Before Charlton and Steve Ditko, Nation-Wide Publishing produced during 1950 and 1951 seven
issues of a title called CAPTAIN ATOM. Captain Atom is an athlete, adventurer and scholar whose
exploits are sponsored by Professor King. KingÕs business interests continuously take him around
the globe. Captain AtomÕs duties include his piloting Professor KingÕs custom-built turbojet
airliner. Traveling with the Professor is Mrs. King his wife, their twin twelve year olds, Jeff and
Carol, the twinÕs nanny Jill Jordan and Rusty McQuigg, co-pilot, navigator and communications
officer.
CAPTAIN ATOM, Professor King and his family travel the world solving mysteries in Columbia,
conducting secret missions in the Aleutian Islands, discovering ancient tombs in the Middle East
and thwarting saboteurs in the United States. Using super-science, a dazzling array of fabulous
inventions, skill, brawn and brains, Nation-WideÕs CAPTAIN ATOM series is a must for fans of
Johnny Quest, the Thunderbirds and the Challengers of the Unknown.