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Issue: The Atom #17
Publication Date: February 1965
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Issues: #17 of 38 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/03/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Batman #169 and copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Case of the Hooded Hijackers!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]
First Line: Only a fraction of a second left to break free of the grip of this sticky tar or--squash!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as Atom #17 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superboy
First Line: Great scott!
Synopsis: Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously published in DC comics cover-dated July 1954.
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Case of the Hooded Hijackers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The "Highbrow" Dillon Gang (villains); Jean Loring; Bullets Andrews (villain); Hooded Hijackers (villains)
First Line: I don't know how Jean Loring knew these hooded robbers would loot the Fuller Jewelry Store tonight--
Synopsis: The Atom and Jean Loring become embroiled in a struggle between rival criminal gangs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty Comic #48 published August 1965
as Case of the Hooded Hijackers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as Case of the Hooded Hijackers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13.33
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story in two parts of 5.67 pages and 7.67 pages.
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Whose Face Does the Enemy See in His Smoking Sights?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): G. I. Joe
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #54.

At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silly Putty
First Line: Silly Putty is always fun!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Coming Your Way in '65- The Greatest Superman Products Ever!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman (cameo)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 8 and page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman; The Flash
First Line: For the very best...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (logo illustration)
Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Inside The Atom
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Sal Iacopelli, Paul Bakulski, Bob Butts, Sherman Howard, and Ronald Myers.
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Jules Verne's Crystal Ball!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jules Verne; Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt
First Line: At all costs, I must save that man from harm -- and learn the secret of his crystal ball!
Synopsis: The Atom travels back to the year 1888 and helps writer Jules Verne recover the crystal ball of Nostradamus from a gang of thieves.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Atom #1 published August 2007
as Jules Verne's Crystal Ball! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: A "Time Pool" story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Missile Attack!
First Line: Make all our war in your own home...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 80 Page Giant Magazine
First Line: Readers... The most sensational bargains in thrilling stories today...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #6 [Superman], #5 [Batman] (both listed as "now on sale"), and #7 [Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales] (on sale December 10).

On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Justice League of America; Hawkman
First Line: For the very best...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): It's a Small World
First Line: Weighing an average of 85 pounds, the sea otter...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRommets Helter #4/1967 published November 1967
as Det er en liten verden! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Make It a Happy Holiday -- With the Best in Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad promoting subscriptions to DC Comics
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mike Marvel System
First Line: My secret new Dynaflex method
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aurora; Gigantic Frankenstein
First Line: Make a friend!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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