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Atom 9

ATOM #9

Cover Date: October-November 1963
Cover Price: $.12

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "The Atom's Phantom Double!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsGil Kane
InksMurphy Anderson
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Atom II (last in Justice League of America #23)

Villain(s):

A "Phantom" of Ray Palmer (first appearance; tries to kill the real Ray to take his place)
Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Ivy Town

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #408/3 (January 1972)
The Atom Archives #2 ([October] 2003)
Showcase Presents: The Atom #1 ([June] 2007)


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Second Story: "The Seaman and the Spyglass!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsGil Kane
InksSid Greene
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Atom II (next in Justice League of America #24; uses the Time Pool to time travels to 1609)

Supporting Character(s):

Professor Hyatt (between issue #6/2 and #12/2)

Villain(s):

French agents (in 1609)

Other Character(s):

Jan Lippershey (first appearance; inventor of the telescope) and three of his children (first appearance for all)
Henry Hudson (first appearance; an explorer of the North American continent)

Location(s):

Ivy Town

Story Reprinted in:

The Atom Archives #2 ([October] 2003)
Showcase Presents: The Atom #1 ([June] 2007)


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