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Wild 2
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Wild #2 was published by Interstate Publishing Corp. in March 1954. It is part of the Wild series, which ran from February 1954 to August 1954.
Cover credits include Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Deep In The Heart Of Taxes." Indexed story credits include Joe Maneely and Carl Burgos, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Wild checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- March 1954
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Interstate Publishing Corp.
- Cover Credits
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Carl Burgos pencils and inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
John Benson: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Stories
Deep In The Heart Of Taxes
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ironic, Ain't It?
Credits
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Gruesome Gregory
Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of professional wrestler George Raymond "Gorgeous George" Wagner (1915 - 1963).
Menace From Mars
Credits
Howie Post pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: A caption in panel 5 on page 3 reads, "Personal: Julius, come home, all is forgiven - Arthur", clearly an allusion to the on-camera firing of singer Julius LaRosa (b. 1930) by Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983) on 19 Oct 1953. In the panel, a comic artist named Marvin sings, "Hey Cumpari", an allusion to LaRosa's recording of Eh, Cumpari!, which went to #1 on the Cash Box magazine record charts in 1953.
Satan Is Waitin'
Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Soviet leader Josef Stalin (1878-1953) appears in the splash.
A Witch In Time
Credits
Al Hartley pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit