*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: We turn our attention to this week’s selections from the Bute Collection. The super-hero revival by Atlas of their Timely characters in the 1950s attracts great demand and the issues are not at all common, particularly here in the UK. Men’s Adventures was an Atlas title that went through lots of changes, starting out as sci-fi mystery, switching to war and then full-bodied horror. It ended its life as a home for the super-hero revival, and all in 28 issues. Just the final two issues were super-hero issues, and it is the last one, #28 that concerns us here. Beneath a Human Torch cover, three stories await, all drawn by artists who would become cornerstones of the later Marvel universe: Human Torch & Toro by Dick Ayers, Captain America & Bucky by John Romita and Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett. This is a reasonable copy from 1954, with a good cover scene, and although there is some erosion to the upper and lower right edges throughout, this doesn’t impinge on the stories. Good solid staples and a shiny cover. 
PICTURED: MEN’S ADVENTURES #28 GD- £180 SOLD