MARVEL MASTERWORKS: Atlas Era Heroes Vol 2 (Featuring the Human Torch, Captain America,& Sub-Mariner) [Hardcover]

John Romita (Author), Dick Ayers (Author), Bill Everett (Author)

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Publication Date: February 27, 2008 | Series: Marvel Masterworks

The Atlas Era Hero Revival continues with the adventures of comics' most famous trio of Communist conquering heroes: Captain America, the Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner! After starting with the Big Three's anthology adventures in Men's Adventures, we then dive headlong into Captain America's complete 1954 solo series. Illustrated by Bullpen legend John Romita in some of his very first super hero stories, you'll see Cap and Bucky fight Fifth Columnists, Commie spies, and even the Soviet Electro! Next up, it's the Human Torch and Toro! Stirred from his slumber by an atomic bomb, the Torch has rejoined his young sidekick in a battle to clean up threats as amazing and entertaining as vampires, killer robots, and his 1950s nemesis, The Vulture. Their crime fighting adventures even take on a global purchase, stretching all the way to the 38th parallel and Communist Korea! And finally, for a quick taste of what's to come in Atlas Era Heroes' next volume, there is an assortment of Bill Everett's lavishly drawn tales of the lord of the Atlantis, Namor, the Sub-Mariner. Considered by many to be the definitive take on the character, Everett's '50s Sub-Mariner is nothing less than treasure from the deep! We'd be remiss to leave you without a bevy of historical bonuses, including a rare Human Torch tale that went unprinted for over a decade, original artwork, Atlas Era house ads, and an introduction by Hero Revival scholar extraordinaire, Roy Thomas. Collecting MEN'S ADVENTURES #27-28, CAPTAIN AMERICA #76-78 and HUMAN TORCH #36-38.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Entertainment; 1st edition (February 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785124608
• ISBN-13: 978-0785124603
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Atlas Era Heroes Vol. 2 The Abbreviated Atlas Pre-Silver Age, August 24, 2009

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As a child little more than a toddler in the late 1950's I saw one or two Atlas Hero books in a box at an older friends house (one was a Sub-Mariner and the other was a Black Knight) and fell in love with them but she would not part with them. It wasn't until Marvel (most likely due to Roy Thomas) began reprinting the lost 1950's gems in Marvel Super Heroes that I even remembered those books.
Now with the three volumes published (and a fourth Black Knight and Yellow Claw) on the way) we have all the 1950's Atlas Heroes back in print in chronolocigal order. Volume one did all the issues of Young Men as well as Bill Everett's Marvel Boy. This volume does all the Men's Adventures and the solo books of Captain America and the Human Torch. Volume 3 collects the entire 10 issue solo run of Sub-Mariner by the great Bill Everett.
This review is for volume 2 and it is a fantastic book not to be missed. Not only do you get all the Men's Adventures with all three characters in them but you get all the very rare Captain America and Human Torch issues featuring nice art by John Romita, Dick Ayers and others.
The only drawback at all is there are only five Sub-Mariner stories (two in Men's Adventures and one each in Human Torch) and of those five only three are by Bill Everett with two by Bob Powell. However don't get me wrong this book is well worth the price. If you search out the original comics they'll cost you between $100 to $500 depending on condition each. Plus you get a excellent forward by Marvel Comics (and DC) alumni and publisher of Alter-Ego the best comics history magazine: Roy Thomas!