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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published April 1961
Pages 36
Notes Information on this issue from Lou Mougin.

Cover Details

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]
Genre science fiction
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 "Test-Pilot's Nightmare"

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; Dr. Hargus; Major Silberling
Synopsis Captain Atom must save a test pilot when his experimental rocket-plane has problems.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Reprinted in Strange Suspense Stories (Charlton, 1955 series) #76; in Space Adventures (Charlton, 1978 series) #12; in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (2004)

6 page story "The Third Man"

Pencils Bill Molno
Inks Sal Trapani

7 page Captain Atom story "Peace Envoy"

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; President of the United States; Edox (alien)
Synopsis Captain Atom must stop an alien invasion.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Rocco Mastroserio
Inks Rocco Mastroserio
Reprinted in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (2004)

5 page Captain Atom story "An Ageless Weapon"

Characters Captain Atom [Captain Allen Adam]; President of the United States; General McGibbons; Franz; Vladimir Koss; Frieda
Synopsis Captain Atom is captured by some East German agents while taking important papers to the West Berlin embassy.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Reprinted in Strange Suspense Stories (Charlton, 1955 series) #77; in Space Adventures (Charlton, 1978 series) #12; in Action Heroes Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (2004)