Showcase Presents:The Atom Vol. 1 TPB
Showcase Presents:The Atom Vol. 1 TPB
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Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Murphy Anderson

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Title: "The Mysterious Swan-Maiden"
Pages: 12

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

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

Reprinted From:
Atom #10 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Doro Briggs and her swan (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Judge Emil Potter, Johnny Trent, Rutherford Toller, and Bill Cook (participants in a trial; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Several robberies are committed by a female crook that witnesses claim turned into a swan to escape. The swan is arrested, and Jean Loring is assigned to defend it. The Atom testifies that he did not see the girl transform.

During the trial he learns of a book about the swan girl legend. He learns the book was checked out of the library by Doro Briggs. When he confronts her, she reveals herself as the thief. The Atom obtains her confession using a hidden tape recorder, learning that she used the trained swan to trick witnesses.


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