Publishers / DC / Sword of the Atom (1983) / #2
2October 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Sword of the Atom #2

DC · October 1983 · on sale 1983-07-05

First appearance: DeraegisFirst appearance: Voss2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Sword of the Atom (DC, 1983 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1983
Key date
1983-10-00
On-sale date
1983-07-05
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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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneThe Atom, Ray Palmer
2Book Two: A Choice of Doomscomic story23script: Jan Strnad; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: GasparThe Atom, Caellich, Deraegis First, Paul Hoben, Laethwen, Jean Loring, Ray Palmer, Taren, Voss First
9-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
10-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893111210
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893111210

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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Sources

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