(W) John Buscema, Bill Everett, Russ Heath (A) John Buscema, Bill Everett, Russ Heath (CA) Various This new volume in Fantagraphics' and Marvel?s collaborative Atlas Library presents Girl Comics #1-12, a long unseen subversion of romance comics beautifully designed for a new generation of readers!In 1950, Timely/Atlas/Marvel took a typical romance title called Girl Comics and turned it into a sister companion to its successful men?s-adventure comics: an empowering girls?-adventure comic! Mystery, adventure and suspense was promised and delivered! At the hands of a stellar artistic line-up, including John Buscema, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Russ Heath, and Bernard Krigstein, Girl Comics evolved from heart-stricken love stories to hair-raising girl-power thrill rides like ?The Death Plunge!,? ?The House of Shadows!,? ?I was a Murderer?s Daughter!,? ?They Called me a Spy!,? ?The Dead Hands at the Controls,? and ?The Dark Hallway.?This volume also features the story behind the stories, with editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo?s essays on Marvel publisher Martin Goodman?s enthu

(W) Stan Lee, John Severin, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely (A) John Severin, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely (CA) Joe Maneely When Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines launched EC?s Mad comic book as a warmly received satirical magazine, a flood of imitators soon filled newsstands, but the first and best to follow in Mad?s footsteps (coinciding with the second issue of Mad magazine) was Snafu, edited and written by Kurtzman?s former boss: Stan ?The Man? Lee! Snafu was packed with Marvel/Atlas? top humor creators and, following the Mad playbook, filled pages with ad and news spoofs, alongside film, television, and book parodies like ?The Blackboard Forest? by Russ Heath, ?Pete Kelsey?s Booze? and ?Bleed, You Bum!? by Joe Maneely, ?Drugnet? by Howie Post, ?Emily Toast?s Etiquette Page? by John Severin, and ?Snafu?s Lovely Ladies? by Bill Everett, with production supervised by Marie Severin. Seen here is some of the most eye-popping work of Maneely?s short life, including great Hollywood caricatures done in a wash style. In this new volume in our Atlas Library collaboration with Marvel, Fantagraphics

Over 200 pages of neverbefore-reprinted work from Golden-Age-Of-Comics legend Bill Everett. Spanning the years 1938-1940 and culled from such magazines as Amazing Mystery Funnies and Amazing-Man Comics, Heroic Tales features vintage characters such as Amazing-Man, Hydroman, Skyrocket Steele, The Chameleon plus many more. This is a stunning companion to Fantagraphics' critically acclaimed 2010 Everett retrospective, Fire and Water, and features beautifully restored, full-color stories plus an introduction about the man, his art, the history of the era, and his relationship with Marvel Comics.

(W) Bill Everett; Steve Gerber (A) Bill Everrett; Don Heck (CA) John Romita Sr. Prepare yourself for one of the most epic eras in the history of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, written and drawn by his creator, Bill Everett!We are proud to present Bill Everett's seminal '70s return to Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the character that he made a legend! Everett's luxuriant artwork and signature anarchic take on Namor make every page an action-packed classic. Villains from Subby's past like Prince Byrrah set the stage while the debut of Namorita and a new flame-vs.-water nemesis, Sunfire, ratchet up the drama. The return of another Everett icon, Venus, pits the Sub-Mariner against the god Ares, while the capture of Subby's alien ally, Tamara, leads to an all-out Atlantean invasion of New York City! Then, a nerve gas explosion leaves Namor unable to defend his realm. Reed Richards crafts a new costume to help him fight again, and nothing will be able to contain the rage of the now savage Sub-Mariner!COLLECTING: SUB-MARINER (1968) #50-72 and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #27