(April 1975)
DC,
1975 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1975-01-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Line of DC Super-Stars
- Editing
- Jack Kirby; Steve Sherman (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #114.
Is He Legend or Man?
Atlas / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- X-519
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Atlas
- Reprints
-
in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009) - in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
-
in 1st Issue Special (ECC Ediciones, 2019 series) #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019), #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019) - in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
- in DC's 1st Issue Specials (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
in Sandman e Outras Histórias: Lendas do Universo DC (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (abril 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover colorist from error report.
Chapter One: Atlas the Great!
Atlas / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- Job Number
- X-517
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There was a time when man was rising out of barbarism.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Atlas (introduction); Chagra (unidentified); Kargin
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009)
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
- in 1st Issue Special (ECC Ediciones, 2019 series) #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
- in DC's 1st Issue Specials (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
- in Sandman e Outras Histórias: Lendas do Universo DC (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (abril 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Set in the city of Hyssa.
Chapter Two: Atlas the Untamed
Atlas / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Umf!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Atlas; Atlas' father (flashback); Atlas' mother (flashbck); Chagra (unidentified); Hyssa (unidentified, flashback); Kargin
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009)
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
- in 1st Issue Special (ECC Ediciones, 2019 series) #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
- in DC's 1st Issue Specials (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
- in Sandman e Outras Histórias: Lendas do Universo DC (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (abril 2021)
-
Chapter Three: Avenger!
Atlas / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby ? (credited)
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let me go!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Atlas (flashback); Atlas' father (flashback); Atlas' mother (flashback); Chagra (flashback); Hyssa (unidentified, flashback)
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009)
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
- in 1st Issue Special (ECC Ediciones, 2019 series) #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
- in DC's 1st Issue Specials (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
- in Sandman e Outras Histórias: Lendas do Universo DC (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (abril 2021)
-
Chapter Four: Human Lizard!
Atlas / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ugh!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Atlas; Chagra (flashback); King Hyssa
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009)
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 ([July] 2013)
- in Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
- in 1st Issue Special (ECC Ediciones, 2019 series) #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
- in DC's 1st Issue Specials (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
- in Sandman e Outras Histórias: Lendas do Universo DC (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (abril 2021)
-
The Story Behind the Story
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Steve Sherman ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-438
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Legend has it that Atlas was the first king of Atlantis...
- Characters
- Atlas (illustration); Chagra (illustration); King Hyssa (illustration)
- Reprints
- in 1st Issue Special (ECC Ediciones, 2019 series) #1 - Atlas (Agosto 2019)
- in DC's 1st Issue Specials (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Editorial about Atlas. Includes illustrations from story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Is He Legend or Man?
Atlas -
1.
Batman and the Mummy
Batman; Hostess Twinkies -
2.
Chapter One: Atlas the Great!
Atlas -
3.
Chapter Two: Atlas the Untamed
Atlas -
4.
Chapter Three: Avenger!
Atlas -
5.
Chapter Four: Human Lizard!
Atlas -
6.
The Story Behind the Story
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Max Capp
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Steve Dasinger
- Ralf Haring
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Verhart
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