Atlas [black & white] (Brand Emblem)

1951 - 1957

Number of Issues:: 2361
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	2367	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	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	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #14	Winter 1952	Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Adventures into Terror (1950 series) #15	January 1953	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	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	Leading Comic Corp.
All True Crime (1949 series) #51	July 1952	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	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	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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