{"product_id":"the-atlas-comics-library-no-gene-colan-9798875002748","title":"The Atlas Comics Library No. 12: Complete Mystery","description":"The year 1948 saw the debut of a long-form, film-noir-influenced \"crime novella\" comics format titled \u003cem\u003eComplete Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e featuring Marvel's top artists: Gene Colan, Syd Shores, and Carl Burgos (with three stories written by editor Stan Lee). \u003cp\u003eIn \"Seven Dead Men!\" greedy mobsters and a beautiful girl lust after a quarter of a million dollars. \"Fate's Fearful Jigsaw!\" weaves a tale of murder and mystery, likely instigated by the contemporary accounts of the deaths of the famed NYC recluses, the Collyer brothers. \"Fear in the Night!\" has murder manifest under the big top, and a squealer causes gangland terror in \"Squealers Die Fast!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanging to a multi-story structure, \u003cem\u003eTrue Complete Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e became a showcase for the earliest work by future Marvel Comics star John Buscema, who penciled four stories and a cover in the remaining four issues: \"Rico Mancini - The Deadly Dude!\" \"Murder Will Out!\" \"The Frame-Up that Failed!\" and the frantic \"Triangle of Terror!\" The final three issues sported crime-themed photo covers, a popular novelty across numerous Timely crime, romance and western titles of the period. With an historical introduction by Atlas expert Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gene Colan,Carlos Burgos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875002748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gene Colan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443240841471,"sku":"9798875002748","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5128f9b2-b38f-424f-bd79-f42f17163432.jpg?v=1777202787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-atlas-comics-library-no-gene-colan-9798875002748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}