Sword of the Atom Vol 1

Sword of the Atom is a four-issue comic book limited series of the superhero fantasy genre. It was published by DC Comics and released from September to December, 1983. The series stars superhero-turned-barbarian Ray Palmer, aka The Atom in a brand-new jungle adventure filled with tiny yellow people! No, not Minions. Those are completely different small yellow people. The series was written by Jan Strnad with artwork by the incomparable Gil Kane, who also co-edited this series as well as proffered forth the unforgettable cover illustrations. Seriously, the first issue shows the Atom riding a frog. A friggin' frog! The series was colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by John Costanza (of course, the guy letters everything, doesn't he?). It was edited by Dick Giordano.

Issues
 * Sword of the Atom #1
 * Sword of the Atom #2
 * Sword of the Atom #3
 * Sword of the Atom #4

Specials
 * Sword of the Atom Special #1 (1984)
 * Sword of the Atom Special #2 (1985)
 * Sword of the Atom Special #3 (1988)

Collections
 * Sword of the Atom (TPB)

Notes
 * Sword of the Atom redirects to this page.
 * Gaspar Saladino was the letterer on issue #2 only. All other issues were lettered by John Costanza.


 * Issues from this series were published in both direct market and newsstand edition.


 * Sword of the Atom is one of the earliest examples of a comic book limited series. The format would be duplicated by other publishers for years to come and become an industry standard.