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Issue: The Atom Archives #1
Publication Date: August 2001
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Archive EditionsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/13/2001
Volume: 1
Pages: 232
ISBN: 1563897172
UPC/EAN: 76194122666800111
Price: $82.95 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 29 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dale Crain (editor - collected edition); Nick J. Napolitano (associate editor - collected edition)
Disclose Notes: Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J.
Publication design by Louis Prandi.
Black-and-white reconstruction on selected material by Rick Keene.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket; Sewn bindings
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 26 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Les Daniels
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Introduction by Les Daniels
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[Cover - Showcase #34]; Battle of the Tiny Titans!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kulan Dar
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #34 published September 1961
was Battle of the Tiny Titans! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1st Silver Age Atom
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Birth of the Atom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer] (intro, origin); Jean Loring (intro)
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #34 published September 1961
was Birth of the Atom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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Battle of the Tiny Titans!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kulan Dar; Alma Wilson; Jean Loring; Carl Ballard (villain)
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #34 published September 1961
was Battle of the Tiny Titans! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.33
Disclose Notes: Pages 10 and 15 are 2/3 pages.
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Inside the Atom

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Justice Society of America [JSA; Atom [Al Pratt]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]]
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #34 published September 1961
was Inside the Atom [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: text feature
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[Cover - Showcase #35]; Dooms from Beyond!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #35 published November 1961
was Dooms from Beyond! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Dooms from Beyond!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Dr. Gordon Doolin [Gordon Heath]; Jean Loring; Judge Myles Heath (flashback); Goody Wilson (flashback); Ebenezer Heath (flashback); Mrs. Hathaway; Jenkins; Betty; Peter; Tim; Bates (villain); Tom
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #35 published November 1961
was The Dooms from Beyond! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Story across 25 pages in three parts of 5.67, 8.67, and 9.67 pages.
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Inside the Atom

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Gardner Fox; Gil Kane; Murphy Anderson
First Line: Although the regular title of this department is Inside the Atom, a more appropriate title - for this particular issue - would be...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Biographies of the Atom's creative team: Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, and Murphy Anderson, with illustrated portraits of each. On the two pages immediately following page 15 of the main story sequence.
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[Cover - Showcase #36]; Prisoner in a Test Tube!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagShowcase #36 published January 1962
was Prisoner in a Test Tube! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Prisoner in a Test Tube!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Anton Kraft; Professor Loring; Jean Loring
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagShowcase #36 published January 1962
was Prisoner in a Test Tube! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.33
Disclose Notes: Pages 8 and 12 are only 0.67 story.
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The "Disappearing Act" Robberies!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Alma Wilson Barnes; Jim Barnes; Greg Phillips (villain); Mayor Andrews; Jason Saunders (flashback)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagShowcase #36 published January 1962
was The "Disappearing Act" Robberies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
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[Cover - The Atom #1]; Master of the Plant World!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jason Woodrue
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From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #1 published June 1962
was Master of the Plant World! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Master of the Plant World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Plant Master [Jason Woodrue, later Floronic Man] (intro, villain); Jean Loring; Maya
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #1 published June 1962
was Master of the Plant World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24.67
Disclose Notes: Story in three chapters of 8 pages, 6 pages, and 10.67 pages.
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[Cover - The Atom #2]; The Oddest Man on Earth!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
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From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #2 published August 1962
was The Oddest Man on Earth! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Oddest Man on Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Oscar D. Dollar [Mister Odd]; Bart Tranter (villain); Jean Loring; Tim Kerr
Synopsis: Ray Palmer meets Mister Odd, who appears to be a catalyst for odd occurances.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #2 published August 1962
was The Oddest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.33
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 7.67 pages and 4.67 pages.
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The Prisoners Who Vanished!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Carl Ballard (villain); Chief Baxter
Synopsis: The Atom ends up foiling the plans of Carl Ballard again, even though Carl has discovered a way to use Europium for teleportation.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #2 published August 1962
was The Prisoners Who Vanished! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: References "Battle of the Tiny Titans" from Showcase #34.
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[Cover - The Atom #3]; The Time Trap!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (hands)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #3 published October 1962
was The Time Trap! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Time Trap!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (villain, intro); Jean Loring
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #3 published October 1962
was The Time Trap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.33
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.
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The Secret of "Al Atom's" Lamp!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt (intro); Abdul the Thief (villain); Hassan; Ayesha
Synopsis: Atom helps out Hassan, Sinbad's grandson, by pretending to be "al Atom," the genie of Sinbad's old lamp. At the end of the story, the Atom speculates that the words "al Atom's lamp" were corrupted into "Aladdin's lamp", prompting the whole Aladdin's Lamp story. [synopsis by Michael Torregrossa]
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From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #3 published October 1962
was The Secret of "Al Atom's" Lamp! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: 1st "Time Pool" story.
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[Cover - The Atom #4]; Case of the Innocent Thief!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #4 published December 1962
was Case of the Innocent Thief! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Machine That Made "Miracles"!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Snapper Carr; Midge; Florence James; Entrol Kol
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #4 published December 1962
was The Machine That Made "Miracles"! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.33
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 7.67 pages and 6.67 pages.
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The Case of the Innocent Thief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Tom Parks; Elkins (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #4 published December 1962
was The Case of the Innocent Thief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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[Cover - The Atom #5]; Diamond of Deadly Dooms!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #5 published February 1963
was Diamond of Deadly Dooms! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Diamond of the Deadly Dooms!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane; Mike Sekowsky (pp. 4-9)
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Ted Ralston; Karl Jat (villain); Moorn Jor
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #5 published February 1963
was The Diamond of the Deadly Dooms! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.33
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 8.67 pages.
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The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Don Morgan; Fred Harris (villain); Jean Loring; Jon Van Dorn
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #5 published February 1963
was The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.33
Disclose Notes: Pages 5 and 10 are 2/3 pages.
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Contributors

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Waid
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Biographies for Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Julie Schwartz. Biographical material researched and written by Mark Waid.
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Backcover

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Kulan Dar; Jason Woodrue
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Atom #2 published August 1962
From Content Item: FlagShowcase #34 published September 1961
was Battle of the Tiny Titans! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagShowcase #35 published November 1961
was Dooms from Beyond! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #1 published June 1962
was Master of the Plant World! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reprints covers from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34-35 and The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1-2.

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