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Captain Atom#1
Captain Atom #1
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Danger In the Pyrenees!
Captain AtomProfessor KingRusty
Secret of the Columbian Jungle
Captain AtomProfessor King, Rusty
The Wheel That Wouldn't Stop
Captain AtomRusty
ComicBooks.com Value
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Raw (Good) $48
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $2,920*
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $1,017
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,017*
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $681
CGC 9.0 · 7 in census $509
CGC 8.5 · 11 in census $285
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CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $285
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $285
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $187
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $156*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $139
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $93*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $93
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $63*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $51*
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Trivia · 8 facts
- First appearance of the Nation-Wide Publishing version of Captain Atom — a scientist-adventurer distinct from, and predating by ten years, the Charlton Comics character of the same name created by Steve Ditko and Joe Gill.
- Published in 1950 by Nation-Wide (also rendered 'Nationwide') Publishers as a digest-sized format book: approximately 5 inches by 7 inches, 48 pages, full color.
- The lead character is never given a personal name in the series; 'Captain Atom' functions as both title and identity throughout.
- Supporting cast introduced in issue #1 includes Professor King, and two younger companions named Jeff and Jill, who recur across all seven issues.
- Issue #1 contains five stories: 'Meet Captain Atom,' 'Danger in the Pyrenees!,' 'Secret of the Columbian Jungle,' 'Race to the Finish,' and 'The Wheel That Wouldn't Stop.'
- Each story in the series was written to teach children science concepts, with adventures built around gadgets such as a uranium amplifier, spectroscope, atom submarine, walkie-talkie television, and an atomic-powered ram rocket.
- The series ran for seven issues (1950–1951) and is considered part of the public domain, with scans available through the Digital Comic Museum.
- Nation-Wide's Captain Atom is historically categorized as 'Golden Age Captain Atom II,' as an earlier Australian Atlas Comics character of the same name had already appeared in 1948 — predating the Nationwide version by two years.
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