▁Aug . ▁ 1 9 5 9 ), ▁the ▁title ▁non eth eless ▁show c ased ▁art work ▁by ▁industry ▁legend ▁Jack ▁Kir by , ▁who ▁pen ci led ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁cover ▁and ▁supplied ▁a ▁story ▁each ▁in ▁issues ▁# 1 ▁and ▁# 3 , ▁and ▁future ▁Spider - Man ▁co - cre ator ▁Steve ▁Dit ko , ▁who ▁drew ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁# 2 ▁and ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁each ▁issue . ▁ ▁The ▁premi ere ▁issue ' s ▁cover ▁and ▁its ▁seven - page ▁story ▁" I ▁Disc over ed ▁the ▁Secret ▁of ▁the ▁F lying ▁S auc ers " ▁marked ▁Kir by ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Marvel , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁worked ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁except ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁scattered ▁stories ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁and ▁writer - editor ▁Stan ▁Lee ▁would ▁create ▁the ▁industry - ch anging ▁super h ero ▁series ▁The ▁Fant astic ▁Four . ▁ ▁Other ▁well - known ▁com ics ▁artists ▁who ▁drew ▁for ▁the ▁Atlas ▁anth ology ▁included ▁EC ▁Comics ▁gre ats ▁Joe ▁Or lando ▁and ▁Al ▁William son ; ▁future ▁Marvel ▁main st ays ▁Dick ▁Ay ers , ▁John ▁Bus c ema , ▁Don ▁He ck ▁and ▁Joe ▁Sin not t ; ▁and ▁Human ▁Tor ch ▁cre ator ▁Carl ▁Burg os ▁and ▁She ena , ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Jung le ▁artist ▁Bob ▁Pow ell , ▁both ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3