The Atom
#34
(December 1967-January 1968)
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1967-10-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Issue Notes
Little Man-- You've Had a Busy Day!
The Atom / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- Jack Adler ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Big Shot
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #215 (30 de agosto de 1971) -
in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #13 (juin 1974) - in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #28 (juillet 1983) [Modifiée [Edited]]
-
in Showcase Presents: The Atom (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([October] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Why Fight? Read All Three!!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bob Hope; Scooter; Stanley Dover; Spot
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; house ad for Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series), Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series), and The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) [starring Stanley and His Monster].
Little Man-- You've Had a Big-Gang Day!
The Atom / comic story / 22 pages
- 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; The Big Gang [Big Head; Big Ben; Big Wig; Big Bertha; Big Shot; Big Cheese; Big Deal]
- Synopsis
- A troupe of former circus performers embarks on a series of crimes stealing the largest examples of various items, but the World's Smallest Super-Hero keeps foiling their plans.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #215 (30 de agosto de 1971)
-
in Atom (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #3 (1981), #3 (1981) - in Atom (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #3 (mai 1982)
- 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.
Page 12 and 23 are half-pages.
Ban Gloom!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Teen Beat (DC, 1967 series) #1, on sale September 5.
Credits from Bob Bailey based on conversation with Joe Orlando.
[no title indexed]
Dig What's Coming; Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff; Neal Adams; Ira Schnapp
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff; Neal Adams
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff; ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at this issue of Bob Hope!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #108, contained in a Boltinoff humor strip.
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Don Akers, Jeffrey Smith, Peter Sanderson Jr., Ronald Patton.
Bad News!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #202 [80 Page Giant #G-42], on sale October 17
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Job Number
- 6581
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Cap, my cars are always overheating.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Hint submitted by Robert Cenna of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams; Gil Kane
- Inks
- Neal Adams; Sid Greene
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp; typeset
Indexer Notes
Listing of DC comics on sale in early October, 1967; includes cover art for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #143 and Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #57.
Greatest Action Teams in History!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky; Dick Dillin; Bruno Premiani (illustrations)
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs; Chuck Cuidera; Bruno Premiani; Mike Esposito (illustrations)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; house ad promoting DC's superhero teams, including the Justice League of America, the Doom Patrol, the Blackhawks, and the Inferior Five.
-
0.
Little Man-- You've Had a Busy Day!
The Atom -
1.
Why Fight? Read All Three!!
-
2.
Little Man-- You've Had a Big-Gang Day!
The Atom -
3.
Ban Gloom!
-
4.
["Look at this issue of Bob Hope!"]
Dig What's Coming; Bob Hope -
5.
New Things Are Coming from DC!
-
6.
[no title indexed]
Inside the Atom -
7.
Bad News!
Superman -
8.
["Mr. Cap, my cars are always overheating."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
9.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
10.
Greatest Action Teams in History!
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Jason Sacks
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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