Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar 26 26

[*Bronze age fan*]

This is incredible work by Everett, done in his slicker illustration style.

 

He even has a boat named after him in this one.

 

 

 

 

This is one of the six comics I need for the collection I have been working on.....love the cover!

[Scrooge]

More from B'More ... but Westerns

 

Both from 1954.

 

First, Wild Western # 33 meaning Black Rider by Syd Shores.

 

Satan is one badass horse. He can walk against a tornado. I'll give props to the story for the fight happening in and around a twister. How they can aim with the violent winds ... comic-book science -

 

[Scrooge]

Kid Colt Outlaw # 37 - If Luke Cage gets a Netflix series, I am ready for the Kid Colt movie

 

 

Kid Colt is of course by Jack Keller who has a tendency to like close-ups in his pages. Doesn't always work out great. Still, they liked him at Atlas. He stayed busy for a looong time. He always delivered consistently competent work though nothing jazzy about it.

 

In some respects, when I look at this page, it's not that much different than what D_ick Ayers or Joe Sinnott were delivering at the time. Keller had at least better control over the characters' faces than Ayers did and could also draw a better horse. Ayers' horses always have their legs akimbo and that makes my eyes hurt. So, Sinnott > Keller > Ayers.

 

[damonwad]

Kid Colt Outlaw # 37 - If Luke Cage gets a Netflix series, I am ready for the Kid Colt movie

 

[damonwad]

Satan is one badass horse. He can walk against a tornado. I'll give props to the story for the fight happening in and around a twister. How they can aim with the violent winds ... comic-book science -

 

 

I like this Shores Black Rider in a twister page even though he must have sewn his hat to his forehead.

[damonwad]

The first 5 issues of this title have 3 Maneely stories each then the next 4 issues have 3 Severin stories each.

Not too shabby.

 

[Scrooge]

 

Not too shabby.

 

 

That "not too shabby" should refer to your copy of # 1

 

Here's my lowly # 2 (never scanned before) -

 

The horse on the cover dies in the second story [see below] Yes, I know it clearly does not have the same markings on the cover and in that story (check the head). Artistic license, I say.

 

Also, the non-Maneely story is a quick Black Rider by Syd Shores. Not nearly packing as much of a wallop as the twister story above but you could do worse for a filler.

 

[damonwad]

Here's my lowly # 2 (never scanned before) -

 

 

I really like the cover to #2 and agree that a Shores filler is nothing to sneeze at.

Also, I just looked at my copy and agree that the soon to be dead horse is the one from the cover (and the first story).

 

Here's my copy visiting Yellowstone.

 

[damonwad]

Here's a copy of #3 with the splash from the first story.

 

 

 

 

[damonwad]

#4. The last pre code issue. Looks like Ringo forgot to finish dressing.

 

Thanks to jimjum for this one.

 

[creaturefan95]

I guess technically out of the golden age category, but close enough and its an atlas. I love this cover, which unfortunately has absolutely nothing to do with the story inside, which is just about a frozen caveman not an ice monster.

 

..I love this issue.... got a Williamson in it.... GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

I had that book and sold it...Stories were lame, as they were with so many post code issues.

 

Would Journey Into Unknown Worlds #17 be more your style?

[Scrooge]

 

 

Please post a scan of # 2

[damonwad]

Please post a scan of # 2

 

I thought your copy was fine but here ya go.

Both of our copies have the same corner missing. Maybe it's a production error.

 

[jimjum12]

What I would love to see would be a scan or two of some of the Severin Ringo stories GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

 

....... also, would someone PLEASE sell me a high grade Billy Buckskin # 3

[RICK STARR]

 

This one is from the "Toronto"collection dug up by Metro a few years ago.

 

 

 

[comicnoir]

This one is from the "Toronto"collection dug up by Metro a few years ago.

 

 

 

 

I have fond memories of the Toronto collection, being from Toronto. The only collection to surface with all the Atlas "hero revival" issues.

[Johnny545]

This one is from the "Toronto"collection dug up by Metro a few years ago.

 

 

 

 

Stop you are going to make me start collecting Westerns - great book.

[damonwad]

This one is from the "Toronto"collection dug up by Metro a few years ago.

 

 

 

Beautiful copy.

I've noticed a lot (if not most) of these have printing creases.

[RICK STARR]

 

Another one from the Toronto collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It pretty obvious, that Maneely loved to draw westerns. The detail with the clothing, the boots and the gun holsters is amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severin wasn't bad, either.

 

 

 

[RICK STARR]

This one is from the "Toronto"collection dug up by Metro a few years ago.

 

 

 

 

Stop you are going to make me start collecting Westerns - great book.

 

 

What are you waiting for, yeehahhh!!!