Atom (1962) comic books in grade GM or lower

Atom (1962) 7 CGC 3.0

Paper: Off white

Label #0708687002

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 1st Atom and Hawkman team-up (1st appearance of Hawkman since Brave and the Bold tryouts) in "The Case of the Cosmic Camera!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When the Earth is plagued by a series of strange tremors that also effects the migratory patterns of birds, it gains the attention of Ray Palmer and Jean Loring (both avid bird watchers) and Hawkman who is alone following Hawkgirl briefly going to Thanagar to report on their progress on Earth; As Ray stops some crooks who use helium balloons as getaway methods as the Atom, Hawkman determines that the cause of all the trouble is caused by radiation which has been given off by a weapon known by Thanagarian science as a Cosmitron device. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 35 CGC 5.0 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

Label #4687376002

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene. "Plight of the Pin-Up Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; A gang of crooks is seeking to enlist the aid of a master planner named Smarts to organize their next heist; However, Smarts is notorious for being an obsessive collector of items; This day is no exception as he suddenly decides that he wants a bottle collection and refuses to aid the crooks unless they steal him the finest collection of bottles they can find; The Atom battles the crooks. The Atom in "Col. Blood Steals the Crown Jewels!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; When visiting Alpheus Hyatt, Ray Palmer sees Alpheus pulling an item out of the Time Pool from London circa 1671; To their surprise, it turns out to be royal jewels that belong in the Tower of London. Reprint backup story, "Last Day on Earth!", script by John Broome, art by Sy Barry. Letter to the editor from comic writer Gerry Conway and Irene Vartanoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 41 CGC 3.5 Restored

Restored: C3

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: color touch.

Label #4687376005

Cover by Joe Kubert. "Return of the Seven-Year-Dead Man," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; An amnesiac crook regains his memory after seven years and goes after an old partner who didnt show up for his memorial service, but the Atom intervenes. "Yo-Yo Hangup in the Sky," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Murphy Anderson; Taking Harris back to his spaceship, Hawkman and his passenger encounter a gravity-defying auto, which he rescues, despite being similarly affected; The car's passengers turn out to be bank robbers trying to make a getaway, and they try to shoot him, unsuccessfully; Hawkman finally questions Harris, determining that his moonstone ring, bought that morning, is the teleportation device, and that the anti-gravity effect came from his own spaceship's grappler and repelling beams, accidentally activated by Harris when he was aboard. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 43 CGC 3.5 Restored

Restored: C3

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: color touch.

Label #4687376003

Cover by Joe Kubert. "Come to My Hanging," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Murphy Anderson; Hawkman and Hawkgirl learn that the Gentleman Ghost has been staging a series of robberies at Trafalgar Square in London, England; They fly across the ocean to Europe and being investigating the sightings; They find the Ghost and his cronies near Nelson's Monument in the square; Hawkman dives into the thugs and incapacitates them with his mace, but the Gentleman Ghost manages to grab a hold of Hawkgirl; Hawkman tries to rescue her, but the Ghost and Hawkgirl both disappear; Hawkman tracks them back to London Tower. "Buzzin', Buzzin' - Who's Got the Buzzin'?", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; Ray Palmer attempts to perform an experiment before his peers when suddenly a small insect distracts him, causing him to forget what he was trying to do; Horace McByrd, head of the Physics department, harshly criticizes Palmer, angering him to great length; Ray turns into the Atom; He goes into a subatomic realm and fights a mindless monster. Letter from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.