Marvel Fairy Tales is a term for three volumes ofcomic booklimited series published byMarvel Comics and written byC. B. Cebulski with art by different artists each issue. Each of these series adaptsfairytales andfolk tales from around the world, using analogues of Marvelsuperheroes 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, andAvengers Fairy Tales. A potential fourth series based on theFantastic Four was mentioned as "in development" by Cebulski,^[1] but never released.

X-Men Fairy Tales was the first such series, mixing folk tales with characters fromX-Men comics. It ran from May 2006 to September 2006.^[2][3] Issue #1 quickly sold out.^[4]

1. (May 17, 2006, art by Sana Takeda) is a retelling of theJapanese legend ofMomotarō, withCyclops in the lead role.^[5]
2. (June 21, 2006, art byKyle Baker) is a retelling of theAfrican folk tale of "The Tortoise and the Eagle", with the tortoise representingProfessor X and the eagleMagneto.^[6]
3. (July 7, 2006, art byBill Sienkiewicz) is based on theEuropean stories of theBrothers Grimm, withJean Grey as a sleeping princess awoken by Cyclops. FeaturingWolverine.
4. (October 2006, art by Kei Kobayashi) adaptsCajunVoodoo tales, and starsGambit,Rogue, andMystique.

Spider-Man Fairy Tales was the second of theMarvel Fairy Tales series and featured adaptations of characters fromSpider-Man comics. It ran from May 2007 to October 2007.

1. (July 2007, art by Ricardo Tercio) adaptsLittle Red Riding Hood, featuringMary Jane Watson as Red Riding Hood and Peter Parker as the Huntsman.
2. (August 2007, art byNiko Henrichon) adapts theAfrican legend ofAnansi, with Spider-Man asAnansi as he travels across the land fighting variouselementals in the forms of theFantastic Four.
3. (September 2007, art by Kei Kobayashi) adapts aJapanese ghost story featuringVenom as aTsuchigumo-like villain.
4. (October 2007, art by Nick Dragotta andMike Allred) a gender-reversed variation on the story ofCinderella, featuringGwen Stacy as a princess and Peter Parker in the Cinderella role.

Cebulski's third miniseries in the line:Avengers Fairy Tales, features characters fromAvengers 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.

1. (May 2008, art byJoão M. P. Lemos) adaptsPeter and Wendy, withCaptain America asPeter Pan; theScarlet Witch asWendy;Quicksilver as her brother;Wasp asTinkerbell;Black Panther,Hawkeye,Iron Man, andThor as theLost Boys; andKlaw asCaptain Hook.
2. (June 2008, art by Nuno Plati) adaptsThe Adventures of Pinocchio, withVision asPinocchio,Hank Pym asGeppetto, and Scarlet Witch as theFairy with Turquoise Hair.
3. (August 2008, art byTakeshi Miyazawa) adaptsAlice in Wonderland, withCassie Lang asAlice and the rest of theYoung Avengers as part of the story. Also in the story areScott Lang as theCaterpillar,Tigra as theCheshire Cat, andUltron andJocasta as knights.
4. (December 2008, art by Ricardo Tercio) adaptsThe Wizard of Oz, withShe-Hulk asDorothy, Captain America as theCowardly Lion, Iron Man as theTin Man, Thor as theScarecrow,Magneto as theWizard, and Scarlet Witch as theWicked Witch of the West.

• Cover Art forX-Men Fairy Tales
• Reviews ofSpider-Man Fairy Tales #1-4 at Spyder-25.com^{[permanent dead link]}

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