The Atom 1962 #34 - reader copy - $5.00

A troupe of former circus performers embarks on a series of crimes stealing the largest examples of various items, but the World's Smallest Super-Hero keeps foiling their plans.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

• Little Man-- You've Had a Busy Day! - Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
• Why Fight? Read All Three!! - Inside front cover; house ad for Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series), Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series), and The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) [starring Stanley and His Monster].
• Little Man-- You've Had a Big-Gang Day! - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Page 12 and 23 are half-pages.
• Ban Gloom! - House ad for Teen Beat (DC, 1967 series) #1, on sale September 5. Credits from Bob Bailey based on conversation with Joe Orlando.
• - House ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #108, contained in a Boltinoff humor strip.
• - Letters submitted by Don Akers, Jeffrey Smith, Peter Sanderson Jr., Ronald Patton.
• Bad News! - house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #202 [80 Page Giant #G-42], on sale October 17
• - Hint submitted by Robert Cenna of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• - Listing of DC comics on sale in early October, 1967; includes cover art for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #143 and Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #57.
• Greatest Action Teams in History! - Inside back cover; house ad promoting DC's superhero teams, including the Justice League of America, the Doom Patrol, the Blackhawks, and the Inferior Five.