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Issue: The Atom #2
Publication Date: August 1962
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Issues: #2 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: 06/21/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (3 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: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Oddest Man on Earth!

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]
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In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #1 published August 2001
as [Cover - The Atom #2]; The Oddest Man on Earth! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as Atom #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Prod. Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Oddest Man on Earth!

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]; 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRommets Helter #2/1966 published January 1966
as Verdens merkeligste mann [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #1 published August 2001
as The Oddest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as The Oddest Man on Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.33
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 7.67 pages and 4.67 pages.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Comicpac
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Convoy Terror
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Boys and girls...
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Pages: 0.33
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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual
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Pages: 0.5
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Oculist... Optician... Optometrist...

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): What's the Difference Between--
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Pages: 0.5
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Inside the Atom
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Jay Engle, David Cockrum (future comic book artist), Paul Gambaccini, Joseph Epstein, Jimmy Steele, and Gerald Harris.
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The Prisoners Who Vanished!

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]; 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.
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In Content Item: FlagRommets Helter #1/1965 published January 1965
as Fangene som forsvant [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Atom Archives #1 published August 2001
as The Prisoners Who Vanished! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as The Prisoners Who Vanished! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: References "Battle of the Tiny Titans" from Showcase #34.
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You Must Not Miss These Great Issues!

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman
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Pages: 0.33
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chet Atkins Method
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Pages: 0.5
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontier Cabin
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Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Penciller(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Norton Products
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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