His adventures become the inspiration for many of his tales and poems, including "The Raven," "The Black Cat," "The System of Dr. In order to save her, he must defeat twelve demons. It features Poe as a wandering adventurer in search of his lost love, Lenore. Jason Asala's Poe v.1 (Cheese Comics, 1996) is a series that ran for six issues between September 1996 and April 1997.Alien Encounters #10 (Eclipse Comics, December 1986) includes a science fiction story by Ray Bradbury, "The Exiles," in which Poe appears as a character.Crazy Magazine #89 (Marvel Comics, August 1982) features a one-page story called "The Raven" in which Poe has writer's block, so his next tale his composed by a raven.Crazy Magazine #73 (Marvel Comics, April 1981) includes a story called "The Tattletale Heart", a satire of Poe's famous story which includes Poe as a character.The story is reprinted n Haunted # 56 (Charlton Comics, 1981) In Haunted # 31 (Charlton Comics, 1977), Poe and Roderick Usher appear as characters in the 9-page story "Subway Stop" by Tom Sutton.In Arcade: The Comic Review #7 (The Print Mint, 1976), a three-page story entitled "The Inheritance of Rufus Griswold" by Spain Rodriquez tells the story of Poe's death.Ghosts #26 (National Periodical Publications, May 1974) features a story called "Dark Destiny" by Leo Dorfman which includes Poe as a character.Detective Comics #417 (DC Comics, November 1971) includes Poe in a story entitled, "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved", a reprint of Gang Busters #49 (1948).In the Italian comic book Zagor, Poe is an agent of the American secret service called "Elsewhere", with a codename "Raven".This may be the earliest comic in which Poe appears as a character in an original story not based upon his life or works. In the story, Poe utilizes his fencing skills, which he supposedly learned during his time at West Point. The Atom #12 (Superman DC National Comics, April–May 1964), includes a story entitled "The Gold Hunters of '49!" in which the Atom travels back in time to 1849 and meets Poe while solving a mysterious gold robbery.Superboy #110 (DC Comics, January 1964) includes a main story entitled "The Surrender of Superboy" in which Poe is one of several historical figures summoned from the past to humiliate Superboy. Enchanting Love #2 (Kirby Publishing Co, 1949) includes a story entitled "The Beautiful Annabel Lee", which purports to tell of the historical romance between Poe and Virginia Clemm whose death inspires the famous poem.Gang Busters #49 (1948), includes Poe in a story called, "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved", which is later reprinted in Detective Comics #417.
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