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Space Adventures #9 (1978) · The Collector

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Charlton
Space Adventures (1968)
#9

Charlton#9

Space Adventures

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Space Adventures #9

Publisher: Charlton
Cover date: May 1978
Cover price: $0.35
Pages: 36

Key issue

1st appearance of Nathaniel Adam
1st appearance of Captain Atom

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Stories

3 titled

1Introducing Captain Atom
2The Second Man in Space
3

Sources

Grand Comics Database issue 32197

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When Captain Adam is trapped in an atomic rocket, Captain Atom is born. Captain Atom goes on to stop some enemy agents who had sabotaged a Jupiter Rocket.

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Credits

Writer: Joe Gill
Penciller: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Jon D'Agostino
Cover: Steve Ditko

Editorial and production

Other: George Wildman

Characters

Captain Atom· 1st appearance
Nathaniel Adam· 1st appearance
Allen Adam
Captain Atom

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