Showcase Presents: The Atom, Vol. 2 by Gardner F. Fox

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book collects Issues 18-39 of the Atom's solo series and it's a solid fun run of Silver Age stories. The book features two guest appearances by the Earth 2/Golden Age Atom as well as an appearance by Zatara and Hawkman.

The plots are fun and inventive, for the most part with some good scientific research put into the concepts as befits a story about a great scientist. It's amazing all the ways that the Atom's powers are used and how proficient he's gotten with them in this book. While the characterization isn't great, there is some nice sweet romance between the Atom and his intended Jean Loring.

Overall, this is another great volume about a truly underrated Silver Age superhero.



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