Captain Marvel (left), and his young alter ego, Billy Batson. Art by C.C. Beck, originally used for the cover of Whiz Comics # 22. Captain Marvel is a comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 (Feb, 1940). With a premise that taps into adolescent fantasy, Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a youth who works as a radio news reporter and was chosen t ...

Including:

• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics no. 2: origin story
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Marvel Family
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Rogues gallery
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Other characters
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television
• Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia - Captain Marvel DC Comics

Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett 1950s. Charlton Comics obtained the rights to the Blue Beetle, and reprinted some stories in its anthology titles and in a four-issue Blue Beetle reprint series numbered 18-21 (Feb.-Aug. 1955), continuing the numbering of the defunct Charlton title The Thing. Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett Silver Age. During the genesis of the Silver Age of comics, Charlton would revise the character for a new Blue Beetle series. It ran a total of ten issues, ...

See also:

Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle - Fox Feature Syndicate, Blue Beetle - Charlton Comics, Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett 1950s, Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett Silver Age, Blue Beetle - Ted Kord, Blue Beetle - DC Comics, Blue Beetle - The Justice League, Blue Beetle - Death, Blue Beetle - The new Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle - Alternate versions, Blue Beetle - Trivia, Blue Beetle - Footnotes

Read more here: » Blue Beetle: Encyclopedia II - Blue Beetle - Charlton Comics

Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations. After the success of National Comics' new superhero characters Superman and Batman, Fawcett Publications decided in 1939 to start its own comics division. Writer Bill Parker was recruited to create several hero characters for the first title in Fawcett's line, then to be called Flash Comics. Besides penning stories featuring Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Golden Arrow, Lance O'Casey, Scoop Smith, and Dan Dare for the new book, Parker also wrote a ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics #2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history

Don Rico created striking wood engravings of gloomy Depression-era life for the W.P.A. Federal Art Project in the mid-to-late 1930s. He began his comics career in 1940 at Victor A. Fox's Fox Publications and later worked on some of the earliest stories of the Golden Age Daredevil in Lev Gleason Publications' Silver Streak Comics, helping to establish a character that would go on to a highly celebrated r ...

See also:

Don Rico, Don Rico - Background, Don Rico - Quotes, Don Rico - Paperback novels, Don Rico - Golden Age reprints

Read more here: » Don Rico: Encyclopedia II - Don Rico - Background

This list is incomplete and in progress Information from Atlas Tales [5] and other references. Some titles may be arguably Timely at the earlier end, or Marvel at the later end. Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime. All-True Crime  #26-52 (Feb. 1948 - Sept. 1952; continued from Timely's Official True Crime) Amazing Detective Cases  #3-14 (Nov. 1950 - Sept. 1952; continued from n.a.) Casey - Crime Photographer  #1-4 (Aug. 1 ...

See also:

Atlas Comics 1950s, Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age, Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas shrugs, Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas or Marvel?, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre, Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime, Atlas Comics 1950s - Espionage, Atlas Comics 1950s - Funny-animal and other children's comics, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - satire, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - sitcom, Atlas Comics 1950s - Horror/suspense/science fiction, Atlas Comics 1950s - Jungle, Atlas Comics 1950s - Romance, Atlas Comics 1950s - Sports, Atlas Comics 1950s - Superhero, Atlas Comics 1950s - War, Atlas Comics 1950s - Western, Atlas Comics 1950s - Misc., Atlas Comics 1950s - Footnotes

Read more here: » Atlas Comics 1950s: Encyclopedia II - Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre

Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations. After the success of National Comics' new superhero characters Superman and Batman, Fawcett Publications decided in 1939 to start its own comics division. Writer Bill Parker was recruited to create several hero characters for the first title in Fawcett's line, then to be called Flash Comics. Besides penning stories featuring Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Golden Arrow, Lance O'Casey, Scoop Smith, and Dan Dare for the new book, Parker also wrote a ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics no. 2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Marvel Family, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Rogues gallery, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Other characters, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history

DC acquired the Charlton heroes in the mid-1980s, and used the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event to integrate them all into the DC Universe. During this period Blue Beetle had his own series, written by Len Wein. Also published during this time was Secret Origins #2 (cover illustrated by Gil Kane), which explained the origins and careers of the Ted Kord and Dan Garrett Blue Beetles in the post-Crisis continuity. They would also follow up on the hinted android in stasis from the Charlton series, having this android pretend to ...

See also:

Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle - Fox Feature Syndicate, Blue Beetle - Charlton Comics, Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett 1950s, Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett Silver Age, Blue Beetle - Ted Kord, Blue Beetle - DC Comics, Blue Beetle - The Justice League, Blue Beetle - Death, Blue Beetle - The new Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle - Alternate versions, Blue Beetle - Trivia, Blue Beetle - Footnotes

Read more here: » Blue Beetle: Encyclopedia II - Blue Beetle - DC Comics

Captain Marvel often fights evil as a member of a superhero team known as the Marvel Family, made up of himself and several other heroes: The Wizard Shazam who empowers the team, Captain Marvel's sister Mary Marvel, and Marvel's protégé Captain Marvel, Jr.. Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Marel Family also included part-time members such as Mary's non-powered friend "Uncle" Dudley aka Uncle Marvel, Dudley's non-powered niece Freckles Marvel, a team of proteges (all of whose alter egos are ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics #2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast

The first filmed adaptation of Captain Marvel was produced in 1941. The Adventures of Captain Marvel, starring Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coglan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson, was a twelve-part film serial produced by Republic Pictures in 1941. Often ranked among the finest examples of the form, its release made Captain Marvel the first superhero to be depicted in film. Over thirty years later, Filmation produced Shazam!, a live-action television show which ran from 1974 to 1977 on CBS. ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics #2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television

Captain Marvel's adventures have contributed a number of elements to both comic book culture and pop culture in general. The most notable of these is the regular use of Superman and Captain Marvel as adversaries in Modern Age comic book stories. The fictional Superman/Captain Marvel rivalry has its origins in "Superduperman," a satirical comic book story by Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood in the fourth issue of Mad (April-May, 1953). In the parody, inspired by the Fawcett/DC legal battles, Superduperman, endowed with muscles on ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics #2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences

The original Golden Age Blue Beetle was Dan Garret, son of a police officer killed by a criminal. This Fox version of the character debuted in Mystery Men Comics #1 (1939), and began appearing in his own 60-issue series shortly thereafter (first issue dated simply 1939, the next dated May-June 1940, the last Aug. 1950; a separate company, Holyoke, published issues 12-30). Rookie patrolman Dan Garret had invented a bulletproof costume (described by Garret as being made of a chain-mail which was "as thin and light as silk"), and temporarily gained superhum ...

See also:

Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle - Fox Feature Syndicate, Blue Beetle - Charlton Comics, Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett 1950s, Blue Beetle - Dan Garrett Silver Age, Blue Beetle - Ted Kord, Blue Beetle - DC Comics, Blue Beetle - The Justice League, Blue Beetle - Death, Blue Beetle - The new Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle - Alternate versions, Blue Beetle - Trivia, Blue Beetle - Footnotes

Read more here: » Blue Beetle: Encyclopedia II - Blue Beetle - Fox Feature Syndicate

Allen Bellman [2]: "Don and some of the other artists didn't bother with Syd Shores. who was the unofficial bullpen director. Rico was the ringleader of this 'ignore Shores' group. He was always causing small problems in the office and [publisher Martin] Goodman knew this, and hence the name 'Rat Rico' he referred to Don with." Gil Kane [3]: "Timely was my second job after MLJ. ... Stan was the editor at 19 years old but all the day-to-day managing of the work was done by Don Rico, who also ...

See also:

Don Rico, Don Rico - Background, Don Rico - Quotes, Don Rico - Paperback novels, Don Rico - Golden Age reprints

Read more here: » Don Rico: Encyclopedia II - Don Rico - Quotes

Atlas also published a plethora of children's and teen humor titles, including Dan DeCarlo's Homer, the Happy Ghost (a la Casper the Friendly Ghost) and Homer Hooper (a la Archie Andrews). If newspapers had Dennis the Menace, Atlas had the Joe Maneely-drawn Melvin the Monster. TV had Sgt. Bilko? Atlas had the lovably conniving Sergeant Barkey Barker — drawn by John Severin, one of comics' top war artists, no less. One of the most popular titles was the long-running Millie the Model, which be ...

See also:

Atlas Comics 1950s, Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age, Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas shrugs, Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas or Marvel?, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre, Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime, Atlas Comics 1950s - Espionage, Atlas Comics 1950s - Funny-animal and other children's comics, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - satire, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - sitcom, Atlas Comics 1950s - Horror/suspense/science fiction, Atlas Comics 1950s - Jungle, Atlas Comics 1950s - Romance, Atlas Comics 1950s - Sports, Atlas Comics 1950s - Superhero, Atlas Comics 1950s - War, Atlas Comics 1950s - Western, Atlas Comics 1950s - Misc., Atlas Comics 1950s - Footnotes

Read more here: » Atlas Comics 1950s: Encyclopedia II - Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea

The first filmed adaptation of Captain Marvel was produced in 1941. The Adventures of Captain Marvel, starring Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coglan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson, was a twelve-part film serial produced by Republic Pictures in 1941. Often ranked among the finest examples of the form, its release made Captain Marvel the first superhero to be depicted in film. Over thirty years later, Filmation produced Shazam!, a live-action television show which ran from 1974 to 1977 on CBS. ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics no. 2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Marvel Family, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Rogues gallery, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Other characters, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television

Captain Marvel's adventures have contributed a number of elements to both comic book culture and pop culture in general. The most notable of these is the regular use of Superman and Captain Marvel as adversaries in Modern Age comic book stories. The Superman/Captain Marvel rivalry has its origins in a popular comics story in MAD Magazine no. 4 from 1953, entitled "Superduperman", which was inspired by the Fawcett/DC legal battles. In the story, Superduperman (an obvious Superman doppelganger) does battle with the Captain Marvel-esque ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics no. 2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Marvel Family, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Rogues gallery, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Other characters, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences

Captain Marvel DC Comics - Marvel Family. Captain Marvel often fights evil as a member of a superhero team known as the Marvel Family, made up of himself and several other heroes: The Wizard Shazam. Although he is killed, as prophesied, after giving Billy the power to become Captain Marvel, Shazam's spirit remains as the vigilant caretaker of the Rock of Eternity. In current continuity, Shazam does not die after granting Billy his powers, and was a much more active character than he was during ...

See also:

Captain Marvel DC Comics, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Full history, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Development and inspirations, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Whiz Comics no. 2: origin story, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Fawcett years: the Marvel Family allies and enemies, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel vs. Superman, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Shazam! revival, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Shazam! The New Beginning, Captain Marvel DC Comics - The Power of Shazam!, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Captain Marvel in the 2000s, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Marvel Family, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Rogues gallery, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Other characters, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Cultural influences, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Appearances in film and television, Captain Marvel DC Comics - Notes

Read more here: » Captain Marvel DC Comics: Encyclopedia II - Captain Marvel DC Comics - Supporting cast

Atlas grew out of Timely Comics, the company Goodman founded in 1939 and whose star characters during the 1930s and '40s Golden Age of comic books were the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. The post-war era, however, found superheroes falling out of fashion. Television and paperback books now also competed for readers and leisure time. The line marking the end of the Golden Age is vague, but for Timely, at least, it appears to have ended with the cancelation of Captain America Comics at issue #75 (Feb. 1950) †...

See also:

Atlas Comics 1950s, Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age, Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas shrugs, Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas or Marvel?, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre, Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime, Atlas Comics 1950s - Espionage, Atlas Comics 1950s - Funny-animal and other children's comics, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - satire, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - sitcom, Atlas Comics 1950s - Horror/suspense/science fiction, Atlas Comics 1950s - Jungle, Atlas Comics 1950s - Romance, Atlas Comics 1950s - Sports, Atlas Comics 1950s - Superhero, Atlas Comics 1950s - War, Atlas Comics 1950s - Western, Atlas Comics 1950s - Misc., Atlas Comics 1950s - Footnotes

Read more here: » Atlas Comics 1950s: Encyclopedia II - Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age

Atlas, rather than similarly innovate, took what it saw as the proven route of following popular trends in TV and movies — Westerns and war dramas prevailing for a time, drive-in movie monsters another time — and even other comic books, particularly the EC horror line. Until the early 1960s, when editor-in-chief and head writer Stan Lee would help revolutionize comic books with the advent of The Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, Atlas was content to flood newsstands with profitable, cheaply produced product — often, despite itself, beaut ...

See also:

Atlas Comics 1950s, Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age, Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas shrugs, Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas or Marvel?, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre, Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime, Atlas Comics 1950s - Espionage, Atlas Comics 1950s - Funny-animal and other children's comics, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - satire, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - sitcom, Atlas Comics 1950s - Horror/suspense/science fiction, Atlas Comics 1950s - Jungle, Atlas Comics 1950s - Romance, Atlas Comics 1950s - Sports, Atlas Comics 1950s - Superhero, Atlas Comics 1950s - War, Atlas Comics 1950s - Western, Atlas Comics 1950s - Misc., Atlas Comics 1950s - Footnotes

Read more here: » Atlas Comics 1950s: Encyclopedia II - Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following

Goodman's men's magazines and paperback books were still successful — the comics, except in the early Golden Age, were a relatively small part of the business — and Goodman considered shutting the division down. The details of his decision not to do so are murky. Jack Kirby, who after his amicable split with creative partner Joe Simon a few years earlier was not been as busy as he would have liked, recalled in a 1990 interview for ...

See also:

Atlas Comics 1950s, Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age, Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas shrugs, Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas or Marvel?, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre, Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime, Atlas Comics 1950s - Espionage, Atlas Comics 1950s - Funny-animal and other children's comics, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - satire, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - sitcom, Atlas Comics 1950s - Horror/suspense/science fiction, Atlas Comics 1950s - Jungle, Atlas Comics 1950s - Romance, Atlas Comics 1950s - Sports, Atlas Comics 1950s - Superhero, Atlas Comics 1950s - War, Atlas Comics 1950s - Western, Atlas Comics 1950s - Misc., Atlas Comics 1950s - Footnotes

Read more here: » Atlas Comics 1950s: Encyclopedia II - Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby

From 1952 to late 1956, Goodman distributed this torrent of comics to newsstands through his self-owned distributor, Atlas. He then switched to American News Company, the nation's largest distributor a virtual monopoly —— which shortly afterward lost a Justice Department lawsuit and discontinued the business. Gerard Jones in Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book (Basic Books, 2004; trade paperback ISBN ...

See also:

Atlas Comics 1950s, Atlas Comics 1950s - After the Golden Age, Atlas Comics 1950s - Trend-following, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor and miscellanea, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas shrugs, Atlas Comics 1950s - Return of Jack Kirby, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas or Marvel?, Atlas Comics 1950s - Atlas titles by genre, Atlas Comics 1950s - Crime, Atlas Comics 1950s - Espionage, Atlas Comics 1950s - Funny-animal and other children's comics, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - satire, Atlas Comics 1950s - Humor - sitcom, Atlas Comics 1950s - Horror/suspense/science fiction, Atlas Comics 1950s - Jungle, Atlas Comics 1950s - Romance, Atlas Comics 1950s - Sports, Atlas Comics 1950s - Superhero, Atlas Comics 1950s - War, Atlas Comics 1950s - Western, Atlas Comics 1950s - Misc.,