Atom (1962) comic books 1967-1969

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Cover by Gil Kane. "Time-Standstill Thefts!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; While Ray Palmer is working in his lab on a device that will revolutionize space travel, the device suddenly vanishes; The Atom battles Chronos. "The 100,000 Atoms of Ivy Town!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Going out to visit his fiance Jean Loring, Ray Palmer is shocked when she suddenly shrinks down to miniature size, and passes out; Crooks are holding up a local Ivy Town bank when suddenly all the bank tellers and customers shrink in size and black out; The Atom battles the crooks. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Adventures in the GI Joe Club. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum and Irene Vartanoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Gil Kane. 1st solo Golden Age Atom appearance in Silver Age in "The Thinker's Earth-Shaking Robberies!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Ray Palmer and Jean Loring are on a date, looking over rare book ends; Everyone in the exhibit hall suddenly doubles over in pain; Ray spots the Thinker attempting to rob the book end; Ray changes to the Atom and attempts to stop the Thinker, whose henchmen attack him with harpoon guns. Statement of ownership - average print run 390,000; average paid circulation 232,850. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Gil Kane. "Daze of the Bat-Knights!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Ray Palmer and his fiancee Jean Loring are out once more with the Ivy Town Nature Club on their annual hike; They stop at Giant Caverns for a picnic, where they are suddenly attacked by the Elvaran Bat-Knights; Overwhelmed, Ray orders everyone to flee into the tunnels while he fights off the creatures; When everyone is gone, Ray changes into the Atom and springs into action. Letter from super fan Guy H. Lillian III. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Good Man, Bad Man - Turnabout Thief!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Ray Palmer is working late in his lab on a special device that will hopefully cancel out noise made by jet planes; As he works, the security alarm goes off, and he spots a gang of masked crooks trying to break into the lab; Figuring that they are there to steal some gold that he has for experiments, Ray changes into the Atom to give the crooks the surprise of their lives; During the fight, one of the crooks accidentally hits the device Ray was working on causing a loud sonic boom that strikes Mrs. Burns, the cleaning lady in the next hall. Letters to the editor from comics writers Bill Mantlo and Mike Friedrich. One-page text feature about the original Golden Age Atom. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Up and Down Dooms of the Atom," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; At the Ivy Town Science fair, Jean Loring is helping Ray Palmer demonstrate a new device that will enable people to "energize" the metal of their cars, making it more durable; However, a freak earthquake causes the beam of the device to strike Ray, putting him in paralysis state; Rushed to the hospital, Ray is left alone with Jean while the doctors try to understand the effect the beam had on Ray's body; Immobile, but still conscious, Ray realizes the only way to cure himself is to shrink down to microscopic size; Coincidentally, the ray has given Ray temporary telepathic powers, and he manages to command Jean to activate his invisible size control device. Letter from super fan Guy H. Lillian III. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Amazing Arsenal of the Atom-Assassin!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Ray Palmer goes to pay a visit to Bertram Larvan at the Ivy Town prison, where he learns that Larvan still is suffering from the effects of his memory loss gas and has become a model prisoner; When visiting Larvan with the warden, Ray sees that Bertrand is still building robot insects that may have future use in the outside world; However, when showing off a mechanical bumblebee, Bertram accidentally makes the mechanical bee crash into his forehead; This blow to the head causes Bertram's memory to return, remembering his career as the Bug-Eyed Bandit, and his knowledge of Ray Palmer's secret identity as the Atom; Not letting onto this fact, Bertram returns to his cell and uses his remote control to activate on of the remaining insect robots in his lab in order to get revenge against the Atom and break out of jail. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Little Man - You've Had a Big-Gang Day!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; The Big Gang, a group of crooks that use crime gimmicks involving their monikers, invite a crooked magician and card trick specialist into their group as Big Deal; Their leader, mastermind Big Head introduces him to the other members: Big Ben (timing specialist), Big Wig (master of disguise wigs), Big Bertha (strong woman), Big Shot (marksman) and Big Cheese (who uses specially made cheeses with different properties); The Atom battles The Big Gang. Letter to the editor from comics historian Peter Sanderson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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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.

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Cover by Gil Kane. Golden Age Atom crossover in "Duel Between the Dual Atoms," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; On Earth-Two, Al Pratt is visited by his friends Bill and Betty Roberts; Betty wants to play match maker for Al and asks if he'd be interested in meeting her friend Marion Thayer; Al agrees to go on a blind date to meet her. Al, however is in for the shock of his life when she answers the door and he finds that she has suddenly rapidly aged; The same thing has happened to Betty as well; Taking everyone to Calvin College to investigate, Al goes inside and hears the sound of crooks trying to blast open an wall safe with ray guns; Changing into the Atom, Al springs into action. Statement of ownership - average print run 334,000; average paid circulation 184,100. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene. "Meet Major Mynah!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Ray Palmer has traveled to Cambodia to help out with an archeological dig of a newly discovered ancient temple; On the dig, one of the archeologists finds a golden statue of the Hindu goddess Sarasvati; However, the bright shiny statue is stolen by a Mynah bird that imitates Ray's demands to go away; Deciding to go after the bird as the Atom, Ray witnesses it getting attacked by a hawk. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Jack Abel. "Sinister Stopover... Earth!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; Ray Palmer and Major Mynah are one site of a high-altitude free fall test that the military is performing to see if Ray's new invention, a signal device, works; The test is a success; However on the way back, the military plane that was carrying the jumpers reports strange UFO's flying by followed by the free fallers disappearing in mid-air; Ray changes into the Atom and fly on Major Mynah to find out what happened; Spotting the UFO's, Ray goes in for a closer look and is attacked by strange red tendrils that come out of the UFOs. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mark Evanier. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "Vengeance of the Silver Vulture!", script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella; The Halls and Ray Palmer, on vacation in Mexico City, are told a prophecy that wings will come between them; Shayera goes shopping alone, while Carter and Ray take a helicopter to see Mayan ruins where they rescue a boy from a trained puma; The Atom, Hawkman and Hawkgirl stop Tekla from trying to rebuild the ancient Mayan empire. Letter to the editor from Irene Vartanoff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Explosive Exploit of the Split-Atom!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; To trap a spy ring, the Atom agrees to let an FBI agent impersonate Ray Palmer as bait for the enemy agents. What's in a Fanzine article. "The Man with an Inbuilt Panic Button!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a carnival ride's cable snaps, Andrew Harris mysteriously teleports himself from danger. He appears inside Hawkman's spaceship, interfering with its orbit; As Katar rescues the ship, Harris again teleports away; Hawkman had noticed Harris's moonstone ring, and uses the Lustrometer to track him to the home of Harvey Ellison, millionaire collector, which is being burgled; As he and the crooks battle, Harris vanishes again, this time taking along the crook holding him; Hawkman tracks them to a waterfall, and rescues both. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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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.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "When Gods Make Madness," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; Carter Hall and Ray Palmer are leaving a scientists' convention in Midway City, when they are attacked by a man with a tear gas grenade, which knocks out Carter; The Atom attacks him, but is startled to find this enemy is Carter's double; This man disappears in the symbol of Shiva, Hindu god of destruction; Hawkman and the Atom jet to India, but their flight is attacked en route by locusts, and the pilot, another Carter Hall double, must crashland in India; Hawkgirl joins them there, and they are attacked by Brahma, god of light; The trio is overwhelmed by the faceless Nether-Man, and they are brought before Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu, god of restoration. Letter to the editor from inker Klaus Janson and two (!) from comics writer Martin Pasko. Statement of ownership - average print run 319,000; average paid circulation 185,800. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Ghost Laughs Last!", script by Bob Kanigher, art by Murphy Anderson; Hawkman's battle with the Gentleman Ghost continues, with Hawkman steadfast in his belief that Craddock isn't a real spirit; Meanwhile, the Ghost finds a blind psychic named Zita, who falls in love with him; She tells him that her sight can be restored by exposure to a rare jewel, and he promises to get it for her, announcing that he will steal the Empress Ra-Na's necklace from the Louvre; He does so, despite Hawkman and Hawkgirl's stakeout. "Hate Is Where You Find It!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; The Atom strives to defend a professor falsely accused of being a Nazi while dealing with a microscopically-sized invader. Letters to the editor from comics writers Bill Mantlo and Martin Pasko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.15.

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Final issue of the series. Cover by Joe Kubert. "Queen Jean, Why Must We Die?", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sid Greene; Jean Loring sees the face of a killer she had unsuccessfully defended on everyone she meets, and goes berserk; Ray Palmer tries to help her, and discovers that his Alpha Energy machine is radiating unusually; He locks Jean in a room, while he investigates the source as the Atom; In doing so, he encounters a tiny armored warrior, and has his arm coated in silver, as well as being irradiated by another Alpha-Ray machine; His only choice is to become large again, whereupon he finds that Jean is gone. Ray calls Carter Hall for help, and they find the armor is the same as that found in Death Valley, apparently left by aliens, so they travel there and find identical alpha emissions; Atom figures that Jean is being held in a sub-atomic world there, and, using his lens-sizer (seen in Hawkman #9), shrinks Hawkman to sub-atomic size; They land on the radiation's source planet, where they are immediately attacked by robot birds piloted by a crazed Jean, and both are knocked out. Letters to the editor from comics writers Mike Barr and Steven Grant. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.15.