Comic Title: Captain Atom #25
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1989
On Sale Date: December 6, 1988 Shipping Date December 6, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #11

Shipping Date December 8, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #153

Direct Market Date December 8, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #75, #76

Copyright Date December 6, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

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

Title: "Slow Burn"
Pages: 22

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

Crossover Event:
Invasion

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

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Atom (last appearance in Wonder Woman #26; next appearance in Invasion #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wade Eiling (last appearance in Wonder Woman #26; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Martin Allard (last appearance in Captain Atom #23; next appearance in Captain Atom #30)

Villain(s)

• Major Force (last appearance in Captain Atom Annual #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• The Xenoist Terrorist Army (mostly behind-the-scenes; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Amanda Waller (last appearance in Wonder Woman #26; next appearance in Suicide Squad #23)
• Maxwell Lord (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Oberon (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Flash (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Flash #22)
• Justice League (last appearance in Wonder Woman #26; next appearance in Justice League International #23)
• Blue Beetle (last appearance in Starman #6; next appearance in Justice League International #23)
• Booster Gold (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Justice League International #23)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Wonder Woman #26; next appearance in Justice League International #23)
• Mister Miracle (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Justice League International #23)
• Ronald Reagan (last appearance in Doom Patrol #12; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Bailey (a presidential aide; no further appearances)
• Wilma Dane (a reporter; no further appearances)
• Killer and Truly (a biker and his girlfriend; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Superman (in flashback)

Comments:
This issue is labeled as an Invasion Aftermath Extra.

The final panel of this story depicts the detonation of the gene bomb and leads into Invasion #3.

Firestorm and the Atom appear on the cover, but they do not appear in this story.

Synopsis:
Following the defeat of the alien invaders, Captain Atom and the other leaders of the victorious defenders of Earth receive medals from the President of the United States. Captain Atom also receives a promotion to Major Cameron Scott. He then takes part in several celebrations.

Major Force gets angry about the attention his rival is receiving. General Eiling asks Captain Atom to keep an eye on Major Force. The Captain gets Major Force a role in a commercial, but an eruption of the Major's jealous anger causes him to be fired. When a girl tries to use him to make her boyfriend jealous, Major Force threatens to kill the girl. Captain Atom talks him down. General Eiling concedes that the Major is a problem, but he still has plans to use him.

After the incident, Major Force goes to a bar to console himself. While there, he witnesses an explosion of black light outside caused by the detonation of the gene bomb.