I first read Captain Atom's earliest adventures in these four issues of
Space Adventures published by Charlton Comics in 1978. I still have fond memories of finding these issues on the newsstand, back in those days when grocery stores were still a primary location for getting hold of comics. Charlton was raiding its backlog to keep afloat during a grim time in the comic book marketplace. I fell in love with the charming Joe Gill and Steve Ditko stories and have never looked back. I've since purchased these stories in the original as well as copious reprintings since.
These were great wee comics. I only picked these up in the 1990s for pennies (£1 each) but I had read Cap Atom before that in the early 1970s when the Ditko tales were reprinted in UK Alan Class comics but you can't beat the full colour versions.
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