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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

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Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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First Line: Is nuclear power the answer?

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Preface

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Nuclear power reactors in the United States.

First Line: When I started working on this book in late 1974...

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Notes: Inside front cover, with indicia at the bottom.

Atomicomics

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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First Line: Does nuclear power create more problems than it solves?

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A Frog

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: I'm going to catch me some frogs!

Synopsis: A three-legged frog speculates about his condition.

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How It Works

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: I've been thinking about what you said about atomic power.

Synopsis: The frog explains nuclear fission.

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Radiation

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: How come you say that broken uranium pieces are "poisonous"?

Synopsis: The frog explains about radiation.

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Safety Standards

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: John Gofman and Arthur Tamplin while working for the Atomic Energy Comission...

Synopsis: The current safety standards may underestimate the radiation hazard of nuclear power.

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Cause and Effect

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Peter Weber

Inker(s): Peter Weber

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: In 1963, Edward J. Gleason Jr., a New Jersey truck dock worker, accidentally spilled plutonium on himself...

Synopsis: A report of the results of an accidental spill.

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A Radioactive Food Chain

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Shelby Sampson

Inker(s): Shelby Sampson

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: Testing atom bombs by exploding them in the atmosphere...

Synopsis: Radioactive fallout enters the food chain.

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Terrorism

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: The worst radioactive by-product of nuclear fission is plutonium.

Synopsis: Scare story about terrorism using radioactive material to make atomic weapons.

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U.S. Destroys Viet A-Plant

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Larry Rippee

Inker(s): Larry Rippee

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: As the South Vietnamese Army retreated in April 1975...

Synopsis: The U.S. Army destroys a nuclear power plant during the Vietnam war.

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Atomic Gangsters

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Kevin Brady

Inker(s): Kevin Brady

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: According to a U.S. Army Physical Security Review Board report released in 1975...

Synopsis: A precedent is established where "organized criminal elements" steal government weaponry and sell them to terrorists.

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Nuclear Blackmail

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Melinda Gebbie

Inker(s): Melinda Gebbie

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: One of the biggest worries concerning the nuclear power program...

Synopsis: A nuclear weapon could be used to blackmail cities, states, or national governments.

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Safety

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: Big accident at the plant!!

Synopsis: How the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) works.

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Insurance

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: Thousands of deaths?

Synopsis: How the government pushed for nuclear power.

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Fermi

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Roger May

Inker(s): Roger May

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: On October 5, 1966, the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant had an accident and part of the fuel melted.

Synopsis: An early atomic power plant accident.

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Profit vs. Safety

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Marc Miyashiro

Inker(s): Marc Miyashiro

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: In 1972, the plutonium workers at the Kerr-McGee's Cimmaron River Plutonium Plant went on strike.

Synopsis: The strike at the Cimmaron River Plutonium Plant.

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The E.C.C.S.

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas; Larry Rippee

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas; Larry Rippee

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: A nuclear reactor must constantly be cooled by water to keep it from melting...

Synopsis: Testing of the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS).

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Safety Quiz

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Writer(s): Larry Rippee

Penciller(s): Larry Rippee

Inker(s): Larry Rippee

Letterer(s): Larry Rippee

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First Line: On the left, listed alphabetically, are the names of five nuclear reactors.

Synopsis: A short matching quiz of nuclear accidents.

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Waste

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: Kid, I want you to meet my friend.

Synopsis: The dangers of radioactive waste.

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Salt

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: One "solution" to the waste problem the atomic industry decided on...

Synopsis: They almost buried hot radioactive waste in salt mines in Kansas.

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Tailings

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: Then there's some other "atomic waste" you might not have heard of.

Synopsis: The dangers of uranium tailings.

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A Conflict of Interest

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Moria Wright

Inker(s): Moria Wright

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: Of the 6,000 men who have been uranium miners in this country, an estimated 600 to 1,100 will die of lung cancer...

Synopsis: Extra safety measures would have increased the cost of mining.

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Frog Legs

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: The Amsterdam Nuclear Research Institute dumped its nuclear waste in a ditch.

Synopsis: A report of the extra legs in frogs.

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Tailings

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Larry Rippee

Inker(s): Larry Rippee

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: When they mine uranium, 99% of what they dig up is left over as sandy, gray, slightly radioactive waste called tailings.

Synopsis: The tailings were used in building foundations.

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Greedy

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: If you want to know more about censored research reports...

Synopsis: Introducing Greedy Killerwatt.

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Breeders

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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First Line: Everyone agrees that a nuclear power plant can not explode like a bomb.

Synopsis: The problems with nuclear breeder plants.

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Vested Interests

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: The experts, men who have devoted their lives to developing nuclear power, say it's safe!

Synopsis: The conflict of interest in government promotion of nuclear power.

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Alternatives

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: Well, like it or not, there is no alternative to using nuclear power plants.

Synopsis: Renewable energy resources, the alternative to nuclear power.

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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Delores Thom

Inker(s): Delores Thom

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: One reason sometimes given for using nuclear power is that we are using up earth's coal and oil reserves.

Synopsis: The difference between nuclear power and renewable energy sources.

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Silkwood

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Ray Kott

Inker(s): Ray Kott

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood was driving to meet a reporter and a labor union official in Oklahoma City.

Synopsis: The thumbnail story of Karen Silkwood.

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Conservation

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas; Larry Rippee

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas; Larry Rippee

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Nuclear Power

First Line: Many people think conserving energy only means doing things like turning lights off when they're not being used.

Synopsis: Properly conserving energy.

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Conclusion

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: We need nuclear power to create jobs.

Synopsis: The summation of the arguments.

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Is Nuclear Power Cheap?

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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First Line: I can't afford to pay higher electric bills.

Synopsis: The cost of nuclear power is very expensive.

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Does Nuclear Power Create Jobs?

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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First Line: I guess we need nuclear power to create jobs.

Synopsis: Nuclear power creates fewer jobs per dollar invested.

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Working Together

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Writer(s): Leonard Rifas

Penciller(s): Leonard Rifas

Inker(s): Leonard Rifas

Letterer(s): Leonard Rifas

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Feature(s): Atomicomics

First Line: Arguments which prove nuclear power to be more dangerous and expensive than alternative energy sources...

Synopsis: Encouragement to decry nuclear power, and a list of recommended books.

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Footnotes

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First Line: We are quickly running out of low cost uranium fuel.

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Notes: A bibliography, inside back cover.