The Atom
#3
(October-November 1962)
DC,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-08-21
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Time Trap!
The Atom / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (hands)
- Reprints
-
in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([August] 2001) - in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ? (promo copy)
- Pencils
- various (illustrations)
- Inks
- various (illustrations)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; house ad for DC comics
The Time Trap!
The Atom / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Chronos [David Clinton] (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #245 (December 1971-January 1972)
-
in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #79 ([February 1973] ?) - in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([August] 2001)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
207 Stamps
Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Nature's Prize Pupil!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- Humans have managed to copy some of the best protective attributes of animals.
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated June 1958.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I’m a fudge judge!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Strange Realm of the Atom / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If an atom of oxygen were placed...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Synopsis
- Educational info about atomic energy and atoms
- Reprints
- in The Atom & Hawkman (DC, 1968 series) #43 (June-July 1969) which is reprinted
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #186 (6 de julio de 1970)
-
The Last Days of Superman!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #156
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Congratulations on the first issue of The Atom.
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Earl Dill; PFC Ellis R. McDaniels; Don Hauptman; Lew Litziner III
The Secret of "Al Atom's" Lamp!
The Atom / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt (introduction); Abdul the Thief (villain); Hassan; Ayesha
- Synopsis
- Atom helps out Hassan, Sinbad's grandson, by pretending to be "al Atom," the genie of Sinbad's old lamp. At the end of the story, the Atom speculates that the words "al Atom's lamp" were corrupted into "Aladdin's lamp", prompting the whole Aladdin's Lamp story. [synopsis by Michael Torregrossa]
- Reprints
- in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([August] 2001)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- Aladdin's lamp; Time Pool; time travel
Indexer Notes
First Time Pool story
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See the little gray spots at each corner of the black squares?
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Reward $9,985.50
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for coin catalogue.
Learn to Play Guitar the Chet Atkins Way!
Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Chet Atkins (photo)
Indexer Notes
Josely Company guitar course ad.
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Polyethelene kid’s playhouse cabin sold by Frontier Cabin for $1.00.
Boys, Girls, Men, Women
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad soliciting Christmas card salespeople.
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Time Trap!
The Atom -
1.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
2.
The Time Trap!
The Atom -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
5.
207 Stamps
Zenith Stamps -
6.
Nature's Prize Pupil!
-
7.
["I’m a fudge judge!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
["If an atom of oxygen were placed..."]
Strange Realm of the Atom -
9.
The Last Days of Superman!
Superman -
10.
["Congratulations on the first issue of The Atom."]
Inside the Atom -
11.
The Secret of "Al Atom's" Lamp!
The Atom -
12.
["See the little gray spots at each corner of the black squares?"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
Reward $9,985.50
Best Values Coins and Currency -
14.
Learn to Play Guitar the Chet Atkins Way!
Chet Atkins Method -
15.
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin -
16.
Boys, Girls, Men, Women
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
17.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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