Publishers / Charlton / Captain Atom (1965) / #79
79February-March 1966
$0.12

Captain Atom #79

Charlton · February-March 1966

First appearance: Doctor Spectro
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Atom (Charlton, 1965 series)
Issue
#79
Publication date
February-March 1966
Key date
1966-02-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Doctor Spectro - 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
0Doctor Spectro Master of Moods!cover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Rocco "Rocke" MastroserioAllen Adam, Captain Atom, Doctor Spectro First
1Captain Atom Faces Doctor Spectro "Master of Moods"comic story20script: Steve Ditko, Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; letters: Jon D'AgostinoAllen Adam, Captain Atom, Doctor Spectro First
2The Dreadful Dream of Daniel Drellytext story1letters: typeset
3Moon-Run!comic story3script: Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Action Heroes Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0302-7		2004On eBay ›
Ditko's Shorts #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-63140-153-4		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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