Captain Atom #24
Captain Atom #24
Cover Credits
Penciller: Patrick R. Broderick
Inker: Robert Allen Smith

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Title: "War-Day"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Captain Atom (Post-Crisis)

Crossover Event:
Invasion

Writer: Cary Bates
Plotter: Greg Weisman
Penciller: Patrick R. Broderick
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Letterer: Carrie Spiegle (McCarthy)
Colorist: Shelly Eiber

Feature Character(s)

Guest Star(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Durlans (last appearance in Flash #21; next appearance in Invasion #2)
  • A Durlan spy (impersonating Steve Trevor; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

Other Character(s)

  • Higgins (a soldier; no further appearances)
  • An unnamed doctor (no further appearances)

Comments:
This issue is labeled as an Invasion First Strike Extra.

Captain Atom appears in Superman #26 immediately following this story.

This story continues in Invasion #2.

The meeting at the conclusion of this story is shown in full in Invasion #2. Characters who attend at that meeting appear concurrently.

Synopsis:
Captain Atom is appointed the commander of Earth's super-hero forces against the alien invasion. He, along with Max Lord, Amanda Waller, and Wade Eiling, are put in charge of Earth's defense strategy.

Their first plan is to use the New Genesis satellite in orbit to target the alien fleet. Steve Trevor is recruited to fly the mission. However, before his shuttle lifts off, Trevor is paralyzes by alien technology. Captain Atom pilots the shuttle in his place.

Eiling soon realizes that Trevor has been replaced by a Durlan spy. The Durlans plan to capture Captain Atom in space. However, the Captain escapes the trap, returns to Earth, and destroys the spy.

The following day a meeting is held with Earth's super-heroes. Captain Atom is late because he has gone to Metropolis to recruit Superman.


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