The Atom (1962) #6

DC 1962–1968 series Cover date Apr 1963

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

The Atom #6 (1962) is issue #6 of DC's The Atom (1962–1968), with a cover date of April 1963. Written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Gil Kane.

Creators

Writer: Gardner Fox
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Murphy Anderson
Letterer: Gaspar Saladino
Cover artists: Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane

The stories

“The Riddle of the Two-Faced Astronaut!”

Ray Palmer's old friend Wizardo uses an assistant dressed as an astronaut in his magic act, but when it appears that the astronaut is using the magic act as a cover for burglary the Atom must figure out the truth.

“Midget... Dwarf... Pygmy...”

“The Highwayman and the Mighty Mite!”

The Atom travels through Professor Hyatt's Time Pool to the year 1739. where he learns that an ancestor of his was the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.