Showcase Presents: The Atom #2

In "The Hole-in-the-Wall Lawman!", the Atom finds himself caught in a strange ripple from his travels through the Time Pool, leaving him struggling to keep his focus as he faces off against the elusive Black Phantom. With his usual precision disrupted, he must rely on instinct and grit to outwit a foe who seems to vanish into the shadows.

In "Challenge of the Computer Crooks," Rod Mack and his gang turn their sights on Ray Palmer’s latest invention—a cutting-edge computer—hoping to exploit its intelligence to outwit the law and stay one step ahead. As the crooks attempt to hijack the technology for their criminal schemes, Palmer must find a way to stop them before their plan goes too far.

In "The Night of the Little People!", the Atom takes on a whimsical disguise as a leprechaun, teaming up with his unusual allies, the Flower Sprites, to coax a hesitant eyewitness into stepping forward and speaking up about a crime. With a mix of charm and clever strategy, he navigates a world where the smallest beings might hold the biggest truths.

In "Bat-Knights of Darkness," the Atom faces a bizarre crime wave as tiny warriors ride giant bats through the city. When he tracks the attackers to their hidden home, he uncovers a secret miniature civilization thriving in the depths of Giant Cavern—once the very place where he first became the Atom.

In "The Atom-Destruction of Earth!", Jason Woodrue escapes prison and flees to the dimension of Floria, where he schemes to seize control. Queen Maya, fearing his ambitions, calls upon the Atom for help—unaware that their battle could unravel the very fabric of Earth.

In "The Spy Who Went Out for the Gold!", the Atom uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when nations behind the Iron Curtain unexpectedly offer to settle their debts in gold—only for him to realize the precious metal is laced with deadly radiation. With the stakes rising, he must race to expose the truth before the contaminated gold triggers a global crisis.

In "Time-Standstill Thefts!", the Atom faces off against Chronos, a thief who exploits a mysterious ability to freeze his victims in time, allowing him to steal undetected. With no one noticing as he moves through the city, Chronos leaves behind only silence—and a growing trail of baffled witnesses.

In "The Thinker's Earth-Shaking Robberies!", the cunning villain unleashes a plan to exploit the multiverse, slipping from Earth-2 to Earth-1 to pull off a series of daring heists before vanishing back to safety. With the stakes rising and the line between worlds blurring, the Atoms of both Earths must join forces to stop a mind that thinks too far ahead.

In "Daze of the Bat-Knights!", Eddie Gordon, newly escaped from prison, teams up with his brilliant cellmate, Luke Preston, to infiltrate the hidden lair of the enigmatic Bat-Knights and seize control of their mysterious technology. As the duo awakens the ancient warriors, the line between prisoner and protector blurs in a dangerous game of power and deception.

In "The Up and Down Dooms of the Atom," Ray Palmer finds himself shrunk to a sub-atomic scale after a lab accident leaves him paralyzed. Stranded in a hidden realm where two warring tribes battle over the very fabric of reality, he must navigate their conflict while searching for a way to restore himself—before the microscopic world claims him forever.

In "Amazing Arsenal of the Atom-Assassin!", a prison accident reignites Bertram Larvan’s forgotten memories, unlocking a dangerous past tied to Ray Palmer. With his mind restored and his resolve hardened, Larvan breaks free and turns his fury on the man he once knew—Ray Palmer—leaving the hero's fate uncertain.

In "Little Man--You've Had a Big-Gang Day!", the World's Smallest Super-Hero faces off against a troupe of former circus performers turned criminals, each targeting the largest examples of everyday items in a series of daring heists. With his size and wits, he’s the only one who can keep pace with their escalating schemes—though their next move might just be bigger than they planned.

In "Col. Blood Steals the Crown Jewels!", the Atom is pulled into a time-traveling mission when Professor Hyatt recovers a stolen crown jewel, sending him back to 1671 to return it—only to discover the entire collection is in danger of being stolen by the mysterious Colonel Blood. As he races to protect the jewels across a treacherous past, the Atom must outwit a clever thief and a world on the brink of chaos.

In "Duel Between the Dual Atoms," Al Pratt journeys to Earth-1 to unravel a scientific enigma—only to find the mystery inverted, with his longtime friend Ray Palmer caught in its destabilizing wake. As the two Atom heroes confront the paradox, their clash of principles and powers tests the limits of science and friendship.

In "Meet Major Mynah!", Ray Palmer's expedition in Cambodia takes an unexpected turn when he rescues a clever mynah bird from a hawk—only to find the bird leading him to a group of Viet Minh soldiers looting ancient ruins. Impressed by its resourcefulness, Palmer names the bird Major Mynah and brings it back home, where it quickly becomes an unlikely partner in his crime-fighting efforts.

In "Sinister Stopover... Earth!", Ray Palmer and military officials are monitoring a test of his new invention when a series of mysterious disappearances shakes the base. With the help of Major Mynah, the Atom investigates a strange energy signature leading to an alien presence from the planet Physalia—now threatening Earth.