Comic Title: Captain Atom #20
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1988
On Sale Date: July 5, 1988 Shipping Date July 5, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #6

Shipping Date July 7, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #142

Newsstand Date July 30, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #142

Shipping Date July 5, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #760, #762

Newsstand Date July 19, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #760, #762

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "The Silver Lie"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Cary Bates
Plotter: Greg Weisman
Penciller: Pablo Marcos
Inker: Frank McLaughlin
Letterer: Carrie Spiegle (McCarthy)
Colorist: Shelly Eiber

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Atom (last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Captain Atom #21)

Guest Star(s)

• Blue Beetle (Ted Kord; last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Justice League International #22)
• Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) (imaginary appearance)

Supporting Character(s)

• Starshine Stone (last appearance in Captain Atom #19; next appearance in Captain Atom #21)

Villain(s)

• Lester Bryant (chairman of Zyco Corp.; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• A hitman (no further appearances)
• Doctor Spectro (imaginary appearance)
• A gang of drug runners (no further appearances)
• Bryant's unidentified boss (behind-the-scenes; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Justice League (last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Justice League International #22)
• Booster Gold (last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Flash #21)
• Mister Miracle (last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Secret Origins #33)

Other Character(s)

• Henry Yarrow (last appearance in Captain Atom #9; next appearance in Captain Atom #27)
• Laura Devon (Bryant's assistant; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Henry Yarrow brings Captain Atom a lead to obtaining evidence that can clear the name of Nathaniel Adam. However, the evidence is locked in the safe at Zyco Corp. which is run by Lester Bryant, one of the judges responsible for convicting Adam.

To get to the evidence, Captain Atom approaches Blue Beetle. The company of Ted Kord, Blue Beetle's civilian identity, has been purchased by Zyco. So, Ted goes undercover to spy on Bryant. To get Beetle's cooperation, Captain Atom creates a fictitious story that he was a former associate of Ted's mentor Dan Garrett.

When Ted's cover is blown, Bryant sends a hitman to kill him. Captain Atom stops the hitman, then works with Blue Beetle to apprehend a gang of drug runners who are supplied by Zyco. For his failure's, Bryant is killed by his unidentified boss. The evidence that can exonerate Adam is also destroyed. Captain Atom and Blue Beetle depart as friends, but Atom knows that his lie could one day be revealed.