▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁super h ero ▁stories ▁by ▁particular ▁cre ators ▁began ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁returned ▁from ▁an ▁over se as ▁trip ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁Marvel ▁Tre as ury ▁Grab - Bag , ▁which ▁included ▁stories ▁by ▁Ross ▁And ru , ▁W ally ▁Wood , ▁and ▁Gene ▁Col an . ▁He ▁particularly ▁liked ▁Marvel ▁Comics ▁for ▁their ▁stories ▁with ▁mon ster - like ▁characters ▁like ▁the ▁Th ing , ▁the ▁H ulk , ▁and ▁the ▁Man - Th ing . ▁He ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁din osa urs ▁and ▁mon sters ▁like ▁King ▁Kong ▁after ▁watching ▁Cre ature ▁Fe atures ▁on ▁TV ▁every ▁Saturday , ▁and ▁Universal ▁Mon ster ▁mov ies ▁such ▁as ▁Fran ken stein ▁and ▁Cre ature ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁L ago on . ▁He ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁super h ero ▁and ▁science ▁fiction ▁programming , ▁such ▁as ▁Super ▁Fri ends , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Spider - Man ▁cart oon ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k . ▁Adams ▁enjoyed ▁drawing ▁frequently ▁in ▁his ▁youth , ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁remember . ▁He ▁discovered ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Frank ▁Fra zet ta ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 3 ▁or ▁ 1 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁" h uge " ▁early ▁influence ▁on ▁him , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁m im ic ▁his ▁style ▁using ▁water color . ▁Adams ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁illustr ation ▁as ▁a ▁profession , ▁however , ▁as ▁he ▁asp ired ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁pale ont ologist . ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁professional ▁pale ont ology ▁w an ed ,