The Atom
#22
(December 1965-January 1966)
DC,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-10-07
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Bat-Knights of Darkness!
The Atom / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Bat-Knights [Elvarans]
- Reprints
-
in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #5/1966 ([desember] 1966) [mirrored] -
in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #186 (15 de octubre de 1967) -
in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)
-
- Keywords
- bats; bells
Builders of the Future!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- facts showing the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa
- Keywords
- Africa; UNESCO; United Nations
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Bat-Knights of Darkness
The Atom / comic story / 23 pages
- 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]; Elvarasn [Bat-Knights] (introduction); Avery Sanders; Jean Loring; Eddie Gordon (villain); Olan Parr; Slim Peters
- Synopsis
- The Atom fights a crime wave launched by tiny men mounted on bats. He discovers that they are part of a miniature civilization that lives in Giant Cavern, where Ray Palmer first became the Atom.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #186 (15 de octubre de 1967)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Story across 24 pages in three chapters of 5.67 pages, 9.67 pages, and 7.67 pages.
Ultra the Multi-Alien
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #104, on sale October 28.
At the bottom of page 6 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
It's a Small World / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world's smallest race of human beings...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The smallest race of human beings, the smallest bone in the human body, the smallest monkey and the smallest eggs.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #186 (15 de octubre de 1967)
- in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #4/1967 ([november] 1967)
- in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #10/1969 ([oktober] 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! That's the old Hooterville Cannonball right down to the rivets!
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
By Popular Demand
Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 [80 Page Giant #G-17].
On the same page as the previous sequence.
Hey Kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak is the Greatest!
Trik-Trak / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Johnny Cloud; Haunted Tank / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They had to invent a new kind of medal...
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
House ad for G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #115.
At the bottom of page 16 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz (credited as The Editor)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Frank Tower, Sal Iacopelli, and Guy H. Lillian III, with replies from Schwartz.
On the page immediately following page 16 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Williams ?
- Pencils
- Bill Williams (credited as W.)
- Inks
- Bill Williams (credited as W.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You and Cheerios really make sweet music together, Bullwinkle!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Rocky; Bullwinkle
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 17 of the main story sequence.
Riddle Me This!
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Penguin
Indexer Notes
Subscription ad for DC comics, ten issues for 1.00 USD.
On the page immediately following page 18 of the main story sequence.
Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever!
AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Chuck; Dad
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
They're Brainy... They're Brawny... They're Beautiful...
Supergirl; Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #63, on sale October 21.
On the page immediately preceding page 19 of the main story sequence.
Presenting... A New Jimmy Olsen
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #89
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Bat-Knights of Darkness!
The Atom -
1.
Builders of the Future!
-
2.
Bat-Knights of Darkness
The Atom -
3.
Ultra the Multi-Alien
-
4.
["The world's smallest race of human beings..."]
It's a Small World -
5.
["Wow! That's the old Hooterville Cannonball right down to the rivets!"]
Tyco Toys -
6.
By Popular Demand
Batman and Robin -
7.
Hey Kids! Transogram's Trik-Trak is the Greatest!
Trik-Trak -
8.
["They had to invent a new kind of medal..."]
Johnny Cloud; Haunted Tank -
9.
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom -
10.
["You and Cheerios really make sweet music together, Bullwinkle!"]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
11.
Riddle Me This!
Batman -
12.
Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever!
AMT Models -
13.
They're Brainy... They're Brawny... They're Beautiful...
Supergirl; Wonder Woman -
14.
Presenting... A New Jimmy Olsen
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen -
15.
Wanted for Cash Immediately!
Coin Directory -
16.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
17.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
18.
Great Moments in Sport
Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Matthew Head
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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