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The Atlas Comics Library No. 8: Snafu

by Stan Lee

Satirical humor from Atlas’s Snafu

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Satirical humor from Atlas’s Snafu

This collection brings together the complete run of Snafu, an early imitator of Mad edited and written by Stan Lee. Its humor ranges across spoof advertisements and news pages, alongside parodies of film, television, and books. The volume also highlights work by Atlas humor creators including Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Howie Post, John Severin, and Bill Everett, with production supervised by Marie Severin. A history of Martin Goodman’s humor publications, written by editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, adds context to the comics and their place in Atlas’s publishing history.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in classic American comic-book satire.
  • Readers exploring Stan Lee’s work beyond superhero comics.
  • Collectors interested in Atlas-era humor comics and their publishing history.

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Satire and parodyComic-book publishing historyAdvertising and news spoofsFilm, television, and book parodies

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Book overview

When Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines launched EC's Mad comic book as a warmly received satirical magazine, a flood of imitators soon filled newsstands, but the first and best to follow in Mad's footsteps (coinciding with the second issue of Mad magazine) was Snafu, edited and written by Kurtzman's former boss: Stan "The Man" Lee!

Snafu was packed with Marvel/Atlas' top humor creators and, following the Mad playbook, filled pages with ad and news spoofs, alongside film, television, and book parodies like "The Blackboard Forest" by Russ Heath, "Pete Kelsey's Booze" and "Bleed, You Bum!" by Joe Maneely, "Drugnet" by Howie Post, "Emily Toast's Etiquette Page" by John Severin, and "Snafu's Lovely Ladies" by Bill Everett, with production supervised by Marie Severin. Seen here is some of the most eye-popping work of Maneely's short life, including great Hollywood caricatures done in a wash style.

In this new volume in our Atlas Library collaboration with Marvel, Fantagraphics is tickled pink to present for the first time, the complete Snafu collection along with a history of Martin Goodman's humor publications in all genres by editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.

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