The Atom comic books issue 4

"Michael Turner" Sketch Cover - Andrew Dabb, Sal Abbinanti, Buzz, Christina Strain, Beth Sotelo, & Michael Turner. Russia's western steppes were once a paradise, home to lush farms, thriving villages, and bands of gypsies who had been traveling since the dawn of time. But that was long ago. Now the fields have been stripped to feed Moscow's poor, the young men and women of the villages conscripted into the Red Army, and the gypsies branded traitors to the Empire. Paradise has been re-made a wasteland, one ruled over by the ancient swamp god Pripet ? the deity Atomika has come to kill. Meanwhile, back in the capital, powerful forces are assembling, all with the same question on their lips: "Has the God of Technology outlived his usefulness?" Featuring a regular cover by fan favorite artist Michael Turner (Witchblade, Soulfire, Superman/Batman), and a variant cover by series inker Buzz (JSA, Vampirella)! 32pgs, FCSRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

"Buzz" Sketch Cover - Andrew Dabb, Sal Abbinanti, Buzz, Christina Strain, Beth Sotelo, & Michael Turner. Russia's western steppes were once a paradise, home to lush farms, thriving villages, and bands of gypsies who had been traveling since the dawn of time. But that was long ago. Now the fields have been stripped to feed Moscow's poor, the young men and women of the villages conscripted into the Red Army, and the gypsies branded traitors to the Empire. Paradise has been re-made a wasteland, one ruled over by the ancient swamp god Pripet ? the deity Atomika has come to kill. Meanwhile, back in the capital, powerful forces are assembling, all with the same question on their lips: "Has the God of Technology outlived his usefulness?" Featuring a regular cover by fan favorite artist Michael Turner (Witchblade, Soulfire, Superman/Batman), and a variant cover by series inker Buzz (JSA, Vampirella)! 32pgs, FCSRP: $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Kenneth Rice, Jim McLaughlin, Lou Cameron and unknown. Only a strong America can prevent...atomic war! In this issue: "Arctic Assault" with art by Kenneth Rice; "Old-Timers Die Hard" with art by Jim McLaughlin; 2-page text story "Weapon of Horror!"; "Operation Satellite" with art by Lou Cameron; and "Peril at Ploesti"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. Captain Atom and crew visit the Forbidden City of San Lu in his cool rocketship, which has helicopter rotor atop a parachute for landings. The Captain suspects that rainstorms plaguing the Charity Bazaar are somehow being created deliberately. Terrorists abduct Professor King to get Captain Atom's new atomic invention. Plus a pinup of Captain Atom and his Turbo Jet Submarine. The Forbidden City; The Jinxed Bazaar; Fo-Fum? - No - Yum-Yum!; The Haunted House; The Atomic Counter. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

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1st and 2nd Printing, $1.00 cover. First two printings are considered to be indistinguishable from one another. Kindly mad scientist Dr. Atomic offers information and advice. This issue became a classic reference work amongst the 1970s counterculture, and remains a fascinating glimpse into that world. Story and art by Larry Todd. Mature readers. Covers by Todd. 36 pages, b&w; mature. Cover price $1.00.

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3rd and 4th Printing, $1.25. The 3rd and 4th printings are believed to be indistinguishable from one another. Created by Larry S. Todd. The Pipe and the Dope Book; 36 pages, b&w; mature. Cover price $1.25.

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An Astro Boy Prequel.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Idea by Osamu Tezuka. Concept by Masami Yuuki. Art and cover by Tetsuro Kasahara. Translated by Jonathan Clements. Dig into the secrets of ATOM: The Beginning Volume 4, the award-winning prequel series to Osamu Tesuka's Astro Boy! More robot madness awaits, perfect for mecha fans of all ages!The military base was indeed holding secrets - as Six and his human friends face down the terrifying military robot Ivan, our robot with a heart of gold hears a strange cry for help from the sentinel soldier... Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

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Story, art and cover by Dave Hine. A tale of horror focusing on Alex, a sinister telepath, and the evil games he plays with a delivery boy and his elderly landlord. The death of Corbeau's father only reinforces his strange obsessions; meanwhile, his wife discovers the sinister family secret about Corbeau's mother. Final issue of the series; the story continues in Strange Embrace (2007 Image) #5. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $3.95.

Cover by Doug Wildey. Stories and art by Howard Larsen and others. Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. "Security patrolman" Frank must prevent escaped Nazi war criminals from detonating an atomic bomb in Washington. Captain Buck Vinson and his team lead an atomic-rocket assault on the Soviet "iceberg forts" of the frozen North Atlantic. Modern-day Marines Dawes and Gannon are fighting the Civil War all over again. Impressively detailed cover by Doug Wildey. X-40s Defy the Frozen Army; Pickett Rides Again; Peril on the Potomac; Lighter Side; Replacement. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Brian Clevinger. Art by Scott Wegener. It's been a long week for Atomic Robo. The Vampire Dimension invaded his home. A giant mutant sea-beast chased him through Tokyo. An insane and probably not super genius velociraptor shot him out of the skies over the South Pacific and held him hostage in a cave. Now he's being haunted by a scientifically impossible entity from his past. Meet Atomic Robo's newest nemesis: his oldest nemesis! Cover price $3.50.

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Canadian edition with $1.00 cover price. Captain Atom's daughter is targeted, while Dr. Megala's shame finds its way into his dreams in "fathers' day". Script by Cary Bates, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Smith. Broderick cover. Cover price $1.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Doctor Solar (1962-1969 Gold Key) #23-31 and Occult Files of Doctor Spektor (1973-1977 Gold Key) #14.

After his debut in October of 1962, Doctor Solar swiftly rose to join Magnus, Robot Fighter as one of Gold Key's most popular original heroes. Stunning painted covers sucked in even the most casual comics reader, and the source of Solar's astounding powers-nuclear radiation-addressed one of the biggest fears of the day. While the character has been reinvented in the decades since, his adventures in this archive of Gold Key and Wilson comics completes the body of work that formed his foundation. This collection restores and reprints issues twenty-three through thirty-one of the original Doctor Solar comic-book series-the revolutionary science-fiction adventure that gave birth to one of comics' most distinctive and beloved superheroes-for the first time in over forty years.

His guest appearance in The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #14 is also included, making this the biggest Doctor Solar volume of them all!

Hardcover, 200 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Doctor Solar (1962 Gold Key) #23-27, Doctor Solar (1981-1982 Whitman) #28-31, and The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor (1973-1977 Gold Key) #14.

Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Frank Bolle. Cover by George Wilson.

Doctor Solar faces a clever new nemesis named King Cybernoid, terrors from other dimensions, and electric aliens from Mars!

This collection includes Solar's guest appearance in The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor!

Featuring a foreword by Batton Lash (Supernatural Law)!

Classic adventures by Ernie Colón, Dick Wood, and others!

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

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Final issue. Cover pencils by Matt Baker. Stories by S.M. Iger, George Thatcher, Cracky, Taylor Tibett, Fred Foster and unknown. Art by Matt Baker, Robert Webb, Cracky and unknown. In this issue: Lucky Wings foils a plot to use the energy of an atomic bomb to rob the US Treasury in "The Atomic Blondshell" with story by S.M. Iger; Inspector Dayton figures out that the murder of Tom Hunter was accomplished through the use of a gimmicked clock in an untitled story written by George Thatcher; Hoibert nearly wins a race, attempting to impress a glamorous lady horse in an untitled Hoibert and Happy story written and pencilled by Cracky; Prop Powers destroys a Japanese aircraft carrier disguised as an island in an untitled story; 2-page text story "The Stalking Atom"; Congo King rescues a government agent seeking synthetic diamonds in an untitled story written by Taylor Tibett; Kid Kane stops a murderous strongman from sabotaging an acrobat's act in an untitled story by Fred Foster and Matt Baker; and Lucky Wings prevents a tribal uprising in support of the Japanese and foils a Japanese plan for rocket bombs in "Japs and Jets" by S.M. Iger and Robert Webb. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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(W) Brian Clevinger (A) Matt Speroni (CA) Scott Wegener Seriously! Just look at that title! How can it not make you all a-tingly? Order a million of these things already! Cover price $3.50.

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Written by Robert Curley. Art by Stephen Mooney. With the first case behind them, Freakshow move their operation to New York after Myles receives a call from an old friend informing him of a spate of unusual robberies and, more importantly, the generous reward for the thieves' capture. Published in Ireland. 24 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Gil Kane art. Cover price $0.75.

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Written by Kelly Yates. Art and Cover by Kelly Yates and Michael E. Wiggam. The final battle begins when the true villain, Lord Boomba, reveals his plan to enslave all the free worlds of the galaxy in a single stroke. It's up to Amber to stop Boomba's monstrous warships, yet there's one that stands in her way... her father's killer. It's a confrontation for the fate of the galaxy. 32 Pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

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Stories by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Ken Landau. Cover by Ogden Whitney. The crew of an atomic-powered submarine, The Atomic Commandos roam the seas battling threats to American naval supremacy. The Commandos are assigned to protect a scientist with a revolutionary new discovery, but they must contend with sleeping gas that works underwater, manned torpedoes, a gigantic super-sub, and other enemy weapons. Piercing the Iron Curtain!; Can't Stand Those Pigboats!; Sunken Treasure!; Brother, You've Done a Good Job!; A Day in the Life of an Atomic Commando: Doc Blake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. "Look Homeward, Atom!" Written by Jan Strnad. Art by Gil Kane. Trapped at his six-inch height, lost in the Amazon Jungle, believed dead by the outside world, Ray Palmer has found a new purpose as the Atom, leader of a band of alien rebels in a war against their mighty oppressors. If he should prove victorious, will he stay in this new world he has discovered, or will he return to the life and betrayal he had left behind. Industry legend Gil Kane concludes his decidedly unique take on a classic hero. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

Australian Edition. Cover price $8.00.

UK Reprint. 28 pages, Full color.

Featuring: 1 page Li'l Foxes story (on inside front cover); 6 page Atomic Rabbit story "The Day It Rained Cats and Cats" drawn by Al Fago; 5 page Atomic Rabbit story "The Fox Strikes Again" drawn by Al Fago; 2 page text story "Tale of a Cat" starring Tom Cat, Al E. Cat, Mortimer Manx, Omar the Wigmaker and Ratnose the Rodent; 5 page Atomic Rabbit story "Goofy Comes to Town" drawn by Al Fago; 1 page Fuzzy the Bear story "Slumber Music!"; 4 page Atomic Rabbit story "Happy Birthday, Pops" drawn by Al Fago; 2 page Bercy Penguin story; 6 page Orsen Buggy (The Mad Genius) reprint story "Bank Nite Tonite"; 1 page Atomic Rabbit story "Duck Soup" (on inside back cover). Cover by Al Fago. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Stephan Nilson. Art by Israel Cruz. Captain Tariq has been arrested and is in Mike's custody, but he's not giving up easily. The crew must hold off Tariq's men long enough for Mike to get Professor Watterson's notes to transform him back into a human, but what Mike discovers might be more than even he can handle. Don't miss the exciting conclusion to Mike's origin! Plus: flip the book over for Judo Girl (2006 2nd Series) #4! Also: 8-page intro insert to Ted Dekker's Saint. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

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By Stephan Nilson, Israel Cruz, and Rick Bonilla. Peck's final attempt to get rid of Atomik Mike converts the crew into children, then he discovers he's been duped by alternate Atomik Mikes! While Peck fights his way through the Army of Mikes, the real Atomik Mikes have set out to win the time war once and for all, but they are shocked to find the time engines guarded by Captain Tariq, as you've never seen him before! In a true race against time, the Mikes will have to act fast in order to save their friends and the galaxy. Cover price $3.99.

Breakout. Story, art and cover by Steve Mannion. The first self-published miniseries from artist Steve Mannion, creator of good-girl/monster/hero tales in the tradition of Budd Root and Mark Schultz. Fifteen years after World War II is over, General Fritz escapes Newburg prison and sets out for revenge against Fearless Dawn and Agent Betty. Final issue of the series; followed by the Bomb Swimsuit Edition. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Michael Wellman and illustrated by Rafael Navarro. Two cowboys on a galaxy-spanning, time travel, no holds barred, rip-snorting adventure. 6 3/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 40 pages, full color. Cover price $5.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Twilight of the Mutants!" Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #49-66, Ka-Zar (1970 1st Series) #2-3 and Marvel Tales (1964-1994 Marvel) #30.

Written by Arnold Drake, Roy Thomas, Denny O'Neil, Jerry Siegel, and Linda Fite. Art by Werner Roth, Don Heck, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, Sal Buscema, George Tuska, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Verpoorten, Vince Colletta, John Tartaglione, Sam Grainger, Tom Palmer, Dick Ayers, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Steranko. Back Cover by Neal Adams.

The Silver Age draws to a close with the introduction of new Mutants - Havok and Polaris; new threats - the Living Monolith and Sauron; and a showdown with the Incredible Hulk! Plus, Angel flies solo!

Hardcover, 384 pages, full color.

NOTE: This collection was originally available only in the X-Men: Children of the Atom HC Slipcase Box Set (2020 Marvel).