tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post4138904409907265490..comments2023-10-23T12:09:24.592-07:00Comments on Timely-Atlas-Comics: A History of Atlas War Comics (1950-1960)Doc V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-24148640906617208712013-10-29T14:10:16.819-07:002013-10-29T14:10:16.819-07:00Hi Ced! Thanks for the comments. Yes, it is "...Hi Ced! Thanks for the comments. Yes, it is "Battleground". A clerical error on my part. It's corrected now. Thanks for noticing the error.Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-67978102457455715642013-10-28T19:34:38.676-07:002013-10-28T19:34:38.676-07:00Thank you so much for your blog,absolutly fascinat...Thank you so much for your blog,absolutly fascinating.<br /><br />Just a word to point a possible mistake : the story "Mine Field" (J.Kirby) seem to be published in Battleground #14 (rather than Battlefield #14) <br /><br />http://www.atlastales.com/issue/369<br /><br />Thank a lot for your passionate work.<br /><br />Ced from France.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-33839417767810952842013-05-20T07:13:27.510-07:002013-05-20T07:13:27.510-07:00Thanks for the comments, Bob. You may not remember...Thanks for the comments, Bob. You may not remember, but I picked up at least 20-25 of them (Atlas war issues) in one fell swoop from you back in the late 1990's! You always had a decent supply for sale and are part of the reason I was able to complete the genre.Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-26447260781234994852013-05-19T23:17:10.486-07:002013-05-19T23:17:10.486-07:00Probably my very first Atlas war comic book was Ba...Probably my very first Atlas war comic book was Battle #67 with its Crandall & Williamson Berlin Air Lift story, plus John Severin, its Kirby cover and interior story, its Jack Davis, Carl Burgos. Got it for a nickel back in 1966 at the local (long defunct) Ace Magazine Exchange just as I was discovering the Kurtzman EC war comics. It has always had a soft spot in my comics collecting heart. <br /><br />Imagine my mid teen aged brain in those pre Overstreet, pre-indexes of any kind ordering Battle issues blind out of RBCC and elsewhere seeking more on this par for "EC" excellence. Within short order I had those last dozen or s issues of Battle 60-70 devouring them. As I went back towards the earlier numbers in the run, they "quality" to me became more spotty.<br /><br />Overall, probably my favorite Marvel Atlas genre remains the war issues. I still remember scoring my first copy of that Russ Heath flame thrower cover. These days of daZe when i pick that issue up I "double" guide it, not to gouge, but because I never want to sell it, and still it always seems to disappear. Even though I have made my living mercantiling vintage comic books for over 40 years now, am still a collector at heart, always will be.Robert Beerbohmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514676878677036242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-17995647903738620102013-05-19T19:56:18.327-07:002013-05-19T19:56:18.327-07:00A Tank Knows no Mercy! is a great conclusion for t...A Tank Knows no Mercy! is a great conclusion for the Atlas/Marvel war line. Wonderful story (the strong woman who provides the solution to the predicament probably shows Kirby's influence). Great facial expressions, which surely shows Ditko's contribution to Kirby's always fine pencils. But I wonder who was responsible for the line about the enemy being "disbursed" (rather than dispersed, I presume). Surely, if they had been duly paid, the enemy would have continued the fight!maw mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750969504864005256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-77516510365591706022013-05-16T10:30:26.288-07:002013-05-16T10:30:26.288-07:00Hey! You're right! That wasn't one of my b...Hey! You're right! That wasn't one of my books so I never noticed! Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-28274039857585282272013-05-15T20:47:49.401-07:002013-05-15T20:47:49.401-07:00Kid Komics 1: is that a Syd Shores signature below...Kid Komics 1: is that a Syd Shores signature below Capt. Wonder's fist?maw mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750969504864005256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-42004457340716915532013-05-11T05:10:49.535-07:002013-05-11T05:10:49.535-07:00Thanks Terry! Done!
Thanks Terry! Done!<br />Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-41015857940637297362013-05-11T03:26:55.129-07:002013-05-11T03:26:55.129-07:00Hi Doc
Great feature!
Feel free to use scans of...Hi Doc <br /><br />Great feature!<br /><br />Feel free to use scans of the two Atlas war covers I have up in my CAF, if they're of any use to you.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />Terry DoyleTerry Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424931299337565916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-82775579999341311422013-05-09T17:07:56.056-07:002013-05-09T17:07:56.056-07:00Rocco, you are right! I just changed it. Thanks!Rocco, you are right! I just changed it. Thanks!Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-82745858850638823962013-05-09T16:38:42.190-07:002013-05-09T16:38:42.190-07:00Doc V.
Great piece on the Atlas War comics!
I love...Doc V.<br />Great piece on the Atlas War comics!<br />I love the Maneely examples. Also, the Gene Colan, Robert Q. Sale ones.<br />On the Robert Q. Sale examples there is one from War Combat #6. Is there a War Combat #6. I see online it ran for 5 issues. Is it #5?<br />I 2nd the request of an overview of Atlas Westerns.<br />Thank you<br />RoccoRocco Nigrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189525699869920470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-55813910975602690472013-05-09T12:40:08.220-07:002013-05-09T12:40:08.220-07:00Wow! So much info. I'll be pouring over this m...Wow! So much info. I'll be pouring over this material for days! Thank you!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530777203628519027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-73577403555681599012013-05-09T11:15:07.734-07:002013-05-09T11:15:07.734-07:00Arghhhhh! You got me again! My apologies, I was th...Arghhhhh! You got me again! My apologies, I was thinking of the wrong Chaney movie. I didn't realize Loretta Young WAS in a Chaney movie. Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-82530002606827363862013-05-09T11:06:04.096-07:002013-05-09T11:06:04.096-07:00Hi Nick,
Hmm... what about this movie?
http://...Hi Nick,<br /><br />Hmm... what about this movie? <br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019074/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast<br /><br />Doc V.Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355407830694029222.post-24192977963667669752013-05-09T10:13:25.160-07:002013-05-09T10:13:25.160-07:00Hi Mike,
Another exhaustive overview. Nowhere els...Hi Mike,<br /><br />Another exhaustive overview. Nowhere else has this information ever been collected and it certainly paints a picture of the 1950s period. I was impressed by many of the examples you've shown here, many that I've never seen before. Although I agree with you on "Atrocity Story" Reinman's work on "The Fox Dies" (particularly the splash) and "An Army is Born" is equally stunning. <br /><br />So many artists did superlative work in the genre: Colan, Shores, Heath, Maneely, Severin are just a few of my favorites.<br /><br />A few short points. The Lon Chaney movie you mentioned in regards to "Laugh, Fool, Laugh" was based on the 1927 movie "The Unknown" featuring a very young Joan Crawford, not Loretta Young (I can't find errors in any of your comics info, I might as well correct you in movies!).<br /><br />I firmly believe that Kirby inked the cover of Battle #'s 67 & 68. I see perhaps Ayers inks on the cover of 69 and uncertain about issue 70, but don't think it's Sinnott. "Doom Under The Deep" I've looked over many times and don't see any Rule. In my blog post a few months back I speculated on Giacoia or Brodsky. Looking over it again I wonder if more than one hand was involved. The face in the last panel looks like it's inked by Klein, as do some other panels. The inking is very sharp and I wonder if it could be some combo of Klein/Brodsky.<br /><br />As you know, I've written about Kirby's Atlas war stories on my blog some time ago. If anyone is interested they can read it here:<br /><br />http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2012/11/more-kirby-war-battle.html <br /><br />and I've also discussed Kirby's possible inked covers here:<br /><br />http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/09/kirby-inking-kirby.html <br /><br />Now I'm waiting for an overview of the Atlas westerns!Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.com