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Navy Tales 1
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- January 1957
- Cover Notes
- Comparing the finished and original art: Wow! Look how many changes this Everett cover went through! Did they think it didn't have enough action? Or did it start when they were looking to place their "Torpedoes Away!" blurb? Changed or added: The completely re-imagined boat, complete with hammer and sickle insignia and Chinese letters on the hull, is now launching a depth charge. The submarine now exhibits much more damage towards the the tail section with more American soldiers escaping. An airplane has been hit and is coming down in flames. The silhouetted elbow of the knife-wielding-foreground-figure has been "enhanced". Everett's signature has been moved. (Perhaps Everett did some or all of the modifications himself. The added damage to the sub and the added below-surface-swimmers appear to be his work. The changed surface-water-effects including the foamy spray across the stern of the boat. The new boat and its inhabitants are consistent with his style, although I'm less certain.) The new boat inhabitants appear to be Russian sailors. One even sporting a Stalin-esque mustache. Why then, the Chinese characters on the hull? -the stikman
- Sighted Date Stamp
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Nov 6
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Current Detective Stories, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- Torpedoes Away!
- Cover Credits
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Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
-
the stikman: Cover Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Navy Tales #1 was published by Current Detective Stories, Inc. in January 1957. It is part of the Navy Tales series, which ran from January 1957 to July 1957.
Cover credits include Bill Everett.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Torpedoes Away." Indexed story credits include Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
Torpedoes Away
Credits
Dick Ayers pencils unsigned
Ernie Bache inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Invincible City
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Battle-Wagon!
Credits
Paul Reinman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Shanghaied!
Credits
Syd Shores pencils unsigned
Syd Shores inks attributed
Sailor Sweeney
starring
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Shipwrecked!
Credits
Dave Berg pencils signed
Tom Scheuer inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Navy Jet
Credits
Pete Morisi pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Looking for the full run? Browse the Navy Tales checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.