Atom comic books issue 1

1st printing. Collects Atomika (2005 Speakeasy Comics) #1-6. By Andrew Dabb, Sal Abbinanti, Buzz, Christina Strain, Beth Sotelo, and Alex Ross. In an alternate past - where the Revolution has become the State - Liberty has been destroyed and the gods now walk the Earth. Now, a new power is rising. Forged in the fiery bowels of the planet, Atomika is the first man-made deity, both a God of Technology and of the 21st Century. This massive six issue collection will include not only the issues themselves, but will also feature a cover gallery including the all-star line-up of cover artists from those first six issues. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Story and art by Brian Kolm. Victor Grassroot is your average guy, with the exception of the horns…and the tail…and the hoofs. This unusual everyman is on a quest to save his uncle from an evil wizard, a quest that will take him to a brand new world…Beyond the Great Chimney. Come along as we follow Victor through a magical portal, beyond the Great Chimney to a world of new wonders. Along the way hell make new friends and enemies, and find out more about himself then he might like to know. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Written by Ken Branch and Dave Tanguay . Art by Byron Vaughn and Ken Branch.

With the help of two sentient cockroaches, the villain Dr. Sivana has recently escaped from Fawcett City Penitentiary. The mad scientist unleashes robotic mayhem on the city of Fawcett, but he needs more power to finish his hostile takeover...and it seems that Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel might be just what the doctor ordered!

Presenting Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam (2008-2010) #5 in a beautiful reinforced Library Binding format!

Hardcover, 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Stories, art and cover by Steve Mannion. The first self-published book from artist Steve Mannion, creator of good-girl/monster/hero tales in the tradition of Budd Root and Mark Schultz. This issue introduces his popular sci-fi shero, Fearless Dawn; he-man pirate Brownhole Jones; and the R. Crumbesque Jungle Chick. Zombie Island Party; Fearless Dawn's Origin Story; Jungle Chick and the Dinosaur. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Stories, art and cover by Steve Mannion. Pin-ups and short stories featuring the cast of characters from Mannions Bomb and Fearless Dawn series. Monsters, good girls, bad girls, heroes, villains and bozos, in a style reminiscent of Budd Root and Mark Schultz. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Add to cart Fine $5.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Evolution!" Collects Captain Atom (2011) #1-6. Written by J. T. Krul. Art by Freddie E. Williams. Cover by Stanley Lau. Captain Atom is taking his powers to new heights - saving people all across the world in the blink of an eye. But is he losing control of his powers, making him a threat to the planet? Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st Printing - 1946. Sherlock Holmes versus Arsene Lupin "The Case of the Golden Blonde" written by Maurice Leblanc. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7", 128 pages, B&W, text only Cover price $0.25.

First Edition - 1953. Written by Wilmar H. Shiras. The stories in this collection have been credited, but never confirmed, as a source of inspiration for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's, "The Uncanny X-Men". Hardcover in dustjacket, 5.5" x 8.25", 216 pages, text. Cover price $2.75.

1st printing.

Written by Antony Johnston. Art and cover by Steven Perkins.

EIGHT YEARS BEFORE "THE COLDEST CITY"... BERLIN FROZE.

Bestselling author ANTONY JOHNSTON returns to The Coldest City for a tale even more complex, compelling, and cold as the first!

After a string of botched assignments for MI6 in Berlin, David Perceval is being sent home. Even his final mission before leaving - the defection of a Soviet scientist - goes badly wrong, as the coldest winter for 30 years descends on Europe. With transport out of Berlin impossible, and the KGB searching everywhere for their lost scientist, Perceval must improvise a deadly game of cat and mouse through the frozen city to keep the Russians at bay, and deliver his own unique brand of revenge!

Softcover, 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Copy of the US number 2 edition. This copy has no ads except on the back cover for Stamp Collectors. IS NOT a 3D issue. Black and white pages; newspaper stock; 14 pages.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing.

Written by E. R. Torre. Art by John Kissee and E. R. Torre.

They killed his wife...they destroyed his soul...and now they're back. But this time, he's ready for them. Follow retired police officer Allen Stone and the demons that haunt him as he pursues an elusive -- and deadly -- killer.

Softcover, 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

"Bad Day for Doris" by James Anderson & Kenneth Jones. Also contains a 7 page preview of Gin-Ryu. See also: Adventures of Doris Nelson Atomic Housewife (1996) which reprints "Bad Day for Doris" with 6 additional pages of story! Cover price $2.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Ted McKeever and Chris Chuckry. This groundbreaking series will be represented in a new, handy digest format with each book featuring an introduction by Dave Gibbons. There is also a short strip drawn by Dave as a collaboration between himself and Ted McKeever entitled "Libretto." Softcover, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

1st printing. By Sidney Harris. No scientific topic is safe from Sideny Harris's pen. Harris's insightful cartoons, which grace bulletin boards and laboratory doors everywhere, have become every person's window into the often baffling and weirdly funny side of science and scientists. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.00.

Add to cart Fine $8.80

1st printing. A story of the Manhattan Project and the price J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and we all paid for the atomic bomb. Fallout will bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nuclear gadgets. On a more serious note, Fallout tells the story of the price the scientists - and future generations - paid for a swift end to World War II. Softcover, 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

2nd and later printings. A story of the Manhattan Project and the price J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and we all paid for the atomic bomb. Fallout will bring you up to speed on the science and politics of the first nuclear gadgets. On a more serious note, Fallout tells the story of the price the scientists - and future generations - paid for a swift end to World War II. Softcover, 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $3.00

Reprint Series. Variant Cover by Brian Bolland. Reprints Femme Noir Dark City Diaries (2008) #1. Story by Christopher Mills. Art by Joe Staton & Horacio Ottolini. On the mean streets of Port Nocturne, justice is blonde. Join writer Christopher Mills and Eisner Award-winning artist Joe Staton as they crack open the case files of crime fiction's most unusual sleuth in an attempt to unmask the mystery woman known only as Femme Noir! Full Color. 36 pages. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Chapter 1!" Written by Robert Curley. Art by Declan Shalvey and Sean Phillips. Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "A New Career!" Collects Freak Show (2004) #1-5. Written by Robert Curley. Art by Stephen Mooney and Stephen Thompson. The first graphic novel from the creative team of Robert Curley, Stephen Mooney and Stephen Thompson. Delves into the American Psyche of the nineteen fifties with a smooth blend of political horror and B-Movie noir. Softcover, 156 pages, B&W.

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.

by Ted Nomura. Sixty years ago, two atomic bombs fell on Japan. Yet the two bombs were different as night and day, and so were their missions. This issue explores the development of the atomic bomb program and all its problems, then focuses on the A-bomb mission that devastated Hiroshima. 32pgs, B&W (1 of 2)SRP: $3.99 Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa. Life in Hiroshima during the war was difficult for six-year-old Keiji and the Nakazawa family, but they made the best of it. On his way to school one bright August morning, Keiji was unaware his hometown would soon be turned into a world of horrors. That morning, he watched as a single airplane soared through the clear blue sky, carrying with it the most powerful weapon that had ever been created, the atomic bomb, code named "Little Boy." It was about to fall on Keiji's city, changing his life forever. This is the true story of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its effects, seen through the eyes of cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa. Softcover, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Simon Roy. Frankfurt, the far future. Earth recovers from a brief war against Lunar Separatists. Jan, a computer analyst, has been fitted with an old lunar-made body in the aftermath of a brutal car wreck. Fear sets in as similar-style lunar bodies are used in terrorist attacks staged by a rogue group of Lunar Separatists, which leads Jan to believe that he may be an unwilling pawn for a terrorist attack. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Collects Madman Atomic Comics (2007-2009 Image) #1-18, THE Atomics (2000-2001) #1-16 and the 1-Shots Madman King Size Super Groovy Special (2003), It Girl (2002) and Mr. Gum (2003). By MICHAEL ALLRED. MADMAN ATOMICA! This is the big one! Hugemongous! The perfect companion to the now classic MADMAN GARGANTUA collection, this over-sized hard cover collection contains the complete MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS series, THE ATOMICS series, and the many now out-of-print one-shots, plus a huge pile of extras, pin-ups, and rarities! This classy tome will energize bookshelves and coffee tables the world over! Hardcover, 900 pages, full color. Cover price $125.00.

Limited Signed and Numbered Edition - 1st printing. Collects Madman Atomic Comics (2007-2009 Image) #1-18, THE Atomics (2000-2001) #1-16 and the 1-Shots Madman King Size Super Groovy Special (2003), It Girl (2002) and Mr. Gum (2003). By MICHAEL ALLRED. MADMAN ATOMICA! This is the big one! Hugemongous! The perfect companion to the now classic MADMAN GARGANTUA collection, this over-sized hard cover collection contains the complete MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS series, THE ATOMICS series, and the many now out-of-print one-shots, plus a huge pile of extras, pin-ups, and rarities! This classy tome will energize bookshelves and coffee tables the world over! Hardcover, 900 pages, full color. Cover price $150.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Joe Simon. Art by Jack Kirby and Dave Wilkins. Cover by Garry Leach. Monster Massacre is an exciting new graphic anthology series for fans of science fiction, fantasy, big monsters, and all-out adventure! It's also an introduction to a Who's Who of comics talent past, present, and future! From all around the world, the greatest comic talents are given full and free rein to explore the universe, in all its monstrous beauty, horror, and excitement! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Written by Bill Selby. Art by Don "Monte" Monteverde. For five decades, mystery has surrounded the identity of Monte, the reclusive master of cartoon monster decals. Now, the remarkable and poignant story of Don "Monte" Monteverde is revealed, from his early roots pinstriping cars and motorcycles in Los Angeles to his eventual rise and fall as America's decal king, including Monte's team-up with Ed "Big Daddy" Roth to create the iconic Rat Fink. Monte decals tossed a cherry bomb into the toilet of conformity. Often imitated, but never surpassed, Monte's process is explained, along with hundreds of full-color examples of his work. There's even a reproduction bonus pack of Monte decals included! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art by Julia Wertz.

In 2004, Julia Wertz began a series of funny, irreverent autobiographical comics she called "The Fart Party." After posting these comics online at fartparty.org to acclaim and controversy. She eventually started collecting these comics as self-published minis which found their way to Atomic Books in Baltimore who thought they ought to be collected into a proper book so as to garner Julia more laughs and hate mail.

As these things go, the first volume was so successful, there was a second volume. Both are out of print, but Museum of Mistakes collects them into one book, plus numerous pages of Julia's early comic work, unpublished and/or previously uncollected comics, short stories, illustrations, process pages, hate mail, sketchbook pages, tear stains, and more.

Softcover, 400 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.00.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $5.49

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.00

Canadian edition with $1.35 cover price. Aug 1988. His years in the jungle have taught him how to survive anywhere...and now the world's smallest super-hero, the Atom, is back in an ongoing series! Ray Palmer returns to the United States, leaving behind the South American jungle civilization and its people he had embraced in the Sword of the Atom mini-series. But the America he comes home to is different and it's all he can do to readjust to the changes. And that's to say nothing of the physical changes the Atom has undergone since he's been gone. It's a whole new life of solid super-hero action for the Atom, brought to you by writer Roger Stern, penciller Dwayne Turner and inker Keith (Kez) Wilson. But before you step into the Atom's bold new future, you might want to take a look into his past, beginning as one of the premier super-heroes of comics' Silver Age - the story is told in the pages of Secret Origins (1986-1990 2nd Series) #29, written and drawn by Power of the Atom regulars Stern, Turner and Wilson. Cover price $1.35.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1952 to April 1953!" Collects Atomic War! (1952) #1-4.

Hey, gang! This one'll go with a BANG... what with the impending end of Planet Earth in the news. Yessir! But this four-issue volume of Ace's Atomic War! comic doesn't focus on the gentle global warming path to oblivion we're all of us currently taking, but rather the big "Hoo Boy, here comes the End of Everything!" approach we all of us figured would be the way humankind would hand in its chips, namely with mushroom clouds aplenty, bombs the size of city blocks, and floods to make Noah's problem look like he left a faucet running in the bathroom.

You betcha by golly, this here's a gem of a book, comprising all four issues of Atomic War! (November 1952 to April 1953), plus the one-shot Captain Courageous from 1942 - all of 'em featuring stories and words from the likes of Ken Rice, Lou Cameron, Bill Molno, Jim McLaughlin, Chic Stone, Sol Brodsky, Harry Sahle, George Wilson and Lou Paige. Way to go, you warriors!

Better stock up on those cans of soup!

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $51.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1952 to April 1953!" Collects Atomic War! (1952) #1-4.

Hey, gang! This one'll go with a BANG... what with the impending end of Planet Earth in the news. Yessir! But this four-issue volume of Ace's Atomic War! comic doesn't focus on the gentle global warming path to oblivion we're all of us currently taking, but rather the big "Hoo Boy, here comes the End of Everything!" approach we all of us figured would be the way humankind would hand in its chips, namely with mushroom clouds aplenty, bombs the size of city blocks, and floods to make Noah's problem look like he left a faucet running in the bathroom.

You betcha by golly, this here's a gem of a book, comprising all four issues of Atomic War! (November 1952 to April 1953), plus the one-shot Captain Courageous from 1942 - all of 'em featuring stories and words from the likes of Ken Rice, Lou Cameron, Bill Molno, Jim McLaughlin, Chic Stone, Sol Brodsky, Harry Sahle, George Wilson and Lou Paige. Way to go, you warriors!

Better stock up on those cans of soup!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Story, art, and cover by Randy Z. Crawford. The noir adventures of Ratman, P.I. 5.5" x 8.5", 16 pages, B&W. Adult content. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $3.90

Variant Cover by Paul Pelletier, Mark Stegbauer, and Matt Webb. "The Mighty Crom - Temple of the Creeping Death" - Story by Christopher Mills. Art by Rick Burchett. "Cave Girl - The Devil Came Down the Mountain" - Story by Christopher Mills. Art by Neil D. Vokes. Full Color. 44 pages. Cover price $6.00.

1st printing. Written by David Elliott. Art by Alex Horley. Sharky is the Earth-bound son of Odin and the grandson of Zeus - and he just hit puberty! All his life, he's been raised by his mom, with no idea of who is father was. Now he's hit puberty, only to discover that the "no-good-S.O.B" is none other than Odin! Whenever something sets off his hormones, he transforms into the demi-god Sharky, complete with a body The Rock would kill to have and the strength of a superman! Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Philippine Edition. Reprints Solar Man of the Atom (1991) #1. 32 Pages, Full Color, Tagalog language.

Advance Retailer Preview Book Edition. Birthquake crossover. Red construction paper cover, 5 pages of Solar, Man of the Atom #46-8 preview story, written and illustrated by Dan Jurgens; 6 pages of Bloodshot #30 preview story, illustrated by Norm Breyfogle; letter to retailer from Acclaim, 12 pages, B&W, Magazine Size.

Advance Retailer Preview Book Edition. Birthquake crossover. Red construction paper cover, 6 pages Solar, Man of the Atom #46-48 preview story, written by Dan Jurgens and art by Dick Giordano; 6 pages preview Bloodshot #30 written by Norm Breyfogle ; letter to retailer from Acclaim, 12 pages, (art on front of pages only), B&W, Magazine Size.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $4.20

Variant Cover by Peter Grau. "Rex Dexter of Mars - Menace of the Saurian Sphere" - Story by Christopher Mills, Art by Peter Grau; "Lance Lewis Space Detective - The Voltese Icon" - Story by Christopher Mills, Art by Nik Poliwko. Full Color. 44 pages. Cover price $6.00.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Mike Wellman, Brad Kayl, Brad Rader and Carol Lay. Art by Tony Salmons, Carol Lay, Allen Gladfelter and Adriann Helton. George Bush and the Fine Art of Character Assassination - Political Satire on the Bush Administration. Atomic Basement gets in on the Patriot Act just in time for the November election. Join President "Tex" as he bumbles his way through four years of fighting "evil" in the name of God and Country. Is he hero or buffoon? Will he be able to stand up against a candidate that actually served his country? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Written by Michael Gallagher. art and cover by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm. In Trinity, illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm tells the history of the race to build - and the decision to drop - the first atomic bomb, and the ethical debates that followed. He begins with early research in Europe, which accelerated rapidly as World War II approached. The action shifts to Los Alamos, and Fetter-Vorm showcases the strong personalities of the physicists under the supervision of "Manhattan Project" leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer. When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named "Trinity", the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and far more dangerous age. Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Trinity is dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.00.

NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing. Written by Michael Gallagher. art and cover by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm. In Trinity, illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm tells the history of the race to build - and the decision to drop - the first atomic bomb, and the ethical debates that followed. He begins with early research in Europe, which accelerated rapidly as World War II approached. The action shifts to Los Alamos, and Fetter-Vorm showcases the strong personalities of the physicists under the supervision of "Manhattan Project" leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer. When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named "Trinity", the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and far more dangerous age. Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Trinity is dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Written by Michael Gallagher. Art and cover by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm. Trinity tells the history of the race to build - and the decision to drop - the first atomic bomb, and the ethical debates that followed. The story begins with early research in Europe, then shifts to Los Alamos. Fetter-Vorm showcases the strong personalities of the physicists under the supervision of "Manhattan Project" leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer. When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named "Trinity," the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and far more dangerous age. Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Trinity is dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking. Softcover, 5 1/2in. x 8 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects White Trash (1992) #1-4. Written by Gordon Rennie. Art by Martin Emond. Re-collecting the original four-part White Trash mini-series from 1992, and the extremely hard-to-find pair of back-up, prequel stories that appeared in the pages of Heavy Metal. More of Martin Emond manic art, and Gordon Rennie's over-the-top storytelling, filled with a pair of hillbillies, an FBI agent, a southern preacher, and a bunch of crazed Vietnam vets! Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.