A year in the life of a publisher

[buttock]

Stan Lee was a slow lover at the time.

[Scrooge]

I was looking at some Atlas love comics this afternoon and I noticed that Love Classics #2 had a 30 page story in it which I thought you might find interesting.

 

GCD notes that issue #1 also had a 30 pager.

 

Definitely something I'll be adding to my Want List. Thank you

[Scrooge]

Here's # 140 from 1954 (or # 327 if you look at the Atlas War "quest") - Navy Action # 3

 

Oh boy, what a talent we lost in Everett. Here's part of his splash page for Flattop, his job in this issue. (See below the cover) Would have loved to see the original art for that page.

 

 

[rjpb]

Here's another Romance I bought recently

 

 

The next time someone rags on Colletta in the Silver Age forum, this cover should be posted. Of course the art is so ur-50s that it might not be appreciated by the Marvelites.

[RedFury]

Here's another Romance I bought recently

 

 

The next time someone rags on Colletta in the Silver Age forum, this cover should be posted. Of course the art is so ur-50s that it might not be appreciated by the Marvelites.

 

It's really nice work. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw Colletta's sig. He really did have talent, but you wouldn't know it by his later inking work.

[rjpb]

Although a closer look at the background indicates he had some assist by Maneely on this one.

[adamstrange]

Great splash by Everett. Too bad he didn't do many war stories.

 

Here's # 140 from 1954 (or # 327 if you look at the Atlas War "quest") - Navy Action # 3

 

Oh boy, what a talent we lost in Everett. Here's part of his splash page for Flattop, his job in this issue. (See below the cover) Would have loved to see the original art for that page.

[Scrooge]

Great splash by Everett. Too bad he didn't do many war stories.

 

You had to remember

[Scrooge]

This one's for RJ, another Maneely Western job -

 

 

The issue contains a Benulis job (as did the Navy Action I posted yesterday) and he does a great job of representing the desert. There is also a very pleasant Artley western in this issue and the very capable Tuska drew the first story as well.

 

[rjpb]

I'm not familiar with Bill Benulis, but that splash looks really nice! I'd love to see more. Atlas had an amazing number of top-notch but lesser known artists working for them.

 

Feel free to post as many Maneely Western covers as you like. Some of my favorites are when Maneely goes heavy on the "dude" wardrobe.

[adamstrange]

Great splash by Everett. Too bad he didn't do many war stories.

 

You had to remember

Although not stated at that time, I had faith based on prior evidence of your good taste that you would come around.

[adamstrange]

I'm not familiar with Bill Benulis, but that splash looks really nice! I'd love to see more. Atlas had an amazing number of top-notch but lesser known artists working for them.

 

Feel free to post as many Maneely Western covers as you like. Some of my favorites are when Maneely goes heavy on the "dude" wardrobe.

Benulis drew only for a short period of time in the 50s and for just two publishers: Fiction House and then Atlas. His style is original and his stories a pleasure to read.

[adamstrange]

Here's a splash for a sci-fi story for Planet 73.

 

[adamstrange]

Here's a horror splash from Monster 2

 

[buttock]

This one's for RJ, another Maneely Western job -

 

 

The issue contains a Benulis job (as did the Navy Action I posted yesterday) and he does a great job of representing the desert. There is also a very pleasant Artley western in this issue and the very capable Tuska drew the first story as well.

 

 

Beautiful. Very Jim Woodring-esque.

[jimjum12]

Here's a splash for a sci-fi story for Planet 73.

 

 

He's got a story in Planet 72 also. I'm not sure about 71.....might be one in there too. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[Scrooge]

Given RJ's request, I went back to the boxes and pulled out two more Maneely 1954 Western jobs -

 

[Scrooge]

... and the more striking -

 

[buttock]

Love the OF2, one of my favorite Maneelys.

 

 

[rjpb]

Nice covers. I am getting very close to combing through GCD and putting together an atlas western want list.