Astounding Stories #192

Jan 1988 · Alan Class · 0.55 GBP

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“Prisoner in the Atom”

"Prisoner in the Atom" is a mind-bending sci-fi tale from 1988, where a scientist’s desperate attempt to escape reality by shrinking to atomic size leads him into a startling revelation: the microscopic world mirrors the one he left behind. Written by Joe Gill and brought to life by Charles Nicholas’s art with Vince Alascia’s inks, the story explores isolation and perspective in a way that feels both intimate and vast. The cover, by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano, captures the eerie stillness of a man trapped within the smallest corners of existence.

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writer Joe Gill · artist Charles Nicholas · inker Vince Alascia · cover Pat Masulli, Dick Giordano

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writer Joe Gill

artist Charles Nicholas

inker Vince Alascia

cover pencils Pat Masulli

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Scientist invents a shrinking formula to get away from the troubles in this world but when he shrinks to atomic levels, he finds the same world he just left.

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