Strobe...S-T-R-O-B-E...like the light! Remember that name! I'm the guy who just beat the Atom...see? Hey! Where'd he go?
- — Strobe
Power of the Atom #3 is an issue of the series Power of the Atom (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1988.
Appearing in "Fifteen Minutes of Fame!"
Featured Characters:
- The Atom (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Alpheus Hyatt
- Enrica Negrini (Flashback only)
- Norm Brawler (Flashback only)
- Jean Hoben
- Paul Hoben
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Members of the Media (Unnamed)
- Justice League International (Mentioned only)
- Katarthans (Flashback only)
- Voss (Flashback only)
- Princess Laethwen (Flashback only)
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Agent Bailey
- Agent Kevin Stevens
- Don Brice (Flashback only) (Appears only as a corpse)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (Mentioned only)
- Ivy Town Police Department
Locations:
- Connecticut
- Ivy Town
- Alpheus Hyatt's Residence
- Somers Road
- Motel (Unnamed)
- Shopton (Unnamed)
- Ivy Town
- Brazil (Flashback only)
- Amazon Rainforest (Flashback only)
- Morlaidh (Flashback only) and (In ruins)
- Amazon Rainforest (Flashback only)
- Virginia
- California (Unnamed)
- San Clemente (Unnamed)
- Hanesworth Estate (Unnamed)
- San Clemente (Unnamed)
- Beirut (Mentioned only)
Items:
Vehicles:
- News Van
- Taxi Cab
Synopsis for "Fifteen Minutes of Fame!"
Strobe listens gleefully to the news of his most recent robbery, but his story is upstaged by the Atom's return. Strobe goes to find the Atom, and it isn't hard, as news cameras follow Ray Palmer and all of his civilian associates, which includes Professor Alpheus Hyatt, who the Atom visited and told his recent events.
The Atom is interrupted by a blast from outside, and blinded by the initial surprise, Strobe manages to grab him and claim victory. But when he holds his hand out to the news cameras, the Atom has shrunk and escaped. Concussion pulses almost hit the Atom; who shrank and climbed into Strobe's armor. Ultimately, Ray shorts out the armor's power source and it explodes. Then Strobe is begging to have the flaming armor taken off.
In Langley, Virginia, the C.I.A. watches as events unfold in the media -- just as they planned -- and Agent Bailey calls the Atom to make him an offer: join the C.I.A., and get a new identity.
Notes
- No special notes.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Discuss Power of the Atom Vol 1 3 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Power of the Atom series
- Images from Power of the Atom Vol 1 3
