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Series
Wild 5
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- August 1954
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Interstate Publishing Corp.
- Cover Credits
-
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Wild #5 was published by Interstate Publishing Corp. in August 1954. It is part of the Wild series, which ran from February 1954 to August 1954.
Cover credits include Joe Maneely.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Indexed story credits include Dave Berg and Carl Burgos, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Credits
Dave Berg 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: Anti-communism story.
In My Merry Time Machine
Credits
Carl Burgos pencils and inks 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
I Was An 88 Pound Weakling
Credits
Al Hartley pencils guess
Carl Burgos inks 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: Parody of magazine advertisements by body-builder Charles Atlas (1892-1972).
Death Of A Sales Manager
Credits
Morris Weiss pencils guess
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 Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, which played from 10 Feb 1949 to 18 Nov 1950 at the Morosco Theatre, 217 W. 45th St. in New York.
Let's Go Wild
Credits
Al Hartley pencils guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of comic book activity pages.
Dan'l Boom Trail Blazer
Credits
Mort Lawrence pencils guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).
Wild's 1954 Calendar
Credits
Howie Post pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Wilmot: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Looking for the full run? Browse the Wild checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.