WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Laethwen (DC, from the Atom) — first appearance
- Caellich (DC, from the Atom) — first appearance
- Paul Hoben (DC, from the Atom) — first appearance
- Taren (DC, from the Atom) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1983
- On sale
- May 31, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition60¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893111209 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0709893111209 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Gil Kane, Larry Elmore, Joe Kubertinks: Gil Kane, Larry Elmore, Joe Kubertletters: Todd Klein, John Costanzascript: Jan Strnad, Dick Giordano, Bob Rozakiscolors: Tom Ziuko
Stories
- Book One: Stormy Passage · 23 pages
Ray and Jean agree to a temporary separation and Ray heads to the Amazon to find a piece of white dwarf matter he believes crashed in the Amazon. When his plane crashes he is stuck at six inches tall and discovers a race of tiny people who live in the Amazon.
Characters
Ray PalmerThe AtomJean LoringLaethwenCaellichPaul HobenTaren
Reprinted in
Sword of the Atom (2007)