Atom (1962) comic books

Atom (1962) 1 FR 1.0

Water saturation. Cover coming loose at both staples and centerfold detached.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Master of the Plant World!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of mysterious robberies occur which involve strange highly intelligent plants, Ray Palmer decides to investigate as the Atom when he learns about the strange circumstances from Jean Loring; As the Atom, Ray follows Jean as she goes on fact finding about the type of plants that are used, and decides to wait out in a greenhouse to keep a secret eye on Jean; When Jean nods off, Atom notices a group of Dryads that suddenly spring out of the flowers and fly away on petals. Atom follows after them and learns that they are under the control of a criminal called the Plant Master, who intends to use his mutated plants to try and take over the world; Trying to stop the Planet Master, the Atom is trapped in a Venus fly trap while the Planet Master leaves with the Dryads to initiate his plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 2 VG- 3.5

Cover coming loose at one staple.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Oddest Man on Earth!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray Palmer meets Mister Odd, who appears to be a catalyst for odd occurrences. "The Prisoners Who Vanished!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Atom ends up foiling the plans of Carl Ballard again, even though Carl has discovered a way to use Europium for teleportation. Letter to the editor from comic artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 7 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 1st Atom and Hawkman team-up (1st appearance of Hawkman since Brave and the Bold tryouts) in "The Case of the Cosmic Camera!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When the Earth is plagued by a series of strange tremors that also effects the migratory patterns of birds, it gains the attention of Ray Palmer and Jean Loring (both avid bird watchers) and Hawkman who is alone following Hawkgirl briefly going to Thanagar to report on their progress on Earth; As Ray stops some crooks who use helium balloons as getaway methods as the Atom, Hawkman determines that the cause of all the trouble is caused by radiation which has been given off by a weapon known by Thanagarian science as a Cosmitron device. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Atom (1962) 20 CBCS 6.5

Paper: White

Label #16-1241749-007

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Challenge of the Computer Crooks," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; Rod Mack and his gang plot to use the new computer Ray Palmer has developed to help them evade the law by suggesting new tactics to use in their crimes. "The Night of the Little People!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene; The Atom disguises himself as a leprechaun and enlists the help of his friends the Flower Sprites to convince an eyewitness to a crime to come forward and testify. Ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.