Deadly Sins Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime|date= 11 April 2014|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> ''[[Trinity Seven]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-13/school-fantasy-manga-trinity-seven-has-anime-in-the-works|title= School Fantasy Manga Trinity Seven Has Anime in the Works|date= 13 February 2014|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> and  ''[[Akatsuki no Yona]]'' (TBA).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-01/akatsuki-no-yona-shojo-fantasy-manga-gets-tv-anime/.76174|title= Akatsuki no Yona Shōjo Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime|date= 1 July 2014|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of fantasy comics]]

==References==
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