The Atom & Hawkman #43

(June-July 1969)

How Can This Be Possible? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Come to My Hanging (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkman / comic story / 11.17 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock] (first Silver Age appearance)

Synopsis

In early 19th century England, the highwayman known as Gentleman Jim Craddock is executed for his crimes, but he vows to return and resume his criminal career. When an apparent ghostly bandit surfaces in Europe, the Hawks travel to London where they meet the Gentleman Ghost. However, while matching wits with him they disagree on whether he is truly a ghost, or a man pretending to be one.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #186 (6 de julio de 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: Hawkman (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([September] 2008)

Keywords

Big Ben; hangings; highwaymen; London; Trafalgar Square

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the following issue.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Page 6 is a 2/3-page and page 12 is a 1/2-page.

The First Name in Comics Presents Famous First Classics! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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3 Blockbusters (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Strange Realm of the Atom / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Milt Snapinn ?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-161

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If an atom of oxygen were placed in the center of the continental United States...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #3 (October-November 1962)
• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #186 (6 de julio de 1970)

Buzzin', Buzzin' -- Who's Got the Buzzin'? (Table of Contents: 6)

The Atom / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Sid Greene

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

S-103

Genre

superhero

Characters

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Horace McByrd; Hap Coogan

Synopsis

The Atom investigates a strange buzzing sound that causes people to briefly lose their memory, and discovers the bizarre faculty rivalry at Ivy Town University that's behind the sonic attacks.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #186 (6 de julio de 1970)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #26 (novembre 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Atom (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #3 (1981)
• in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #3 (mai 1982)

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-152

Indexer Notes

Letters from Klaus Janson (future comics artist), Bill Sherman, Martin Pasko (future comics writer), Damon Paul Thomas.

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Will This Be Tomorrow's Headline? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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13 Tales that Hold You in Unbelievable Suspense... (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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