berg , ▁a ▁teacher ▁who ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁clear ▁story t elling ▁and ▁perspective . ▁After ▁a ▁female ▁class mate ▁Adams ▁was ▁attract ed ▁to ▁talked ▁him ▁into ▁joining ▁the ▁acting ▁club , ▁Adams ▁also ▁considered ▁becoming ▁an ▁actor , ▁eventually ▁doing ▁community ▁the ater ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁quit ▁acting ▁when ▁he ▁turned ▁ 1 9 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁drawing . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁work ▁ ▁Adams ▁initially ▁created ▁a ▁port folio ▁of ▁p inu ps ▁and ▁mon ster ▁spl ash ▁pages , ▁and ▁added ▁story ▁sequences ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁att ending ▁com ics ▁convent ions ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁Adams ▁met ▁someone ▁who , ▁after ▁seeing ▁Adams ' ▁art work , ▁asked ▁Adams ▁for ▁a ▁submission ▁for ▁a ▁com ic ▁book ▁f anz ine ▁he ▁was ▁putting ▁together ▁called ▁High - E ner gy . ▁Adams ▁submitted ▁the ▁horror ▁story ▁" One - E yed ▁Jack ", ▁which ▁saw ▁print ▁High - E ner gy ▁# 1 ▁( cover ▁dated ▁Spring ▁ 1 9 8 2 ). ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁un pa id ▁work , ▁it ▁was ▁Adams ' ▁first ▁published ▁work , ▁though ▁he ▁has ▁light heart edly ▁de cri ed ▁its ▁quality , ▁saying , ▁" It ▁was ▁pretty ▁bad ." ▁ ▁Adams ' ▁first ▁paid ▁work ▁was ▁a ▁Far rah ▁Fox ette ▁pin up ▁that ▁he ▁copied ▁from ▁Far rah ▁F aw c ett ' s ▁icon ic ▁ 1 9