Most Valuable Sci Fi Comic Books
With Atomic Themed Art in 2026

Atom Bombs and Atomic Theme Sci Fi Comic Books Price Guide for 2026

It's hard to imagine growing up in the shadow of the Cold War, going to school and undergoing nuclear attack drills.

Which Sci-Fi Comics With Atomic Explosions are Worth the Most?

So it's no surprise that popular culture, including comic book publishers, created content to reflect this fear in the populace.

There are two kinds of atomic bomb comics.

The first are regular comics featuring atomic explosions. The second are actual titles featuring nuclear fission and related terms.

Even Donald Duck has explored splitting the atom, in an infamous mini-comic called Donald Duck and the Atom Bomb.

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Sci Fi Comic Books with Atomic Explosions

Weird Science #5: Atomic explosion cover. Click to sell comics and collectibles

Weird Science #5
Atomic explosion cover

Lowest price $100

Average price $600

Record price $12,000

The early 1950s was a time of fear, fear of the great atomic war which could end Mankind. Many comics featured atom bomb covers.

Space Adventures #33: 1st Capt. Atom. Click to sell your comic book collection

Space Adventures #33
1st Capt. Atom

Lowest price $50

Average price $200

Record price $4,800

Atom is one of Charlton Comics' most successful creations, going on to appear for many years in various titles, before joining DC Comics in the 1980s.

Capt. Atom #83 (1966): 1st Blue Beetle (Ted Kord). Click to sell your comic books

Capt. Atom #83 (1966)
1st Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)

Lowest price $40

Average price $300

Record price $7,200

Yet another Blue Beetle relaunch, this time one of Charlton's most popular comic books, sought-after by collectors.

Black Cat Comics #35: Post-nuclear holocaust cover. Click for a free appraisal of Black Cat horror comics

Black Cat Comics #35
Post-nuclear holocaust cover

Lowest price $80

Average price $400

Record price $15,600

Post-WWII and in the cold war, aka Atomic Age of comics, the theme of nuclear war was common, and suitably chilling for readers.

Action Comics #61: Classic nuclear reaction cover. Click to sell or appraise one

Action Comics #61
Classic nuclear reaction cover

Lowest price $300

Average price $1,500

Record price $22,800

We're not clear how Superman saved the day with just some kind of plug here, but don't question the method. It's a classic cover!

Air Ace v3 #2: Atomic cloud cover. Click to sell or value your sci-fi comic books

Air Ace v3 #2
Atomic cloud cover

Lowest price $1,000

Average price $2,500

Record price $9,000

A rare and desirable comic book from 1944.

Atomic Attack #5: Atomic explosion cover. Click to sell yours

Atomic Attack #5
Atomic explosion cover

Lowest price $80

Average price $150

Record price $430

Atomic Comics #2: Atomic monster cover. Click to sell one

Atomic Comics #2
Atomic monster cover

Lowest price $80

Average price $300

Record price $8,100

Atomic War #1: Atomic explosion cover. Click to value yours

Atomic War! #1
Atomic explosion cover

Lowest price $200

Average price $1,000

Record price $6,000

A classic atomic bomb cover which is highly desirable to collectors.

Atomic War #3: Atom bomb cover. Click to sell or value your comics

Atomic War! #3
Atom bomb cover

Lowest price $50

Average price $200

Record price $2,880

Captain Flash #1: Atomic rocket cover. Click to value yours

Captain Flash #1
Atomic rocket cover

Lowest price $50

Average price $140

Record price $310

A pretty rare comic from 1954 which is nonetheless quite affordable, if you can find one!

Captain Marvel Adventures #66: Atomic war cover. Click to sell one

Captain Marvel Adventures #66
Atomic war cover

Lowest price $40

Average price $150

Record price $3,360

Captain Marvel Junior #53: Atomic cloud cover. Click to sell yours

Captain Marvel Junior #53
Atomic cloud cover

Lowest price $75

Average price $200

Record price $2,880

Flash #301: Atomic bomb cover. Click to value your Flash comics

Flash #301
Atomic bomb cover

Lowest price $1

Average price $15

Record price $90

Flash Comics get pretty cheap once you hit the Bronze Age era.

GI Combat #32: Atomic war cover. Click to sell sci-fi comic books

GI Combat #32
Atomic war cover

Lowest price $30

Average price $150

Record price $4,320

Panic #2: Atomic bomb cover. Click to sell your EC Comics

Panic #2
Atomic bomb cover

Lowest price $40

Average price $300

Record price $2,880

One of many of the obscure EC Comics of the 1950s.

Picture Parade v1 #1: Atomic explosion cover. Click to sell your comics

Picture Parade v1 #1
Atomic explosion cover

Lowest price $200

Average price $500

Record price $3,360

A very rare comic book in any condition, but especially above fine.

Wings Comic #121: Atomic explosion cover. Click to sell one

Wings Comic #121
Atomic explosion cover

Lowest price $20

Average price $80

Record price $385

Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #11: Atom bomb cover. Click to sell

Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #11
Atom bomb cover

Lowest price $20

Average price $200

Record price $2,040

Beware #10 (Youthful Magazines): Atom bomb and shrunken head cover. Click to sell your comics

Beware #10 (Youthful Magazines)
Atom bomb and shrunken head cover

Lowest price $100

Average price $500

Record price $4,800

This cool, niche publisher comic book features both a shrunken head and atomic blast!

Donald Duck's Atom Bomb: Cheerios promotional giveaway comic. Click to sell one

Donald Duck's Atom Bomb
Cheerios Premium Y1 giveaway comic

Lowest price $50

Average price $300

Record price $2,160

This Cheerios giveaway was not authorized by Disney at the time of printing. That makes the original mini comic book very collectible for Donald Duck fans. It was reprinted in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #571.

GI Joe #48 (Ziff-Davis): Atom bomb story. Click to sell your comics

GI Joe #48 (Ziff-Davis)
Atom bomb story

Lowest price $10

Average price $40

Record price $110

Space Western #42: Atomic explosion comic. Click to sell yours

Space Western #42
Atomic explosion comic

Lowest price $100

Average price $300

Record price $720

Action Comics #101: Atomic explosion cover. Click for values

Action Comics #101
Atomic explosion cover

Lowest price $300

Average price $1,000

Record price $13,000

Classic cover featuring what was an obsession with America at the end of WWII -- atomic weapons.

Ghost Rider #40: Nuclear explosion cover. Click to value your comics

Ghost Rider #40
Nuclear explosion cover

Lowest price $1

Average price $10

Record price $250

Real Fact Comics #15: Partial nuclear explosion cover. Click to sell

Real Fact Comics #15
Partial nuclear explosion cover

Lowest price $5

Average price $15

Record price $90

Showcase #23: Green Lantern vs nuclear blast. Click to sell your comics

Showcase #23
Green Lantern vs nuclear blast

Lowest price $80

Average price $500

Record price $14,400

DC Comics Showcase features a ton of first appearances and tryouts. This is the second appearance of the Silver Age Green Lantern.

Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1: 1st Thinker. Click to sell one

Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1
1st Thinker

Lowest price $1

Average price $10

Recent 9.8 Sale $75

Record price $300

Another book hammered since the pandemic bubble, selling for 25 percent of its record high.

Thinker joined the Suicide Squad in later years.

Black Cat Mystery #50: Classic radiation cover. Click for a free valuation

Black Cat Mystery #50
Classic radiation cover

Lowest price $4,000

Average price $14,000

Record price $72,000

If you thought that the criminal burning the woman's hair was too much, then this gruesome cover raises the bar yet again (or, perhaps more fittingly, lowers it...).