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!"

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.

Issue	Publication Date	On-sale Date	Indicia Publisher
2 Gun Western (1956 series) #4	May 1956	—	Margood Publishing Corp.
3-D Action (1954 series) #1	January 1954	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
3-D Tales of the West (1954 series) #1	January 1954	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Actual Confessions (1952 series) #13	October 1952	—	Manvis Publications, Inc.
Actual Confessions (1952 series) #14	December 1952	—	Manvis Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #1	May 1956	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #2	July 1956	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #3	September 1956	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #4	November 1956	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #5	January 1957	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #6	March 1957	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #7	May 1957	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventure into Mystery (1956 series) #8	July 1957	—	Olympia Publications, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #7	December 1951	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #8	February 1952	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #9	April 1952	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #10	June 1952	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #11	August 1952	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #12	October 1952	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #13	December 1952	1952-09-17	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #14	Winter 1952	1952-09-26	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #15	January 1953	1952-10-27	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #16	February 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #17	March 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #18	April 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #19	May 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #20	June 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #21	July 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #22	August 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #23	September 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #24	October 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #25	November 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #26	December 1953	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #27	January 1954	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #28	February 1954	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #29	March 1954	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #30	April 1954	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #31	May 1954	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #1	January 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #2	February 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #3	March 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #4	Spring 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #5	April 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #6	May 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #7	June 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #8	July 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #9	August 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #10	September 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #11	October 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #12	November 1952	1952-09-12	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #13	December 1952	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #14	January 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #15	February 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #16	March 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #17	April 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #18	May 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #19	June 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #20	July 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #21	August 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #22	September 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #23	October 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #24	December 1953	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #25	January 1954	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #26	February 1954	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #27	March 1953 [March 1954]	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #28	April 1954	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #29	May 1954	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952 series) #30	June 1954	—	Animirth Comics, Inc.
Adventures of Homer Ghost (1957 series) #1	June 1957	—	Postal Publications, Inc.
Adventures of Homer Ghost (1957 series) #2	August 1957	—	Postal Publications, Inc.
All True Crime (1949 series) #47	November 1951	—	Leading Comic Corp.
All True Crime (1949 series) #48	January 1952	—	Leading Comic Corp.
All True Crime (1949 series) #49	March 1952	—	Leading Comic Corp.
All True Crime (1949 series) #50	May 1952	1952-02-05	Leading Comic Corp.
All True Crime (1949 series) #51	July 1952	1952-03-21	Leading Comic Corp.
All True Crime (1949 series) #52	September 1952	—	Leading Comic Corp.
Amazing Detective Cases (1950 series) #9	November 1951	—	Comic Combine Corp.
Amazing Detective Cases (1950 series) #10	January 1952	1951	Comic Combine Corp.
Amazing Detective Cases (1950 series) #11	March 1952	—	Comic Combine Corp.
Amazing Detective Cases (1950 series) #12	May 1952	—	Comic Combine Corp.
Amazing Detective Cases (1950 series) #13	July 1952	—	Comic Combine Corp.
Amazing Detective Cases (1950 series) #14	September 1952	—	Comic Combine Corp.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #5	June 1955	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #6	August 1955	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #7	October 1955	1955-06-15	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #8	December 1955	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #9	February 1956	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #10	April 1956	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Annie Oakley (1955 series) #11	June 1956	—	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #10	January 1952	—	Medalion Publishing Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #11	December 1954	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #12	February 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #13	April 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #14	June 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #15	August 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #16	October 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #17	December 1955	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #18	February 1956	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1950 series) #19	April 1956	—	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Apache Kid (1951 series) #10	[circa February 1952]	—	? (Superior)

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