Released March 1987
Captain Atom #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
Captain Nathaniel Adam has been found guilty of a crime he didn't commit. The Air Force is offering him a second chance, under the control of Colonel Wade Eiling, to go under an experiment using an unknown alien alloy. As an unexpected side effect, Nathaniel leaps into the future through the Quantum Field from 1968 to the year 1986. He must now get help from Doctor Heinrich Megala, the man who started Project Captain Atom!
Variants
Synopsis
Captain Nathaniel Adam has been found guilty of a crime he didn't commit. The Air Force is offering him a second chance, under the control of Colonel Wade Eiling, to go under an experiment using an unknown alien alloy. As an unexpected side effect, Nathaniel leaps into the future through the Quantum Field from 1968 to the year 1986. He must now get help from Doctor Heinrich Megala, the man who started Project Captain Atom!
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Captain Atom, Nathaniel Adam, a veteran whose body bonded with an alien metal
- 1st appearance of General Wade Eiling, an enemy of Captain Atom
- [February 2024 - rumors are circulating that Captain Atom will be introduced in Gunn's DC Universe]
Details
- Series
- Captain Atom
- Cover Date
- March 1987
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- 0709893120103
- Cover Price
- N/A
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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ArtistPat Broderick
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WriterCary Bates
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InkerBob Smith
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LettererJohn Costanza
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ColoristCarl Gafford