COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Atom 1 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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4278360007
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #1 is, of course, Atom’s first appearance in his own book after three Showcase try-out issues. The book also features the introduction of the Plant Master.
While my favorite Atom cover is Showcase #34, this issue seems to be the favorite of the majority of DC collectors I know.
In the “Master of the Plant World” a series of mysterious robberies occur involving strange highly intelligent plants, which Ray decides to investigate as Atom after he learns about the strange circumstances from Jean Loring. As Atom. Ray follows Jean as she goes on a fact-finding trip about the type of plants that are used, and decides to wait out in a greenhouse to keep a secret eye on Jean. When Jean nods off, Atom notices a group of Dryads that suddenly spring out of the flowers and fly away on petals. Atom follows after them and learns that they are under the control of a criminal called the Plant Master, who intends to use his mutated plants to take over the world.
Trying to stop the Plant Master, Atom is trapped in a Venus fly trap while the Plant Master leaves with the Dryads to initiate his plan. Meanwhile, Atom breaks free and sees the leader of the Dryads, Maya, imprisoned in a cage. Atom frees her and learns that the Plant Master, really named Jason Woodrue, is a being from another dimension who was banished here and has since been using his knowledge of plants for his own personal gain.
With the help of Maya, Atom travels to Washington, D.C. where the Plant Master has stationed himself as his plants attack in almost every state. There, Atom and Maya fight off the Dryads that are still under Plant Master's control, until Atom manages to slip off the Plant Master's control device. With his device removed, the Dryads are freed and the Atom defeats Woodrue.
Our 9.8 is the single highest graded copy of this key issue with no 9.6s. We acquired the book from a friend and private collector in May 2023.*
2024 Update: Since I drafted the initial description of this book a single 9.6 has appeared in the census. To date, I have not seen that book on the market.
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