Joe Maneely

Joe Maneely

1926–1958 Philadelphia 100 series 1,049 issues

1 award

American comic book artist who worked prolifically at Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor to Marvel Comics, where he became a particular favorite of editor Stan Lee. He co-created several enduring characters including the Black Knight, the Ringo Kid, and the Yellow Claw, working across genres from Westerns to horror to romance. His career was cut short when he died in 1958 at age 32 following an accident on a commuter train.

Name

Joe Maneely

Issues

1,049

Series

100

Titles

2

Awards

Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Judge's Choice (2025)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

February 18, 1926

Death Date

June 7, 1958

Birth Place

Philadelphia

Country

United States

Series

Amazing X-Men

Amazing X-Men (2025)

3 issues

Ultimate X-Men

Ultimate X-Men (2024)

24 issues

Black Knight No. 1 Facsimile Edition

Black Knight No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2021)

One-Shot

Atlas at War!

Atlas at War! (2020)

1 issue

Gwandanaland Comics

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Gwandanaland Comics

3172 issues

Behaving Madly

Behaving Madly (2017)

1 issue

Crypt of Horror

Crypt of Horror (2007)

38 issues

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (2007)

Collected Edition

6 issues

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Adventures

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Adventures (2010)

3 issues

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey into Mystery

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey into Mystery (2008)

Collected Edition

4 issues

Issues

Flight

#1

Flight

Amazing X-Men (2025)

Oct 08, 2025

Issue #20

#20

Issue #20

Ultimate X-Men (2024)

Oct 01, 2025

Issue #5

#5

Issue #5

The Atlas Comics Library (2023)

Apr 30, 2025

Volume 4: War Comics

#4

Volume 4: War Comics

The Atlas Comics Library (2023)

Nov 20, 2024

Volume 3: In the Days of the Rockets!

#3

Volume 3: In the Days of the Rockets!

The Atlas Comics Library (2023)

Aug 07, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Black Knight No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2021)

Feb 17, 2021

Volume 1

#1

Volume 1

Morbius Epic Collection: The Living Vampire (2021)

Feb 10, 2021

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Atlas at War! (2020)

Sep 09, 2020

Swing Verboten!; War Devil

#1

Swing Verboten!; War Devil

War Is Hell (2019)

Jan 23, 2019

The Joe Maneely Treasury

#2181

The Joe Maneely Treasury

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Frequent collaborators

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg

Dick Ayers

Dick Ayers

Artie Simek

Artie Simek

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Jack Keller

Jack Keller

Bill Everett

Bill Everett

Don Heck

Don Heck

Joe Letterese

Joe Letterese

Gene Colan

Gene Colan

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