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3November 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Sword of the Atom #3

DC · November 1983 · on sale August 2, 1983

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Identification plate

Series
Sword of the Atom (DC, 1983 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
November 1983
Key date
November 1983
On-sale date
August 2, 1983
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneThe Atom, Laethwen, Ray Palmer
1Book Three: Mourning's Endcomic story23script: Jan Strnad; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaThe Atom, Laethwen, Jean Loring, Ray Palmer
4-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893111211
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893111211

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Sword of the Atom #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1553-8		2007On eBay ›
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Series context

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