Atlas artist edition. No. 1 featuring Joe Maneely, "The raving maniac" and other stories.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maneely, Joe, 1926-1958, author, artist.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Atlas artist edition ; no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maneely, Joe, 1926-1958.

Maneely, Joe.

Atlas Comics (Firm : 1951-1957)--History.

Atlas Comics (Firm : 1951-1957).

Western comic books, strips, etc.

Horror comic books, strips, etc.

Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Physical Description:

xxi, 233 pages : chielfy color illustrations ; 35 x 26 cm.

Edition:

First Fantagraphics Books edition.

Other Title:

Joe Maneely

Raving maniac and other stories

Place of Publication:

Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2023.

Summary:

"Joe Maneely was known for his draftsmanship, his versatility, and his speed. He could draw horror, science fiction, war, crime, Mad-style humor, Westerns, and funny animals with equal dexterity. His tactile, chiaroscuro graphic approach to storytelling has made him a legend among the comics cognoscenti, but because he never drew superheroes and his life ended tragically at age 32, he has never been given the attention his short but incandescent career deserves. Until now. As Geoffrey C. Ward wrote in American Heritage, "Maneely's knowledge of 19th century artifacts was encyclopedic, his rumpled, unshaven cowboys all wore the right hats, swung the right lariats, sat in the right saddles, fired the right model Colts--with every screwhead and trigger guard and notched handle precisely rendered." And that's only his Westerns. That tightly focused attention to detail pervades his work in every genre. The Atlas Artist Edition No. 1: Joe Maneely Vol. 1 presents a cornucopia of Maneely's work for Marvel (then called Atlas) including Westerns (Kid Colt, Black Rider, Ringo Kid, Wyatt Earp, Two-Gun Kid), pre-code horror ("Haunted!", "The Raving Maniac", and the classic "Your Name Is Frankenstein"), space opera (Speed Carter), war (Combat Kelly), Mad-style parodies from the pages of Crazy and Riot, cold-war intrigue and paranoia (Yellow Claw), and Maneely's pride and joy--his Arthurian champion, The Black Knight. Series editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo provides expert contextual and historical commentary in a special essay for this volume."--Amazon.com.

Notes:

"A curated selection of stories from Joe Maneely's stint at Atlas Comics"--Title page.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1683968913

9781683968917

OCLC:

1371749072

Publisher Number:

99995875883