Power of the Atom Vol 1 3

"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 civ

"Fifteen Minutes of Fame!"
Cover
Power of the Atom Vol 1 #3
October, 1988
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Dwayne Turner Keith Wilson
Fifteen Minutes of Fame!
Writers	Roger Stern
Pencilers	Dwayne Turner
Inkers	Keith Wilson
Colourists	Nansi Hoolahan
Letterers	Bill Oakley
Editors	Mike Carlin Renee Witterstaetter
Previous Issue	Power of the Atom # 2
Next Issue	Power of the Atom # 4

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.

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.

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:

• Two Quraci Terrorists (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
• Chronos
• Ron
• Strobe (First appearance)

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)
• Brazil (Flashback only)
  • Amazon Rainforest (Flashback only)
    • Morlaidh (Flashback only) and (In ruins)
• Virginia
  • Langley
    • Central Intelligence Agency
• California (Unnamed)
  • San Clemente (Unnamed)
    • Hanesworth Estate (Unnamed)
• Beirut (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Bio-Belt
• White Dwarf Star Fragment

Vehicles:

• News Van
• Taxi Cab
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Power of the Atom series
• Images from Power of the Atom Vol 1 3

Recommended Reading

• Atom Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • The Atom (Volume 1)
  • The Atom Special (Volume 1)
  • Power of the Atom (Volume 1)
  • Sword of the Atom (Volume 1)
  • The All-New Atom (Volume 1)