Atlas [black & white] (Brand Emblem)

1951 - 1957

Number of Issues:: 2366
Notes:: Black and white globe, usually with longitude and latitude lines, with a banner across it reading "Atlas" in black letters. See also a color version used in 1944.

According to an article in Alter Ego (vol. 3) #49 by Tom Lammers, Atlas was intended as a publisher's brand, not as a distribution mark. The Atlas logo was first used on November 1951 issues, but Kable News Co. continued to distribute the issues through the August 1952 issues, and it's "K" logo and the logo of the independent distributors' union continued to appear along side the Atlas globe. The Atlas globe also remained in use through the September 1957 issues, plus one of the two issues cover-dated October 1957, while A.N.C. had taken over distribution as of November, 1956. No indication of A.N.C.'s distribution appeared on the cover while the Atlas globe remained.

Additionally, interior pages encouraged readers to "look for the Atlas seal on the cover!"
Brand Emblem:

Editing

Brand emblem belongs to the brand group:

Brand Group	Publisher	Issues	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
Atlas	Marvel	2372	1944	1957

Brand emblem is in use at the following publishers:

Publisher	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
Marvel	1951	1957
Superior	1952	1952	Used on comics reprinted in Canada at this time.

Number	Publication Date	On-sale Date	Indicia Publisher
Wendy Parker (1953 series) #6	March 1954	1953-11-16	Official Magazine Corp.
Wendy Parker (1953 series) #7	May 1954	1954-01-15	Official Magazine Corp.
Wendy Parker (1953 series) #8	July 1954	1954-03-19	Official Magazine Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #20	June 1956	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #21	August 1956	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #22	October 1956	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #23	December 1956	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #24	February 1957	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #25	April 1957	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #26	June 1957	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Gunfighters (1956 series) #27	August 1957	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #1	December 1954	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #2	February 1955	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #3	April 1955	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #4	June 1955	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #5	August 1955	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #6	October 1955	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #7	December 1955	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #8	February 1956	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #9	April 1956	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #10	June 1956	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #11	August 1956	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #12	October 1956	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #13	December 1956	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #14	February 1957	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #15	April 1957	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #16	June 1957	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Kid (1954 series) #17	August 1957	—	Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #1	February 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #2	April 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #3	June 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #4	August 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #5	October 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #6	December 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #7	February 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #8	April 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #9	June 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #10	August 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #11	October 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #12	December 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #13	February 1956	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #14	April 1956	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #15	June 1956	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #16	August 1956	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #17	October 1956	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #18	January 1957	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #19	March 1957	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #20	May 1957	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws (1954 series) #21	August 1957	—	Warwick Publications Inc.
Western Outlaws and Sheriffs (1949 series) #70	December 1951	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Western Outlaws and Sheriffs (1949 series) #71	February 1952	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Western Outlaws and Sheriffs (1949 series) #72	April 1952	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Western Outlaws and Sheriffs (1949 series) #73	June 1952	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Western Tales of Black Rider (1955 series) #28	May 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Tales of Black Rider (1955 series) #29	July 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Tales of Black Rider (1955 series) #30	September 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Tales of Black Rider (1955 series) #31	November 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Western Thrillers (1954 series) #1	November 1954	1954	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Thrillers (1954 series) #2	December 1954	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Thrillers (1954 series) #3	January 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Thrillers (1954 series) #4	February 1955	—	Animirth Comics Inc.
Western Trails (1957 series) #1	May 1957	—	Sports Action Inc.
Western Trails (1957 series) #2	July 1957	—	Sports Action Inc.
Wild (1954 series) #1	February 1954	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Wild (1954 series) #2	March 1954	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Wild (1954 series) #3	April 1954	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Wild (1954 series) #4	June 1954	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Wild (1954 series) #5	August 1954	—	Interstate Publishing Corp.
Wild Western (1948 series) #19	December 1951	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #20	February 1952	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #21	April 1952	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #22	June 1952	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #23	August 1952	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #24	October 1952	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #25	December 1952	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #26	February 1953	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #27	April 1953	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #28	June 1953	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #29	August 1953	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #30	October 1953	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #31	December 1953	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #32	February 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #33	April 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #34	June 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #35	August 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #36	September 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #37	October 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #38	November 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #39	December 1954	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #40	January 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #41	February 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #42	March 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #43	May 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #44	July 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #45	September 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #46	November 1955	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #47	January 1956	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #48	March 1956	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #49	May 1956	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
Wild Western (1948 series) #50	July 1956	—	Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.

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