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Captain Atom#88
Cover: Steve Ditko & Frank McLaughlin
Captain Atom #88
“Ravage of Ronthor”
writer Dave Kaler · artist Steve Ditko · inker Frank McLaughlin · cover Steve Ditko, Frank McLaughlin
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Cast · 5 characters
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writer Dave Kaler
artist Steve Ditko
inker Frank McLaughlin
cover pencils Steve Ditko
cover inks Frank McLaughlin
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When the military hears an S.O.S. from outer space, scientists construct a rocket to harness Captain Atom's power. When he arrives he finds that the former inhabitants had created a civilization so perfect that they grew bored, and took to space leaving their lifeless planet as a reminder that intelligent beings must always be bold. Atom makes insecticide, fills the atmosphere with it in order to kill the insects, and returns to the earth.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).