Showcase #36 VG

Showcase #36 VG

Showcase #36 VG 3rd appearance of the Silver Age Atom Gil Kane Cover Pencils Grading is Subjective please see photo's for your self to make your determintation Comic will come bagged and boarded First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 3rd appearance of the Silver Age Atom in Prisoner in a Test Tube!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; A master spy assumes the identity of a scientist to get close to Professor Loring, who builds "super weapons"; Jean checks his fingerprints and finds a fraud. Ray Palmer offers to contact "our friend, The Atom. Ad for Mystery in Space #73. Ad for Green Lantern #10 and Flash #126. Ad for Giant 80-Page Superman Annual #4. Letter to the editor from comics fandom pioneer Jerry Bails. Strange Realm of the Atom!; Educational info about atomic energy and atoms. The "Disappearing Act" Robberies!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Ray once again proposes to Jean, but she's distracted by "invisible robberies" of jewelry all over town; The Atom attends a chess match with a platinum chess set and hides in a rook

Issue Synopsis

A master spy assumes the identity of a scientist to get close to Professor Loring, who builds "super weapons". Jean checks his fingerprints and finds a fraud. Ray Palmer offers to contact "our friend, The Atom." The Atom telephone-ports to Budapest and finds the real Professor Kraft. Escaping a test tube and flypaper, he jump-punches and weight-changes the spies into submission.

More Comic Details

Cover Details:

• Characters: Atom [Ray Palmer]
• Inks: Murphy Anderson
• Letters: Ira Schnapp
• Pencils: Gil Kane
• Title: Prisoner in a Test Tube!

Inside Pages Details:

• Characters: Atom [Ray Palmer], unnamed secret agent, Professor Anton Kraft, Professor Loring, Jean Loring, enemy agents, FBI and CIA agents
• Inks: Murphy Anderson (credited)
• Letters: Gaspar Saladino
• Pencils: Gil Kane (credited)
• Script: Gardner Fox (credited)
• Title: Prisoner in a Test Tube!