The Atom
#10
(December 1963-January 1964)
DC,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-10-17
- 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
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Ride a Deadly Grenade!
The Atom / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]
- Reprints
-
in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003) - in DC Comics Presents: The Atom (DC, 2004 series) #1 (October 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- hand grenades
Ride a Deadly Grenade!
The Atom / comic story / 12.33 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Ferdinand Alt; Jean Loring; foreign agents (villains); a C.I.A. agent
- Synopsis
- The CIA recruits the Atom to recover an invention in Europe that has been taken by enemy spies.
- Reprints
- in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- Cavorite; Central Intelligence Agency; CIA; Vienna
Indexer Notes
Sequel to "Prisoner in a Test Tube!" from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #36.
Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 6.67 pages.
[no title indexed]
The Flash; Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Your Free Trip Around the World!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- An old sea captain shows some kids how they too can learn more about foreign countries by visiting the local library.
- Keywords
- libraries
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Later appears in DC comics cover-dated June 1966.
[no title indexed]
Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Larry Brown, John Page, Joe Epstein, Robert Malisani, and Leonard Berman.
[no title indexed]
It's a Small World! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A 'census' of bacteria in the United States...
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...
The Mysterious Swan-Maiden!
The Atom / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Judge Emil Potter; Johnny Trent; Rutherford Toller; Bill Cook; The Swan-Maiden [Doro Briggs] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jean Loring's latest court case concerns a woman who can turn into a swan, but the Atom uncovers the truth behind the transformation.
- Reprints
- in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- swans
Now -- Together -- In One Great Magazine!
Aquaman; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold, (DC, 1955 series) #51
The Untold Stories of Superman!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8, on sale November 21
Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!
Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6, on sale November 14
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Ride a Deadly Grenade!
The Atom -
1.
[no title indexed]
Norton Products -
2.
Ride a Deadly Grenade!
The Atom -
3.
["For the very best..."]
The Flash; Justice League of America -
4.
Your Free Trip Around the World!
-
5.
["For the very best..."]
Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures -
6.
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom -
7.
["A 'census' of bacteria in the United States..."]
It's a Small World! -
8.
["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
-
9.
The Mysterious Swan-Maiden!
The Atom -
10.
Now -- Together -- In One Great Magazine!
Aquaman; Hawkman -
11.
The Untold Stories of Superman!
Superman -
12.
Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!
Batman and Robin -
13.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Coin Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Co. -
15.
[no title indexed]
Task Force -
16.
[no title indexed]
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos -
17.
Fly-Over Chicane
Gilbert Auto-rama
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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