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Issue: The Atom #21
Publication Date: October 1965
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Issues: #21 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: 08/05/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Detective Comics #343 and 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Title Page
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Combat Under Glass!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Jack Adler ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #2 published October 2008
as Combat Under Glass! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
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): G.I. Joe
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Combat Under Glass!

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]; Dr. Loring; Jean Loring; Professor Vasiliev (villain)
Synopsis: The Atom thinks he's protecting Jean's scientist father from spies, but their real target is the Atom's size-changing belt.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRommets Helter #4/1967 published November 1967
as Kampen i glassklokken! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #2 published October 2008
as Combat Under Glass! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.33
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 6.67 pages.

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

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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Economical... Thrifty... Frugal...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger ?
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): What's the Difference Between...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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A Laugh a Minute with the Cuckoo Bird!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cocoa Puffs
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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Are You a Litter-Bug?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

On the page immediately following the previous two sequences.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Kat Korners the King!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kat from AMT; AMT Corporation
Character(s): AMT Kat; George Barris
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios
Character(s): Rocky; Bullwinkle
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz [as The Editor]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Inside the Atom
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Paul Bakulski, Mike Friedrich and Andrew Fraknoi, with replies from Schwartz.
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The Adventure of the Canceled Birthday!

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]; Henry Fielding; Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt; Theodore Hyatt; Alfred Hyatt; Reddy Bolins (villain); John Fielding
Synopsis: In a "Time Pool" story, the Atom meets Henry Fielding.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRommets Helter #3/1968 published August 1968
as Beretningen om den annullerte fødselsdag! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #2 published October 2008
as The Adventure of the Canceled Birthday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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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): 80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman and Batman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys & girls..
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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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): Hawkman; Green Lantern
First Line: For the very best...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Worth Shopping Around For...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): How's Trix?
Character(s): Trix
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the General Mills cereal.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Center
Character(s): Mr. Cap
First Line: I want to return this weather kit I bought last week.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wallace Brown, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aurora
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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