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Issue: Sword of the Atom Special #1
Publication Date: July 1984
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Issues: #1 of 3 Issues (7 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/05/1984
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893329945
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
13 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Alan Gold (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Princess Laethwen
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Pages: 1
Job Number: C-745
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Get in on the Action with Power Action!

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Character(s): Lex Luthor; Superman; Hawkman; The Joker; Wonder Woman; Batman; Aquaman; The Penguin; The Flash; Brainiac; Green Lantern; Robin
First Line: They're the most awesome heroes fighting the most despicable villains in the universal struggle for power.
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Disclose Notes: Interior front cover advertisement from Kenner Products for the Super Powers Collection.
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The Last Days of the Littlest Big Man

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Paul Hoben; Evelyn (Jean Loring's secretary); Princess Laethwen; Voss; Taren (Flashback); Norman Brawler; Vargas
First Line: The passing of a hero from American society is a sad thing, for there are too few heroes.
Synopsis: The Atom finds the jungle civilization again with the help of author Norman Brawler.
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Pages: 40
Job Number: G-1209
Disclose Notes: Recaps the mini-series.
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Fun For Everyone!

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First Line: You can get special savings on...
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Disclose Notes: Official order form presented for 65 stickers.
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Cross Swords with Champions!

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Character(s): Warlord; Arak; Hercules; Deimos; Mikola; Machiste
First Line: Enter the lost world of Warlord
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Disclose Notes: K-Mart advertisement for Remco Toys.
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Get 'Em At Your Comic Store or Subscribe Today!!

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Character(s): Atari Force; Vigilante
First Line: Don't miss an issue! The new DC. There's no stopping us now!
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Write Right Now!

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A Plant. A Vegetable. A Muck-Encrusted Echo of a Man.

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Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for The Saga of the Swamp Thing.
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The Mini-Series That Shakes the Cosmos!

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Character(s): Hawkman; Superman; Lex Luthor; The Flash; Wonder Woman; Aquaman; Green Lantern; Batman; Robin; The Joker; The Penguin
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The Atom Reclaims His Sword

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Feature(s): Sword of the Atom
First Line: What follows is a thinly disguised appeal. First the disguise.
Synopsis: Alan Gold provides a detailed timeline of the creation of this series.
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Disclose Notes: Masthead design of the issue's title including a small sidebox of publisher credits.
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Meanwhile...

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Atari Presents Moon Patrol

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First Line: Houston, this is Apollo. I'm on the ladder!
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Disclose Notes: Interior back cover advertisement for Moon Patrol.
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This One's For You!

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Feature(s): Sports Now
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Disclose Notes: Back cover featuring the "Magazine for Young America."

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