Comic Title: Captain Atom #12
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1988
On Sale Date: November 3, 1987 Shipping Date November 3, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #45

Shipping Date November 3, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #128

Newsstand Date November 27, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #128

Copyright Date November 3, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "Sweet Dreams Major Force"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Cary Bates
Plotter: Greg Weisman
Penciller: Patrick R. Broderick
Inker: Robert Allen Smith
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Atom (last appearance in Blue Beetle #22; next appearance in Justice League International #11)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wade Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #11; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #1)
• Martin Allard (first name Martin revealed; last appearance in Captain Atom #10; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #1)
• Heinrich Megala (last appearance in Captain Atom #10; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #1)
• Randy Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #8; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #1)

Villain(s)

• Major Force (Clifford P. Zmeck; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #1)
• Several Soviet soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Tagg and Norbet (Air Force officers; no further appearances)
• Elaine Allard (dies in flashback; Allard's mother; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Captain Atom travels to the arctic to visit his son Randy Eiling. Randy's patrol is sent to investigate and retrieve an alien device. The Soviets have their own team in the area. Captain Atom protects Randy and the others from the Soviets while they successfully retrieve the alien technology. Later, Randy is still upset with his father, but he agrees to reconsider his feelings if Atom can prove himself innocent of treason.

Meanwhile General Eiling and his men are preparing for the arrival of Major Force. A year after the original experiment which created Captain Atom, another attempt was made using Clifford Zmeck, an ex-military officer who killed Allard's mother. As with Nathaniel Adam, Zmeck disappeared during the experiment. Now 18 years later, the military is waiting for his arrival. He appears as predicted and is immediately captured using as specially designed gas. The military then implants tracking devices and a destruct mechanism in the molten metal which has bonded with Zmeck's skin. Allard wants to kill Zmeck, but General Eiling talks him out of it.