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Captain Atom #83

Charlton · Series began 1965 · November 1966

first appearance of Blue Beetle

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) — introduction
Iron Arms (Charlton) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: November 1966
On sale: 1966
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
Source ↗

Creators

pencils: Steve Ditko, Bill Montes, Pete Morisiinks: Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Pete Morisiletters: Jon D'Agostino, Herb Fieldscript: Steve Ditko, Dave Kaler, Dick Giordano, Gary Friedrich

Stories

Finally Falls the Mighty! · 18 pages
Captain Atom loses his powers.
The New Blue Beetle · 7 pages

Characters

Blue BeetleTed KordAllen AdamCaptain AtomIron Arms

Reprinted in

Captain Atom (1977), The Action Heroes Archives (2004), Blue Beetle (1978), Unexplored Worlds (1982), DC Finest: Blue Beetle: Blue Beetle Challenges the Red Knight (2025)