Captain Atom #88
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Ravage of Ronthor," Captain Atom is sent to a forgotten world after an SOS from space, where he discovers a planet once home to a civilization so advanced it grew weary of perfection. Written by Dave Kaler and illustrated by Steve Ditko with inks by Frank McLaughlin, the story unfolds as Captain Atom confronts a planet overtaken by monstrous insects, using his powers in a desperate bid to restore balance. The cover, by Steve Ditko and Frank McLaughlin, captures the eerie beauty of a dead world reborn in chaos.
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When the military hears an S.O.S. from outer space, scientists construct a rocket to harness Captain Atom's power. When he arrives he finds that the former inhabitants had created a civilization so perfect that they grew bored, and took to space leaving their lifeless planet as a reminder that intelligent beings must always be bold. Atom makes insecticide, fills the atmosphere with it in order to kill the insects, and returns to the earth.
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