Auctions: comic books published by Atlas

3-D Action (1954) 1 GD 2.0

RESTORATION. Tear seals. Cover detached and glued to first wrap.

Battle Brady; Sol Brodsky cover; Cover price $0.15.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 54 GD+ 2.5

"Red Sniper" (art by Gene Colan), "Assault Squad," "Flanders Trap" (art by Paul Reinman), "Counter-Attack," "Target in the Night" (art by Richard Doxsee), and a two-page text story, "Flight to Freedom." Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 60 GD/VG 3.0

"Battle Plan!" (art by Dave Berg), "The Man Who Beat the Hun," "First in the Fight" (art by Jay Scott Pike), Cookie's Combat Tales in "Fightin' Mad!" (art by Berg), "D-Day Minus 1" (art by Joe Orlando?), and a two-page text story, "Bombardment." Combat Kelly appearance. Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 63 GD+ 2.5

"The Iron Monster" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Attack By Night" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Hidden Doom" (art by Steve Ditko--yes, a Ditko war story!), "Bugle Call," "Kamikaze!" (art by Don Heck?), and a two-page text story, "The Duel." Cover price $0.10.

Battle (1951 Atlas) 68 CGC 4.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Slab: Minor side edge crack

Label #0354997001

"When We Attack the Commies!" (art by Don Heck), "No Retreat!" (art by John Severin), "Sitting Duck!" (pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Al Williamson), "Guard Duty!" (pencils by Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko), "Captured By the Nazis," and a two-page text story, "Blueprint For Victory." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.10.

Black Rider Rides Again (1957) 1 GD/VG 3.0

2" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover oxidation.

The Black Rider stars in "The Legend of the Black Rider," "Duel at Dawn," and "Treachery at Hangman's Bridge" (all with pencils by Jack Kirby). Also in this issue: "The Empty Saddle" (art by Bob Powell). Gene Colan text illustration. John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

Brute (1975 Atlas) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4336864015

Cover art by Dick Giordano. Night of the Brute, script by Mike Fleisher, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Pablo Marcos; Origin story; The Brute is a Neanderthal who is thawed from a block of ice after thousands of years of entombment; character is similar to the Hulk. Cover price $0.25.

Crazy (1953) 2 FR/GD 1.5

6" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Interior tearing. Residue.

(C) Sol Brodsky (A) Al Hartley, Joe Maneely, Ed Winiarski, Dave Berg. Parody/satire of King Arthur, Dracula, and others. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 10 GD- 1.8

3" spine split from bottom of comic. Lateral spine tears. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 34 GD+ 2.5

1-1/2" spine split from bottom of comic.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 34 GD 2.0

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 39 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. Escape to Nowhere, art by Gene Colan; When a slothful man climbs a rope and finds himself in a world where excess labor and noise are punished with death, he escapes back down the rope into his own world, and resolves to turn over a new leaf. The Money Tree text story. The New Gimmick, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A sci fi writer tries to interest a TV producer three times in a script about life on the moon. The Red World, art by Mort Lawrence; The first arrivals on Mars are surprised to find that Jonathan Swift was there before them. Under His Hat!, art by Ed Winiarski; An angel who does charitable works refuses to remove his hat until a dying old woman asks him to doff his hat out of respect for a lady. The Mystery That Couldn't Be Solved!, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 40 GD/VG 3.0

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Who Dwells Inside the Mountain?", art by Dick Ayers; Leprechauns give a shrinking potion to a gold prospector in order to induct him into their ranks. "The Vacuum" text story. "Not Quite Human!", art by Vic Carrabotta; An android leads a revolt aboard a spaceship heading for Venus unaware that the crew are androids as well. "In Your Hat," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mort Lawrence; A magician is marooned on a primitive island where he impresses the locals into collecting pearls for him; He spies a freighter and attempts to leave, but the locals don't want him to go; He tells the medicine man the magic word is 'Hocus Pocus' and asks him not to use it before he leaves. "The House of Secrets!", script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; Two Martians adopt a young man from Jupiter when he is accidentally left behind by his parents; The reader is led to believe that all three of them are ordinary humans until the last panel. "He Went Too Far," script by Carl Wessler, art by Art Peddy; The foreman of a rocket testing plant gets caught by the leg when the rocket blasts off; Not only does he survive the trip through space, but he talks (without a spacesuit) to the fortune teller who predicted his business success on the moon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 46 GD+ 2.5

Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Specimen!", art by Jim Mooney; A zookeeper who had hoped to be an engineer is disconcerted by an ape-like specimen with wide staring eyes which turns out to be an alien; The alien transfers the knowledge of how to build spacecraft to the zookeeper so that he can show other engineers how to visit alien planets. "Three Were Lost!", art by Vic Carrabotta; Three brothers test fly an experimental jet which travels so fast it breaks the time barrier; The leader of the future asks them not to tell of what they have seen and they return to their own time. "If Worlds Collide," script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; Earth leaves its orbit and heads towards Mars, getting colder; A scientist builds a giant magneto in order to restore the planet's orbit. "Rain from Nowhere!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Bean; A cargo plane enters a strange cloudburst and when it exits the heavy rain the crew find themselves in a unknown village; They fix the pumps to drain away water from heavy rain and fly back out the way they entered. "The Experiment" text story. "Falling Star!", art by Kurt Schaffenberger; A confused alien who thinks that he is returning home is dropped off by accident on Earth; He sends a signal and his comrades pick him up. "The Giants," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A space explorer decides he's had enough after he encounters giant space aliens. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men in Action (1952 1st Series Atlas) 1 GD- 1.8

Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple. 2" Cumulative spine split.

"Snow" (art by Paul Reinman), "Ticket Home" (art by Dave Berg), "Truce" (art by Sol Brodsky), "Fairy Tale" (art by Norman Steinberg), "Sweating It Out" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Mac Pakula), plus a two-page text story, "Death in the Dark!" Cover price $0.10.

Men in Action (1952 1st Series Atlas) 6 VG- 3.5

Menace (1953 Atlas) 8 CGC 2.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4092320006

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Lizard-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A representative of an underground race of lizard-men asks the leaders of UN countries for some surface territory for their people; When he is rebuffed, he releases volcanic activity upon the surface world. The Werewolf Was Afraid, art by John Romita; An English sports hunter journeys to Austria with the intention of hunting werewolves. The Face of Horror, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Derck Winters is quite possibly the ugliest man in the world; Trapped within a pitiful existence, Derck's shame prevents him from forming any sort of social bonds including friendships, romantic relationships or even the ability to hold a job. The Wooden Woman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

My Girl Pearl (1955) 4 GD 2.0

Cover detached. Staple rust.

Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) 42 GD 2.0

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Darkroom, art by John Forte. The Captive, art by Jerry Robinson. The Man Who Was Nowhere!, art by Jack Abel. The Trap!, art by Bob Bean. The Bridge text story. We Claim This Planet!, art by Lou Morales. The Hidden One!, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Patsy and Her Pals (1953) 15 GD+ 2.5

Spellbound (1952 Atlas) 2 GD- 1.8

2" Cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Bill Everett. What's Wrong with Charlie Brown?, script by Hank Chapman, art by Al Hartley. The End!, art by Russ Heath. The Last Tattoo, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Fred Kida. The Green Man text story. Horror Story, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spellbound (1952 Atlas) 31 GD+ 2.5

2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Betrayer, art by George Roussos. Space Tune text story. Oh, Perfect Crime, art by Howard O'Donnell. He Won't Open the Door, inks by Jack Abel. The Man Who Didn't Belong, art by Robert Q. Sale. They Dare Not Come, art by Bill Everett. Man in a Trance, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spellbound (1952 Atlas) 33 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Joe Maneely. At The End Of The Dark Hall, art by John Forte. Don't Throw That Switch, art by Ted Galindo. The Gypsies' Secret, art by Angelo Torres. No Way Out!, pencils by Robert Q. Sale. Magic In The Circus text story. The Fury of Nick Foster!, art by Harry Lazarus. The Unhuman, art by John Tartaglione; When mysterious notes containing the answers to problems besetting Project Satellite appear on his desk, Dr. Hugh Taylor suspects one of his three co-workers of being a superior man--the next stage in mankinds evolution, with incredible intelligence. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 12 GD- 1.8

Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Changeling," art by John Forte; The mayor and three children devise a scheme to cheat an old man out of his property. "The Secret of the Graveyard!", art by Herb Familton; Two hunters find out that the elephant's graveyard is a cave with a quicksand floor. "Pouf!" text story. "The Blank!", art by Angelo Torres; A man from the future comes back in time to prevent a scientist from conducting an experiment that will have the unforeseen consequence of sterilizing the soil. "What the Mirror Revealed!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A man invents a time mirror to display the past events of the person who looks into it; He pretends to be selfish so that a girl who is infatuated with him will profess her love to the self-sacrificing, but poor man he has challenged to look into the mirror. "They Can't Resist!", art by Manny Stallman; An alien from Ganymede gives a disk to a man hoping his curiosity will cause him to trigger a release of gas from the disk when he looks at it which will allow the aliens to invade easily, but the man tosses the disk into the river as he is blind. "Fear Follows Fenton," script by Carl Wessler, art by Mac Pakula; When a detective falls into a coma, the fugitive that he has been assigned to apprehend finds that he cannot elude the man; The police chief is happy when the fugitive is delivered over to him and then shocked to find the detective just recovering from his coma. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) 13 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

"The One Who Watches" (art by Gene Colan), "The Black Beard" (art by Gray Morrow), "When the Yogi Speaks," "The Most Dangerous Man in the World" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "The Strange Seed," "Tachzillo the Terrible," and a two-page text story, "The Secret of the Saucers." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Tales of the Unusual (1955 Atlas) 2 VG 4.0

"He Waits in the Dark Alley" (art by Bill Everett), "Man Afraid," "The Man Without a Heart" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Those Who Plan" (art by John Forte), "Lost on the Wrong World," and a two-page text story, "The Challenge." Sol Brodsky cover. 36pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 26 CGC 3.5

Paper: Brittle

Label #4275950003

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Bill Benulis, Ed Winiarski, Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Mort Lawrence, and Sid Greene. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 41 GD/VG 3.0

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Dick Ayers, Bill Benulis, Sol Brodsky, Gene Colan, John Forte, Syd Shores, and Joe Sinnott. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

War Comics (1950 Atlas) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Canadian Edition

Label #4331503002

Pre-Code Cover price $0.10.

Weird Suspense (1975) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4316144007

"Curse of the Tarantula." Script by Michael Fleisher, art by Pat Boyette. A medieval witch's curse transforms an ordinary man into a human spider; as The Tarantula, he vows to use his new powers to fight evil. Part of the short-lived Atlas superhero line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman. 32 pages. Cover by Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.25.

World of Fantasy (1956) 17 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4317521012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. It Hides in the Forest!, art by Joe Sinnott. When a Planet Dies!, art by Don Heck. The Man From Tomorrow!, art by Carl Burgos. The Brain Picker!, pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Vince Colletta. Guardian of the Stars!, art by Steve Ditko; a robot must pull a lever or a world will perish. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.