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The Atom (DC) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

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The Atom

Al Pratt

1,460 appearancesSince 1940

Part of the The Atom mantle · 5 known bearers →

The Atom first appeared in All-American Comics #19 (1940-10), published by DC. 1,460 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Al Pratt

The Atom [Al Pratt], also known as The Mighty Atom or just Atom, first appeared in All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #19 (October 1940).

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

All-American Comics
#19
first appearance · intro · origin
1940-10-00
All-Star Comics
#3
intro
1940-12-00
All-Star Comics
#38
death
1947-12-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

All-Star Comics
1940–1951
52 issues →
All-American Comics
1939–1948
45 issues →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
42 issues →

All-Star Squadron Annual#1Cape Archive1982

All-Star Squadron Annual

#1

origin retold

1982-11-00

Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1 cover

Titans: Villains for Hire Special

#1

2010-07-00

Flashpoint: The Legion of Doom #2 cover

Flashpoint: The Legion of Doom

#2

2011-09-00

All-Star Squadron cover

All-Star Squadron

1981–1987

38 issues →

Countdown cover

Countdown

2007–2008

27 issues →

Teen Titans cover

Teen Titans

1996–1998

23 issues →

The All New Atom cover

The All New Atom

2006–2008

22 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

1999–2006

19 issues →

Flash Comics cover

Flash Comics

1940–1949

18 issues →

POTCape Archive 1988

Power of the Atom

1988–1989

18 issues →

The New 52: Futures End cover

The New 52: Futures End

2014–2015

17 issues →

Infinity, Inc. cover

Infinity, Inc.

1984–1988

16 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

15 issues →

DC Universe Online Legends cover

DC Universe Online Legends

2011–2012

15 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

14 issues →

Hawkman cover

Hawkman

2002–2006

12 issues →

ASCCape Archive 1991

All Star Comics Archives

1991–2006

11 issues →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2004–2008

11 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2006–2011

11 issues →

Justice Society of America cover

Justice Society of America

2007–2011

11 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

2025–

11 issues →

Justice Society of America cover

Justice Society of America

1992–1993

10 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2022

10 issues →

Earth 2 cover

Earth 2

2012–2015

9 issues →

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DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
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JCape Archive 2011
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2011–2017
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1968–1969
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Superman
1987–2006
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Day of Judgment
1999–1999
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2000–2007
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2004–2005
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2005–2013
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2013–2016
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2013–2017
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