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1[July] 1984
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Sword of the Atom Special #1

DC · [July] 1984 · on sale March 13, 1984

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Identification plate

Series
Sword of the Atom Special (DC, 1984 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[July] 1984
Key date
July 1984
On-sale date
March 13, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.45 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneAtom [Ray Palmer]; Princess Laethwen
2The Last Days of the Littlest Big Mancomic story40script: Jan Strnad; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaAtom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Paul Hoben; Evelyn (Jean Loring's secretary); Princess Laethwen; Voss; Taren (Flashback); Norman Brawler; Vargas
5Get 'Em At Your Comic Store or Subscribe Today!!promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Ross Andru; inks: Ricardo Villagrán, Mike DeCarloAtari Force; Vigilante
7A Plant. A Vegetable. A Muck-Encrusted Echo of a Man.promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Stephen Bissette; inks: John Totleben
8The Mini-Series That Shakes the Cosmos!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack KirbyHawkman; Superman; Lex Luthor; The Flash; Wonder Woman; Aquaman; Green Lantern; Batman; Robin; The Joker; The Penguin
9The Atom Reclaims His Swordtext article1script: Alan Gold
10Meanwhile...in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893329945
Canadianprice 1.50 CAD; barcode 0709893329945

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