Sword of the Atom #1 [Direct]
(September 1983)

DC, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-05-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (credited) (editor); Gil Kane (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Atom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Gil Kane (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (series logo design)

Job Number
C-488
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer]
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Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

BurgerTime Home Video Game (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

BurgerTime Video Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Book One: Stormy Passage (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atom / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Jan Strnad (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Gil Kane (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Job Number
J-8619
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer] (origin recap); Caellich (first appearance); Paul Hoben (first appearance); Princess Laethwen (first appearance); Jean Loring; Taren (first appearance)
Synopsis
Ray and Jean agree to a temporary separation and Ray heads to the Amazon to find a piece of white dwarf matter he believes crashed in the Amazon. When his plane crashes he is stuck at six inches tall and discovers a race of tiny people who live in the Amazon.
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Star Frontiers (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Move Out! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Unscramble the Fun (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Enter the Superman III Movie Sweepstakes (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"When the Law Is Not Enough… My Justice Begins." (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Action Pin-Up No. 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

The Atom / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as G K)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed as G K)
Colors
Tom Ziuko

Job Number
J-8943
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Princess Laethwen
Reprints

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Create a Monster! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Atom
  2. 1. BurgerTime Home Video Game
    BurgerTime Video Game
  3. 2. Book One: Stormy Passage
    The Atom
  4. 3. Star Frontiers
    Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies
  5. 4. Move Out!
    Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock
  6. 5. Unscramble the Fun
    Bubble Yum
  7. 6. Write Right Now!
  8. 7. Enter the Superman III Movie Sweepstakes
    Superman
  9. 8. "When the Law Is Not Enough… My Justice Begins."
    Vigilante
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  11. 10. Action Pin-Up No. 1
    The Atom
  12. 11. Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  13. 12. Create a Monster!
    Monogram Models
  14. 13. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge
    Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Video Games
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore