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🦸 CAPTAIN ATOM #88 — OCTOBER 1967
Charlton Comics • Silver Age • Steve Ditko • Nightshade • Jim Aparo
Offered here is an original 1967 Charlton Comics Captain Atom #88, featuring the exciting Silver Age story “The Ravage of Ronthor!”
This is a particularly interesting issue for Silver Age collectors because it features artwork by Steve Ditko on the main Captain Atom story and a Nightshade backup story illustrated by Jim Aparo.
ISSUE DETAILS
* Title: Captain Atom
* Issue: #88
* Publisher: Charlton Comics
* Date: October 1967
* Cover price: 12¢
* Era: Silver Age
* Pages: 36
* Main story: “The Ravage of Ronthor!”
* Writer: Dave Kaler
* Pencils: Steve Ditko
* Inks: Frank McLaughlin
* Backup story: “Poetry of Peril!”
* Nightshade art: Jim Aparo
* Editor: Dick Giordano
The Grand Comics Database confirms the issue’s October 1967 publication, 12¢ price and credits Ditko and McLaughlin on the main story. It also identifies the seven-page Nightshade story, “Poetry of Peril!”, with Jim Aparo credited for pencils, inks and lettering.
⭐ COLLECTOR HIGHLIGHTS
Steve Ditko Captain Atom artwork makes this a desirable example of Charlton’s late-1960s superhero comics. The issue also includes Nightshade, one of the notable characters from the Charlton superhero universe, with artwork by Jim Aparo.
The main story sends Captain Atom into an alien-world adventure involving giant insect creatures and an extraterrestrial SOS.
📕 CONDITION
Please use the photographs as the primary determination of condition.
This is a well-loved, lower-grade vintage comic showing considerable age and handling wear. Visible characteristics include:
* Significant cover and edge wear
* Spine wear
* Creasing and general handling marks
* Corner/edge wear
* Surface/color wear consistent with age
* Aged/cream-colored paper
* General vintage wear throughout
The photographs show the actual comic you will receive, including close-ups of the cover, interior artwork and back cover.
I have photographed the issue extensively so that collectors can make their own assessment of condition. I am not professionally grading this comic, so please examine all photographs carefully before purchasing.
🔥 A GREAT SILVER AGE CHARLTON COLLECTIBLE
An appealing opportunity to own an authentic 1967 Captain Atom comic featuring Steve Ditko and Jim Aparo at a more accessible price point than high-grade examples.
Perfect for collectors of:
Steve Ditko • Captain Atom • Charlton Comics • Silver Age Comics • Nightshade • Jim Aparo • 1960s Superhero Comics • Atomic Age/Sci-Fi Comics
Actual item pictured — you will receive this exact Captain Atom #88.
