The Atom #23

(February-March 1966)

Riddle of the Far-Out Robbery! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Atom / comic story / 12.34 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]; Dr. Ewald Barnes; Bill Ames; Oban Thokol; Krommer Pav (villain); Davarians; Enrichetta Negrini (flashback)

Synopsis

The Atom tells two friends about a robbery committed by an invisible alien, then admits that he made up the story.

Reprints

• in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #1 (juin 1971)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)

Indexer Notes

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

Story in two chapters of 5.67 and 6.67 pages.

Warning! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

Science Says You're Wrong... / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger ?

Inks

Tom Nicolosi ?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Snow is colored white...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #100 (January 1959)

The Invisible Handicap! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

The class gets a lesson on not making fun of those who are different.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

DC's Immortal 6! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Sgt. Rock's 6 Battle Stars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

DC Blazes a New Path in Comics History! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Amazing Ratios / 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

Only 1/3 of the earth's ocean waters...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #128 (May 1961)

Thief with the Tricky Toy! (Table of Contents: 8)

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; Billy Knolles (villain)

Synopsis

Jean Loring is arrested for a burglary and the Atom must track down the real thief, who uses a jack-in-the box as a distraction.

Reprints

• in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #1/1967 ([februar] 1967)
• in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #1 (juin 1971)
• in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)

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: 9) (Expand) /

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

You Are Invited to Join the Justice League! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Leonard Tirado, Sal Iacopelli, and Dave Bakulski.

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6357

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'll have a big race on Cap's new slot track!

Genre

humor

Keywords

model racing

Definitely Coming... (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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