Comic Title: Captain Atom #32
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1989
On Sale Date: July 4, 1989 Shipping Date July 4, 1989
Source: Previews, #4

Shipping Date July 6, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #168

Direct Market Date July 6, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #106

Copyright Date July 4, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

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

Title: "Shut Down Hard"
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 Europe #5; next appearance in Justice League Europe #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wade Eiling (last appearance in Justice League Europe #5; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)
• Heinrich Megala (last appearance in Justice League Europe #5; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)
• Martin Allard (last appearance in Justice League Europe #5; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)
• Babylon (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)
• Randy Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #30; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)
• Major Force (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Captain Atom #33)

Villain(s)

• Bialyan terrorists (Abim named; all die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Personnel at the American embassy of South Yemen (no further appearances)

Comments:
Captain Atom loses his powers in this story.

Synopsis:
Winslow Air Force Base is being closed. One of the items held securely on the base is Silver Shield, the artifact which was used to create Captain Atom. General Eiling supervises the move for Silver Shield to a secure facility in the Rockies. However, the artifact begins glowing as transport begins.

Elsewhere, Cameron Scott receives a phone call from his son Randy who is being relocated from his post at the South Yemen embassy. Their call is interrupted by Major Force, who attacks Scott. Scott, who was already feeling ill, transforms into Captain Atom. His illness is magnified. Major Force breaks off the attack when he realizes they are both sick. The condition worsens. Major Force transforms into solid rock. Captain Atom is forced to revert back to Cameron Scott or risk the same fate.

Although Eiling and Megala know that the condition of Captain Atom and Major Force is related to the artifact, they refuse to share this knowledge. Scott is unable to become Captain Atom due to increased pain. Eiling then informs him that Randy is now a hostage as the embassy was invaded by terrorists.

Cameron Scott, Eiling, Allard, and Babylon then stage a mission to rescue the hostages. They successfully take back the embassy. One of the terrorists shoots at Randy. Scott becomes Captain Atom for a moment to stop the bullet. However, the attempt to transforms seems to have caused him to become Cameron Scott permanently. He can no longer become Captain Atom.