Today in Comics History, August 8, 1961: The Atlas Monsters all go on unemployment

Oh no! Who's getting laid off? (Please don't look at the title of this post.)


from "Where Monsters Smell!" in Marvel #4 (Marvel, March 2021); script, pencils, and inks by Hilary Barta and Doug Rice; colors by Daniel Acuña; letters by Ariana Maher
Why, it's all the Atlas Era monsters! I say "laid off" 'coz some of them will get temp work a little later on.


And luckily for us, we never saw the sinister Dr. Droom, ever again. You hear me, Dr. Druid, voted worst Avenger of all time, even over Quicksilver?!? NEVER AGAIN!


But what event of August 8, 1961 could possibly force these big ol' galloots off the rampaging trail and into the unemployment line?

Well, don't look now, fellas, but here comes...THE MARVEL AGE...TODAY!

Comics News for March 31, 2015

Top: from "Savage Animal Fury!" in Cartoon Network Presents #4 (November 1997), script by Michael Kupperman,
pencils and inks by Bill Alger, colors by Dave Tanguay, letters by Phil Felix
Middle: from "Rosie and Red Russia!" in Incredible Hulk (1968 series) #210 (April 1977), script by Len Wein,
breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finishes by Ernie Chan, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by John Costanza
Bottom: from "Amazing Ratios" in Strange Adventures #60 (September 1955), script by Julius Schwartz, artist uncredited