The Atom #10

(December 1963-January 1964)

Ride a Deadly Grenade! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Atom / comic story / 12.33 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Ferdinand Alt; Jean Loring; foreign agents (villains); a C.I.A. agent

Synopsis:

The CIA recruits the Atom to recover an invention in Europe that has been taken by enemy spies.

Reprints:

• in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([October] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)

Keywords:

Cavorite; Central Intelligence Agency; CIA; Vienna

Indexer Notes

sequel to "Prisoner in a Test Tube!" from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #36

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

An old sea captain shows some kids how they too can learn more about foreign countries by visiting the local library.

Keywords:

libraries

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated June 1966.

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

Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

? (logo illustration)

Inks:

? (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters from: Larry Brown, John Page, Joe Epstein, Robert Malisani, Leonard Berman

["A 'census' of bacteria in the United States..."] (Table of Contents: 4)

It's a Small World! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Genre:

non-fiction

The Mysterious Swan-Maiden! (Table of Contents: 5)

Atom / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Judge Emil Potter; Johnny Trent; Rutherford Toller; Bill Cook; The Swan-Maiden [Doro Briggs] (villain)

Synopsis:

Jean Loring's latest court case concerns a woman who can turn into a swan, but the Atom uncovers the truth behind the transformation.

Reprints:

• in The Atom Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([October] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)

Keywords:

swans

Now -- Together -- In One Great Magazine! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Untold Stories of Superman! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)