The Atom 1962 #25 - reader copy - $3.00

The Atom fights a crook who wears a metal mask that emits ionic energy.

After telling the boys some tales, the captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.

When Communist countries suddenly agree to pay their outstanding debts in gold, the Atom figures out that the gold is contaminated with deadly radiation.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

• The Man in the Ion Mask! - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story in two parts of 5.67 and 6.67 pages. Fox adopts a camp writing style through issue #28.
• - House ad for DC comics, written in limerick form, promoting the "go-go checks" cover design. Follows page 6 of sequence 1.
• - house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 [80 Page Giant #G-23], on sale April 14
• - hint submitted by Dennis Bova
• - listing of DC comics on sale in the last week of April 1966
• - advertisement in sequential art form for Cheerios cereal from General Mills
• Your Free Trip Around the World! - Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1963.
• - house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 [first appearance of the Inferior Five]
• - Letters of comment from readers Bob Butts, Marshall Lanz, John F. Lebar, and Sal Iacopelli, with replies from Schwartz.
• The Spy Who Went Out for the Gold! - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
• - house ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7
• - House ad promoting two-page centerfold pin-ups to be appearing in several DC comics, which began with Batman #181 and Detective Comics #352 (both June 1966).