Comic Title: Captain Atom #15
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1988
On Sale Date: February 2, 1988 Shipping Date February 2, 1988
Source: DC Releases, #48

Shipping Date February 2, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #135

Newsstand Date February 25, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #135

Copyright Date February 2, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "Slugfest"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Cary Bates
Plotter: Greg Weisman
Penciller: Patrick R. Broderick
Inker: Robert Allen Smith
Letterer: Duncan Andrews
Colorist: Shelly Eiber

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Atom (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Captain Atom #16)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wade Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #14; next appearance in Captain Atom #16)
• Martin Allard (last appearance in Captain Atom #13; next appearance in Captain Atom #18)
• Randy Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #13; next appearance in Captain Atom #29)

Villain(s)

• Major Force (last appearance in Captain Atom Annual #1; next appearance in Captain Atom #18)
• Doctor Spectro (last appearance in Captain Atom #6; next appearance in Captain Atom #34)

Other Character(s)

• Lt. Doug Eliot (last appearance in Captain Atom #10; next appearance in Captain Atom #31)
• Theresa Delgado (last appearance in Captain Atom #6; next appearance in Secret Origins #34)
• Tracy Farrell (a reporter and undercover intelligence operative; next appearance in Captain Atom #39)
• Mr. Hogan (behind-the-scenes; a company official; no further appearances)
• Chet (a member of a TV news crew; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in part in Captain Atom #16.

Synopsis:
General Eiling meets with Tom Emery who helped create the holographic ship used in the cover story for Major Force. Eiling demands that Emery become Dr. Spectro again and fight a battle against Major Force in order to restore the Major's credibility as a super-hero. Emery tries to refuse, but he is threatened into cooperation.

Major Force and Doctor Spectro then stage a battle near a condemned building in front of television news crews. However before they can finish their scripted fight, Captain Atom appears. Although, he knows that the fight has been staged, Captain Atom wants to prevent it from getting out of hand. He chases Spectro to a secluded area where the two government operatives then join forces to attack Captain Atom. After Major Force has beaten Atom into unconsciousness, he brings Spectro to the authorities as planned to restore his own reputation.