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Issue: The Atom #10
Publication Date: December 1963
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Issues: #10 of 38 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/17/1963
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Ride a Deadly Grenade!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #2 published December 2003
as [Cover - Atom #10]; Ride a Deadly Grenade! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #2 published December 2003
as Backcover [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Presents: The Atom #1 published October 2004
as Atom #10 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as Atom #10 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Norton Products
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Ride a Deadly Grenade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (credited)
Penciller(s): Gil Kane (credited)
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): 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.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #2 published December 2003
as Ride a Deadly Grenade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as Ride a Deadly Grenade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.33
Disclose 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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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Flash; Justice League of America
First Line: For the very best...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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Your Free Trip Around the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: An old sea captain shows some kids how they too can learn more about foreign countries by visiting the local library.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures
First Line: For the very best...
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Pages: 0.33
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): ? (logo illustration)
Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Inside the Atom
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Larry Brown, John Page, Joe Epstein, Robert Malisani, and Leonard Berman.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz ?
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): It's a Small World!
First Line: A 'census' of bacteria in the United States...
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...
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Pages: 1
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The Mysterious Swan-Maiden!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (credited)
Penciller(s): Gil Kane (credited)
Inker(s): Sid Greene (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #2 published December 2003
as The Mysterious Swan-Maiden! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as The Mysterious Swan-Maiden! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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Now -- Together -- In One Great Magazine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman; Hawkman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Brave and the Bold, (DC, 1955 series) #51
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The Untold Stories of Superman!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8, on sale November 21
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Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6, on sale November 14
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Coin Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Task Force
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Fly-Over Chicane

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gilbert Auto-rama
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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