Comic Title: Captain Atom #42
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1990
On Sale Date: May 1, 1990 Shipping Date May 1, 1990
Source: Previews, #14

Direct Market Date May 3, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #149

Copyright Date May 1, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

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

Title: "The Long Journey Home"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Cary Bates
Writer: Greg Weisman
Penciller: Rafael Kayanan
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Letterer: John E. Workman, Jr.
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Feature Character(s)

• Captain Atom (last appearance in Captain Atom #41; next appearance in Captain Atom #43)

Guest Star(s)

• Death (last appearance in Sandman #8; next appearance in Sandman #20)
• Destiny (last appearance in Sandman #7; next appearance in Sandman #21)
• Phantom Stranger (last appearance in Doom Patrol #29; next appearance in Doctor Fate #19)
• Black Racer (last appearance in Captain Atom #41; next appearance in Action Comics #656)
• Rick Flag (last appearance in Suicide Squad #26; no further appearances)

Supporting Character(s)

• Chester King (last appearance in Captain Atom #41; next appearance in Captain Atom #43)
• Silver Shield (last appearance in Captain Atom #41; next appearance in Captain Atom #43)
• Anton Sarrok (last appearance in Captain Atom #39; next appearance in Captain Atom #43)

Villain(s)

• Nekron (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Captain Atom #43)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Red Tornado (last appearance in Captain Atom #41; no further appearances)
• Karin Grace (last appearance in Detective Comics #582; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Angela Eiling (last appearance in Captain Atom #1; next appearance in Captain Atom #43)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Major Force (in Captain Atom's afterlife)

Comments:
This story is continued from Captain Atom #41 and continues in Captain Atom #43.

Synopsis:
Following Captain Atom's attempt to enter the Quantum Field to reconnect with his dead wife, his route home is cut off, and he dies. In the afterlife he meets the Black Racer and Death who guide him to Purgatory where Destiny awaits. In Purgatory, Captain Atom must prevails against his own sins. He helps Rick Flag along the way. With some help from the Phantom Stranger, Atom reaches the mountaintop where his wife Angela awaits. However, the supernatural beings inform Captain Atom that Nekron has claimed his body in the real world. They advise him to return in order to stop Nekron who intends to use Atom's form for evil.