The Atom #19

(June-July 1965)

Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and that an expressive hobby can provide lifelong enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1952.

World of the Magic Atom! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atom / comic story / 23.83 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited) (sourced)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited) (sourced)

Inks

Sid Greene (credited) (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Druid (first appearance, also flashback); Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal] (flashback) (cameo); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (flashback) (cameo); Zatanna (guest) (also flashback); Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara] (flashback); Timor (a dragon); Biff Barker (first appearance, gang boss)

Synopsis

Atom helps Zatanna search for her father in a sub-atomic world ruled by the Druid.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #6 (octobre 1967) [Page 1], #10 (octobre 1968) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #2/1969 ([mai] 1969)
• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #438 (December 1973-January 1974)
• in Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #8 ([June 1974] ?)
• in JLA: Zatanna's Search (DC, 2004 series) ([March] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Story across 25 pages in three parts of 11.67 pages, 5.67 pages, and 6.5 pages.

This story follows the first appearance of Zatanna in Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #4. Zatanna's quest continues in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #42.

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

AMT Models; The Munsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Green Lantern; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.34 page (report information)

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Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You've finally done it!

Feature Logo

Inside the Atom [text]

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Sal Iacopelli, Marvin Wolfman, Doug Meuer, Duane Tank, Guy H. Lillian III.

On the page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.

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Monogram Models / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Featuring 7 Epic Duels-to-the-Death... (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Lucky Charms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

10 Issues of The Atom for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Boys! Men! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Fighting Ships / advertisement / 1 page (report information)