- Script
- Jeff Lemire
- Pencils
- Mahmud Asrar
- Inks
- John Dell
- Colors
- Pete Pantazis
- Letters
- Sal Cipriano
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Justice League of America [Power Girl; Martian Manhunter; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Superman; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]] (cameo); Alphaeus Hyatt; Danny Palmer; Jack Palmer (Ray's father, unnamed here); David Palmer
- Synopsis
- A hostage situation in Ivy Town, that is an apparent diversion for a break-in in Ray's lab, causes Ray to recall his childhood, his brother Danny, his uncle David, and his use of a meteor containing dwarf star matter to shrink himself and start his career as the Atom. But when he searches through the wrecked lab, Ray finds a clue that suggests the culprit and leads to a shocking discovery.
Story continues in Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #516. Ray's father formerly had the name David, but that name is given to his brother, Ray's uncle, in this story. He is identified as Jack Douglas Palmer in Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #516.