Atlas Comics Library Hc No 07 Girl Comics (09/10/2025) Fantagraphics

ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY HC NO 07 GIRL COMICS (MR)
(W) JOHN BUSCEMA, BILL EVERETT, RUSS HEATH (A) JOHN BUSCEMA, BILL EVERETT, RUSS HEATH (C) VARIOUS
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 159142 SKU: 0725FB554

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 enthusiastic relationship with romance comics and magazines at a time when the artform was cementing itself into American youth culture! Cover Artists: Al Hartley- Russ Heath- Pete Tumlinson- Bill LaCava- George Klein- Mike Esposito