The Atom #10

(December 1963-January 1964)

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Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ride a Deadly Grenade! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

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 ([December] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)

Keywords

Cavorite; Central Intelligence Agency; CIA; Vienna

Indexer Notes

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

Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 6.67 pages.

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The Flash; Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

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

On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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

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Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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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, and Leonard Berman.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A 'census' of bacteria in the United States...

Genre

non-fiction

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

The Mysterious Swan-Maiden! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Atom / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Sid Greene (credited)

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 ([December] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([August] 2007)

Keywords

swans

Now -- Together -- In One Great Magazine! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Untold Stories of Superman! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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Littleton Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fly-Over Chicane (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Gilbert Auto-rama / advertisement / 1 page (report information)