Carl Wessler
Atlas Tales
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- Creator Name
- Carl Wessler
- Notes
- Wessler was the first person the Fleischer Studio fired (in March 30 1937) for his pro-union activities. (interestingly two weeks later the US Supreme Court ruled firing someone for their pro-union activities to be illegeal). On May 7th, there was a strike at Fleischer studio lasting untill October 13, at which time Fleischer re-hired Wessler (and others) and settled. shortly after that, Fleischer announced plans to move the studio to Florida (a right-to-work state), which they did in 1938. Wessler remained with Fleischer up to their return to NYC (as Famous) in 1943. It was in 1943 while in Florida, that he begain work in comic books - through Jay Morton for the Sangor-Hughes shop. Many of the returning Famous guys went from animation work for full time comic book work when they returned, becasue in the 1940s, comic book work paid more than animation work! I dont know when Wessler switched over, but it seems likely he did at about the same time. When Timely-Atlas went under in 1957, he switched to writing for Harvey - where he stayed untill they early 1970s - when he ended his career writing mystery stories at DC. steven rowe
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8015 The Mad Monk 6pg art script attributed |
Amazing Detective Cases 6 | May 1951 | |
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8055 The Man They Couldn't Hang! 4pg art script attributed |
Amazing Detective Cases 6 | May 1951 | |
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8488 Trapped In Time 5pg art script attributed |
Suspense 10 | September 1951 | |
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8579 Deadly Deception! 5pg art script attributed |
Crime Cases Comics 7 | September 1951 |
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8591 The Suitcase! 5pg art script attributed |
Suspense 11 | November 1951 | |
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8972 The Stone Wall 6pg art script attributed |
Crime Exposed (2nd - Dec 50) 7 | December 1951 | |
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8946 The Death Train 6pg art script attributed |
Crime Exposed (2nd - Dec 50) 7 | December 1951 | |
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9059 The Man Who Couldn't Stop pg art script signed |
Justice 25 | January 1952 | |
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9374 The Trap 6pg art script attributed |
Strange Tales 5 | February 1952 |
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9863 Second Floor Rear! 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Terror 9 | April 1952 | |
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9617 The Eyes of March! 4pg art script attributed |
Strange Tales 6 | April 1952 | |
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9708 The Ugly Man 5pg art script attributed |
Strange Tales 6 | April 1952 | |
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9991 The Hidden Man 6pg art script attributed |
Crime Exposed (2nd - Dec 50) 13 | May 1952 | |
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A-238 You'll Die Laughing 5pg art script attributed |
Mystic 9 | June 1952 | |
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A-42 The Horrible Man 5pg art script attributed |
Strange Tales 7 | June 1952 | |
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A-274 The Man Who Jumped 5pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 14 | June 1952 | |
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A-317 The Labyrinth 5pg art script attributed |
Suspense 19 | June 1952 | |
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A-200 The Clutching Hands 5pg art script attributed |
Journey Into Mystery 1 | June 1952 |
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A-194 The Drop Of Blood 5pg art script attributed |
Uncanny Tales 1 | June 1952 | |
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A-388 Death in the Shadows 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Weird Worlds 8 | July 1952 | |
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A-330 30 Seconds 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Weird Worlds 8 | July 1952 | |
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A-616 Not Flesh and Blood! 5pg art script attributed |
Mystic 11 | August 1952 | |
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A-573 The Last Laugh 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Weird Worlds 9 | August 1952 | |
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A-651 The Hidden Head 4pg art script attributed |
Strange Tales 10 | September 1952 |
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B-526 A Medal For Mickey 5pg art script attributed |
Combat 6 | November 1952 |
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B-336 The Cheap Skate 4pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 20 | December 1952 | |
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B-303 The Old Hag! 5pg art script attributed |
Mystery Tales 6 | December 1952 |
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B-302 The Mark of Death 5pg art script attributed |
Mystic 15 | December 1952 | |
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B-287 She Married A Werewolf! 5pg art script attributed |
Uncanny Tales 4 | December 1952 | |
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9695 The Hound Dog 4pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 11 | Spring 1952 |
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B-568 That's An Order 5pg art script attributed |
Man Comics 22 | January 1953 |
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B-602 A Shot in the Dark 5pg art script attributed |
Man Comics 22 | January 1953 |
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B-613 12 Hours Til Death 7pg art script attributed |
Battlefield 7 | January 1953 | |
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B-564 Red Guerilla 5pg art script attributed |
Battlefield 7 | January 1953 | |
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B-644 One Move Means Death! 6pg art script attributed |
War Adventures 12 | January 1953 |
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B-528 The Man Who Went Too Far! 5pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 21 | January 1953 | |
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B-501 Gorilla! 4pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 21 | January 1953 | |
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B-662 Sgt. Dugan's Squad 5pg art script attributed |
Battle Action 8 | January 1953 | |
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B-605 In Cold Blood 5pg art script attributed |
Combat 8 | January 1953 |
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B-560 The Big Brass! 5pg art script attributed |
Men's Adventures 18 | February 1953 | |
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B-585 Where's Johnny? 5pg art script attributed |
Men's Adventures 18 | February 1953 | |
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B-496 I Can't Stop Killing! 5pg art script attributed |
Uncanny Tales 5 | February 1953 | |
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B-388 The Both Of Me! 4pg art script attributed |
Uncanny Tales 5 | February 1953 | |
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B-835 The Black Hole! 5pg art script attributed |
Battle 18 | March 1953 |
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B-809 A Spy Among Us 5pg art script attributed |
Battlefield 9 | March 1953 | |
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B-791 The Hero! 5pg art script attributed |
Men's Adventures 19 | March 1953 | |
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B-933 I Die Too Often 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Terror 17 | March 1953 | |
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B-947 The Vandals! 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Terror 17 | March 1953 | |
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B-868 The Big Gripe! 5pg art script attributed |
Battle Action 10 | March 1953 | |
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B-801 Bunker Hill 6pg art script attributed |
Battlefront 10 | March 1953 | |
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B-894 He Lurks In The Shadows 5pg art script attributed |
Uncanny Tales 6 | March 1953 | |
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B-824 The Man Who Changed 5pg art script attributed |
Uncanny Tales 6 | March 1953 | |
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B-981 The Night It Rained Men 5pg art script attributed |
Battlefield 10 | April 1953 | |
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B-978 In the Dead of Night 5pg art script attributed |
Battle Action 11 | April 1953 | |
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A-743 The Crook They Couldn't Catch! 5pg art script attributed |
Justice 37 | May 1953 | |
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8377 Thicker than Water 7pg art script attributed |
Justice 37 | May 1953 | |
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C-529 It Happened to One Knight 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Weird Worlds 19 | June 1953 | |
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C-172 I Married A Zombie 5pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 25 | June 1953 | |
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C-614 As Different As Day And Night 5pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 26 | August 1953 | |
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C-416 The Vampire's Partner 5pg art script attributed |
Adventures Into Weird Worlds 22 | September 1953 | |
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C-430 The Macabre Museum 6pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 27 | October 1953 | |
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C-572 The Corpse Vanishes 5pg art script attributed |
Astonishing 27 | October 1953 | |
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G-947 Where on Earth? 5pg art script attributed |
Mystic 42 | December 1955 | |
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J-656 If ...! 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 2 | July 1956 |
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K-172 I Can't be Harmed 4pg art script attributed |
Strange Tales of the Unusual 6 | October 1956 | |
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L-333 Those Who Vanish! 4pg art script attributed |
Mystic 58 | April 1957 | |
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L-522 The Swami Strikes Back! 4pg art script attributed |
Mystic 58 | April 1957 | |
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L-521 He Hides In The Tower 4pg art script attributed |
Mystical Tales 6 | April 1957 | |
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L-826 Wheels of Doom! 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 7 | May 1957 | |
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L-776 Run for Your Life 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 7 | May 1957 | |
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L-855 The Hidden Hex! 3pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 7 | May 1957 | |
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M-125 The Lair of the Thunder Lizard! 4pg art script attributed |
Mystical Tales 8 | August 1957 | |
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O-349 The Golden Palomino! 4pg art script attributed |
Wyatt Earp 15 | February 1958 | |
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M-450 Bedlam in Barnesville 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 12 | June 1958 | |
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M-240 Hiding Place! 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 12 | June 1958 | |
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M-364 The Unsolid Man 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 13 | August 1958 | |
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K-112 The Man in the Cyclotron 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 13 | August 1958 | |
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M-247 Deadlock! 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 14 | October 1958 | |
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M-249 The Yogi's Secret! 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 14 | October 1958 | |
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M-986 Stampede! 4pg art script unsigned |
Gunsmoke Western 49 | November 1958 | |
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M-365 He Stole 50 Years 4pg art script attributed |
World of Fantasy 15 | December 1958 | |
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T-354 I Know the Gargoyle's Secret! 4pg art script attributed |
Journey Into Mystery 54 | September 1959 |
Crime Cases Comics 7
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Strange Tales 5
February 1952
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Journey Into Mystery 1
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Strange Tales 10
September 1952
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Combat 6
November 1952
November 1952
Mystery Tales 6
December 1952
December 1952
Astonishing 11
Spring 1952
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Man Comics 22
January 1953
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Man Comics 22
January 1953
January 1953
War Adventures 12
January 1953
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Combat 8
January 1953
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Battle 18
March 1953
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World of Fantasy 2
July 1956
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