The Voice from Venus

Time to take it to the stars for a story of outer space love, all wrapped up rather nicely in some over the top insanity and isolation as only Robert Q. Sale can do it! RQ unloads a startlingly bonkers one here, so sit back and tune in to a true terror tale of tomorrow-- and b-b-b-beyond! From the February 1954 issue of Journey into Unknown Worlds #24.

The Last Look!

Here we go with another eerie Atlas classic, and it's Robert Q. Sale's turn to sell you the rose-tinted glasses. Don't take this the wrong way, friends, but the last thing THOIA would ever attempt to do is keep any of you "safe from the trouble and paaaain..." (from the June 1954 issue of Mystic #41.)

Gorilla Man

To further celebrate Kong’s birthday today we have a strange pre-code man verses gorilla horror adventure from Robert Q. Sale. It’s not a giant ape or anything but the story itself is hugely important in the Atlas / Marvel U as it’s the first official appearance of Ken Hale (aka The Gorilla Man), who would later re-appear in the post code superhero realm and rub hairy elbows with The X-Men, Avengers, the Howling Commandos Unit, and The Agents of Atlas.

From the March 1954 issue of Men’s Adventures #26

For more info about The Gorilla Man and his other incarnations click HERE.

Witchcraft

Similar to the Jon Blummer post on Wednesday, Robert Q. Sale is another great artist that I can find basically no information about online. With his impressive, dynamic ink technique, Q fit into the Atlas mold perfectly with a style very much like fellow Marvel bullpenner Joe Maneely. Still, his pre-code work equally deserves a closer examination as today’s post clearly and cleverly demonstrates.

From the June 1954 issue of Strange Tales #29