The Atom #16
(December 1964-January 1965)

DC, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1964-10-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Fate of the Flattened-Out Atom! (Table of Contents)

The Atom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
By "ironing" out your body, Atom, I've put you in shape to make me the most powerful man in the world!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Andrew Frost
Reprints
Keywords
steam irons
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Children of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm hungry...
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child
Keywords
UNICEF; United Nations

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1960.

Fate of the Flattened-Out Atom! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atom / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Sid Greene (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fight me all you want, Atom--but you can't possibly overcome me!
Feature Logo
The Atom [rounded e]
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Andrew Frost (villain); Jean Loring
Synopsis
Scientist Andrew Frost discovers that when the Atom uses his shrinking powers, Frost gains limited powers of precognition. He captures the Atom and imprisons him, hoping to increase his ability.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 7.67 pages each.

Metamorpho the Element Man (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Metamorpho / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the smallest of the prehistoric dinosaurs...
Feature Logo
It's a Small World!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.

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

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

25 Years of Batman (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Inside the Atom

Indexer Notes

Letters from Arnold Secrest, Gary Johnson, and Paul Bakulski.

On the page immediately following page 16 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want to buy a model racing car kit.
Feature Logo
Cap's Hobby Center
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Whose Face Does the Enemy See in His Smoking Sights? (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Electric Engine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fate of the Flattened-Out Atom!
    The Atom
  2. 1. Children of Tomorrow!
  3. 2. Fate of the Flattened-Out Atom!
    The Atom
  4. 3. Metamorpho the Element Man
    Metamorpho
  5. 4. ["'tis luck to catch a leprechaun!"]
    L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
  6. 5. ["One of the smallest of the prehistoric dinosaurs..."]
    It's a Small World!
  7. 6. ["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  8. 7. 25 Years of Batman
    Batman
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Inside the Atom
  10. 9. ["I want to buy a model racing car kit."]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  11. 10. ["Boys everywhere have more fun with Monogram quality models"]
    Monogram Models
  12. 11. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
    The Atom
  13. 12. ["Start your own secret club... with a Silly Putty secret code"]
    Silly Putty
  14. 13. Whose Face Does the Enemy See in His Smoking Sights?
    G. I. Joe
  15. 14. ["Build your own real electric engine only 89¢"]
    Electric Engine
  16. 15. ["I'm G.I. Joe!"]
    G.I. Joe
  17. 16. ["It's a bird... it's a plane... it's the new Superman 98¢ hobby kit"]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
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