December 2001 - 132 Pages
The Atlas/Seaboard Story
Goodman's Second Act: Vengeance, Incorporated
A short history of Atlas Comics/Seaboard Periodicals; was it a publishing house built as an act of revenge?
Jeff Rovin Interview: The Rise & Fall of Rovin's Empire
The former Atlas/Seaboard Editor-in-Chief on his tumultuous tenure at the comics company
Object of Revenge: Making Theirs Marvel
Roy Thomas on the attitude of the original "House of Ideas" on the gambit of Martin Goodman
Ernie Colón Interview: The Quintessential Cartoonist
From Richie Rich to his graphic novel masterworks, the artist discusses his long career in comics
Steve Mitchell Interview: When Atlas Shrugged
Atlas/Seaboard's first production manager, Steve Mitchell, on the ups and downs of Goodman's comics
Larry Hama Interview: Year of the Wulf
The artist/writer/editor on his first big break-Wulf the Barbarian-and on the value of friendship
Howard Chaykin Interview: Sting of the Scorpion
One of our favorite raconteurs on his first great creation and the many incarnations of Moro Frost
Sal Amendola Interview: The Flight of Phoenix
The bittersweet saga of the artist's experience in the House of Martin Goodman
Jim Craig Interview: In the House of Goodman
The artist on his short but prolific Atlas/Seaboard days
Creator Roundtable: The Atlas/Seaboard Experience
Wrightson, Heath, Simonson, Milgrom, Austin, Weiss, and Staton discuss their work at Atlas/Seaboard
The Dark Avenger/Artists as Models: A Little Help From Their Friends
A picture essay on Pat Broderick's "The Dark Avenger" and a Terry Austin-directed photo shoot!
Ric Meyers Interview: The Atlas Age of Comics
The Atlas/Seaboard assistant editor remembers the promise and perhaps the truth behind the collapse
Alan Kupperberg Interview: In the New House of Ideas
Working for editor-in-chief Larry Lieber as production manager in the twilight days of Atlas/Seaboard
A Closer Look: One Brief, Shining Moment
Nicholas Caputo's essay on the Ditko, Goodwin & Wood gem among the rough, The Destructor
Comics Chronology: The Atlas/Seaboard Checklist
A complete listing of the entire Atlas Comics and Seaboard Periodical line-up, all 72 issues!
Endgame: DAK on the Demise
Atlas/Seaboard's last assistant editor David Anthony Kraft on the final days of the Great Experiment
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