Atomic & Nuclear Comics Genre Index

[BLBcomics-migration]

I was rooting around in my old G-3 Mac and re-discovered this index i last worked on in 1998. Enjoy.

 

Atomic/Nuclear Radiation Genre Partial Index

 

(I encourage anyone to Feel Free for anybody to add onto this list)

 

 

1939

Wonderworld 8 (Dec, Fox)

 

1940

Action Comics 20 (Jan, DC)

Action Comics 21 (Feb, DC)

All American 21 (Dec, DC)

 

1941

All American 22 (Jan, DC) thru 33 (Dec, DC)

Smash Comics 27 (Oct, Quality)

 

1942

All American 34 (Jan, DC) thru 45 (Dec, DC)

Whiz 36 (Oct, Fawcett)

 

1944

Airboy Comics v2 #4 (Jan, Hillman)

All American 46 (Jan , DC) thru 58 (Dec)

 

1945

Superman daily strip (April, DC)

story line changed by FBI in midstream

Atomic Bomb#1 Jay Burtis Publications

Headline Comics #16 (Nov/Dec

American Boys Comics/later Prize Publications)

 

1946

Atomic Comics #1 (Jan, Daniels Publications)

Atomic Comics #1 (Jan, Green Publishing Co.)

Siegel & Shuster reprints

 

Real Life Comics 27 (Jan, Nedor)

Science Comics #1 (Jan)

(above two tied for the first A-Bomb explosion cover?)

 

Headline 17 (Jan/Feb, American Boys Comics/Prize)

Superman 38 (Jan/Feb, DC)

Atoman #1 (Feb, Spark Publications)

The Atomic Thunderbolt #1 (Feb, Regor Company)

Air Ace v3 #2 (Feb., Conde-Nast)

Picture Story News 2 (Feb, 299 Lafayette St Corporation)

The Spirit weekly 297 (Feb 3, Will Eisner)

Atomic Comics 2 (March, Green Publishing)

Picture Story News 3 (March, 299 Lafayette St Corporation)

Real Life Comics 29 (March, Nedor)

True Comics 47 (March, Parents' Magazine Press)

Headline Comics 18 (March/April, American Boys Comics/Prize)

Atoman 2 (April, Spark Publication)

Picture Story News 4 (April, 299 Lafayette St Corporation)

Atomic Comics 3 (May, Green Publishing)

Headline Comics 19 (May/June, American Boys Comics/Prize)

Atomic Comics 4 (July, Green Publishing)

Headline Comics 20 (July/Aug, American Boys Comics/Prize)

Catman 32 (Aug, 1946)

Sensation 56 (Aug, DC)

Startling 41 (Sept,Nedor)

Headline Comics 21 (Sept/Oct, American Boys/Prize)

All Select 11 (Fall, Timely/Marvel)

Action Comics 101 (Oct, DC) (note: Action 101 came out same month as CM 66)

Captain Marvel 66 (Oct, Fawcett)

Picture Story News 9 (Nov/Dec, 299 Layayette St Corporation)

 

1947

Picture Story News 10 (Jan/Feb, 299 Layayette St Corporation)

Whiz Comics 82 (Feb , Fawcett)

Wonder Woman 21 (Feb, DC)

Picture Stories From Science #1 (Spring, EC)

Seven-Seas Comics 6 (Universal Phoenix/Leader) Matt Baker

Black Cat Comics #5 (April, Harvey)]

"My City Is No More" classic Simon & Kirby

Atomic Age Comics (England)

Donald Duck's Atomic Bomb Cheerios Giveaway Y1 (Carl Barks)

Shadow v6 #12 (March, Street & Smith)

Star Spangled Comics 68 (June, DC)

Shadow v7 #4 (July, Street & Smith)

Spirit Weekly 7/20 (Will Eisner)

Super-Mystery v7 #2 (Nov, Ace Magazines)

 

1948

Captain Marvel 81 (Feb, Fawcett)

Red Dragon Comics #2 (Feb, Street & Smith)

Captain Marvel Jr 53 (June, Fawcett)

Mary Marvel 26 (July, Fawcett)

Real Fact 15 (July/Aug, DC) blast cover

Plastic Man 14 (Nov, Quality)

Adventures Inside the Atom (1948, General Electric)

 

1949

Blackhawk 24 (April, Quality)

Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom (Harvey/King Features)

 

1950

Atomic Spy Cases #1 (Mar/Apr, Avon)

Action Comics 143 (April, DC)

Captain Atom 1-7 (Nation-wide Publishing 5¢ digest) (indirect references)

Captain Science (Youthful Magazines) nuclear power themes

Strange Worlds 1-9 (Avon) (nuclear references, I forget exactly where)

Weird Fantasy 14 (#2) (July/Aug, EC)

Spy Hunters 7 (Aug, ACG)

Weird Science 14 (#3, Sept/Oct, EC)

Durango Kid 7 (Sept/Oct, ME)

Strange Adventures #2 (Oct/Nov, DC)

 

1951

Weird Science 5 (Jan/Feb, EC)

Strange Adventures #5 (Feb, DC)

Science Comics 1 (Mar,

Airboy v8 #3 (Apr, Hillman)

Lars of Mars 10 (#1) (Apr, Ziff-Davis)

Lars of Mars created & written by editor Jerry Siegel)

Mystery In Space #1 (Apr/May, DC)

Strange Adventures #7 (Apr, DC)

Lars of Mars 11 (#2) (July, Ziff-Davis) written/edited by Jerry Siegel)

Astonishing 5 (Aug, Atlas)

Ken Maynard 6 (Aug, Fawcett)

Strange Tales 3 (Aug, Atlas)

Mystery In Space 4 (Oct/Nov, DC)

Weird Fantasy 10 (Nov/Dec, EC)

Dollman 37 (Dec, Quality)

Spy Cases 8 (Dec, Atlas)

 

1952

Adventures Into Weird Worlds 1 (Jan, Atlas)

Batman 68 (Jan, DC)

Crusader From Mars 1 (Jan, Ziff-Davis)--2 (Fall) created & written by Jerry Siegel

The Spirit Weekly (Jan 13th, Will Eisner)

Suspense 14 (Feb, Atlas)

Superboy 18 (Feb/March. DC)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 4C 378 (Feb, Dell) thru #11 (Sept/Nov 1954)

Black Cat Mysteries 35 (May, Harvey)

Airboy v9 #5 (June, Hillman)

Atom-Age Combat 1 (June, St John)

Beware 10 (June, Youthful)

Space Adventures 1 on (July, Charlton)

Atom Age Combat 2 (Aug, St John)

Marvel Family 76 (Oct, Fawcett)

Whiz Comics 150 (Oct, Fawett)

Atom Age Combat 3 (Nov, St John)

Atomic War! 1 (Nov, Ace)

Forbidden Worlds 9 (Nov, ACG)

Motion Picture Comics 113 (Nov, Fawcett)

Atomic War! 2 (Dec, Ace)

 

1953

Atom-Age Combat 4 (Jan, St John)

Atomic Attack 5 (#1, Jan., Youthful Magazines)

Strange Adventures #28 (Jan, DC)

Atomic War! 3 (Feb, Ace)

Dollman 44 (Feb, Quality)

Forbidden Worlds 14 (Feb, ACG)

Space Western 42 (Feb, Capitol Stories)

Witches Tales 17 (Feb, Harvey)

Atomic Attack 6 (#2) (March, Youthful)

World War III #1 (March, Ace)

Space Adventures 9 (Mar, Capitol Stories)

Weird Science 18 (Mar/Apr, EC) classic explosion cover by Wally Wood

Atomic Mouse #1 (March) on (Charlton) ends #54, 1963

Atom-Age Combat 5 (Apr, St John)

Atomic War! 4 (April, Ace)

Weird Horrors 6 (Apr, St John) story

Atomic Attack 7 (#3) (May, Youthful)

Danger 3 (May, Comic Media)

Two Fisted 33 (May/June, EC)

Frontline Combat 13 (June/July, EC)

Uncanny Tales 8 (June, Atlas)

Strange Adventures 35 (Aug, DC)

Picture Parade 1 (Sept, Gilberton)

Rex, the Wonder Dog 11 (Sept/Oct, DC)

Atomic Attack 8 (#4) (Oct, Youthful)

Adventures Into the Unknown 38 (Dec, ACG)

 

1954

Atomic Mouse 6 (Jan/Feb, Charlton)

Superman 87 (Feb, DC)

Young Men 25 (Feb, Atlas)

Speed Carter, Spaceman 4 (March, Atlas)

Strange Adventures 42 (March, DC)

Human Torch 36 (April, Atlas)

Journey Into Mystery 15 (Apr, Atlas)

Adventures Into Weird Worlds 28 (May, Atlas)

Mystic 26 (May, Atlas)

Journey Into Unknown Worlds 26 (May, Atlas)

Weird Terror 11 (May, Comic Media) story

Black Cat Mystery 50 (June, Harvey)

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 1 (July/Aug, ACG)

Strange Tales 27 (July, Atlas)

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 2 (Sept/Oct, ACG)

GI Combat 18 (Nov, Quality)

Forbidden Worlds 34 (Oct/Nov, ACG)

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 3 (Nov/Dec, ACG)

T-Man 20 (Dec, Quality)

Atomic Mouse 11 (Dec/Jan, Charlton)

 

1955

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 4 (Jan/Feb, ACG)

T-man 23 (March, Quality)

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 5 (Mar/Apr, ACG)

Strange Adventures 55 (Apr, DC)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet v2 #1 (May) thru 3 (Sept/Oct) Prize Publications

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 6 (May/June, ACG)

GI Combat 25 (June, Quality)

Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub 7 (July/Aug, ACG)

Atomic Rabbit 1 (Aug) on (Charlton) thru #11 (March, 1958)

GI Combat 28 (Sept, Quality)

Atomic Rabbit 2 (Oct, Charlton)

Inside the Atom (General Electric)

Atomic Mouse 16 (Dec, Charlton)

 

1956

Fightin' Navy 74 (#1) (Jan, Charlton)

GI Combat 32 (Jan, Quality)

Atomic Mouse 17 (March, Charlton)

Atomic Rabbit 3 (March, Charlton)

Atomic Mouse 18 (May, Charlton)

Strange Adventures 70 (July, DC)

GI Combat 39 (Aug, Quality)

Atomic Rabbit 5 (October, Charlton)

Atomic Mouse 20 (Dec, Charlton)

 

1957

Atomic Rabbit 6 (Feb, Charlton)

Atomic Mouse 21 (March, Charlton)

Atomic Rabbit 7 (June, Charlton)

Mystery In Space 38 (June/July, DC)

Strange Adventures 82 (July, DC)

Atom the Cat 9 (#1)(Oct, Charlton)

Atomic Mouse 24 (Nov, Charlton)

Atomic Rabbit 9 (Nov, Charlton)

My Greatest Adventures 18 (Nov/Dec, DC)

 

1958

Atom-Age Combat 1 (Feb, St John)

Atomic Mouse 25 (Feb, Charlton)

Atomic Rabbit 11 (March, Charlton) (Iast issue)

Atomic Bunny 12 (#1) (Aug, Charlton)

Atomic Bunny 13 (Oct, Charlton)

Atomic Mouse 28 (Nov, Charlton)

Atomic Bunny 14 (Dec, Charlton)

 

1959

Atom-Age Combat 2 (Jan, Fago Magazines)

Showcase 18 (Jan/Feb, DC)

Atomic Mouse 29 (Feb, Charlton)

Atom-Age Combat 3 (March, Fago Magazines)

Atomic Bunny 15 (March, Charlton)

The Mighty Atom starring Reddy Kilowatt (Western Publishing)

Atomic Mouse 30 (Apr, Charlton)

Atomic Bunny 16 (May, Charlton)

Atomic Bunny 17 (July, Charlton)

Atom the Cat 17 (Aug, Charlton) (last issue)

Strange Adventures 107 (Aug, DC)

Atomic Mouse 32 (Sept, Charlton)

Atomic Bunny 19 (Dec, Charlton)

Mystery In Space 56 (Dec, DC)

Showcase Presents 23 (Dec, DC)

Strange Adventures 111 (Dec, DC)

Superboy 77 (Dec, DC)

 

1960

Atomic Mouse 34 (Jan, 1960)

Classics Illustrated Special #11 (156A) "The Atomic Age"

The Time Machine Dell 4C 1085

Space Adventures 33 (March, Charlton)

Strange Adventures 117 (June, DC) Atomic Knights begin

Atomic Mouse 37 (July, Charlton)

Strange Adventures 123 (Dec, DC) AK

 

1961

Atomic Mouse 40 (Jan, Charlton)

Strange Adventures 126 (March, DC) AK

Strange Adventures 129 (June, DC) AK

The Flash 122 (Aug, DC)

Strange Adventures 132 (Sept, DC) AK

Showcase 34 (Sept/Oct, DC)

Atomic Mouse 45 (Nov, Charlton)

Strange Tales 90 (Nov, Atlas)

Showcase 35 (Nov/Dec, DC)

Fantastic Four #1 on (Dec, Marvel)

Strange Adventures 135 (Dec, DC) AK

 

1962

Atomic Mouse 46 (Jan, Charlton)

Showcase 36 (Jan/Feb, DC)

Strange Adventures 138 (March, DC) AK

Atomic Mouse 47 (Apr, Charlton)

Strange Adventures 141 (June, DC) AK

The Atom 1 on (June/July, DC)

Hulk 1-6 (Marvel)

Amazing Fantasy 15 (Marvel)

Atomic Mouse 49 (Aug, Charlton)

Strange Adventures 144 (Sept, DC) AK

Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 on (Oct, Gold Key)

Strange Adventures 147 (Dec, DC) AK

 

1963

Mystery In Space 82 (March, DC)

Strange Adventures 150 (March, DC) AK

X-men 1 on (Marvel)

Strange Adventures 153 (June, DC ) AK

Strange Adventures 156 (Sept, DC) AK

 

1964

Strange Adventures 160 (Jan, DC) AK last appearance

Mighty Samson 1 on (July, Gold Key)

Superboy 115 (Sept, DC)

 

1965

Flash Gordon 1 (Gold Key reprint of Four Color

Total War 1 (July, Gold Key) on

Metamorpho 1 (July/Aug, DC)

Nukla 1 (Oct-Dec, Dell) thru #4

 

1966

Atom Ant 1 (Jan, Gold Key)

Dynamo 2 (Oct, DC)

World's Finest 161 (Oct, DC)

 

1967

Superman 196 (May, DC) reprints #87

Charlton Premiere 2 (Nov, Charlton)

(best atomic ish of the 60s, I think)

 

1968

Justice League of America 67 (Nov/Dec, DC)

 

1969

Hydrogen Bomb & Bio-Chemical Warfare Funnies (Rip Off Press)

 

1970

Slow Death #1 on (Last Gasp

 

1972

Our Army At War 241 (Feb, DC)

 

1977

All Atomic Comics (Last Gasp)

 

INFO WANTED

JUDGE DREDD in all his incarnations of titles

THE SURVIVOR 1 2 Catalan - need dates

Atom, Electrcity & You (NJ) need date

I SAW IT; BAREFOOT GEN - need original Japanese publishing dates

Need other nuclear comics interpretations from around the world

[Harvey Dude]

I don't know if these comic size brochures meet your criteria.

 

[adamstrange]

Great list, blb!

 

I don't see anything to add at first glance.

[Point Five]

Yep, great list, Bob!

 

I don't follow you on Wonderworld #8 or Action Comics #20. Are those numbers incorrect maybe?

 

You could add Panic #2 (1955) to your list. The cover has a malicious little kid setting off an atomic explosion in his model train village. Definitely atomic-themed.

[BLBcomics-migration]

I don't know if these comic size brochures meet your criteria.

 

 

Hi harvey -sorry for delay, i was wrapped up in that Obadiah Oldbuck vs Superman thread which got resurrected, and it seems to suck up a lot of my comics research time - i also have to work on my comics business.

 

Yes, IF AN A-BOMB FALLS looks great

 

- do you have scans of the interior?

 

is it comics inside?

 

what year did it come out?

 

who published it?

[BLBcomics-migration]

Great list, blb!

 

I don't see anything to add at first glance.

 

thanks - i research into all kinds of myraid levels of comics

 

I have been adding to this list for some time now, off & on. Last time was April 1998, and i dusted this list off for a professor in New Mexico working on an article about atomics in comics for Los Alamos. I also sent him the text of my Atomic Genre article which was in CBM 46 a decade ago.

 

Atomic/nulcear themes in comics as well as flame thrower covers are probably my favorite sub-set genre collections for this jaded comics collector.

[BLBcomics-migration]

Yep, great list, Bob!

 

I don't follow you on Wonderworld #8 or Action Comics #20. Are those numbers incorrect maybe?

 

You could add Panic #2 (1955) to your list. The cover has a malicious little kid setting off an atomic explosion in his model train village. Definitely atomic-themed.

 

I last worked on this index in April 1998, so i do not remember off hand why Wonderworld 8 and Action 20 made the index - but there has to be a good reason. I have had those books in the recent past, read them, as i try to go through all the stuff which passes through my fingers - but i simply do not remember the exact details right now. Maybe some one can help me out here and go through those issues if that got em

 

And thanks for the Panic 2 heads up - i even have one classic Feldstein cover

 

Panic 2 is such an obvious great one, i wonder how i overlooked it - thanks again, it is such a joy to be able to add to this atomic index.

 

I think a cover repro book in full color of an atomic theme would be great - but i wonder how many it would sell?

[Harvey Dude]

Yes, IF AN A-BOMB FALLS looks great

 

- do you have scans of the interior?

 

is it comics inside?

 

what year did it come out?

 

who published it?

 

Hi Bob, I have seen four different copies of this book. Esquire has one copy and one copy just sold on eBay (the picture in this thread). The comic was published in 1951 by Malcolm Ater and consists of eight color pages. Apparently the comic was distributed by the various State civil defense offices but I have no idea the extent of the distribution. I have seen a Georgia, Virginia and Delaware version. The comic was reprinted in the Washington Post. The below site has the complete book posted.

 

If an A-Bomb Falls

[BLBcomics-migration]

Hi harvey

 

thanks for the URL, easy size to read it, and looks like there is another one pictured as well: THE H-BOMB AND YOU from 1954 - does some one have one of those they could post here?

 

What is so much fun about the wonderful world of comics is that even after 40 years now of being in comics fandom, having bought and sold millions of comics since 1966, i have learned there will always be stuff one has never seen before - and IF AN A-BOMB FALLS is just such a book for me.

 

I am amazed i had never seen this before, and for this treat, i thank you once again

[Harvey Dude]

... and looks like there is another one pictured as well: THE H-BOMB AND YOU from 1954 - does some one have one of those they could post here?

 

I love these rare to scarce books. Here is my copy of The H-Bomb and You. This came from the publisher's son.

 

 

The seller Malcolm Ater Jr. writes the following:

 

THE H-BOMB AND YOU"

 

This VERY SCARCE 20-page book, including a 4-page slick cover that shows the very first government tested EXPLOSION of the H-BOMB (the first time it was ever shown to the public) was originally designed as a promotional giveaway of survival and preparedness tips in case of an H-Bomb attack. All it did was cause ENDLESS NIGHTMARES for the children who read it! One of the most FRIGHTENING and TRUE stories of "WHAT IS TO COME" and it was produced for the U.S. GOVERNMENT under advisement of Federal and Civil Defense advisors, and the American Red Cross! Published by COMMERCIAL COMICS. Written by MALCOLM ATER. Art by JACK SPARLING.

 

This is NOT a story you would have wanted your kids to read back in 1955! IT'S SCARY! The story opens with a teacher showing her class a movie about the H-Bomb, and her students naturally think the bomb will WIPE OUT ENTIRE CITIES and that everyone will be KILLED! So she explains that they always must be prepared for survival and relates how in the past "No matter how powerful a weapon seemed at first, ways were always found to offset its effects and survive..." And she goes on to explain that "The best defense against the H-Bomb is a well-trained CIVIL DEFENSE."

 

A few days later a Civil Defense guy comes by to talk to the students. He tells them of OPERATION SKYWATCH, the goal of which is to have 24,000 observation posts around the country where any enemy aircraft can be seen or heard, telling them no city or town in the United States is out of reach of enemy bombers. (You want your kids to hear this?) He goes on to say how unprepared we were for PEARL HARBOR, and that if WW III came, enemy planes and missles would get through to AMERICAN TARGETS with LOSS OF LIFE and PROPERTY DAMAGE sure to be high! (Again, I don't know if I'd want this dude telling my children all this stuff!) He goes on to say that, "We Americans must get used to the threat of WAR AS A NEW WAY OF LIFE."

 

Finally the guy tells everyone what they can do to help prepare for Civil Defense; the jobs for boys, the jobs for girls, jobs for mothers and jobs for fathers. Everyone gets involved! He says that every family within a 15-mile target area should have a shelter, preferably an underground concrete shelter in the yard. He further suggests everyone learn how to give first aid, because if there is an attack there wil be HEAVY CASUALTIES! But the good news is that if there is a warning of attack, it is important to KEEP CALM!

[esquirecomics]

I don't know if these comic size brochures meet your criteria.

 

 

Dude! Is that the copy you negotiated for?

[esquirecomics]

Yes, IF AN A-BOMB FALLS looks great

 

- do you have scans of the interior?

 

is it comics inside?

 

what year did it come out?

 

who published it?

 

Hi Bob, I have seen four different copies of this book. Esquire has one copy and one copy just sold on eBay (the picture in this thread). The comic was published in 1951 by Malcolm Ater and consists of eight color pages. Apparently the comic was distributed by the various State civil defense offices but I have no idea the extent of the distribution. I have seen a Georgia, Virginia and Delaware version. The comic was reprinted in the Washington Post. The below site has the complete book posted.

 

If an A-Bomb Falls

 

Whoops, just saw this. Can't believe I missed this one on ebay. What did it go for? Did you snag it?

[Harvey Dude]

This copy sold for $321 and change. I did not get it since I am trying to negotiate for the VG slabbed copy.

[BLBcomics-migration]

This copy sold for $321 and change. I did not get it since I am trying to negotiate for the VG slabbed copy.

 

almost all the atomic comics i have on my index list I have had at one time or another over the years

 

Now, here comes two books which i had never heard of before.

 

How is this possible?

 

I thought i at least knew of every comic book ever printed in America

 

Mucho thanks again Harvey Dude

[Harvey Dude]

I thought i at least knew of every comic book ever printed in America

 

Hi Bob, This is slightly but you have a wealth of knowledge and I was hoping

you can shed some light on the America Menaced! comic published by Vital Publications.

I have only seen my copy below and the Lost Valley copy. Do you know anything

about this book or have you ever seen any other copies out there? I have collected

comics for circa 25 years and I just never run across this book.

 

 

 

[BLBcomics-migration]

Vital - that is the same company name which published at least The Spirit 1 and 2 back in 1944/45 which makes me wonder if this is from Quality Comics on some level

 

Again, a book i have never had before - and i think i saw it at Al Stoltz or the mad Monkey partner's table a while back at some show - another great treasure

 

what is the contents like?

[Harvey Dude]

... i think i saw it at Al Stoltz or the mad Monkey partner's table a while back at some show - another great treasure

 

what is the contents like?

 

The copy you saw would have been the Lost Valley copy. Sorry but I don't know the contents but I assume it would be the traditional anti-Communist educational material published during this period.

[Timulty]

Vital - that is the same company name which published at least The Spirit 1 and 2 back in 1944/45 which makes me wonder if this is from Quality Comics on some level

 

Again, a book i have never had before - and i think i saw it at Al Stoltz or the mad Monkey partner's table a while back at some show - another great treasure

 

what is the contents like?

 

I believe Vital also published Plastic Man 1 and 2 as well. Something tells me they(Quality) had to have Vital publish a couple months due to paper shortage or some such. I am probably mistaken so take with seriously large grain of salt.

[Dr. Love]

of course here's a promo classic bomb shot - this cover works on so many different levels, it, uhh, "makes my knees weak". I know it's not that rare, Mark's got a smokin copy, but for those of you who haven't had the pleasure yet, I present my copy of FIRE AND BLAST!

[Harvey Dude]

Beautiful book and one that is on my want list.