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I love Heath's underwater covers!

.... I always thought this was a Moreira cover..... it's still a great one, nonetheless ....... to me this is where the SA really begins. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u I never paid much attention to the dialogue on the cover to MGA #1, but upon closer inspection, it's a definite tip-of-the-hat to one of the greatest movies EVER made: The Wages of Fear (1953). If you haven't seen it, I won't ruin it. I caught it once by chance on late-night TV about 25 years ago and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Subsequently, it was screened a few times in my local art-house cinema. Truly timeless, beautiful cinematography, brilliant, and category-defying every step of the way. Just see it. Great book ! It's the first time I see MGA #1, thanks for sharing ! The reference to the Clouzot movie seems obvious, a wonderful movie. The movie occasionally screens on TCM. Yves Montand was never better in the role of a lifetime. It's a riveting movie an edge-of your-seat thriller. I first saw the movie in Israrel back in the early 1970s. If you've not seen the movie, and are used to the modern method of storytelling, be aware that the first hour or so is all exposition and character development. The meat of the story happens in the latter half of Act 2 and all of Act 3. A definite must for cinephiles, though. Yes, that's a real pool of oil he's swimming in, no special effects. You'll see what I mean when you watch it I have to agree That the Wages of Fear is an amazing movie. For those of you who haven't seen it there's a blu-ray from Criterion available, the restoration isn't the greatest but it's the only one that is out there. I hope that Masters of Cinema from the UK will one day release the film in a better version. If you liked it and want to discover more films directed by Henri-George Clouzot I would stronly suggest Les Diaboliques which is available from Criterion in the US and from Arrow in the UK. Also of note is The Murderer Lives at 21 available in the UK from Masters of Cinema. Sorcerer which is the remake of The Wages of Fear by William Friedkin is also an amazing film. Warner recently edited a beautiful blu-ray which presents the film in it's original format for the first time. Friedkin's version is a little different from the original, but it will leave you at the edge of your seat the whole time. I saw Sorcerer in the theater about 20 years ago when it was rereleased. It's not quite as good as the original, but definitely has merits of its own. I'd probably have liked it better if it wasn't that I'd seen Wages of Fear first. Diabolique ROCKS. Love that flick, too. I've never seen The Murderer Lives at 21, so I'll have to look it up. Wages of Fear IS a bit slow for the first hour, but viewers are rewarded in spades. There are so many things right about that film, it boggles the mind. It always is in my top-5. Glad to see you guys enjoy it as much as you do, too! I just finished watching it again.

Yes, the variety is exceptional. And there are so many books I have yet to add to my collection. (thumbs u

A bunch of cool books gojira. I don't think I've noticed this Heath cover before but really like it. Thanks Chris. (thumbs u I didn't know there were that many great Atlas war covers before I started to collect them. I only knew a few of the classic ones. You should take a look at the Atlas Tales website, all of them are posted there. I agree, there are plenty of great "under the radar" Atlas war covers. I just started paying attention to the Atlas Tales site about a month ago and love it (not just for the covers). But as far as covers go, Atlas Tales is like the Gerber books for me, every time I go through them a book pops up that I never noticed before. Sometimes they don't catch my eye until I see a bigger scan though (like a boardies post). I think there are a lot of hidden gems among the Atlas books in all genres. I just added a My Friend Irma to my want list a few days ago. There is a lot of valuable information to be found on the Atlas Tales site. I have only one issue of My Friend Irma, it was among a stack of books I purchased some time ago. I also have only one Romance book and not to many Westerns. But I think that Ill eventually get to them. I'm concentrating on the horror, mystery, sf and war books for now.

A bunch of cool books gojira. I don't think I've noticed this Heath cover before but really like it. Thanks Chris. (thumbs u I didn't know there were that many great Atlas war covers before I started to collect them. I only knew a few of the classic ones. You should take a look at the Atlas Tales website, all of them are posted there.

One of my favorite covers of the run! (thumbs u

Great looking copy of a book with a cool Grandenetti cover! (thumbs u

Atlas grails!

This has a nice Severin black cover:

Heath cover:

I really like the cover on this one:

Everett cover:

This has an early Buscema cover.

.... I always thought this was a Moreira cover..... it's still a great one, nonetheless ....... to me this is where the SA really begins. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u I never paid much attention to the dialogue on the cover to MGA #1, but upon closer inspection, it's a definite tip-of-the-hat to one of the greatest movies EVER made: The Wages of Fear (1953). If you haven't seen it, I won't ruin it. I caught it once by chance on late-night TV about 25 years ago and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Subsequently, it was screened a few times in my local art-house cinema. Truly timeless, beautiful cinematography, brilliant, and category-defying every step of the way. Just see it. Great book ! It's the first time I see MGA #1, thanks for sharing ! The reference to the Clouzot movie seems obvious, a wonderful movie. The movie occasionally screens on TCM. Yves Montand was never better in the role of a lifetime. It's a riveting movie an edge-of your-seat thriller. I first saw the movie in Israrel back in the early 1970s. If you've not seen the movie, and are used to the modern method of storytelling, be aware that the first hour or so is all exposition and character development. The meat of the story happens in the latter half of Act 2 and all of Act 3. A definite must for cinephiles, though. Yes, that's a real pool of oil he's swimming in, no special effects. You'll see what I mean when you watch it I have to agree That the Wages of Fear is an amazing movie. For those of you who haven't seen it there's a blu-ray from Criterion available, the restoration isn't the greatest but it's the only one that is out there. I hope that Masters of Cinema from the UK will one day release the film in a better version. If you liked it and want to discover more films directed by Henri-George Clouzot I would stronly suggest Les Diaboliques which is available from Criterion in the US and from Arrow in the UK. Also of note is The Murderer Lives at 21 available in the UK from Masters of Cinema. Sorcerer which is the remake of The Wages of Fear by William Friedkin is also an amazing film. Warner recently edited a beautiful blu-ray which presents the film in it's original format for the first time. Friedkin's version is a little different from the original, but it will leave you at the edge of your seat the whole time.

The AIWW 25 is definitely a great looking copy of a cool book. I didn't score anything in the CLink auction. I managed to win 4 books in the CC auction though. There are a couple of books ending tonight that I'd like to get my hands on, but they close very late (around 4am her) and I will not be able to stay awake that long, I'm getting old I guess. I will just hope to be lucky with the bids I'll place on them before going to bed.

Thanks Jimbo. I did some digging today and stumbled upon them and some others that I will post soon. Yes, Colan did a lot of stories at that time. I like his Atlas war stories a lot. The pet shop cover is also a favorite of mine, but that's not difficult since all Everett covers are amazing. Which takes us to the Lorna. I didn't even remember that I owned this one and was surprised and happy when I pulled it out. I like the look on the gorilla's face and the fact that the guy with the rifle is standing right next to him. Both seem keen on giving Lorna a beating and don't seem to realize that they are standing a few feet apart.

This cover reminds me of the Strange Tales #61 laundromat cover, with the code sometimes forcing writers, artists and editors to stretch for ideas in a "mystery" title. I love the cover, but I imagine the average kid must have been underwhelmed by the challenge of solving the "Secret of the Pet Shop", after a recent diet of ghouls, vampires and animated corpses. Even the Hardy Boys mysteries of the era had more promising titles.

I love the psychedelic colors on this one! (thumbs u

Another cool Everett cover.

Another great war cover by Heath. Take note of the mis-wrap which seems to be common on this issue. There should also be a Heath story in it if memory serves me right.