What are the most rare Atlas titles?

[HooDeeDoo]

I know some of you are Atlas experts and I was wondering what are the titles that are just about impossible to ever find for sale?

 

Also, is there a list somewhere that lists all the Atlas titles of the 50's?

[tilleycs]

I hope someone answers this one, I've got a few Atlas books. I'd honestly never heard of the company, the books were just part of a bulk buy that I did last year.

[Bronty]

Sure they're not atlas/seaboard?

 

We're talking about atlas/marvel.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

How about an opinion from a Atlas pseudo-expert? The title "Menace" gets my vote as one of the toughest.

[mrwoogieman]

why's this in the marketplace?

[Aces]

why's this in the marketplace?

 

 

After he gets the information he is going to write a book and sell it?

[Bronty]

Calling POV!! Curmudgeon needed!!

[HooDeeDoo]

why's this in the marketplace?

 

My question dealt with what were the rarest ones to find FOR SALE - ergo the MARKET.

 

Next annoying question?

[sfilosa]

As a collector of Atlas high-grade books, they are all hard to find.

It seems that there are very few CGC books in VF or better that aren't from a pedigree collection. As you probably know, PCE had alot of the White Mountains but as you also probably now know, most of their NM or better turned out to be CGC VF to VF/NM.

 

 

You actually had a few for sale I wanted but just couldn't pull the trigger.

 

One of the old Overstreet Price Guides (late seventies) front cover (and main article) deals with the Atlas implosion and I believe has a list of all the titles (when they started and when they ended). If you don't have a copy, I will try to provide the information.

 

 

 

 

 

[shiverbones]

i know about the horror, but not the other genres so much. The horror is weird because the toughest issues run in drips & drabs throughout the titles. Tougher than any others i would say are Strange Tales #17, 18, Amazing Mysteries #31, Journey into Fear #2 & 5 & the 1st two marvel tales (i can't remember numbers right now, its too early!) I have a hunch though that some of the western & war are near impossible.

[HooDeeDoo]

For instance, I went into a local comic store the other day and they had a copy of "Tales of Justice" - I've never even HEARD of that title. There must me a number of titles like that that just don't show up at shows.

[FlyingDonut]

I consistently sell Combat Kelly and Combat Casey (pre-Code books) in mid-grades for double Guide. Some of those books are just spectacular. I have lots of Atlas books in lower grade.

[sfilosa]

I was incorrect before.

 

Overstreet Annual Price Guide #22 has a great article on Atlas. It even shows the months published of all the Horror / Sci-Fiction titles from the early 50's to the late 50's including the two months in 1957 that nothing was published (and Stan Lee had to let most of staff go).

 

 

[ajaxvoodoo-migration]

WAR COMBAT ran for only five issues in 1952. It's RARE and obscure. It took me three plus years to find a fine copy of #3 . I just recently upgraded to a VFplus copy of #3. My Fine copy of # 3 is for sale if anyone is interested. Please send me a PM if you are interested. I've attached a copy of the Fine # 3.

Bye the way I'm new and think this is a great forum.