Comic Title: Atom Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2001
On Sale Date: June 13, 2001 Direct Market Date May 16, 2001
Source: Previews, Vol. 11 #3 (#147)

Direct Market Date June 13, 2001
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 13, 2001

Direct Market Date June 13, 2001
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: June 13

Direct Market Date June 13, 2001
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of June 14, 2001

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Prisoners Who Vanished"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted From:
Atom #2 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Atom (last appearance in Atom #2; next appearance in Justice League of America #14)

Villain(s)

• Carl Ballard (last appearance in Showcase #34; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several small-time crooks (Dapper Joe named; no further appearances)
• A police chief (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Several criminals are able to escape from jail by teleporting. Carl Ballard, an old foe of the Atom, is behind the escapes. Ballard is using Europium to allow the crooks to teleport.

Atom follows one of the crooks and is lead back to Ballard’s hideout. He is captured by Ballard, who gives him Europium. Then the crook hypnotizes Atom to teleport to Africa if he sees Ballard. After two trips to Africa, Atom realizes what has been done, so he travels to Japan. Ballard hypnotic suggestion was scheduled to wear off in two days, but because Atom crossed the international dateline, it ends earlier than the crook expects. Atom then returns to Ivytown to capture Ballard and his men.