American Update: The Atlas Explosion! Tales of Justice – Post-Code Crime Comics In Disguise
*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: Following the institution of the Comics Code Authority, the crime comics genre – one of the two, along with horror, which the Code was designed specifically to combat – took a major blow. Unable even to use the word ‘Crime’ in their title, publishers cancelled titles in their droves, but Atlas had had modest success with the series ‘Justice’, and by commuting the title to ‘Tales of Justice’ – and making the crook-catchers, rather than the crooks, the focus of the stories – the series throve for a further 15 issues, from 1955 to 1957, when Atlas’ distribution hit the skids and the line had to be trimmed back. We have all 15 issues in stock from first to last, commencing with #53 (continuing the numbering of Justice) and ending with the final, #67 – though #66 is sadly an incomplete copy, included as a ‘bonus’ with #67. Pictured is the final issue, #67, with the ever-popular ‘juvenile delinquent’ theme, VG/FN at £25; details of the rest of the series’ prices and conditions are available in our online catalogue.