Foom also appeared in Nextwave #1-2 (March–April 2006), Marvel Holiday Special 2006 (Jan. The character's origins and early days are developed in Marvel Monsters: Monsters On The Prowl #1 (Dec.
The villain Nightmare changed a creature called a Mindless One into a copy of Foom to battle the Hulk in Hulk vol. Foom briefly appeared in the intercompany crossover JLA/Avengers #1 (Sept. 3 #15-18 (April–July 1999).Īn alternate version appears in Mutant X Annual 2001. 1991), and then made multiple appearances in Iron Man #261 - 264 (Oct. Foom eventually reappeared in Marvel continuity in Legion of Night #1-2 (Oct. His first story was reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces #2 (April 1966), Where Monsters Dwell #21 (May 1973) and Marvel Monsterworks (1990). He was impersonated by the Midgard Serpent in Thor #379 (May 1987). Fin Fang Foom reappeared in Astonishing Tales #23-24 (April and June 1974) where he battled It! The Living Colossus. 1961) where a Nationalist Chinese scholar Chan Liuchow awakened Fin Fang Foom and tricked him into destroying a Communist Chinese invasion force of Taiwan.
The character first appeared in the standalone story "Fin Fang Foom" in Strange Tales #89 (Oct. and that particular meter, that beat, somehow led to Fin Fang Foom. So when I was looking for the name of a monster, I remember Chu Chin Chow. Those three words just stuck in my memory: Chu Chin Chow. Now I have no idea what it meant - I don't know if it was somebody's name or a country or a city, but I never forgot that name.
It took place in China, I believe, and the name of the movie was Chu Chin Chow. I remember nothing about it except the name. When I say a kid, I mean 10, 11, 12 years old. When I was a kid, I loved going to the movies. Writer-editor Stan Lee's inspiration for the character's name was the title of the 1934 movie version of the long-running British stage musical Chu Chin Chow. 1961) during the Silver Age of Comic Books, Fin Fang Foom appeared during Marvel Comics' "pre-superhero" period, which would not become integrated into Marvel's mainstream fictional continuity until the 1970s. Art by Jack Kirby.ĭebuting in Strange Tales #89 (Oct. The character makes his debut on the cover of Strange Tales #89 (Oct. IGN's List of Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Fin Fang Foom #99. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, toys, trading cards, and video games. Later, the character becomes part of the superhero Iron Man's rogues gallery. 1961), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Strange Tales #89 ( cover-dated Oct. The character has been depicted as an extraterrestrial creature resembling a dragon. "He Whose Limbs Shatter Mountains and Whose Back Scrapes the Sun"įin Fang Foom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Fin Fang Foom as appeared on a splash page of Strange Tales #89 (Oct.