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Issue Details

Issue #38
Published February 1961
Pages 36
Notes Information on this issue from Lou Mougin.

Cover Details

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]
Genre superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko?
Notes Information on this issue from Lou Mougin.
Reprinted in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

5 page Captain Atom story "One Second Of War"

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; President of the United States; Dr. Claudius Jaynes; Roberto
Synopsis Captain Atom must stop Dr. Claudius Jaynes from firing nuclear missles at all the big cities on Earth.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Reprinted in Space Adventures (Charlton, 1978 series) #10; in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (2004)

5 page Captain Atom story "Backfire"

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; President of the USA; Gustav Borlin; Dr. Skafic
Synopsis Captain Atom must stop the missles launched at the U.S. by Gustav Borlin and Dr. Skafic.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Reprinted in Space Adventures (Charlton, 1978 series) #10; in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1(2004)

8 page story "Common Denominator"

Pencils Bill Molno
Inks Vince Alascia
Notes Original credits were Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Changed based on info from Pat Lang on 8/1/06.

5 page Captain Atom story "The Force Beyond"

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; Sgt. Jeff "Gunner" Goslin
Synopsis Captain Atom must stop an alien warship trying to start a nuclear war on Earth.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Reprinted in Space Adventures (Charlton, 1978 series) #10; in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (2004)