Horror comic books were huge the publisher/owner of Atlas Comics knew a good thing when he saw it so like any good capitalist he decided to publish Horror comics.
Adventure Into Weird Worlds stories was one of his flagship Horror titles and boy did it get weird.
Top notch talent like Russ Heath, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Carmine Infantino, Mort Meskin, George Tuska, Bob Fujitani, Joe Sinnott and Barnard Krigstein all contributed their creativity, pencils and best horror creations to the series.
The oversize hardbound book: Atlas Comics library No. 9 Adventures Into Weird Worlds, measuring about one inch thick, starts out with a very informative text and art piece about other Atlas Horror, Science Fiction and other titles published abut the same period as Adventures Into Weird Worlds
I have to admit I though I knew a lot about old comic books but the folks at Fantagraphics have put me in my place. This book, along with many of their other titles proved to me I don’t know as much as I though about comic book history. It’s humbling and yet very enlightening. Just goes to show you’re never too old to learn.
I can just imagine myself as a young boy reading Adventures Into Weird Worlds back in the 1950s. The stories must have been quite a shock. While not gory or bloody the stories are still creepy and always seem to have a twisted and unexpected conclusion.
I highly recommend this book along with Fantagraphics other classic comics reprints. All of them offer a rare glimpse into the past and how those comics were the genesis of much of what we read today.
Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
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