CREATOR

Name: DC (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968) as National Allied Publications, but the name changed in 1937 to Detective Comics (later shortened to DC). Stopped in 2011.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under DC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's logo changed several times over the years. The selected one ran from 1976 to 2005.

 

 

MAIN STORY
The series premiered in 1962*. Stopped in 1968 after 38 issues.

The starring character in this second run* of five is professor Ray Palmer who experiments with a white dwarf star matter, that allows him to shrink to small sizes thus being able to neutralize his villainous opponents. The Atom is also a member of the Justice Society.

* The character was first published in 1940 and named Al Pratt. He started out as a puny student, but after a mugging he trained himself up to be a muscular guy who could fight criminals.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


The Atom
(Al Pratt)

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1962
#7 - 1963
#15 - 1964

#22 - 1965
#30 - 1967
#37 - 1968

 

 

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