Superman travels to new genesis to investigate whether brainiac has anything to do with the superman corpse. What were the first interlocking comic book covers. Captain atom is a hero connected to and powered by the quantum field, the result of a secret government project. Miller recounting batmans early adventures in his year one 1987 story arc. Captain atom and firestorm, but after they come to a understanding the. Second nuclear man was voiced by gene hackman, who also portrayed lex luthor in the original superman film, little bill daggett in. Captain atoms words affect a man unwilling to use his special gift in sins of the fathers. The atom, american comic strip superhero created for dc comics by writer bill. The third atom, adam cray, was a minor character present in suicide squad stories. When the news stand was the main delivery system for comic books, comic book cover innovations like interlocking covers would be useless, since the comic books were sold on spinner racks or on traditional news stands, where the books would be staggered so that you could only see the covers on the books in the front, while the other books would. Captain atom 1987 dc 53 comic book covers attack of the zombie. Captain atom comic issue 8 copper age first print 1987 bates broderick smith atom comics. Kitchen sink pipeline 47 july 1989 dc releases 41 october 1987 comico attractions 15 1988 eclipse extra 71. Revives the classic silver age character for the current dc universe.
Deleted scenes from the film reveal that there were originally two different nuclear men. It is the heart of the book, and it works in every case, because no one arc. One of quality comics signature characters during the golden age of comic books, plastic man can stretch his body into any imaginable shape. The success of columbia pictures 1948 serial superman naturally led to a followup, atom man vs. The second atom was introduced during the the silver age of comic books and had nothing in common with the first other than the name. His adventures were known for their quirky, offbeat humor. This outing was also 15chapters long, and it upped the ante by introducing a villain that superman fans were familiar with, lex luthor. Solar discovers an alien sixth column in first strike part one confrontation. Milestone, paradox press, piranha press, tangent comics, vertigo, wildstorm. Air force officer wrongly convicted of treason, to get a pardon he volunteers for an experiment, gets thrown into the. The list is more interesting as a result, and so our editorial decision is final. That fifteenth and final issue august 1962 guaranteed the magazine a place in comics history, however, since it was the birthplace of spiderman.
Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The score is cap atom normal levels 2 firestorm 1 next to atom firestorm was portrayed as some kind of inexperienced idiot but he goes have a win against atom, one time he did beat atom by. A great comic about a good man doing some bad things for good reasons. The brilliant but twisted scientist luthor lyle talbot attempts to hold the city of metropolis for ransom with a destructive soundwave machine, but is thwarted and captured by the invulnerable crimefighter superman. The character was created by editor and coplotter julius schwartz, writer gardner fox and penciler gil kane. Dc canceled its other superhero titles, concentrating on books in genres such. Nuclear man is the secondary antagonist of the criticallypanned film superman iv. Patrick eel obrian is the secret identity of plastic man. The atom american comic strip superhero dc comics britannica. Iron man comic book price guide another of the marvel age of comic book characters, iron man played in the superhero movies by robert downey jr. Script by kelley puckett, pencils by colleen doran, inks by terry. Read captain atom 1987 comic online free and high quality. The atom goes on adventures like any hero, but they are often pretty dumb.
They were portrayed by clive mantle 1st and mark pillow 2nd. Hes faster then a speeding bullet and now superman is flying in to make sure the city is safe. Origin while experimenting with uranium 235 shortly after news of the the first a bomb had been released scientist adam mann suffered a strange reaction. Superman 1950, plus the 1950s television series adventures of superman has passed away. Nathaniel adam was a united states air force officer during the vietnam war era. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Captain atom was created for charlton comics but was later acquired by dc comics and revised for dcs postcrisis continuity. Its the only graphic novel to make times 100 best novels list, one of entertainment weeklys top 50 novels of the past 25 years, and has made fans of. After being made commanderinchief of earths superhero forces during the alien invasion, captain atom takes part in a mission to deliver a blow to the aliens fleet in warday. In her teens, neill was a popular photographic model, ranking number two with us servicemen in wwii, behind pinup betty grable. He was framed for a crime he didnt commit and sentenced to death under the watch of col. Dc comics presents superman and firestorm the nuclear man and captain. Captain atom is an australian comic book series created and written by jack bellew with.
Comic art for sale from romitaman original art, comet man. Its about phil discovering his powers and investigating. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. Xmen for all the variations of the subject on the site. Captain atom comic issue 8 copper age first print 1987 bates broderick smith atom. Starring kirk alyn, lyle talbot, noel neill, tommy bond, pierre watkin, terry frost, don harvey, jack ingram, rusty westcoatt.
Atom man vs superman 1950 directed by spencer gordon. With kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, tommy bond. Most are not rare comic books, but still collected. Captain atom is a fictional character, a comic book superhero that has existed in three basic incarnations. Solar is an american fictional comic book superhero created by writer paul s. Dc copper age justice league of america comics for sale ebay. Raymond palmer is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. See more ideas about atom comics, atom, comic book covers. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Man of the atom archived copy of a lengthy interview with. The others are by gil kane, who swapped out atomic man s skirt for a speedo. In 2011, dc comics relaunched its superhero comics and rewrote the histories of some characters from. And growing older i was able to buy more expensive comics as i saved my money while in the u. Captain atom was initially created for charlton comics, but was later acquired by dc comics and revised for dcs postcrisis continuity.
Theyre like science fictioney tales, where aliens, or at best a baddie with a weird invention, but the atom shows up and foils the bad guy in a very preposterous way. Spiderman stars in a onepage hostess ad, madam web. Script by john ostrander, pencils by michael adams, inks by romeo tanghal. Second death, but alpha and omega does its best, by offering the story of the first solar, before the events of second death. Gardner fox the writer on every atom comic in this book is a key figure in this sucky trend. This comic price guide tells you the current values. In spidermans first story, in marvel comics amazing fantasy, no. Starting up in the spring of 1961 under the title amazing adventures, it had dealt in the usual marvel brand of fantasy and scifi. Also being one of the first artists to ever do a ghost job on the superman comic.
Ray palmer was a physicist who found a meteor made of white dwarf star matter that he fashioned into a lens capable of shrinking and expanding objects although the. Spiderman, comicbook character who was the original everyman superhero. Jean loring loses her first case when she defends a man accused in a museum theft, and its up to the atom to prove the man was framed. That was the promise offered on posters of 1978s superman also known as superman. As a result of the bite, he gains superhuman strength, speed, and agility along with the ability to cling to walls.
Havok is having nightmares about the xmen every night, so he. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Oh, alpha and omega doesnt have the wonderful timeywimeyness and surprise of second death, but its nonetheless a great, realisticfeeling comic. Mccluskey july 12, 1912 august 17, 1987 was a chemical operations technician at the hanford plutonium finishing plant located in washington state who is known for having survived, on august 30, 1976, exposure to the highest dose of radiation from americium ever recorded. Mar 3, 2017 captain atom 1987 dc 53 comic book covers attack of the zombie.
If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. There are lots of other iron man comics, and you should definitely have us appraise them if they are in really nice shape look like they have hardly been read. Index status cover scan status 3 covers for 3 issues available. Comic shop news 112 8161989 comic shop news 253 4291992 comic shop news 254 5061992 comic shop news 294 2101993 outlander eternitymalibu october 1987 this is a tout sheet for malibu comics like trouble with girls, stealth force. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data.
Newman, editor matt murphy, and artist bob fujitani. To avoid execution, he was invited to participate in a military experiment with little. Comic book artists, comic books art, atom comics, dc comics, charlton. Browse issues from the comic book series, captain atom, from dc comics. It is one of the first examples of the limited series within a series format that is now prevalent in american comic books. Captain atoms words affect a man unwilling to use his special gift in sins of the. Captain atom 1987 comic read captain atom 1987 comic. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. Its sold over a million copies and is the first thing people mention when talking comicsforadults. Superman battles lex luthor who is using a teleportation device and a. Atom man vs superman knows its a serial for kids, but that makes it a lot of fun even if it doesnt care so much about being coherent. Lot of justice league international dc comic books 719 1988. Actress noel neill, noted for playing dc comics lois lane in the film serials superman 1948 and atom man vs.
Issue also has part five of alpha and omega, a 10part origin story of solar man of the atom with script by jim shooter and art by barry windsorsmith and bob layton. Comic book releases for july 1, 1987 league of comic geeks. We only hold comic books and images that are in the public domain. The second atom was the silver age atom, ray palmer, who first appeared in 1961. Captain atom recreates the world within the quantum field as he sees fit, as often as he desires, in serpents. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection.