Captain Atom (1987)

Captain Atom (1987)

Captain Atom (1987)

Captain Atom (1987)

Volume 1

Name:

Captain Atom

Start year:

1987

Publisher:

DC Comics

Aliases:

First issue:

Captain Atom #1 Point of Origin

Last issue:

Captain Atom #57 Elsewhere

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Taken over from a Charlton character, Captain Atom first appeared for DC in Crisis on Infinite Earths which was followed by the this post-crisis volume.

Initially written by Cary Bates and Greg Weisman and illustrated by Pat Broderick.

Continued from Captain Atom (Charlton Comics Volume 1)

Continued in Captain Atom (DC Comics Volume 2)

Collected Editions

Suicide Squad: The Janus Directive (#30)
Wonder Woman: War of the Gods Omnibus (#56-57)

Issues

#1 Point of Origin March 31st, 1987

#2 A True American Hero? April 30th, 1987

#3 Blast From The Past May 31st, 1987

#4 Fathers' Day June 30th, 1987

#5 The Return of Dr. Spectro July 31st, 1987

#6 A Piece of the Lie August 31st, 1987

#7 The Cutting Edge September 30th, 1987

#8 Live or Let Die? October 31st, 1987

#9 Blood and Betrayal November 30th, 1987

#10 Wish You Were Here... December 31st, 1987

#11 A Matter of Choice! January 31st, 1988

#12 Sweet Dreams Major Force February 29th, 1988

#13 We Three Kings... March 31st, 1988

#14 Down Time April 30th, 1988

#15 Slugfest May 31st, 1988

#16 The Big Blowout June 30th, 1988

#17 Battle Beyond the Green July 31st, 1988

#18 Power Play August 31st, 1988

#19 Life After The Dead September 30th, 1988

#20 The Silver Lie October 31st, 1988

#21 The Captain's Word is Law! November 30th, 1988

#22 Capt. Atom Goes To War! December 31st, 1988

#23 Prey For The Dead December 1st, 1988

#24 War-Day December 1st, 1988

#25 Slow Burn January 31st, 1989

#26 Exposed! February 28th, 1989

#27 Truth and Consequences March 31st, 1989

#28 Final Conflict April 30th, 1989

#29 A Contrite Heart May 31st, 1989

#30 The Janus Directive Part 11 - Troubles in Par… June 30th, 1989

Characters in volume

Captain Atom Appeared in 56 issue(s)

General Eiling Appeared in 41 issue(s)

Dr. Heinrich Megala Appeared in 22 issue(s)

Jeffrey Goslin Appeared in 21 issue(s)

Babylon Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Major Force Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Peggy Eiling Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Doctor Spectro Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Randy Eiling Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Red Tornado Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Ted Kord Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Booster Gold Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Cambodian Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Ironfire Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Plastique Appeared in 9 issue(s)

The Ghost Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Mr. Miracle Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Silver Shield Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Angela Eiling Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Catherine Cobert Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Firestorm Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Nightshade Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Wally West Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Batman Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Black Racer Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Elongated Man Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Metamorpho Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Superman Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Martian Manhunter Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Phantom Stranger Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Died in volume

Dr. Harold Hadley

Dr. Heinrich Megala

Concepts in volume

Quantum Field Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Modern Age of Comics Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Homage Covers Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Silver Age of Comics Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Afterlife Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Editorial Note Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Flashback Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Origin Story Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Science Fiction Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Christmas Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Energy Manipulation Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Firestorm Matrix Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Murder Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Secret Identity Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Variant Cover: Connecting Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Africa Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Cambodia Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Louisiana Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Purgatory Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Space Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Washington D.C. Appeared in 2 issue(s)

White House Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Astral Plane Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Belle Reve Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Canada Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Central America Appeared in 1 issue(s)

France Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Gotham City Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Justice League Embassy (Paris) Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Las Vegas Appeared in 1 issue(s)

London Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Paris Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Green Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Pentagon Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Winslow Air Force Base Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Dilustel Appeared in 14 issue(s)

X-Ionizer Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Sword of the Cambodian Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Cosmic Skis Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Aero-Discs Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Bat-Suit Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Book of Destiny Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mother Box Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Nuclear Weaponry Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Cary Bates Appeared in 47 issue(s)

Pat Broderick Appeared in 45 issue(s)

Gene D'Angelo Appeared in 29 issue(s)

Greg Weisman Appeared in 28 issue(s)

Dennis O'Neil Appeared in 26 issue(s)

Romeo Tanghal Appeared in 26 issue(s)

Bob Smith Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Dan Raspler Appeared in 25 issue(s)

John Workman Appeared in 19 issue(s)

Rafael Kayanan Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Carrie Spiegle Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Duncan Andrews Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Kelley Puckett Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Carl Gafford Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Michael Adams Appeared in 8 issue(s)

John Ostrander Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Ed Hannigan Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Agustin Mas Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Helen Vesik Appeared in 2 issue(s)

John Costanza Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Nansi Hoolahan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Shelley Eiber Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Art Adams Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Colleen Doran Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Cynthia Martin Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Frank McLaughlin Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jerry Bingham Appeared in 1 issue(s)

John Byrne Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jon Peterson Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Pablo Marcos Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Story arcs in volume

"Justice League" Invasion!

"Justice League" Millennium

"Suicide Squad" The Janus Directive

"Wonder Woman" War of the Gods

Teams in volume

Justice League International Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Justice League Europe Appeared in 4 issue(s)

United States Air Force Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Captain Atom Project Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Durlans Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Infinity, Inc. Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Rocket Red Brigade Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Manhunters Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Angela Eiling In issue #1

Babylon In issue #1

Cambodian In issue #7

Dr. Harold Hadley In issue #1

Dr. Heinrich Megala In issue #1

General Eiling In issue #1

Ironfire In issue #1

Jeffrey Goslin In issue #1

Kylstar In issue #46

Noor Harjavti In issue #44

Peggy Eiling In issue #1

Randy Eiling In issue #1

Silver Shield In issue #35

Concepts first appearance

Quantum Field In issue #1

Locations first appearance

Winslow Air Force Base In issue #1

Objects first appearance

Dilustel In issue #1

Sword of the Cambodian In issue #7

X-Ionizer In issue #7

Teams first appearance

Captain Atom Project In issue #1