Power of the Atom Vol 1 7

Part of the Invasion! event
Power of the Atom #7
Previous Issue	Power of the Atom #6
Next Issue	Power of the Atom #8
Art by: Graham Nolan
Cover Date	December, 1988
Issue Details
Publisher	DC Comics
Country	USA

1. "Behind Enemy Lines"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Roger Stern
Penciler(s)	Graham Nolan
Inker(s)	Keith Wilson
Letterer(s)	Bill Oakley
Editor(s)	Mike Carlin Renee Witterstaetter

 Rivalry? You've been trying to kill me for years! 

—The Atom

Appearing in "Behind Enemy Lines"

Featured Characters:

•  The Atom 

Supporting Characters:

• Chronos

Adversaries:

• Alien Alliance

• Citadel
• Daxamites
• Dominators
• Khunds

Other Characters:

• Jean Loring
• Paul Hoben

Locations:

• Australia

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Behind Enemy Lines"

The Atom takes the fight right to the alien scumbags at their beachhead in Australia, during the great Invasion!. He is the first superhero to infiltrate and attack their land base, and teams up with his old enemy Chronos in an uneasy truce for the good of the planet. Jean Loring stays at home and vaguely worries.

After Chronos informs him of the crisis and proposes they join forces, the Atom rides a telephone line right into the heart of enemy territory. Using his powers in direct physical combat, he swathes through Khunds and Citadel to determine the situation and liberate any prisoners of war in his path. He sneaks into a large internment camp, defeats the occupying forces settled there, and frees the captured humans. Although regretful that it has come to this, Ray guns down enemy soldiers without hesitation using laser beams taken from the other side. At the last moment, Chronos saves him from being shot in the back. They win, but not without casualties. War is most definitely hell.

Notes

• This issue is an Invasion! First Strike extra, and a tie-in to the larger story told in the Invasion! miniseries. These crossovers take place in between Invasion! #1 and Invasion! #2, largely dealing with the Alien Alliance's assault on Earth and the way heroes around the world were participating in the initial war effort.

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Power of the Atom Vol 1 7

Recommended Reading

• Atom

• Atom (Volume 1)
• Power of the Atom
• Sword of the Atom
• The All-New Atom

Links and References

• Atom (comics) at Wikipedia.org
• Invasion! at Wikipedia.org
• Invasion! at the DCU Guide
• Invasion! at DC Indexes
• Invasion! at Arkhampedia

References

Invasion! Crossover The events from this issue or series are related to Invasion!, during which an Alien Alliance led by the hostile super-scientist Dominators invades the Earth in an attempt to exterminate humanity. They wish to eliminate the metagene, for fear that the unpredictable nature of earthlings could destroy them in the future. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Invasion! Crossovers category. Core Issues Invasion! #1 • Invasion! #2 • Invasion! #3 First Strike! Adventures of Superman #449 • Animal Man #6 • Captain Atom #24 • Checkmate #11 • Daily Planet Special #1 • Detective Comics #595 • Doom Patrol #17 • Firestorm #80 • Flash #21 • Justice League International #22 • Manhunter #8 • New Guardians #6 • Power of the Atom #7 • Spectre #23 • Starman #5 • Superman #26 • Swamp Thing #81 • Wonder Woman #25 Aftermath Adventures of Superman #450 • Captain Atom #25 • Checkmate #12 • Doom Patrol #18 • Firestorm #81 • Flash #22 • Justice League International #23 • Manhunter #9 • New Guardians #7 • Power of the Atom #8 • Starman #6 • Superman #27 • Wonder Woman #26