Snafu (magazine)

Snafu
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Irregular
Genre	Humor/comedy
Publication date	November 1955 – March 1956
No. of issues	3
Main character(s)	Irving Forbush

Snafu is a short-lived satirical comic book published by Marvel Comics in the mid-1950s. ^{[1] [2]} One notable contribution of Snafu is that it introduced the character Irving Forbush, the alter ego of Forbush Man (created by Stan Lee). ^[3] Snafu was an attempt to duplicate the success of Mad magazine, which had much greater success and longevity. ^[4]

The only three volumes of Snafu were published in November 1955, January 1956 and March 1956, respectively. ^{[2] [5]}

Personnel who worked on Snafu included Stan Lee (the primary writer) ^[5] and artists John Severin, Bill Everett and Joe Maneely. ^[2]

Ten years later, when Stan Lee wrote promotional text for the new Marvel Comics line, he started dropping the name Irving Forbush as an in-joke. In 1967, Forbush was embodied in Not Brand Echh as Forbush-Man. ^[6]

Notes

1. Booker, M. Keith, ed. (2014). "Satire". Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. ABC-CLIO. p. 764. ISBN   9780313397516 . Retrieved January 3, 2017.
2. Bell, Blake; Vassallo, Michael J. (2013). The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire. Fantagraphics Books. p. 257. ISBN   9781606995525 . Retrieved January 3, 2017.
3. Lee, Stan  ( w )."Bullpen Bulletins: Stan's Soapbox" Marvel Two-in-One ,no. 49(March 1979).New York City:Marvel Comics.
4. Sterling, Mike (April 24, 2006). "The Secret Crisis of Infinite Wars". ProgressiveRuin.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
5. Garcia, Kevin (June 1, 2009). "Marvel Mystery Monday: Irving Forbush, man and myth". Monomythic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
6. Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 61. ISBN   978-1465455505.