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Cover: Brian Bolland

DC Comics Presents: The Atom #1

Oct 2004 · DC · 2.50 USD; 3.85 CAD
📊 ~25,077 copies sold its debut month
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In "Ride a Deadly Grenade!", the Atom finds himself stranded on Earth-Prime after a botched attempt to protect the Time Pool from thieves. With help from Gardner and Julie, he hatches a desperate plan to return home—riding a grenade hurled by the surprisingly fast Tex Ford, using the blast’s momentum to leap back to his own dimension. Written by Dave Gibbons and illustrated by Pat Olliffe, with inks by Livesay, colors by Tom McCraw, and letters by Jared K. Fletcher, this 2004 issue features a bold, kinetic cover by Brian Bolland.

Contains 2 stories
Ride a Deadly Grenade!
11 pp · Superhero
The Atom [Ray Palmer]Julie (Julius) SchwartzGardner FoxJean Loringunnnamed crooksTex Ford, a baseball pitcherLynda (Gardner's wife)

When the Atom is stranded on Earth-Prime during a heist at the Time Pool, he teams up with Tex Ford to find a way back—using a grenade as both propulsion and power source. The plan, sparked by a clever idea from Gardner and Julie, turns a deadly weapon into a high-stakes ride across dimensions.

Ride a Deadly Grenade!
11 pp · Superhero
The Atom [Ray Palmer]Jean Loringan unnamed judge"Bristles" Broome (a mobster)Ed Note (a science fiction publisher)an unnamed waitressChronos, the Time Thiefunnamed crooks

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Full credits

writer Dave Gibbons
artist Pat Olliffe
inker Livesay
colorist Tom McCraw
letterer Jared K. Fletcher
cover pencils, inks Brian Bolland

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Atom #10 (1963)

Reprinted in Wizard Brasil #26 (2005), Wizard Brasil #28 (2006), Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland #[nn] (2011)

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