The character was revived in 1985 and again in 2016 by Gerald Carr, appearing in Meteor Comics' Vixen.
In the 1950s, the fan club boasted that it had "over 75,000 members". Ĭaptain Atom was one of the few original Australian comic heroes to have his own merchandising and fan club. Early issues featured backup stories provided by Mather ( Dopey Dan), Stan Pitt ( Jim Atlas, Dr Peril of Igogo) and Michael Trueman ( Crackajack – Daredevil Trapeze Star). The first issue of Captain Atom, which was released in January 1948 sold approximately 100,000 copies and at its peak was selling 180,000 copies.
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Despite the switch to black and white, the Captain Atom series remained successful, running to 64 issues over the next six years. Murray, and switched to black and white two years later when the cost of colour printing became prohibitive. The comic was originally published entirely in colour, but Atlas followed its chief rival, K.G. Rador takes on the identity of Larry Lockhart, an FBI agent, to fight crime, switching places with his brother when situations call for a superhero. By shouting the magic word, Exenor!, Rador transforms into his now atomic-powered twin. Bikini Rador (a nuclear physicist) being the dominant persona. The character's origin had identical twin brothers being caught in an atomic bomb blast and becoming fused into one, with Dr. The character is based on a combination of Fawcett Publications' Captain Marvel and Quality Comics' Captain Triumph (first published in 19 respectively).
The character was co-created and written by Jack Bellew under the pen name "John Welles". It was drawn by Arthur Mather, who like Yaroslav Horak and Andrea Bresciani, became a regular artist for Atlas. The fledgling publishing company Atlas Publications achieved its first major success with its Captain Atom. The protagonist, the first to use the name, has no relation to the later American superhero Captain Atom, published by Charlton Comics in 1965 and subsequently by DC Comics in 1987. It was published from 1948 to 1954, with 64 issues and it also appeared as strips in a number of Australian newspapers. Captain Atom is an Australian comic book series created and written by Jack Bellew with illustrations by Arthur Mather.