The Atom Archives #1

([June] 2001)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents)

Atom / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

Introduction by Les Daniels

[Cover - Showcase #34]; Battle of the Tiny Titans! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kulan Dar

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)

Indexer Notes

1st Silver Age Atom

Birth of the Atom! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Ray Palmer] (intro, origin); Jean Loring (intro)

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)

Battle of the Tiny Titans! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kulan Dar; Alma Wilson; Jean Loring; Carl Ballard (villain)

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)

Inside the Atom (Table of Contents)

Atom / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard

Inks:

Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

Typeset

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [JSA; Atom [Al Pratt]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]]

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)
which is reprinted
• from All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #19 (October 1940) [some artwork only]
• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940-1941) [some artwork only]

Indexer Notes

text feature

[Cover - Showcase #35]; Dooms from Beyond! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #35 (November-December 1961)

The Dooms from Beyond! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Dr. Gordon Doolin [Gordon Heath]; Jean Loring; Judge Myles Heath (flashback); Goody Wilson (flashback); Ebenezer Heath (flashback); Mrs. Hathaway; Jenkins; Betty; Peter; Tim; Bates (villain); Tom

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #35 (November-December 1961)

[Cover - Showcase #36]; Prisoner in a Test Tube! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #36 (January-February 1962)

Prisoner in a Test Tube! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Anton Kraft; Professor Loring; Jean Loring

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #36 (January-February 1962)

The "Disappearing Act" Robberies! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Alma Wilson Barnes; Jim Barnes; Greg Phillips (villain); Mayor Andrews; Jason Saunders (flashback)

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #36 (January-February 1962)

[Cover - Atom #1]; Master of the Plant World! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jason Woodrue

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1 (June-July 1962)

Master of the Plant World! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Plant Master [Jason Woodrue, later Floronic Man] (intro, villain); Jean Loring; Maya

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1 (June-July 1962)

[Cover - Atom #2]; The Oddest Man on Earth! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #2 (August-September 1962)

The Oddest Man on Earth! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Oscar D. Dollar [Mister Odd]; Bart Tranter (villain); Jean Loring; Tim Kerr

Synopsis:

Ray Palmer meets Mister Odd, who appears to be a catalyst for odd occurances.

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #2 (August-September 1962)

The Prisoners Who Vanished! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Carl Ballard (villain); Chief Baxter

Synopsis:

The Atom ends up foiling the plans of Carl Ballard again, even though Carl has discovered a way to use Europium for teleportation.

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #2 (August-September 1962)

Indexer Notes

References "Battle of the Tiny Titans" from Showcase #34.

[Cover - Atom #3]; The Time Trap! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (hands)

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #3 (October-November 1962)

The Time Trap! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (villain, intro); Jean Loring

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #3 (October-November 1962)

The Secret of "Al Atom's" Lamp! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt (intro); Abdul the Thief (villain); Hassan; Ayesha

Synopsis:

Atom helps out Hassan, Sinbad's grandson, by pretending to be "al Atom," the genie of Sinbad's old lamp. At the end of the story, the Atom speculates that the words "al Atom's lamp" were corrupted into "Aladdin's lamp", prompting the whole Aladdin's Lamp story. [synopsis by Michael Torregrossa]

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #3 (October-November 1962)

Indexer Notes

1st "Time Pool" story.

[Cover - Atom #4]; Case of the Innocent Thief! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #4 (December-January 1963)

The Machine That Made "Miracles"! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Snapper Carr; Midge; Florence James; Entrol Kol

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #4 (December-January 1963)

The Case of the Innocent Thief! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Tom Parks; Elkins (villain)

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #4 (December-January 1963)

[Cover - Atom #5]; Diamond of Deadly Dooms! (Table of Contents)

Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #5 (February-March 1963)

The Diamond of the Deadly Dooms! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane; Mike Sekowsky (pp. 4-9)

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Ted Ralston; Karl Jat (villain); Moorn Jor

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #5 (February-March 1963)

The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Don Morgan; Fred Harris (villain); Jean Loring; Jon Van Dorn

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• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #5 (February-March 1963)

Biographies (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Waid

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Indexer Notes

Biographies for Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Julie Schwartz. Biographical material researched and written by Mark Waid.

[Backcover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kulan Dar; Jason Woodrue

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• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961), #35 (November-December 1961)
• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1 (June-July 1962), #2 (August-September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Reprints covers from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34-35 and The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1-2.