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Atom (1962) comic books 1961-1963

  • Issue #1
    Atom (1962) 1
    Published Jul 1962 by DC.
    • INCOMPLETE. Page and additional piece missing, interrupts art and story.
    • INCOMPLETE. Page and additional piece missing, interrupts art and story.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1398380010
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • INCOMPLETE. Margin pieces missing, does not interrupt art or story. Full length spine split (taped).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Master of the Plant World!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of mysterious robberies occur which involve strange highly intelligent plants, Ray Palmer decides to investigate as the Atom when he learns about the strange circumstances from Jean Loring; As the Atom, Ray follows Jean as she goes on fact finding about the type of plants that are used, and decides to wait out in a greenhouse to keep a secret eye on Jean; When Jean nods off, Atom notices a group of Dryads that suddenly spring out of the flowers and fly away on petals. Atom follows after them and learns that they are under the control of a criminal called the Plant Master, who intends to use his mutated plants to try and take over the world; Trying to stop the Planet Master, the Atom is trapped in a Venus fly trap while the Planet Master leaves with the Dryads to initiate his plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $52 Atom 1 .......... 1.0 ........... 1962 DC, remaindered copy
    $520 KEY DC comic The Atom #1 1962 1st Plant Master 1st Queen Maya Gil Kane CGC 4.5
    2 days left Auction ATOM #1 CGC GRADED 5.0 1ST IN SERIES, 1ST PLANT MASTER SWEET SILVER KEY!
    1 day left Auction The Atom #1 Comic Book 1st App The Plant Master

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  • Issue #2
    Atom (1962) 2
    Published Sep 1962 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0223977003
    • Centerfold loose at one staple.
    • Two center wraps detached at one staple.
    • Water spotting.
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
    • 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached.
    • Cover and first wrap detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Oddest Man on Earth!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray Palmer meets Mister Odd, who appears to be a catalyst for odd occurrences. "The Prisoners Who Vanished!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Atom ends up foiling the plans of Carl Ballard again, even though Carl has discovered a way to use Europium for teleportation. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $52 Atom #2-1962 gd/vg Gil Kane Murphy Anderson Gardner Fox
    2 days left Auction Atom #2 Pub. 09/62

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  • Issue #3
    Atom (1962) 3
    Published Nov 1962 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back
    • Label #2080594012
    • 2-1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Staples added (not manufacturing). 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached from original top staple.
    • Cover detached, held by extra staples. Staples added (not manufacturing). Water damage.
    • 4 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 1st appearance of Chronos in "The Time Trap!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; David Clinton is a former con who has become obsessed with clocks and has opened up a clock shop following his release from prison; Deciding to become a costumed criminal, Clinton adopts the guise of Chronos, and uses clock related weapons to steal exotic clocks; When he learns that Ivy University has an atomic clock when Ray Palmer visits his clock shop, he decides to steal it that night as Chronos; When he does so, he rouses Ray Palmer who tries to stop Chronos, however Chronos' weapons prove to be too much of a match for plain ordinary Ray Palmer. "The Secret of "Al Atom's Lamp!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray Palmer is invited to his colleague Alpheus Hyatt's home to see his latest invention; This invention turns out to be a "Time Pool", a small portal which Alpheus sends a magnet into to try and collect artifacts from different eras. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $59 THE ATOM #3 VG+ 1st Appearance Chronos 1962 Vintage Silver Age ~ Murphy Anderson
    $69 Atom #3-1962 vg/fn 1st Chronos / 1st Timepool story
    2 days left Auction 1962 The Atom #3 DC Comic Book 1st Appearance of Chronos

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  • Issue #4
    Atom (1962) 4
    Published Jan 1963 by DC.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Machine That Made 'Miracles'!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Traveling to Happy Harbor to give a speech to graduates at Snapper Carr's home, Ray witnesses as Snapper's boat suddenly goes from being an ordinary row-boat to a giant sail boat he wishes he has; Deciding to learn the cause of his mystery, Ray changes into the Atom and decides to secretly help Snapper, so that Snapper has a good story to share with his fellow Justice League members; When crooks realize that something around Happy Harbor is turning dreams into reality, they try to steal some dress jewels that have become real. "The Case of the Innocent Thief!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of crimes are committed by people who have concrete alibis that put them far away from the robbery, Ray Palmer decides to figure it out as the Atom. Letter to the editor from MyComicShop owner Buddy Saunders. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $40 THE ATOM #4 1962 SILVER AGE DC COMIC VG
    1 day left Auction The Atom #4 ! DC 1963 ! GIL KANE ! EARLY ISSUE ! GOOD PAGES but... hayfamzone
    2 days left Auction Atom #4 Pub. 01/63
    16 hours left Auction Atom #4 DC Comics 1962

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  • Issue #5
    Atom (1962) 5
    Published Mar 1963 by DC.
    • Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Diamond of the Deadly Dooms!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane and Mike Sekowsky (pp. 4-9), inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray Palmer's colleague Ted Ralston finds an ancient diamond and takes it home; When examining the diamond, it shoots a beam that changes him and his cat into beings of pure diamond; Shrinking down to a microscopic size, the Atom penetrates the atoms of the diamond and finds a microscopic civilization. "The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray Palmer, and Jean Loring accompany millionaire Don Morgan to where he keeps his cottage at 3000-Moons Lake; There a series of strange thefts and supernatural activity have become subject of debate. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #7
    Atom (1962) 7
    Published Jun 1963 by DC.
    • Centerfold loose at one staple.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
    • Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • 1/4" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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.

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    $23 Atom #7 July 1963 G/VG Hawkman
    6 days left Auction DC The Atom # 7 - 1st Atom Hawkman

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  • Issue #8
    Atom (1962) 8
    Published Sep 1963 by DC.
    • 1/4" Spine split from top.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Brief appearance of the Justice League of America in "Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Doctor Light sets a trap for the Atom in another dimension to test a new means to destroy the Justice League. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman! ad. Batman and Robin ad. Superman's Girl Friand Lois Lane. "The Purloined Miniatures," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Jean Loring loses her first case when she defends a man accused in a museum theft, and it's up to the Atom to prove the man was framed. Letter to the editor from E. Nelson Bridwell and Jack Harris. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    10 hours left Auction 1963 SILVER AGE DC THE ATOM 8 VS DR LIGHT GIL KANE & MURPHY ANDERSON COVER & ART
    2 days left Auction The Atom #8, VF, Sept. 1963
    6 days left Auction THE ATOM Issue #8 August-Sept 1963 Silver Age DC Comic

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  • Issue #9
    Atom (1962) 9
    Published Nov 1963 by DC.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Staple rust.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #3978071016
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0781907003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Atom's Phantom Double!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; A laboratory accident creates a ghostly duplicate of Ray Palmer, who wants to take the real Ray's place by destroying him. Ad for The Flash. It's a Small World! article about the smallest particles on earth by Julius Schwartz. "The Seaman and the Spyglass!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; The Atom travels back to Holland in the year 1610 where he meets explorer Henry Hudson and Jan Lippershey, inventor of the telescope. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $33 Atom #9-1963 fn- Murphy Anderson / Gil Kane
    6 hours left Auction The Atom #9 Nov.1963 DC Comics “The Atoms Phantom Double” Gil Kane

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