| Captain Atom | |||||||||||||||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Captain_Atom,_Atlas_Publications,_Issue_1,_1948.jpg) Cover of Captain Atom #1 (1948 Atlas Publications), art by Arthur Mather. | |||||||||||||||
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| Publisher | Original: Atlas Publications Current: Meteor Comics | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Captain Atom #1 (January 1948) | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | Jack Bellew (writer) Arthur Mather (artist) | ||||||||||||||
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| Partnerships | Dr Bikini Rador (aka Larry Lockhart) | ||||||||||||||
| Notable aliases | The Atomic Warrior, the Atom Man, Atoman | ||||||||||||||
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Captain Atom is an Australian comic book series created and written by Jack Bellew with illustrations by Arthur Mather.[1] It was published from 1948 to 1954, with 64 issues[2] and it also appeared as strips in a number of Australian newspapers. The protagonist, the first to use the name, has no relation to the later American superhero Captain Atom,[3] published by Charlton Comics in 1965[4] and subsequently by DC Comics in 1987.[5]
- ^ Arnold, John and Hay, John A. (2001). "Mather, Arthur". The Bibliography of Australian Literature, Vol. 3, pp. 332–333. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702235989
- ^ "Captain Atom (Atlas)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MarySuewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Captain Atom (Charlton)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Captain Atom (DC)". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 30 September 2016.