The Atomic Knights

([July] 2010)

The Atomic Knights (Table of Contents: 1)

The Atomic Knights / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Atomic Knights

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #120 (September 1960) [splash page]

[Character List with Portraits] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atomic Knights / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gardner Grayle - leader of the Atomic Knights.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene; Bryndon; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #135 (December 1961) [splash]

Indexer Notes

On front inside flap.

[Atomic Knights] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Atomic Knights / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Atomic Knights

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #153 (June 1963) [splash]

Indexer Notes

Wrap-around cover.

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

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Front endpapers.

The Atomic Knights (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #153 (June 1963)

Indexer Notes

Title with Atomic Knights portraits and brief descriptions, taken from internal panel art.

The Atomic Knights (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Characters

Atomic Knights

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #153 (June 1963) [page 12, panel 2]

Indexer Notes

Art taken from internal panels.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 7)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Letters

?; typeset

Synopsis

List of story titles and the editorial and executive DC personnel who worked on this volume.
Indicia.

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #144 (September 1962) [page 13, panel 3]

Introduction (Table of Contents: 8)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Murphy Anderson (credited) (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle])

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #144 (September 1962) [page 13, panel 2]

Indexer Notes

Art taken from internal panels.

Best from Gardner Grayle (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murphy Anderson (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle])

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle])

Letters

Murphy Anderson (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle]); typeset

Characters

Gardner Grayle

Indexer Notes

Sketch by Murphy Anderson. From the collection of Mike Barr.

The Rise of the Atomic Knights! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon (origin) (first appearance); Gardner Grayle (origin) (first appearance); Douglas Herald (origin) (first appearance); Marene Herald (origin) (first appearance); Hollis Hobard (origin) (first appearance); Wayne Hobard (origin) (first appearance)
The Black Baron (antagonist) (first appearance)

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #117 (June 1960), #117 (June 1960)

The Menace of the Water-Raider! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #120 (September 1960)

The Cavemen of New York! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Brent Wilson

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #123 (December 1960)

The Lost City of Los Angeles! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #126 (March 1961)

World Out of Time! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Bhymer; Khagan

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #129 (June 1961)

Thanksgiving Day -- 1990! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Bhymer; Khagan

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #132 (September 1961)

War in Washington! (Table of Contents: 16)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Khagan; Dalas (Atlantean citizen)

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #135 (December 1961)

The Attack of the Giant Dogs! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Khagan

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #138 (March 1962)

Menace of the Metal-Looters! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Ki-Ling; Borsra

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #141 (June 1962)

[Cover - Strange Adventures #144] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Atomic Knights / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz (uncredited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Atomic Knights

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #144 (September 1962)

When the Earth Blacked Out! (Table of Contents: 20)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #144 (September 1962), #144 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

This story has two segments, one that is 8.67 pages and one that is 5.67 pages for a total of 14.34 pages. In the original printing, each segment had a 1/3 page ad on the bottom of the last page.

The King of New Orleans! (Table of Contents: 21)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 15.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
King Touro

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #147 (December 1962), #147 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two segments, each one 7.67 pages. In the original printing, ads appeared on the bottom third of the last page of each chapter.

The Plant That Hated Humans! (Table of Contents: 22)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 15.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Dr. Abner Henderson; Alva Judson (flashback)

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #150 (March 1963), #150 (March 1963)

Danger in Detroit (Table of Contents: 23)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Dr. Abner Henderson; Organizer Kadey

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #153 (June 1963), #153 (June 1963)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two segments: one of 8.67 pages and one of 5.67 pages for a total of 14.33 pages. In the original printing, a 1/3 page ad appeared on the last page of each segment.

Threat of the Witch-Woman (Table of Contents: 24)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 15.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Henrietta Dromer; Fred Dromer; Dr. Pickering; Mr. Fallow

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #156 (September 1963)

Indexer Notes

This story appears in two segments: one of 9.67 pages and one of 5.67 pages for a total of 15.33 pages. In the original printing, a 1/3 page ad appeared on the last page of each segment.

Here Come the Wild Ones! (Table of Contents: 25)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited) (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle]) (signed - see Notes)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited) (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle]) (signed - see Notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Of all the tragedies caused by the Hydrogen War of 1986, one of the most heart rendering [sic] was the band of homeless, hungry boys who charged into isolated villages, terrorizing the inhabitants!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
Organizer Kadey; Mrs. Porter (carpenter's wife - mentioned); wild ones [Ken; Danny; Pete]; Blue Belt six; Dr. Howard Melton (mentioned)

Synopsis

The Knights encounter a roving band of boys who want to become outlaws when they grow up. Marene disguises herself as a boy and infiltrates the group. Kadey and his Blue Belts stumble upon a pre-war invention that turns people into automatons. They use it to enslave the rebel boys until the Knights defeat them.

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #160 (January 1964), #160 (January 1964)

Keywords

armor; atomic pistol; Blue Belts; Durvale

Indexer Notes

Signed in panel 3 on (last) page 15. Also included under the signature is "30" which is typographical shorthand in journalism for "End" indicating that Anderson knew this was the last Atomic Knights story he would illustrate.

Source - Interview with Murphy Anderson in "The Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion" by Mike W. Barr. Page 13 LH column.

[Atomic Knight vs Mole Man] (Table of Contents: 26)

The Atomic Knights / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Unnamed Atomic Knight; Mole Man

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #144 (September 1962) [detail from splash]

[Biographies] (Table of Contents: 27)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Joy ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Synopsis

Summaries of the comics careers of John Broome and Murphy Anderson.

Indexer Notes

This data also appears on the back flap of the dust jacket.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 5.61 pages (report information)

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Atomic Knights

Genre

science fiction

Indexer Notes

.33 page filler with Atomic Knights logo replacing original ads or promos. This occurs 17 times at the ends of stories.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Rear endpapers.

Welcome to the Post-Apocalyptic Word of 1986! (Table of Contents: 30)

The Atomic Knights / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Joy ?

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Drew Moore (credited) (color reconstruction)

Letters

?

Genre

biography; science fiction

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #138 (March 1962) [splash]

Indexer Notes

Brief biographical information on John Broome and Murphy Anderson.
Artwork extends from back dustjacket to back dustjacket flap.