The Atom
#8
(August-September 1963)
DC,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-06-13
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!
The Atom / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Dr. Light [Arthur Light]
- Reprints
-
in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-18 (July 1973) - in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007), #1 ([August] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- lightbulbs
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!
The Atom / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Atom [Ray Palmer]; Doctor Light; Jean Loring; Justice League of America [JLA; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (flashback only); Snapper Carr] (all cameo)
- Synopsis
- Doctor Light sets a trap for the Atom in another dimension to test a new means to destroy the Justice League.
- Reprints
- in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-18 (July 1973)
- in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts of 7.67 pages and 6.67 pages.
Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
House ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Terry, the Green family's dog, recalls everything that went wrong on their terrible vacation.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated October 1957.
See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane...
Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
Indexer Notes
house ad for Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Joe Finley, E. Nelson Bridwell (future DC staffer), Marty Riske, and Jack Harris.
The Purloined Miniatures
The Atom / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Bill Wilson; Rodney Morton; Jean Loring; Alfred Trask (villain); Warden Barnes
- Synopsis
- Jean Loring loses her first case when she defends a man accused in a museum theft, and it's up to the Atom to prove the man was framed.
- Reprints
- in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!
The Atom -
1.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System -
2.
Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!
The Atom -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman!
Superman -
5.
The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin
-
6.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
7.
Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
116 Planes of All Nations -
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
-
10.
See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane...
Lois Lane -
11.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
12.
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom -
13.
The Purloined Miniatures
The Atom -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
15.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
16.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
17.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
18.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
19.
[no title indexed]
Blast Off
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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