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16December 1964-January 1965
$0.12

The Atom #16

DC · December 1964-January 1965 · on sale 1964-10-01

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Identification plate

Series
The Atom (DC, 1962 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
December 1964-January 1965
Key date
1964-12-00
On-sale date
1964-10-01
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fate of the Flattened-Out Atom!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappThe Atom [Ray Palmer]; Andrew Frost
1Children of Tomorrow!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Fate of the Flattened-Out Atom!comic story23script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Atom [Ray Palmer]; Andrew Frost (villain); Jean Loring
3Metamorpho the Element Manpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
725 Years of Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
8-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
13Whose Face Does the Enemy See in His Smoking Sights?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Showcase Presents: The Atom #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1363-3
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