All Atlas (and Pre-Hero) All The Time

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Dec 26, 2008 11:34 PM

Golden Age Kid wrote:

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

Unfortunately they chop about 3 minutes off each episode .

How dare they butcher the classics :angry:

It's called money from commercials.

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 08, 2009 5:02 PM

Michael Naiman · **Joined:** Oct 16, 2008 7:54 AM **Posts:** 555

cool cross-hatching on that cover...who is the artist ?

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 08, 2009 5:15 PM

I'm sure one of the in the know Atlas guys will be along with the answer.

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 08, 2009 5:18 PM

Very tough book in high grade.

Golden Age Kid · **Joined:** Oct 21, 2008 9:47 PM **Posts:** 188

Michael Naiman wrote:

cool cross-hatching on that cover...who is the artist ?

Mr. William Blake Everett

99.99% sure. :geek:

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 09, 2009 5:50 PM

Thanks Conner, how about the one above?

Golden Age Kid · **Joined:** Oct 21, 2008 9:47 PM **Posts:** 188

That, my friend is the work of one of the most underrated artists ever.
Harry Anderson. He did so many of people's favorite Pre-Code Atlas horror covers and also their westerns and war books.

One example:

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ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 09, 2009 8:47 PM

Very cool covers. Why is Mr. Anderson so underrated Conner?

Golden Age Kid · **Joined:** Oct 21, 2008 9:47 PM **Posts:** 188

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

Very cool covers. Why is Mr. Anderson so underrated Conner?

Most likely because of his short comics career. He spent a little over two years as a comic artist to supplement his income as a painter. His art is similar and possibly on par with the work of Bill Everett.

Here is another example:

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 09, 2009 9:15 PM

That is absolutely a fantastic cover, and one which I've never seen!!!!

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

I haven't been able to find any info on Harry Anderson. Another one of his covers is in the Friday Afternoon thread. He did this fairly famous one:

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 09, 2009 9:23 PM

Wish you had a larger file. :idea:

Golden Age Kid · **Joined:** Oct 21, 2008 9:47 PM **Posts:** 188

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

That is absolutely a fantastic cover, and one which I've never seen!!!!

Its hard book to find. one of us needs to find it and put up a better scan.

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

Wish you had a larger file. :idea:

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Jan 09, 2009 9:41 PM

Can you turn it upside down??

Just kidding. ;))

The Bunky · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2009 7:48 PM **Posts:** 42

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

Captain America's Weird Tales #75 VF+ 8.5 (Feb 1950)

Stunning books from all your posts, guys! Really cool, I have always wanted to collect more from this period,

:righton:

Golden Age Kid · **Joined:** Oct 21, 2008 9:47 PM **Posts:** 188

Awesome Pink Variant!

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Golden Age Kid wrote:

Awesome Pink Variant!

Mike Goldberg · **Posted:** Mar 18, 2009 7:32 PM

Can you turn it upside down??

Just kidding. ;))

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ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Mar 18, 2009 11:35 PM

Mike, that was worth the 2 month, 10 day wait. :righton:

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Today is Yellow Claw day. Here are the four cover to the run. You will also find stories by Maneely and Kirby in their respective threads.

Maneely

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

John Severin

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Bill Everett

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Severin or Kirby

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Mar 27, 2009 9:44 PM

I have all 4. :secret:

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

:righton: I have all 4. :secret:

Very hard to find in anything above VG and rarely seen above Fine. I just bought a G/VG copy from Brent and I hardly ever buy any Atlas book below F/VF. I just got sick of looking around.

Mike

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Mar 27, 2009 10:29 PM

You'll be really sick when I post mine. ;))

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

You'll be really sick when I post mine. ;))

The highest graded copy of #1 at CGC is only a single 7.0.

M

Michael Naiman · **Joined:** Oct 16, 2008 7:54 AM **Posts:** 555

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

You'll be really sick when I post mine. ;))

Careful Big Guy..you're verging on BSD-ville with that boasting!!!

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