The Atom #31

(June-July 1967)

Good Man, Bad Man - Turnabout Thief! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Atom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Sid Greene (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Hawkman [Katar Hol; Carter Hall] (guest star); Mrs. Burns; Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal; Shiera Hall]; Toyboy [Johnny Burns] (villain); Jean Loring

Synopsis

A mother's wish for her delinquent son creates a challenging mystery for the Atom and Hawkman.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #204 (12 de abril de 1971)
• in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #10 (juillet 1973)
• in Atom (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #2 (1980)
• in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #2 (1er trimestre 1982)
• in Showcase Presents: Hawkman (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([September] 2008)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)

Keywords

split personalities; toys

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 23 pages in three parts of 7.5, 7.5, and 7 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

The Flash; The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joseph Arul, Bill Mantlo, Richard H. Volbrecht Jr., Frank Tower, Mike Friedrich, and Earl Krizek.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Dial H for Hero / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6516

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have a beautiful road raceway...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Hint submitted by David Sardicha of Fall River, Massachusetts.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Inside the Atom -- Extra / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt] (origin); Justice Society of America [Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hourman]; Mary James

Indexer Notes

Text article about the original Atom.

Mystery of the Million-Dollar Briefcase! (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Dick wonders why Ed knows so much about everything, and Ed explains it's because he visits the library regularly.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly