If you missed the PBS Comic Book Special “Superheroes – A Never Ending Battle” it’s not too late. You can still pick it up on DVD, Blu Ray or stream digitally through Amazon. The show is broken into three episodes following the history of comic books with great graphics and interviews with several industry titans. I’ve included the link to both the hard copies and digital copies below. If you have Amazon Prime you can stream the entire 3 episode series for free (you can get 30 days free through the link below). I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Atlas Comics (not to be confused with Atlas/Seaboard) is the company that spanned the time between Martin Goodman’s Timely Comics and the more familiar Marvel Comics.

Timely’s last comics was Captain America Comics #75 (Feb. 1950). The familiar 1950’s Atlas Globe then appeared and this was the overarching corporate entity for Goodman’s comic book publishing arm. The Atlas of the 1950’s tended to follow hot trends.

Atlas titles continue to be sought after by collectors, but for the most part have never really hit the big time like their predecessor Timely and eventually Marvel. One of the best resources for Atlas Comics is Atlas Tales. The site collects tons of information about the titles, characters, writers and artists that made this company tick. There’s also a cover collection.

If you are looking for Atlas comics values, the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide remains an important price resource, and also contains a lot of research information.

Jack Kirby is one of the most important and famous artists in the history of comic books.  Along with Stan Lee he is responsible for most of the Marvel Comics foundation that still thrives today.

His original art is highly coveted today, and in the video below you can learn more about this comic book icon.

Enjoy!