Atari Force Mini Comic (1982) comic books in grade NM or lower

Atari Force Mini Comic (1982) 1 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4665986010

Promotional comic originally given away in connection with promotion of the Atari 2600. "Intruder Alert!"/"Deadly Orbit"/"Final Approach", script by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru, Dick Giordano, and Mike DeCarlo; In the year 2005, a female intruder with a gaelic accent infiltrates ATARI HQ in Northcal (formerly known as California); Meanwhile, in earth orbit, Martin Champion saves ATARI Solar Satellite; Station One from a run-away solar panel. While Dr. Lucas Orion is tending the shoulder he used to block it in sick-bay, both are summoned to a "crash priority" meeting of the Project: Multiverse; team, a project neither knows anything about; On the way to earth, Champion remembers how he first met Lydia Perez on a rescue mission for the lunar colonists after an attack on it by unnamed enemies in 1998; This led to the Five Day War which left the earth with no more traditional nation-states and a food shortage, among other problems; He wonders why Perez seems so cold during the summons. The two are met and driven to ATARI HQ by Perez. 5-in. x 7-in. mini comic book. 52 pgs., full color.

Atari Force Mini Comic (1982) 2 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4665986011

Promotional comic originally given away in connection with promotion of the Atari 2600. "Berserk"/"Unmasked"/"Spoils of War", script by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru, Dick Giordano, and Mike DeCarlo; Champion, Orion, Perez, and Mohandas Singh meet with the director of ATARI while the intruder eavesdrops; ATARI security finally discovers the intruder, issuing an "intruder alert" for a "berzerk situation"; The flashing lights and sirens send Singh into a remembrance of his former life as a street urchin in New Delhi with his friend Raja; A tourist accidentally accuses them of picking his pocket and Raja dies when he slips and hits his head on a river bank; To try to make up for what he's done, Prof. Stanley Miles (the tourist) sends Singh to some of the finest schools on three continents to train his very intelligent mind; Meanwhile, the intruder slips into the _Scanner One_ hangar as the meeting participants give chase; After a fight between the intruder and Champion (which he loses), the intruder is revealed to be Li-San O'Rourke, the executive director of ATARI security doing a field test which the security teams have failed miserably; She apologizes for disrupting the meeting, the but the director reveals she is to be the fifth member of the Atari Force; As they enter the craft, O'Rourke recounts her mission during the Five Day War to win back an enemy-occupied oil field. 5-in. x 7-in. mini comic book. 52 pgs., full color.

Atari Force Mini Comic (1982) 5 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4665986014

Promotional comic originally given away in connection with promotion of the Atari 2600. "Galaxian", script by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru, Gil Kane, and Dick Giordano; Atari Force investigates their 13th world, which turns out to be an unihabited paradise; Then a ship appears carrying Aviar, a Custodian, asking why they are trespassing; After hearing their case, she escorts them to Centerworld so the First Custodians can decide whether to allow them to settle there; After they land and depart their ship, the Dark Destroyer, who was sent to this universe after its last encounter with the Atari Force, takes control of the population and attacks; Orion discovers the Dark Destroyer and Atari Force attacks the asteroid its hiding on, having to fight their way through the Custodians first; Atari Force is victorious, although the Dark Destroyer created an organic nodule in the event he was defeated that goes unnoticed as Atari Force heads back to Centerworld; After some discussion, it is decided to allow humanity to settle on planet 11435-18-2 and grant them probationary membership in the United Federation of Worlds. 5-in. x 7-in. mini comic book. 52 pgs., full color.