Comic Title: Atom & Hawkman #40
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1968
On Sale Date: October 1, 1968 Copyright Date October 1, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date October 1, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #69

Newsstand Date October 1, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #9

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Explosive Exploit of the Split-Atom"
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
Atom (Ray Palmer of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Sid Greene

Feature Character(s)

• Atom (last appearance in Justice League of America #66; next appearance in Atom & Hawkman #41)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jean Loring (last appearance in Justice League of America #65; next appearance in Atom & Hawkman #41)
• Major Mynah (last appearance in Atom #38; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• A gang of spies (no further appearances)
• Two ex-convicts (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ed (an FBI agent; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Atom and the FBI work on an undercover operation to trap a group of spies that are kidnapping scientists. An FBI agent disguised as Ray Palmer is kidnapped. Atom rescues him, but to their surprise the kidnappers are not the spies they wanted, just ordinary criminals who wanted revenge against Palmer.

The real spies have followed the crooks and are able to capture Palmer and the Atom. They take them back to their hideout where a Lobotikon extracts their secrets. Major Mynah comes to the rescue and frees the Atom. He then defeats the spies.