Atomic Mouse 5

Charlton Comics 1950s comic featuring anthropomorphic fictional mouse superhero.

Atomic Mouse is a funny-animal superhero created in 1953 by Al Fago for Charlton Comics.

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, a Professor Invento gives U-235 pills that grant Cimota superpowers, which he uses to fight for justice against the evil Count Gatto.

The series ran 52 issues through cover-date February 1963. From 1981 to 1962, Charlton published an additional five issues, vol. 2, #11-16, containing reprinted material and used as promotional giveaways. 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.

Fago went on to create Atomic Rabbit (a.k.a. Atomic Bunny) and Atom the Cat.

Publication November 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Credits Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Al Fago (signed)

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse; Count Gatto

Activity Atomic Mouse Extra Special Page! (1 page)

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Credits Pencils: Al Fago? | Inks: Al Fago?

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse

Notes Draw a girl friend for Atomic Mouse contest. On inside front cover in black and white.

Comic Story Who Turned Out the Light? (12 pages)

Synopsis Count Gatto flies to the sun and shuts off the power.

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Credits Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Al Fago (signed)

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse; Professor Invento; Sonny; Count Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain); Louie the Dope (villain); Tin Ears (villain)

Comic Story 3-D Crime Wave (6 pages)

Synopsis Count Gatto hypnotizes Timmy the Timid Ghost and uses him to rob banks.

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Credits Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Al Fago (signed)

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse; Timmy the Timid Ghost; Count Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain)

Comic Story Empty Words (1 page)

Featuring Leon the Lyin' Lion

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Leon the Lyin' Lion

Text Story Dream Ship to Ice Cream Land (2 pages)

Credits Letters: typeset

Content Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Mr. Ridgway; Mrs. Ridgway; Dick Ridgway; Tom Ridgway

Comic Story The Treasure Map (6 pages)

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Credits Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Al Fago (signed)

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse; Davey Jones; Count Gatto (villain)

Comic Story Pretty Soft (1 page)

Featuring Professor Invento

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Professor Invento

Comic Story "You're supposed to be down here on the screen!" (3 pages)

Featuring Count Gatto

Credits Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Al Fago (signed)

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Count Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain)

Advertisement Get Prizes... Make Money this Easy Way (1 page)

Featuring American Specialty Co.

Comic Story "Oboy, this looks too good to be true!" (1 page)

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse; Count Gatto (villain)

Notes On inside back cover in black and white.

Illustration Atomic Mouse Pin-Up No. 5 (1 page)

Featuring Atomic Mouse

Credits Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Al Fago (signed)

Content Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Superhero | Characters: Atomic Mouse; Professor Invento

Notes Back cover.

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