Showcase Presents: The Atom #1
"Birth of the Atom!" kicks off Showcase Presents: The Atom #1 with a clever twist on myth and science, as the Atom teams up with Hassan, Sinbad’s grandson, to outwit a rival using a lamp rumored to hold a genie. Written by Gardner Fox and brought to life by Gil Kane’s dynamic art and Murphy Anderson’s sharp inks, the story blends adventure with a playful nod to folklore—ending with the Atom musing on how the tale of Aladdin might have originated from a misheard name. The cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson captures the story’s whimsical spirit.
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Atom helps out Hassan, Sinbad's grandson, by pretending to be "al Atom," the genie of Sinbad's old lamp. At the end of the story, the Atom speculates that the words "al Atom's lamp" were corrupted into "Aladdin's lamp", prompting the whole Aladdin's Lamp story. [synopsis by Michael Torregrossa]
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).