{"product_id":"0826fb0935-us","title":"ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY HC NO 11 SPY CASES (MR)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Pre-Order has an estimated release date of \u003cspan style=\"color: #ae1f23;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e December 16, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e For an updated release schedule, please reference \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lunardistribution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.lunardistribution.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eNote:  Release dates may change. \u003cspan style=\"color: #ae1f23;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover art on Pre-Order is not final \u0026amp; is subject to change. Thank you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny items listed as Pre-Order and listed after FOC current date does not qualify as Back Issue, please reach out to confirm availability. Thank you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpportunist\u003c\/b\u003e:  Buying a Ratio Variant at Cover Price will require you to also buy that many copies of that Ratio Variant at the regular price, or lose half your money for Refund Fees.  Thank You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: No Free Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e Shortly after launching his men’s adventure line of comic books in 1949 (and just before he published his first war title), Atlas publisher Martin Goodman found, in the middle ground between crime and men’s adventure, the sneakier, conspiratorial sub-genre of spy comics. The first title was Spy Cases (soon followed by Spy Fighters and Kent Blake of the Secret Service) and the contents were Cold War noir stories, as Doug Grant, Secret Agent, protected America’s interests, fighting commies from behind the Iron Curtain. Led by superlative action\/adventure artwork by Al Hartley (later Bill Savage) and supported by Atlas titans including Gene Colan, Bill Everett, Russ Heath, Jerry Robinson and Joe Maneely, America ferrets out sinister threats in thrillers like: “The Traitor!,” “Discs of Death,” “Frame-Up in Red,” and “The Case of the Missing B-29!” All spy comics had healthy runs and by 1952, the Korean War made its presence felt in every adventure title. Patriotic, but also subtler, darker and more sinister than the familiar costumed hero titles, the spy genre is a little-seen aspect of Marvel’s deep history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by:  \u003c\/b\u003eJim Zub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist by:  \u003c\/b\u003eGene Colan, Russ Heath, Bill Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist by:  \u003c\/b\u003e Doug Braithwaite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Approx. Release December 16 2026","offer_id":67589508792572,"sku":null,"price":58.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/1258\/9720\/files\/0826FB0935.jpg?v=1790454629","url":"https:\/\/thundercomicscanada.com\/products\/0826fb0935-us","provider":"Thunder Comics Canada","version":"1.0","type":"link"}