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7June-July 1963
$0.12

The Atom #7

DC · June-July 1963 · on sale 1963-04-11

First appearance: Chief Baxter
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Identification plate

Series
The Atom (DC, 1962 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
June-July 1963
Key date
1963-06-00
On-sale date
1963-04-11
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chief Baxter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Case of the Cosmic Camera!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappThe Atom, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Ray Palmer
1Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Case of the Cosmic Camera!comic story24script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Atom, Chief Baxter First, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Jean Loring, Ray Palmer, Shayera Thal
4The Swing Is to DC!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
5Decrease... Diminish... Dwindle...comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; letters: Milt Snapinn
8-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
9-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 4.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Atom Archives #2
ISBN 1-4012-0014-1		2003On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Hawkman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1280-3		2007On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Atom #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1363-3		2007On eBay ›
DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-250-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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