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{{Infobox comics character <!--This box is part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics. See that article for details--> |image=Atomic Mouse issue 1.jpg |image_size=220 |caption=''Atomic Mouse'' #1 (March 1953). Cover art by [[Al Fago]] |character_name=Atomic Mouse |real_name= |publisher=[[Charlton Comics]] |debut=''Atomic Mouse'' #1 (Mar. 1953) |creators=[[Al Fago]] |alliances= |aliases= |powers=Flight, [[super strength]] }} '''Atomic Mouse''' is a [[talking animals in fiction|talking animal]] [[superhero]] created in 1953 by [[Al Fago]] for [[Charlton Comics]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=31 March 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/10/mode/2up/ |pages=11β12}}</ref> ==Publication history== Created by writer-artist [[Al Fago]], Atomic Mouse debuted in [[Charlton Comics]]' ''Atomic Mouse'' #1 ([[cover-date]]d March 1953).<ref name="Toonpedia">[http://www.toonopedia.com/atomic_m.htm Atomic Mouse] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240525210012/https://www.webcitation.org/66jnAVkKJ?url=http://toonopedia.com/atomic_m.htm Archived] from the original on April 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=gcd>[https://www.comics.org/series/949/ ''Atomic Mouse'' (Charlton, 1953 series)] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> The series ran 52 issues through cover-date February 1963.<ref name=Becattini>{{cite book |last1=Becattini |first1=Alberto |title=American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century: Volume Two |date=2019 |publisher=Theme Park Press |isbn=978-1683902218 |chapter=Super-Animals}}</ref> The [[Grand Comics Database]] notes, "[[Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide|Overstreet]] has listed #53-54, but there is no evidence they actually exist."<ref name=gcd /> From 1961 to 1962, Charlton published an additional five issues, vol. 2, #11-16, containing reprinted material and used as promotional giveaways.<ref>[https://www.comics.org/series/20229/ ''Atomic Mouse'' (Charlton, 1961 series)] at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> Another reprint issue, ''Atomic Mouse'' vol. 3, #1 (Dec. 1984) followed,<ref>[https://www.comics.org/series/2825/ ''Atomic Mouse'' (Charlton, 1984 series)] at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> as did a three-issue fourth volume (#10-12, Sept. 1985 β January 1986).<ref>[https://www.comics.org/series/11346/ ''Atomic Mouse'' (Charlton, 1985 series)] at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> Writer Mike Curtis and [[penciler]] Charles Ettinger revamped the character in [[Shanda Fantasy Arts]]' ''SFA's Atomic Mouse'', which ran for three issues published from 2001 to 2004.<ref>[https://www.comics.org/issue/869570/ ''SFA's Atomic Mouse''] at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.comics.org/issue/869570/ ''SFA's Atomic Mouse'' #1 (Sept. 2001)] at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> The same publisher issues the [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot publication]] ''SFA's Atomic Mouse vs. Power Jack'' in 2009.<ref>[https://www.comics.org/issue/1261501/ ''SFA's Atomic Mouse vs. Power Jack''] at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> In November 2024, Atomic Mouse guest-starred in issue #9 of ''Tomorrow Girl'', a title published by [[Antarctic Press]] written by John Holland, with art by [[Ben Dunn]] and Larry Guidry, alongside [[Herbie Popnecker]] and [[Fatman the Human Flying Saucer]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/3037652/tomorrow-girl-9 |title=Tomorrow Girl #9 Reviews }}</ref> Fago went on to create [[Atomic Rabbit]] (a.k.a. [[Atomic Bunny]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/10/mode/2up/ |page=11}}</ref> and [[Atom the Cat]].<ref name=Becattini/> ==Fictional character biography== Cimota Mouse (his first name being "atomic" spelled backwards) is an ordinary [[mouse]] whom an evil wizard shrinks to the size of an atom. In that microscopic realm, Professor Invento gives [[Uranium-235|U-235]] pills that grant Cimota superpowers, which he uses to fight for justice against the evil Count Gatto.<ref name="Toonpedia" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/atomic/hope.asp|title=Living Under a Mushroom Cloud: Fear and Hope in the Atomic Age|author=Wisconsin Historical Museum|access-date=2007-02-14| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070129061241/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/atomic/hope.asp| archive-date= 29 January 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomictoys.htm Atomic Toys: Comic book covers] ** [http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomicmouse.htm ''Atomic Mouse'' no. 1, original (1953) and reissue (1984) covers] ** [http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomicrabbit.htm ''Atomic Rabbit'' no. 1] ** [http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomicbunny.htm ''Atomic Bunny'' no. 12] {{GoldenAge}} [[Category:Charlton Comics superheroes]] [[Category:Charlton Comics titles]] [[Category:1953 comics debuts]] [[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1953]] [[Category:Fictional mice and rats]] [[Category:Anthropomorphic mice and rats]] [[Category:Comics about anthropomorphic mice and rats]] [[Category:Comics about talking animals]] [[Category:Male characters in comics]]
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