Atari Force #2 [Newsstand]
(February 1984)

DC, 1984 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893111602
Editing
Andy Helfer (Editor); Tom Condon (Managing Editor); Dick Giordano (Executive Editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Atari Force (DC, 1984 series) #2 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Direct Encounter (Table of Contents)

Atari Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
José Luis García-López (signed as Garcia Lopez)
Inks
José Luis García-López (signed as Garcia Lopez)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-619
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dart; Warbeast; Blackjak
Reprints

Part Two: Direct Encounter (Table of Contents: 1)

Atari Force / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
José Luis García-López (credited)
Inks
Ricardo Villagrán (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Bob Lappan (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Forget it, Dart!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dart; Blackjak; Dark Destroyer; Kargg; Warbeast; Tempest [Chris Champion]; Melissa Jamieson; Micah Jamieson; Morphea; Martin Champion; Babe; Pakrat
Synopsis
Dark Destroyer sends Warbeast to retrieve Dart, but Dart kills him. Meanwhile, Tempest argues with his girlfriend's father and Morphea begins to understand Martin Champion's relationship with his son.
Reprints

Fact File 1: Champion (Table of Contents: 2)

Atari Force / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Martin Champion
Reprints

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

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

Fact File 2: Pakrat (Table of Contents: 4)

Atari Force / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Pakrat
Reprints

Fact File 3: Tempest (Table of Contents: 5)

Atari Force / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tempest [Chris Champion]
Reprints

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

Atari Force / letters page / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-1525
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Gerry Conway here.

Indexer Notes

No letters. More history/origin of Atari Force. Second page also contains a large Green Lantern promotional advertisement (not part of the page count).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Direct Encounter
    Atari Force
  2. 1. Part Two: Direct Encounter
    Atari Force
  3. 2. Fact File 1: Champion
    Atari Force
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  5. 4. Fact File 2: Pakrat
    Atari Force
  6. 5. Fact File 3: Tempest
    Atari Force
  7. 6. ["Hi, Gerry Conway here."]
    Atari Force
This issue was modified by
  • Ken Austin
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore