Comic Title: Captain Atom #31
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: July 1989
On Sale Date: June 6, 1989 Shipping Date June 8, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #166

Shipping Date June 6, 1989
Source: Previews, #3

Shipping Date June 8, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #5

Direct Market Date June 8, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #102

Copyright Date June 6, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

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

Title: "Unwelcome Guests..."
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Cary Bates
Writer: Greg Weisman
Penciller: Rafael Kayanan
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Letterer: Carrie Spiegle (McCarthy)
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Atom (last appearance in Justice League Annual #3; next appearance in New Titans Annual #5)

Guest Star(s)

• Rocket Red (last appearance in Justice League Europe #4; next appearance in New Titans Annual #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wade Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #30; next appearance in Captain Atom #32)
• Martin Allard (on the telephone; last appearance in Captain Atom #30; next appearance in Captain Atom #32)
• Heinrich Megala (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Captain Atom #32)
• Starshine Stone (last appearance in Captain Atom #23; next appearance in Captain Atom #35)

Villain(s)

• Rocket Red Brigade (Vlass, Stepan, and Ilyich named; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85; next appearance in Justice League Europe #16)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Catherine Cobert (last appearance in Justice League Annual #3; next appearance in Justice League Europe #5)

Other Character(s)

• Lt. Doug Eliot (last appearance in Captain Atom #15; next appearance in Captain Atom #35)
• Olga (last appearance in New Guardians #6; no further appearances)
• Mrs. Pushkin and her two children (Dmitri's family; first appearance; next appearance in Justice League Europe #11)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Dr. Andre Zarmakov (in a photograph)
• New Guardians (in flashback)
• Harbinger (in flashback)
• Ram (in flashback)
• Floro (in flashback)
• Jet (in flashback)
• Gloss (in flashback)

Synopsis:
Rocket Red requests the assistance of Captain Atom. He wants to apprehend three rogue members of the Rocket Red Brigade. Captain Atom mistrusts his Justice League teammate. He thinks Dmitri might be leading him into a trap. Despite his reservations, Captain Atom agrees to help.

The two heroes enter Soviet airspace. The rogues Rocket Red's attack. Dmitri tries to remove their helmets which have caused their aberrant behavior. However, two of them are killed.

Captain Atom had been holding back because he didn't trust Dmitri. However, when Pushkin's family is kidnapped by the third Rocket Red, Captain Atom fully commits. Working together Captain Atom and Dmitri remove the armor from the rogue Rocket Red and save his life.