Rivalry? You've been trying to kill me for years! 
- — The Atom
Power of the Atom #7 is an issue of the series Power of the Atom (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1988.
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.
Appearing in "Behind Enemy Lines!"
Featured Characters:
- The Atom (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Chronos (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Alien Alliance
- Citadel
- Daxamites
- Two Brothers (Unnamed)
- Dominators (On a TV or computer screen)
- Khunds
- Kral (Single appearance)
- Merkun (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Australians
- Colin (Single appearance)
- Nigel (Single appearance)
- Ivy Town Police Department (Flashback only)
- Jean Loring (Flashback and main story)
- Paul Hoben
- Superman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Australia
- Australian Telecommunications Center (First appearance)
- Prison Camp (Destroyed)
- Cape York Peninsula
- California (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
- San Clemente (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
- Chronos' Laboratory (Flashback only)
- San Clemente (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
- Connecticut
- Ivy Town (Flashback only)
- Shopton
- Hobens' Residence
- Coral Sea
- Earth (On a TV or computer screen)
- Daxam (Mentioned only)
Items:
- White Dwarf Star (Flashback only)
- Chrono-Shifter
Vehicles:
- Flying Sundial
- Aerial Guns
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.
Trivia
- One of the Australians helped by the Atom bears a marked resemblance to Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
  Invasion! Crossover Adventures of Superman #449 • Animal Man #6 • Captain Atom Vol 2 #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 |