The Atom #18

(April-May 1965)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hole-in-the-Wall Lawman! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atom / comic story / 13.33 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Sid Greene (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Black Phantom (villain); Professor Morton Oldham; Jean Loring

Synopsis

A strange side-effect from the Atom's trips through the Time Pool causes trouble for him in the present as he tries to defeat the Black Phantom.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #3 (1967) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 7.67 pages.

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Hasbro's G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It Started with the Flash! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Doctor Fate and Hourman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Our Strange Universe / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Astronomers estimate that of the millions of galaxies...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

A spiral-type galaxy colliding with an elliptical-type Galaxy and the constellation Cygnus.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence. Two panels.

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

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

[Mend... Darn... Patch...] (Table of Contents: 8)

What's the Difference Between-- / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Lucky Charms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz [as The Editor]

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Paul Bakulski and Guy H. Lillian III, with replies from Schwartz.

The Atomic Flea! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Atom / comic story / 10.67 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; Hightop Harry (villain); Melissa

Synopsis

Momentary amnesia makes the Atom believe he is a flea in a flea circus.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #18 (octobre 1970) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #449 (July 1975)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)

Keywords

amnesia; flea circus

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1964
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 265,304
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 280,938
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, and Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.

At the bottom of the last page of the previous sequence.

10 Issues of The Atom for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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The Flash; 80 Page Giant Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Space Explorers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)