Atomic Mouse is a

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superhero created in 1953 by

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Publication history

Created by writer-artist

, Atomic Mouse debuted in

' ''Atomic Mouse'' #1 (

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d March 1953).Atomic Mouse
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. Retrieved on August 25, 2017. The series ran 52 issues through cover-date February 1963. The

notes, " Overstreet has listed #53-54, but there is no evidence they actually exist." From 1961 to 1962, Charlton published an additional five issues, vol. 2, #11-16, containing reprinted material and used as promotional giveaways. Another reprint issue, ''Atomic Mouse'' vol. 3, #1 (Dec. 1984) followed, as did a three-issue fourth volume (#10-12, Sept. 1985 – January 1986). 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. The same publisher issues the one-shot publication ''SFA's Atomic Mouse vs. Power Jack'' in 2009. Fago went on to create Atomic Rabbit (a.k.a. Atomic Bunny) and Atom the Cat.

Fictional character biography

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pills that grant Cimota superpowers, which he uses to fight for justice against the evil Count Gatto.

References

External links

Atomic Toys: Comic book covers
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** ttp://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomicrabbit.htm ''Atomic Rabbit'' no. 1*
''Atomic Bunny'' no. 12
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