Cover: Gil Kane & Murphy Anderson

The Atom #3

Oct 1962 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“The Time Trap!”

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In "The Time Trap!", the Atom teams up with Hassan, grandson of the legendary Sinbad, to outwit a time-traveling villain who’s using ancient magic to rewrite history. Written by Gardner Fox and brought to life with dynamic art by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson, this 1962 classic blends science and myth in a clever twist on a timeless tale—complete with a cover by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson that captures the story’s mysterious flair.

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writer Gardner Fox · artist Gil Kane · inker Murphy Anderson · cover Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson

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writer Gardner Fox

artist Gil Kane

inker Murphy Anderson

cover pencils Gil Kane

cover inks Murphy Anderson

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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]

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