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Sword of the Atom #1

DC · Series began 1983 · September 1983

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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

Values

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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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893111209 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0709893111209 · shared with another edition
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Story arc: Sword of the Atom

This is part 1 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

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.

Publisher’s description

When Ray Palmer catches his wife in the arms of another man, he leaves behind the world of man and enters a realm undreamed of. Shrinking down, the Mighty Mite discovers that the world is a very different place when seen from a different point of view.

Characters

Ray PalmerThe AtomJean LoringLaethwenCaellichPaul HobenTaren

Reprinted in

Sword of the Atom (2007)