Comic Title: Atom #12
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1964
On Sale Date: February 13, 1964 Newsstand Date February 13, 1964
Source: House Ad, Strange Adventures #162, Page 29

Copyright Date February 13, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

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

Title: "The Gold Hunters of '49"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted In:
Detective Comics #439 (1974)
Atom Archives Vol. 2 HC (2003)
Showcase Presents:The Atom Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Atom (last appearance in Atom #12; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #53)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alpheus V. Hyatt (last appearance in Atom #9; next appearance in Atom #17)

Villain(s)

• Two railroad workers (Jim named; no further appearances)
• Two book thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Edgar Allan Poe (no further appearances)
• Charles Barr (a courier; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Atom takes a trip to 1849 Baltimore in the Time Pool. After his arrival, Atom stumbles upon a mystery of some missing gold coins. The courier responsible for the coins asks his friend Edgar Allan Poe to help solve the mystery. Both Atom and Poe solve the puzzle, deducing that the coins were stolen by two railroad workers. After helping Poe and the courier capture the bandits, Atom returns to the present through the Time Pool.