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Riot 5

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Published April 1954 – June 1956
Issue Numbers 1 – 6
Total Issues 6
Riot #5 (1956) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
April 1956
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Animirth Comics, inc.
 
Cover Credits
John Severin pencils and inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Riot #5 was published by Animirth Comics, inc. in April 1956. It is part of the Riot series, which ran from April 1954 to June 1956.

Cover credits include John Severin.

Atlas Tales indexes 10 stories for this issue, including "Boy Meets Girl." Indexed story credits include Stan Lee and John Severin, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

Stories

Credits
Stan Lee script signed John Severin pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Features "John Whine," a parody of actor John Wayne (1907-1979), and "Marilyn Oh Oh," a parody of actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962). Theatre in splash is the "Stanly," an allusion to scripter Stan Lee.
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Dan DeCarlo pencils signed Rudy Lapick inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: The style of the art in some panels is reminiscent of Virgil Partch (1916-1984) and in others of Ted Key (1912- ). Boy in one panel wears a Superman costume.
Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of advertisement for Trans World Airlines ("TUA").
Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of advertisement for Westinghouse Electric Corp. ("Pest-in-House") refrigerators.
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Dan DeCarlo pencils signed Rudy Lapick inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Very similar in style and content to Jimmy Hatlo's (1898-1963) comic strip, They'll Do It Every Time.
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Dan DeCarlo pencils signed Rudy Lapick inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Though the title appears at the top of each page, the pages are numbered continuously and the job number only appears on the first. Note on last page reads in part, "Send your Naughty Georgie rhymes to Stan Lee, Riot, ... If we like 'em, we'll probably steal 'em ... but we'll use your name!"
Credits
Stan Lee script signed Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of the CBS-TV series Lassie (1954-1973), and its stars Tommy Rettig (1941-1996), as "Timmy Headache;" Jan Clayton (1917-1983), as "Nan Waitin';" and George Cleveland (1885-1957), as "George Cincinnati."

Looking for the full run? Browse the Riot checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.