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Atlas Era Heroes Masterworks Vol. 1
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Vol. 73: Atlas Era Heroes
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Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes Vol. 1 -
Featuring Marvel Boy, Human Torch, Captain America & Sub-Mariner

Marvel Boy #1-2, Astonishing #3-6, Young Men #24-28

(Vol. 73 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)

First Print
Release Date: January 24, 2007

REGULAR ED. ISBN: 0-7851-2408-X • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT ED. ISBN: 0-7851-2480-2 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 1550

304 Pages

Written by Stan Lee

Penciled by Bill Everett, John Romita, Carl Burgos, Russ Heath & Wayne Boring

Cover by Carl Burgos

Foreword by Roy Thomas

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PREVIEW IMAGES

AST #4: Page 1, featuring Marvel Boy by Bill Everett
AST #4: Page 12, featuring Marvel Boy by Bill Everett
AST #4: Page 17, featuring STAN LEE!!!! by Wayne Boring
AST #5: Page 6, featuring Marvel Boy by Bill Everett
AST #6: Page 9, featuring Marvel Boy by Bill Everett

YM #24: Page 6, featuring Human Torch by Russ Heath

YM #25: Cover, featuring Human Torch by Carl Burgos
YM #25: Page 17, featuring Captain America by John Romita

YM #27: Page 1, featuring Human Torch by Carl Burgos
YM #27: Page 5, featuring Human Torch by Carl Burgos
YM #27: Page 10, featuring Captain America by John Romita
YM #27: Page 20, featuring Namora and Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett

YM #28: Page 15, featuring Captain America by John Romita
YM #28: Page 18, featuring Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett

As the '50s dawned and the Atlas Era was born, the day of the Nazi-stomping super-hero had passed, and in its place came a new style of hero reflective of the changing times: Heroes born of bizarre atomic science that battled otherworldly alien menaces, and patriotic poster boys that battled back the Communist hordes.

Marvel Boy: Rejecting the tyranny of Earth’s governments, scientist Dr. Matthew Grayson built an experimental spacecraft and traveled to the planet Uranus with his infant son, Robert. In this incredible environment young Robert developed marvelous powers of telepathy and superhuman strength, combined with a pair of amazing photonic wristbands. These astonishing powers made him Marvel Boy, cosmic protector of the solar system!

The Hero Revival: The year was 1953, and with fear of Communism clutching the nation’s attention, Atlas Comics publisher Martin Goodman tapped Stan Lee along with artists John Romita, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and Russ Heath to stage a revival of the most-famous super heroes of the era. Bursting onto the pages of Young Men, the Human Torch, Captain America and the Sub-Mariner made their explosive return to the comics scene!

The inaugural volume of a line collecting the exceptionally rare 1950s appearances of Captain America, the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, Marvel Boy, the Black Knight and more, Atlas Era Heroes Vol. 1 is just the first peek into a historical bridge between the Golden Age and Marvel Age of Heroes no fan should be without!

Collecting MARVEL BOY #1-2, ASTONISHING #3-6 & YOUNG MEN #24-28.

(from official Marvel solicit)

Issues Reprinted
Marvel Boy #1-2, Astonishing #3-6, and Young Men #24-28

 

MB #1
MB #2
AST #3
AST #4
AST #5
AST #6

YM #24
YM #25
YM #26
YM #27
YM #28

 

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