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{{Short description|Term for three volumes of comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics}}
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'''''Marvel Fairy Tales''''' is a term for three volumes of [[comic book]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] published by [[Marvel Comics]] and written by [[C. B. Cebulski]] with art by different artists each issue. Each of these series adapts [[Fairy tale|fairytales]] and [[Folklore|folk tale]]s from around the world, using analogues of Marvel [[superhero]]es in place of the major characters. The series were published from 2006 to 2008 and were, in order, ''[[X-Men Fairy Tales]]'', ''Spider-Man Fairy Tales'', and ''Avengers Fairy Tales''. A potential fourth series based on the [[Fantastic Four]] was mentioned as "in development" by Cebulski,<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=142853 Newsarama] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302195247/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=142853 |date=March 2, 2009 }}</ref> but never released.

==''X-Men Fairy Tales''==
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''X-Men Fairy Tales'' was the first such series, mixing folk tales with characters from [[X-Men]] comics. It ran from May 2006 to September 2006.<ref>[http://www.thexaxis.com/minis/fairytales1.htm Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027155512/http://www.thexaxis.com/minis/fairytales1.htm |date=2007-10-27 }}- Overview</ref><ref>[http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=33909 fairy tales]- Fairy Tales</ref> Issue #1 quickly sold out.<ref>[http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.440.X-Men_Fairy_Tales_Sellout Sellout Date]-Sellout Date</ref>

===Issues===
# (May 17, 2006, art by Sana Takeda) is a retelling of the [[Japan]]ese legend of [[Momotarō]], with [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] in the lead role.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/articles/702/702993p1.html Volume One]- Volume One</ref>
# (June 21, 2006, art by [[Kyle Baker]]) is a retelling of the [[Africa]]n folk tale of "[[The Tortoise and the Birds|The Tortoise and the Eagle]]", with the tortoise representing [[Professor X]] and the eagle [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]].<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/articles/709/709426p1.html Number 2]- Number 2</ref>
# (July 7, 2006, art by [[Bill Sienkiewicz]]) is based on the [[Europe]]an stories of the [[Brothers Grimm]], with [[Jean Grey]] as a sleeping princess awoken by Cyclops. Featuring [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]].
# (October 2006, art by Kei Kobayashi) adapts [[Cajun]] [[Louisiana Voodoo|Voodoo]] tales, and stars [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]], [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]], and [[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]].

==''Spider-Man Fairy Tales''==
''Spider-Man Fairy Tales'' was the second of the ''Marvel Fairy Tales'' series and featured adaptations of characters from [[Spider-Man]] comics. It ran from May 2007 to October 2007.

===Issues===
# (July 2007, art by Ricardo Tercio) adapts ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]'', featuring [[Mary Jane Watson]] as Red Riding Hood and Peter Parker as the Huntsman.
# (August 2007, art by [[Niko Henrichon]]) adapts the [[Africa]]n legend of [[Anansi]], with Spider-Man as [[Anansi (Marvel Comics)|Anansi]] as he travels across the land fighting various [[elementals]] in the forms of the [[Fantastic Four]].
# (September 2007, art by Kei Kobayashi) adapts a [[Japan]]ese ghost story featuring [[Venom (character)|Venom]] as a ''[[Tsuchigumo]]''-like villain.
# (October 2007, art by Nick Dragotta and [[Mike Allred]]) a gender-reversed variation on the story of [[Cinderella]], featuring [[Gwen Stacy]] as a princess and Peter Parker in the Cinderella role.

==''Avengers Fairy Tales''==

Cebulski's third miniseries in the line: ''Avengers Fairy Tales'', features characters from [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] comics. It ran from May–August 2008. It differed from the other volumes in not retelling fairy tales or folk tales but adapting four children's novels.

===Issues===
# (May 2008, art by [[João M. P. Lemos]]) adapts ''[[Peter and Wendy]]'', with [[Captain America]] as [[Peter Pan]]; the [[Scarlet Witch]] as [[Wendy Darling|Wendy]]; [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver]] as her brother; [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]] as [[Tinker Bell|Tinkerbell]]; [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]], [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]], [[Iron Man]], and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] as the [[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|Lost Boys]]; and [[Klaw (character)|Klaw]] as [[Captain Hook]].
# (June 2008, art by Nuno Plati) adapts ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'', with [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] as [[Pinocchio]], [[Hank Pym]] as [[Geppetto]], and Scarlet Witch as the [[Fairy with Turquoise Hair]].
# (August 2008, art by [[Takeshi Miyazawa]]) adapts ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]]'', with [[Cassie Lang]] as [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]] and the rest of the [[Young Avengers]] as part of the story. Also in the story are [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Scott Lang]] as the [[Caterpillar (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Caterpillar]], [[Tigra]] as the [[Cheshire Cat]], and [[Ultron]] and [[Jocasta (comics)|Jocasta]] as knights. 
# (December 2008, art by Ricardo Tercio) adapts ''[[The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', with [[She-Hulk]] as [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]], Captain America as the [[Cowardly Lion]], Iron Man as the [[Tin Woodman|Tin Man]], Thor as the [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]], [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] as the [[Wizard of Oz (character)|Wizard]], and Scarlet Witch as the [[Wicked Witch of the West]].

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== References ==
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*{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=6935|title=''X-Men Fairy Tales''}}
*{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=13956|title=''Spider-Man Fairy Tales''}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/x-men-fairy-tales Cover Art for ''X-Men Fairy Tales'']
* [http://www.spyder-25.com/review.asp?type=spider_man_fairy_tales&num=1 Reviews of ''Spider-Man Fairy Tales'' #1-4 at Spyder-25.com]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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