CATALOG RECORD

Sword of the Atom #2

DC · Series began 1983 · October 1983

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Dates

Cover date: October 1983
On sale: July 5, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #2 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 0709893111210 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0709893111210 · shared with another edition
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Story arc: Sword of the Atom

This is part 2 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Larry Elmore, Mike Grell, Dave Gibbonsinks: Gil Kane, Larry Elmore, Mike Grell, Dave Gibbonsscript: Jan Strnad, Dick Giordanocolors: Tom Ziukoletters: Gaspar Saladino, Todd Klein

Stories

Book Two: A Choice of Dooms · 23 pages
The Atom becomes a sword-wielding hero to the primitive people of the Morlaidh leading them against their tyrant king. He falls in love with Princess Laethwen.

Publisher’s description

The Atom battles for his life in a miniature land where even the smallest creatures on Earth can prove to be his death. Meanwhile, Jean Loring makes a startling decision.

Characters

Ray PalmerThe AtomJean LoringLaethwenCaellichPaul HobenTarenDeraegisVoss

Reprinted in

Adventure (1983), Sword of the Atom (2007)