Comic Title: Atom #3
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1962
On Sale Date: August 21, 1962 Copyright Date August 21, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Newsstand Date August 23, 1962
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V17 #6

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

Title: "The Time Trap"
Pages: 15

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
Superman #245 (1971)
Atom Archives Vol. 1 HC (2001)
Showcase Presents:The Atom Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Atom (last appearance in Justice League of America #14; next appearance in Atom #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jean Loring (last appearance in Atom #2; next appearance in Justice League of America #15)

Villain(s)

• Chronos (David Clinton; next appearance in Justice League of America #21)

Synopsis:
David Clinton, an ex-con, becomes obsessed with time. He invents several gadgets using time as a theme, then he begins a series of robberies as Chronos, the time-thief. Clinton uses a clock shop in Ivy Town as a cover for his illegal activities. When Ray Palmer comes in and tells Clinton about an atomic clock at the university, the crook goes after it.

Chronos crosses paths with Palmer at the university, then the Atom shows up to fight. After escaping, Chronos sets a trap for the Atom whom he suspects is Ray Palmer. When Atom arrives at his shop, Chronos traps him, but the tiny titan escapes, defeats Chronos, and protects his dual identity.