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The Atlas Comics Library No. 12 (Complete Mystery)

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Expected release date is Mar 16th 2027
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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Gene Colan, Syd Shores, Carlos Burgos, John Buscema, Stan Lee, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo
    Format:
    Hardcover
    Pages:
    254
    Publisher:
    Fantagraphics (March 16, 2027)
    Imprint:
    Fantagraphics
    Release Date:
    March 16, 2027
    Language:
    English
    Audience:
    General/trade
    ISBN-13:
    9798875002748
    Weight:
    18oz
    Dimensions:
    7.8" x 11.7"
    File:
    -NortonNorton_072526-20260725.xml
    List Price:
    $44.99
    Pub Discount:
    65
    Series:
    The Fantagraphics Atlas Comics Library
    Case Pack:
    16
    As low as:
    $34.64
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-WWN
    Discount Code:
    B
  • Overview

    The year 1948 saw the debut of a long-form, film-noir-influenced “crime novella” comics format titled Complete Mystery featuring Marvel's top artists: Gene Colan, Syd Shores, and Carl Burgos (with three stories written by editor Stan Lee).

    In “Seven Dead Men!” greedy mobsters and a beautiful girl lust after a quarter of a million dollars. “Fate’s Fearful Jigsaw!” weaves a tale of murder and mystery, likely instigated by the contemporary accounts of the deaths of the famed NYC recluses, the Collyer brothers. “Fear in the Night!” has murder manifest under the big top, and a squealer causes gangland terror in “Squealers Die Fast!”

    Changing to a multi-story structure, True Complete Mystery became a showcase for the earliest work by future Marvel Comics star John Buscema, who penciled four stories and a cover in the remaining four issues: “Rico Mancini – The Deadly Dude!” “Murder Will Out!” “The Frame-Up that Failed!” and the frantic “Triangle of Terror!” The final three issues sported crime-themed photo covers, a popular novelty across numerous Timely crime, romance and western titles of the period. With an historical introduction by Atlas expert Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.